Gungan Warrior; SA with boomer balls.
Bravo Squad Naboo Pilot - pick one of those ILM cameo guys and give them a figure
SA Droideka - w/clear blue shield and the ability to fold up a bit
Daultay Dofine - Trade Federation Captain
The e-mail made it sound like the bottom three were "new", but that doesn't quite fit with the info we have that these waves will be 50/50 new/repacks. :-\
Looks to be the most boring assortment yet.
A better Battle Droid would have made sense as well as a new Padme and Qui Gon.
Reissuing Sio Bibble and TC-14 would have been cool too.
Are the boots and belt the same on Obi from E1 to E3?
Assuming they are, I'd be just fine with that approach and hope for a new headsculpt on the ballsocket neck.
Yep, I have wanted those little droids as well. Sigh.
Why does poor Dud Bolt have a styrofoam peanut attached to his head via rubber band? ???
(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/6-06/naboo_2pack.jpg)
WOW! All new sculpts? Good figures with good articulation? Yay!
Gungan Senator - Awesome! It'll pegwarm big time, but it looks great. I like the staff too.
Gragra - Another amazing figure! I wish they rereleased a Jar Jar to go with her though. She'll make a good background figure.
Holo Maul - Holo fig = pass.
Naboo Guy - Why is he so big? Too GI-Joeish to me... I'll still get one though.
Podracers - Cool! They can't do much though, since we don't have their pods.
Obi-Wan - Yuck. Why is the braid painted on? They have the original TPM figure with the sculpted braid, don't they? I'll pass. How hard would it have been to repaint the ROTS Pilot Obi-Wan body and give it a TPM ball jointed Obi-Wan head?
Graga: My Fav! ;D..wondering about what Greg said about his mouth....It does look like it's lower jaw moves! You Wanna Wupi?Looks like a hing there on the right side of it's face!
the same guy that said this and signed it?http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=12592.msg231631#msg231631
Was it ahhh Virex?
and a flight crew dude (I'm not including Gagara because he's cool)?
For me, the Flight Crew guy is one of the best of the wave
If you're going to spend money on tooling, do some figures that people want - Padme, SA Qui Gon, etc.
Heck, I'd prefer they didn't spend any money on the Naboo wave and allocate it to another OT wave.
They could re-release TC-14, R2-B1, and Sio Bibble along with the Evo Maul and they'd be almost there. Throw in the Soft Goods Obi Wan and you have a complete wave.
and a flight crew dude (I'm not including Gagara because he's cool)?
Hey! The Naboo Flight Crew is the coolest figure in this wave! HE IS THE STAR OF THIS WAVE!
and a flight crew dude (I'm not including Gagara because he's cool)?
Hey! The Naboo Flight Crew is the coolest figure in this wave! HE IS THE STAR OF THIS WAVE!
LOL! I think that Naboo Flight Crew is possibly one of the worst figures I've seen lately. But that's me.
If you're going to spend money on tooling, do some figures that people want - Padme, SA Qui Gon, etc.
Heck, I'd prefer they didn't spend any money on the Naboo wave and allocate it to another OT wave.
They could re-release TC-14, R2-B1, and Sio Bibble along with the Evo Maul and they'd be almost there. Throw in the Soft Goods Obi Wan and you have a complete wave.
Don't give them any ideas! While if they're going to repack figures, I'd certainly prefer it be ones like Sio Bibble and others that were hard to find when they came out originally - but in ANY case where Hasbro decides to make entirely new figures, I think they should be furiously applauded! :)
Well, all of the Naboo wave except for Gragra and Rep Been are horrible.
Flight Crew looks even better! This is one cool figure!Oh yes, please give me 10 of them. ::)
(http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/news/starwars/87085-naboo-soldier.jpg)
Yeah, if they are going to to a Holo-Maul, they really need to use an all new sculpt, or they could even have repacked this -
(http://www.rebelscum.com/episodeI/EP1lightupmaulfr.jpg)
If they had repacked that, perhaps with some sort of cool pack-in (like a seated holo Sidious?) that would make more sense to me... maybe they could make a deluxe out of that...
:)
The Naboo guy's body is nice and generic for maybe an ICMG headswap. Just a thought. :)
Just an ill-informed thought, is more like it.
