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Collectibles => The Vintage Collection => Topic started by: Jeff on January 31, 2021, 11:33 PM
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Starting up a separate thread for these so that we have a place to
bitch incessantly once Walmart ***** up the pre-orders and sales discuss these exclusive figures. :-X
Here are my notes from watching the live-stream just now.
AT-ST Driver - repack of old sculpt with photo-real deco
Paploo - repaint (new deco) with new hood, new staff, new dagger
Endor Leia - new headsculpt with photoreal deco, new helmet w/new weather deco, new soft goods
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Starting up a separate thread for these so that we have a place to bitch incessantly once Walmart ***** up the pre-orders and sales discuss these exclusive figures. :-X
Paploo - repaint (new deco) with new hood, new staff, new dagger
Someone surmised that Paploo is actually a repaint of the TVC Lumat. And with Romba on the card, in keeping with Kenner's screwup from 1983. SMH....
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Are they really going to do remakes of all the originals?
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Are they really going to do remakes of all the originals?
Original TVC or original vintage?
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Do we know when the preorders for these are going to start?
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Do we know when the preorders for these are going to start?
And then the cancellations?
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Do we know when the preorders for these are going to start?
And then the cancellations?
Right?!
I'm just dumbfounded that WalMart exclusives are still a thing.
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Do we know when the preorders for these are going to start?
And then the cancellations?
Right?!
I'm just dumbfounded that WalMart exclusives are still a thing.
It's all about money.
Money for Hasbro in maintaining a good relationship with the world's biggest retailer.
Money for Walmart because exclusives are designed to drive internet traffic to their website and foot traffic into their brick and mortar stores. Because odds are that if you step into a store you are far more likely to spend money on something else while looking for exclusives.
Nevermind the fact that almost every Hasbro Star Wars exclusive at Walmart has been a complete train wreck. But I digress...
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VC190 Paploo
VC191 Princess Leia (Endor)
VC192 AT-ST Driver
Like many of you, I agree that Walmart getting these as exclusives is just mind-boggling.
As much of a pain & a chore the Walmart exclusives have been - this past week has brought the ability to order figures that had long been unavailable/sold out. I was able to order (and I received today) the Black Series Mandalorian Super Commando and Mandalorian Loyalist - this time shipped in a box so that the items arrived in a non-crushed state.
And starting Wednesday according to tracking, my remaining eight Incinerator Troopers that I had originally pre-ordered, had cancelled and then ordered over the weekend when it went back up should start arriving.
What boggles my mind is the fact that (a) Walmart canceled everyone's orders in the first place; and (b) is SO inept when it comes to their own inventory, that they had ZERO idea that more stock was coming since they mailed out notices saying that they were absolutely, positively "never" getting any more.
I understand that Star Wars toys are just a grain of sand in a desert of WalMart merchandise, but with computer tracking these days, it should be something that a single nation-wide toy merchandise manager *should* be able to manage.
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The Incinerator Trooper is still showing in stock on Walmart's website. I wonder if they now have such a huge supply of these things that they can' unload them all.
I honestly hope that will be the case with the next three exclusives.
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That's crazy given how it was before... my best guess is that they thought they were among the 2000 containers that were lost at sea and started canceling orders... then it turned out they were still on the deck of the ship, but it took forever to find them and get them unloaded because it looked like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/GNuSrLO.jpg)
https://gcaptain.com/one-apus-arrives-in-kobe-revealing-cargo-loss-of-epic-proportions/
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It just seems odd that they sent the never getting anymore email, sent gift cards, and then just a week later put it back online and fulfilled orders. It seems to be a total communications cluster.
These containers had to be in the US within the past couple of weeks, within the window of sending these emails.
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It just seems odd that they sent the never getting anymore email, sent gift cards, and then just a week later put it back online and fulfilled orders. It seems to be a total communications cluster.
These containers had to be in the US within the past couple of weeks, within the window of sending these emails.
It's like they could not order more from Hasbro because all the molds were destroyed or something!
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It just seems odd that they sent the never getting anymore email, sent gift cards, and then just a week later put it back online and fulfilled orders. It seems to be a total communications cluster.
These containers had to be in the US within the past couple of weeks, within the window of sending these emails.
It's like they could not order more from Hasbro because all the molds were destroyed or something!
It is EXTREMELY odd re: the timing of the emails saying "we will never get anymore" suddenly becoming "oh hey, remember that product we said we'd absolutely NEVER get any more of? we have it, in stock, and uh, can you please buy some?"
It's 6:18PM on Feb 9th and the figure is STILL in stock and available for purchase now.
The one thing I hope more than anything else right now is that there will be MANY, MANY, MANY scalpers out there who have double-digits of these things - that they acquired for a few dollars over retail and were hoping to turn in to a $40 sale, they now CHOKE on them.
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I'm happy that scalpers are choking on these. If it's one thing I've learned in the 40+ years of being in this hobby is that patience pays off.
I'm hoping that with these next exclusives coming up that Walmart has learned from this recent tomfoolery and can un-**** how they handle exclusives.
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☝️THAT is funny.
Suck it opportunists!
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I'm happy that scalpers are choking on these. If it's one thing I've learned in the 40+ years of being in this hobby is that patience pays off.
Amen!
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Hasbro PR has confirmed that the first three "Last 96" figures (Paploo, Endor Leia, AT-ST Driver) will available for pre-order starting on Monday, 3/15, at 1pm ET
https://www.walmart.com/cp/collectibles/5967908
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I think I'm passing on all of these as there doesn't seem to be enough new with these figures that is worth tracking down.
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I'll probably try to snag a couple of the Leia, since the existing version is ******* terrible. But shame on Hasbro for only changing the head on this one. The body is terrible.
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Hasbro PR has confirmed that the first three "Last 96" figures (Paploo, Endor Leia, AT-ST Driver) will available for pre-order starting on Monday, 3/15, at 1pm ET
Links courtesy of Jayson/Yakface - bookmark them now and get ready to refresh like a mofo on 3/15 at 1pm ET.
VC190 Paploo (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Paploo-3-75-Inch-Lucasfilm-First-50-Years-Action-Figure/522902775)
VC191 Endor Leia (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Princess-Leia-Endor-3-75-Inch-Lucasfilm-First-50-Years-Figure/496623669)
VC192 AT-ST Driver (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-AT-ST-Driver-Toy-3-75-Inch-Lucasfilm-First-50-Years-Figure/332820124)
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This is where the fun begins.
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This is where the fun begins.
Or the opposite...
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As always a big thanks to Jayson and Jeff, for making this as painless as is humanly possible.
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Nice, I was able to order 2x Leia and 1x Paploo, which is what I was shooting for.
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And done! Thanks for the links, Jeff and Jayson!
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I ordered one Paploo, 2 Leias and 3 AT-ST drivers. No real issue ordering, now we get to wait to see if Walmart will actually deliver!
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Just ordered one Leia, one Paploo, and a pair of AT-ST Drivers. Easy, no issues for a change.
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Ordered 1x each of the figures. Free shipping and I was able to apply my $10 apology gift card to the purchase.
now we get to wait to see if Walmart will actually deliver!
Yeah, this is the key part, isn't it. Really hoping they've learned from last few screw-ups. :-\
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Put two orders in.
3x Lumat and 2x Leia
Then an order of 1x each of the 3 just to be safe? I dunno.
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Just went back and ordered a couple AT-ST drivers. I probably need a couple somewhere.
I actually just got around to comparing this Paploo with the Legacy Collection one, and man, they look really different. It's almost like a whole new Ewok, rather than a repack. I'm hoping we get some pleasant surprises with Leia (but I'm not expecting much more than the new head)
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I have issues with this version of Paploo. It’s SUPPOSED to be Paploo. In reality, it’s a repaint of the TVC Lumat with a headdress like Paploo and different accessories.
It seems quaint that Hasbro is paying homage to an error from 1983 by keeping the original Kenner cardback art error. Just like back then the Ewok in that photo is actually Romba, and not Paploo.
Personally, I like the previous release of Paploo. He’s one of the Ewoks that had a very distinct face, especially the teeth. The Legacy Collection version nailed that, along with the height.
