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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 28, 2012, 11:30 AM »
That was my impression of Derryl when I met him at TF. Very helpful and courteous.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage Collection Rumors
« on: August 28, 2012, 10:59 AM »
I think Yakface was an affirmative by Hasbro reps during Celebration (via yakface.com), though I believe they were going to wait and put him on a Vintage card. So it sounds like we'll have to wait a couple years for him.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 28, 2012, 10:57 AM »I agree that scaling back the quantity will be nice, but that doesn't mean I want boring, less articulated, rehashes.
+1
If Hasbro scales back, great, but let's make excellent choice in figure selections. I don't think too many people were clamoring for Yavin Celebration Luke again (or a Bespin dinner Vader... although I see the need to put in Vader once a year, so giving people something different is good).
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage Collection Rumors
« on: August 28, 2012, 10:05 AM »
I wonder if Lobot would come with removable head phones / implant?
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage carded figures still missing from TVC
« on: August 28, 2012, 10:04 AM »
That's quite a list considering that they haven't been released on debut cards. Wow! Of course, would people be satisfied with card that said Tessek or Sim Aloo instead of Squidhead or Imperial Dignitary. It's probably unlikely that they'll release Skiff Guard Lando again so soon. I do wish we would have gotten that image of him from the original card, but that had nothing to do with the Sandstorm scene.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 27, 2012, 10:34 PM »
I kind of mixed emotions about BAD right now, but I'm just trying to think positive that there will be other figure in the other waves in which I'll be able to trade for FA-4 and other movie ones... or there will be a droid part swap at a future Celebration.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage Collection Rumors
« on: August 27, 2012, 03:38 PM »Hammerhead? Well, the Hammerhead I want most is the vintage cantina 3-pack with Greedo and Walrusman.
Perfect excuse to have us shell out 25 more bucks for one figure.
Actually, my thinking was the vintage Star Wars Creature Set with vintage looking Hammerhead, Walrusman and Greedo. Scott posted a picture of it, I believe. Anyway, that'd be three new sculpts.
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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Figure Rumors/Speculation
« on: August 27, 2012, 11:25 AM »
Good point, McMetal. I don't get many of the CW figures personally (I like the Bounty Hunters, but since they tend not to make many...) but if that line's helping to support Vintage, a line that supposedly sucks for selling, then that's odd. But, I think if Vintage (er, maybe I should say the "Adult line") went, there would be a lot people quitting the job (er, collecting).
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 26, 2012, 09:08 PM »They also reiterate several times that the Vintage Collection was/is the worst selling action figure line of all of theirs so far, and that CW and Movie Heroes both outsell it.
I read that, too. Good article.
I'm surprised by that answer and that distribution stunk for all lines, but then again, I only collect Vintage. But from what others have complained, Movie Heroes would have the same character (maybe not same sculpt) on the pegs at the same time as Vintage, and with Vintage being $1 or so more than MH, obviously mom and pop are going to go for the cheaper version. But there was some quality control issues with some Vintage army builders and that hurt figure sales. I don't know. Maybe SW figures aren't that popular as I think they are but? Maybe since I'm on here with a group, it feels that they are more than I think they are?
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Vintage Collection Rumors
« on: August 26, 2012, 08:21 PM »
Hammerhead? Well, the Hammerhead I want most is the vintage cantina 3-pack with Greedo and Walrusman.
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Droid Factory 2013 / Re: 2013 Droid Factory Wave 2
« on: August 26, 2012, 08:17 PM »Just when you thought you couldn't stand seeing another ******* Sandtrooper, you get one here.
I guess Hasbro figures cross-overs work (ala Avengers movie), so why not Sandtroopers in multiple lines?
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 23, 2012, 12:49 PM »Didn't Hasbro say they weren't even going to be at celebration, of was that somewhere else like NYCC?
Per Jesse, it sounds like they've got a small presence with some Q&As with individual fan sites and NYCC is an unconfirmed no-go.
A questioned I'd like answered is if the correct red headband Kithaba will be making more of an appearance on pegs (or online... and if it's online would they differentiate between brown and red versions). I know I'm smoking crack, but is it too much to ask from Hasbro?
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Discover the Force / Movie Heroes / Re: Ewok and Rebel Pilot Multipacks
« on: August 23, 2012, 08:14 AM »BTW, $39.99, which I reported on our front page... DarthChuckMC reported on twitter these were $45 down in Orlando I believe, and that hopefully was just down there... Is TRU allowed to scalp?
Maybe Orlando got a ton of these just to get those Celebration attenders to buy them for $5 more? But I think TRU doesn't have a general one price tag for each store. The Times Square TRU had figures at $12 ($1-2 more than in Minnesota) for the longest time. They have dropped to $9.99 and had remnants of the Tarkin wave on the pegs.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Celebration VI
« on: August 22, 2012, 06:56 PM »
I wonder if they'll be at NYCC?
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Star Wars Dioramas and Displays / Re: Jabba's Palace in a coffee table (Updated)
« on: August 22, 2012, 04:53 PM »
That is awesome. That gives me some ideas on how to display some of my collection.