My predictions of the warmers & non-warmers:
Gargra-May be HTF,but not as hard as Scorch,Utapua Clone & Cody-Collectors & scalpers might go crazy.
Rep Been-Warmer,kids won't know who he is like Lushros :-\
Holo Mual-Kids don't want Holos!plus this guy sucks in sculpt so I'm passing
Obi-Wan-May warm or not,I have yet to see a TSC ROTS Obi,strange
Pod Racers-Won't warm,but not HTF
Naboo Pilot-Maybe HTF,since he's a possible army builder
Endor Confrontation Vader-Maybe HTF at first like Hoth Vader but later won't
Endor Luke-Not a warmer,but not HTF sort of like Mos Eisley Luke
Endor Rebel-One version may be not HTF,but the other will,both won't warm
(http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/news/starwars/87085-naboo-soldier.jpg)
You should be ashamed of yourself. I know I am.
You know what would be great to rerelease, especially with the Naboo Flight Crew and Obi coming out and all?
The Episode 1 Flash Speeder
...and ICMG is basically this same figure with a new head and accessory.
...and ICMG is basically this same figure with a new head and accessory.
>:(
You shoudn't be mad. If they used this mold they'd be using the best possible mold.
Basically didn't mean its the same, I know he's got a different jumpsuit and he should have more articulation to recreate his great escape but its still at the end of the day a guy in an orange jumpsuitYou shoudn't be mad. If they used this mold they'd be using the best possible mold.
As I already explained in Reply #109 (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8609.msg234593#msg234593), there are enough differences between them that a new head and ice cream maker accessory simply wouldn't do Willrow Hood justice.
But I totally agree with Scott in that if they can make some no-name extra from the piece-of-**** Star Wars movie, then surely they can make some no-name extra from the best Star Wars movie, too.
(Oh, and the Flash Speeder sucks. SUCKS. I bought that thing on clearance for a couple bucks years ago, but it was so awful, they shoulda paid ME to take it. I've heard that there's a Dollar General store up in Wyoming who still has a shelf full of these things, even to this day, seven years later. They can't give 'em away. The only thing a re-release would do is guarantee that nothing else from it's assortment would ever see the light of day, EVER.)
Basically didn't mean its the same, I know he's got a different jumpsuit and he should have more articulation to recreate his great escape but its still at the end of the day a guy in an orange jumpsuitYou shoudn't be mad. If they used this mold they'd be using the best possible mold.
As I already explained in Reply #109 (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8609.msg234593#msg234593), there are enough differences between them that a new head and ice cream maker accessory simply wouldn't do Willrow Hood justice.
But I totally agree with Scott in that if they can make some no-name extra from the piece-of-**** Star Wars movie, then surely they can make some no-name extra from the best Star Wars movie, too.
(Oh, and the Flash Speeder sucks. SUCKS. I bought that thing on clearance for a couple bucks years ago, but it was so awful, they shoulda paid ME to take it. I've heard that there's a Dollar General store up in Wyoming who still has a shelf full of these things, even to this day, seven years later. They can't give 'em away. The only thing a re-release would do is guarantee that nothing else from it's assortment would ever see the light of day, EVER.)
:-[
Have carded images of this wave surfaced online yet?
Have carded images of this wave surfaced online yet?
Whoa thats kinda creepy. That guy is just staring with wide eyes at you. *shudder*
adam
I like the figure, but he just seems too bulky to me. I guess he'll make good custom fodder though.
:)
It was pretty rare... I have a couple loose and am glad I got them when I did. Here's some on ebay...
ASCENSION GUN AMIDALA (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=ascension+gun+amidala&category0=)
:)
He also has two chins, for twice the ass-kicking power. I got to write a databank entry in the prequal Trilogy forum on him.
He also has two chins, for twice the ass-kicking power. I got to write a databank entry in the prequal Trilogy forum on him.
Isn't that second chin just the helmet strap?
He's better than some of the Tatooine Wave in my book. I prefer him over the Momaw Nadon resculpt honestly. Mostly because of articulation, but still Momaw was a letdown to me.
Anyone else think the guy on the cardboard insert resembles Toby Maguire?
