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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => Clone Wars '03-'05 => Topic started by: Nathan on August 24, 2005, 03:05 PM
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For the last several DVD releases (OT, CW1, ROTS) Wal-Mart has released 3-figure boxsets of repacked figures. I was just reading the ROTS DVD 3-packs thread, and the thought crossed my mind: will WM do more of these for the second volume CW DVD?
The problem is, the only existing animated figures that would fit with Volume II are Mace, Dooku, Grievous, and Yoda. I have Mace and Grievous, but I've been waiting for a good deal on Dooku and Yoda so I wouldn't be against a rerelease.
But what would they do for the other two figures (assuming it was two 3-packs like last time)? Would they pack in some old figures (Obi-Wan, Anakin, Asajj) even though they're not accurate for Volume II? They could sculpt a new clonetrooper helmet (pretty low effort involved I would think) and stick it on the existing body--a lot of us would be really happy with that.
Thoughts? Anybody else wondering about this?
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If I'm remembering right, Hasbro sounded like (via Q and A's this year) that there would probably be something similar for the Volume II release, using previous figures with "updates". I'm not sure what that means, but maybe they could modify the Obi-Wan/Anakin figures to look closer to their Volume 2 versions. Of course, I could be way off with that too, they might not go through that much trouble. If they would update them that much, with new heads or something, I'd definitely be interested. Of course, they haven't done that yet...so that probably won't be the case this time either.
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I'd love to see another wave of 4: C-3PO, R2-D2, Padme, and Kit Fisto
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agreed Mosnab- they will probably take annikan shirt off all the way to expose his tatoos-(different chest sculpt)ect....would be nice if they added r2 and padme, barris offee and shakk ti
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They better find some way to do Padme, or I will be one upset Spuffy. ;)
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Hmmmm......
Clone Wars Volume 2 - Anakin Skywalker, Saesee Tiin, Clone Trooper (http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/18270)
Clone Wars Volume 2 - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Commander Cody, General Grievous (http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/18271)
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Duuuude! That would be awesome. Thanks for the link!
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I just saw this now too, very interesting. I'd really like to add a couple more "new" figures to the packs, I wonder if the older ones (specifically Anakin and Obi-Wan) will be modified as well. If they put new heads on them to match the "ROTS styled" ones, I'd be cool with that. Saesee and Cody are great additions as well. Thanks for the links Jeff.
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I'm guessing they are Animated versions, figures they'd stick 2 great new figures (Saesee and Cody) in the boxes so everyone needs them. ::)
I agree with you fellas that it'd be nice if they could at least modify the others too - new heads for Obi & Anakin and repaint the Clone to match one from the cartoon.
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Obviously the Cody one becomes very interesting. Yeah, are these going to be animated versions?
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These have the potential to be very awesome, and if they did the next-to-best thing, we'd only have to deal with one repack per box, and one of those would be a partially new figure. And the coolest thing is that, given WM's former pricing on the DVD sets, three figures for 10 bucks!
If it wasn't for the fact that they are Volume II sets, I'd love to see an animated Obi-Wan in Clone Armor in the second set (even though the argument could be made that he wore a lot of Clone armor in Volume II anyway). Anakin could be a kitbash of the Mace Windu figure (his outfit was very similar to Mace's), and the Clone could simply have a new head, but from what I can see, Cody and Tiin would both have to be completely new figures from top to bottom (and Tiin could come with a removable helmet!). Grievous is really the only one I can see them doing a straight repack on, although if they wanted to do a "battle damaged" torso on this one, it would be cool. :)
Somehow though, I can't help getting the feeling that my being excited about these is the wrong thing to do, and that once we see what we're actually getting, I'm going to be very disappointed.
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I agree with you fellas that it'd be nice if they could at least modify the others too - new heads for Obi & Anakin and repaint the Clone to match one from the cartoon.
I would hope that they would do this. After all having EP2 "era" Obi Wan and Anakin wouldn't make sense but it is Hasbro after all.
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If there animated, I'll pass. If non, I'll buy.
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I really want these sets, and i hope they are animated.
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I want them too but only if they're non-animated new figures, which I'm not too hopeful on. I just can't get into the animated line since it feels too separate of the basic line. Not that the non-animated line was spectacular, but I think that if it followed the now complete series in its look (but sculpted realistically) that it would be a nice companion line to the modern line...
