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Title: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Rune Haako on August 24, 2012, 02:46 PM
Phase II Captain Rex
501st Jet Pack Trooper
Battle Droid
R2-D2
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anakin Skywalker
Darth Maul
Savage Opress
Commander Cody
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on August 24, 2012, 03:08 PM
Continuing 2013's trend of no new characters!

Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 24, 2012, 03:36 PM
What is even more ridiculous is that it looks like the Obi-Wan and Anakin are yet again "NEW" versions and not just straight re-packs. For the first two years of the line the re-packed the hell out of the Anakin and Obi-Wan figures from launch - I couldn't even begin to count the number of CW Obi-Wans I have with the swap-able Helmet/Head. And then there was Anakin that was pretty much the same figure but came in three flavors - regular, space suit slight mods, soft goods... and instead of worry about those two they continued to pump out new characters.

Now they're all we get along with a handful of clones that no one really wanted.

Did we really need them to make a version of R2 that uses the Goldie body sculpt?

Like I said in the "Future of the Clone Wars line" thread, I'd much rather they cancel this line altogether then keep it limping along like it is.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on August 24, 2012, 03:50 PM
It's not Goldie's mold. This R2-D2 uses the CW build-a-droid style mold that was used on a later astromech.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on August 24, 2012, 04:23 PM
Yep, and Malibu Stacy HAS A NEW FUR COAT!!!  ;D

Agreed it is a lackluster line-up once again. Clearly they have not learned how to "fix" this line nor does it seem they even care anymore.

I won't go as far as Pete and wish for the imminent end, but I do admit it pretty much sucks collecting this line now and has not been fun for nearly a year now. This is all I got for SW though, so when this dries up, I'm out. And I'm not ready to be out yet.

 

 
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: TheSon on August 24, 2012, 10:28 PM
And the kicks in the crotch from Hasbro continue. Anyone want to play a game and see who can take a picture with the most Obi-wons in it starting with this wave. I will be exempt of course because the 12 Anakins and numerous Obis that have kept me from seeing a new figure since wave one are clogging the pegs in all of my areas stores.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: SnTrooper on August 27, 2012, 12:20 PM
Looks like there is also going to be repacks of Cody, Maul, and Opress (Armored) in this wave.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on August 27, 2012, 04:00 PM
Official Hasbro Press Images Posted (http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Conventions/Celebration_VI/Hasbro/Official_Press_Images)

Check 'em out!
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Rune Haako on August 27, 2012, 04:55 PM
Nice to see the Battle Droid's got new articulated arms, but it should've gotten articulated knees and ankles too.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 27, 2012, 07:14 PM
Interesting how they kept the Maul and Oppress figures out of the slide show only to pass them on this way. I wonder if they did that because it's hard to sell an exclusive Battle Pack 10 slides later when you just showed off that 2 of the 3 figures in the battle pack are coming out on individual card backs....

 :-\
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on August 27, 2012, 09:34 PM
At least they got the weapons right for the single carded releases of Maul and Oppress.

The Obi-Wan heads keep getting angrier and angrier looking.

And oh yeah, now that the vintage wave with "realistic" Ahsoka is an online exclusive only, ne'er to be found at a retail store, wonder if Hasbro will rethink releasing Season 3 Ahsoka on a single card again. That's a repack I think many people would actually welcome. So of course it will never happen.  :(

Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediMoses on August 28, 2012, 12:27 AM
I believe Hasbro indicated that CW 44 Ahsoka is on a list of CW figures needing re-release
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jabba the Slug on August 28, 2012, 02:28 AM
Looks like there is also going to be repacks of Cody, Maul, and Opress (Armored) in this wave.

So then that Maul is the one that Hasbro mentioned a lot earlier this year that would see release single-carded. Funny, it's just a straight repack. Not even any tweaking... I'm sure hecka people are dissapointed that it's not even Spidey Maul. :-\

Finally a repack with armored Savage. Hasbro's just terribly sly - they don't pack in his lightsaber with the Battle Pack version so that we can get both the BP AND the single-carded repack.

I'm not exactly sure why Hasbrpo hasn't repacked Ahsoka yet. You would think that being that they're going with core characters only now they would repack her. This figure goes for $70 on Amazon!
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on August 28, 2012, 08:12 AM
Maybe Hasbro is one selling them on Amazon. HA!

Quote from: McMetal
The Obi-Wan heads keep getting angrier and angrier looking.


Yeah, he's not known for being mad all the time. I think the same thing when I see Mickey Mouse figures/toys with this almost evil scowl. Is Mickey known for being an angry character?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on August 28, 2012, 03:39 PM
Check out the South Park episode with him in it...  He's downright ego-maniacal.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on August 31, 2012, 03:45 PM
When is this wave supposed to hit? February/March 2013 like the Droid Factory or earlier?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on September 4, 2012, 10:13 AM
Like I said in the "Future of the Clone Wars line" thread, I'd much rather they cancel this line altogether then keep it limping along like it is.

No offense, but I would much prefer to see it limping along than not at all.  At least with a limp, I can get some figures that I like, such as the three repainted phase 2 clone troopers (501st, Sinker and Boost), another phase 2 Rex (this time with articulated knees) and cyborg Darth Maul.  I am still holding the torch for a General Krell figure, too!

What I find interesting is how my attitude toward Hasbro has changed over the last year.  I used to take them at their word, and I used to rely on what they told us.  Now, not so much.  They have been telling us (such as at CVI) that this line is geared toward children, and that they are making changes to it in order to maximize their experience with it.  So, in 2012, we saw Obi-Wan, Boss, Wolffe, Fox and Rex with no wrist articulation, and Rex, Scuba Ahsoka, Wolffe, Fox and Boss with no knee articulation.  Okay, I assumed that going into 2013, we would no longer see figures with wrist and knee articulation.  But fast forward to the CVI slideshow, and the new Rex appears to have knee articulation, and the new Obi-Wan appears to have wrist articulation.  Huh???  I just wish that I could predict what they are going to do based on what they tell us that they are going to do.  But that does not appear to be the case anymore. 
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on November 20, 2012, 11:29 AM
New hi-res photos of this wave are up over at RS. (Including Darth Maul single carded)

So...yeah, what about that articulation?

