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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2025 Kenner Retro Collection ANH Wave
« on: Today at 10:54 AM »
For the first time since this whole mess started Target sent me an email alert for this being back in stock.

That email arrived at 7:21 am this morning.  I woke up at 9:30 and it’s gone again.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 TVC The Journey of Anakin Skywalker Set
« on: May 23, 2025, 04:50 PM »
Quote from: Jedi Idej on May 23, 2025, 02:53 PM
5000!?  Wowza. I'm readying for a move. Random duplicate figures turn up in every non-collection box and nook-and-cranny like tribbles. Impressive how well you've organized 5000.

It's basically chronological. Expanded universe and non movie/show stuff up front, then Acolyte, E01-02, Clone Wars, E03, Solo, Rebels, Rogue One, E4-6, Disney Era, E07-09.  Cleaning and reoganizing it is a once every 4 or 5 year kind of thing at this point.  Takes too long.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Pulse/Disney 2025 TVC Heir to the Empire 3-Pack
« on: May 23, 2025, 04:47 PM »
Got mine an hour ago... I love this thing.  Bring on all the Heir to the Empire stuff. 

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Gentle Giant / Re: Gentle Giant Mini-Busts
« on: May 23, 2025, 12:33 PM »
Yeah on one hand I've been collecting these nearly 20 years and am going to be sad that it's over.  On the other, my detolfs are all full and I don't have room for another one and I was spending $2000 to $3000 a year on them.  So I'm really okay with it.

The real issue is that I'm owed a Force Awakens Han that I paid for, and I bought the club membership so I'm also expecting a Floppy Hat Luke next year that is paid for.

The only announced one that I'll be very sad if it doesn't get finished is Bom Vimdin.  :(

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 TVC The Journey of Anakin Skywalker Set
« on: May 23, 2025, 12:07 PM »
Quote from: Ryan on May 23, 2025, 01:20 AM
Wow, awesome that you hit right on the dot! Does that include vehicles or is it just figures? My paltry ~3400 have some catching up to do.

Just figures.  I counted them when I packed them to move four years ago.  Then I have kept a text doc on the computer that I update every time I open something. 

I count sentient weirdoes as a figure (Jabba)... and tiny accessory sized characters as figures too (Babu Frik).  That also includes Stan Solo and custom kenner style stuff. 

I'm in a middle of a full cleaning and re-org (hence the big empty gap up top), but this gives you a sense of how much space that adds up to.  The TV is a 65"er for scale.  When I finish this cleaning project I'm going to take all new photos for the first time since moving into this place.





Quote from: Dave on May 23, 2025, 10:23 AM
That is impressive.  I've got 2700 figure "items" (tracked by UPC - individually carded and multipacks) so I'm guessing the actual number of figures is probably in the low 3000s.  And I've bought pretty much everything that has come out, so you must be doing some serious army building.  Most impressive.

Yeah, troops... any paint or sculpt variant... and a bunch of Stan Solo / Pro Custom Figures / The Last 17 / Smith Lord Creations stuff is what makes up the total.


Quote from: Jeff on May 23, 2025, 09:26 AM
5000?  Wow, that's a crazy number, Rob. 3400 is amazing too, Ryan.

Last time I tried to count, I was over 2400, but that was pre-COVID.  Not sure I want to know where I'm at now...

A little under 200 of them came from you!

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Gentle Giant / Re: Gentle Giant Mini-Busts
« on: May 22, 2025, 02:09 PM »
Not sure if anyone here still cares, but the speculation and reporting is that Gentle Giant has been shuttered as part of Diamond being closed.  I don't think there's official word, but they seem to have gone silent and there are a few articles on collecting sites saying that's the expectation.


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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 TVC The Journey of Anakin Skywalker Set
« on: May 22, 2025, 12:34 PM »
Just got this set and the 3 figures in it took me to an even 5,000 Star Wars figures in the collection.   :o

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2025 Kenner Retro Collection ANH Wave
« on: May 21, 2025, 05:04 PM »
Quote from: Jeff on May 21, 2025, 02:43 PM
The endcap had a start/set date of 4/27, which coincides with the original expected date for this set.

Like Nick said, I know my local Targets have had the endcap, with an empty shelf meant for this set, since then -

Fair enough, I hadn't seen that at the small Targets at all... they haven't had any SW stuff in 6 months, maybe a year.  I thought this end cap was new at this store, but now I have to admit I'm not 100% sure on that.

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2025 Kenner Retro Collection ANH Wave
« on: May 21, 2025, 02:33 PM »
Quote from: GrandMoffNick on May 21, 2025, 01:18 PM
Not trying to force you to panic buy, but all three of the Targets closest to me have had that endcap with the empty shelf set since second half of April.

This end cap is brand new, I think... But I don't know for sure I suppose.

I'll keep checking the app. :)

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2025 Kenner Retro Collection ANH Wave
« on: May 21, 2025, 01:08 PM »
In Chicago we have a bunch of the little half sized targets and I pop into them at lunch sometimes… the one I went into today has a whole back end cap they’re settings up for Star Wars and it had a whole shelf for this set.  They don’t have any, but I take this to mean they’re expecting them. 

So I’m not going to panic buy one of these…

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Pulse/Disney 2025 TVC Heir to the Empire 3-Pack
« on: May 21, 2025, 11:52 AM »
Same.  I’m looking forward to this one. 

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2025 TVC The Journey of Anakin Skywalker Set
« on: May 19, 2025, 07:15 PM »
Today's email says HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.

Which is at least clear messaging. 

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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2025 Kenner Retro Collection ANH Wave
« on: May 19, 2025, 04:30 PM »
Nice. I still haven't even happened to load it up when there was an option to try to put it into a shopping cart.  I've been checking whenever I grab my phone which means I've been checking a lot.  Nada.

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / Re: 2025 Droid Factory C1-RN8W (Pride Collection)
« on: May 19, 2025, 09:26 AM »
Thanks Jeff.

Ordered.

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / Re: 2025 Droid Factory R2-DL70 (Disneyland 70th Anniversary)
« on: May 19, 2025, 09:26 AM »
It sure feels like overpaying for what should be a $12 toy. :)

But point taken.

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