Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Nicklab

Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7 ... 780
16
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 35)
« on: March 24, 2024, 09:07 AM »
Got Finn and Cassian today.

Hooray.

By my count, this Finn is the first sequel trilogy figure since I moved into my house, which is just under three years ago.

Hasbro really hates those movies.


Edit… also just got shipping notices from Amazon and Pulse on the Clone and Dooku.

How's the Finn head? I didn't order him but I might if he's a decent enough improvement.

Super rough though...there's so few actual scenes you can even set up with the ST stuff. I actually took them out of my display shelves until they eventually make some connective tissue there, scene-wise. Poe's orange x-wing is such an awesome ship too, so it's a shame.

Bossk's Bounty had a decent side-by-side comparison in their review.

I still think it would have been a much better release if Hasbro would have included the Skywalker lightsaber with Finn, and used a still of him from Starkiller base for the filmout.  It would have been a much more compelling image.

As for Cassian?  The new paint apps seem to be a major improvement over the original release.

17
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 4 (New TVC Wave 36)
« on: March 24, 2024, 09:01 AM »
No idea why, but R2-D2 is now down to $9.97 this morning...   hooray for Amazon pre-order guarantee so I don't have to do the 'cancel and re-order' thing. 

I ordered a second this morning because hey, why not for less than $10.

2024 VC149 Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
Amazon -> https://amzn.to/3PvXZep

#ad #sponsored #thanksforyoursupport


I specifically ordered using your links, Jeff.  Happy to help support the site.

Evidently Walmart had R2-D2 listed for $9.97, and that led Amazon to follow suit.  So the preorder price guarantee kicked in, and Amazon lowered the price.  I know that I appreciate it.

As for the state of R2-D2?  I agree that this release seems to cater specifically to carded collectors.  There's nothing appreciably new here.  I've seen some calls for Hasbro take on updating R2-D2 for The Vintage Collection much in the same way they did with the Black Series.  It could be a worthwhile pursuit since astromech droids can offer some sculpting value for future repaints.  But Hasbro seems to be trying to stretch every asset they have in order to keep their costs low.  As a result I think the BAD astromech body is going to be in circulation for the time being.

18

Same.  I don't need everything to be enormous.  I wish they'd use Haslab for more esoteric or risky items even if they're regular sized things. 

Hasbro has tossed around the term "Dream Item" regarding Haslab.  And one concept people have been discussing are figure dream packs.  I don't think it's a far-fetched idea given the limited scope of the figure line these days.

A Haslab figure dream pack of 10 Cantina aliens for $200 - $250 might be an idea worth pursuing.  Especially if Hasbro were to make a not-quite-a-Haslab Cantina playset.  The only complicating factor that I could see would be the incentives.  I think an Early Bird backer offering might be a better way to sweeten the deal.  I know that Hasbro did that with the GI Joe Classified HISS Tank.

19
I saw the "not a representation" remarks, too.  And for me?  That seemed to rule out a Death Star playset.  I think it might also rule out the GR-75 Rebel Transport, too.

I'm glad to see that Hasbro seems to want to build on the success of previous Haslab campaigns.  I think the big dividing line might be between old media and new media.  Is there anything in the legacy media (pre-sale to Disney) that might be a home run idea?

GEORGE LUCAS ERA

EPISODE I - BMF Naboo Royal Starship - Previously made in 1999

EPISODE II - LAAT/C Republic Gunship Carrier - Never made before - would need an accompanying AT-TE to be a home run

CLONE WARS - The Twilight - Never made before.  Appears in 10* episodes of The Clone Wars

EPISODE III - BMF Turbo Tank - Previously made in 2009

EPISODE IV - Mos Eisley Cantina - A representation - not likely at this time

EPISODE V - Rebel GR-75 Medium Transport - Made in the Kenner era, 1980

EPISODE VI - Imperial Lambda Class Shuttle - Originally made in 1983/84; Reissued in the modern era in 2002/03 and 2006 based on the Kenner tooling


DISNEY ERA

THE BAD BATCH - The Havoc Marauder - Never made before - Eliminated from contention per J

SOLO - Lando's Millennium Falcon - Made in the SOLO line in 2019 in a simplified form

OBI-WAN KENOBI - Inquisitor Shuttle -  Never made before

ANDOR - Luthen Rael's Fondor Haulcraft -  Never made before

ROGUE ONE - BMF U-Wing - Made as a one man fighter in 2016's Rogue One line

THE MANDALORIAN - Mandalorian Gauntlet Assault Craft - Never made before  /  Imperial Landing Craft - Never made before

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT - Boba Fett's Rancor - Previous Rancors have been made before, not this specific one.  Would Hasbro attempt another Rancor Haslab after the failure of the Black Series Rancor Haslab campaign?

AHSOKA - Ahsoka's T-6 Jedi Shuttle - Never made before in 1:18 scale.  Seen in Tales of the Jedi, Clone Wars and Ahsoka.  Could it also be seen in The Acolyte?

EPISODE VII - First Order Troop Carrier - Never made before

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


I don't know what to make of it all.  And there are a lot of factors that work for and against a number of these.

20
The Black Series 6" Figures / Re: 2024 Imperial March BS6" Reveals
« on: March 22, 2024, 03:19 PM »
I listened to the Galactic Figures Talk podcast this morning.  And one thing they touched on was the height of this new Baylan Skoll.  Cris reached out to Hasbro to see if this version of Baylan would be corrected for the height.  But evidently this Mercenary version of Baylan was already in production when Hasbro became aware of the issue.  Womp womp!