Jet Pack clone has articulated knees, elbows, wrists, etc. Obi and Rex both have enhanced articulation from their 2012 versions. These are definitely an improvement from this year's offerings, but seem pretty far away from the 5 POA we are being told to expect. Maybe in successive waves?

Anyways, it's a ho hum first wave, hope it does not linger like the first wave of this year. Yoda packaging looked alright.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on November 20, 2012, 11:59 AM
I was thinking about buying Anakin and Obi-Wan since I passed on the 2012 versions, but I'm not sure I like the "scowly faces" they have going on here.  Obi-Wan reminds me more of young Dooku with the pointy beard and "mad" eyebrows.   :P

I'll definitely be buying the upgraded Rex, makes me glad I passed on the under-articulated 2012 version.  I'll also be buying the R2 (love the CW BAD body) and the 501st Clone too.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on January 7, 2013, 02:35 PM
I want to know what they are planning to do with the Clone Wars line this year. Are they going to suspend that line for seven months too?

I asked...

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A few of our forum members have been asking how the Droid Factory cancellation and re-shipping of Vintage will affect Clone Wars.
 
We have seen the 2013 vehicles start hitting stores (and online shops have put up pre-orders), but what about the Clone Wars basic figure line?  Will those figures still hit stores as planned this Spring?

They replied...

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Hi, Jeff. There will be more information about the Star Wars toy line at Toy Fair next month. 

Patience, I guess.  Either they'll hit in the next six weeks or we'll find out their fate at Toy Fair. 
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on January 7, 2013, 04:48 PM
Thanks Jeff, I appreciate the efforts! I'm certainly not anticipating any good news, but some clarity of future direction would be nice.

Or, ideally: "We sold that sub-line to Disney. They will have 40 new figures out in 2013 starting this spring with the Pong Krell wave..."

 :D
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: TheSon on January 7, 2013, 08:46 PM

Or, ideally: "We sold that sub-line to Disney. They will have 40 new figures out in 2013 starting this spring with the Pong Krell wave..."

 :D

That would be the kind of news that makes me take out a small business loan!
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on January 12, 2013, 12:11 PM
Or, ideally: "We sold that sub-line to Disney. They will have 40 new figures out in 2013 starting this spring with the Pong Krell wave..."

OMG!  I wouldn't hear a thing anyone said to me for about an hour after reading that kind of news!  To quote Tootsie: "Heaven...sheer heaven."
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on January 21, 2013, 10:35 PM
So...huge sigh of relief this wave has been spotted at retail in the Phillipines, as per JTA. (They have pics in the comments section)

I was starting to have a really bad feeling we might not see these at all and Hasbro had some kind of ominous announcement planned for Toy Fair about the line ending outright this year.

At least we can expect to get the figures we have already seen, although the fate of the battle-droid still seems up in the air. (No longer seems to be part of Wave 1)

Also good news because I was not thrilled at the prospect of no new figures for six months while they are figuring what the heck to do with the TVC and MH lines. I'm hoping these will start to show up in the next month or so here stateside.

Also good to hear because that implies an imminent clearancing of all that Darth Maul packaged swag that is clogging the pegs everywhere.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on January 23, 2013, 02:05 PM
although the fate of the battle-droid still seems up in the air. (No longer seems to be part of Wave 1)

The photo posted in the JTA comment section shows the Battle Droid...
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http://mediacdn.disqus.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/420/2992/original.jpg
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on January 23, 2013, 04:40 PM
Can anyone tell if these all have some "new" detail to them or are a few of them just straight repacks?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on January 23, 2013, 04:48 PM
I believe it goes something like...

Anakin (NEW head)
Obi-Wan (NEW head, added articulation?)
Rex (NEW gun, added articulation)
501st Jetpack Trooper (new repaint)
R2-D2 (new repaint)
Battle Droid (repack, possible articulation upgrade)
Cody (repack)
Maul (repack)
Savage (repack)

Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on January 23, 2013, 06:13 PM
I believe it goes something like...

Anakin (NEW head)
Obi-Wan (NEW head, added articulation?)
Rex (NEW gun, added articulation)
501st Jetpack Trooper (new repaint)
R2-D2 (new repaint)
Battle Droid (repack, possible articulation upgrade)
Cody (repack)
Maul (repack)
Savage (repack)

Thanks!  These are getting more and more difficult for me to track for some reason.  Old age perhaps?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on January 23, 2013, 09:58 PM
Nice, so everyone is accounted for at least...thanks Jeff, I had seen the individual carded photos in that thread but not the group shot. That is a bit of a relief.

Still, what a lackluster wave, I can already tell I am going to be sick of seeing these same guys on the pegs the rest of this year. Here's hoping we see a Wave 2 and beyond...
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 4, 2013, 09:39 AM
So, pre-Toy Fair I had an unsettling thought: if the new 2013 Clone Wars figures were actually going to hit the pegs next week as anticipated with the street date/Target reset/etc...shouldn't online stores have their pre-orders up by now?

The fact that they do not suddenly has me concerned that Hasbro will pull some MH BS and that whole first wave will be axed and folded into the Black/MH line this Fall. (So far only foreign-packaged samples are known to exist)

Which means a brutal eBay wallet-raping for people like Pete and me that want these on the original Yoda cards.

