Ok, this sort of covers all the lines (POTF2, TPM, POTJ, Saga, OTC, ROTS, even vintage), so I wasn't quite sure where to put this.  I thought since "The Saga Collection" would be the first line that truly encompassed the entire Saga, this might be good.  If not, feel free to move it mods .  After reading a number of positive comments on the "new wings" TIE Fighter, I was wondering what are some of your favorite vehicles of the line?  A favorte, a top 5, top 10, or rank them all, I was just curious which vehicles are your favorites...or you think are the best.  Is your decision based on your "movie favorites", or just the fact that it is a nice toy/sculpt?  Maybe scale has a lot to do with it, as it seems very few are actually in line in that area.  Overall, which vehicles/ships do you feel are the best of the line so far?  I personally don't have all of the ships from the POTF2 era (still looking to pick them up over the next few years here and there, unless they are re-released)...but here's a few of my favorites:

Millennium Falcon (Vintage/POTF2/OTC/ROTS) - I know it isn't anywhere "to scale", but it has always been my favorite ship of the Saga.  Plus, I had a blast with the vintage version as a kid too.  It basically became my carrying case as well, throwing all my figures in the back and going off to imagine up some sort of adventure.

Landspeeder (Saga) - One of my favorites of the whole line, and maybe my most favorite.  The sculpt, scale, etc. all looks great to me.  It just looks nice on the shelf, and really seems like a good representation of the film version to me.

FX X-Wing (POTF2) - I got this for $20 on clearance, and it is to date the only X-Wing I've ever known.  Its a good size, and looks nice as well I think.  Plus, it has some electronics, which is sometimes missed nowadays in the new vehicles/re-releases.  I sometimes wish it had an "empty" cockpit, so I could put an actual figure in there, but otherwise I do like this ship quite a bit.

Slave 1 (OTC) - Repainted Jango's Slave 1, and I like the increase in size/detail of the newer sculpt.  Always a favorite ship of mine as well, and I think this one looks pretty nice.  I know it isn't everyone's favorite, but I like it.

ARC 170 (ROTS) - I usually lean more towards OT stuff, but this is just a nice ship.  Big ship for a fairly decent price.  I like the OT-ish feel to it (and other ROTS vehicles), and I could see it being a lot of fun for kids as well.

Jedi Starfighters (ROTS) - For some reason, I just really like the Obi-Wan and Anakin starfighters from ROTS.  I have the first release versions (not the TRU repaints), and I like both of them.  Just seem like nice ships.

Republic Gunship (AOTC/Saga) - Although I have cooled a bit on the other prequel movie stuff, this really is a nice ship.  I remember being pretty amazed when I first opened this up, just because it was so big.  Another ship that I could see being a lot of fun for kiddos (if they have it), and I'm glad to have one.  I don't think I could find space for more than that though, the wingspan on this thing is an enemy of shelves .

Snowspeeder (Vintage/POTF/POTJ) - I don't have a modern one (yet), but this and the Falcon were the only vintage vehicles I had.  It might not be anything spectacular for others, but I think the nostalgia factor plays a lot with me here.  Plus, I was always a fan of the Hoth battle.  Had a lot of fun with this ship as a kid though.  I'm not an expert on scale (I trust JesseJames' opinion on scale issues), but I understand this one is even a tad big.  Another OT Favorite though.

Those are just a few off the top of my head, but there are others I enjoy.  Also, there are a number of ships that are probably great, but I just don't have quite yet (new TIE, POTF2 ships such as AT-AT, Snowspeeder, Y-Wing, Skiff, etc.)  What are some of your favorites?

You'll have to excuse me, because I know next to nothing about the LEGO line as I've never really collected it.  Anyways, I'm sort of becoming interested in picking some of this stuff up, and I don't know where to start.  I've thought about, for space purposes, just sticking with the figures at this point and maybe getting some sets later on.  Is there anywhere to purchase minifigs individually (or just ebay), or even a guide to what minifigs are out or coming up?  Any other opinions or advice on the LEGO line in general are always welcome.

