I think the oddest point of this whole set is the fact that EE states "14 never-before-made action figures" and I see 3 repaints. What is the deal with that? That "never-before-made" says to me that they are all new with no repack/repaint and they have made that figure before.
There's a whole big issue of "what constitutes new?" I bring up every now and again in my column, because it seems to vary depending on who you ask. I'm going by the definition of new character = new figure, even if existing tooling is used. If (***IF***) this set had a Jango Fett in it, to be a never-before-made figure, he'd need to use new tooling. If (again, ***IF***) Jango was in this set and just a repack, that's not necessarily a new figure. ***IF*** the set has an astromech droid in it, and it has a different name than a previous droid, and is in new colors, then I would count that as a new figure. (If it had Anakin in it, and it switched heads with another Anakin, no, I don't think we'd call that new. I would personally consider it new in my collection [like the 2005 Battle Pack head swaps] but I wouldn't market it as such.)
It's not quite like discussing what the definition of "is" is, but for the sake of what *I* consider new, these figures qualify. New names, new squads, new armor, sure. New hat, not so much.
I understand your point on the new figures, but I don't look at it that way. If I can make a figure with the parts/accessories or figure already out with a minor paint mod, it doesn't constitutes new for me. Which reflects in my collecting big time these days. I'm not saying I won't get a set. It's just some of the figures that I will have to trade or sell because I'm not into them because I have a Commando and many Clones. If they had something new to them other than paint I would feel different. I'll have to wait for the final product, but I don't really see much changing if anything.
New names, new squads, new armor, sure.
Only if they are new sculpts for me. They can name a Clone or any other figure they wish to repack/repaint all they want, but unless there is something new just doesn't cut it for the "new" figure in my book. Would have been cool to see some new accessories offered with the repack/repaints at least.
Anyone know the average shipping charge to CA? Thanks
Yes! Canada or California? Either way, you can find a full list of rates here. It's based on the price of the order, not weight, so you can pretty much figure it out exactly.
Thank you for the shipping informations. As they are not that badly priced at $5.50 average per figure for me in California, but not sure if sale tax applies or not. If it doesn't still not that bad as the figures in the basic line run around 7+ in my neck of the woods. I'll be getting one set for that at least.
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