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Collectibles => The Vintage Collection => Topic started by: Jeff on February 9, 2013, 04:58 PM
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I haven't seen pics yet, but thought I'd start up a thread so we have one when pics surface...
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They only had pictures of the box art. I'd like to see what Han in Carbonite they use.
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(http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/files/gallery/Conventions/Toy_Fair_2013/Hasbro_Star_Wars/Official_Images/Retailer_Exclusives/Slave_I.jpg)
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I'lllllllllllllllllllllll take it!!!
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YES PLEASE!!!! ;D
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Is the Han new?
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Glad people finally get this since I think it's been long desired. :) Sweet they went Vinty with it. Seems to me they're really trying to get as much out in Vinty boxes as possible... wrapping it up nice and tidy?
By my eyes, I'm betting he's a repaint of the last Carbo Han block which was pretty slick, and never was painted solid. Just melty.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/DiddlySquat/download_zpsb1803755.gif)
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Very happy to see this version of Slave I offered at last. And I've REALLY, REALLY been wanting a new Han Solo in Carbonite for years. The POTF2 one just didn't suffice.
Based on the imagery from the showroom, I guess that none of the exclusives were on hand to be photographed. The boxed photo of Slave I looks pretty cool, but I'd like to see more of it. AND the Carbonite block.
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Petty nitpick: they couldn't even get those Bespin Guards' hats to look right for the box photo. In fact, Lobot and Fett appear bewildered by them.
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So, is it confirmed that this is the CW repaint?
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So, is it confirmed that this is the CW repaint?
You can see some telltale indications that this is a repaint of the CW Slave I. Notably the hinge on the fuselage for the hatch to the cargo hold. And in the cockpit you'll see the seatbacks for three seats: 1 for the pilot, and 2 for passengers. Those features are all unique to the SOTDS Slave I that was a TRU exclusive.
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Awesome!
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Awesome they are using the large CW version. I'll buy it for sure now.
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So glad we're getting this, one of my most anticipated items of the year. I have the earlier CW version, and it is pretty amazing, but the original Fett's version is the one I think most of us have always wanted. It will be interesting to see how things go with Amazon getting in the game. I order from there a lot, and I guess a lot of the vintage collection figures were easy to get there, so I hope this isn't a problem availability-wise. Man, those vintage boxes are pretty :).
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Now this is exciting. Been waiting on this one since the AOTC/CW version came out and was worried it would get lost in the shuffle that's been going on lately. One of my favorite vehicles Hasbro's done in recent years, and I look forward to adding it to the collection.
See, Jeff, I'm not completely pessimistic. ;)
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Nice, it is the accurate paintjob deco
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This is my favorite item I've seen from this year TF (aside from the GI Joe Tomahawk...) so I can't wait to get it. I hope this and the Interceptor don't turn out to be once-and-done like the Unicron repaint they had a couple years ago.
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Though I'm cool with the size, I got to play with the CW version and wasn't all that impressed with the interior design. It was rather bland IMO.
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Amazon has been getting some nice exclusives the past couple years (robot stuff) nice to see Star Wars items in the mix. Most of the stuff I order from them arrives near mint so I don't really care about a minor ding since I don't pay tax and get free shipping.
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Amazon preorders up. $99.99
Ten dollars less than the Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack, and you only get 5 figures and 1 vehicle less! (an empty block is not an action figure). AMAZING DEAL. LOLZ.
(Not surprised at the price. Will wait for sale.)
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Do you have a link? I couldn't find it on the site...
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CM5D8QE
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CM5D8QE
Thanks Jay. I would get this if it included all those figures on the box...
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Amazon preorders up. $99.99
Ten dollars less than the Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack, and you only get 5 figures and 1 vehicle less! (an empty block is not an action figure). AMAZING DEAL. LOLZ.
(Not surprised at the price. Will wait for sale.)
actually, the only figure you get is the one you don't consider a figure.... the others are all not included..............
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Amazon preorders up. $99.99
Ten dollars less than the Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack, and you only get 5 figures and 1 vehicle less! (an empty block is not an action figure). AMAZING DEAL. LOLZ.
(Not surprised at the price. Will wait for sale.)
actually, the only figure you get is the one you don't consider a figure.... the others are all not included..............
Yes. I said "five figures and one vehicle LESS" than the Ultimate Battle Pack.
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I wasn't planning on purchasing Slave I but the Interceptor I'm interested I think... lil pricey but I'm interested.
