Also, according to some older Disney collectibles magazines as well as some conversations with Disney product purchasers, not only is this line supposed to be carded on the blue Saga cards, but also Series 1 and 2 are due to be recarded. The recarding is still up in the air though. Ultimately, they want their displays to match and think green and blue cards are going to throw off the casual customer, thus they want to take everything over to blue (which ties it to Star Wars right now)
But Adam's right - this is NOT that droid, nor was it meant to be.
R5-D4 is a down-on-his luck astromech that is first seen in A New Hope with an explosively faulty motivator. While he has gotten away from the Jawas, the carbon scoring on his shell reveals he's still working a hard existence. This edition of R5-D4, true to its theme park incarnation, features a unique head design.
it looks like you're going to have to go out again (Matt) and hook me up with some MOMC Star Tours Droids (again).
Same here. Get ready to go hunting Matt.Oh boy... Round 2, huh?! :-\ I'll see what I can do fellas! That goes for Mike and Jim too, I'd imagine...
...and if you use comon sense...Sorry Kris, but I ain't got no common sense! :P ;D 'Bout time you finally chimed in here! We've been waiting on pins and needles for the opinion of the biggest ST fan out there on these things (which you still haven't really given us)! But in regards to card changes, well - Hasbro does 'em all the time. If the Star Tours line stays on green, that would give us 5 different cards just this year alone! :o But I hope you're right, and they just stick with the old POTJ green ones, as I'd greatly prefer the uniformity...
So basically this is R5D4, except it has a new head design, and more scoring... I guess this would fall into the EU category.Good point Brad. So R5 blew his motivator, and got a new noggin... Interesting! So kinda the same droid, but not really... :-\
:-* :-* :-*Matt, I'll take multiple R5's pass on the rest of the stuff...maybe up to 5 depending on what they will run me...can I buy in bulk :-* Trashed Cards are fine :-*
Matt:
My parents are down at Disneyworld in Florida and they asked an employee about the new wave of Star Tours figures. Supposedly they have received their first shipment of figures, but cannot put them out on pegs until next week sometime. They wouldn't specify which day it would be.
So, please be on the lookout when you go to Disneyland next time. Don't forget about me, OK??? ;D
BTW, if you're not able to hook up with someone for these figures, try Disney Delivers. Their phone number is 1(407)363-6200.
No worries Mr. C-10!
BTW, if you're not able to hook up with someone for these figures, try Disney Delivers. Their phone number is 1(407)363-6200.
Well, this is a decent idea for "openers", but if you're looking for MOMC, don't even bother with Disney Delivers. I ordered Wave 1 from them, and they just threw my 6 figures loose in a box, with one tiny plastic Disney bag to take up the remaining space on the side. They cards were THRASHED. I've heard similar stories from almost everyone else who ordered through Disney as well. But like I said, for the openers out there, this method should work fine...
But myself and Karma are always around for anyone interested in using another route... :) So it looks like maybe next weekend then, assuming Disneyland puts theirs out to coincide with DisneyWorld's Star Wars Weekends festivities. I'll be on the lookout folks!
They're on BLUE Saga cards!!!
They're on BLUE Saga cards!!!
This was expected though, wasn't it?
I guess now I need to find someone to hook me up ;) I had no problem with the prior two sets, but cant get ahold of the person again for this series.
It certainly does seem a little strange. I've read in another forum that someone placed an order with Disney DelivEARS, and it went through. Not so when I called. Strange. You guys might want to consider calling to see if you get a different response than I did.
Hey everybody (on my pre-order list)[/b][/color], it just dawned on me that if the SK-Z38 (bird) droid is indeed not going to be included in the initial Wave 3 assortments for a little while, whereas the G2 and R5 droids are being released earlier (as in NOW), you all need to let me know if you'd like for me to hold off on shipping your figures 'til I can get all THREE of them, or if you'd rather have TWO now, and have me send another ONE later on (boy, that was a helluva run-on sentence).
Any idea how much the Starspeeder 3000 costs? I think I want that as well.
So, if it's not too late JediMAC, I'd like to get two of them, and can send you money this week. If it is too late, I totally understand.
Hi J-Mac! Do I still have time to jump in?...
...Are people sending you money yet, or are we reimbursing you?
Matt, you may want to drive down in one of these to help you bring back the booty!
Seriously, you better bring Patty along.
Am I now officially entitled to say "I told ya so"? :)
Matt,
it's a really great thing you are doing helping all these guys out. Kudos to you for that.
Soo, what will we see in wave 4 ???
