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Messages - darthmac

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: How many times have you...
« on: April 13, 2006, 05:36 PM »
Cody - never

Scorch - never

U Clone - Until last week never, now I have seen about 9 total in 3 locations.

Never seen Jango either

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: TSC Recent Purchases
« on: April 12, 2006, 03:53 PM »
Used the DCPI number at target and scored 1 luke and 2 biker scouts fresh from a new case, I left the rest.  Now like most other folks I'm still trying to find Cody.

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I used the DCPI number at target and got to pull 2 fresh from the case!  2 is all I need, one to keep carded and another to join my biker scout squad.

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Collections / Re: Fritzkrieg's Collection Update 04-09-06
« on: April 10, 2006, 01:23 PM »
Great use of those grapling hooks!

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Any TSC Pegwarmers?
« on: April 3, 2006, 01:03 PM »
Peg warmers?  I have seen so few figures that calling any of them a peg warmer is an insult to Nemodian Warriors, and Mon Monthmas everywhere.  Seriously the most I usually ever see on the pegs is 1 to 3 figures, and that is usually Bib or Proggle.

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Army Building or Hoarding?
« on: March 29, 2006, 05:37 PM »
By disconnet I mean lots of us wanting to buy figures and store shelves being empty.  Somewhere between hasbro and us something is broken (be that the retailers or whoever).  Is there another retail item where the items fly off the shelves instantly then the stores are afraid to restock it?  I've taken a few economics courses in my time, and this just befuddles me.  I know nothing about Hasbro's strategy or so called limits.  But my guess is they want to sell as much product as possible.

As for the selection Hasbro is offering this year, I have been really happy, I would just like to find some of it.

I just can't understand why their own website does not allow backordering/pre-ordering of figures.  Their own store should be able to eliminate this supply disconnect, but instead they run it like any other retailer blindly ordering stock like it comes from some other company.

I do stand by my belief that if this supply problem continues that 'some' folks will begin to lose interest.

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Army Building or Hoarding?
« on: March 29, 2006, 03:28 PM »
I do modest army building.  My largest collecting of the 'same' figure is the POTJ Rebel trooper which I got 9 in one ebay auction (I'm actually looking to catch & release 3 of these guys).  But beyond that I really don't have more than about 4 of the same figure, together they form a nice little army. 

Yes troopers look better displayed when in groups just a c3-po looks better when displayed next to r2-d2.  But having 90+ identical figures just sitting on a shelf is hording.  If your going to put together an army, at least display it in an interesting way.  If you want a picture of 100+ troopers lined up in an identical pose, use photoshop and save yourself several hundred dollars.  To me a good army buildling limit is 10, unless you have a specific display need the demands more.

I really think all this boiling anger over hoarding, army building and scapling right now comes from the fact that most of us can not find much of any figures, little lone the ones we are looking for.  I would say in my last 10 runs I have found only 1 store that had more then 1 figure.  Right now there is a major disconnect between hasbro and collector demand and this anger will only get worse until they find a way of letting collectors get the figures they want.  I also believe Hasbro is turning people off from buying their product if no one (collectors and kids) can ever get the figures they want - and that should be a concern to their stock holders.

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Photonovels and Movies / Re: K.O.E. Chapter 2: Enter the Killers
« on: March 7, 2006, 05:06 PM »
Great shots, how did you achieve your fog?

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: SAGA - how much have you bought so far?
« on: February 28, 2006, 05:27 PM »
I have gotten Veers, AT-AT Driver and Boba Fett.  Just saw Geo wave show up this last weekend.  I've been keeping my eye out for Upatau Clone and Scorch to try and get some fair trade karma.  Waiting for Cody, DS Gunner, VOTC Luke/Biker Scout.

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Bonus Mini Hologram Figures
« on: February 28, 2006, 05:24 PM »
I agree, more relaxed poses, how many times do we really see characters in fighting poses while in holographic form?

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As my dioramaing work often involves a table saw, I think of the guy I know that cut off his thumb and index finger everytime before I turn it on.  It gives me pause.  One mistake with a table saw it one too many.

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