(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/013Vin_AmazonExSlaveIBoxedOfficial01_TN.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Action-Figure-Playset/dp/B00CM5D8QE/jedidefender-20)
Here's a Jedi Defender sponsor linky for the Slave-I. :) I have no shame, so please use it! :P
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A little pricier than I'd hoped too, but I did preorder it. It was one of the items I was looking forward to the most this year, and I've had an Amazon gift card I've been holding onto since Christmas for something like this, so it isn't as bad. I sort of want the Interceptor as well, but may have to wait a bit on that one.
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Amazon preorders up. $99.99
Ten dollars less than the Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack, and you only get 5 figures and 1 vehicle less! (an empty block is not an action figure). AMAZING DEAL. LOLZ.
(Not surprised at the price. Will wait for sale.)
actually, the only figure you get is the one you don't consider a figure.... the others are all not included..............
Yes. I said "five figures and one vehicle LESS" than the Ultimate Battle Pack.
<--- reading comprehension fail
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Amazon.com has never shipped toys to Canada before, but the website let me put in a preorder! This will be the first Slave I I've ever owned (I had Jango's back during the SAGA days, but now I get to have the real Fett's version, BMF style too 8)).
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I should be racing to preorder these after not having anything to buy for like a year, but the price points on this and the Interceptor are insane. This one is easily double what it should cost and I just can't justify spending that, even for Fett's ship. :P
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Any idea on the dimensions for this? For $99, I am hoping it is quite large.
I really want this, but doubt I'll preorder it.
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It's a little bigger than the original. Same size ship came in the Rise of Boba Fett Battle Pack (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Exclusive-Ultimate-Battle/dp/B004101PG8).
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Any idea on the dimensions for this? For $99, I am hoping it is quite large.
I really want this, but doubt I'll preorder it.
It's about 20" long and 15" wide
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Any idea on the dimensions for this? For $99, I am hoping it is quite large.
I really want this, but doubt I'll preorder it.
It's about 20" long and 15" wide
Excellent. Thank you!
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I really want this, but like many have said, it is overpriced. I am guessing it will be around for a while until they lower it a bit
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Add my name to the "I want it, but $100? Ugh" pile.
I'll hold out and hope for a sale/promotion to bring it closer to the $65-75ish range.
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same - I am going to wait it out, it is too much. Plus, I have been working on displaying my stuff and I have entirely too many ships... But no official Slave 1 (I just have the CW version).
Seems like this is the ship to NOT leave out of a collection.
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I too will hold off until either this goes on sale a little bit or I get some sort of bonus at work (ha!). I feel like the Vintage packaging is an excuse to add $20 to the overall price.
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Yeah, the price is excessive, but the fact that I've not been spending anything on SW toys as of late still puts me way ahead of yearly spending.
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Add my name to the "I want it, but $100? Ugh" pile.
I'll hold out and hope for a sale/promotion to bring it closer to the $65-75ish range.
Same here. It's a bit pricey. Especially when you compare it with the price tags of vehicles like the Big AT-AT and AT-TE.
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Price on this is now $70 on Amazon (thanks SW Action News). It was mentioned that this may not be a "preorder price guarantee" item, so you may want to cancel/reorder, but I'm not sure about that.
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I'll hold out and hope for a sale/promotion to bring it closer to the $65-75ish range.
Well that didn't take long. :P
I can handle $69.99 for this. Thinking about pre-ordering but if the price dropped $30 so fast... maybe I should wait it out to $50? Hmmm... :-\
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I'm on with an Amazon rep trying to get my pre-order adjusted... in my opinion, since the item hasn't shipped yet, Amazon should have automatically adjusted all of the orders for this thing not made it something you had to call in about....
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I'm on with an Amazon rep trying to get my pre-order adjusted... in my opinion, since the item hasn't shipped yet, Amazon should have automatically adjusted all of the orders for this thing not made it something you had to call in about....
As someone who pre-orders a lot of movies from Amazon, it's 100x easier to just cancel the order and re-order at the new price. If not, a simple email letting them know will usually result in an adjustment within 5 or 6 hours - all without having to call and sit around on hold.
Also... at $70, I'm in. With the no tax and all that, it's like getting it for about $63 in stores (with Chicago taxes at least).
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I considered putting in a preorder at $70 but ended up not doing it again. I figure I'll wait to see just how much the price fluctuates.
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I considered putting in a preorder at $70 but ended up not doing it again. I figure I'll wait to see just how much the price fluctuates.
