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The Vintage Collection / 2023 Last Figure Standing Poll
« on: November 10, 2023, 11:29 AM »
The folks over at BanthaSkull.com are running a new Vintage Collection figure poll.  It's called Last Figure Standing.  The format is similar to the vote-off format of TV reality shows.  The goal is to try to find genuine consensus within the TVC collecting community over what may be the most wanted new figure in The Vintage Collection.

Collectors are being invited to submit their own Top Ten lists for consideration in the poll.  The Top Ten characters from those submissions will be offered up to the community in the vote-off format until it works its way down to the Last Figure Standing.

Check it out here:  https://www.banthaskull.com/story/news-launching-last-figure-standing-a-vintage-collection-fan-even

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / 2023 BB-Y0U Droid Factory Figure – Star Wars Pride Collection
« on: May 15, 2023, 06:24 AM »
Listed today - 2023 BB-Y0U Droid Factory Figure – Star Wars Pride Collection - $14.99

https://www.shopdisney.com/bb-y0u-droid-factory-figure-star-wars-pride-collection-461014696717.html?fbclid=IwAR1rTe_ZaYUWM6CD0bqBHA54dBvJqBuqoJOupUR9lxPiExShNivT7SZuhIM


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Disney Parks Droid Factory / 2023 Disney Droid Factory Figure Set – Star Wars Pride Collection
« on: May 15, 2023, 06:21 AM »
Listed today on Shop Disney!  A collection of 6 rainbow colored droids in celebration of Pride

2023 Disney Droid Factory Figure Set – Star Wars Pride Collection - $74.99

https://www.shopdisney.com/droid-factory-figure-set-star-wars-pride-collection-461014696892.html?fbclid=IwAR26K1d61GCAkrGhhVrROfSJL9ZdIExn5t7Jw2Kex5R_GP0j8R5a3fTYKq4



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The Vintage Collection / Target 2023 TVC Deluxe Tusken Warrior & Massiff
« on: April 11, 2023, 11:27 AM »
Check out this Mando Mania reveal!  It's a Deluxe TVC version of the Tusken Warrior including a newly tooled Massiff.  There's no need to dig through your 2002 figures to find one now.

Bossk's Bounty:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsMgXyGyEw

Stills at Bantha Skull: https://www.banthaskull.com/story/news-official-reveal-the-vintage-collection-tusken-masiff-figure-2-pack

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The Vintage Collection / 2023 TVC Troop Builder Tusken Raider 4-Pack
« on: March 28, 2023, 11:21 AM »
YES!  Tusken Raiders of the Dune Sea troop builder 4-pack.  And complete with the Tusken Chieftain!!!!

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The Vintage Collection / 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Krrsantan
« on: September 7, 2022, 10:10 AM »
There were some updates on the TVC release list over at Yakface.  And listed in the TVC Deluxe mainline releases is a Krrsantan figure!  Nice to see Hasbro coming through with that at last.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Online Stores - Preferences, Feedback
« on: September 4, 2022, 09:12 AM »
I thought it would be generally interesting to get people's feedback about the online stores that they prefer.  What are some of the positives and/or negatives associated with some of them, etc.  Are there ones you swear by?  Concerns with another?  Does one have great service except for their shipping policies?  Etc...




My first bit of feedback?

Big Bad Toy Store

I was going through my keychain on my iPhone and noticed that there was a security risk associated with Big Bad Toy Store.  Evidently BBTS has been the subject of a security breach.  I also got a notification this morning of an unauthorized charge on a card that I have not used in a while.  When I checked my spreadsheet of TVC orders I saw that the last time I had used that card was with BBTS on their exclusive Gaming Greats ARC Trooper.  You might want to check your cards as well.

Personally, I am really disappointed that I didn't receive a notification from BBTS about the data breach.


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Disney Parks Droid Factory / 2022 Droid Factory B2-EMO from Star Wars Andor
« on: August 15, 2022, 06:46 AM »
Now available on Shop Disney - B2EMO from ANDOR.

NOTE:  If you make a purchase totaling over $75 use the promo code SHIPMAGIC for free shipping.

