Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Ryan

Pages: 1 ... 10 11 12 13 14 [15] 16 17 18 19 20 ... 293
211
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Official Television Thread
« on: March 16, 2023, 04:54 PM »
Having never played the games I thought the series was beautifully done and absolutely riveting. Even though it was a series of emotional gut punches, my wife and I couldn't get enough of it. It really has upped the stakes on what shows/movies based on video games can, and should be.

212
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Boba Fett's Starship
« on: March 16, 2023, 04:44 PM »
I only have the previous TVC version and neither of its wings turn fully upright on their own without assistance and are both slightly limp when the ship is on the display stand. ( :-X )

I like the decor on the new one, but I don't have space for a second version and still can't justify the $200 for it, especially since Hasbro didn't fix the wings.

213
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Animation
« on: February 14, 2023, 02:15 PM »
Quote from: Mister Skeezler on February 13, 2023, 04:38 PM
17. My all-time least likely choice: Bendu (Rebels)

Next HASLAB anyone? :P

214
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Animation
« on: February 14, 2023, 02:02 PM »
Quote from: Nicklab on February 14, 2023, 06:09 AM
Quote from: Ryan on February 14, 2023, 12:48 AM
This round is a really tough one for me too. I was tempted also just to copy Jeff's list, but mine differs a wee bit. It was hard not to end up mostly with the main characters. There's just so much we don't have yet, especially in realistic-style...

TALES OF THE JEDI:

11 - Unnamed Inquisitor - (Final Ahsoka episode) - {Realistic TVC style}


I'm fairly certain that he's been identified as the 6th Brother Inquisitor.  And yet another Star Wars animation character voiced by Clancy Brown!!!  I think he's up to 3 voice characters and 1 live action character at this point.

Nice, I had seen rumors but hadn't seen anything official naming him yet. I just went off of the credits & IMDB, both of which still had him listed as just "Inquisitor". I never read the Ahsoka novel which apparently tells the same (obviously more fleshed out) story as the last episode of Tales of the Jedi, and it names the Inquisitor as 6th Brother Inquisitor. Good enough for me.  :)

215
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Animation
« on: February 14, 2023, 12:48 AM »
This round is a really tough one for me too. I was tempted also just to copy Jeff's list, but mine differs a wee bit. It was hard not to end up mostly with the main characters. There's just so much we don't have yet, especially in realistic-style.

REBELS:

1 - Kanan Jarrus - (Seasons 3 & 4 Appearance) - {Realistic TVC style}
2 - Hera Syndulla - (Seasons 3 & 4 Appearance) - {Realistic TVC style}
3 - Ezra Bridger - (Seasons 3 & 4 Appearance) - {Realistic TVC style}
4 - Sabine Wren - (Seasons 3 & 4 Appearance) - {Realistic TVC style}
5 - C1-10P - Chopper - {Realistic TVC style}
6 - Garazeb "Zeb" Orellios - {Realistic TVC style}
7 - Agent Kallus - {Realistic TVC style}
8 - Captain Rex - {Realistic TVC style}

TALES OF THE JEDI:

9 - Jedi Master Dooku - {Realistic TVC style}
10 - Yaddle - {Realistic TVC style}
11 - 6th Brother Inquisitor - (Final 'Ahsoka' episode) - {Realistic TVC style}

THE BAD BATCH:

12 - Omega (Season 1) - {Realistic TVC style}
13 - Crosshair (Imperial Armor) - {Realistic TVC style}
14 - Echo (Season 1 Armor) - {Realistic TVC style}
15 - Tech (Season 1 Armor) - {Realistic TVC style}
16 - Wrecker (Season 1 Armor) - {Realistic TVC style}

THE CLONE WARS:

17 - Asajj Ventress (Any of her appearances)- {Realistic TVC style}
18 - Savage Opress (Season 4 Finale) - {Realistic TVC style}
19 - Darth Maul (Season 4 Finale) - {Realistic TVC style}
20 - Mother Talzin - {Realistic TVC style}

216
TV-9D9 / Re: Bad Batch (Disney+)
« on: February 9, 2023, 06:47 PM »
I didn't realize that we were going to get a two-fer this week. That was a pleasant surprise last night. Both were really strong episodes. As much as I do still enjoy the stand-alone episodes, I really love when they dive deeper into the foundations of the early Empire as these two episodes did. The senate scene at the end of Episode 8 was a chef's kiss, I got chills. I am hoping we still get to see Rex & Echo pop back in frequently.