You can always cancel. But if it goes up instead of down, you've missed out.
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I had preordered at the $99 price because this is one of the definitive ships left for my collection. But seeing it at $69 makes me MUCH happier -- I simply made a new order and cancelled the old one. 8)
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I had preordered at the $99 price because this is one of the definitive ships left for my collection. But seeing it at $69 makes me MUCH happier -- I simply made a new order and cancelled the old one. 8)
It wasn't automatically adjusted?
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No, I checked my initial order and it still showed the higher price, so I just cancelled/reordered. However, as far as I know, this is the first time they've shipped toys to Canada, so maybe that somehow affected things? You may have a different experience.
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I definitely ordered this at $69, which is a reasonable price for this. Now I'm officially psyched.
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I just went to cancel my pre-order and re-order and the price was already adjusted.
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Are there any close-up pics of the carbonite block and the interior? It looks like it's darker than the Clone Wars version.
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I just went to cancel my pre-order and re-order and the price was already adjusted.
Nice job Amazon!
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I gleefully grabbed this at $69. Thanks to those that shared the news of the price drop!
Dave
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Got a note from Amazon that these will be shipping soon. :)
"Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Slave I Boba Fett's Spaceship Vehicle"
Estimated arrival date: August 21, 2013 - August 24, 2013
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Got mine. Kind of excited.
EDIT: Okay, got my notice. not my Slave One.
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Got my shipping notice!! Should get it Wednesday!
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Mine's slated to arrive Wed. as well. I'm more excited about than when I ordered, so hopefully it lives up to expectations.
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Make sure your prices were adjusted to the $69 everyone!
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Check out (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2013/Slave-I-ouch.jpg) how Amazon is handling the shipment of some orders. I think I've seen 30yr old Vintage Kenner boxes in better shape.
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Check out (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2013/Slave-I-ouch.jpg) how Amazon is handling the shipment of some orders. I think I've seen 30yr old Vintage Kenner boxes in better shape.
Mine came in a Hasbro-branded white mailer box, I'll be posting it in a bit. Mine's basically mint and it came from the Kentucky DC if that makes a difference.
Here's the problem with mine - either I'm a moron, or the wing mechanism is faulty. Or both, I won't discount it. The wings will not rotate but the cockpit will - the wings just bounce back into the "landing" position on mine.
My 2010 Jango Clone Wars Rise of Boba Fett TRU one works fine, though, so I know it's not an assembly issue on my part but it feels internally, something's amiss. What are you guys finding?
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Check out (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2013/Slave-I-ouch.jpg) how Amazon is handling the shipment of some orders. I think I've seen 30yr old Vintage Kenner boxes in better shape.
WTH?! Mine's going back if it arrives anything like that.
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Check out (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2013/Slave-I-ouch.jpg) how Amazon is handling the shipment of some orders. I think I've seen 30yr old Vintage Kenner boxes in better shape.
Mine came in a Hasbro-branded white mailer box, I'll be posting it in a bit. Mine's basically mint and it came from the Kentucky DC if that makes a difference.
Here's the problem with mine - either I'm a moron, or the wing mechanism is faulty. Or both, I won't discount it. The wings will not rotate but the cockpit will - the wings just bounce back into the "landing" position on mine.
My 2010 Jango Clone Wars Rise of Boba Fett TRU one works fine, though, so I know it's not an assembly issue on my part but it feels internally, something's amiss. What are you guys finding?
So the wings were self-leveling? My 2010 version doesn't do that then.
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So the wings were self-leveling? My 2010 version doesn't do that then.
No - on my 2010 one, if you rotate the wings and the ship, they stay in position and the seats stay in flight mode while oriented as such. On my 2013 one, if you rotate the wings, the seats rotate but the wings won't move - the mechanism pushes them back to landing mode.
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Check out (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2013/Slave-I-ouch.jpg) how Amazon is handling the shipment of some orders. I think I've seen 30yr old Vintage Kenner boxes in better shape.
Wow. Just, wow.
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Yeesh...I'm going to pissed if that's how mine arrives.
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For the curious, the wing problem:
The wings won't stay in position for "flight" mode because Hasbro used a spring that is too strong and too thick. If you swap it with the 2010 version, it works fine.
Also, I have no idea where to get a good tiny spring. Mechanical pencil? Pens? I'm going to gut some stuff and see what I can get.
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For the curious, the wing problem:
The wings won't stay in position for "flight" mode because Hasbro used a spring that is too strong and too thick. If you swap it with the 2010 version, it works fine.
