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The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: July 19, 2012, 11:45 AM »
The exclusive version of the helicarrier is now back in stock.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2012 SDCC "Carbonite Chamber Packaging" Box Set
« on: July 19, 2012, 11:33 AM »
Just got my order in. I wonder if they're trying to space out how these are being released?
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Big Items of the Future!
« on: July 18, 2012, 06:16 PM »
I think speeder bike deployment is supposed to happen via a hatch in the back. At least according to the cross sections book. If they give us a larger version of the gunship, I would love to have that feature.
That feature of the Gunships was shown in the Umbara trilogy. The Gunships deployed AT-RT's from that rear ramp as they were landing their troops. I didn't recall seeing speeder bikes deployed that way, but it would definitely make for a cool play feature.
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Droid Factory 2013 / Re: 2013 Droid Factory Wave 2
« on: July 18, 2012, 06:09 PM »Two rebel pilots in one wave, (Biggs and A wing) Talk about overkill
Well, looking back at the TWO Biggs Darklighter figures from 2007 (Pilot Biggs & Toschi station Biggs), I think that the pilot figure was the stronger of the two. I'm game for a re-do of that deleted scene Biggs. It was cool to get that deleted scene Biggs in 2007, but the figure was a little on the weak side. And with Hasbro going into that deleted scene territory because the Saga on Blu-Ray finally gave us an official look at those deleted scenes, a resculpt of Toschi station Biggs would be pretty awesome.
All of that being said, I could see the potential for Hasbro to throw us a curveball and give us an Imperial Officer Biggs:
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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2012 SDCC "Carbonite Chamber Packaging" Box Set
« on: July 18, 2012, 01:19 PM »
Too late for me. I wanted to get a Carbon Freeze Chamber set, but I was at an appointment when they went online. I'll keep checking back, but I'm not optimistic.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: July 18, 2012, 01:16 AM »
UPDATE - My card got credited back for the charges that had been made when I placed my pre-order with Brians Toys for Jocasta Nu. They seem to be getting a better grasp on things.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: July 17, 2012, 10:43 PM »
I think that's a question that collectors in Wisconsin could probably answer. I know another fairly prominent online toy retailer that just this (Toywiz.com if you were wondering), and that's based on seeing their employees doing just that.
That being said, having been to numerous conventions with some hot exclusives over the years, I've seen some disturbing things. Like? An organized group of Brians Toys employees using their exhibitor badges to get prime positions in line for the maximum number of convention exclusives on every day of the con. I've seen it at SDCC, Star Wars Celebration and Wizard World Chicago (when Hasbro attended). Those exhibitor badges are intended for use so that exhibitors can set up their booths, but the BT staff has used them to get a leg up on buying exclusives that could have been sold to convention attendees.
Granted, I am certain that Brians Toys are not the only online retailer have engaged in these types of practices. But the appearance it creates to have your staffers who are ALL wearing Brians Toys polo shirts doing this is pretty unseemly.
That being said, having been to numerous conventions with some hot exclusives over the years, I've seen some disturbing things. Like? An organized group of Brians Toys employees using their exhibitor badges to get prime positions in line for the maximum number of convention exclusives on every day of the con. I've seen it at SDCC, Star Wars Celebration and Wizard World Chicago (when Hasbro attended). Those exhibitor badges are intended for use so that exhibitors can set up their booths, but the BT staff has used them to get a leg up on buying exclusives that could have been sold to convention attendees.
Granted, I am certain that Brians Toys are not the only online retailer have engaged in these types of practices. But the appearance it creates to have your staffers who are ALL wearing Brians Toys polo shirts doing this is pretty unseemly.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2012 Discussion
« on: July 17, 2012, 07:26 PM »Ok I'm axing Kcaj from the list. Btw...Prequel Jedi continuity is one of the stupidest things ever
Agreed. All of the issues surrounding Eeth Koth / Agen Kolar and Adi Gallia / Stass Allie were pretty ridiculous.
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Droid Factory 2013 / Re: Droid Factory returns for 2013!
« on: July 17, 2012, 07:25 PM »
I think we're seeing that transition out of the animated Clone Wars line to the realistic line. And I think we'll see an interesting mix of OT, PT, Clone Wars and EU figures. What do I think we'll get? I've got a couple of waves worth of predictions:
WAVE 3 PREDICTION (WISH LIST)
-Obi-Wan Kenobi - Kamino duel
-Boba Fett - Attack of the Clones (softgoods poncho, Jango's helmet)
-Satele Shan - The Old Republic
-Commander Cody (Phase I armor) - The Clone Wars
-Captain Antilles - ANH
-Commander Praji - ANH
BAF - Death Star RA-7 (black)
WAVE 4 PREDICTION (WISH LIST)
-Cliegg Lars
-Count Dooku - Clone Wars
-Ven Zallow - The Old Republic
-Han Solo - Carbon Freeze Chamber
-Snowtrooper Officer - TESB
-Yoda - Force Spirit - ROTJ
BAF - White IG-88 (Cloud City)
WAVE 3 PREDICTION (WISH LIST)
-Obi-Wan Kenobi - Kamino duel
-Boba Fett - Attack of the Clones (softgoods poncho, Jango's helmet)
-Satele Shan - The Old Republic
-Commander Cody (Phase I armor) - The Clone Wars
-Captain Antilles - ANH
-Commander Praji - ANH
BAF - Death Star RA-7 (black)
WAVE 4 PREDICTION (WISH LIST)
-Cliegg Lars
-Count Dooku - Clone Wars
-Ven Zallow - The Old Republic
-Han Solo - Carbon Freeze Chamber
-Snowtrooper Officer - TESB
-Yoda - Force Spirit - ROTJ
BAF - White IG-88 (Cloud City)
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2012 Discussion
« on: July 17, 2012, 06:31 PM »Are all of the people who wanted Coleman Kcaj OK with Pablo Jill and calling it good or do you really want the holo version?