Ugh...hope I'm wrong here.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 4, 2013, 01:44 PM
Sounds like The Clone Wars is dead (http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/content/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=11298) after wave 1.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jimree on February 4, 2013, 02:28 PM
I hope not. This line could be amazing, but the repacks are crazy

I know its a lot more deeper than that with viewership and stuff, and kids wanting the main characters. its tough

Sad to see it go if it does

Jim
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 4, 2013, 02:36 PM
I'm not shocked, to be honest.  I think the toon's down further than ever, it's also seemingly approaching its end-game scenario...  I think there's definite appeal for realistic CW among the realistic collectors (I know I would buy almost any CW figure done realistically), but the animated suffered out of the gate IMO, by being made wholely separate...  I think the line suffered because of that, to be honest.  No big shock that's around the same time sales declined for the 3.75" line overall.

Figures like Worm Loathsome and Yularren, which were good figures, failed miserably.  Even Embo became a pegwarmer around me not long after the hype wore off.  The Sidious figures were the rarity...  Even repainting Clones wasn't helping it along too much, and that used to be a no-fail scenario (they've not done it as much in the realistic line lately though either).

Class I & II getting the axe, I can't blame them on Class II...  Those are horrid.  Class I, yet to see where that's going to wind up but the first round in the green package, after I got to think about it, weren't amazing really.  Not to me anyway.  Even Yoda.  :-\
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: P-Siddy on February 4, 2013, 03:22 PM
Is it the Curse of the Yoda packaging?  ???  BAD figures=axed.  CW=Axed.  Class I & II vehicles= Axed.  All on Yoda packaging.  :'(
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 4, 2013, 03:24 PM
Ah, some dude named Volker said it so it must be true.  ::)

If this actually DOES turn out to be true, I can't say I'm surprised, but I'm not going out with a whimper. I'm going to continue to scream from the top of my lungs that this line could be a great success if Habsro had a clue WTF they were doing. I just don't buy that the show is doing badly and no one cares about the figures anymore. Go find me a pegwarming Commander Fox or Scuba Ahsoka and then tell me that. People care.

I don't think it was a mistake going animated at the outset either. The point of making figures is they should look like they do on the show, you know? I'll tell you what, I'll support the realistic Clone Wars figures when guys start supporting animated OT figures, because one makes about as much sense as the other.

As much as it sucks to think of all the great stuff they left on the table, I can't stomach the thought of any more dreadful realistic styled crap like child-bearing hips Ahsoka. Just don't make any more period. Leave those slots for Cantina Alien #15 or EU stuff. Clone Wars is an animated line and it should always stay that way.

I'll wait until the axe officially falls at Toy Fair to unload my Final Rant.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 4, 2013, 03:54 PM
I think there's a handful of adults that support it, but because it was a kid-oriented line it always needed heavy kid support and had it for a while.  But the show has declined in quality itself, I am pretty sure it's had steady ratings declines since it began, and I think at this point it's setting itself up for wrapping up at some point.  It has to...  It was stuck in a period of a fairly tight timeline.  If they had taken other EU into account they'd have even more of a confined space to work in.

But what the line lived off of was kids, and kids didn't support obscurity as much as they supported the dreaded Clone repaint and Ani/Obi.

Citing that Ahsoka or Fox is like me citing Revan and Malak...  They sold well, but were probably the shortest run of figures in the 30AC...  There's always rare stuff, in any line.  Especially in a line's waning days.  :-\

Also, don't know that there's any point to making action figures...  LFL wanted them to look as they do on the show, but at the onset, Hasbro wanted to, and pushed for, doing realistic versions.

Initial 2D Tartakovsky CW figures were done realistic...  They were fairly well received too, depending on the figure, and the later Tartakovsky figures were fantastic...  The animated Tartakovsky figures, not so well as I recall.

I think the line's been realistic style since day 1...  I think Hasbro needed that cohesion, and while I think they tried to blend the two by releasing "Legends" figuers that were realistic and tied to Clone Wars (Super Battledroid, etc.) at the line's launch, I think Hasbro knew the difference separated adult collectors for sure, and COULD separate kids...  I think people underestimate how observant kids are about things like that.

They took literally decades of a line though, and basically segregated a new line from the old line...  I think that separation hurt Clone Wars out of the gate, and you throw in a show that its curtain is dropping, and I think that's just a recipe for this outcome ultimately.

I think Hasbro really hoped collectors would support Clone Wars as much as they did the regular line, but I just think there were too few, and then the kid audience started to drift away too.

I'll never argue they're leaving a lot of cool characters on the table, but they could easily bring them out in the realistic line...  It's lost traction in the last 4 or 5 years too though, so I imagine there will be a little less risk with figure decisions this year.  Or more main-character-heavy assortments with the obscurity representing a lower portion...  As much as I want Adm. Trench too (I think I'd take him either style), I just don't know if he'll ever happen, much less animated looking at this point.

For the realistic fans, I think Ahsoka was a good figure...  I just wish we had a young Ahsoka with a Rotta The Hutt to go with the older one.  Mine's quite nice, and other than my first one having 2 left feet, I don't know many realistic fans who felt she was a bad figure.  Same with Kenobi, and Anakin is outstanding...  one of the best Anakin's, if not THE best Anakin, ever made IMO.

I don't want a lot of that stuff left on the table either...  and who knows, the line isn't dead yet, but the further they get from the show, and I think the show is on the way out sooner rather than later, the less likely a Trench figure is, or whatnot.  I prefer things to be done realistically, but I think a lot of that stuff is fading fast in either format at this point.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 4, 2013, 04:29 PM
Is it the Curse of the Yoda packaging?  ???  BAD figures=axed.  CW=Axed.  Class I & II vehicles= Axed.  All on Yoda packaging.  :'(

BAD wasn't on Yoda packaging, it was on that Black & Silver astromech Legacy packaging.  ;)
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: P-Siddy on February 4, 2013, 04:33 PM
Is it the Curse of the Yoda packaging?  ???  BAD figures=axed.  CW=Axed.  Class I & II vehicles= Axed.  All on Yoda packaging.  :'(

BAD wasn't on Yoda packaging, it was on that Black & Silver astromech Legacy packaging.  ;)

Ahh... I thought it was going to be on the Yoda packaging too.  Good to know.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Nicklab on February 4, 2013, 05:46 PM
VolkerC is one of the more well regarded collectors on the European scene.  And he's been a fairly reliable source of info.  The report supposedly came out of the German Toy Fair.

