WonderFest for Winter 2007 is on February 25th...  I'm currently hoping that the February Medicom update announces Series 8 on the 23rd and they they show them off at the show!   

And that brings up a good question (and I hate to be the one to ask) but will JD be present at Toy Fair?

You are not the first to ask.  The answer is still the same as last time: 

We are currently working through our strategy for Toy Fair 2007 and we will make an announcement one way or the other when we are ready...

I guess I missed it before (and apologies if I missed someone else bringing it up), but it looks like in addition to the 8 McQuarrie figures, we might be getting McQuarrie himself?

Here are the 8 official McQuarrie Concept Figures:

1824 SW BASIC FIG MCQUARRIE SERIES BOBA FETT 6-53569-20153-3
1833 SW BASIC FIG MCQUARRIE SERIES CHEWBACCA 6-53569-20599-9
1839 SW BASIC FIGURE MCQUARRIE SERIES VADER 6-53569-20662-0
1841 SW BSC FIG MCQUARRIE STORMTROOPER 6-53569-21497-7
1847 SW BASIC FIG MCQUARRIE SERIES #5 LUKE 6-53569-21856-2
1849 SW BSC FIG MCQUARRIE SERIES #6 SNWTRPR 6-53569-24954-2
1854 SW BSC FIG MCQUARRIE SERIES #7 HAN SOLO 6-53569-25695-3
1860 SW 3.75 BSC FIG MCQUARRIE #8 REBEL SLDR 6-53569-25705-9


And then, there is this one:

1852 SW 3.75 BSC FIG REBEL TROOPER MCQUARRIE 6-53569-24957-3

It doesn't seem to fit in with the others since it is a separate listing from the McQuarrie #8 Rebel Soldier.  Maybe, just maybe we're getting McQuarrie himself from his Echo Base cameo?



I suppose it could just be Derlin with a new head, but that would be a pretty spiffy tribute if it's true...

I've never heard of the 'Force Unleashed' line of figures before, has anyone else?

The assumption right now is that Force Unleashed is the working title of the big new SW Video Game that is coming this Fall... the game is the one that SW.com has been teasing with their Secrets of Star Wars 07 posts they had on the site in fall/winter 06.

The current rumor is that much like Shadows of the Empire, we're going to get a huge media push to support the Video Game.  We'll see things like a comic series from Dark Horse, a book or two, and then the line of figures based on the game that you see here. 

The Hasbro QnA for JD from 1/12 has been posted...

- Tantive Rebel Trooper Close-Up?
- 2007 Wave 3 Vader: new or repack?
- Death Star Trooper: new or kit-bash?

Happy Birthday Beth, hope it's the start to a great weekend!   

And word or speculation on who 1, 3 and 6 will include?

Yes.  All can be found earlier in the thread... 

The other three were:

Yoda and Kashyyyk Trooper (Green)
Emperor and Shock Commander (Red)
Darth Vader and Commander Bow (Black)

You can see pics of the clones in this image...

The other three,



Regular Clone painted in Camo for Kaskyyyk Trooper
Clone Commander painted as Shock Trooper Commander
Clone Commander painted as Commander Bow (the one with the black skirt)

And here's the larger blow-up pic that's been going around...

Commander Bow, Kashhyyk Clone, Shock Commander

If you buy this garbage, you'll buy anything with a Star Wars logo on the package, because these are low effort, nonsensical items with poorly selected sculpts.

I think you forgot to get "overpriced" in there too... you know, really hit home how these cost $13 for two repack/repaints while you can get two new sculpts for $10 in the Comic Pack line. 

Despite the helpful advice of everyone in the thread warning me that these are "low effort, nonsensical items with poorly selected sculpts" or "horrible jedi re-packs and blatant 'they'll buy them because they're clones' re-paints",  I'm still planning on buying one of each set.  You guys can buy what you like (or in this case, skip what you hate) and I'll buy what I like. 

I mean, the worst thing that happens if I buy these sets is that Hasbro and Target make money and that inspires them to continue making new exclusives which you can continue to hate and not buy.  The earth isn't going to stop revolving because I'm spending $83 to buy 6 two-packs of little plastic men.... is it?