The purist in me wants two seperate figures. I have a stronger recollection of seeing the hologram of Coleman Kcaj, but apparently there is a shot of him within the Council chambers. But the realist in me says that the likelihood of us getting two distinct Ongree Jedi is kind of slim.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: July 16, 2012, 11:07 PM »
I checked my online statement. I was charged.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: July 16, 2012, 10:55 PM »
I placed my order earlier today, and I was charged immediately. It would be nice if Brians Toys would at least reach out to their customers to clarify the issue.
This sort of would not happen with EE.
This sort of would not happen with EE.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Defender Wishlists 2012 Discussion
« on: July 16, 2012, 08:22 PM »Scott who takes the spots for Pablo Jill and Jocasta Nu on the AOTC wishlist and R5-X2 on TPM one?
I'm definitely interested, too. Although I'm not too enthused if one of the AOTC runners-up was a Neimoidian (Gilramos Libkath). We've just seen a terrible track record of Neimoidians pegwarming at retail over the years. Part of me was happy to see that Daultay Dofine got made, but I was equally concerned that he would be a pegwarmer.
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Droid Factory 2013 / Re: 2013 Droid Factory Wave 2
« on: July 16, 2012, 02:18 PM »
Based on this Mara Jade Skywalker listing, it seems like Hasbro didn't have her in the pipeline during the last Fan's Choice Figure Poll. You've got to figure that this wave probably won't be seen until at least March or April of '13.
Darth Vader Bespin? Hasn't that one been in the works for about 10 years or more? I'm interested to see how Hasbro is going to present that version of Vader. The prototype of Bespin Vader that came out year ago showed a blast spark in Vader's hand. Will this new version do something similar?
Yavin Ceremony Luke? This seems like a case of trying to fix the 30AC figure. That headsculpt was just pasty and pale, but the rest of the figure was okay. Hopefully this new version will address the areas where the 30AC figure fell short.
The A-Wing pilot is kind of interesting. Part of me wants the Sullustan pilot from the ROTJ deleted scene. But another part of me wants a human A-Wing pilot on a Vintage card. Seeing how the Vintage Collection is going on hold for a while, I'd like Hasbro to hold off on the human A-Wing pilot and save that for when the Vintage Collection comes back. By that train of thought I think it's more likely that we might get that deleted scene Sullustan A-Wing pilot.
Most of all? I'm hoping that Hasbro might at least have some images or prototypes of this wave to show off at C6.
Darth Vader Bespin? Hasn't that one been in the works for about 10 years or more? I'm interested to see how Hasbro is going to present that version of Vader. The prototype of Bespin Vader that came out year ago showed a blast spark in Vader's hand. Will this new version do something similar?
Yavin Ceremony Luke? This seems like a case of trying to fix the 30AC figure. That headsculpt was just pasty and pale, but the rest of the figure was okay. Hopefully this new version will address the areas where the 30AC figure fell short.
The A-Wing pilot is kind of interesting. Part of me wants the Sullustan pilot from the ROTJ deleted scene. But another part of me wants a human A-Wing pilot on a Vintage card. Seeing how the Vintage Collection is going on hold for a while, I'd like Hasbro to hold off on the human A-Wing pilot and save that for when the Vintage Collection comes back. By that train of thought I think it's more likely that we might get that deleted scene Sullustan A-Wing pilot.
Most of all? I'm hoping that Hasbro might at least have some images or prototypes of this wave to show off at C6.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: K-Mart Vintage Ewok/AT-ST Driver 2-Packs
« on: July 16, 2012, 02:06 PM »
It's remarkable that K-Mart is taking on some exclusives now. And in this case they've taken on three that are based around the common theme of the AT-ST hijacking. Personally, I would have liked to see a ROTJ Chewbacca sculpt packaged with the Ewoks. That would have made it a comprehensive approach, but that's just splitting hairs. I think that both the AT-ST Drivers and Ewoks look pretty awesome.
From the SDCC images it looks like these are still a few months off. The cards in front of the figures said they'll be available in October. But interestingly there was no price on those tags.
From the SDCC images it looks like these are still a few months off. The cards in front of the figures said they'll be available in October. But interestingly there was no price on those tags.