I can't say that I would be surprised by Hasbro announcing the cancellation of the Clone Wars animated figure line.  It's been diminishing in popularity over the past 2 years.  And when Hasbro started offering real-world renditions of Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka you had to expect that this would eventually happen.  Plus, it seems that the series might be wrapping up in the next year.  I just re-watched the season 5 trailer, and saw some key indicators that we're headed much closer to Revenge Of The Sith territory.  The ROTS era Jedi Interceptors are featured in that clip, most noticeably.  If the series is coming closer to an end, you've got to expect the same with the toy line.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 4, 2013, 08:42 PM
What bums me some is there ARE good things left on the table...  I have my preferences how they'd get done obvioiusly, but I honestly think anything but "mains" are a lot less likely here on out, regardless of what style they're done in.

Trench really bums me out, but at the same time he gives me something to shoot for in the customs realm.

There's seriously almost part of me wishes 3.75" would cease all together...  That part of me is the customizer in me that would then focus on that area of the hobby that I've neglected for years now.  :D
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Greg on February 4, 2013, 10:35 PM
At this point I'm hoping Clone Wars is indeed cancelled, but if it is it will still be bittersweet. I want to see some Mandalorian repaints, fully-clothed Darth Maul, a Pong Krell, and maybe some Phase 2 Clones with legion markings, but that probably won't happen even if the line continues. Distribution has been a fustercluck since 2011, and the quality of the few Clone Wars items last year was overall a joke.

Despite all the recent crapiness, I have enjoyed the line over the last FIVE years (can you believe it has been that long?!?) and it will be somewhat sad to see the animated style go. The Clone Wars has become a pretty sizable portion of my collection, and has somehow managed to deliver some great items every year. Some stuff like the Mandos, Embo, Seripas, Dropship mini-rig, the giant Tri-Droid, and that very first "dirty" Clone figure will be in my collection until I quit Star Wars, which I can't say about everything I own.

Maybe Hasbro killed this line by not making more characters, or by designing it in animated style and alienating most collectors, or maybe the kids supporting it have hit puberty and moved on... who knows? The line is just limping along at this point so it might be best for Hasbro to just pull the plug. All good things must come to an end, and TCW delivered a large amount of "good" in the last half-decade.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on February 4, 2013, 10:41 PM
Kids are fickle, especially in this age. So many lines aimed at kids die after a year or two. Some may also suffer from a certain channel trying to kill the shows it should be supporting (THundercats, Green Lantern, Young Justice...farther back, Justice League and Masters of the Universe) so they can show Johnny Test and Dreamworks Dragons in 4 hour blocks and stuff that is not cartoons.

What about the rumors of Class 1 and Class 2 ending. Are we are heading back to  no vehicles at mass retail like Power of the Jedi? Guess we will find out.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 4, 2013, 10:54 PM
Yeah, it was a great run to be sure, although I still feel strongly that the line limping has more to do with Hasbro kneecapping it then lack of consumer interest ultimately. Last year and this year could have seen a lot more sales I am convinced had they made better figure selections and actually gotten them into stores.

We're still getting figures like Kneesa 20+ years after DROIDS went off the air, so it won't surprise me if they throw a threw bones our way over the coming years. (BTW, Droids and Ewoks figures - both "vintage" lines made in the source-accurate animated style) I can't say if I'll even care at that point unless they somehow decide to release them in the animated style though.

It sucks, I mean, I got nothing once this goes away. It's going to be hard, honestly. I loved this line with a passion and it's pretty much my only SW 3&3/4" focus, outside of a few cherry picked TVC figures here and there. I know for 99% of people it's just a little window getting shut, but for me, ugh, it's the end of SW collecting as I have known and embraced it for the past five years or whatever it's been. I would never have gotten pulled back into this world otherwise. It's super disappointing to see it circling the drain like this.

 :'(
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 4, 2013, 11:38 PM
But there's always something to move onto...  That's the point.  For me, the animated line was more a blip in the radar than what the hobby's always been about (the "main line" as it were).  I always kind of figured this line's life was tied to the cartoon, and the cartoon was a finite thing.

I'm not sure if Hasbro ruined CW by knee-capping it, or if it knee-capped it because CW was in its death throws...  I tend to think the latter.  I think it's a line that came out of the gates strong, as did the series, and the series has done nothing but decline every year in quality (IMO) and so has the toy line with it.  I don't know that those things are coincidental really.

It never helped (for adult collectors) that Hasbro had the line pigeon-holed for kids...  They really never seemed to have too much faith in collectors supporting it, and you can't blame them there.  I mean, I remember the initial reaction to the toon movie, and the outrage at it (I loved it, personally, and still do...  I can watch those verticle AT-TE's all day) from adults.  I think though, they gave it somewhat of a collector flare and that fizzled fast and bit them in the ass.  I think that's a big reason the line wound up getting shrunk down to basically all mains and repaints.  As cool as Embo was, I would be willing to bet many kids didn't care about him.

Either way, I'm sorry for the adult fans of the CW line...  Collecting will go on though, and I think they'll all find a new way to collect.  I remember people mad that the animated 2D figures were canned too.  Life went on, and the realistic ones we got, are almost all outstanding figures.

