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Collectibles => The Black Series 6" Figures => Topic started by: Nicklab on May 17, 2016, 08:00 AM
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Not so much a rumor since there are pics, but this morning I saw the post for an astromech 3-pack at Yakface (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2016/05/17/6-black-series-astromech-3pk-revealed/). Considering the lineup of droids? I think this set might be linked to ROGUE ONE since at least one of them looks like it was in the hangar on Yavin IV in the first trailer. Based on the packaging the droid lineup includes:
-R2-A3
-R5-K6
-R2-F2
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I thought all the random droid repaints for 3.75" were cool and I was up for just about anything.
I don't feel the same way about 6" figures though. They're just too big to justify buying lots of random figures that have 0.38 seconds of screen time.
I'm also concerned about Hasbro's track record with this line in a price point above $20. All of the larger 6" sets have been huge peg warmers, or barely even made it to market.
I might bite if they manage to package the three of these for something like $35-40, but I'm not sold yet. Hopefully these are an online exclusive (Amazon or EE) at a good price point.
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Not so much a rumor since there are pics, but this morning I saw the post for an astromech 3-pack at Yakface (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2016/05/17/6-black-series-astromech-3pk-revealed/). Considering the lineup of droids? I think this set might be linked to ROGUE ONE since at least one of them looks like it was in the hangar on Yavin IV in the first trailer. Based on the packaging the droid lineup includes:
-R2-A3
-R5-K6
-R2-F2
I just saw a post from FlyGuy that this is going to be a shared convention exclusive available at both SDCC2016 and Celebration Europe.
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Interesting choice...pretty obscure character selection. Was hoping the Tudyk-droid would be the SDCC exclusive, but this is ok too I guess.
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I thought all the random droid repaints for 3.75" were cool and I was up for just about anything.
I don't feel the same way about 6" figures though. They're just too big to justify buying lots of random figures that have 0.38 seconds of screen time.
It is kinda funny how the endless droid/trooper repaints are tolerated in the 3.75" line but in the 6" line, it's a gut punch to a lot of folks that they have a made a 6" scale R5-K6, Constable Zuvio, and Crimson Stormtrooper figures, but no Old-Ben, Lando, etc yet.
Still seems amazing to me there is no Lando in the BS6" line yet. I guess "WHERE ARE THE FEMALES?!?" anger has trumped "WHERE ARE THE MINORITIES?!?" these days. :-X
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I'm sure these droids will be easy/cheap to make for Hasbro, but how about a three pack of Zeb, Chopper, and Hera? Or three pack of recognizable droids from ANH - gonk, R5-D4, treadwell. Cantina aliens? Jabba's palace? Heck, even Ewoks.
I'm sure we could all think of ten more interesting three packs.
I don't have every last droid memorized and had to look these up. Pretty obscure, especially the last one R2-F2 (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R2-F2). Looks like its based solely on the minuatures game?
This just feels too lazy and an overt money grab.
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That's why a lot of the troopers wind up pegwarming too... hard to justify army building at 1.5 times the size and at $20 a pop. Better to just leave them on the pegs and grab the main characters.
Personally I'll probably wind up passing on this since I'm not a fan of the Hasbro 6 inch Astromech sculpt. It's very undersized.
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I think it's another instance of a no-win for Hasbro. Make an exclusive a repaint and people complain. Make it new figures of unmade characters and people complain.
I think of the two evils they opt for the former due to cost and the hope it offends the least. You make it all new stuff, they'll never hear the end of it from most. I mean, people harped that Carbonite Jar Jar was exclusive haha.
Hell, make no exclusive and people will still be angry. *shrugs*
I read something recently about how they wish they'd make stuff like that exclusive snowspeeder with Zev again, and I distinctly recall people pissed at buying another ship they have to get a figure they don't. I can't get behind that mentality, and I don't recall those things being a part of the "good old days" to most. Anyway yeah, a repaint is cheap and the least anger-inducing, so I get it.
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I kind of agree Jesse, but would feel differently if this was a retail product vs. exclusive.
I'm personally glad they made this a convention exclusive, although I think having this be an online exclusive would have been fine too.
I'm just glad they didn't stick this in stores to warm the pegs.
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I think it's another instance of a no-win for Hasbro. Make an exclusive a repaint and people complain. Make it new figures of unmade characters and people complain.
I think of the two evils they opt for the former due to cost and the hope it offends the least.
Isn't the R5 technically a new figure? They haven't made a 6" Black Series R5 unit yet have they?
Hell, make no exclusive and people will still be angry. *shrugs*
It was going to anger people no matter what it was, for sure. Didn't matter if it was all new, all repaints, all repacks in a new box/package, or some combination of those.
Track record for the last few SDCC exclusives has been anger inducing (not enough stock made available after the show, exclusive 6" Carbonite Block, exclusive 6" Crumb, etc).
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I'm so glad I dumped this line. :)
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Isn't the R5 technically a new figure? They haven't made a 6" Black Series R5 unit yet have they?
Correct. I think the only 6" astromech they've made is R2 which was in the first wave of figures when this line came out a few years ago.
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I thought there was a black R5?
Yeah I think if it's like a Target thing a pack of repaints for an Arm and a leg would be twice as frustrating.
Here is where the 6" line hits it's biggest snag IMO. It's going to hurt that much more when they really get into the mold tooling milking. Overall it'll just sting knowing you're paying for paint. 3.75" may not be a lot less, but it's still less.
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I thought there was a black R5?
There was the black R2 unit in the EE exclusive Imperial multi-pack. But I think the R5 unit you're referencing might be the one that was offered up by Sideshow.
I'm not that concerned about repaints when it comes to exclusive sets. I get more irritated when a completely new sculpt is made into an event exclusive.