Quote from: McMetal on February  9, 2023, 09:14 AM
Damn good episodes this week…strong Clone Wars vibes throughout. Ian is so money.

I can’t help but think how amazing it would be if this show had its own dedicated 3.75” animated line.  :-\

I never really did the animated figures (originally due to money and space) but I'd be down for a few. I'd still prefer TVC-styled-realistic-figures inspired by The Bad Batch. I really miss the days of getting more than a single wave of figures from a new movie/show...


217
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 29)
« on: February 3, 2023, 01:22 AM »
And a big ol' meh again for me...

Piett I think looks great -- HOWEVER (beating the dead horse further) -- We've known he's been coming for a while and that we will be swimming in officers soon (including the probably Piett variants). Which I am mostly happy about, but it does mean we will get these instead of other new characters.

Starkiller - Pass. I'm bummed it is a straight repack with no updates to the headsculpt. I feel like they also could have updated the cardfront logo to use the TFU logo used on the stormtrooper commander.

The Clone looks great... but I have plenty of white clones already. I may grab 1-2 but that's going to be it. I'll probably also go very light on all the future repaints.

218
The Vintage Collection / Re: Pipeline - TVC OWK Obi-Wan & Battle Damage Vader 2-Pack
« on: February 3, 2023, 12:54 AM »
Quote from: Jedi Idej on February  2, 2023, 01:44 PM
Hope Obi-wan gets some new tooling -- facial expression, sculpted body damage, anything -- and not just a re-use of the already-released figure with a spritz of paint all over him simulating chunks of dirt.

Quote from: Matt_Fury on February  1, 2023, 07:20 PM
One thing about that pipe-lined two-pack...it should be a new Obi-Wan.  I don't think they can just repaint the wandering Jedi figure for that one.

Add in a few world-building entertainment-inspired accessories (rocks) and we've got a $59.99 exclusive on our hands!

Quote from: Rob on February  1, 2023, 04:06 PM
Where's young Leia?  Fifth Brother?  Fourth Sister?  Tala Durith?  The Grand Inquisitor?  TVC NED-B?  Bail and Breha Organa?  Haja?  Owen and Beru Lars?  Flea / Vect Kokru?  Roken? 

I'd much rather have any of the many secondary characters Rob mentioned than this two-pack, but I get why they'd make it. I'll wait and see before deciding on this one for now. If the cost is too high or there isn't enough new tooling in the set, the TAC/TFU battle-damaged Vader may be a good enough stand-in for now.

The Luke... I can't say I'm excited for at all. I haven't looked at the costumes side by side, but it sure seems like it can't be that different from the Imperial Cruiser version of Luke that we are just now getting. I'd have much rather gotten a much-needed update of an OT Luke (Tatooine / Farmboy Luke & Dagobah Luke immediately come to mind). But better yet, how about a NEW figure from The Book of Boba Fett instead? Peli Mott would have been nice to go with the upcoming N-1.

219
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Live Action Series
« on: February 3, 2023, 12:04 AM »
I am happy with the results. I just wish Hasbro would give us at least one fully unique figure per wave so we could get even 1/3 of these.

220
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Troop Builder - 212th Clone Trooper 4-Pack
« on: February 2, 2023, 06:34 PM »
Eh, they're ok. But I have more than enough from previous releases. I'll probably play the waiting game on this set, and if I pick any up it will only be 1-2 sets max.

221
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC Wave 4 (New TVC Wave 30)
« on: February 2, 2023, 06:25 PM »
Overall for the wave, meh. Like others have said already -- given the combination of knowing these figures were in the pipeline & the fact that these are all either repacks, retools, or updates to figures we've gotten recently -- it's hard for me to get too excited for any of these. While I'll be glad to have the updates I really wish these slots could have gone to unmade characters or figures in desperate need of an update.

I missed the Weequay the first time around and never wanted to pay secondary market prices for one, so I'm happy to get him. Do we know if he will reuse the VC107 numbering slot, or are they renumbering him?