The animated line just disappointed me that it was its "own thing" really. I was really hoping for more non-animated figures out of Clone Wars I guess.
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^ I would tend to agree with you--I prefer the movie-style figures, and in my ideal world we'd have full lines of both types. But since the movie-style line is dead (at least until 2007 *crosses fingers*), having only the animateds is better than nothing.
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Here are pics of the anime style Cody and E3 Clone:
Cody: http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/toys2005/CWcody.jpg
E3 Clone: http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/toys2005/CWclone.jpg
Looks pretty sweet!
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SUH-WEET. ;D
Must have Cody... must have Cody...
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From Chinese-Starwars (where RS got the pics from):
(http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0539.jpg)
(http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0540.jpg)
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Very cool, I cant wait to see Tiin :o I hope i actually find these in the stores.
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CLONE WARS ANIMATED DVD BOX SET IN HAND (http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-CLONE-WARS-ANIMATED-DVD-BOX-SET-IN-HAND_W0QQitemZ6006488695QQcategoryZ50263QQrdZ1QQcmdZ)
(http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/33/cb/c3_1_b.JPG) (http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/2c/f6/a0_1.JPG)
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I'm really impressed with these sets. I can't belive 5 out of the 6 figures are actually new, (evene if Obi only got a new do.) These are going to be must-haves for me. I wish they would have done Saesee in armor, but getting him at all makes me happy. The packaging looks excellent as well, These are going to be the first DVD packs I'll pick up. :)
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Great Scott! That is awesome!
I MUST have them!!!
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Yeah. These look cool. I don't have a Wal-Mart anywhere near me, anyone want to snag me a set of each. I'm good for it!
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The cape on Grievous is a different color than his regular release (brown / red vs. grey)
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Roast my toast, these look sweet. I thought Hasbro would be incapable of making new molds these days. ;D
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OK, so let's see...
Saesee Tiin = just an Obi-Wan repaint with new head? (nice color match on the head and arms ::))
Lame. >:(
Hmmm... I'll still buy them most likely. I like the Cody and the RotS Clone, Anakin may turn out nice too (hard to tell in the small picture).
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OK, so let's see...
Saesee Tiin = just an Obi-Wan repaint with new head? (nice color match on the head and arms ::))
Good catch, I didn't even noticed that.
Too bad we couldn't have got the Saesee Tiin pictured on the packaging.
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OK, so let's see...
Saesee Tiin = just an Obi-Wan repaint with new head? (nice color match on the head and arms ::))
Good catch, I didn't even noticed that.
Too bad we couldn't have got the Saesee Tiin pictured on the packaging.
Yeah, it would have been cool to get Saesee in Spacetrooper armor.
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Great eye Jeff - I'll still buy these - especially if they are $9.99 like they were last time!
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(http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/33/cb/c3_1_b.JPG) (http://i18.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/2c/f6/a0_1.JPG)
It's cool how the graphics in the back of the box are ROTS flame graphics... :)
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No they aren't. It is the same CW animated explosion that all the other animated CW stuff had, the background is just Black instead of white.
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I was just about to start working on an Anakin custom just like that... I guess I'll just wait and see if I can find these. I didn't have any luck finding the last batch of Animated DVD packs so I don't hold much faith in that... but maybe I'll get lucky this time. I doubt it.
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http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20051017.html
The OS just threw up some loose pictures of these, they really aren't any bigger/better that the box images we've seen though.
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Hmmm, lets bring those loose puppy's up and have a looky shall we. ;)
(http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/img/20051017_fig1_bg.jpg) (http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/img/20051017_fig2_bg.jpg)
I'll still get them tho I don't think they will be up in my neck of the woods. Looks like I need help from someone down south. :)
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I'm kind of happy with these, although they could have of course been a little better. Overall though, I was hoping for a couple of new figures, and head swaps on Anakin and Obi-Wan. They did that, so I'll be looking to pick both up if I see/find them. It hasn't been a problem with the past sets, but we'll see. Plus, if the $9.96 price continues, this seems like a better deal than the solid repacks we saw in the last packs.
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Damn it, I have to buy two of each with those new figures in them.
At least that's better than hunting them at retail and paying $6-7 each for them.
