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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: How long has that damned RS been down?
« on: August 17, 2005, 02:54 AM »
I'll be honest. The only good thing about scum is the Look What I Found section which helps me and others here in Utah to know when product should arrive (roughly).
I am not into Vintage so I can't talk about that and as far as customizing, I have just started on that so I guess I can link up with Chewie and gang here.
I left RS for almost 2 years since we created our own forum for Utah collectors, and started posting for the hell of it. What I realize is that I feel sick, weird, etc because I'm a 40 year old man and forgive the term, but they are 90% kids over there, and not just in age.
Love this forum far better for reading even because at least it approaches the intellectual standards of an average human being. I just need to get more comfortable posting on the non-SW areas which is what I really love to discuss.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 17, 2005, 02:35 AM »
Tonight I saw more Shock Troopers, more AT RT, more Obi Wan Pilots, etc. Problem was the stockers were not putting them out because
a) the pegs were filled because of the smaller space
b) the number of Nemodian Peg Warmers and Darth Sidious, and Antilles.

Anyway, they did confirm that they had 13 pallets of SW stuff in the back.  So after the new Evoutions finds, I think I am good to go until the newer stuff hits with Gree, Bly and 501st!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: #56 Mustafar Sentry
« on: August 16, 2005, 08:28 PM »
Ok, found him on the pegs yesterday and after looking at him, I bought him. He rocks! Glad to have gotten him.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 16, 2005, 08:26 PM »
Ok, on Monday I found about 10 more Shock Troopers. 3 went on layaway for a fellow collector, bought 2 for trade/sale to fellow collectors. They went yesterday. Then today I found 2 more Shock Troopers, tons of the AT RT's and traded for a Black Clone Pilot. Now to find that Evolutions Clones!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: "Evolutions" assortment...
« on: August 16, 2005, 12:51 AM »
Current ratios are 2 Clones and 2 Sith.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: "Evolutions" assortment...
« on: August 15, 2005, 08:37 PM »
I really think if the distro works on this, they won't be that hard to find. Consider that for now in the case we have 2 Sith and 2 Clone, then IF I remember right, we get 2 Anakin and 2 Clone, then a case of 4 Clones I think we'll find em.
I am hoping to find the Clones tonight or tomorrow when I make my runs to Wally, but I am passing on the Sith.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 15, 2005, 05:18 PM »
I put this under the Evolutions thread, but thought I should list it here so those who want em are aware:

Over on Scum, Las Vegas and Phoenix have reported finding the Clone and the Sith Evolutions on the shelves of Walmart. Now the hunt begins for me for the Clones!
The info is under the ROTS Recent Acquisition Thread and includes pictures. Seems that the yellow clone from Ep. III's helmet does not cover his chin!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: "Evolutions" assortment...
« on: August 15, 2005, 11:25 AM »
Over on Scum, Las Vegas and Phoenix have reported finding the Clone and the Sith Evolutions on the shelves of Walmart. Now the hunt begins for me for the Clones!
The info is under the ROTS Recent Acquisition Thread and includes pictures. Seems that the yellow clone from Ep. III's helmet does not cover his chin!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Target Clones Return?!?
« on: August 15, 2005, 02:56 AM »
I agree.  I don't have one but at that price I would love to snag 2!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 15, 2005, 02:55 AM »
Found this weekend at Walmarts after their resets:

22 Shock Troopers (bought 4)
22 AT RT (Bought 2)
22 Obi Wan Pilots (bought 0)
22 Green Clone Commanders (bought 1)

Left the rest as I have em. These purchases were to help others out and then if not, to return them.

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I was looking on ebay for local auctions to see what is out there and found this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Clone-Trooper-4-pack-Red-Blue-Green-Yellow_W0QQitemZ5992698455QQcategoryZ2476QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks like he got them over seas by the asking price for the buy it now. Anyway, just wanted to share what I found. The picture really makes me want this set!

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 12, 2005, 05:59 PM »
I really think these Walmart resets are going to do us in for awhile! Only 3 pegs across, and four pegs in each row going down for 3 3/4 figures. That and the stores are now only putting out minimal product. I wonder if this last wave is done, or if we'll see more of the colored clones?

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Toy Reviews / Re: New JD Review: Palpatine (Lightsaber Attack)
« on: August 11, 2005, 02:01 AM »
Jesse, great review and I have to agree 100% on the modeld lightsaber . . . besides being the wrong one, this feature or lack thereof ruined this figure for me. I also hate that he is a glob of plastic. Again, I love soft goods and know from the old Princess Leia on Bespin 2 pack that Hasbro could do his robes, give him the right saber, and bump up his articulation. Perhaps someday Hasbro will do a single figure of Palp in his red robes that blows us away! I can only hope they do and that I am still collecting!

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Toy Reviews / Asajj Ventress from Jedi vs. Sith
« on: August 11, 2005, 01:28 AM »
Okay, I bought this because my 11 year old son had to have it and I am dreading it. Luckily the wife agreed it didn't have to come out of my collecting budget, whew!

Asajj is the best figure in the Battle Pack (I will review the Battle Pack later after I look carefully at the details of each figure). She has 8 points of articulation, head, shoulders, elbows, waist and legs at the hip. No knee or foot articulation though. 

The paint job is good, and in the light of my office her front triangle decoration on her skirt looks cloth. I love the fact that this one has the storage for her sabers on her skirt, so if you remove the blades from the hilt you could store them there. Problem is for me, and perhaps I did not try hard enough, but the blades don't seem to detach from the hilts. I'll have to check my Clone Wars one and if they do I suppose I could use them there. The other con to this feature is that the lightsaber holders on the skirt are way to loose to even hold a lightsaber, and thus are for decorative use only, unless you superglued hilts into the handles.

Her head is a ball joint, and IMO sits on her head better then the CW Asajj did.  My son swapped heads earlier tonight and it did not look bad. This Asajj though is lacking the tatoos on the side of her head from the previous ones, looking more like the animated Asajj vs. the comic and book cover art from the Clone Wars Novels.

Playability is good on this figure, minus the articulation. Posing her is equal to the Clone Wars Asajj.

I do wish they had been able to make her skirt soft goods, it would have enhanced the figure IMO.

Overall, I would rate the figure a 7.5 to a 8 on a 1-10 scale (an 8 is too high though as I think about it, but I grade hard). If your thinking about buying the set just for Asajj, don't. She is not worth the $20 to $25 you'll pay. I think Hasbro has yet to produce the SA soft goods Asajj that many collectors will drool for. Again, the paint job is good, but be careful on the diamond dark eye shadow as I have seen the right eye darker and bigger then the left eye and vice versa.  Articulation is okay. A nice figure that will sit well next to my clone wars Asajj (and when my son is not playing with her).

We paid $19.95 at a local Walmart plus tax for the Jedi vs Sith Battle Pack.

Overall,  I like this figure, just want a Agen or Obi Wan Pilot level figure done of her.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS Recent Purchases
« on: August 10, 2005, 07:44 PM »
Finds today were nothing new, but I was at 2 different Walmarts here in the SLC area, and I know that 2 others got the same case in which consisted of putting out 6 green clone 3 packs at each store!
On another issue. I ran into a Hasbro merchandiser which is different then the rep. The merchandiser was not sure of new stuff coming out but remembers that it is coming sooner rather then later. Anyway, if you run into a Hasbro person at a store find out if they are the rep or a merchandiser. The reps I guess have large territories while the merchandisers cover certain stores. That and the rep knows alot more about the line. Man, when I am off teaching, I would love to be a Hasbro merchandiser!

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