The deluxe Tusken Warrior has hit clearance at Target.  Today at a local store I found them with clearance tags marked at $13.99 each.  There's likely to be further markdowns.

I had not been the biggest fan of The Bad Batch over the past couple of years.  But the first three episodes have really drawn me in this season. 

The breadcrumbs for Project Necromancer have been sprinkled throughout a number of stories.  In print there was the Aftermath trilogy as well as the Shadow of the Sith novel.  And it’s also been explored in The Mandalorian.  This story arc through TBB just brings it more to the forefront. 

It’s also been interesting to watch Omega and Crosshair.  Their time on Tantiss has taken time, but it’s built the two of them up in a way where they discover how much they need each other. 

Oh, and my kid and I both agree - Hemlock is seriously creepy!

The Mystery Crates are turning up in Disney clearance outlets for $7.99 each.  I'm still hoping to get a C1-4B - it's the only one I'm missing.

Quote from: Jeff on February 16, 2024, 11:51 AM

Steve Evans updated his website with some nifty TVC photo-checklists.  Looks like the Ghost pack-in figures will get the special HASxxx numbering, while Sabine/Chopper will get standard VC#s. 

VC332 Sabine Wren
VC333 Chopper (C1-10P)

It's dumb to be annoyed by this... but I am. Chopper & Sabine should not have been mainline numbered. They should have either matched the rest of the crew with Haslab numbering or should have been left unnumbered. It is silly to have the number inconsistent across the full Mural set.

I would lean towards leaving them un-numbered if we're getting into that level of detail about this situation.  But I think it would be completely inappropriate for Sabine and Chopper to get that HASxxx numbering.  That's my opinion, for what it's worth.

I definitely appreciate the effort Steve put into putting together those sheets.  It does seem odd for this sort of thing to be offered outside of his official capacity with Hasbro.  But then that's part of the appeal of Steve being in his roles at Hasbro AND having a social media footprint - it gives him some flexibility.  And he has also been asking the community for feedback about them in an effort to make the information that much more complete.  I actually responded to his call for feedback.  He added a number of footnotes for several figures, and I asked if he might include an additional footnote for figures that have been reissued.

Quote from: Nicklab on February 12, 2024, 10:14 AM

Oh, I know the mechanics of how the canopy opens.  It just struck me as something that probably wouldn't have been designed that way if it was being made as a miniature or a full sized mockup.  The art department as well as the model shop at ILM always took a lot of cues from current and classic aviation in terms of design.  And that cannon just would never have been something that aircraft designers would incorporate in that particular position because it could have a negative affect on crew survival in the event of a bailout.

Ejecting would be a bit of a problem.

Just a bit!

Not to go off on too much of a tangent, but the whole reference to older aircraft as inspiration for new ships made me realize that another recent ship seems to have been inspired by some WW2 era fighter planes.  The fighters flown by Shin Hati and her squadron are really a lot line some of the radial engine fighters of the second world war - the FW-190, the P-47 Thunderbolt and the F-4U Corsair all have some similar lines to that new fighter seen in AHSOKA.

Agreed on the cannon.  How would the pilot be able to get in and out of the ship with that thing mounted right above the cockpit?

It's interesting that Chris made a point of highlighting the cargo space in the aft section of the E-Wing's fuselage.  And he seems to be aware that we need some storage for accessories.  It's nice to see it here, but I think that concept would be better explored with crates and containers in the deluxe figure / worldbuilding part of The Vintage Collection.

I was tempted to buy a second E-Wing in order to get the droid carded.  But then I was just able to find the Mandalorian that's packed with the N-1 for sale on eBay for under $40.  I'll probably do the same for this droid.  And hopefully Bib Fortuna, as well.

While the preorder window from Hasbro Pulse is limited, it looks like Shop Disney will be carrying the E-Wing when it arrives in the fall.  I'm just wondering if it's going to be in the parks before I receive my order?  Because I have a trip to WDW planned for the fall.