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I'm hoping we get some pleasant surprises with Leia (but I'm not expecting much more than the new head)
Hasbro has confirmed a few times it's just the head/helmet that are getting upgraded on Leia, not much hope for any body changes.
I have issues with this version of Paploo. It’s SUPPOSED to be Paploo. In reality, it’s a repaint of the TVC Lumat with a headdress like Paploo and different accessories.
Yeah, I agree with you that it is kind of an odd choice to repaint the VC104 Lumat figure as Paploo instead of just using the existing Legacy Collection Paploo. I guess they wanted to upgrade the articulation to the newest Ewok Body, but you're right that the face is just lacking something because of it.
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I was lucky to pick these up without a hitch. :)
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I lucked into a set of these today (Thanks again, Hasbro Star Wars PR team! :)).
Planning to open them up tonight after my "at home" work day is done...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0e3bfaVkAIf614.jpg)
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Very cool of them. Let us know how you think the real deco AT-ST driver compares to the original release. I vowed not to buy reissues but I'm a liar (and some of the others were really nice).
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Announced today - another round of Walmart "Original 96" Figures...
- Death Star Droid (repaint of the Legacy BAD sculpt on a new TVC card)
- Endor Luke (new portrait head with non-removable helmet, new poncho)
- Tusken Raider (old sculpt with new elbow articulation, new headsculpt, new deco)
Up for pre-order tomorrow 5/5 at 1pm ET.
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- Death Star Droid (repaint of the Legacy BAD sculpt on a new TVC card)
It will be nice to get him, but, ugh, that is a bad (none capitalized) sculpt and needs to be retired. The Disney build-a-droid is so superior.
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Did they specifically say that the Death Star Droid was the TLC sculpt? I missed some things during the livestream.
I did catch the bit about the molded on helmet with Luke. I think it's fine, personally. And you have to expect that some people will do some head swaps if they REALLY want to display Luke without the helmet. But if only Hasbro would release a TVC speeder bike to go along with the Leia and Luke releases!
The Tusken Raider looks good. And it's good to see that they've updated it from the VTSC release. I can appreciate the need to improve the elbows. With Tusken Raiders turning up in The Mandalorian I think Hasbro just had to get them back into the line. It looks like they might have beefed up the Gaffi stick, too. Maybe that's a sign that Hasbro is working on a Nomad Boba Fett? Because him using the Gaffi stick in The Mandalorian made for some fantastic fight scenes.
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Did they specifically say that the Death Star Droid was the TLC sculpt? I missed some things during the livestream.
They specifically said it was an updated paint job on a previously released figure.
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Here are some snips from the live-stream...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0jf0HxXoAUzqBm.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0jf0HIXEAkAPY7.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0jf0G_WEAESBbB.jpg)
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The tusken raider looks good. It's been awhile since they did that one...
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They gave him ball jointed elbows too, which is awesome. I'll pick up a few.
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I like the Tusken. I will try for multiple of him.
The Death Star droid looks nice, even if it isn't vac-metalized.
The Luke looks ok, don't like the non-removable helmet, but perhaps I could pick up another Jedi Luke and head-swap it.
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They gave the tusken new elbows?
I’m def down for Luke and DSD... the Tusken if he has new arms too but I didn’t think he was changed at all.
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They gave the tusken new elbows?
I’m def down for Luke and DSD... the Tusken if he has new arms too but I didn’t think he was changed at all.
She mentioned it specifically. I'll see if I can find a screen grab.
Yup, new elbows and new headsculpt, according to the rep on the video.
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They gave the tusken new elbows?
She mentioned it specifically. I'll see if I can find a screen grab.
This is the best look at the ball elbows on the Tusken... click to enlarge the pic.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0lsQ5eUUAEiFVZ.jpg)
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I do like this Tusken! I wonder if he'll sit on the Bantha?
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That’s awesome they did that much of an update. I liked the old one honestly. I’m down for a handful of these dudes now, a couple Lukes and a couple Droids too. Good wave, really.
I guess some bitching about Luke’s poncho and helmet is out there...
Now, this may shock some of you but I kinda like removable helmets. But you can’t do that on a Luke like this without the head looking oddly small or the hat looking oddly large. And the poncho is a nice improvement (to my eye) over the last one we got (which was ok to me).
Leia’s poncho was especially nice I thought with the green being more prominent from what I recall.
I take what we get and try to find the positive these days. I feel like these are pretty damn cool.
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Now, this may shock some of you but I kinda like removable helmets. But you can’t do that on a Luke like this without the head looking oddly small or the hat looking oddly large. And the poncho is a nice improvement (to my eye) over the last one we got (which was ok to me).
Didn't they do an Endor Luke with a removable helmet already? I don't think it looked bad at all.
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Is there a link to these figures on Walmart like they had last time?
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Death Star Droid (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Action-Figures/409549461)
Endor Luke Skywalker (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Action-Figures/853939177)
Tusken Raider (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Tusken-Raider-Lucasfilm-First-50-Years-Collectible-Figure/726042601)
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Death Star Droid (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Action-Figures/409549461)
Endor Luke Skywalker (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Action-Figures/853939177)
Tusken Raider (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Star-Wars-The-Vintage-Collection-Tusken-Raider-Lucasfilm-First-50-Years-Collectible-Figure/726042601)
They must slowly be putting these up. Luke is up, but DSD just got the image. The Tusken is still the template page.
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Only Luke is in stock... I'm not ordering until they're all there so I can get free shipping.
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DSD just went up.
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Tusken too. Got my order in.
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Tusken too. Got my order in.
Yes! Got all three at once.
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Now, this may shock some of you but I kinda like removable helmets. But you can’t do that on a Luke like this without the head looking oddly small or the hat looking oddly large.
In a perfect world, we'd get 2 different head sculpts (one with a helmet, one without), and a spare empty helmet.
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I ordered three Tuskens and a DS Droid. I don't really need the Luke.
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Managed an order for 2 each of all three!
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I got 2 Lukes, 2 DS Droids and checked out with free shipping. Then I went back when the Tusken was available and got 4 of him.
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1x DSD, 1x Luke, and 2x Tuskens for me.
Now the waiting game begins where we see if Walmart can actually fill pre-orders without a cycle of cancel/reorder.... ::)
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1x DSD, 1x Luke, and 2x Tuskens for me.
Now the waiting game begins where we see if Walmart can actually fill pre-orders without a cycle of cancel/reorder.... ::)
Truth.
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I was only able to find them in stock one at a time. Thanks to Jayson for finding those links, BTW! I was able to add everything to a wishlist. As each item came into stock I just added it to the cart and checked out. I wound up getting 3 of the Lukes, 3 of the Death Star Droids and 5 of the Tusken Raiders.
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Now the waiting game begins where we see if Walmart can actually fill pre-orders without a cycle of cancel/reorder.... ::)
I already had one of my 6" figure orders cancelled by them ::)
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Dear IRS. Apologies that my tax forms aren't in order. Please understand that I got caught up ordering merchandise online. Not just any items, but Star Wars action figures.
Can't believe that I'll have spent more time clicking on different sites to see toy availability than I will on my tax returns. :-X
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I’m actually kind of excited by these as well. I know not technically anything “new” character wise, but at this point I just get excited by these more definitive updates of OT characters. I ordered 2x Luke, 2x DSD, and 3x Tuskens....and now we hope/wait.
I’ve seen the complaints about the non-removable helmet on Luke as well. I usually like the removable helmets as well, but I also get it. These Endor figures in particular have always looked a little wonky, so this might be a good compromise. An alternate head would really be the perfect scenario, but that’s probably too much to ask.
All in all, I didn’t mind the showing yesterday. Not a ton of newness, but I liked what we saw. Now new Mando figures please ;)
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If they're really doing all 96... Sim Aloo isn't far behind.
I'm also moderately worried that this new push to get them all done is some sort of secret indication that the 3.75" line is in trouble again...
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I got more than I should’ve and had to get Tusken separately so I think 3x him, 3x Luke/2x Droid. Free shipping motivator.
But as Jeff stated, now ya wait for the other shoe to drop.
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So how do they do Lobot and not lay an egg?
He’s boring. SA is kind of funny to use on a character like him. Buy can they take the last figure we got and tweak that enough?
What direction do they go to get Lobot out? Even the Ugnaught is easier for them than Lobot will be.
