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Collectibles => The Black Series 6" Figures => Topic started by: Jeff on February 2, 2022, 02:28 PM
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From Hasbro PR:
"Join Patrick, Chris, Emily, and Eric from the Hasbro Star Wars team next Wednesday, February 9th, at 11am ET on our YouTube channel for the first #StarWars stream of 2022! They'll be celebrating with reveals, pre-order news, and what's in the pipeline!"
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Book of Boba Fett Finale day makes me think this will be MORE Boba junk. I'd be happy with a Black ChrisHansen figure, and I'd die laughing if they reveal figures for the Power Rangers Moped Gang.
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I'd be happy with a Black ChrisHansen figure, and I'd die laughing if they reveal figures for the Power Rangers Moped Gang.
That made me lol, thank you. ;D
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I'm a little less enthused for the Black Series reveals that might be coming on Wednesday. It feels like that segment of the line is just going through the motions right now. I feel like the people at Hasbro who are planning out The Vintage Collection just "get it" a bit more.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKQAJhrYJV0
Going to do a running list here... today's 6" reveals:
Black Series 6" Archive Series:
- C-3PO
- Skiff Guard Lando (I'm guessing they picked him to go with the Rancor... oh, wait >:D)
- Dengar
- Emperor Palpatine
Black Series 6" Gaming Greats"
- #10 Nightbrother Archer - Pre-Order tomorrow, 2/10, at 1pm ET (GameStop in US/CAN, Fan Channel in UK)
Pipeline Reveals:
2023 Black Series 6" Archive Series:
- TFA Han Solo w/head/hair updates
- ANH Chewbacca
- ANH Grand Moff Tarkin
- ROTJ Boushh Leia
2023 Black Series 6" Mainline
- Aayla Secura
- TCW S7 Darth Maul
- RO Saw Gerrera
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I'm a little less enthused for the Black Series reveals that might be coming on Wednesday. It feels like that segment of the line is just going through the motions right now. I feel like the people at Hasbro who are planning out The Vintage Collection just "get it" a bit more.
I don't know, BS seems ahead of TVC to me. Kuiil showed up there first, Bo Katan showed up there first. They've got the 40th anniversary carded figures, Animated Clone Wars 6" figures, Bad Batch figures, and now the Dark Trooper. Lots of variety and new figures. By comparison, TVC has a few prequel figure waves in the pipeline and some repainted ARC Clone Troopers. I'm still collecting both lines, but more excited for what's coming our way on the 6" side these days.
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Black Series 6" Archive Series:
- C-3PO
- Skiff Guard Lando (I'm guessing they picked him to go with the Rancor... oh, wait >:D)
- Dengar
- Emperor Palpatine
Well crap, I'm going to want all of these. New finish for C-3PO, Photo real heads for the other three. ::)
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I'm a little less enthused for the Black Series reveals that might be coming on Wednesday. It feels like that segment of the line is just going through the motions right now. I feel like the people at Hasbro who are planning out The Vintage Collection just "get it" a bit more.
I don't know, BS seems ahead of TVC to me. Kuiil showed up there first, Bo Katan showed up there first. They've got the 40th anniversary carded figures, Animated Clone Wars 6" figures, Bad Batch figures, and now the Dark Trooper. Lots of variety and new figures. By comparison, TVC has a few prequel figure waves in the pipeline and some repainted ARC Clone Troopers. I'm still collecting both lines, but more excited for what's coming our way on the 6" side these days.
The new figure announcements today were encouraging. I'm looking forward to those.
But most of this livestream was Black Series Archive. For a line that was launched with a philosophy of "Get it right the first time", they sure are repainting A LOT of figures. I get that painting tech has improved, but the repaints have been so blatant that it's getting to be a bit much. How many times are they going to say "This time we got ANH Leia right"?
There have been plenty of opportunity for The Black Series to knock some things out of the park, but they just whiffed. Case in point? The 40th Anniversary Collection figures from ANH. It seems like the ultimate no-brainer to me that Hasbro should have released ALL of the Kenner 20 back characters in that "expression". They could have done it as 4 x waves of 4 figures, plus another 4 that were exclusive to retailers. But they only just got to Ponda Baba with the exclusive Cantina pack, and a basic figure release in the past few months. But there are still another 4 of the 20 back characters that haven't been made (Hammerhead, Snaggletooth, Death Star Droid & Power Droid). You can't build a line around those characters, but they add richness to the entire line. They need to be sprinkled in judiciously.
Character selection, generally speaking, has been REALLY safe. Main characters, bounty hunters and troopers - many of which are repaints.
As for some characters turning up in TBS before TVC? There's been some very fair criticism of the Black Series Bo-Katan compared to the TVC release in terms of the paint apps. Kuiil, as well. And it also seems like The Black Series has to strike while the iron is hot. I think the average TBS buyer (who only buys Black Series) has a shorter memory for characters, so Hasbro needs to address those more quickly.
