2008/2009 Evolutions Sets

[Jayson]

Nice touch on TIE Pilot having the widow's tears on the helmet from ANH.

[JACKOFTRADZE]

These look cool overall for repaints/refreshes. My only beef with the Tie Pilot is the crappy 2004 Legs that they are using. They have that Steven Segal bone break bend forward action. I am down with 4 sets of these although I only want x4 Tie Pilots and x2 V-Wing Pilots.

I am most excited about the pilot pack. I already have the Shire Brie figure, it has a nice head sculpt. I hope they give Red 4 his big schnoz. Is it me ore does Jake Farrell look a little too young from the actual actor?It's hard to tell from the pic.

[Darth_Anton]

Nice touch on TIE Pilot having the widow's tears on the helmet from ANH.

Good catch, that's awesome. Makes me want to re-think how many I need. In stead of a squad of nine, perhaps only four to act as squad leaders.

[Greg]

If anyone is looking to army build pilots, I'm going to say avoid the sets and maybe even getting them individually via Ebay or forums. If the Ep.III Clone Pilot from the last set was any indication, I'd say that the TIE pilots will be available individually next year at the latest.

[Jesse James]

We got some nice boxed (front and back) shots of the upcoming WM Evolutions sets, which, unfortunately, spell the end for this line...  For now anyway.

Evolutions is always one of my favorites so I'm disappointed to see it end as exclusive to someone.  The sets are always so well done.

Anywhoo...

   

Commandoes and Imperials and Rebels!  Oh my!

Head on out to the front page to check the images out...  There's 4 for each figure, and you can read the box back and stuff.  Yay. 

To be honest, I want 3 of each set, at least...  Assuming these aren't coming in at some ball-busting price like $30 or something.  I'm hoping they'll be the $20-ish price they've been most places, and look forward to getting multiple sets.

That said, if any of you guys are looking to break up sets because you want more of one over another, hit me up.  Come time, I may take the extra figures you don't want depending on what they are.  I too, of course, want a TIE Pilot army, but I don't mind extra Clones and stuff either...  I really, REALLY am wanting to build an Imp. Commando army, actually, so if any of you guys wanted red ARC Troopers or Rep Commandoes, let me know.  I'd like the Impy in that set in some abundance.

It was featured in one of the X-Wing games (for the Gamecube, not the PC ones), and was originally a West End Games RPG design, which Hasbro appears to have been faithful to.  That gives me the giddies since I always like WEG designs.  It's far superior to the SDCC one on the bike they cranked out.

[Darth_Anton]

With all the picture breaking, it makes it seem like these are going to hit any day.

[Darby]

These are tough, because I'd really like some from each set, but not all.  I may go the ebay route for my wants.

[Matt_Fury]

They all look great, but I'm only going to pick up the Rebel set for my Alliance Hangar dio table.

[Jesse James]

With all the picture breaking, it makes it seem like these are going to hit any day.

It'll be some time yet Anton.  They just showed up in Asia recently, so there's usually a gap there yet for them to arrive.  Plus exclusives sometimes are held onto for some reason or another (resets and stuff), so I think these will be on track for a little later in either the Summer or early Fall.  I forget what their Toy Fair date said they'd be released? 

[Jayson]

I forget what their Toy Fair date said they'd be released? 

September (if the schedule holds)

[Jesse James]

Thanks Jayson.  That makes sense then...  June/early July we see pics from overseas and Hasbro's images...  August they ship to US, September release.  Seem on target then.

[Jesse James]

John D. Brannon, aka Red 4 from the Battle of Yavin, is chilling out on the front page...

Head on out to check him out with and without his helmet on.



That pilot sculpt looks pretty sharp.  I'm excited to add him to the Yavin briefing set-up.  Power Team Elite made these slick folding chairs I've got some of, and the pilots look extra nifty in them gearing up for the battle.

Head on out and check him out though, he's a pretty neat looking figure IMO.

[Darth_Anton]

That pilot sculpt looks pretty sharp. 

Absolutely. And I'm very happy with this body. I just wonder how many pilots Hasbro can get away with using it for before we're all sick of it? 

[jedi_master_sal]

I'm already sick of it.

Same Body, same helmet-just a repaint. So all that is really new is the head.

Someone tell me why these are $8 each then?

They should be in battle packs or evolution style packs and be much more affordable. Like $18 for a set of three different pilots. That at least is fair seeing as how Hasbro doesn't need to put in the research and development for 90% of these rebel pilot figures.

[Greedo The Green Menace]

I'm digging the rebel pilot set myself, loved the first two. Shame I'll probably never see these at retail.