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But as Jeff stated, now ya wait for the other shoe to drop.
I may be misremembering things, but didn't Jayson find these three (The "Triangle" wave) had already arrived in the US, like two weeks ago? Hopefully they ironed out the problems of having WalMart do preorders before they have product in hand and accounted for, which seems to be where the TVC exclusives have been getting screwed up all the way back to Island Rey, and finally came to a head with the Incinerator Trooper.
Not shipping something already in their warehouse until September sounds like a good recipe to get them lost, though...
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So how do they do Lobot and not lay an egg?
He’s boring. SA is kind of funny to use on a character like him. Buy can they take the last figure we got and tweak that enough?
What direction do they go to get Lobot out? Even the Ugnaught is easier for them than Lobot will be.
Honestly, if they take the OTC Lobot and update the joints in the knees, elbows ankles and wrists I'd be happy.
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Sim Aloo is going to be the last one isn’t he.
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Sim Aloo is going to be the last one isn’t he.
I really think he has a much better chance based on sheer notoriety at this point than an updated POTF Anakin Skywalker. At least Sim Aloo is still in the movie.
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The OTC Lobot was a great likeness, but a huge pegwarmer. This is one instance where I absolutely do not care if it's a Walmart exclusive. Each of those WM exclusive TVC figures is shipping in solid cases, so they can finesse the distribution numbers and favor the other couple of figures in that wave.
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The OTC Lobot was a great likeness, but a huge pegwarmer. This is one instance where I absolutely do not care if it's a Walmart exclusive. Each of those WM exclusive TVC figures is shipping in solid cases, so they can finesse the distribution numbers and favor the other couple of figures in that wave.
They could....but they won't.
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They're doing that with the first Original 96 wave. Hasbro explicitly stated that they're solid packing Endor Leia, Paploo and the AT-ST Driver in their own cases. And they're going to release more AT-ST Drivers than the other figures.
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They’re not (yet) doing Lobot according to any rumors... paploo, Endor Leia, atst, Endor Luke, sandperson (? I counted him as done personally), and DSD are the 6 “we’ve gotta get this **** done” figures. Potf I’m betting maybe happen on regular TVC cards not special ones like that Yak (never know tho) and so there’s a fair bit left to do... ugnaughts, bespin guard(s), Hammerhead.... if sandperson is an indication then Greedo would need redone, anh Han and Luke if I’m not mistaken, Leia too.... if they’re not counting the votc/vtsc and all that. I did, but hey, sandperson. 🤷♂️
I dunno... this could get stupid kinda fast, all for card backs. 😕
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Why was the Tusken Raider part of this push anyway? Wasn’t he one of the first TVC figures?
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The TVC hardliners don't include the VOTC/VSTC figures as a part of the VTC collection because they don't have TVC numbers, even if they were on Vintage cards and really were the precursor to the TVC line itself. I don't keep track myself because don't collect packaged figures, but for sure the original Star Wars card Han, Luke, Leia will all need redone/rereleased in the TVC line to complete the 96. I'm not sure what the position is on Threepio, he has only been on an ESB card so far, right? Artoo and Chewie made it out in TVC on Star Wars cards in 2019...I don't have a vested interest in keeping track, but the people who do have list that they are ticking off from what I understand.
Judging by General Lando, Endor Luke, and Stormtrooper Luke (can't think of any others off the top of my head) the POTF card is not necessary for the figure to be counted as a good enough update to check off the figure as done for the 96. The Imperial Gunner is a sticky one, since he was issued on a Rogue One card. They might call that one a "needs to be redone."
It just seems like there are still a lot of figures to go to have the 96 on TVC cards, and many many many of them will be reissues of figures from the last 20 years. There is just a handful that can be classified as "never updated from the Kenner figure." Greedo, IG88, Bossk, Scout Trooper, Hoth Han need reissued from VSTC. Lots and lots need pulled forward from the modern era. Sticky points like "does the FX-7 mold from POTJ still exist? How about 8-D8 and EV-9D9 from POTF2?" make the prospect of recarding all these things muddy at best. New tooling is hard to come by these days, my mouth waters over the prospect of a new Hammerhead sculpt or Amanaman, but do we really want it used for another General Madine or 2-1B?
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I’d take 21B... Lobot, with all due respect to the Duplex, is one that I just have a hard time imagining how they do it. Especially now that they’re upping the ante of sorts, by updating the Sandperson sculpt to be more TVC-esque.
I feel like anything they did update has to be at least as nice as Snaggletooth... that means basically Lobot needs at minimum new arms and legs.
So much of this stuff I could live without...
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The TVC hardliners don't include the VOTC/VSTC figures as a part of the VTC collection because they don't have TVC numbers, even if they were on Vintage cards and really were the precursor to the TVC line itself.
Hasbro doesn't count them either.
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Thanks for the explainer... I guess since I open everything I never paid that much attention to how they count these things.
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The TVC hardliners don't include the VOTC/VSTC figures as a part of the VTC collection because they don't have TVC numbers, even if they were on Vintage cards and really were the precursor to the TVC line itself. I don't keep track myself because don't collect packaged figures, but for sure the original Star Wars card Han, Luke, Leia will all need redone/rereleased in the TVC line to complete the 96. I'm not sure what the position is on Threepio, he has only been on an ESB card so far, right? Artoo and Chewie made it out in TVC on Star Wars cards in 2019...I don't have a vested interest in keeping track, but the people who do have list that they are ticking off from what I understand.
Judging by General Lando, Endor Luke, and Stormtrooper Luke (can't think of any others off the top of my head) the POTF card is not necessary for the figure to be counted as a good enough update to check off the figure as done for the 96. The Imperial Gunner is a sticky one, since he was issued on a Rogue One card. They might call that one a "needs to be redone."
It just seems like there are still a lot of figures to go to have the 96 on TVC cards, and many many many of them will be reissues of figures from the last 20 years. There is just a handful that can be classified as "never updated from the Kenner figure." Greedo, IG88, Bossk, Scout Trooper, Hoth Han need reissued from VSTC. Lots and lots need pulled forward from the modern era. Sticky points like "does the FX-7 mold from POTJ still exist? How about 8-D8 and EV-9D9 from POTF2?" make the prospect of recarding all these things muddy at best. New tooling is hard to come by these days, my mouth waters over the prospect of a new Hammerhead sculpt or Amanaman, but do we really want it used for another General Madine or 2-1B?
There definitely seems to be a kind of purity test in some TVC groups about a number of issues. And it's a little over the top, at least from my perspective.
Regarding the Original 96? I just want the FIGURES made in order to get that sense of completion. This obsession with them all being on TVC cards seems just like that - an obsession. Now some of the most extreme of them are demanding figures on POTF cards, and I just start to shake my head at the shifting goalposts with these people.
When Derryl DePriest ran the Star Wars team he spoke quite freely about what he just regarded as "Vintage". Notably, people would ask at events about "bringing Vintage back", and to Derryl that always included the VOTC and VTSC releases. So when TVC launched in 2008, Derryl basically said that Hasbro was bringing Vintage back. And to me that just seemed like a natural continuation of those earlier releases in terms of the packaged presentation as well as the sculpting and articulation aesthetics. But some people just got so ******* hung up on it being a numbered line of figures that they can't see beyond the numbers.
Not all of those VOTC releases were perfect, and there's room for some improvement on some of them. Sculpting and articulation have definitely improved. But the demands of some collectors now seem over the top, wondering why the most un-action-like figures don't have rocker ankle joints.
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I remember this all started out as getting a modern version of the original 96 regardless of packaging. Granted, that was before modern figures were released on vintage style cards.
For me (generally an opener), I do not care about the package the figure comes in. I just want the best version of each character to display in my collection room, plus army builders. Not only the original 96 (I didn't even have all of the original 96 as a kid!), but from the Prequels and the Disney era as well! I love all these characters and want them immortalized in plastic figures approximately 3.75 inches tall depending on the relative size to the other characters.
Is that too much to ask for? :D
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Yeah I'm in the same boat, I don't care which package it's in. I just want outstanding figures. Pack it in a dirty diaper for all I care.
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I got a shipping notice for Leia, Paploo, and the AT-ST Driver.
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I've heard people are getting shipping notices for these. Nothing yet in my inbox.
