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Saga '02-'04 / Honest mistakes, or intentional variants?
« on: August 11, 2003, 07:15 PM »
So some of Hasbro's recent moves really have me wondering if they're creating some intentional variants, or if they're really just honest mistakes that we should thank them for fixing. If it's a case of the latter, then they're still technically to blame just for having poor quality control and a crappy overall review process.
These are the figures that have been changed part way through their production run, thus reigniting this idea in my head:
Boba Fett (Pit of Carkoon) - changed from a blue jumpsuit to the more accurate green one
Jedi Luke (Throne Room) - changed the black glove from his left hand originally, to the corrected right hand
Elan Sleazebaggano (not yet released) - GH is reporting that Hasbro originally didn't include antennaes on this figure, but noticed the error at some point and made a running change to to include antennaes on him later on in the run (blaming it on Lucasfilm for the change)
Previously:
Bespin Luke - From "Bloody Stump", to metal peg, and finally to plastic peg. What's the deal with all that? And yes I've already heard their excuses for the changes.
Endor Han (Saga) - from the white commlink/lever on his belt, to the more accurate grey one
etc.
I'm sure there's others, but with the current Boba Fett and Jedi Luke alterations, and the announcement on the Deathsticks dude yesterday, I just have to wonder what the hell is going on over at Hasbro.
What do you guys think? Should we be thankful for the fixes, or is Hasbro trying to milk the variation hunters and completists in this line? If you wouldn't mind, please don't start with the "If you don't like it, don't buy it" routine either. That's tired!
These are the figures that have been changed part way through their production run, thus reigniting this idea in my head:
Boba Fett (Pit of Carkoon) - changed from a blue jumpsuit to the more accurate green one
Jedi Luke (Throne Room) - changed the black glove from his left hand originally, to the corrected right hand
Elan Sleazebaggano (not yet released) - GH is reporting that Hasbro originally didn't include antennaes on this figure, but noticed the error at some point and made a running change to to include antennaes on him later on in the run (blaming it on Lucasfilm for the change)
Previously:
Bespin Luke - From "Bloody Stump", to metal peg, and finally to plastic peg. What's the deal with all that? And yes I've already heard their excuses for the changes.
Endor Han (Saga) - from the white commlink/lever on his belt, to the more accurate grey one
etc.
I'm sure there's others, but with the current Boba Fett and Jedi Luke alterations, and the announcement on the Deathsticks dude yesterday, I just have to wonder what the hell is going on over at Hasbro.
What do you guys think? Should we be thankful for the fixes, or is Hasbro trying to milk the variation hunters and completists in this line? If you wouldn't mind, please don't start with the "If you don't like it, don't buy it" routine either. That's tired!