2024 TVC Troop Builder X-Wing Pilot 4-Pack

[Jeff]

Announced via pipeline reveal at today's Hasbro Star Wars livestream...

2024 X-Wing Pilot Troop Builder 4-Pack

I wonder if this set is four generic pilots or if it will be like the Imperial Officer/Hoth Trooper sets where there was two generic and two 'named' figures. 

So many possibilities...  Carson Teva?  Trapper Wolf?  Some of the Rogue One pilots?

[Muftak]

The word "grunts" was used in the stream, I think to specifically address the complaints about the Tusken Chief and Enoch in recent sets.

[Nicklab]

I think the "grunts" concept gets back to the origins of the troop builder 4-pack concept.  There's been a good 4 sets within the past year+ that have had named characters that a good number of people thought should have been released on their own cardback.

I'm curious to see how they execute this.  Will the pilots just be in the orange flightsuits?  Or will there be a mix, incorporating the blue flightsuits that were seen in ROGUE ONE?  But then the photo that was used in the pipeline reveal has the pilots wearing their cold weather / snowspeeder pilot gear.  Because we all love to nitpick!

[Matt_Fury]

With the image shown, are we getting them in Hoth gear?

[Dave]

With the image shown, are we getting them in Hot gear?

Like assless orange flight suits, or what are you thinking?   

[Ryan]

I've always thought the snowspeeder pilot cold-weather-gear was a bit funny. I'm pretty sure Hoth is still warmer than space, and a regular flightsuit should be plenty warm enough...

[Matt_Fury]

With the image shown, are we getting them in Hot gear?

Like assless orange flight suits, or what are you thinking?   

I've been on this site long enough for all of you to know I can't type worth a ****.   

[Jeff]

Officially revealed during today's fanstream.  Fan Channel Exclusive. 

Pre-order tomorrow:
Hasbro Pulse - 5/4 at 1pm.
Amazon/Fan Channel - 5/4 at 7pm.

TVC X-Wing Pilots Trooper Builder 4-Pack
--- 2x alien pilots, 2x human pilots (all generic made-up characters)
--- mostly based on the look of the New Republic pilot suits from Ahsoka

Press pics coming soon...

[Ryan]

Generic alien & human mixed pilots? Love it. I'm down for 2-3 sets for some headswaps. Hopefully they do a few more of these with new heads/aliens and some other named pilots from the movies.

I also appreciate the new art added to the top-panels of Troop-Builder pack boxes. I love the simple aesthetic on these sets.

[Dave]

I almost wish they would have made this a bonus 4-pack and included a bunch of different bonus heads, helmets, etc. where they encouraged you to buy three packs and mix and match.

[Rob]

I wish they’d focus on actual specific pilots and soldiers and such for these packs.  I never know where to file them away onto the shelves.

I’m overseas this week and couldn’t follow along.  I see that it says “inspired by Ahsoka” - are they pilots seen in the series?

[Jeff]

are they pilots seen in the series?

In the fanstream they said they are all "generic" and inspired by the New Republic X-Wing pilot suits in Ahsoka.

The fact they skipped Trapper Wolf or Carson Teva in this set has me hoping that there will be some kind of carded TVC releases for those two...

[Dave]

I like the fact that they're generic so you could buy multiple packs if you wanted to fill out a hangar scene or whatever. 

Agreed, I'm hopeful that we will finally get a carded Trapper Wolf and Carson Teva with a cost effective kitbash.

[Jeff]

I like the fact that they're generic so you could buy multiple packs if you wanted to fill out a hangar scene or whatever. 

You can pose them all standing around staring jealously at the upcoming New Republic E-Wing and Pilot I suppose. 

Saying that, I'm now wondering if they'd do a repaint X-Wing with New Republic deco'd and pack-in Carson Teva?  It's been a few years since they offered that $110 RO Blue Leader X-Wing set at Target.