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I've been seeing similar reports. But with all of the preorders that I have that are scheduled for a July release, I haven't seen any charges hit my cards.
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I got the shipping notice too. Hope they don’t arrive all mangled.
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I received a shipping notice for one Leia I ordered and one Scout Walker driver. Should be here by Saturday!
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The delivery date on mine isn't until July 3!
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I got the July 3rd delivery date, too. We'll see. Walmart's order fulfillment seems to be all over the place.
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Mine is expected eod 6/29, decent time from Georgia to Nor Cal. My last 2-3 WM figure orders arrived from Southern California (on-Trac) in under 40 hours.
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I got the July 3rd delivery date, too. We'll see. Walmart's order fulfillment seems to be all over the place.
It said July 3, but just got an email saying they've been delivered, but there's no package out front.
EDIT: We moved last month and I think they got delivered to my old address... got to go over there to pick them up.
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I just chatted with walmart to change my other TVC preorder with the Tusken Raider and what not, and they said they aren't able to update shipping addresses on orders. When I moved, I updated pre-orders with Hasbro, Super 7, Target, Entertainment Earth, Amazon... no problems.
But Walmart's only option was to cancel my order. ::)
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What shipper does Walmart use? Because I think you can get UPS or FedEx to update your delivery address. After I registered with both of those carriers I was getting shipping updates from them when they received tracking information about my orders.
With FedEx you can probably do a Hold at location. For UPS, they might have different options.
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What shipper does Walmart use?
For this order, it looks like Fed Ex, but they've used different shipping companies in the past.
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Yeah, it's FedEx. I can call and try to re-route it, but it's also only a 15 minute walk to the old place, so I'll probably just leave it alone and walk over when they say it's delivered.
it's just insanely dumb that Walmart can't change an address.
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Got all my shipping notices today... which was a weird barrage of emails.
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That's probably because each figure is coming in its own envelope.
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I only got 1 shipping notice, but 3 packages. Each package was different: 1 came in a padded mailer, another came in a box in which the figure snugly fit into , and the last was a bigger box. They aren't perfect, card-wise, but livable for me.
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I had to do some digging to find shipping info, but something is in fact on the way. No shipping notification emails here. And what's in that shipment, or what condition it arrives in is anybody's guess!
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I received my two AT-ST drivers (was only expecting one compared to their website), and I still have tracking for one of the Endor Leia's expected to be here tomorrow.
So weird.
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Mine said July 3rd as well, but got them within the next two days of my shipping notice. I ordered 2 each of Leia, Paploo and AtSt driver. For some reason they shipped Paploo separate. Leia and AtST driver arrived in a box and in surprisingly good condition. I didn't even get a padded envelope for the Paploo's and the delivery guy tosses the non-padded envelope against me door. Needless to say, Paploo did not survive. :'(
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I got the first of the two Leia's that I ordered. When I saw that it was a single figure I was completely expecting it to arrive in a bubble mailer envelope. But it arrived in a shipping box (which had suffered some kind of spill). And miraculously the card was in decent condition.
I also got a shipping notification for one of the four AT-ST Driver's that I ordered. All told I ordered 8 figures, and yet the first two are coming individually. WTAF, Walmart? Get your shipping logistics together in something approximating efficiency.
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Have the cards gotten even thinner and flimsier on these figures? I got a Paploo in the mail yesterday and the card is all warped but feels really weak.
I'm an opener so it really doesn't bother me, but feel for those that are trying to get a mint carded version.
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I've done a couple of more reviews:
AT-ST Driver. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6V3QCpylTs)
Endor Leia. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo2X951c_A)
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Have yet to watch the Leia review. The AT-ST is a nice one. Didn't realize who the likeness was of. Now I have to search if I have the other version with the likeness of the other guy.
As for shipping, I an liking OnTrac more and more. Got an email from Walmart that a figure had shipped. Clicked and saw Paploo went out yesterday from Southern California... and was already dropped off at my front door this afternoon. Sure it's only 400 miles, but 1 day+ from a Sunday is still impressive.
Meanwhile, after scanning in IL, Endor Leia has traveled the Midwest more than I have and will arrive a day later than the initial estimate.
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I’m honestly not usually one to stress too much about packaging, although the shipping the past couple years has been atrocious, because I generally open about everything. The exception to this is retro carded stuff, particularly the Vintage Collection, and even more specifically the figures that were in the original line.
I’ve started getting my figures in over the past week too. I ordered two of each in the hopes that maybe one of each would be passable. First was a lone Paploo, who did arrive in a box, and was in fair shape. A big crease in the bottom right of the card, but otherwise largely “ok”. I’m hoping for a minty set of TVC Original Trilogy figures, but with the WM exclusives that might be too much to ask.
Then today I got in two AT-ST Drivers, packed separately for some reason. One in a bubble mailer, pretty much destroyed. The other in a box, also destroyed (the box was too small). I’m not sure that ordering more would help. First world problem, for sure, but just a bummer.
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I received the rest of my order from Walmart with my second Endor Leia and Paploo. They came in a box so they were mostly ok (the Leia's card was a little warped). Glad to have this wave complete and now I'm just waiting for the next wave for the Death Star Droid and Tusken Raider.
I did a review of the Paploo figure and compared him to his Legacy Collection release. You can watch it here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IraQ54VrwSw).
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The 2nd figure of 8 in my order arrived - the AT-ST Driver. And again in a box that seems like it was barely big enough to hold a TVC card. It got to me in decent condition, but the way the helmet is sitting on the figures head looks weird.
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I saw these yesterday in my local Walmart. They have a special endcap display and are not in the Star Wars section. Come to think about it, there's nothing in the Star Wars section.
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If there’s nothing in the Star Wars section, is it a Star Wars section anymore? 🤔
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According to the planogram....yes.
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If there’s nothing in the Star Wars section, is it a Star Wars section anymore? 🤔
It's so common to see absolutely NOTHING now. I went into one Walmart and there wasn't anything in the action figure aisle. The only was I was able to discern that there had ever been Star Wars inventory was by searching the peg tags to see if it might just SAY Star Wars. To call it piss-poor distribution and merchandising is a massive understatement.
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Very common.
I stopped in a Walmart last weekend and they had two random toys on two random pegs. No stock, no labels. No SW section.
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To call it piss-poor distribution and merchandising is a massive understatement.
They just don't make enough stuff anymore.
1,900 Target stores
10,526 Walmart stores
That's 12+ thousand stores. If the current rumors are true and the average production run is about 15-25k per 3.75" figure, then there are barely enough figures to get one/two of each figure to each Target/Walmart, let alone have stock for Gamestop, Walgreens, Amazon, Pulse, EE, BBTS, etc etc.
It's no wonder everywhere you go has empty pegs. It's hard to distribute what isn't even being made. It was much easier to stock stores when they were cranking out 50k-100k of each figure. :-\
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And that's why I pre-order virtually everything. It saves on gas.
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Look how fast stuff sells out too though. Production numbers are low low low. It’s tough to blame hasbro because contrary to the rose-colored glasses crowd, everything would see sales and clearances, including the beloved TVC.
And it’s not Disney’s fault. It’s not Rey or Rose... complacency among collectors maybe? Prices hitting their limits to what a broader audience would support perhaps? Look at stuff like the Tantive IV hallways. Perfect display items for shelves and ignored. It’s not just TVC either. Look at the centerpieces. Those are awesome and ultimately we’re ignored. I don’t even like 6” and I liked those as 3.75” compatible.
There’s always excuses and finger pointing that it can’t be the collector realm’s fault, and for the diehards it isn’t. I think it’s just now that we are seeing Hasbro adjust how the line is dialed up or down based on the size of the audience they feel is there and willing to spend money.
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Last week I discovered a sidekick / endcap shipper piece at my local Walmart with the AT-ST Driver, Paploo, and Endor Leia on it. It was strapped to the end of the bike aisle, quite a few rows away from the (completely empty) Star Wars section that has no designated pegs for TVC figures anyway. It struck me as really odd,, because this is one of the smaller WalMarts and traditionally has not received any of the TVC or Black Series exclusive figures that I have found to be abundant at other, larger area WalMarts.
Having the option to look over paint apps, I finally picked up an Endor Leia.
