I like Hot Cocoa or "regular" coffee with maybe a hint of milk and sugar (none of that fangled "fancy" coffee for me).

I checked my pre-order this afternoon and lo and behold  -

Estimated Arrival: February 2006

So much for the info from the e-mail and newsletters...  looks like another delay. 

I could see ESB and perhaps POTF being the two card focuses for a fall round.

I'd nominate Hoth Han, Bespin Luke, and Snowtrooper for ESB, then the Emperor and like it or not, Anakin Skywalker with swappable Sebastian Shaw/Hayden heads on POTF cards. Using a POTF card would also be a great way to rerelease the VOTV Stormtrooper.

For a possible ESB/PotF release in the fall, I'd love to see:

ESB - Hoth Leia, SA Snowtrooper, SA Rebel Trooper
PotF - SA Endor Luke and that "Glowy Anakin" idea Jared had with the swapable heads.

Alright.

Both hips - traditional
Both knees - ball
Ankles - ?

It's difficult for me to make the ankles out.  The right one looks like it's got a ball joint, but the left one looks static.  But that would be silly, wouldn't it, for one to be articulated and the other not? 

Thank you kind sir.

I wonder what would keep them from using ball-joints on his shoulders?   

Still shaping up to be a pretty dang good figure though...

Isn't there suppposed to be a third gift set out with a raw Falcon??  I found the first two and I thought I heard reports a few weeks back of these being found....

Yes, there is a third set and it is out there now...

If they are out, would they still be WM exclusives that I have a horrible time of trying to track down???  Target actually likes to stock these ships and they keep em by the SW stuff which is a real plus.

Sorry Mike...

According to Hasbro the 5-packs are still "Available only at Wal-Mart!"

So, our best guess using the research so far looks like this?

Bounty Hunt Figures =
- ten total (Han, Vader, Fett, Snowtrooper, AT-AT Driver, Grievous, Anakin, Scorch, Cody, Obi-Wan)   [taken from ToyWiz and NewForce info]
- each Bounty Hunt figure is only 1 per case   [taken from NewForce info]
- case may have anywhere from 0 to 2 Bounty Hunt Figures per case   [taken from EE info]
- most likely have Foil Cardback (aka Packaging Variation)   [taken from various sources]
- may or may not have paint modifications to the actual figure   [taken from various sources]
- may or may not have a Lucas mail-away offer on the back   [taken from various sources]


And then, completely separate from this is:

vOTC =
- X-Wing Luke, Greedo, SA Scout, Endor Han, Tusken with a Lucas mail-away offer on the back.
- no idea on the when/where for distribution yet

I've seen this idea floating around the 'net, and I might just have to try it... a Mini-Holo Chess set?

Pawns = RFTs and Stormtroopers
Rook = Han and Fett
Knight = Luke and Maul
Bishop = Amidala and Dooku
Queen = Ben and Vader
King = Yoda and Palpatine

Add a bit of spray paint to color them and volia!  Might give me something to do with all the extras I'm expecting by the end of the year... 

Since I didn't get any of my top-ten last year... 

I guess my new "top ten" list would look like this (same as my old one):

1. Padme Amidala (Fireside Dress):


2. Owen Lars w/Droid:


3. Beru Whitesun w/Droid:


4. Cleigg Lars w/Chair:


5. Nyrat Agira (Human 'Entertainer' from Outlander Club):


6. Jocasta Nu (Jedi Librarian):


7.  Toonbuck Toora (Senator):


8. Padme Amidala (Going Home):


9.  Padme Amidala (Senator):


10.  Padme Amidala (Lake Retreat):