The pricing is certainly a new way to approach a Haslab between the base offering and the deluxe offering.  I imagine we'll know in time what that's going to entail.

Part of me thinks the leak was an exercise in ineptitude - either by the marketing team or by the Hasbro Pulse online store team.  And another part thinks that it might have been a trial balloon.  Gauging the sentiment of the community on a set like this isn't exactly uncharted waters for the brand.  They periodically hold focus groups in order to get feedback that's more in depth and focused than what they see on social media.  And if they planned this in order to get a sense of what the response would be?  I wouldn't be completely shocked, because the fandom is more segmented now.  There's a generation of Star Wars fans who might not hold the Cantina scene in such high regard as those of us who saw it on screen when the OT was the totality of Star Wars.

The size of it all does concern me.  My first instinct would be to get the Deluxe version, because FOMO, of course.  But how much real estate will it require to display it all?  I think we're looking at something that would need to be placed on a table top.  As for what's shown in the image?  Maybe that could be displayed on a shelf that's 11" deep.

As for figures?  Count me in with Jeff in wanting the original Kenner Cantina aliens in something like the Amazon 4 - packs.  Those shouldn't get locked behind a Haslab pay wall. 

Regarding the rumor of 8 figures?  Part of me wants 3 of them to be Wuher, Ackmena and Chalmun.  A Cantina has to have a staff, right?  Beyond that?  I think some of the most visible Cantina patrons are called for, and I tend to favor those that have not been made.
-Baniss Keeg
-Arleil Schous
-Danz Borin
-Yerka Mig
-Atheloe
-Saitorr Kal Fas
-Reegesk
-Tonnika Sister (from what I understand Hasbro might be able to make one of them)

Beyond that?  There are some that deserve to be revisited.  My short list there?
-Muftak
-Bo Shek
-Takeel
-Labria
-Dannik Jerriko (because of the stupid holes in his face and those never seen on screen tentacles)

They won’t do it but a forge would be an awesome place to include a light up feature.

If only you could incinerate a Stormtrooper in it!  I've got plenty of POTF2 Stormtroopers that I would happily throw into the Forge.

I’m hoping for some TM season 3 specific accessories for the Armorer’s Forge.  The Beskar chain mail shirt is one thing that works.  I’d also like to see things like Bo-Karan’s Mythosaur pauldron, Ragnar’s helmet, and the Clan Mudhorn plate armor for Grogu.  Those would make the forge that much more of a world building piece.

Well, the Shriek-Hawk Training Team is a group of Mandalorians from the Nevarro Covert.  Should we bump them off the list and advance the next choice?

Amazon just sent out notifications that this wave is set to ship in July.

Jedi News is reporting this upcoming Disney Parks Droid Factory offering that’s being released for May the Fourth!  It’s TC-14 from TPM, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. 

No word on availability through the Disney store app at this time. 


https://www.jedinews.com/collecting/articles/new-disney-droid-factory-tc-14-action-figure-available-on-star-wars-day/

I just checked, and the last carded Grogu with the pram came out in 2021.  I guess Hasbro wants to keep him in circulation.