I was there yesterday and the thing remains untouched except for the one missing Leia and a missing Paploo that was already gone when I discovered it. Maybe it's because it is basically hidden, maybe collector's got their fill online after all, maybe everyone has been too busy at Target chasing rainbow Fetts to stop in to Walmart on a toy run. Whatever the reason, these aren't moving here.
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I'm seeing more reports of people getting a hold of the new Endor Luke, Death Star Droid and Tusken Raider. Does anyone know if these are coming directly from Asia, or are these actually showing up in Walmart stores?
We should be getting close to the delivery date for this next Walmart wave, but with the shipping slowdowns it seems like almost every shipping date has been revised lately.
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We should be getting close to the delivery date for this next Walmart wave, but with the shipping slowdowns it seems like almost every shipping date has been revised lately.
I got an alert this morning that my CC was charged. I checked my Walmart.com account and it looks like my Luke, DS Droid and Tuskens were shipped and should be here middle of next week.
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We should be getting close to the delivery date for this next Walmart wave, but with the shipping slowdowns it seems like almost every shipping date has been revised lately.
I got an alert this morning that my CC was charged. I checked my Walmart.com account and it looks like my Luke, DS Droid and Tuskens were shipped and should be here middle of next week.
Same here.
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I got shipping notices for the two Tusken Raiders, no Luke or DSD yet.
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I got an alert this morning that my CC was charged. I checked my Walmart.com account and it looks like my Luke, DS Droid and Tuskens were shipped and should be here middle of next week.
Got my email confirmation just now too. Two separate tracking numbers: one box with Luke and DSD; one box with 2x Tusken.
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I didn't get any email confirmations, but when I saw some increased chatter on social media I checked my Walmart account as well as my Fedex account. Most of my order seems to be shipping.
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Mine are shipping but no emails just shipped. Didn’t notice any notes from my CC either. They’re all shipping random too. Tuskens haven’t shipped yet too which sucks.
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So mine shipped, but are going to my old work address. >:(
Walmart says they have no way to change an address once an order is placed, which is kind of insane in this day and age. They suggested contacting Fed Ex, and of course Fed Ex says only the shipper can change the address. I thought about adding a delivery note in the Fed Ex delivery comments say "Don't deliver here! Please hold at your location for pickup!" but the delivery comments at Fed Ex aren't working for me. Even on stuff that hasn't shipped, Walmart says the only option in their system is to cancel the order then place a new order on the website. Not very handy for pre-orders that have been sold out for months.
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My three Tusken Raiders and Death Star Droid have shipped as well. Walmart's page sats I should have them by Friday and the ontrac tracking says I should have them tomorrow.
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My two DSDs shipped separately today. The Tusken is still getting prepared to ship. (I didn't bother with Luke.)
I bought three figures to get the free shipping. So it makes sense they would get sent in the most inefficient way possible.
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With this wave I ordered a total of 10 figures. So is Walmart shipping them together? Of course not! The 10 figures are spread across 7 packages, all of which are originating from the same distribution center. Who knows what kind of condition they’ll actually be in when they arrive?
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Seems like all mine have shipped... lotta figures. Lotta separate boxes. Lotta inevitable bitching to mock in the near future.
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Got my email confirmation just now too.
The confirmation email said "Arrives by end of day Wed, Sep 8" but the FedEx tracking says they will be here today - that's a nice surprise. :)
edit: don't want to double post so I'll just edit - FedEx just dropped these off! I'm an opener, but all four arrived nice and minty. :)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-SzCF0X0AIVy2Z.jpg)
VC197 - DS Droid
VC198 - Endor Luke
VC199 - Tusken Raider
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Looks good Jeff! I passed on the Luke, mainly because the helmet was not removable. Had they done that, he would've made a nice throne room Luke with that Emperor coming out!
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So far, I only got Luke, though the others are supposed to be here today as well.
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I originally thought I would receive my order with Luke, the Death Star Droid and Tusken Raiders today. But it looks like a lot of shipments got put on hold due to the remnants of Ida making their way through PA and NJ over the past 24 hours.
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I just got 3/4ths of the order… just waiting on my second Tusken Raider.
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I really like the Luke. I'm only gonna display with helmet on so don't really care about that.
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DS Droid and Luke yesterday and Tuskens on Wed. Walmart is as Walmart does with the quality of packing and separate shipments. Happy to have them, though.
Might need to grab another Luke. Face deco on mine makes him look like a mannequin.
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None of my figures came mint but I open anyway so whatever.
Tusken with updates elbows is nice enough, but not really that special if the previous figure didn’t bother you. The weapons are abysmal though. Insanely soft plastic, and wilt over time. They’ll be swapped out with other figure’s accessories. Really disappointing plastic choice.
The Luke figure is a really nice portrait of MH and the removable helmet isn’t a real issue since there are like a thousand Jedi Lukes out there. The head would swap easily with the last DS Luke we got and most have an extra. It would’ve been nice had they included an extra helmetless head but not really expected either. If anything, given Ahsoka and Maul, it makes me long for ground up resculpts of Jedi figures haha. The poncho is a nice update too, and the accessories are nice. The blaster isn’t even necessary really, but I’ll take it.
The Death Star droid is the odd surprise. The added weathering detail goes a long way to make this figure unique to his BAD counterpart. Very welcome update. Makes it kind of like two different figures to me. He’ll display much nicer with Jawas with the weathering.
I’m curious to see how they get to the rest of these rerelease-esque figures as we go forward.
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My order arrived in 4 mailer envelopes and 3 boxes, all originating from the same fulfillment center. You really can’t make this **** up.
All told I got 4 figures that I would consider mint, 1 was borderline, and the other 5 are openers. As annoying as this experience was, it’s still preferable to the craziness of trying to find Walmart exclusive figures in the store.
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I got my last one today.
I'm starting to wish I'd ordered a few more Tusken Raiders to put with the Mandalorian stuff...
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Yeah two more packages showed at my house... no clue what they are as I’ve lost track of stuff but I think at least one more Tusken and another Luke.
Glad it’s out of the way now.
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My order of three Tusken Raiders and one Death Star Droid showed up last night.
Tusken Raider review here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwGvRFpJ3iA)
Death Star Droid here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0t_S4XUf7E)
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The Tusken Raider is back in stock if any of you are like me and we’re hoping to pick up a few more…
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The Tusken Raider is back in stock if any of you are like me and we’re hoping to pick up a few more…
Awesome, thanks! I just ordered three more.
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The Tusken Raider is back in stock if any of you are like me and we’re hoping to pick up a few more…
Awesome, thanks! I just ordered three more.
Did the same, though at the time it said 5 left... I was worried I'd get 0, but they're already shipped!
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It’s tempting to pick up more Tusken Raiders. But the frozen joints are a real deterrent.
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Awesome, thanks! I just ordered three more.
Nice. I ordered two the first time and decided I wanted more for the Mando section… picked up four more to make it an even dozen.
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It’s tempting to pick up more Tusken Raiders. But the frozen joints are a real deterrent.
What’s this about frozen joints now?
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I first heard about the frozen joints on the Tusken Raider from a Bossk’s Bounty review (https://youtu.be/VspJM9mNgw0). He found that the neck and wrist joints were frozen on the new Tusken Raider. And if you try forcing them there have been numerous social media posts about hands and heads breaking off. The old customizer’s trick of placing the figure in boiling water might be a remedy, but I haven’t tried it with the two figures that I opened, which of course are suffering from the same issue.
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Yup, that's where I saw problems too. Pulling off the head did the trick for me, but I'm not sure I freed up all the wrists on mine.
Something you can try with your figures—once you have the problem parts disassembled—is to use the natural oil on the sides of your nose (by your cheeks) to give the parts a little slip. I know, it sounds super gross, but I remember learning about that oil in a science class in college. It's one of the most versatile oils in nature, outside of whale blubber.
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-829f09f5383354ddd4a97119910d084f)
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My Tusken wrists were fused iirc. Paint washes’ll do that. IG11 has some issues too.