Here's the updated list of needs (along with some non ST stuff I'm including for a few folks):
dustrho - Wave 3 MOMC,Starspeeder 3000 MIMB
DSJ - Wave 3 MOMC,Deluxe Clonetrooper,shaved Endor Soldier(ship all together)
CyberScout - Wave 3 MOMC (ship all together)
chuckles - Wave 3 MOMC,Starspeeder MIMB
obi-dad -R4-M9,R3-D3& R5-D2 (non-mint)
OCB - two R5-D2's (non-mint),Torii Hunter Sportspick variant
Jesse James - Wave 3 + 1 extra R5-D2,Nexu(all non-mint) ship together
BigDumbWookiee - Wave 3 (non-mint),Starspeeder 3000,Dlx. Spider Droid & SBD Builder - non-mint(ship all together)
CHEWIE - two R5-D2's (1 MOMC, 1 non-mint)
Boba Binks - 2 sets of Wave 3 (1 MOMC, 1 non-mint), 1Starspeeder 3000(ship all together)
Membraneman - R5-D2 (non-mint)
Daigo-Bah -R3-D3& R5-D2 (pref. MOMC)
God Speed Bulky Sweater Dude! ;)
Unfortunately, the Star Traders shop stashed all their Stormtrooper guns in the back for a couple months, for reasons unknown, so we're SOL on those for now Josh
What "Stormtrooper guns" are you actually talking about Matt? Is this something new that Disney has and no one else does?
Hey Matt, what's the stock like on the older astromechs, R3-D3 and R4-M9? ...If they're in danger of selling out pretty soon, I'll see what I can do to scrounge up some cash. Unless, of course, you think they'll be around for a while. . .
Just give me a holler whenever you feel like picking them up...
Dale, Bob... Should I ship up to Canada right now, or hold off for a little while due to the looming postal strike? LMK... :-*
...but I have to say that what you are doing for everyone Matt is truly awesome. People like you, Karen, Mike and a whole bunch of other people here at JD and at RS make this a wonderful community and a pleasure to be part of. Thumbs up to each and everyone of you good people who give your time and energy to help others. If it weren't for people like you then I wouldn't even bother collecting from here in Canada. 8) :) ;D
(And, if you'll remember, I did post here a few weeks ago, asking you about the Star Tours figures. . .)
Great. Thanks for the offer and the info, Matt. Let me know what you find when you next head out there, huh? :) (Oh, and card condition doesn't matter to me, as I'll be opening them up anyway.)
Thanks again.
D'oh! Totally brainfarted on that Matt... Sorry! :-[ Just went down there yesterday for the first time in almost two months, and my senile ol' brain forgot to drop you a line first about it. All 9 droids are still there in abundance, so give me a shout if you want me to snag any of 'em for you on my next trip down. They're still $10.77 each with tax...
Or... if you do want some, you could just have my "openers" which I've yet to open, and I can just snag me some more on my next visit there. LMK! :-*
News from PlanetActionFigure.com
Ben: PlanetActionFigure.com writes: "We have in stock . . . the Star Tours figures priced at $5.99 each.
But also, I caught a blurb at Rebelscum's main page today about some site having the Star Tours figures for $5.99 each.
You know where to find me if your family doesn't come through though Matt... ;)
Well, the fam came through, and hooked me up with the three astromech droids a couple of weeks ago, which I promptly opened up and have displayed in my modest astromech collection.
Anyway, thanks again, Matt. . .
Glad to hear you finally got 'em Matt! You know where to find me if/when Wave 4 comes out and you need any... ;)
- M
You know where to find me if/when Wave 4 comes out...
I was really hoping there wouldn't be any more of these Star Tours figures. :-\Is there really that many more Star Tour Droids? 3PO and R2 are there...I think I heard there was a Mon Cal too
I was really hoping there wouldn't be any more of these Star Tours figures. :-\
I was at Disney last week, and I only saw that small droid on the right in the picture. He's on a small train track.
I asked them to cancel it, 'cause I didn't want to have to hit up Disneyland 20 times again... :P
No idea, actually. Still nuthin' down there. Maybe they're having a hard time deciding what cards to put them on (did we see any carded shots, or just loose ones?)... OTC, Saga... Or maybe they just finally realized that their droids suck (aside from the astromechs)... :-\
I asked them to cancel it, 'cause I didn't want to have to hit up Disneyland 20 times again... :P
No idea, actually. Still nuthin' down there. Maybe they're having a hard time deciding what cards to put them on (did we see any carded shots, or just loose ones?)... OTC, Saga... Or maybe they just finally realized that their droids suck (aside from the astromechs)... :-\