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You had to figure that some of these would leak out in advance of May 1st.  I've been checking over half a dozen TRU stores and so far no luck.  But then I'm pretty close to TRU's corporate headquarters, and the local stores are probably pretty concious of having someone from corporate just "stop by" only to see that they're not honoring the merchandising street dates.

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It looks like TRU is attempting to capitalize on the exclusive status of the EU wave.  I've seen prices on TLC basic figures jump up at TRU to $7.49 each.

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I could see TRU also making a push to get the last wave of comic 2-packs on that endcap, too.    Those have shown up a little bit at a time at TRU, but they would definitely fit in with this whole collector endcap theme.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Legacy Collection Comic Packs
« on: April 15, 2010, 02:31 AM »
I managed to score my last two comic 2-packs this morning at a local Target.  They had 2 of each on the pegs, so the pickings were pretty good.  It was good to see these show up, especially with them being the last mainline offerings of this line.

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That has to be the first instance of Hasbro packing different parts for a single droid with one repack figure.  I've been tracking the repack parts pretty closely myself, but I can't recall having seen a Plo Koon with the HK-50 head.  I'm going to have to take a look now.

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Anyone know which figures come with the head/blaster of HK50?

I know the Red Clone Commander and Luke do, but which of the new repacks come with it?  If any?    ???

Plo "Meat Curtains" Koon

That's bizarre.  The ROTS wave Plo Koon has also had HK-50's left arm packed in with him in the TESB wave cases.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: April 14, 2010, 08:58 PM »
I was in a Target store today and price checked the Hall of Armor pieces.  Sorry, but a light up base paired with a figure that I've already bought is NOT worth $12.99 to me.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Legacy Wave 13 - Expanded Universe
« on: April 14, 2010, 03:02 PM »
Good scoop Jayson!  It's nice to know that collectors can (somewhat) focus their efforts and hit the stores on May 1st.  Provided of course that they don't sell out in the next two weeks, of course.  It stinks when a basic figure wave winds up being exclusive to a single retailer.  But a piece of info like this can at least give collectors a better shot at getting a wave that's going to be a bit more scarce than usual.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: April 11, 2010, 03:40 PM »
Saw the Hall of Armor figures at a Target store yesterday.  Interesting take on things.  But since I already bought some of the basic figures I don't know how likely I am to take the plunge on these.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Two Discussion Thread
« on: April 11, 2010, 03:27 PM »
It was cool to see so much of the Seperatist arsenal arrayed in the battle scene.  The Retail Droids made another appearance.  The ranks looked imposing.  And by the same measure the electron bomb affected not only the Seperatist forces, but also a lot of the Republic gear.  The small detail of Anakin's robotic arm being affected was a nice touch.

The M*A*S*H* reference?  Very funny.  Once I heard "Trapper, Rex, Hawkeye" I nearly bust out laughing!  The homages to past material has been almost a little over the top.

As for the Zillo beast?  The Godzilla references were almost hamhanded.  But the storyline of what to do with the Zillo beast was interesting.  The clashing of the Jedi ideals with the Dugs plans added to the overall tension.  And when it came to Palpatine's reactions about the Zillo beast being impervious to a lightsaber?  That was one of the few insights we've seen in the Clone Wars about Palpatine's Sith inclinations.  It's nice to see a number of plot points being examined subtly in the series.

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The answer about female characters & Senators is very telling for the Clone Wars line.  We are definitely not the target market.  And it seems that kids would just find characters like this to be boring. 

Case in point: I don't think we'll see the Senator from Orto Plutonia who played a big part in "Trespass" even though we've gotten Thi-Sen, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Rex from that episode.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: April 9, 2010, 03:57 PM »
The main army builder bad guys have already been released in those $1 store unarticulated incarnations, and I assume the articulated versions are coming in the later waves.

Anyone who saw the trailers knows what I'm talking about, but for SPOILER reasons i'll be quiet now.

Hasbro identified that assortment as their "Emerging Markets" line.  It's designed to be low end stuff that can get more of a foothold internationally and at discount retail in the US.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro Q&A Sessions
« on: April 9, 2010, 03:52 PM »
Good news on the Endor Rebel.  Even the 2006 Endor Troops were kind of lame.  Probably because the basis for that figure came out in 2002.

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Shadows of the Dark Side / Re: Jabba w/Oola
« on: April 9, 2010, 03:51 PM »
Nice work JACK!  Is the black material foamcore?

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Shadows of the Dark Side / Re: Jabba w/Oola
« on: April 9, 2010, 03:25 PM »
I totally hear you on that Rob.  This is an instance where it looks like Hasbro may be cutting corners in order to get something out to market.  I definitely want to see a new throne. 

But the way Hasbro answered this particular question?  They did that VERY carefully.  And to me it looks like Hasbro *MAY* be setting us up for the disappointment that while we're getting a new Jabba, the throne may have been too expensive of an accessory to fit in a Battle Pack that might even go for $30.

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