Also, I have no idea where to get a good tiny spring. Mechanical pencil? Pens? I'm going to gut some stuff and see what I can get.
Toy surgery. Fun times.
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Show a pic of the spring Adam and/or anyone else curious... I'll see what I may be able to match to it.
If you're looking for cheap spring assortments though, hit up Harbor Freight and buy a $5 spring assortment set. Give that a whirl, or a $1 bag of clicky pens at dollar tree if you just want to try a pen spring and don't have one handy. I keep a bag of them for anything I may need in customizing... I'm not buying this ship to try a fix for anyone though. :-\
If you snap a pic, snap it with like a dime behind it for size purposes...
Try that spring kit at Harbor Freight if you have one nearby. That's probably best bet to find a replacement.
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Because I am nothing if not cheap, I stole a spring out of a springy click pen and cut that down to fit. I'll post a few shots on my/Mike's/whatever site later today or tomorrow to show the area that needs to be tweaked. A cheapo spring (from a HasbroToyShop.com click pen, no less) did the trick for me.
What went wrong?
The spring of the 2013 model is too thick and has no give. The 2010 spring is comically thin and wiry to the point where it looks like it's too flimsy - but it works! If you swap springs, it'll work fine (well, the one with the 2010 spring will work.) The 2013 spring renders the mechanism inoperable in flight mode.
If you put the springs side-by-side it looks like the 2013 one is a higher quality piece, which it probably is, but it doesn't get the job done.
If this at all sounds complicated, I would like to point out that most people can confirm my technical ability is somewhere around "affable dumbass" and I really don't have a clue what I'm doing... and *I* fixed it. So you guys should have no problems.
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I still don't get what you're saying about the flight mode. Would be great to see the '10 and '13 models side by side to illustrate the problem you had with the springs and the wings not staying where you want them. May be a moot point for me - I'm returning mine if it gets shipped with a destroyed box.
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Mine was apparently delivered earlier this morning (I am at work and won't be able to check until I get home) and was left on the front porch. I'm expecting either:
1-No shipping box, no white mailer box, no box period, as someone will have driven by, seen a Star Wars toy sitting on a porch unattended, and immediately stole it
2-No shipping box, white mailer box, completely crushed and/or waterlogged due to the thunderstorms rolling through my area today
In other words, one way or another, I'm going to be making a call to Amazon Customer Service tonight, unfortunately. Not a good start to the fall exclusive season.
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So I got home to find the Slave I box sitting on my front porch, shipping labels on it, handwritten UPS numbers written on it, and one end flap hanging completely open. I immediately called Amazon Customer Service and explained how disheartening this situation was, and she said she could either give me an expedited refund or a discount if I wanted to keep the item. As I hadn't inspected the toy itself, given my disgust with the packaging, I asked if I could call back later, and she offered to call me back instead.
Upon inspecting the already damaged and opened box, I found several pieces of the ship (including the passenger seats and boarding ramp) simply laying broken, loose and unsecured in the box. I immediately slid the inner cardboard back into the outer box, and resigned myself to a refund.
This is simply unacceptable, and I made that clear to Amazon. I certainly hope that others do, too. In all my years of ordering from Amazon, this is the first time I've ever had an item arrive without even being packed in any shipping material and, even worse, it has driven yet another nail in my figurative Hasbro coffin. While I'm glad to be getting a refund, I'm still tremendously disappointed. Amazon should know better. Period.
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That sucks completely. I hope they work it out with you.
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Wow, that sucks. I hope they resolve it for you quickly.
I received my Slave-1 today, but it arrived thrown in a box with some stuff my wife ordered for our daughter. The package was still slightly damaged, but I'm an opener, so it happened to work out for me. The toy itself was fine...aside from the wing situation.
Who approved this at Hasbro? I find it a bit discouraging that these shipped out without working correctly. I guess I have to locate some pen springs and take this sucker apart tomorrow. I'm glad to have an ESB Slave-1, but I hate having to correct faulty toy design.
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I agree that people need to lash back at Amazon so they fix this issue... Hopefully they'll get this straightened out and future Slave I orders will be fine. I like amazon and like them having exclusives... Every retailer is positive for competition and thus positive for us... But they really need to do the right thing on packing.
That said, amazon picked up exclusives others passed on... I'd rather have them in the game than not.