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(BTW, Droids and Ewoks figures - both "vintage" lines made in the source-accurate animated style)

Not an example I think I'd have made.  :-\
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on February 5, 2013, 12:45 AM
Realistic fans owe the Clone Wars line some thanks. I think the CW got a lot of stuff made that might not have been otherwise: the Fighter Tank, Swamp Speeder, Corporate Alliance Droid tank, Droid Gunship, V-19 Torrent, AT-TE, Turbo Tank...and show only stuff, obviously. They might have made the smaller ROTS vehicles at some point, but doubtful they'd have made the EU V-19 or fighter tank (never appeared in the toon) without a more kid aimed line out there. And the big ticket items? Their releases opened the door for the new AT-AT.

I was slow to warm to the line, the first super-extra (at the time) articulated Clone trooper got me interested. Once they had more articulation for all characters, I was interested. My interest faded with reduced articulation and hard to find releases and no new characters. Honestly the same would happen to some degree with realistic if all those things happened.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 5, 2013, 02:28 AM
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My interest faded with reduced articulation and hard to find releases and no new characters. Honestly the same would happen to some degree with realistic if all those things happened.

Think about that a minute though...  besides the articulation, that's sort of happened. ;D

Fan-interest in 3.75" is at an all-time low I think too though...  It's hurting all over.

I don't know on some of those vehicles.  "Big" vehicles kicked off with the Falcon and At-TE...  The show may or may not have helped one of those.  I think that's a matter of some debate.  Some of your vehicle choices, again I think that's of some debate...  I think the Swamp Speeder would've happened, and so on.  The V-19 I don't think would've necessarilly been looked at thoroughly without the toon though.  I think they needed a small affordable Clone Fighter and that fit the bill at the time.  I could go either way there I think.  Droid Gunship, I don't know...  I think the tank droid would've happened.

The Republic Fighter tank is a tough call.  It's from a video game actually, and had nothing to do with the toon...  Again was it that they needed a Clone tank?  or did they just want something new that they hoped everyone would appreciate?  I don't know there.

I DO think the giant tri-droid might not have happened without the whole Cristophsis pimping of it though and it's to this day a glorious piece of armor.

I think a lot of the Class I stuff though, no way it'd be out without Clone Wars for inspiration more than realistic stuff.  And the nice new AT-RT I think wouldn't exist either.  Far superior, to me, than the battery operated ones which I actually kinda liked.

I agree on the Turbo Tank, but then again I thought it sucked too at the time. ;D  I think the big ships kind of needed Clone wars, but then again nobody supports the big ships either.  I rarely see people pay full price including the MTT this year, the shuttle last year for sure, the AT-AT, etc.  Maybe thanks should go to kids instead then.

What's funny in all this is often times people should just thank kids because kids got them some of this goofier junk.  Kids who buy the Ani's/Obi's...  Hate the business model but the rehashed recarded junk funds the obscurity.  Hasbro's laid that out plain over the years.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 5, 2013, 09:26 AM
But there's always something to move onto...  That's the point.  For me, the animated line was more a blip in the radar than what the hobby's always been about (the "main line" as it were).  I always kind of figured this line's life was tied to the cartoon, and the cartoon was a finite thing.

I'm not sure if Hasbro ruined CW by knee-capping it, or if it knee-capped it because CW was in its death throws...  I tend to think the latter.  I think it's a line that came out of the gates strong, as did the series, and the series has done nothing but decline every year in quality (IMO) and so has the toy line with it.  I don't know that those things are coincidental really.

I appreciate what you are trying to say, and I don't really want to seem argumentative but I think this whole CW is in its death throes (sic) thing is sort of a manufactured perception. If the line's life was tied to the cartoon why did they decide to put it on life support when the show had 3 seasons left to run? With some of the most compelling character designs out there to draw from?

I tend to have a different take about the trajectory of the line overall too, I thought it started as a very ho-hum affair but when they started adding increased articulation and getting into the more obscure character choices it really took off, in terms of quality. I can't agree about the quality of the show being in steady decline either, it has always been a hit or miss affair, nothing in the past 2 seasons has been as bad as those Senate debate/poison drink episodes. And the stuff they've done the past 3 weeks has been insanely awesome, IMHO.

As far as moving on, I'm guess I'm not really looking for the next thing to waste money on, I collected this line because I loved it. I really could care less about the 6" line or Angry Birds, or whatever else it is I am supposed to be spending money on now. I think Hasbro just assumes the $$$ will move in a different direction, but they're never going to get my money back and they're never going to recapture that kid market like they had it. Not until the next movie anyway.

ps - my point about the Droids/Ewoks thing is just that it is not really accurate to say that the action figure line has always been realistic style...it would be more accurate IMO to say that the action figures have always been released in a source accurate style, and that 90% of the source material historically has been live action.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 5, 2013, 01:53 PM
I think you could look at the show's ratings though, and correlate that to the line's decline...  I thought out of the gate they were good.  The first two years or so...  But as the show's viewership has dropped off, Hasbro's dropped off with new CW stuff too.  That's the point I was making.

I'm not moving onto the new things either, but I am sticking with realistic 3.75"...  It's always a possible wealth of fun, and if you got into it late there's lots of backlog to look into for cheap.

My point on bringing up Droids/Ewoks was they were the death of the Vintage line more or less despite the media they came from and being on Saturday Mornings which were golden timeslots back at that time, plus kids then having generally higher attention spans than they do now...  Like I said, not the point I would've wanted to have made. :)

Also, flash forward, figures have actually more rarely than not reflected their media...  Video game figures weren't made to look video gamey, comic figures were largely done realistic except for some decoes, and Tartakovsky toon figures wound up being both, but the realistic style stuck with those while the animated figures sort of bombed.  They had a vocal minority too though and their sculpts were outstanding at the time.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 5, 2013, 04:34 PM
Yeah, that's a good point about the video game/comic stuff...that occured to me but I see it as a  sort of a nebulous affair where it just mimicked whichever line they ended up getting released in, like Snow Plo and Kul Teska being done in the animated style because they got released under the CW banner.

