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The Vintage Collection / Re: Toy Fair 2019 - 3.75" Lines
« on: February 16, 2019, 09:33 AM »(Have to get the speculating fun done before Hasbro pops my balloon tomorrow...)
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What was the point of that?
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What was the point of that?
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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2019 Kenner Retro Collection
« on: February 16, 2019, 12:43 AM »
Nah. Removable helmet Vader. Medal Ceremony Luke. Stormtrooper Han. Bespin Escape Leia. So many places to go.
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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2019 Kenner Retro Collection
« on: February 16, 2019, 12:29 AM »
Oh no, Hasbro would/will cite limited collector interest and lower production runs to justify the high price. And I mean, if GOA rehashes are 10 bucks a pop, why shouldn't brand-new sculpts cost more?
All that said, if I were in charge I would do 12 waves of 12 figures each to cover each of the movies (though Clone Wars would cover the whole series.) Essential characters for prequels and sequels, and missed opportunities for the OT.
It begs the question, what kind of packaging? If it is Vintage, why not stick these in TVC waves to help abate costs of new highly-articulated figures? Oh the mind reels at the possibilities...
(Have to get the speculating fun done before Hasbro pops my balloon tomorrow...) uh
All that said, if I were in charge I would do 12 waves of 12 figures each to cover each of the movies (though Clone Wars would cover the whole series.) Essential characters for prequels and sequels, and missed opportunities for the OT.
It begs the question, what kind of packaging? If it is Vintage, why not stick these in TVC waves to help abate costs of new highly-articulated figures? Oh the mind reels at the possibilities...
(Have to get the speculating fun done before Hasbro pops my balloon tomorrow...) uh
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Kenner Retro Collection / Re: 2019 Kenner Retro Collection
« on: February 15, 2019, 10:48 PM »So... Kenner-style Star Wars figures?
My mind is racing with this...
Want -- Tarkin, Rebel Trooper, Cantina Band, Muftak (!!!), Mongo Beefhead Tribesman...
Reality -- Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo, Rose (!!!)
Also, there's no way it happens for less than $13 a figure. Maybe as high as $20.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Toiy Fair 2019 - 3.75" Lines
« on: February 13, 2019, 10:45 PM »
Is there a reason there is an extra "i" in toy fair this year? 
I'll just say I hope this past year was all misdirection and we get an announcement for a Death Star playset--whether mind-blowing HasLab or low-key Solo-style cardboard assembly. Just finally something...
I'll just say I hope this past year was all misdirection and we get an announcement for a Death Star playset--whether mind-blowing HasLab or low-key Solo-style cardboard assembly. Just finally something...
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Other Toy Lines / Re: Did You/Do You Have Any Toyline "One Offs"?
« on: February 11, 2019, 06:22 PM »
You always make the best topics, Brian!
My main lines were Star Wars, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers, and I supplemented with figures from other lines as I saw fit. I have plenty of memories, though they are fragmented like yours in some places...
Inhumanoids--I had one of the trees...Redwood? I loved the show so much, and really wished the toy line matched up better. One of my friends had Despayre (the big skeletal bad guy with Starscream/Cobra Commander's voice on the show) and he was a lot of fun to throw into Star Wars or GI Joe battles
MASK--I had the Raven Corvette. I remember using the driver as a kid when mixing him with the Star Wars guys.
Dino Riders--I had the Triceratops. I wanted to be all in with the line, but I wasn't happy with the dinosaur's posabaility and I was getting older.
GI Joe--I had to have Destro. He menaced Luke and Han many a day. Later, as Star Wars died, I started buying more random Joes and Cobras. My friends and I would take them apart and build figures of the superheroes we would make up, so it never was a GI Joe thing.
GoBots--Turbo and Scooter joined the Autobots. I mean, Scooter was such a ridiculous character, I had to own him!
BlackStar--I had one of them but I couldn't tell you which one, I only got it for the little demon pack-in figure:
<---this guy attacked everybody!
Sectaurs: Whoever it was that came with the little biting bug. I think he was the equivalent of Man-At-Arms...