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Spoke with Amazon CS again a few minutes ago and they have agreed to ship me a replacement Slave I (due here Thursday), and gave me a return label for the damaged version. While I was speaking to the representative, I saw the news item on the front page of that otheR Site regarding Amazon making an official statement on the issue and relayed that information to the CS representative; whether or not the replacement will be shipped using that method is unknown, but I'm very happy with Amazon's Customer Service in trying to make things right.
I'll let everyone know how the replacement looks when it arrives Thursday; hopefully it will be a happy post from me (for a change). :)
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I hope so too but if its bad I'd go right back at them. They should've left prices at $100 if that's an issue.
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Sounds good!
And I agree with Jesse, this is a blunder that Amazon will want to fix. It's too costly for them to continue to make this kind of mistake. It's better to have them in the market than not.
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This is really going to keep me awake tonight, worried about the condition mine will arrive in.
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Shipping and spring issues aside, this thing is a really, really welcome addition to my collection. I'm a bit giddy about it. I'm actually planning to do some paint weathering to it.
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According to RS (http://www.rebelscum.com/story/front/Amazon_Addresses_Slave_I_Shipping_153657.asp), this is being dealt with at Amazon by top men. Top. Men.
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Weird thing for me, when the price went down, I checked my pre-order which was adjusted to the new, lower price. Just yesterday I check my delivery status and the price reflected the old $99.99 one. I called customer service who issued me a refund right then and there.
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Delivery Confirmation text says my Slave I is waiting for me on my doorstep... I can't wait to get home from work to see if the good Amazon packing fairy or the evil Amazon packing fairy sent my box out. (http://jedidefender.com/jsmentek/crossfingers.gif)
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Slave 1 is currently unavailable at Amazon because of the packaging complaints. I'm guessing it will be for sale again once all of the refunds/returns/exchanges are sorted out, and after the warehouses are advised of proper packing and shipping. It's a shame something like this was allowed to happen AGAIN, but at least Amazon works to fix their issues.
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Got mine this afternoon. It was in the white mailer box, so the exterior had some protection. There was a slight squish of a corner, but nothing horrendous to send it back... it'd be anal to do so since I'm an opener.
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Cue price is right loser music
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRqc4tqCYAAam3_.jpg)
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That actually doesn't look too bad for being shipped without an outer box, unless there is damage on the other side. Still totally unacceptable.
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I got the "shipped in white mailer box" Slave I. One corner is a bit stressed, but at least it doesn't have a giant shipping label stuck to the actual toy box. Would have been nice to see them packed with an outer box, but I consider myself lucky at this point not to be among the no white mailer box, damaged box crowd. :-\
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Yeah...my box is fine...it's just the principle of the whole thing
Check our FB page for the sticker shot
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I don't get it... What were they thinking on this one? To ship something outside of a box? I just don't see what they were thinking other than, "Wow this is big and we're eating it hard on shipping"... What other excuse could there be on this?
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My two Slave I's are in limbo now pending the Amazon product review.
I hate to say "I told you so" - but when I heard Amazon had Vintage Collection exclusives - which just in name alone implies that the packaging is part of the exclusive - that people were gonna get shipments beat to all heck or even better yet - with shipping stickers stuck DIRECTLY onto the box.
Thank god there is supposedly a white mailer box that is supposed to be around these, at least MAYBE we can give Hasbro the benefit of the doubt for thinking about that in advance and just the warehouse workers at Amazon being total d-bags and not giving a ****.
Now, with regards to the missing parts - I don't believe it to be widespread at all - I actually think it's fraud.
I find it awfully coincidental that the missing parts are all from the same bag that include Han in Carbonite - VERY easy to open up the box, grab that bag and then claim it wasn't in there all for the sake of getting the one thing most collectors really want from this set - that new Han in Carbonite figure.
Of course, if/when mine finally come, I probably just jinxed myself. :-X
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRqkFosCUAA0oCO.jpg)
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Do you think the droid factory set will be sent with packing tape around all six figures with the shipping label pasted to the back of one of the figures?
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For anyone who has opened this, is the Han in Carbonite a repaint of the Saga 2 mold or a retool of the Carbonite Jar Jar from last year's SDCC? I'm having a hard time knowing for sure based on pics, but it looks like the Saga 2.
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Mine arrived today, and was in the white Hasbro shipping box. The inside (vinty) box was in ok shape, kind of bunged up on the one end. I don't plan on keeping it boxed, but I do keep the vintage boxes, and I suppose it is in good enough shape for that. Still love this packaging, haven't opened it to check out the actual ship yet.