Han looks pretty good to me, even the headsculpt. He's not perfect but this feels like an improvement. The body looks to be a drastic improvement and a complete redo of the tired, skinny version that we've been getting since 2004. I wish they would have included his trench coat. Overall though, this wouldn't have been that high up on my wishlist, especially since we just had the photoreal version of VC62 1.5 years ago...

Vader, while just another version of the Vader we got in 2022... The figure looks great.

222
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Everything eBay! Scams, questions, etc...
« on: January 19, 2023, 04:59 AM »
I'm going to assume this is a joke of a listing... but I got a kick out of it. Supposedly the seller has a lot of 100 POTF2 Boba Fetts with a BIN of $1,800.00:



223
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Official Television Thread
« on: January 12, 2023, 02:39 PM »
My wife and I tried it. She loved the Willow movie as a kid, I didn't see it until my early 20s but still really liked the movie. So we were both pretty excited about the show. We only made it through one episode and it has been about almost two months since we last watched it...

The show felt very generic, unfortunately like much of the big studio fantasy stuff lately. It really didn't seem to capture much of the *ahem* magic of the original movie. We thought about trying to get through it anyways, but after seeing reviews and general reactions we probably won't go back to it.

We'll just happily rewatch White Lotus instead.

224
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Live Action Series
« on: January 11, 2023, 04:41 PM »
Quote from: Jeff on January 11, 2023, 09:34 AM
Quote from: Ryan on January 11, 2023, 02:31 AM
Even then, I still had a hard time narrowing it down to twenty.

Considering your list has like 29+ figures on it, you kinda failed at narrowing it down. :P

Lists like these just make me long for the 'old days'.  With the current version of Hasbro Star Wars team, the current retail environment, and the current economy, it'll take 2-3 years for Hasbro to get to half of these figures, if they even get that far. There is just too much Star Wars to draw from and not enough space in a line where 50% of the figures are repacks/repaints.  :-\

I did my best. Gold star for me. :P

I definitely agree with you on your latter point. I've been cataloging my collection lately and have been going back through the TAC & TLC lines. It is crazy just how much MORE new product there was back in those days, and how much variety there was. I miss the days when it felt like the Hasbro team running the line was really passionate about it. It's sad to see how much less traction the 3.75" line & even the Star Wars brand as a whole has at retail these days. It unfortunate that that is very unlikely to change any time soon.

225
The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2023: Live Action Series
« on: January 11, 2023, 02:31 AM »
Man, this round was tough. Recency bias is strong here, and this may be a controversial move, but I've decided to go with a solid Andor only list. Even then, I still had a hard time narrowing it down to twenty.

I listed my preferred costumes, but I'm fine combining the votes with other versions of the same character. In some cases, there are multiple figures that can easily be made from the same base buck, I have listed those sub-choices in order of preference. Here are my twenty, in no particular order:
  • Luthen Rael - Ferrix
  • Syril Karn - Pre-Mor Deputy Inspector
  • Bix Caleen
  • Sergeant Linus Mosk - Ferrix Raid
  • Dedra Meero - Ferrix
  • Mon Mothma - (Any outfit)
  • Narkina 5 Prisoner -- Ranked in order of preference in the event of a tie: a) Kino Loy, b) Ruescott Melshi, c) Cassian Andor, d) Ulaf, e) Jemboc, f) Xaul, g) Ham, h) Taga, h) first prisoner to climb the lift, i) Rhasiv (medic) -- Single figures or a multi-pack of all of them
  • Cinta Kaz - Aldhani
  • Taramyn Barcona - Aldhani Camp
  • Karis Nemik - Aldhani Camp
  • Arvel Skeen - Aldhani Camp
  • Lt. Gorn - Aldhani
  • Major Partagaz
  • Imperial Army Troopers - (Aldani)
  • Vetch
  • Imperial Riot Troopers -  (Ferrix)
  • Brasso - Grappler
  • Brasso - Rix Road Funeral Procession w/ Marva Brick
  • Maarva Andor
  • Rix Road Band Member-- Any of the band members is fine

Pages: 1 ... 10 11 12 13 14 [15] 16 17 18 19 20 ... 293