B2EMO Droid Factory Figure – Star Wars: Andor - $12.99

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Disney Parks Droid Factory / 2022 Disney Parks Obi-Wan Kenobi Droid Factory 4-Pack
« on: August 9, 2022, 08:28 AM »
Images have surfaced on social media of the Disney Parks Obi-Wan Kenobi Droid Factory 4-pack.   Here are the droids included in the set:

R3-T2
NED-B
Viper Probe Droid
1-JAC

In light of this news, and the fact that this line is a partnership with Hasbro, I don't think we can expect TVC versions of NED-B or 1-JAC any time soon.

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The Vintage Collection / SDCC 2022 Hasbro Panel/Reveals
« on: July 22, 2022, 12:42 PM »
The Hasbro Star Wars panel is scheduled to 5 ET / 2 PT today.  Expect it to stream on social media, but where is still TBD.

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Other Collectibles / Disney Parks Camtono
« on: June 8, 2022, 09:43 PM »
If anyone from the MN contingent is going to the Disney Parks anytime soon, I think you’ve got to pick up one of these for Scott

STAR WARS CAMTONO CASE MANDALORIAN BESKAR GALAXIE EDGE BUCKET

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The Black Series 6" Figures / 2022 Fan Celebration Black Series Reveals
« on: March 16, 2022, 11:27 AM »
The first of today's Fan Celebration reveals is up.  It's a Black Series Gaming Greats figure - a 13th Battalion Clone Trooper from Jedi Fallen Order
GameStop Exclusive - Available for preorder on 3/17/22 at 1 pm ET.


https://www.instagram.com/p/CbK0L-5Oo5a/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link


More here:

https://from4-lomtozuckuss.com/exclusive-reveal-black-series-13th-battalion-trooper/

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The Vintage Collection / 2022 TVC Troop Builder Shoretrooper 4-Pack
« on: December 17, 2021, 11:13 AM »
Well done, Hasbro.  I'll give credit where it is due.

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The Vintage Collection / TVC Troop Builder Packs - What do you want to see?
« on: September 13, 2021, 07:40 AM »
We've been really consumed with the ordering process of this first troop builder set, but I think it's worth examining the concept of this particular sub-line. 

The general theme as stated in the livestream is 3 x grunt troopers and a squad leader.  I completely understand and agree with launching this line with Imperial Stormtroopers.  That's just what you do when you launch this kind of sub-line.  But where to go from here?  The obvious ones to me?


GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - PHASE I
3 x Clone Troopers (aka "shinies")
1 x Clone Trooper NCO or Officer
NOTES:
-I would personally opt for either the Sergeant or Lieutenant who have been released in the VC-045 Clone body before on a basic figure card.  Leave the option open for the other Clone Trooper officers to be released on their own TVC cards at some point
-Phase 1 clone armor seems like the easier route than Phase 2 for a line launch since it's far more uniform in deco


IMPERIAL TROOPERS - THE BAD BATCH
3 x TK Troopers
1 x Imperial Commando (formerly Republic Commandos)
NOTES:
-The recent focus on The Bad Batch will no doubt come into play here.  But I would expect to see a basic figure release of the TK Trooper on a basic figure card before this kind of 4-pack release
-The Commando is wishful thinking on my par, but it is a sculpt that's in their library - the Commando sculpts from the SOTDS line come to mind


REBEL FLEET TROOPERS - ROGUE ONE
4 x Rebel Fleet Troopers (VC 183) with individual headsculpts
NOTES:
-This could be one of the most significant tests of this concept.  Rebel Troopers do have uniforms, but they aren't always, well, uniform.  In the case of the Fleet troopers you've got different facial likeness, visor up or down or even none at all, and possibly different weapons.


FIRST ORDER STORMTROOPERS
3 x First Order Stormtroopers
1 x First Order Stormtrooper Squad Leader - orange pauldron
NOTES:
-This one pretty much writes itself since it's an evolution from the Imperial Stormtrooper model


GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - Phase 2 armor
Where do you even start here?  Which unit?  What kind of squad leader or officer?

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Site Feedback, Suggestions, and Help / Site security advisory message
« on: August 2, 2021, 10:08 AM »
Over the weekend I started getting security advisory messages about the JD forums.  I’m not sure if it’s an issue with the host server or another ongoing cyber attack that’s happening, but I wanted to at least report the issues that I’m encountering.

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