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Do you think the droid factory set will be sent with packing tape around all six figures with the shipping label pasted to the back of one of the figures?
I think if they are sent individually with a mailing label stuck to the back they would qualify for postcard shipping rates. I expect to see six tracking numbers for my order.
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Do you think the droid factory set will be sent with packing tape around all six figures with the shipping label pasted to the back of one of the figures?
I think if they are sent individually with a mailing label stuck to the back they would qualify for postcard shipping rates. I expect to see six tracking numbers for my order.
At first I read this quickly and thought you ordered six Slave-1's...I'll admit, I was a little jealous! ;)
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At first I read this quickly and thought you ordered six Slave-1's...I'll admit, I was a little jealous! ;)
Ha! ;D Imagine six times the disappointment.
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I got my replacement Slave I today and was relieved that it shipped inside a large brown box with tons of paper padding inside. Aside from a minor ding on a corner (which I can live with), the box was in very good shape. The only odd thing was that, like the previous one, one of the end box flaps was open. All the pieces were there, though, and nothing was broken, so no real harm, just odd.
I do have to say, though, that despite this being a fiasco, at least Amazon is trying to make it right. They've shipped replacements or offered refunds, as well as taking it down from the site until they could straighten things out. Should it have never happened to begin with? No, it shouldn't have, and Amazon should have known better, and I expected more from them. That being said, the CS reps I spoke to were very apologetic and recognized it was a huge error and tried to make up for it. That's more than most companies (Hasbro included) do when mistakes are made in this day and age.
Back to the toy itself, I have the same wing issue that others have mentioned so ill have to look into fixing that sometime, but, like the AOTC version, it's still a nice toy and worth the price to me, comparatively speaking. I just hope all the shipping issues get straightened out soon so everyone who wants one can get one.
The biggest disappointment in the toy is the Carbonite Han. I was hoping they'd do a new mold, but it's the 2006 TSC version in solid color with the hollow back. Why they would do a totally new mold for that joke Jar Jar Carbonite figure and not at least retool it for a Han Solo is beyond me.
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I'm a little surprised the block isn't new. It should be, I agree.
Glad yours worked out Doc!
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It's back in stock.
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I clicked on the link, thinking about ordering this-
Then I saw those images of the beat up boxes (complete with dialogue)
Amazon may want to consider taking down those pics...
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I don't know if they will or not... May feel it reflects equally poorly on them if they remove the images perhaps?
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The spring thing sucks about as much ass if not more than the whole packaging debacle. I should NOT have to fix toys. Same goes for the AT-ST and the AT-TE before
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The AT-ST's been plagued... I'd rather have it than not, but it really was plagued.
The AT-TE, at least they remedied that themselves... To fix the AT-ST they'd have to have sent you a whole new leg mechanism from the body down to truly make it "perfect".
The spring on the Slave-I at least sounds easy enough to fix and it's pretty permanent... Still, how do you F up the type of spring you need before these leave a factory ya know? The gauge should be something simple for a manufacturer to know "We need ____ Gauge in these for them to work!"
QC out of these Chinese facilities is pathetic, yet the rising costs in China are the go-to blame on costs on products. Time to look into other countries I think. These are the same factories that would screw up head variations and the like, basically ruining those as a viable way to sell more of a figure. :-\
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I actually replaced the spring, but the wings were too wobbly, so I put the original spring back in. It's pretty easy to get it to click in place, and it stays in flight mode much better. Maybe I was just lucky with mine.
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Mine should arrive today while I am traveling. I did get an email from Amazon stating that I'm welcome to order a replacement should it arrive unboxed.
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Mine arrived in a white mailer box. Everything looks great.
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This is down to $66.83 on Amazon (HUGE savings, I know :P) and I had a $5 off coupon, so I pulled the trigger. Still a bit pricey, but I wanted to add Boba's ride to my collection sooner rather than later. I'm holding off on the TIE Interceptor (also slightly reduced price) for the time being.
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So I had a chance to open up my Slave I last night. On the topic of the spring...
I know the Clone Wars version had a gravity led action feature on the wings, but to me, with the sturdier spring, it looks like they were trying to undo the action feature for the collector release.
The wings on my Slave I were clearly designed to 'click' into place. When I twist the wings into 'flight mode' on my Slave I, they snap into place and stay there (for display on a wall). If I click the wings the other way to release them, the spring returns them to 'landing mode' and holds them there (for display on a table).