Ok I am confused now. If she has 6 boobs how the heck can you mistake her for a man? :PI meant Gargra,she sounds like a man.
My cry of "hypocrite" goes to Hasbro... If Ball/socket joints are so damned hard to make, why on god's green earth would Gragra get ball/socket shoulders? I mean, what's the point here?
My cry of "hypocrite" goes to Hasbro... If Ball/socket joints are so damned hard to make, why on god's green earth would Gragra get ball/socket shoulders? I mean, what's the point here?
Seriously. I would rather have seen these joints in the arms of the rebel soldiers.
I'm loving the Endor Reb figure more and more...
Sure the arms aren't perfect but they are better than the RFT still which is a plus. They're passable to me but will register as a flaw on this figure. If the coat's very pliable though they'll be better. So I'm waiting on getting this one for judgement I guess.
The legs are perfect... I'd love a resculpt of the POTF2 uniformed Endor Trooper some day, but this is a nice substitute for the time being.
The arms aren't bad though. They go neutral, they hold a rifle... They do that which completely unarticulated arms cannot, so I rank them in terms of quality around the POTJ Imp. Officer perhaps...
Since Target hasn't really been getting hit by the Endor wave yet, I wonder how far off this wave is? It's starting to freak me out because I've been caught up on everything for a week now. That's never happened before. Usually, the next wave comes out just before I find the last figure I need from the previous wave or the day after I find it.
Probably pass on Gragra; frankly she kind of scares me. :'(
Naboo Soldier is still the best in the wave, if not one of the top army builders ever.
Naboo Soldier is still the best in the wave, if not one of the top army builders ever.
Definitely, right up there with the VOTC stormie and VTSC biker scout.
Naboo Soldier is still the best in the wave, if not one of the top army builders ever.
Definitely, right up there with the VOTC stormie and VTSC biker scout.
Exactly.
Naboo Soldier is still the best in the wave, if not one of the top army builders ever.
Definitely, right up there with the VOTC stormie and VTSC biker scout.
Exactly.
Really? Wow, I just do not see it. I will buy a few of them but I would not place it near my top 5 army builders at all.
Does anyone know about any articulation on the Wave 7 figures of Saga '06? Are any repaints (Luke Jabba's palace to Luke Endor for example)?
Guessed warmers- Naboo Soldier
Guessed warmers- Naboo Soldier, Vader, Been, Gargra, Maul
That doesn't bode well early for the Naboo guy's sales rate. :)
The Greatest Pegwarmers of EP III waves that they threw out there are keeping the good figures (Endor Troopers and Luke) off the shelves. I like the hunt to an extent, but there has to be room on the shelves...Hopefully Hasbro Toy Shop will get this wave.
Pics anyone? Open ones if possible.
I think the Naboo guy has a better chance to sell than, say, Rep Been... Given long enough and heavy enough distribution of the wave I think he'd outsell figures like the Podracers and perhaps Gragra too... He's still decent "fodder" and I've found that helps somewhat, but he's definitely boring... I'm thinking Luke and the Endor Troopers will be the pains to find (if any are). No Sandtrooper/Death Star Gunner pain, but a pain for their respective wave.Hopefully not a Cody pain, who I dtill haven't found. :'(
It sounds like the black man is a minority in the SW universe too? It appears more white than black troopers are hitting. I hope the black variant doesn't prove too difficult to acquire.Go check TRU, you'll find a bunch of black guys.... Landos! :P
It sounds like the black man is a minority in the SW universe too? It appears more white than black troopers are hitting. I hope the black variant doesn't prove too difficult to acquire.
Too bad you missed the Endor Troopers, Paul. I was hoping to hear your thoughts.
We need a SA Jar Jar, one of the only SA figures I'd ever find! :P
I have a feeling Rep will warm like hell.
I remembers seeing 4 in the Gungan City scene.We need a SA Jar Jar, one of the only SA figures I'd ever find! :P
I have a feeling Rep will warm like hell.
I need to go back to EI and see how many of the Gungan reps are around Boss Nass, but I plan on getting at least 4-6 from what I remember.