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I like these a lot, and the effort Hasbro put into them, but they passed on what was likely the last opportunity for a Clone Obi. Not to mention Padme. Maybe there will be more down the line, but this was a big let down for me. Still, I'm excited about Cody.
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The saber that Grievous is holding looks vac-metallized...
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I really want these. I never saw the other sets in the stores, so i am not to hopeful i will find these. :-[
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I was talking to Darby about this the other day, and we both thought these will be a bitch to find since they offer all-new (or fairly close to new) figures in them, and people are kind of crazy for a Cody figure right now.
I hope I'm wrong, though. :)
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Any leads on UPC's for these? It might help to have these handy to get a heads up on when they are available at stores.
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I'm definately going to pick these up. They'll go nicely with my season 1 figures. Does anyone know if they have those cool stands?
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Does anyone know if they have those cool stands?
Good question, I hope so!! They will look out of place with the other figures if they don't.
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I only wish Saesee was a WHOLE new scult- it's only OBI won's body with a different head and the clothes are painted darker :-\
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Hey I'm only DP ing because no one else replied. I hope to see these sets soon.
DEC 6th is release date for DVD, ironically tuesdays are when Wal Marts receive DVD shipments. Gonna hit WM's late monday and early tues.
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I find it odd the ROTS sets leaked early, and no one seems to have found these yet.
That's weird.
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Agreed. The Official Site (http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20051017.html) said these were to hit Wal-Mart on December 1st, so they should be out anytime - possibly Tuesday (is that the day that the DVD is released?)
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Yes, that's when I'll look for them...tommorrow nite late...(Tuesdays is when WM gets new DVD shipments) I heard the same for Suncoasts stores as well
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If everyone finds them tomorrow, I'll going to be shocked that absolutely no one leaked them before the DVD release.
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If anyone could please pick up an extra set, I would be super grateful. Here in the NYC area, we really don't have any Wal-Marts. Thanks-Speedermike
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these better hit tommorrow cuz i'll be sad waking up early at 6 to find only the DVD without the 3 packs :(
plus i have to study for a Final later during the day ::)
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Just left the Chillicothe, OH Walmart and no three packs available. They didn't even have a display for the DVD. They were setting up the Dukes of Hazard and the Fantastic Four ones. I need the UPC for these once someone finds them so I can go back and give it to the toy department person. I guess they aren't at the Walmart in Escanaba, MI either so this will be interesting.
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I knew I was getting antsy for a reason not seeing any of these "break" early.....
went last nite after midnite and 0 out of 4 stores had these in my SOCAL stores. I really wanted to get extra sets to put more figs in the kids' socks for Christmas :(.
Not only do I want them but that is my extra motivation for getting them BEFORE the holiday
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They hit PR WM and were found only on the display. I applaud Wal Mart for not breaking them early, but I guess it's possible that they were packed with the display which had DVD release instructions.
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Similar situation up here - 1 of the 5 that I checked this morning had the CW display.
Even though they were tough to track down, at least these followed the pattern of the other 3 packs (with ROTS being the exception) and hit on street date and in a the DVD section, where scalpers don't bother to look. The store I found them at had been open for an hour and none had been purchased yet.
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I had the same result this morning as when I went to get the Episode 3 DVD packs - 3 different Wal*Marts, 3 of the same blank stares. ::)
Anyone picks up extras, let me know.
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I picked up the DVD and these sets this morning too, but they were pretty much hidden from view. I went early in the morning before work, and they only have one entrance "open" then...the one near the grocery side of the store. They had the usual DVD set up on that corner, featuring Fantastic Four, so I walked to the other entrance side (by the toys/home and garden) and just kept my eyes open. They had a half pallet display with the DVDs (both volumes) and figure packs, right next to the eye center/front door. You'd see them if you came in that way, but since that entrance is closed until 8, I would have missed them had I not been looking that way. I think I was the first one to find them (or first one interested), as it didn't look like anything had been bought yet.
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i love the packing on these...looks wayyy better than the ROTS 3 pack with the flaming background
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Nice to see someone get these sets, as before these will never show up here in Canada. :'(
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Got 3 sets today...they showed at only 2 out of 4 stores so far-there was plenty to go around even in the late afternoon...(not a lot of collectors my way). Additionally, all sets were mint packaging (unlike several reports I've been reading about non- mint packaging). Also differently was in the 2 stores that had the display pallet it was located in the toys isle (that should tell you something about this area's lack of collectors that I could get these at 1630 with tons left and EVEN in the toys section at that.