Maybe it's the Hasbro-defender in me, but I'm going to see the sturdier spring as an effort to remove a kiddie action feature so it displays nicer. :P
(I have no defense for the ****** legs on the Kmart AT-ST though :-\)
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I think the ****** legs are due to the ****** design at the hip and worrying a ring inside will crack and break under pressure... So simple fix is to just use cheaper plastic, which can't bear the weight at the joints of the vehicle which is quite top-heavy.
I think Hasbro was in a lose-lose short of a redesign. :-\
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Interesting about the wings snagging into place. I've been unable to get mine to do so. Seemed like I was going to break it. I'll have to try it again when I get home.
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Interesting about the wings snagging into place. I've been unable to get mine to do so. Seemed like I was going to break it. I'll have to try it again when I get home.
The trick is you have to rotate both at the same time.
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Haven't posted here since I can't remember when... No loss of interest in Star Wars or the toys, just not that much exciting until the past few weeks ;)
I got a Slave I myself, which arrived in the white shipping sleeve. Corners on the box were dinged a bit, but as I typically open my items, it wasn't a big issue. The ship and all parts were there on mine - no sign the actual box had been opened or tampered with. I noticed the issues with the wing-spring right away. I found that by disengaging the strut on one of the wings and turning the part with a little force, it snapped into the flight mode and held there. Its not really anything to cause me too much worry...
I was a bit disappointed by the Han Solo in Carbonite figure, which was just a hollow shell - I wanted something more solid that at least had some weight and would make a "plunk" if I stood it upright and tipped it over.
Still, I am very happy Hasbro made the ESB version of Slave I using the large-scale tooling. Its a classic ship and was well over due. It saved me from having to eventually repaint my Clone Wars version, which was the initial reason why I got that. Now my Boba Fett figure has his ship 8)
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Tman,
Can you measure your Slave-I's height, width, and length for me? I'm curious on something.
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Got my two Slave-Is yesterday - both arrived shipped in the white mailer box, both in pretty good shape except one of them had a ding on one of the corners - so that's the one I opened.
Pretty disappointed that the Han in Carbonite block isn't new or built on the Jar Jar Carbonite block mold...
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Interesting about the wings snagging into place. I've been unable to get mine to do so. Seemed like I was going to break it. I'll have to try it again when I get home.
The trick is you have to rotate both at the same time.
Got it. Lot of work for what should be an easy thing.
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So, this happened:
Amazon has pulled Slave I. It's available as an Amazon marketplace item (from independent sellers on Amazon) (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Strikes-Spaceship-Exclusive/dp/B00CM5D8QE/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1382575307&sr=1-1&keywords=star+wars+vintage+collection+exclusive+slave+I), but Amazon's own Slave I stock is on hold with the following note:
Item Under Review
While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
And here I had been trying to space out my purchases, waiting for the TVC Slave I to go on sale (perhaps like the TIE Interceptor), only to have THIS happen. WTF?!?!
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People complaining about dented corners. :-\
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Talk about the secret carbonite hold in the front (albeit tight), instead.
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this is going to be on a Amazon lightning sale today at 1 pm eastern time
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this is going to be on a Amazon lightning sale today at 1 pm eastern time
What is a Lightning Sale? Or the real question I have is how cheap are we talking?
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this is going to be on a Amazon lightning sale today at 1 pm eastern time
What is a Lightning Sale? Or the real question I have is how cheap are we talking?
We could be looking at a significant savings during the lightning sale. I'm hoping that it might go as low as $39.99. I'll definitely be checking it out at 1 PM, because I've been holding off. Here's the link (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CM5D8QE/ref=gb1h_img_c-2_5682_a10bee16?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0WY648TVM6A6GA91E1W0&pf_rd_i=360960011&pf_rd_p=1685385682).
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Yay! I'm happy to hear this and glad I stopped by..Been holding out stalking Amazon for a lower price for a few weeks now.
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$42 is the sale price and as of writing this 42% of them are claimed
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Got mine. At $42 the price was definitely right.
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The regular price is down to $48.99 for anyone who missed the lightning deal.
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Waiting for $15...
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Waiting for $15...
Well, maybe $30.
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Never had Amazon box separate orders together but here was a huge box on my porch when I got home.
(http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k512/iFett/PC110723.jpg)
No white cardboard mailers just a lot of brown wrapping paper. A minor ding or two here or there but nothing major and will fit in my fine collection of boxes... PASS
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Back down to $42 at Amazon.
Crazy price fluctuations this holiday season.