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I have run into this several times over the years. Just take a hair dryer on high and point it directly at the join you want to loosen for 30-45 seconds. It softens up the plastic a bit but doesn't melt it or hurt the paint. you can then typically move the joint a bit to loosen it up. I've also used this to fix wonky knee joints or accessories with bends in them. Loosen it up, set it the way you want it, and let it cool. Boiling works too, but a lot more work to set up and then you're literally boiling water into the cracks, which I feel like could come back to bite you over time.
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I have run into this several times over the years. Just take a hair dryer on high and point it directly at the join you want to loosen for 30-45 seconds. It softens up the plastic a bit but doesn't melt it or hurt the paint. you can then typically move the joint a bit to loosen it up. I've also used this to fix wonky knee joints or accessories with bends in them. Loosen it up, set it the way you want it, and let it cool. Boiling works too, but a lot more work to set up and then you're literally boiling water into the cracks, which I feel like could come back to bite you over time.
Thanks for the tip. I was finally able to try the hair dryer technique and it worked. On the two Tuskens that I did this too the left wrist was the most challenging one - I actually had to wait for it to cool and firm up in order to get the wrist to swivel freely. The heads were pretty easy, and it's no doubt because the size of the neck post and the head make them inherently stronger.
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Glad it worked! I have a hair dryer in the bathroom near my Star Wars cave and its sole purpose is fixing toys. ;D
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Such a better way to do this - and safer, too. I remember burning myself doing some "boil and pop" work back in the day.
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I decided to pick up a few of the Tuskens and a Luke. I already got the DSD from Tunghori earlier this month.
I'll have to try the nose oil trick... I've definitely never heard that one before...
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Here's the first TVC catch of the day:
From Victoria's Cantina
Walmart Exclusives
Vintage Collection Death Star Gunner (Return Of The Jedi)
Vintage Collection R2-D2 (The Empire Strikes Back)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLBwQKJJv7/?utm_medium=copy_link&fbclid=IwAR3y0r4i3sFXdi-WyfA4vDe9Oh1BgnTQysBuRcV2okzdwTE7nzpTZHHSL4g
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Here's the first TVC catch of the day:
From Victoria's Cantina
Walmart Exclusives
Vintage Collection Death Star Gunner (Return Of The Jedi)
Vintage Collection R2-D2 (The Empire Strikes Back)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLBwQKJJv7/?utm_medium=copy_link&fbclid=IwAR3y0r4i3sFXdi-WyfA4vDe9Oh1BgnTQysBuRcV2okzdwTE7nzpTZHHSL4g
I'm assuming these are just repacks, or is there something meaningfully new here?
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******* Walmart.
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This version of the Death Star Gunner was released on a Rogue One card, but that figure is pretty scarce. I think this gunner might have the Imperial Sigil on the shoulder, unlike the RO version.
R2-D2 is a pretty clean version. If it's on a TESB card like advertised, the sensorscope isn't the one that's shown on the card. That's actually the periscope R2 uses on Dagobah, when he's completely filthy. Details, details...
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******* Walmart.
My thoughts exactly.
But these are the first reveals of the day that I actually want to order.
And these are available for preorder on March 24th
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From Bantha Skull (https://www.banthaskull.com/story/news-ugagtygxey)
Walmart exclusive Original 96 Stormtrooper
-features holster & rocker ankles
-STAR WARS cardback
Available for preorder on March 24
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Echo the above sentiments about the Walmart getting these. I'm guess these are part of the Original 96.
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Next up - Bespin Guard (Helder Spinoza) via Yodas News
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLPCa9OI5v/?utm_medium=copy_link&fbclid=IwAR1mdeDu277Qbt_sQB6b_kDyCaL4uy6kGGVWcpWEI4E7vH-f7H2bhDKaRMU
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Extremely underwhelmed so far. A nice bespin guard, a stormtrooper, and then R2-D2 and the Death Star Gunner?
What a fart of a lineup that is.
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I'm fine (not thrilled) with the figure choices so far. I needed some of these army builders repacked... but not as Wal-Mart exclusives!
Lame, this line feels like it has become nothing but exclusives.
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The one good thing about the Bespin Wing Guard reveal is that Hasbro can now use it for a Trooper 4-pack with alternate head/hands like the RFTs. Hasbro should figure that we've got to fill up that Carbon Freeze Playset with some guards.
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Looks like another Bespin Wing Guard (Isdam Edian) is coming out, too.
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Just saw that, too. I like the reveals, but not the nonsense that’s going to ensue when they go up for preorder.
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I like the stormtrooper and the Bespin Guard. Hell, I like the R2 and Death Star Gunner as well.
I'm just not looking forward to the rectal pain involved in ordering them.
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Extremely underwhelmed so far. A nice bespin guard, a stormtrooper, and then R2-D2 and the Death Star Gunner?
What a fart of a lineup that is.
Blame the "COMPLETE THE 96!" fanatics - they are the ones asking for these repacks. Hasbro to their benefits seems to be adding a few new items here or there (like rocker ankles and holster on the Stormtrooper; head variants for the Bespin Guard) but "complete the 96" is the driving force for these.
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“Fanatics” is a pretty apt description. The things I take issue with the most are some of the figures that were really well done in lines like The Legacy Collection. But because it’s not on a TVC card some people just can’t accept that.
This feels like a case of Hasbro saying “Okay! Okay! Here you go. Now will you go away?”
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Extremely underwhelmed so far. A nice bespin guard, a stormtrooper, and then R2-D2 and the Death Star Gunner?
What a fart of a lineup that is.
Blame the "COMPLETE THE 96!" fanatics - they are the ones asking for these repacks. Hasbro to their benefits seems to be adding a few new items here or there (like rocker ankles and holster on the Stormtrooper; head variants for the Bespin Guard) but "complete the 96" is the driving force for these.
Yeah I get it.
Sun Sim Aloo had better effing be the light at the end of this tunnel.
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We didn't get to be part of the reveals but they still sent us the press release. :P
From Hasbro PR:
All of today's reveals will be available for pre-order on Thursday, March 24 at 1PM ET, exclusively at Walmart (as part of Walmart Collector Con).
Walmart Links:
- Imperial Gunner (http://www.walmart.com/ip/752764637)
- R2-D2 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/308989928)
- Bespin Guard Helder Spinoza (http://www.walmart.com/ip/792704093)
- Bespin Guard Idsam Edian (http://www.walmart.com/ip/368884318)
- ANH Stormtrooper (http://www.walmart.com/ip/795507420)
(Note: all links currently default to the Walmart Collector Con page, but should point to the product directly once pre-orders are live)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBUsfIVkAIzz7E.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBU182VkAInJqo.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBWkBNVsAEch-a.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBWkBtVkAMrx4p.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBVudmVcAcKnIq.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBVufGVQAEIAJd.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBWEv6VEAIsFxJ.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBWNczVkAEgWKT.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBVTRKVsAkOvCf.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOBVFhQVIAAYlW-.jpg)
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Love the Bespin guards and generally pleased with the offering. These are an aside from the main line, and as long as they are not overproduced to the point of peg warming, I hope select re-releases continue after completion of the 96. Lots of figs I want to rebuy either because I misplaced an accessory (or the whole figure), want to army build, or use for customs. The only downside is the $14.99 price point. Ouch.
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Obviously, I couldn't be happier about the Stormtrooper. Couldn't be more upset about the retailer.
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I guess I'm in the minority here, but I like all 5 of the figure choices. They're all nice upgraded versions of the original vintage figures. I'm bummed that they're Walmart exclusives, but that's been easier to order than Walmart and a lot cheaper than EE or other Fan Channel exclusives. I'd prefer just a regular release, but happy they're coming out all the same.
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I do like the guards…
Do we know if the DSG is a straight repack of the Rogue One version?
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I do like the guards…
Do we know if the DSG is a straight repack of the Rogue One version?
It appears to have some updated deco - Imperial sigils on the shoulders. Those weren’t on the Rogue One version.
I like the Bespin guards, too. But I think the torso joint on both of those was unnecessary, and it takes away from the aesthetics of the figures.
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I find this selection interesting. I am not about that weird underscaled Artoo mold at all, the only time I have bought it was for the Droids repaint. I am not worried about the Stormtrooper because I have plenty (even with holsters if you count Han, luke and Carbon Freeze modern ones, I am kind of covered there.) The DS Gunner has wonky weird proportions that don't work for me.
