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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Gas Prices
« on: April 23, 2006, 01:05 AM »
Since P-Wise shut down our year and a half long 'discussion'?
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 11:17 PM »With the quality put into these figures, we have seen a decline in the basic figure assortments that just should not be. If you've read any of Jesse's reviews, you'll note how things like articulation and detail have been reduced in the TSC 2006 (compared to ROTS 2005) at the $6 pricepoint, however they're available at the $10-$12 pricepoint when these "vintage" figures could easily be placed in the TSC line.
It costs a lot more to manufacture a toy with 18 joints than it does a toy with 5 joints. Add rising oil costs (oil is used not only for distribution but to make plastic) and give it the spiffy collector's packaging, and $10.00 honestly isn't unreasonable.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 11:15 PM »Well, you can put me down for this:
0 x Darth Vader (ESB)
5 x Jawa (light-up eyes)
1 x Luke Skywalker Bespin Gear
1 x Princess Leia Endor General
15 x Snow Trooper (Hoth Stormtrooper)
That looks a lot like my list, but make it two lukes and two leias - and also put a question mark next to Darth vader - it's going to depend on if it's the same EXACT thing or not.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 02:49 PM »
Yeah, I meant Sandpeople - not Sandtrooper. I have one open, and it's not as bad as the initial pictures made it look, but it's still too rigid and puffy IMO.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: 2006 SDCC Exclusive 501st Legion Stormtrooper?
« on: April 22, 2006, 01:31 PM »
So who's going to San Diego and wants to help me procure 3 of these?? 
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 01:28 PM »
At least it's some crap mail-away and not part of the wave - but you're right. I'd have much rather it had been an Ghost of Anakin (old anakin) mail-away or some such thing.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: 2006 vOTC (or vTSC) - now with pics!
« on: April 22, 2006, 02:18 AM »
11.99 around here - not 12.99
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 02:11 AM »I think Kenner did soft goods on the vintage Jawa just fine. hasbro doesn't seem to be as skilled at it, for some reason. And as far as these figs having features the vintage ones didn't, I don't think a continuing VTSC line can support an exact reproduction of the original line of figures. There has to be something 'new' about it (and like Pete said, these figs already betray the vintage concept in just their articulation) and new features, new figs, and so on will probably be the way to do it.
It's no secret that I disagree with the second half of your statement about the line needing to deviate from the original run, but as for the softgoods - Hasbro's been hit or miss IMO. For every Puffy Coat Obi-Wan or Sandtrooper, there's been a princes leia with a nice flexible white gown (see Hooded Commtech Chip). The Evolutions Softgoods on the Anakin and Sith Lord sets were great. They just need to use the right materials - ones that don't take their own shape. It's worked pretty well for many figures and can work pretty easily for the jawas if they just pick the right material and cut it tight enough.
Getting Qui-Gon Jinn or a Biggs or other non vintage figures onto shelves is what the regular TSC line is for. Otherwise, why even bother making this thing special and calling it vintage and reproduce original cards. It loses what makes it great IMO if you start fudging around with it.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 12:59 AM »IMO that would open up a big can of worms. That wasn't a figure that came out in the 70's/80's so then it's not really a new-school 'vintage' item. I'd prefer that they leave the things that didn't come out back in the original days to the NEW lines and save this (so far perfect) line for the high-quality resculpts of the figures that were originally on these cardbacks.
So because the vintage Vader was never released with a removeable helmet a VOTC/VTSC version can't be?
Please don't think I'm trying to start an argument, but for example - no versions of Han Solo in the vintage line EVER came with a working holster - yet both the ANH VOTC Han and the ROTJ VTSC Han have a working holster. Same thing with Greedo - he didn't even have a holster sculpted to the leg. How about the X-Wing pilot Luke? The vintage figure didn't have a removeable lightsaber hilt that plugged into a socket on the figure. The vintage Biker Scout's ankle holster didn't work as a holster either.
What I'm getting is that so far, many of the figures have functional extras that go beyond articulation and detail that the vintage figures never had. So why couldn't one of the function features of a VTSC ROTJ Darth Vader be that it has a removeable helmet?
After reading your rationale, I can say that if they hadn't already done a VOTC Vader, I'd probably be inclined to agree with you.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 22, 2006, 12:28 AM »Personally, I'm hoping that the Vader will NOT be another ESB version and instead will be a ROTJ version with (keeping fingers crossed) a 2-piece helmet.
to get so many copies of the same Vader we already have.
IMO that would open up a big can of worms. That wasn't a figure that came out in the 70's/80's so then it's not really a new-school 'vintage' item. I'd prefer that they leave the things that didn't come out back in the original days to the NEW lines and save this (so far perfect) line for the high-quality resculpts of the figures that were originally on these cardbacks.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties
« on: April 21, 2006, 11:14 PM »
She looks nasty in most of those pictures - the bottom right corner might be the exception.
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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Possible VTSC Wave 2?
« on: April 21, 2006, 07:32 PM »They should make plastic cape and cloth cape variants of the Jawa!
And an ESB carded Vinyl caped Jawa chase figure.
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JD Sports Forum! / Re: JD Fantasy Basketball 2005
« on: April 21, 2006, 04:48 PM »
So that's it huh? No parade for the winner this year...
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Gas Prices
« on: April 21, 2006, 04:33 PM »
Before all the talk about ethanol started, I'd read that the problem with Hydrogen was that it required so much energy to produce - same kind of deal as what we've been talking about.
Plus, there isn't an infrastructure in place to deliver hydrogen to cars.
We all need to just move out of the suburbs, into cities and then walk everywhere.
Plus, there isn't an infrastructure in place to deliver hydrogen to cars.
We all need to just move out of the suburbs, into cities and then walk everywhere.