I was one of that vocal minority that loved the animated Tartakovsky figures, because again, they looked like they actually appeared on the show. Those were basically statues though, and did not offer much play value, admittedly. But yeah, I guess I stuck around after that ended, so who knows...
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 5, 2013, 05:08 PM
I felt Kul was offered in the realistic style actually...  A less toned down 3-D animation.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Nicklab on February 9, 2013, 02:59 PM
Well, no CW shown at Toy Fair.  It appears that this wave truly is the last gasp of the animated Clone Wars line.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 9, 2013, 04:04 PM
No one bothered to confirm yet?

Hey, they didn't show anything for Clone Wars at SDCC either, as I recall. But we still got new stuff after that.

I know, longest of long shots...just hoping they might go out with a surprise multi-pack or mail-away offer or something else as a nice nod to all the collectors who actually did support this line.

Probably too much to expect from that lot though.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 9, 2013, 04:39 PM
Arnie from Star Wars Action News:

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Just found out-Clone Wars animated style figures done for the time being. Some characters in realistic style may be in the low articulated Saga Legends line. Black series ( both scales) to stay focused on films

Or what Jeff posted in the other thread (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=22231.msg555978#msg555978)
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Greg on February 9, 2013, 04:49 PM
I had noticed some Clone Wars figures in this picture with the Mission Heroes stuff:

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/11246_517532631632589_409896139_n.jpg)

I guess these are just misplaced Wave 1 figures, huh?
Title: Re: The Future of the Clone Wars Toy Line?
Post by: Jayson on February 9, 2013, 05:31 PM
from GH FB page:

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Clone Wars figures shown at CVI will not be released in US.

 :o
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on February 9, 2013, 05:40 PM
Aw, crap.   ::)

Off to eBay to grab that Rex, 501st Jetpack trooper.    >:(

Thought I saw on Twitter that the R2-D2 from this wave may be part of the Mission Series with C-3PO (see Greg's pic above)?  Or is that a different R2-sculpt?
Title: Re: The Future of the Clone Wars Toy Line?
Post by: Greg on February 9, 2013, 05:45 PM
from GH FB page:

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Clone Wars figures shown at CVI will not be released in US.

 :o

Well that's some **** right there. The wave was solid, and would have been a fine release for now until summer when new stuff hits. Is it safe to assume that the remainder of Movie Heroes will also be international only?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Rune Haako on February 9, 2013, 05:53 PM
The Battle Droid is being being released in the Mission Series with Rex.
Title: Re: The Future of the Clone Wars Toy Line?
Post by: Jeff on February 9, 2013, 06:06 PM
Is it safe to assume that the remainder of Movie Heroes will also be international only?

Pretty much - also from GH:
"Movie Heroes (2012 and 2013) Sandtrooper, Boba Fett, Anakin, Battle Droid will be European release only"
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 9, 2013, 10:51 PM
Aw, crap.   ::)

Off to eBay to grab that Rex, 501st Jetpack trooper.    >:(


Good luck finding one, there are none out there, even on ebay.UK, where these have already started hitting retail stores.

I would like to know definitively if any of these Wave 1 figures were ever actually produced in US packaging or not. Are these going to suddenly turn up at TJ Maxx six months from now?

edit: screw it, I just ordered a case from Germany, I'm not messing around and missing out on these....better safe than sorry, the way things have been going these could end up being the rarest figures of the line.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: TheSon on February 10, 2013, 09:24 AM
How much did the case run???
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 10, 2013, 10:21 AM
How much did the case run???

Well, with the shipping and conversion from Euros, my Wave 4 Legends case came to roughly $200, if he got them from Toy Palace, they probably cost him about the same for the CW case.

I think we'll still see the Yoda packaged stuff here in the US, so while I will admin I'm considering doing what McMetal did, I'm willing to wait until that Yoda look street date hits - wasn't it this week or next?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 10, 2013, 10:22 AM
How much did the case run???

It came to around $200 with the shipping, current Euro exchange rate, etc. Pre-orders are not expected to be filled prior to 2/28, so that allows me a couple of weeks to try and confirm if these are ever really going to show up in the US or not. If so, I can always cancel my pre-order. So that makes me feel a little better at least.

I'd much rather have these in the US packaging without all the multilingual stuff on there, but it remains to be seen if that is even an option or not.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 10, 2013, 10:25 AM
How much did the case run???

Well, with the shipping and conversion from Euros, my Wave 4 Legends case came to roughly $200, if he got them from Toy Palace, they probably cost him about the same for the CW case.

I think we'll still see the Yoda packaged stuff here in the US, so while I will admin I'm considering doing what McMetal did, I'm willing to wait until that Yoda look street date hits - wasn't it this week or next?

Hey Pete, yeah it was Toy Palace, I have always had good experiences with them on previous orders, mostly for other Clone Wars Euro-exclusives. You're right on with the case estimate too.

I know of at least 2 Targets locally that reset early (2/11 is the actual street date) but neither of them put out any new figures, nor even any restocks of Maul packaged CW stuff. Nor have I seen any other reports from around the 'net of people finding new figures post-reset. So while I am hopeful we see these too, there don't seem to have been an early sightings yet.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on February 12, 2013, 01:37 PM
Sucks to hear that this wave will not be coming out in the U.S.  But I only wanted the 501st Trooper and the new Rex; and it looks like Rex is coming out in the Mission Series 2-pack later in the year.  So, it's not a big loss.  I may track down that 501st Trooper online - assuming I can find him in the show somewhere.  I'm not going to make the effort if his paint apps are just a Hasbro designer having fun with the design.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 12, 2013, 09:04 PM
They were on last week's episode actually, pictured next to Rex, but in darkness so hard to make out the coloration.

