WAVE ONE - ORIGINAL TRILOGY

- x3 VOTC style Stormtrooper
- x2 Snowtrooper (new sculpt)
- x2 TIE Pilot (SAGA/OTC repack)
- x2 Rebel Fleet Trooper (new sculpt)
- x2 Endor Rebel (new sculpt)
- x1 Imperial Officer (POTJ/SAGA repack)

Well, if rumors turn out to be true, then we'd have to wait until after the 2007 Vintage Snowtrooper, but I'd be all for this case.  Changes I would make would be:

- x3 VOTC style Stormtrooper
- x2 Snowtrooper (new sculpt)
- x2 TIE Pilot (SAGA/OTC repack)
- x1 Rebel Fleet Trooper (new sculpt)
- x1 Endor Rebel (new sculpt)
- x1 Imperial Officer (POTJ/SAGA repack)
- x1 Death Star Trooper resculpt
- x1 Death Star Gunner

Ok... I'm getting tired of writing this, but another great review, Jesse.   However, I will argue that even knowing they are going to do other background characters, I'd say this was still a bad choice.  Between most of us not feeling like we needed a resculpt on this one (well, a lot of the resculpts this year proved us wrong on this point) and the fact there there were so many other more desired characters that need the SA treatment, I believe Greed could have waited a few rounds for this treatment.  Just like in the original vintage characters and then in 95 when they started coming out again, I believe you start with the core characters and when the background figures are mixed in, at least do the more interesting ones.   Just my thoughts on this choice.   I did buy him.

Be nice if we could get a Sarlaac 

Yeah, but to get one worth having, would take something bigger than an accessory in  a BP.   Maybe it would work, but I would think with the mouth coming out and tentacles, it would need to come in a bigger package.    I would be glad to provide my own sand, though.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong since no one has addressed it yet.  I really think the color is off on the strip right above the 2 red horizontal panals right below his dome.  Hasbro painted light gray, but I really thought it was blue or at least a darker color.   

Other than that... another great review Jesse.  I have to agree with Nicklab about not needing a removable panel for arms (though since Hasbro continues to maintain they make these just as much or more for kids instead of collectors, I'm sure kids would love that feature).  Here's where I agree with Jesse... I would love to see more (or atleast one) accessory.   How about any of the small droids in the line up (or minimally a Jawa, though... I would rather see some of the missing droids from the sale of the droids).  Considering this is 80% (or more) resculpt, then we should get more.  On the other hand, Hasbro also claims to balance out the cost/profit they make with figures by cutting profit on one figure and making more on others.  If we see the benefit on a really nice basic figure with articualtion and accessories (ewok deighty 3PO?) then I see no problem.  But, for most of 2006, we've missed out on a LOT of articulation.   I don't need accessories just for the point of having something, but if they are scene specific and accurate, then I'm all for them.

This set WILL be all repacks

my picks

ROTS Kit Fisto (w/ TSC Pilot Obi Soft Goods)
ROTS Mace Windu (w/ TSC Pilot Obi Soft Goods)
ROTS Palpatine (w/ new hands, right saber hilt, Lightning on finger tips)
ROTS Agen Kolar (w/ TSC Pilot Obi Soft Goods and Blue Saber)

This is one of the ones I'm least interested in.  I go with the above guess.

Since Hasbro thinks the POTJ RFT is a good sculpt, I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the pack.  If they corrected the paint job on the helmet, that would be a good first step.   Realistically, I would like see:

2x Rebel Fleet Trooper with separate helmet with chinstrap (corrected paint app)
2x VOTC Storm Trooper
1x (any of the following: Antilles, Leia, Imp Officer, Vader, astromech droid repaint, or silver 3PO - possibly the Ep1 droid or C-3PO repaint)

I'd buy multiples of that set, if they just did a new head sculpts with removable helmets on the RFT, even with the old knee & elbow articulation.

A Hoth X-wing suit update would be awesome!
Another great review Jesse I agree 100%

I've have been wanting some decent, non-buff snowspeeder pilots forever.   Now that there's a picture posted of the new Target exclusive Rogue Two Snowspeeder  with Zev, I'm excited again to start seeing some.   I don't even mind the lack of articulation, though I guess it's always remotely possible that he has some knee articulation.
 
 

As far as Luke goes, I already have 2.   I'd probably buy more to do head swaps if Luke wasn't that much shorter than everyone else.  Great review again, Jesse.   I may have to try the boil -n- freeze method.   I'll have to watch ANH again... without seeing it, I think I like the dirty helmet that came with the last Luke W-Wing.

I think you nailed this guy dead on, Jesse.  I almost didn't even buy this figure after reading this review (and so many similar comments when people first bought the figure).  I'm a loose collector and this one is still in the package, if that says anything.  It's probably where it looks best, unfortunately.