I got my Snowspeeder Pilot Luke figure from Entertainment Earth yesterday... It was initially slated for an August release, but came early. I’m glad to have it so that now when the Snowspeeder eventually shows up, I’ve got the crew for it.  My Amazon order for the same Luke figure should come later this week (I wanted one to keep MOC). My Amazon order for the Rebel Hoth trooper shows it shipping next week. No word on the Hoth trooper I’ve got on order from EE other than a July release date. Things sure are all over with this particular wave!

I got the same shipping delay notice from Amazon this morning as well. I’ve got the same figures ordered from Entertainment Earth as I wanted doubles and have had no luck finding them locally at retail. I guess I’ll see which retailer ships first...

My Slave I arrived yesterday as well. I did get the Amazon exclusive a few years back and this new version is very similar and not that significantly changed over the older release. The primary differences are that the new version has a darker wash applied and much better paint apps on the reverse side around the engines. The prisoner cell/pod on the new Slave I had the clear top cover, much more like what came with the original Clone Wars version. In a really nice move, the Han Solo in Carbonite “figure” is significantly improved in the new release. It is the full slab with the controls around the sides and has much better silvery paint applications and details. The carbonite block in the old Amazon release was basically a cheap unpainted gray plastic shell. However, if anything with this new set, I am most impressed with the stand. It makes for a much more exciting way to display the ship.  I really wish Hasbro would make stands to hold some of their other vehicles as it makes a fun way to display things.

I found the Knight of Ren and Zori Bliss figures yesterday at Walmart. Nice figures, especially the Knight. I had them preordered with another retailer and canceled that preorder.

I received my Mandalorian figure and 12 Remnant Stormtroopers on Saturday from Entertainment Earth. I also ordered a Cara Dune figure, but it hasn’t shipped yet. It was interesting as 8 of the Stormtrooper figures came packaged in their own case from Hasbro, specifically labeled for the figure, which gives me the impression Hasbro is releasing a lot of that particular figure.

I thought it was a pretty solid episode that didn’t miss a beat from the look/feel of the show in its heyday. I’m looking forward to this Friday’s new episode!

I’m kind of in the same boat as everyone else.  I got the original TVC Amazon-exclusive Slave I and I like it, but then this new version has that stand...