I still wish someone could somehow confirm if any of these figures were made in US packaging or not. I still think these could really be hard to come by on the aftermarket otherwise.

A lot of people are speculating that the animated Rex and the BD pictured with the Mission Series figures at Toy Fair were just place holders and different versions will be released eventually. Guess we'll have to wait and see...
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 12, 2013, 09:46 PM
(http://starwars.com/img/explore/the-clone-wars/slideshow/ep517/trivia/trivia05.jpg)
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on February 13, 2013, 08:59 AM
They were on last week's episode actually, pictured next to Rex, but in darkness so hard to make out the coloration.

Well, that settles that.  Thanks for the information.  I guess I'll be hunting this one down on the secondary market.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 13, 2013, 09:44 AM
OMG, Jayson where did you pull that slide? This is EXACTLY the kind of info I am going to need for customizing purposes. Awesome info, hope there are more where that came from!
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on February 13, 2013, 10:05 AM
That's from the concept art slideshows (http://starwars.com/explore/the-clone-wars/ep517/#!/media/slideshow) that StarWars.com posts for the episodes.

They pretty much do one for each episode and they are filled with sketches or layouts for the various characters in the episode.  Definitely a treasure-trove of info in there for all the clone/droids decos over the years.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on February 13, 2013, 11:30 AM
Jeff - what's your perspective on the CW and Movie Heroes lines potentially being limited to overseas shipments?  We have had conflicting reports from other sites and you typically have a good sense for Hasbro's approach.  What do you think the chances are of finding these in US eventually?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on February 13, 2013, 12:19 PM
What do you think the chances are of finding these in US eventually?

I have no idea really. 

If I had to choose between the conflicting reports, I'd lean towards Mike/GH over JTA.  I believe the chances are pretty bad of them hitting as basic figures anytime soon.  There are no pre-orders at any US etailer and we've never even see US carded samples pop-up.  Everything that has hit so far has been OUS packaging. 

I held out hope when Target did not clearance the DPCIs yet, but it's mid-February.  If we were going to see them, I think they'd be here by now.  Or at least "here" enough for early US cases to have hit eBay by now.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 13, 2013, 03:01 PM
That's what I figure too...  These would've hit with the reset and new stuff like the Class I's and II's.  It's also fairly uncharted territory though.  Never seen things in this much of a state of flux in the modern line, ever.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 14, 2013, 11:17 PM
Well, I got my shipping notice today from Toy Palace, these guys are on their way to me now. Guess they arrived a tad earlier than the 2/28 estimated date. So yeah, the US ones will probably show up at TJ Maxx or Marshall's any day now.  ::)

Sure wish I could have gotten 2 Jetpack clones with this case assortment. But hey, we all need more Obis and Anis let's face it.  :P
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 14, 2013, 11:44 PM
I'm gonna hold out hope that they are still on their way...

If we confirmation that they're not, well - then I'll probably get a case of both the CW and MH 2013 waves just to have MOC sets.

Hasbro keeps saying these two lines are not for me. If that's the case, I don't know how to explain why I would have gladly scooped up multiples of the Exploding Battledroid (both tan and red versions) and the Jet Pack Clonetrooper had they been available at retail....
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on February 15, 2013, 01:02 AM

Hasbro keeps saying these two lines are not for me. If that's the case, I don't know how to explain why I would have gladly scooped up multiples of the Exploding Battledroid (both tan and red versions) and the Jet Pack Clonetrooper had they been available at retail....

+1

Or better yet, why collectors are so willing to buy overseas cases for $200.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 15, 2013, 09:15 AM
Yep, I am curious what kind of numbers this wave will be produced in, because I suspect despite the lackluster character selection, this will end up being one of their best selling Clone Wars waves ever.

I wish they could have just continued selling these figures outside of the US, I don't mind paying a premium, they are just leaving piles of money on the table.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 15, 2013, 01:59 PM
Clone Wars figures are on sale for $5.49 each until March 18 at TRU.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: jedipurge on February 19, 2013, 04:58 PM
kills knowing we'll probably never see that gattling gun that Rex comes with ever again in a non-action feature form,  thats main reason for me wanting this newer version over the less articulated one that we recently got.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 20, 2013, 12:25 AM
So have we been able to get a firm "Yes" or "No" regarding this wave ever making it to the US?

I'm willing to order from Toy Palace, but I'm waiting to see how my 2012 Movie Heroes come before I pull the trigger on another $200 figure case....
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 20, 2013, 08:50 AM
I think a lot of sites (not this one) dropped the ball by not getting a firm answer to that question at Toy Fair. Since there are no more Q&A's and the next con is months, any sort of confirmation at this point seems unlikely to come anytime soon.

Then again, even if they told us, who knows if we could even believe them? They said the Mandalorian Shuttle would never come out domestically either yet I bought three of them at TRU last Christmas.

With the line being abandoned, I didn't see the point in waiting around to find out. Not like I have anything else to spend my dough on right now.

My shipment should be here any day Pete, I will let you know how they show up...
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on February 20, 2013, 10:52 AM
So have we been able to get a firm "Yes" or "No" regarding this wave ever making it to the US?

I have not seen anything 100% concrete either way.  I sent the PR guys an email today asking them to please double-check with Hasbro to get the "official" status of the three "lost" waves (2012 Movie Heroes Wave 4; 2013 Movie Heroes Wave 1; 2013 Clone Wars Wave 1).  I will let you guys know if I hear anything back from them...
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 20, 2013, 01:31 PM
I was charged and got my shipping notice from Order Sixty Six Toy Store (https://www.ordersixtysixtoys.co.uk/categories/Star-Wars/Action-Figures/The-Clone-Wars/2013-Packaging/) for this wave. I got them all except Maul and Savage, which is fine since they are repacks.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on February 20, 2013, 03:49 PM
I was charged and got my shipping notice from Order Sixty Six Toy Store (https://www.ordersixtysixtoys.co.uk/categories/Star-Wars/Action-Figures/The-Clone-Wars/2013-Packaging/) for this wave. I got them all except Maul and Savage, which is fine since they are repacks.