But I will snap up the Bespin Guards no problem. And I am beyond happy for all the folks who are honestly trying to complete a collection of carded updates to the Kenner line. C'mon Sim Aloo!
One thing I noticed that may be of interest is in comparison to last year's line of these recard exclusives. Last year's all seemed to get distributed as shippers with equal amounts of 3 figures. No cases as far as I ever saw, either solid or mixed. Just shippers.
If this year follows suit, they have 5 figures to distribute over 6 slots...could they have made the smart move of doubling up on Stormtroopers so that one shipper is Stormtrooper, Bespin Guard 1, and Artoo, and the second shipper Stormtrooper, Bespin Guard 2, and DS Gunner? I truly hope so for everyone who wants one. (I can also see Patrick making a case for shipping Artoo in both slots because that's a cheaper figure to produce and they are morons when it comes to figure selection.)
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Obviously, I couldn't be happier about the Stormtrooper. Couldn't be more upset about the retailer.
How many do you plan on picking up this time? ;)
I'll be glad to pick up a couple of the DS gunner, I missed that one last time. I may grab 6-8 of both him and the Stormtrooper. Maybe 2-3 each of the Bespin Guards (I also missed that one last time around). And MAYBE one of the R2, the figure definitely looks nice but like Muftak said, I'm not a fan of it being underscale.
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Do we know if the DSG is a straight repack of the Rogue One version?
It's the same figure sculpt. Evidently there's been a deco change. This version has the Imperial sigil on both shoulders.
I'm glad to see it back in circulation. It's a great figure, but the wave that the ROGUE ONE version was in was so incredibly scarce.
Oh, and a BIG THANK YOU TO JEFF! THOSE LINKS ARE INVALUABLE!!!!!!!!
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Obviously, I couldn't be happier about the Stormtrooper. Couldn't be more upset about the retailer.
How many do you plan on picking up this time? ;)
I'll be glad to pick up a couple of the DS gunner, I missed that one last time. I may grab 6-8 of both him and the Stormtrooper. Maybe 2-3 each of the Bespin Guards (I also missed that one last time around). And MAYBE one of the R2, the figure definitely looks nice but like Muftak said, I'm not a fan of it being underscale.
I would like to get a bunch of the stormtrooper, but I think we'll be limited to two because of the exclusivity.
Let's just hope that we get the inevitable troop builder pack.
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Some fair criticism of one of the figures in this wave?
R2-D2
It's being advertised as a Orginal 96 version from TESB. Well, R2-D2 from TESB was the "Now with sensorscope" version in the Kenner days. That Kenner R2-D2 showed R2 on Hoth with the sensorscope on the cardback. The figure had the pop-up accessory, but that looked more like the periscope (used while submerged in swamp muck on Dagobah).
This R2-D2 appears to be a repaint of the VC-025 figure. It's got the same pop-out manipulator arm. And VC-025 also had the periscope as well as Luke's lightsaber and the drink tray. The new version has the periscope, but it's been repainted - drink tray and lightsaber not included.
I don't exactly expect Hasbro to reinvent the wheel with each new R2-D2- there's only so much that can be done with R2-D2 or just about ANY droid. But this is kind of a cheap move.
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I don't exactly expect Hasbro to reinvent the wheel with each new R2-D2- there's only so much that can be done with R2-D2 or just about ANY droid. But this is kind of a cheap move.
+1 The two main R2 sculpts they are reusing these days are the BAD sculpt and the VC25 sculpt - both are well over 10 years old at this point. Time for something new.
Would it have been that hard to tool up an all-new dome with the actual ESB Hoth/Echo Base sensor-scope for the BAD R2-sculpt for this release instead of cheaping out and offering us the VC25 repack (with less parts, like Nick pointed out)? ::)
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I want to see modern updates using same cardbacks of the Uzay figures. :)
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Some of the pages look active, but you cannot preorder anything yet.
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I saw Yakface post links to the active listings around 8:00 ET, and I was able to preorder all of the figures except for the Stormtrooper. I’m going to be checking my Walmart account just to make sure those orders don’t get canceled, but I did get email confirmations from Walmart along with alerts from my credit card on my phone about the charges.
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I saw Yakface post links to the active listings around 8:00 ET
******* Walmart. Of course they screwed this up and didn't stick to the announced 1pm ET time. ::)
Whenever I try to pre-order any of them, I just get an error - "We're sorry - this item is in demand and we can't add it to your cart right now. Please give it another try soon."
**** You, Walmart. >:(
Here are the links again...
Walmart Links:
- Imperial Gunner (http://www.walmart.com/ip/752764637)
- R2-D2 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/308989928)
- Bespin Guard Helder Spinoza (http://www.walmart.com/ip/792704093)
- Bespin Guard Idsam Edian (http://www.walmart.com/ip/368884318)
- ANH Stormtrooper (http://www.walmart.com/ip/795507420)
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Same here. I don’t know why I bother setting alarms so I don’t forget….
Hopefully this is just that someone briefly ****** up and they’ll all be available at noon central as expected.
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I’ve managed to get three of them in my cart… not going to order until I can get one of each. I don’t want to pay for shipping multiple times when free shipping is a thing.
Edit: two orders, two DSG’s, but I managed to order all five with free shipping across the board.
They all seem to be randomly going in and out of being available.
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I just managed to order the Stormtrooper. As for the condition that any of these will be in when they arrive? That’s another story entirely!
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All I've been able to get into my cart is the DSG. I don't think these are really live until 11 MDT.
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What a ******* pain in the ass - random clicking until you get a hit and then hoping whatever is in your cart stays active until you have them all in there. Twice I thought I had them all in my cart only for one to "expire" and I was back to clicking that one until I got over a free shipping threshold.
I *think* I've been able to pre-order everything I wanted, with free shipping spread over two orders - 1x R2, 1x Helder, 1x Isdam, 2x DSG, 4x Stormtrooper. Now we wait to see if the pre-order gets cancelled or not.
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I'm now getting out of stock notifications....I'm guessing they've shut it down until the top of the hour.
I've managed to preorder at least one of each...but I'm trying to get more Stormtroopers.
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Is this the Rogue One Stormtrooper on an OT card, or is something new about it?
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Is this the Rogue One Stormtrooper on an OT card, or is something new about it?
They took the VC140 Stormtrooper and added rocker ankle joints for the Walmart Nevarro Cantina eWEB deluxe release and now they have take that figure and added an ANH accurate holster to it.
So it's VC140 Stormtrooper with new rocker ankles and ANH-style holster.
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Got it. Thanks.
I have twelve thousand Stormtroopers at this point. I'm going to buy just the one so that I have at least one of each... if they go on sale or show up in a four pack later...
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It should be the definitive OT Stormtrooper.
I managed to pick up everything I wanted:
2x R2-D2
1x Death Star Gunner
1x Helder Spinoza
1x Isdam Edian
7x Stormtrooper
This is all over 3 different orders so it should be a minimum of 13 different types of mailers.
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I was just able to get the two Bespin Guards. It wanted me to add something else for free shipping, so I went to toss in a Stormtrooper. But "Sold Out" so instead I added the gangle-creature Death Star Gunner. I could've done another BG and found a different head to stick on it, but I do feel like a 4-pack will come sooner or later...
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Glad I set myself an alarm for today and decided not to check in before hand...
So far I've managed to add 4 DSTs, 1 R2, and 1 of each guard to my cart. No luck on the Stormtrooper before it sold out. >:(
EDIT: I had the DSTs and R2 in my cart but they sold out before I could actually checkout. Gotta love these retailer exclusive preorders, this is such a smooth and easy process.
EDIT 2: The stormtrooper momentarily popped back up I was able to add it to my cart, but couldn't checkout.
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Luckily I checked in a few hours before the time these were supposed to go up for sale and I managed to get 1x Bespin Guard (Edian), 1x DS Gunner, and 1x R2. I kept getting the check again later message for the Stormtrooper, which is now sold out.
I just now got Bespin Guard (Spinoza). (That link keeps taking me to the Walmart Collectors Con starts now splash page and earlier the figure was not showing in the Star Wars exclusives section.)
My cc expires in July and I had to use a different payment method for my first order. The second order just now accepted the same cc that expires in July. ???
