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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Tough Times at Hasbro
« on: December 15, 2023, 01:42 PM »
I was going to say pretty much the same thing. They've picked up so many properties. Some have made money and some have been losers. Can't fault them for that. But it does suck that it means they have to slash jobs and increase prices.

Do they announce breakdowns by sectors? I've never seen theirs. Would be interesting to see how TVC and The Black Series compare to other toys if their financial release is that granular.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 4” Epic Hero Series Figure Line
« on: December 10, 2023, 01:43 PM »
Quote from: Nicklab on December 10, 2023, 11:29 AM
Pass on the figures.  I had been hopeful that Hasbro would articulate these figures at least as well as the Marvel Epic Heroes figures.  But those hopes have been dashed.  I'm not going to buy these mostly because I'm not the target market.  And that's going to remain the case until there's a character in the Epic Heroes line that just has not been, or is unlikely to be offered in the Vintage Collection.

I'm 99% leaning the same way.

I intended to collect the Young Jedi Adventures toys. When I saw them, I just couldn't bring myself to collect them for space-sake. The same rationale goes for these, the exception being a cool figure/accessory/beast/vehicle we'll unlikely see in the "collector" line in the near future.

Happy they're being made by Hasbro. Hopefully it's successful enough with:
- x-over sales from the collector-focused lines
- gift buyers for younger kids ("So-and-so likes Star Wars. I can get 3 of these colorful toys for less than 2 of those. (Those == the TVC or Black Series.))
- kids, who probably has a fleeting interest in SW toys but would enjoy the features

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: November 26, 2023, 05:33 PM »
That $125 sounds tempting. But that would make it my 3rd version of Fett's starship?  :-X

Didn't know Axe Woves is a Target exlusive. First time I heard/saw that it's available for order.

Anway, Woves and a handful of cheapie extras coming my way.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Paz Vizsla
« on: November 26, 2023, 05:18 PM »
Back up on Amazon this minute. Also at target.com for around the same $13+  sale price.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 Last Figure Standing Poll
« on: November 26, 2023, 01:57 PM »
Thanks, Nick. The link was helpful. I'm in the same boat as Dave with all of this social media. And I also voted for the unmade characters.

Now, someone step on my lawn so i can yell at you to get off.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Disney 2023 TVC Life Day Chewbacca
« on: November 22, 2023, 06:46 PM »
Bck in stock at HasbroPulse.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 4” Epic Hero Series Figure Line
« on: November 10, 2023, 03:09 PM »
I always considered the 3.75" and 4" lines the same 1:18 scale. I just say 3.75" because that's how the Star Wars small figs were always referred to.
 
Using 6', or 72", as the standard height/length, 1/18 of that is 4". Mark Hamill is 5'8", or 68". (Different internet sources list him anywhere from 5'-7" to 5'-9".) That's 3.778". Close enough to 3.75", which is what we generally call the Star Wars small figures.

My fuzzy logic.  :P

But as was mentioned already, we'll see.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023/24: The Eras Tour: Reign of the Empire
« on: October 31, 2023, 11:58 PM »
Man, almost forgot to turn this in like my project paper a long time ago.

So many charcters I want done with high articulation. For the sake of getting lots of different figures, I'm accepting in my collection the lifeless 5-6 poa Hasbro already made and stripping them from my wantlist...for now.

In no particular order except series/movie:

===Andor===
Bix Caleen
Maarva Andor
Kino
Luthen Rael
Deedra Meero
Andor, child
Cinta Kaz
Syril Karn

===Rogue One===
General Draven
Jyn Erso, child

===Obi-Wan===
Princess Leia, child
Luke, child
Tala Durith
Fourth Sister
Dinosaur bounty hunter
Fifth Brother
Haja Estree
Roken

===Solo===
Dryden Vos
Imperial Patrol Trooper

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 Pulse Premium 1027 Livestream
« on: October 25, 2023, 04:32 PM »
To paraphrase Lady Liberty, "Give them all to me!"

The Jabba' Palace theme has gotten a lot of attention these past few years but I'd love Max Rebo's band with a movie-accurate Max. I wouldn't mind a properly scaled Rappertunie or Ak-Rev; redone dancers; Arica (or who ever she is depending on your souce material).

Characters from the bar in TFA. Maarva -- man, that monologue makes me look at Fiona Shaw so differently now -- and so many from Andor. So many from all the movies and new media.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe Sabine Wren
« on: October 7, 2023, 09:50 PM »
I ordered from HasbroPulse in mid-August and this or last week from Amazon, figuring I'll cancel the laggard. Saw that the Amazon order has an eta of 10/10. Lately all of my HasbroPulse orders have come from Illinois and have taken 7-8 days. Since it's already 10/7...sorry HasbroPuse.

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The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: Black Series 6" Holocomm Collection
« on: October 5, 2023, 02:30 AM »
I don't collect the 6" scale so i have no skin in the game. These are different enough to have a "cool" factor. Not $35 cool, but others might feel differently.

From what i believe of 6" buyers -- an opinion strictly based on what Hasbro designers have said; youtube; conspiracy theories; and Mel Gibson movies -- these will sell enough to be slightly profitable.

On the other hand, if Hasbro came out with these in the 3.75" line, I'd scratch my head bald and wonder why they wasted retailer slots on characters we haven't seen as holograms...as I'm writing Hasbro's team member's names on my torch and pitchfork.  >:D

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Target 2023 TVC Deluxe Luke Skywalker & Grogu
« on: September 30, 2023, 07:20 PM »
Found this at Target today. Haven't opened yet. Never pre-ordered and I ended up canceling the single-carded Luke.

 $11 over the TVC for Grogu, 7 frogs, stand, Grogu's lightsaber, hilt, chainmail and wrapping containing the chainmail. I guess it's worth it???

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro Pulse 2023 TBOBF Throne Room Playset
« on: September 27, 2023, 07:31 PM »
Nice display. Bib does look lonely. I'm keeping my second for when Hasbro does release enough figures. I guess i have more optimism than brain cells.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: September 25, 2023, 01:02 PM »
Aside from the purchases from HasbroPulse and Amazon, I found Obi-Wan (w/ Lola) at Ross for $3.99. I haven't found any TVC or Black Series there in years so I bought it for the heck of it.

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TV-9D9 / Re: Ahsoka (SPOILERS possible)
« on: September 20, 2023, 10:53 PM »
That episode had a lot to think about. A guy on youtube speculated that some of those troopers were dead and brought back to animation by Elsbeth.

So many toy possibilities including the howler. We'll never get a majority of them but i can dream.


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