This can deal with Star Wars in particular, or overall collecting interests...so I thought it might be best here.  I've noticed lately with many of us here on the forums that it seems like there has been a lot of thinning out of collections, selling off items, general "need to keep things in check" type of comments, and even some people dropping various collecting lines.  Some of it might be the movies ending, some of it might be many of us reaching the age or point in life where we don't have the money or space for it, or maybe interests have just shifted.  I've noticed that some people have moved away from "toys" into higher end stuff, which is an area I'd like to get into someday...if I ever have any money .  Have any of you just gotten to the point where you are looking at everything and thinking "wow, that's a lot of crap stuff"?  Do you have to buy stuff and then put it right into storage, hoping to put it out some day?  What are your plans for your future collecting?

I know for me, I've really been trying to keep things more in check.  There are a number of areas (both SW and non-SW) that I'm interested in collecting, but to be honest, I just don't have the budget for it overall.  Plus, the space.  I've been able, for the most part so far, to display the majority of my Star Wars collection...but some of that, as well as other interests have already had to stay packed away.  I think I'll always be collecting Star Wars in some fashion, and will probably be with the 3 3/4" line until the end...unless it really gets to be all repacks or stuff I don't need/care about.  Outside of Star Wars, I've tried to limit it to one other area of interest (currently collecting anyways, I have other "past" lines)...and usually in a smaller buying scale compared to Star Wars.  With some minor exceptions, I've been able to do that (Marvel/DC Superheroes...or "Superheroes" to have it as one category ).  Anyways, I'm rambling on now, but is anyone else scaling back (or thinking about it), limiting their various "lines", giving up things altogether, or just keep on plugging along?  I guess lucky for Star Wars collectors (or collectors in general) there are so many lines out there now, in so many different price areas, that you can really alter what you want to collect and make it fit your budget and interests.  Just curious what my fellow collectors have been thinking lately.

Rebelscum is reporting that Hasbro has plans for a new "Star Wars Choppers" line, consisting of our favorite characters (Luke, Vader, and Fett are mentioned) on top of motorcycles.  Yikes.  If this turns out to be true, this is really starting to go to far.  Please Hasbro, just stick to the normal figure line, vehicles that are actually in the movies or at least the comics/books if you have to stretch.  It bothers me more the fact that they can't remake (or even just re-release) the Cloud Car, but they can do brand new molding/tooling for Star Wars motorcycles.  Maybe this will turn out to just be rumor fodder, but to me this is a terrible idea.

TheJawa.com has a report up that there is a Diamond exclusive multipack on the way called "Hunt for the Millennium Falcon"...it includes Vader, Boba Fett, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss, 4-LOM, and IG-88.  Although all repacks of course, it is a nice idea, and something that probably could have/should have been done during the OTC hoopla.  You can visit the link above for more, and check out some pictures of it HERE.

To me, the playsets were one of the coolest parts of the vintage line.  Some were terrible inaccurate and underscale, but back then, it didn't matter.  Although I didn't really have many myself (aside from the Jabba the Hutt playset), a friend of mine basically had all of them, and they sure were fun.  I'm still working on getting the complete, loose figure set (undecided on vehicles, since many POTF2 ones are the same mold...and vintage can be expensive)....but I'd like to eventually get a couple of playsets as well.  Of the playsets from the vintage days, which were your favorites?  The Death Star is an obvious choice I think, and probably my favorite overall just because of the size and different features of it.  I was also a fan of the Dagobah set, and as much as some people seem to dislike the Ewoks, the Ewok Village playset was pretty neat to me as a kid .  What are some of your favorites?

Big ole honkin' grain of salt with this one, but Moviehole has a short article up detailing that George Lucas has apparently told one of Cinescape's "scoopers" that he has an idea in the back of his head for one more installment of the Star Wars movie franchise...a prequel 88 years prior to TPM, detailing how the Jedi got control of the universe back from the Sith, with Yoda serving as a principal character.  Probably just rumor, and I definitely don't expect it, but just some food for thought if anyone is interested.

I didn't see a discussion on it, but Microsoft previewed their upcoming system, the X Box 360 this week.  You can read a little about it on this MSNBC article HERE.  I personally haven't ever owned the original Xbox, but have been fairly impressed when playing a friend's.  It sounds like this new version could be pretty spiffy as well.  Is the Playstation 3 expected to be released this year as well?  I haven't heard much about that for a little while.  Right now, I have a Nintendo Gamecube...which I have been quite happy with, but I don't know if I could justify putting the money down for another new gaming system this time around.  Of course, it always gets a lot more tempting once you see them in stores or play them somewhere .  From what I have read, this new XBox is expected to retail for around $300 initially, but that could be wrong.