I never ever ever want to hear the "pegwarmer" thing again regarding ICMG because if they make this dude, they can make anything
I haven't seen hide nor hair of this wave locally yet... Hell the first Endor Figures are still not in most collector's hands in my area. This is a real drought situation out here again... It was ok for a while with the Tatooine Wave but we're back to most WM's being baren of figures or clogged with the Epic Battles crappola. >:(
I have been looking at that pic for a while today. I just do not get the attraction. The figure looks like it belongs in the G.I.Joe line. :-\You're right. That pic may let me leave him on the pegs. He looks like ****!
I haven't seen hide nor hair of this wave locally yet... Hell the first Endor Figures are still not in most collector's hands in my area. This is a real drought situation out here again... It was ok for a while with the Tatooine Wave but we're back to most WM's being baren of figures or clogged with the Epic Battles crappola. >:(
They List him as Colonel (Later General) Airen Cracken.
I have been looking at that pic for a while today. I just do not get the attraction. The figure looks like it belongs in the G.I.Joe line.
is it me or that yellow naboo janitor dude is practically a g.i joe?
Still looking for these around here. I'm just hunting for the Holo Darth Maul, so any other figures are just a bonus! ;D
Still haven't seen this wave yet. I need that FANTASTIC Naboo Soldier. And Gragra. And Podracer 2-pack.
I need that FANTASTIC Naboo Soldier.
Still haven't seen this wave yet. I need that FANTASTIC Naboo Soldier. And Gragra. And Podracer 2-pack.
And this thermos.... ;D
Still haven't seen this wave yet. I need that FANTASTIC Naboo Soldier. And Gragra. And Podracer 2-pack.
And this thermos.... ;D
And this lamp. And this chair. And that's all I need! ;D
Is the Vader new tooling? Or just the head and hand?
I'm too lazy to scour through 19 pages...
FINALLY this wave hit.
I personally favor the Endor part of the wave over the Naboo part of the wave. All the Naboo wave figures are either limited in articulation or just plain boring. The Endor wave, on the other hand, is pretty cool. Luke's poncho looks nice, and the Rebel Trooper, although lacking ball-joint arm articulation, is still a great figure overall.
Mars Guo & Dud Bolt: .... Dud's gun has a weird strap, Mars is a familiar looking gun, anyone know if it is new or not?
Gragra: Everyone likes aliens, detailing and accesories (gorgs and a hatchet are appropriate, like to have seen a piece likd her food stall, similar to how they did the Coruscant bar. the Puppet looking mouth is very poory executed, should have sculpted the head with out it.
The Endor Rebels...
FINALLY this wave hit.
I personally favor the Endor part of the wave over the Naboo part of the wave. All the Naboo wave figures are either limited in articulation or just plain boring. The Endor wave, on the other hand, is pretty cool. Luke's poncho looks nice, and the Rebel Trooper, although lacking ball-joint arm articulation, is still a great figure overall.
i agree, with the exception of that vader that I never need to see released again :P
I havent gotten the chance to see it.
Not sure if I want to. Maybe the luke. :-\
Lucky, I haven't seen anything yet. :-\
Re-hash w/a new hand that holds the saber.
The revision cases of this wave are already starting to hit. As if the complete wave isn't hard enough to find already.They'reprobally the only cases my area have gotten hit by Grievous' & Anakin's galore. Not one Naboo figure, hopefully they'll be wrong the next time I check.
Naboo soldier is already pegwarming up here. Even at half off the regular retail price ($5 versus $10). Sure didn't take long. :o
The only thing I've actually seen so far is Rep Been... I picked him up in Dallas last weekend.... but I'm in DC... there are only a few from the wave I want- Gagra, PodPeople, Naboo Soldier... everything I see here is GB/Heros, Hoth wave... it's all pegwarmers from the older stuff.
Sigh,
Oboewan
I guess that we can surmise from the Naboo Soldier's pegwarming status that Hasbro probably won't be making a running change and doing this figure over in red. You can see some guys in the same uniform in red on the cardback photo. ;D
I guess that we can surmise from the Naboo Soldier's pegwarming status that Hasbro probably won't be making a running change and doing this figure over in red. You can see some guys in the same uniform in red on the cardback photo. ;D
and rep been i STILL havent seen yet. ???
I have to admit that the Rebel troopers have bee scarce. Although I was able to get mine, I haven't really seen any since.