Visionaries: Arzon, the Eagle totem. I wanted to love these but the media made them more exciting than the reality.
Wheeled Warriors: the bad guy with the circular saw on the roof.
I have to put in a special mention of a whole line I played with as a "one-off" too. On vacation one summer my younger brother and I found a new line of toys called "Sky Commanders" all clearanced out at KayBee toys, and over the course of a few weeks collected everything we could cajole our parents into buying--they were cheap so it wound up being a lot. It was fun with lots of ziplines and creative play, but its cartoon got lost on USA's Cartoon Express and it died quick. That's one I would go back and recollect for the nostalgia.
My main lines were Star Wars, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers, and I supplemented with figures from other lines as I saw fit. I have plenty of memories, though they are fragmented like yours in some places...
Inhumanoids--I had one of the trees...Redwood? I loved the show so much, and really wished the toy line matched up better. One of my friends had Despayre (the big skeletal bad guy with Starscream/Cobra Commander's voice on the show) and he was a lot of fun to throw into Star Wars or GI Joe battles
MASK--I had the Raven Corvette. I remember using the driver as a kid when mixing him with the Star Wars guys.
Dino Riders--I had the Triceratops. I wanted to be all in with the line, but I wasn't happy with the dinosaur's posabaility and I was getting older.
GI Joe--I had to have Destro. He menaced Luke and Han many a day. Later, as Star Wars died, I started buying more random Joes and Cobras. My friends and I would take them apart and build figures of the superheroes we would make up, so it never was a GI Joe thing.
GoBots--Turbo and Scooter joined the Autobots. I mean, Scooter was such a ridiculous character, I had to own him!
BlackStar--I had one of them but I couldn't tell you which one, I only got it for the little demon pack-in figure:
<---this guy attacked everybody!Sectaurs: Whoever it was that came with the little biting bug. I think he was the equivalent of Man-At-Arms...
Visionaries: Arzon, the Eagle totem. I wanted to love these but the media made them more exciting than the reality.
Wheeled Warriors: the bad guy with the circular saw on the roof.
I have to put in a special mention of a whole line I played with as a "one-off" too. On vacation one summer my younger brother and I found a new line of toys called "Sky Commanders" all clearanced out at KayBee toys, and over the course of a few weeks collected everything we could cajole our parents into buying--they were cheap so it wound up being a lot. It was fun with lots of ziplines and creative play, but its cartoon got lost on USA's Cartoon Express and it died quick. That's one I would go back and recollect for the nostalgia.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2018 TVC Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna)
« on: February 9, 2019, 10:53 PM »
I would hope they see the huge money-making potential in these limited edition vintage figures first. Sim Aloo on a POTF card with coin included with the Haslab Death Star, baby!
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Galaxy of Adventures / Re: Star Wars Galaxy of Adventure Basic Figures
« on: February 8, 2019, 03:02 PM »https://www.starwars.com/news/hasbro-galaxy-of-adventures-toy-fair-exclusive?cmp=smc%7C2123762219
More of these incoming.
I 100% would have been seeking out the Rey figure if the descriptor had been "The Mary Sue" instead of "The Scavenger."
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Solo: A Star Wars Story / Re: Solo 3.75" Class B Vehicle Assortment
« on: February 2, 2019, 05:41 PM »
Was the AT DT tough to find? It seemed like October thru December there was always one or two at my local Wal*Mart. I know because I was always looking for the Solo TIE, which really didn't make it to stores but hit Amazon for a great price.
Maybe FiveBelow will have them both next Christmas.
Maybe FiveBelow will have them both next Christmas.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2019 Vintage Collection Wave 1
« on: January 29, 2019, 10:52 PM »
I am with you on wanting new, but I have to take exception with Ishi Tib. I have been stewing about the Home One Ishi getting released instead of the Jabba Ishi for 20 years. To me he would definitely qualify as a "new" figure, and one of the non-Kenner aliens that to me seemed essential and obvious in the Palace.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story / Re: Solo 3.75" Figure 2-Packs
« on: January 26, 2019, 10:52 PM »
I wound up with the Rose/BBs, Lando/Guard, and Qui-Gon/Maul for $4 each. Most impressed with Maul, he was one well-accessorized figure that had gone under my radar.
