2020 TVC Imperial Troop Transport

[Jesse James]

What Rob said... 

I got one immediately and I’m getting a 2nd full price.  From there I’ll buy as many as I can justify but also as price decline dictates.  As Pawlus always says, vote with your wallet blah blah blah.  Hasbro does not look at 3.75” as super important but they are still throwing cool stuff our way.  6” is more important to them clearly.  If people want 3.75” around they need to support it, or they will eventually can it.

GMNick, I’m totally gonna weigh the two damn things! 🤣

I still can’t get over that being a complaint about it but hey, it’s the times we live in as collectors I guess.

I’ll never tell people how to spend their $.  I didn’t buy the XWings because they’re not my bag.  But this is and I can get on board supporting it, for whatever good it does.  People on social media are acting like $70 is breaking their lives...  I assume they don’t own cars, houses, or have children, or ever get sick. 🤦‍♂️

[Nicklab]

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[tmanthegreat]

I received my Imperial Troop Transport from Entertainment Earth this past Wednesday, but on account of being sick the past couple days, haven’t had a chance to open it until today...  Here’s a quick review and some photos 



Overall, the vehicle looks fantastic and has excellent paint applications, weathering, and detail.  It is somewhat on the smaller side, but still fits in scale-wise with other vehicles like the Assault Tank.





As has been noted previously, only the left and right forward troop doors open whereas the others are fixed. A top hatch opens and a figure can stand on one of the interior jump seats to look out.  The gun turret rotates & has elevating guns.





Even the transport’s underside is highly detailed with the repulsorlifts, etc.



The real neat part of the vehicle is the interior.  The vehicle roof pulls off and there is a lot to look at in there.  From the wiring, to the floor plating, to the gun rack, to the folding jump seats, to the fans detailed on the roof part, this is certainly one of the best detailed Star Wars vehicles out there.  There are 6 jump seats detailed, though only four fold down.  A figure can’t really stand up in the interior, but that is actually similar to the way a lot of actual armored personnel carriers are.  Plenty of room in the interior for additional cargo.  The rear hatch opens upwards and it’s a little awkward to place a figure running out the hatch...









The cockpit is also very well detailed.  Because of the way the doors open, it a little hard to see everything in there, however there are all sorts of wiring and switches detailed. The drivers have actual seats and the control columns are movable.  Even the inside of the doors are detailed with latches, etc. I’m using a couple AT-ST crew figures in my transport and they work well.





Overall, I’m really happy with the new Imperial Troop Transport vehicle and am glad I got one.  It is yet another fantastic addition to the Vintage Collection line and I hope Hasbro continues to release highly detailed and functional vehicles like this for the collectors market 

[Darth_Anton]

Nice photos!

[McMetal]

Yeah but does it say “There’s one, set for stun!”

 

[Matt_Fury]

Very cool looking!  Thanks for the detailed pics!

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Yeah but does it say “There’s one, set for stun!”

 

"R2-D2 where are you?!?"

Cool pics.  This thing looks cool.

[Nicklab]

The jump seats and rifle rack are great details for the interior.  The top hatch and rear hatch are cool, too.  And I like the way the exterior trooper positions connect with the troop bay.  And even though I never had the vintage vehicle, I would have appreciated the sound effects, too. 

Oh, and the AT-ST crew make perfect pilots for this vehicle!  Good photos, too. 

[tmanthegreat]

Thanks for the comments on the photos, everyone

I agree including sound effects would have been neat, but I’m perfectly OK without them...  Batteries can get old, explode, and ruin the electronics (a fact I sadly learned from my Clone Wars AT-AP).  It’s best not to have those features in my book.

[Matt_Fury]

Received my shipping notice from EE!

[Matt_Fury]

Mine showed up today and it's a fantastic piece!  I love the homage to the vintage troop transport and the modern details!

[Pete_Fett]

Got my order today. Unfortunately neither arrived Mint-in-Box, so I have to deal with EE's Mint Condition Guarantee now.

I have been ordering from them since the late 90s, I like them and am happy to support them, but I am getting tired of complaining to them that their warehouse team is doing them no favors by taking a Hasbro shipping box, that clearly has damage, and then putting it into an EE shipping box without any padding on two or more sides around the Hasbro box (typically the top and bottom).

 

[Rob]

I cracked mine open just now.  It's a really well done vehicle.  I think it's more like a $50 item than a $70 item, but I'm just happy to have new 3.75" anything to open up.

Weird though that we have 2 Mandalorian vehicles, neither of which is the Razor Crest, and a grand total of 4 figures so far.

[Muftak]

Man, I put my ITT through its paces back in the 70's, I was very eager to get this one. When it arrived last week, my 10-year old played with it for about an hour (which is unheard of for non-Lego toys around here!) He even went in his room and dug out a Stormtrooper figure he had stashed somewhere (who is now living in one of the side compartments for posterity.) I put it on display with some other "not in the movies" Imperial soldiers...

I am very pleased with it, but upon further inspection I think mine might be slightly defective...it appears to be missing a layer of the paint wash on the removable roof panel. 

[Matt_Fury]

Great story Muftak!  That roof panel does look a little off.  Mine blends in so well, that I almost forgot that it was removable!