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That’s how I feel as well. It has been said before, but the wait between character reveals in “new media”, and the time when we get the figures in our hands is ridiculous and I think hurts the momentum of the line somewhat. I mean, yes, we still buy them but the grumbling gets louder and you may miss casual fans that were interested. I don’t know if it is a Lucasfilm secrecy thing, or Hasbro, or a combination…but it simply takes way too long to announce and release characters that have been shown a year or more ago.
It’s like, we saw Boba in Mando 2 in 2020…why can’t that figure be ready to go and shipped in solid cases if nothing else is ready? Heck, we got solid cases of each member of the Eternals in at Target (that are still there in many cases), why can’t they take one of the most popular characters of all time and ship him out. I know there is plenty of room on Black Series pegs around here for him. They finally announce the Dark Trooper (looks great), then say he’ll be here next year? I had to preorder him on a card that will have expired/changed by then! 😂
I really think that Throne Room play set saved their bacon today. It is pricey as all get out, but at least it is new and looks amazing. It seems like all these other Hasbro lines (Marvel, Joe, TF, Power Rangers) can really rock these livestreams (and have product from current media actually available), but the Star Wars team is slow or their hands are tied. The quality of the product isn’t the problem. I actually think most of it looks outstanding, it just seems like the news and releases are such a cluster.
Another issue, is maybe the entire Star Wars Saga is getting to be a lot to cover in one (two) lines. I’ve maintained that Mando should have a dedicated line of its own, preferably in 3 3/4” scale so we can gets vehicles, beasts, and playsets. Keep the mix of everything in Black Series. I’d still want TVC figures from other media (particularly OT), so it is tough. Maybe move the “finish the 96” stuff to readily available Pulse exclusives, I don’t know. Just feels like we are missing out on a lot of cool stuff from these shows. Imagine a ROTS sized line (ok maybe that is excessive) focused on Mando, or Book of Boba together.
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I am really bad at tracking the 6" stuff since I'm not buying it, but here are a bunch of Amazon links for today's pre-order stuff #jdreferrals #sponsored
- 6" Echo - https://amzn.to/34vJu6c
- 6" Omega - https://amzn.to/33buPML
- 6" Corvus Ahsoka - https://amzn.to/3swzWjj
- 6" The Client - https://amzn.to/3BbvwCv
- 6" Death Watch Mandalorian - https://amzn.to/34PcpBP
- 6" Archive C-3PO - https://amzn.to/3HGIHxy
- 6" Archive Dengar - https://amzn.to/3BaOZmO
- 6" Archive Skiff Lando - https://amzn.to/3GFA9WA
- 6" Archive Palpatine - https://amzn.to/366rHmz
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I only ordered the two figures that I really wanted - Ahsoka and the Death Watch Mandalorian. Everything else? We'll see.
On that matter of that assortment making its way out in the midwest, evidently that was an outlier. It was brought up during the fan site Q&A sessions today and Hasbro stated that those should not have been shipping yet.
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I only ordered the two figures that I really wanted - Ahsoka and the Death Watch Mandalorian. Everything else? We'll see.
I did the same. I figured those would be the two in highest demand. Would be easier to just order it all at once I guess, but with the playset and a case of TVC, I didn't plan on dropping that much money on a Thursday afternoon.
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There's somewhere around $500+ worth of preorders that have dropped this week. People have to make choices.
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Sounds like there will be new pre-orders coming on 4/7 as a result of this live-stream...
From Hasbro Tweet (https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1508867883962621956):
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPCS9HmXIAwhi88.jpg)
From Yakface Tweet (https://twitter.com/yak_face/status/1506997336244903945):
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOnuFnVXwAQ1TiL?format=jpg&name=small)
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From what Jayson was hinting, it sounds like there might be a couple of Vintage Collection Gaming Greats figures revealed. Maybe some other TVC, also.
As for Black Series? Eh. I have to see something that's really going to impress me, or it will have to be a character that I REALLY like for me to go for it. Space and funds are a significant consideration, and if something is gonna go, it's going to be The Black Series for me.
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It sounds like the Black Series Deluxe Saw Gerrera is going to be revealed soon. There's the possibility of a fan site doing that in conjunction with Hasbro later today, or during the livestream tomorrow.
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Unless he comes with a Bor Gullet, I don’t see how this is remotely a “Deluxe” figure. ???
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Unless he comes with a Bor Gullet, I don’t see how this is remotely a “Deluxe” figure. ???
The figure isn't "deluxe", just the pricing is. >:D
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Unless he comes with a Bor Gullet, I don’t see how this is remotely a “Deluxe” figure. ???
The figure isn't "deluxe", just the pricing is. >:D
Truer words were never spoken.
Maybe if the figure came with the Galen Erso hologram and projector, then MAYBE it would be worth the markup.
