Note that it's a Singapore Vader, different from the American version....

Last night I hit a BK and got Vader and Jabba with the adult meal (an additional $1.29, added to any value meal, for two figures).

The advantage to going at 9:30 at night was that the kid actually asked me which ones I wanted and rifled through the box for me. I was going to get Wicket and Jabba then he said, "We have Darth Vader too," so I got him and Jabba.

Vader is so cuuuuuute! I was sitting in the booth fiddling with his stubby arms and grinning like a total idiot.

Plus I won a few free food items from the scratch-off game pieces.

Went back today. The cashier just grabbed two at random: Wicket and Carbonite Han. I was OK with both of these so I didn't ask her to look for specific ones.

I don't think I will go for all 31 though.

Ah! I see, but you do realize that pakled means sheep or is the classification of sheep?

No kidding? I Googled it just now and the first five pages of hits are all Trek-related. I also tried Wikipedia....

By the way, what gave me away?

'Twas the "Pakled" reference in your SN.


(For the uninitiated:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/aliens/article/70687.html
http://www.decipher.com/startrek/cardlists/thetroublewithtribbles/large/danderdag.html
http://www.decipher.com/startrek/cardlists/thetroublewithtribbles/large/grebnedlog.html
http://www.decipher.com/startrek/cardlists/thetroublewithtribbles/large/reginod.html )

Hmmm ... wouldn't it make more sense to do all three with the same coloration?  

In any event, I'm looking forward to these. As figures they aren't spectacular but they're plenty adequate for dioramas and displays where you're not going to play with them much anyway.

I just hope they ship the hell out of these so there's enough for everyone.

I did buy 3 but none were for me--one went to Scott and two for Jeff to pass along to Morgbug--and all three were before the release.

I found eight on May 2nd; I bought one since our local meetup was coming up and I knew somebody would want one. Then I was asked to pick up 2 for Morgbug if possible. I went back the next day ... lo and behold the remaining seven were gone. I'm sure it was the work of scalpers -- how else would seven $13 figures have disappeared within 24 hours of my post in the store reports?

It worked out OK because I called another nearby Target, and the extremely helpful employee found some in the back and held 2 for me at Customer Service where I picked them up Wednesday night.

As she was ringing up my figures the Customer Service clerk and I were chatting about Star Wars. At one point she asked, "By the way, isn't there supposed to be an exclusive figure coming out tomorrow?" I pointed to the clones and said simply, "That's them." "Ah," she said, and continued ringing them up. I wanted to elaborate, "So technically you shouldn't be selling me these" but for once I managed to keep my trap shut. Good thing, too.

^ But that could not possibly be done. It would be far too sensible.