Argh!  All sold out of Captain Rex.  Oh well...the search continues.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 22, 2013, 02:49 PM
Yeehaw, my order from Toy Palace showed up just now, on an afternoon I just happened to be working from home!

Once again, I have to give them props, my case was full of perfectly mint cards, basically they just super bubble-wrapped the whole casebox from Hasbro. Everything arrived in pristine conditon.

I'll share more thoughts about the wave later, at least from a somewhat aesthetic viewpoint since I don't plan to open any of these up. I have started to see a few pop up on eBay and I did not realize there was a Canadian packaging variant. So I guess these will be hitting stores up there?

Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jayson on February 25, 2013, 12:06 PM
According to GH (http://www.galactichunter.com/gh/story/ghr-2013-clone-wars-canada), this wave has hit Canada.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on February 25, 2013, 01:34 PM
Did anyone else order both the MH cases and CW wave 1 from Toy Palace?  I elected to not ship until all three cases were ready, but not sure if they are getting all three at once.  I wish my German was better.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jeff on February 27, 2013, 01:15 AM
So have we been able to get a firm "Yes" or "No" regarding this wave ever making it to the US?

I have not seen anything 100% concrete either way.  I sent the PR guys an email today asking them to please double-check with Hasbro to get the "official" status of the three "lost" waves (2012 Movie Heroes Wave 4; 2013 Movie Heroes Wave 1; 2013 Clone Wars Wave 1).  I will let you guys know if I hear anything back from them...

I finally heard back today.  Here was the direct quote that I summarized for the front page (http://www.jedidefender.com/index.php?id=191):

"Movie Heroes and Clone Wars 2013 waves are outside-US only. We're waiting to hear back on the others."

The "others" mentioned are 2012 Movie Heroes Wave 4...  but at this point, it's probably safe to assume those are not coming to US retail either.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on February 27, 2013, 03:06 AM
Bummer news, but thanks for finally confirming one way or the other.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: McMetal on February 27, 2013, 08:44 AM
Yeah, thanks Jeff, that puts to rest some of the misinformation floating around out there at some other sites. Hopefully they acknowledge this fact now.

I care little, as I have mine already, but it's some small consolation that I didn't necessarily make a hasty decision by ordering these online.

A lot of Canadian toy scalpers are happy right now though. Is anybody up there buying figures and not throwing them up on eBay right now? Sheesh.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Darby on February 27, 2013, 01:11 PM
I suppose it's no different than last fall. I found the last group of 2012 CW (Fox and others) in London, which is probably where I'll find these in April. Sucks though - I'll be paying $25 a pop or so.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on February 27, 2013, 02:31 PM
I would totally order a case of each from Toy Palace if it weren't for the fact that my 2012 MH order is totally MIA....  :-[
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: John C on February 27, 2013, 05:48 PM
Did they say anything about putting these on the Hasbro website?
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Scockery on February 27, 2013, 06:09 PM
America is now the Third World, everyone else gets the exclusive products. Soon all we will have are rubbery, non-poseable, poorly painted bootlegs in header bags with inaccurate artwork.  :P
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Jesse James on February 27, 2013, 07:03 PM
Move to Pittsburgh and drive over structurally defficient bridges for work every day.  WE've been 3rd world for a while.  :D

I'd say if you expect these on Hasbro's site, you could probably stop now.  I think what's made is made, and it's going to where it's going, and it's not gonna happen for the US folk.  :-\
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on March 1, 2013, 07:00 PM
Just placed my order for the 2013 Movie Heroes and Clone Wars cases from Toy Palace. I hope I don't come to regret that situation considering that I still have no answer regarding my 2012 Movie Heroes Wave 3 (what would have been our Wave 4) case....
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on March 1, 2013, 07:17 PM
They have the 2012 MH case expected on 3/15 Pete.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on March 1, 2013, 07:46 PM
They have the 2012 MH case expected on 3/15 Pete.

I know -  but my order for it already shipped back on Feb  11th - and I still don't have it.

If it does indeed seem to be lost, here's hoping that Toy Palace will be decent about it and ship me a replacement case when their new shipment of them arrives.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: JediJman on March 1, 2013, 09:08 PM
Oh that stinks.  There should be some kind of delivery confirmation or else they're liable.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: MasterFisto on March 2, 2013, 12:04 PM
I got Captain Rex from a Canadian seller on eBay.  $30, plus $8 shipping.  I justified the expense with the realization that I will be buying practically no Star Wars figures until sometime in the Summer/Fall.  Anyway, I really want that Rex.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Nicklab on March 4, 2013, 06:12 PM
They have the 2012 MH case expected on 3/15 Pete.

I know -  but my order for it already shipped back on Feb  11th - and I still don't have it.

If it does indeed seem to be lost, here's hoping that Toy Palace will be decent about it and ship me a replacement case when their new shipment of them arrives.

It's most likely a Customs delay.  That's the hitch with international orders.  Your parcel might just be waiting to go through the Customs clearing process, and then you should eventually get it.
Title: Re: Clone Wars Wave 30 (2013 Wave 1)
Post by: Pete_Fett on March 4, 2013, 10:20 PM
It's most likely a Customs delay.  That's the hitch with international orders.  Your parcel might just be waiting to go through the Customs clearing process, and then you should eventually get it.

I hope that is all it is.

UPDATE: Received my 2012 Movie Heroes Wave 3 Case today. VERY relieved. VERY well packaged by the Toy Palace folks. Got my shipping notice for my 2013 Wave 1 Cases of Clone Wars and Movie Heroes as well.