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6" Reveals:
Pre-Order 4/7, 1pm ET
- Deluxe Saw Gerrera (deluxe because of the breathing apparatus and extra deco)
- Gaming Greats RC1207 Sev [GameStop]
- Comic Pack Infinities Darth Vader [Fan Channel]
- Comic Pack Princess Leia Organa [Fan Channel]
- Comic Pack Sgt. Kreel [Fan Channel]
Pipe Line Reveals:
- Grogu with stuff (The Mandalorian)
- Migs Mayfeld (Mando Season 1)
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Only one I want is Sev. The others are nice, but just not for me.
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I'll get Sev and the Comic Leia, maybe Vader and the Stormtrooper dude... and based on the emails I get from online stores, it's probably worth waiting to get everything in some sort of $40 bundle a few months after release.
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I like everything they revealed this week. This is a good batch of figures from both lines.
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I preordered Saw Gerrera. I'm tempted by the Republic Commandos, but I have seen so many of these GameStop exclusive figures in stores that I just can't bring myself to order them, too.
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Don't worry Nick....Sev hasn't gone live yet so you have time if you change your mind.
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I haven't ordered Fixer, either. And given the pattern, you can see that the preorder for Scorch will probably be coming at some point soon.
Beyond that? I get the feeling that we're going to see even MORE Republic Commandos. Gregor seems likely. And would Hasbro go deeper and offer up Omega Squad? Fi Skirata perhaps? The motivation for Hasbro to keep offering repaints just lingers over both The Black Series and The Vintage Collection. And it feels stagnant.
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Sev just went live.
As far as Black Series goes, I'll be done with commandos after I have all of Delta Squad. I just adore that game!
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I haven't ordered Fixer, either. And given the pattern, you can see that the preorder for Scorch will probably be coming at some point soon.
Beyond that? I get the feeling that we're going to see even MORE Republic Commandos. Gregor seems likely. And would Hasbro go deeper and offer up Omega Squad? Fi Skirata perhaps? The motivation for Hasbro to keep offering repaints just lingers over both The Black Series and The Vintage Collection. And it feels stagnant.
I'm holding out for a better price on these. $30 each with tax is kind of silly for such obscure characters.
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I ordered the three comic pack figures from EE with the Free Shipping code. Can’t believe Dorkside wanted to charge me shipping for an $84 order. ::)
I also picked up Saw from Amazon.
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Today's Black Series reveals - Pre-order tomorrow @ 1pm ET:
- refresh/repaint Chopper (Rebels)
- all-new Huyang (Ahsoka)
- all-new Ezra Bridger (Rebels S4/Ahsoka)
- all-new Morgan Elsbeth (Ahsoka)
- repaint HK-87 (Ahsoka)
- all-new Marrok (Ahsoka)
Pipeline Reveals:
- mainline Momaw Nadon (parts sharing with Doc Ondar)
- Target exclusive R5-D4 & 3 Pit Droids
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4ts4IkXcEYuboW.jpg)
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Moma Nadon. That's almost as bad as Luke Piolet. ;D
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That’s the rare Museum of Modern Art exclusive… ;D
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Today's Black Series 6" Pre-Order Links:
- refresh/repaint Chopper (Rebels)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3R1okmd
EE -> https://ee.toys/I15G17
- all-new Huyang (Ahsoka)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3OPjB4g
EE -> https://ee.toys/PCH0T9
- all-new Ezra Bridger (Rebels S4/Ahsoka)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3L12ITj
EE -> https://ee.toys/352YS0
- all-new Morgan Elsbeth (Ahsoka)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/44rtNpC
EE -> https://ee.toys/VIW1QS
- repaint HK-87 (Ahsoka)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3qU3jzf
EE -> https://ee.toys/YTAMN3
- all-new Marrok (Ahsoka)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3ECtFt3
EE -> https://ee.toys/0JSICG
#ad #sponsored
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Dropping the BS6" stuff in here... press pics coming later today/tonight.
Reveals:
- Basic BS6" Phase I Clone Trooper [Amazon + Fan Channel; 1/24 @ 1pm ET]
- Deluxe BS6" Droideka (can roll up into a ball) [Fan Channel; 1/24 @ 1pm ET]
- Basic BS6" Thrawn (Ahsoka) [Mainine in US; 1/24 @ 1pm ET]
(https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/black-series-phase-i-clone-t43lsn_7159dafa.jpeg) (https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/black-series-droideka-r23j2zx_8d6e4dc0.jpeg) (https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/black-series-ahsoka-grand-admiral-thrawn-438fdmq_09768080.jpeg)
Pipeline:
- Grogu, Anzellan, IG-12 pack
- Mando Nite Owl (Walmart)
- Jedi Survivor Droid 3-Pack (Amazon)
- Super Battle Droid (Fan Channel)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GEiumaPWUAAZDuJ.jpg)
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Pre-order links for today...
Phase I Clone Trooper
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/4b8y85s
EE -> https://ee.toys/PK69OH
Thrawn
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/47Q75Jm
EE -> https://ee.toys/RYM9SI
Droideka
EE -> https://ee.toys/W29NB8
#ad #sponsored #thanksforyoursupport