21
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 22, 2024, 11:39 AM »
Here's the link for voting for the ELITE EIGHT


#1  BAYLAN SKOLL  VS  #8  BEN (OBI-WAN) KENOBI

#12  ASAJJ VENTRESS  VS  #13  WRECKER

#7  BAZE MALBUS  VS  #15  PONG KRELL

#3  SHIN HATI  VS  #22  ECHO  (THE BAD BATCH)

22
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 22, 2024, 11:36 AM »
IMHO, there is just too much Star Wars now to ever get a nice uniform agreement on fan polls anymore.

Hasbro is so fractured trying to serve all it's masters (TVC vs TBS; OT vs PT/TCW vs ST vs D+ vs EU/video games).  Too many movies/shows and not enough basic figure slots to serve everyone what they want in a large enough quantity.  It's a bummer, but it's reality.

I agree.  There are definitely some generational divides among fans.  And while online communities can be great for bringing people together, the tribalism that it breeds can get a little ugly.  So that segmenting has been a natural development in large part because of the timespan from the beginnings of the franchise to the current day.

Everyone has their own criteria for their votes.  For me?  There's a level of exhaustion with the OT because of how long I've been in this.  How many times can we go back to the well with some characters?  Some figure manufacturing developments have left a lot of older figures looking just that - old.  But sometimes to update something just for one little tweak seems a bit much.  Something that drove me crazy in the TVC communities was this obsession with rocker ankles.  If a figure didn't have rocker ankles, then it couldn't possibly be considered perfect.  That level of obsession was too much for me, and it got me more interested in characters that had not been made before in the interest of getting something that felt more fresh.

Scott - I share your frustration that high profile characters and resculpts are part of these.  But something that trends in the MM poll have shown is that there are some consistent wants.  A number of characters have been in the running every year since the SWTVC guys started this whole thing.  Should Baylan and Shin have already been made by now?  Absolutely!  But I think their absence should also be a reality check for collectors.  We're not in the golden days of 2005 - 2013 anymore.


23
Nicklab and Jayson have been playing a game of cat-and-mouse about what it will be somewhere else. Not a lot of compelling options on the list to my eye ( as a mostly OT fan)

Here’s the list in question.  Jayson has not given me any indication which of these choices might be the next TVC Haslab. 

EPISODE I - BMF Naboo Royal Starship

EPISODE II - LAAT/C Republic Gunship Carrier

CLONE WARS - The Twilight

EPISODE III - BMF Turbo Tank

THE BAD BATCH - The Havoc Marauder

SOLO - Lando's Millennium Falcon

OBI-WAN KENOBI - Inquisitor Shuttle

ANDOR - Luthen Rael's Fondor Haulcraft

ROGUE ONE - BMF U-Wing

EPISODE IV - Mos Eisley Cantina

EPISODE V - Rebel GR-75 Medium Transport

EPISODE VI - Imperial Lambda Class Shuttle

THE MANDALORIAN - Mandalorian Gauntlet Assault Craft or the Imperial Landing Craft

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT - Boba Fett's Rancor

AHSOKA - Ahsoka's T-6 Jedi Shuttle.

EPISODE VII - First Order Troop Carrier

24
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Blurrg & The Mandalorian
« on: March 20, 2024, 02:22 PM »
I was glad to hear Emily specify that this Blurrg and Mando would be from the first episode of the series.  A more up to date version of him in the durasteel armor would be a nice addition to the line!

25
I think the "grunts" concept gets back to the origins of the troop builder 4-pack concept.  There's been a good 4 sets within the past year+ that have had named characters that a good number of people thought should have been released on their own cardback.

I'm curious to see how they execute this.  Will the pilots just be in the orange flightsuits?  Or will there be a mix, incorporating the blue flightsuits that were seen in ROGUE ONE?  But then the photo that was used in the pipeline reveal has the pilots wearing their cold weather / snowspeeder pilot gear.  Because we all love to nitpick!

26
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 Imperial March Promo Campaign
« on: March 20, 2024, 07:24 AM »
Jayson is teasing a couple of TVC figure reveals from The Acolyte.  And Steve Evans teased some things on Instagram last night.  It might be an interesting livestream today!

27
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 20, 2024, 05:55 AM »
SWTVC MARCH MADNESS - THE SWEET SIXTEEN

THE EAST
#1 Baylan Skoll  VS  #16  Crosshair

#9  Snowtrooper  VS  #8  Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi

#61 Jedi Temple Guard  VS  #13  Wrecker

#12  Asajj Ventress  VS  #5  Anakin Skywalker


THE WEST
#34  Plo Koon  VS  #15  Pong Krell

#55  Kelleran Beq  VS  #7  Baze Malbus

#3  Shin Hati  VS  #14 Tech

#22  Echo (Bad Batch)  VS  #6  Luthen Rael

28
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 19, 2024, 04:29 PM »
Well, that’s the internet in a nutshell, isn’t it?  Engagement with users usually boils down to people getting angry.  Nuanced conversations are lost on a lot of people.  And tribal disagreements grow into something ugly.  Witness the oppositional clash between generations of fans. 

29
The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 19, 2024, 01:47 PM »
WOW!  These results are shocking!


#2 Luke Skywalker 809  VS #34 Plo Koon  857

#15 Pong Krell 1076  VS #18 Peli Motto  590

#23 Bodhi Rook 738  VS #55 Kelleran Beq  928

#7 Baze Malbus 1151  VS #26 The Client  515

#3 Shin Hati 952  VS #30 Savage Opress  714

#14 Tech  1022 VS #19 Saw Gerrera  644

#11 Han Solo (Tatooine)  704  VS #22 Echo (Bad Batch)  962

#6 Luthen Rael 941  VS #27 Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Master)  725


The three upsets are a really big surprise!

30
TV-9D9 / Re: The Acolyte (Disney+)
« on: March 19, 2024, 11:19 AM »

Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7 ... 780