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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => The Last Jedi => Topic started by: Jeff on July 21, 2017, 10:20 AM
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Images at Yakface (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2017/07/21/resistance-ski-speeder-with-poe-dameron-first-look/) while they last... pulled from a UK online shop that has already taken the page down it seems.
Not a surprise to see this in toy form... still think it's funny that Han, Cassian, and Poe all seem to shop at the same clothing store. :P
Also - no NERF? I didn't hate the nerf the way some did, but I won't miss it if it's gone.
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Pass. For me it's NERF OR NUTHIN'.
Actually, I just don't understand what a ski speeder is. If it can hover or fly, why bother with skis?
POE DAMERON'S BAT-JETSKISPEEDERBOAT
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It does look a bit cobbled together, and that cockpit screams surplus B-Wing parts.
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I thought these looked kind of cool in the teaser. I agree with Nick about the cobbled together look. Points more to how the Resistance isn't all that well funded in TFA.
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Saw the pic and the toy looks impressive and nicely sized. I'm also kind of perplexed on the design but I have faith it'll make some sense... or at least to me it will. :-\
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I thought these looked kind of cool in the teaser. I agree with Nick about the cobbled together look. Points more to how the Resistance isn't all that well funded in TFA.
I get the sense that may play into the plot of TLJ.
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Info update from Yakface.com (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2017/08/02/tlj-breakdown-dpcis-skus-and-upcs/):
E8 Resistance Ski Speeder (w/Poe Dameron) – Class C
DPCI: 087-06-8317
SKU: 450377700
UPC: 630509522255
MSRP: $39.99
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Here's a YouTube review of the actual product (not mine)... It looks cooler than I thought - sort of a cross between a B-Wing and a Podracer :P Definitely looks to be worth getting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQP-DhNaQ0w
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I picked one of these up on Friday, but still have yet to open it... I kind of want to see how they function in the movie. The box description gives a little blurb about the speeder, saying they predate the Rebellion (so they're old) and that the ski helps provide stability. But with repulsorlift technology seeming to have been in common use in the SW universe for thousands of years, I wonder why a stabilizing ski would be needed for anything other than an interesting Hollywood effect. Still, the toy looks neat and has some fun features like a "blow off" wing section, so I think I'll be happy with it.
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I picked one of these up from Target this morning for $11.98. :)
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So what was the point of the Ski Speeder other than to fly as close as possible to the battering ram and shoot it's little laser down it's throat? Never saw the point of them. They were really easy to take out.
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I didn't mind the speeders, because I understood they had to do something on Crait, but I would liked to have seen them do a little more. I fully expected them to attempt to tie up a walker like the snowspeeders did in ESB, only for the Gorilla Walker to cut the cable. The sequence was outstanding in a lot of ways, but the ski speeders disappointed. A little.
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I took the speeders to be an analogy for the Resistance. The little bit that was left with really nothing they could do against the First Order
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That's a good way of looking at it. The Ski Speeders weren't able to do anything except buy the Resistance some time. But only a few Resistance pilots recognized that it was time to retreat and escape, like Poe and Rose.
Luke made the ultimate sacrifice with his Force projection by stalling Kylo Ren and the First Order so the remaining Resistance personnel could escape on the Falcon.
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Yeah. It kind of sucked they literally did nothing. I thought maybe with them hitting the salt that was going to blind the FO somehow and then the speeder could utilize something to bring down a Walker. Nope. It just isn't that exciting of a ship. I liked the visuals in the movie with the red, but again the vehicle does zilch. I am not into buying it. Especially when they don't make a gorilla walker.
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I picked one of these up from Target this morning for $11.98. :)
Found one at Walmart for $9, so I returned the one I got from Target. Thinking they probably won't get much lower than that...
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I guess the point of the ski speeder was to buy them time to send a help message and for someone to arrive. For someone to arrive, they would need to be in the cave for days. The FO knocked down their door in about ten minutes. The ski speeders did nothing but get people killed. Even shooting at the walkers with guns did nothing but get more peopled killed. Luke had to show up to buy time for the Falcon to load the last twenty people on board. There were a lot more people before they decided to fight to buy time. Why not just stay put and find an internal way to barricade themselves in and play Home Alone with the FO?
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I love the Ski Speeder and I’d buy a few at $11 or less to custom deco and fit with Rebels from the OT era they’re from. I’m not a huge fan of the double sided plastic “print” details and stuff but I felt it worked really well on this Speeder than say the Rebels walker or the half assed mini Jedi fighters.
This was again a well scaled vehicle and it’s OT ties made me like it more despite its lame ass result in TLJ... plus I think Poe is a cool figure as is the little headset. Like I say I’d buy more but they’re all full price here. I could see painting them up and making them look a little more useful in the OT era haha.
They’re no armored Speeder from ESB though.
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These were $9 at Wally tonight. You could buy one for Poe and Rose and Finn...