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Cool looking set. I'm game if it's around $40ish. I feel like I have a lot more freedom to pick and choose what I want from the 6" line, so if its easy to get and well priced, I'm game. If not, no worries!
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I'm personally glad they made this a convention exclusive, although I think having this be an online exclusive would have been fine too.
I'm just glad they didn't stick this in stores to warm the pegs.
Yeah I think if it's like a Target thing a pack of repaints for an Arm and a leg would be twice as frustrating.
I was looking at the ebay auction pics of this set today and was a little bit confused when I remembered something. At Toy Fair in February, Hasbro was hinting that the 2016 SDCC exclusive would be Rogue One teaser item (trooper in exclusive packaging, like they did for TFA).
This doesn't seem to be a Rogue One item (unless Red Squadron X-Wings of Wedge/Garven/Biggs are part of RO). What if this set isn't the Hasbro SDCC exclusive, but possibly the TRU SDCC exclusive (like the awesome 6" Han vs Greedo pack they did once upon a time or the mega-3.75" box sets they've done the past few years)?
I guess what I'm saying is that there is still a chance that this set will end up in a store after all...
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I guess what I'm saying is that there is still a chance that this set will end up in a store after all...
You are either on to something Jeff, or on something.
The Yakman posted a link to an eBay auction (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2016/05/20/6-red-squadron-astromech-set-hits-ebay/) for this. If you read the sellers post he found these at a TRU in Hong Kong.
Has an international retailer like TRU ever received any access to a convention exclusive like this?
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I don't know about international, but I think it's pretty common for Con Exclusives to make their way to TRU brick and mortar stores. The Masterpiece Soundwave figure I have was a comicon exclusive, then available as a TRU exclusive about a month later.
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I see SDCC Exclusive and I automatically think HTS, so my initial thought was - kind of lack-luster for Hasbro this year. Glad I have you guys to point out that it's most likely the EE exclusive.
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So have we gotten any clarity on what the deal is with this three pack? I've been on vacation for a week, but it doesn't appear this has been officially announced yet.
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All signs still point to this:
What if this set isn't the Hasbro SDCC exclusive, but possibly the TRU SDCC exclusive (like the awesome 6" Han vs Greedo pack they did once upon a time or the mega-3.75" box sets they've done the past few years)?
TRU has not announced their 2016 SDCC exclusives yet (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11433485&sr=1&origkw=SDCC), so it may be a little bit longer before we know where this is ending up.
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TRU has not announced their 2016 SDCC exclusives yet (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11433485&sr=1&origkw=SDCC), so it may be a little bit longer before we know where this is ending up.
And by "a little bit longer" I guess I meant today. Confirmed as a TRU SDCC exclusive that will be availble online (toysrus.com) and at the Entertainment Earth Booth(#2343) at SDCC.
Star Wars The Black Series Astromech Droid 3-Pk. (http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11433485&sr=1&origkw=SDCC)
(http://www.toysrus.com/cms_widgets/26/62/2662562_assets/CC_565160_SWDroidPack.jpg)
Build your Star Wars collection with the Astromech Droid 3-Pack from The Black Series! This collectable showcase of the heroic droids from the Battle of Yavin features exquisite craftsmanship, multiple points of articulation and premium detail that only The Black Series from Hasbro and Star Wars can offer!
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I like it, and I'll definitely buy it, but it still seems weird to me they wouldn't roll out R5-D4 first in that sculpt as he is way more iconic than this other schmoe. Easy repaint for later I guess though.
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Have we heard what the price is going to be on this?
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My guess is $49.99
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My guess is $49.99
Easily $59.99 or higher. R2 was $20 and we rarely get deals on multipacks or exclusives these days. I would not be surprised to see it at $70.
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If this were a Target exclusive I would think we would see this from $40-$50. But I agree with TRU that all bets are off. Logic would put it at $50, but TRU seems to like to mark things up unnecessarily and create dusty shelf warming exclusives.
I might bite at $50. $60 would be hard to swallow. Anything above that would be just stupid (but not unlikely).
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I would not be surprised to see it at $70.
I kinda agree. $50-60 would be the range I would expect, but sadly, if a basic figure is $23 these days, a $70 price @ TRU would not be a huge surprise.
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Just FYI: According to TRU's website this set will be going up for sale online sometime today. I asked a customer service rep for a general timeframe but they had no clue.
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Yakface just posted it - http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=88846316&kw=88846316&sr=1&origkw=88846316 (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=88846316&kw=88846316&sr=1&origkw=88846316)
$55. Not bad TRU. Not bad.
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Just placed my order. And I'm okay with 3 x 6" scale figures for $55. The free shipping is nice, too.
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$15 cheaper than I expected - I'm in.
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Yeah, the price tag was somewhat of a relief. This is already shaping up to be an expensive con for me, toy wise. I ordered mine when I got home from work. ;D
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Mines on the way. Can't wait.
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Got mine yesterday...very nice set.
Can't help wondering why there are 3 ports on top of the domes and only two accessories. What the heck is that third one for? It's too big to fit either of the attachments.
I can't recall but maybe there was originally an extra one that came with R2?
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Can't help wondering why there are 3 ports on top of the domes and only two accessories. What the heck is that third one for? It's too big to fit either of the attachments.
I can't recall but maybe there was originally an extra one that came with R2?
R2 came with Luke's ROTJ lightsaber hilt.
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Thanks Jeff! That makes sense now.
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More droids in this scale please. Thanks.
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I saw a half dozen of these at TRU last night. I think the price was higher than $55 but I'm don't remember. I remember thinking it wasn't worth it.
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Got mine in the mail today. I was on the fence about them, but they're pretty cool additions in person. Good value for the $55 price tag I think.