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Nice to see someone get these sets, as before these will never show up here in Canada. :'(
lol poor Dale...let me see wut i can do for my Canadian friend 8)
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Hey, can one of you that scored the sets, look at the box and post the UPC? It will help me out somewhat...at least I don't have to drive all over Columbus looking for these, I can call with the number. Thanks!!
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53569 12557
53569 12558
with the "end numbers" it reads like 6 53569 12557 0
6 53569 12558 7
Can I suggest trying both ways? Maybe one will work, Good Luck!
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Looking at my Wal-Mart receipt, the item numbers show as:
065356912557
065356912558
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Found in Northern Virginia. This was in a little section in the isle on the way to the video dept. Not even close to the toy section.
(http://members.cox.net/mmcbride19/misc/Photo_120805_001.jpg)
P.S. Cody is Super Cool!!! I only got the 3 pack w/ Cody in it and he rocks. I love his packpack!
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is it a jetpack or a backpack with nozzles :-\
How 'Bout a JETBACKPACK! :P
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is it a jetpack or a backpack with nozzles :-\
How 'Bout a JETBACKPACK! :P
It looks like a jetbackpack doesn't it. He does have "headlights" on his helmet so you never know. Based on the headlights I'd put my money on it being a full on jetpack that we don't get to see being used (not that I recall anyway).
Either way it's totally cool looking! :D
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Yep it's the jet pack
http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/clonewars/CWdvd_pack2_cody_back.jpg
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I know..I was being sarcastic in my earlier post. And you're both dead on...it's totally cool
Whatta cool gift to get in your sock huh? Shhh...my 12 year old doesn't know...
My second fav figure is the annakin, my third, the grievous
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Thanks for the UPC guys. Even though I still didn't end up with the 3-packs, it made it a lot easier to try and track them down (and the most of the stores were extremely helpful).
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If you didn't get it jadesfire lemme know I still have extra set(s). If this is the case PM me
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found plenty of clone wars 3 packs tonight at wal-mart in baton rouge had about 20 on the shelf.
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Can anyone help out with a set of these? My WM's are out. Would like to get set prior to X-Mas.
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If you didn't get it jadesfire lemme know I still have extra set(s). If this is the case PM me
Just popped in here tonight and saw the reply. Thank you so much for the offer but I was able to score one in a trade and my daughter told me to quite trying to find the other set so I assume I have ruined part of her gift to me :-\. Maybe Jim can take your extra sets off your hands....thanks again!!!
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I sent him(Jim) a set but still have one left plus one I'm holding one for Matt C.
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My Wal-Mart didn't get these. :'(
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Its weird how international distribution works, here in Australia they were Target exclusives and my local target only had one set left which I was able to snag, Boxes were trashed but I open mine so I didnt care.
Here's some pics
Grevious on the left is from the 3 pack
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1.jpg)
Evolution of Anakin - there's a money maker for you Hasbro
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1a.jpg)
Sasee Tinn
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1b.jpg)
Mullet to Cool
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1c.jpg)
Pity you cant just buy these two by themselves
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1d.jpg)
Anakin looking real good
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1e.jpg)
Clone trooper evolutions :)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/hemstik/cw1f.jpg)
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I still have yet to see these, i think i am heading for ebay :-\
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Well like i mentioned in my last post, i headed for ebay and pick up the set of 2 for a somewhat reasonable price. The guy shipped them out immediately becuase i got them within 2 days of the auction ending. Anyway, they are awesome, glad i picked them up. ;D
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Never saw these in the any Walmart. Had to pick them up from a friend for cost.
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I ended up with two sets after everything :-[ Jon was kind enough to help out and Scott sent them as part of my Christmas secret Santa gift. Very nice indeed, though it did get me to thinking: I think I'd rather see snowbunny Padme in the more realistic sculpts rather than the cartoonier version. I'd be happy with either (or both) but if I was given a choice...
Nice pics though Hemish, thanks. My stuff is all packed away and has been for a bit so I got them, looked at them and didn't have a hot clue what any differences were.
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I kind of wished I picked these up. I found them one night, but I went for some ML figures instead.
Ah well. The only one I really wanted was Cody, and he'll be out this year in movie form, so it's all good.
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i too wished they were non animated no luck though