Also got Solo Landspeeder for $7. Cleaned out my Wal*Mart clearance section well...the only thing left was the Smallest Falcon. Couldn't justify it.
Also got Solo Landspeeder for $7. Cleaned out my Wal*Mart clearance section well...the only thing left was the Smallest Falcon. Couldn't justify it.
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Galaxy of Adventures / Re: Star Wars Galaxy of Adventure Basic Figures
« on: January 20, 2019, 04:17 PM »
The POP displays will look so much better at Ollie's than the purple Hasbro boxes. 
And seriously, the whole product looks designed to be a Five Below display. I like the design all around (except for so much recently rehashed product,) I can't wait to adapt it to a neat display. I don't think I would buy more than the Vader and Stormtrooper of what's been shown because I have the rest (or already decided not to buy them.)
As far as "Why Galaxy of Adventures at all?" my theory is this was the beginning of a Disney work-around for using the OT material while Fox had the rights...but when they began the process of acquiring Fox that project became a dead-end, and the idea got dumped in its present form as a space filler for the non-movie Christmas.
The more I see them, the more I can believe that by fall the line will become the 6" 5POA at $10. We will certainly find out at Toy Fair if that's the case.
And seriously, the whole product looks designed to be a Five Below display. I like the design all around (except for so much recently rehashed product,) I can't wait to adapt it to a neat display. I don't think I would buy more than the Vader and Stormtrooper of what's been shown because I have the rest (or already decided not to buy them.)
As far as "Why Galaxy of Adventures at all?" my theory is this was the beginning of a Disney work-around for using the OT material while Fox had the rights...but when they began the process of acquiring Fox that project became a dead-end, and the idea got dumped in its present form as a space filler for the non-movie Christmas.
The more I see them, the more I can believe that by fall the line will become the 6" 5POA at $10. We will certainly find out at Toy Fair if that's the case.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Walmart Vintage Collection TIE Fighter
« on: January 14, 2019, 01:25 PM »
I was under the impression that the primary concern with the increase in price to reissue the big vehicles was the jump in factory wages overseas.
It is also key to know Hasbro uses different factories today than they did 10 years ago, and it has been stated that some of the time the factory itself owned the molds.
It is also key to know Hasbro uses different factories today than they did 10 years ago, and it has been stated that some of the time the factory itself owned the molds.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Walmart Vintage Collection TIE Fighter
« on: January 11, 2019, 03:18 PM »For all the complaining about finding nothing new I've been doing, every Walmart I've stopped at in Illinois and Wisconsin over the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays had plenty of TIE's, always $79.99.
I got one for Christmas, so it's done - but they're definitely going to be $40 eventually.
I mean, what was going on at that sales meeting?
Hasbro: You know that reissued AT-ST toy we sold you last year for the highest price its ever seen?
Wal*Mart: How could we forget? It's clogging shelves as we speak...
Hasbro: We were thinking you'd love to follow that up with a reissued TIE Fighter at a price heretofore undreamt of for 2018.
Wal*Mart: We'll take a boatload!
Hasbro: And we also have this brand new vehicle collectors have been clamoring for from "Rogue One..."
Wal*Mart: Bah! New vehicles? Semi-current media? Sell that **** on Amazon.
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Vintage Kenner / Re: Ewok arcade
« on: January 7, 2019, 04:53 PM »Thinking of getting Galaga too if I come across it. Is Galaxian the same game? I was all about SI, Galaga, and Defender in my younger years.
Galaga is one of my favorites as well. One of those perfect video games.
Galaga was the sequel to Galaxian IIRC.
Galaxian is a middle ground between Space Invaders and Galaga. The aliens drop out of formation to blitz you, but don't do the fun formation-building at the start of the levels.