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Now $34 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CM5D8QE)
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Got one for $34.99, and threw in some $3 Black Series figs to get the free shipping. Patience is a gamble with this hobby, but sometimes it pays off!
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Couldn't resist at that price.
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That is insane. I felt pretty good about this thing at $69.99... $34.99 is a no-brainer.
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Ya know, I'd love to see the numbers on this... How many sold at full price? How good/bad was the discounting of this?
In general the knee-jerk is that discounts = bad, but that's not necessarily true... Hasbro's claimed, in the past, things did well that were found at stores like TJ Maxx/Marshal's or elsewhere (AT-TE, for instance).
But there's a lot of complex accounting involved here... total number produced, what they're discounted for, what Hasbro was able to sell to mainstream retail and what they had to unload to secondary, profit margins, and so on.
Now, we see something the collecting world had a boner for since the AOTC set got leaked. The day that thing showed up, the immediate thought, and speculation, was that it would get a repaint for ESB colors, and fans were giddy... A big sculpt of a "fanboy" iconic ship. Something beloved by collectors for sure, and kids too I'd wager, but definitely the adult market is squarely targeted.
Then it shows up... And right away the price is "too much". This is from the crowd that messed its pants at just the THOUGHT of it being repainted a short time before because it had a Carbonite slab hideaway spot. Now though, it's too much...
And don't get me wrong, I agree it was too much, but that's to me... Someone not that into it for my own personal reasons. I'm not the guy that is the litmus test for something that should, even at an inflated price, have support from the collecting core that supposedly keeps the hobby afloat in the lean times.
I'm not saying I know something you don't know here. I'm just saying the evidence, to me, indicates Hasbro CANNOT count on collector dollars like people wish they could. Maybe they're ecstatic at Amazon with how it did? I don't know, and nobody really knows, but that saw a pretty damn steep discount... And it's one of those things I'm shocked saw any this year, given the hype and supposed demand floating about.
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I think again, it all comes down to value. The AOTC Slave I came in a set with what, a Jedi Starfighter and 3-4 figures? All for $100. For the same price, the Amazon ship was just the ship in fancy retro packaging. It just reeked of greed, and should have been $70 to begin with, heck maybe even a few dollars lower. Or throw in a Boba Fett, a Stormtrooper, Bespin Guard... make it feel like we're getting more than just a repainted ship for $100, ya know?
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I don't necessarily disagree with that sentiment, however the prevailing thought of, "If you build it, they will come", shouldn't then require enticements like a pack-in or whatnot... That's all I'm thinking here.
To me, was it pricey? Sure. Was it something people spazzed about from day 1? Absolutely... From that first glimpse of the new sculpt people wanted this. Lots of the grandiose "I'll pay anything for a BMF Slave-I" talk as I recall... It didn't pan out. I think it just proves that collectors can't, nor should try to run this line, because it won't work.
I don't know if it's a fair value or not... Don't know how many were made, what Amazon paid per unit, margins, etc. So I'm not so sure $70 was unfair. I know TRU bought a LOT of that original set... Did Amazon buy as many of this? That type of stuff is a major factor in how fair a price that ultimately was, but it's tough to say.
I personally felt it looked like too much, but I don't know.
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Got my Slave I on Christmas Eve, and opened it along with my other presents on Christmas Day. This thing is AWESOME. Worth $100? No. $70? You betcha, and I really feel like a thief after getting it for $35.
Literally my only complaints are:
- The wings are a bit rubbery and don't stay fully rotated in "flight mode"
- Carbonite Han is a reeeeeeally tight fit in the "Cargo Hold," to the point where I'll probably never put it in there again
- Lack of a handle for play. The AOTC Jango Slave had one, and it would have been cool here, but no biggie.
- Lack of a pack-in figure. I would have taken that 5 POA Battle Pack Boba, the new one, TVC Boba... any sort of Boba. Again, this kind of goes back to that value thing. You can't have a Slave I without the Fett man!
All really minor complaints when you look at the big picture though. I love the rotating cockpit feature that they took from the LEGO versions of the ship, and the thing is HUGE. Practically doubles as a base/hideout. Can't wait to fly this thing around with the BMF.
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I agree with Diddy on all points regarding the ship. I also got mine on Christmas eve and opened it Christmas day. It's a huge ship and a big improvement over the last one. I also wish the wings wound stay in flight mode when held vertically like the original vintage version did. A handle would have made this a lot more play friendly. Anyway, great ship and I'm glad I got it for $35.
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I'm actually interested in buying this.