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Luckily I checked in a few hours before the time these were supposed to go up for sale and I managed to get 1x Bespin Guard (Edian), 1x DS Gunner, and 1x R2. I kept getting the check again later message for the Stormtrooper, which is now sold out.
I just now got Bespin Guard (Spinoza). (That link keeps taking me to the Walmart Collectors Con starts now splash page and earlier the figure was not showing in the Star Wars exclusives section.)
My cc expires in July and I had to use a different payment method for my first order. The second order just now accepted the same cc that expires in July. ???
That might be a problem. Walmart has shown that they are unwilling to update payment methods on existing preorders. If the card expires before they deliver the preorder? They’re going to cancel the preorders with the expired cards.
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I got everything in 2 orders. Was able to get 1x of everything except the Stormtrooper this morning. Checked the Stormtrooper but it only allowed me to get 1 since it said it was a popular item, so I bought another DSG and a Gung Ho to put it over the free shipping threshold.
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Luckily I checked in a few hours before the time these were supposed to go up for sale and I managed to get 1x Bespin Guard (Edian), 1x DS Gunner, and 1x R2. I kept getting the check again later message for the Stormtrooper, which is now sold out.
I just now got Bespin Guard (Spinoza). (That link keeps taking me to the Walmart Collectors Con starts now splash page and earlier the figure was not showing in the Star Wars exclusives section.)
My cc expires in July and I had to use a different payment method for my first order. The second order just now accepted the same cc that expires in July. ???
That might be a problem. Walmart has shown that they are unwilling to update payment methods on existing preorders. If the card expires before they deliver the preorder? They’re going to cancel the preorders with the expired cards.
Yeah, will have to re-order BG Spinoza and cancel the one placed on my expiring cc. I guess better to deal with the minor hassle now. But that was strange I was forced to use an alternate payment on the first order but not on the second.
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Ah, I was not forced to use a different method the first time. There was a short blurb warning about the cc expiring that I heeded on the first order and missed in my rush to get the second order placed.
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I’ve seen people on the TVC Facebook group saying that Walmart banned them from placing online orders because they returned damaged figures. I don’t know how many returns they made, but it seems like a pretty vengeful thing for Walmart to do. Especially since those returns were prompted by Walmart’s shoddy handling of the products.
As for my orders?
Order #1 3 x Helder Spinoza
Order #2 3 x Isdam Edian
Order #3 5 x Imperial Gunners
Order #4 3 x R2-D2
Order #5 4 x Stormtroopers
Order #6 2 x Stormtroopers
Order #7 2 x Stormtroopers
Ordinarily I would try to get as many items in a single order as I could. But the shopping carts on the Walmart app are notorious for items disappearing. So I place an order that will trigger the free shipping threshold and move on to the next item.
As for how these are going to ship? It’s a total crapshoot.
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I’ve seen people on the TVC Facebook group saying that Walmart banned them from placing online orders because they returned damaged figures. I don’t know how many returns they made, but it seems like a pretty vengeful thing for Walmart to do. Especially since those returns were prompted by Walmart’s shoddy handling of the products.
I have mixed feelings on this. WM does a really bad job on handling these figures. The latest TCV came all in separate envelopes for me and they were all pretty poorly damaged. I returned for a replacement and they shipped the replacements all in one box, slightly less damaged but still damaged on every card. That's frustrating.
On the flip side, I've read several FB Group posts about guys ordering 10 of the same figure, then shipping 9 of the 10 back because they weren't perfectly mint. There is a lot of gray space between a folded card and crushed bubble versus a slight ding on the bottom left corner. If the banned people are the ones consistently ordering way more than they ever intend to keep and leveraging free shipping back and forth, Walmart should 100% ban those guys as they are ruining inventory and costs for the rest of us.
As for this wave, I had the same struggles ordering as everyone else. Dedicated a solid hour to getting all 5 across three separate attempts through the morning, but I finally got to 2x of each and 4x stormies across just two orders. Royal pain in the ass to order, but I'm just happy to have them (hopefully) secured as WM exclusives are pretty hard to track down in store where I live.
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That certainly puts things in a clearer context. If people are doing that? Then I can see how Walmart might say "Thanks, but no thanks" because people are abusing the return policy. If you see the same customer doing this habitually, that kind of extreme response becomes that much more understandable.
It's really not much different from how things have worked at brick & mortar stores regarding returns. I remember some Hot Wheels guys who were basically banned from Toys R Us because they would buy loads of Hot Wheels and then return the ones they couldn't flip. They had done this often enough that they got flagged in the TRU computer system. I think they could still buy from the store using cash, but as for returns? It wasn't happening. Situations like that are a big part of why stores began asking for ID when processing returns.
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Ultimately, I was successful getting everything I wanted, but it took persistence. My ex-wife bringing to my attention that all but the Stormtrooper went live in the wee hours of the morning help a lot.
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A bunch of formerly exclusive stuff is now available at Entertainment Earth. If you missed out on Endor Leia or are looking for extra Tusken Raiders...
VC191 Endor Leia (https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/hsf3114?id=JE-405087801)
VC199 Tusken Raider (https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/hsf3118?id=JE-405087801)
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Nice, I missed the Leia, I'll have to pick one up.
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I've been seeing reports that Star Action Figures in the UK has the new Walmart exclusives (Bespin guards, Imperial Gunner, Stormtrooper, sensorscope R2) and have shipped them to US customers. Walmart is still showing a delivery date of October 5th in their app.
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I’m really hoping there are plenty of extras of each of these after their preorder debacle. I was only able to get one of each of the Bespin guards, the others kept getting taken out of my cart.
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I'm definitely hoping to see these at retail, too. The ROGUE ONE version of the Imperial Gunner was an excellent figure, and woefully scarce. This new version is similar but now has the Imperial sigil on the uniform. I'll pick up more if possible. And the same for the Stormtrooper, too.
The last crop of Walmart exclusive TVC figures have been weird. Those Clone Wars 2D figures appeared very briefly when the wave first dropped. And then several months later they started landing in stores again. I hope this new wave will be a bit more consistent.
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I just got a shipping notice for a couple of the the Walmart exclusives… the Death Star gunner and Artoo.
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Got my email notifications these are on the way!
Fri, 9/30
1x Death Star Gunner
1x R2D2
1x Isdam Edian
Sat, 10/1
2x Helder Spinoza
1x Isdam Edian
Missed out on stormie and not sure why I didnt buy more of the DS Gunner, but happy to knock these off the pre-order list.
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Go figure, I only ordered one stormtrooper, and instead they sent me an Imperial Gunner... I'm going to have to pay aftermarket for this thing...
Do we have any idea if Walmart's expecting to keep getting more in stock?
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2 of my Stormtroopers arrived out of a total of 8. And my Imperial Gunners arrived. The paint apps on the Stormtrooper helmets were just slightly off on one of them.
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The three Bespin Guards I ordered arrived this week. The card backs were pretty mangled and creased, even on the heavier card stock. Gotta love Walmart…
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My Bespin Guards and Imperial Gunner arrived yesterday and by some miracle are super minty after being shipped in a Tyvek envelope.
Today I got the Stormtrooper, so all of my Walmart exclusive figures that I preordered were actually shipped to me and made it in reasonable shape. Refreshing.
I hope everyone else manages to get theirs at least shipped and delivered. I know you can't expect things to come in good shape from Walmart, but even getting it shipped and not stuck in a pending status has been a crap shoot lately.
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Here’s where my Walmart orders stand:
Stormtroopers - 8 ordered - 2 received (1 with slightly off paint apps); 2 more shipped; 4 back ordered
R2-D2 - 3 ordered - 2 received; 1 back ordered
Imperial Gunners - 5 ordered, 5 received (1 really bent card - opener)
Bespin Guard - Helder Spinoza - 3 ordered, 3 received
Bespin Guard -Isdam Edian 3 ordered - delayed and canceled by Walmart. I re-ordered 3 which are now shipping
Some of this seems more like a job these days!
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Just got my Bespin Guards today sandwiched in a box too small for them both. Thankfully I am opening these guys. Great looking figures that fill out the Carbon Freeze Chamber nicely. One thing I noticed that is odd, the photo for Spinoza is not the same as the actual vintage figure. So does that mean he technically can’t be checked off the “complete the 96” list?
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Entertainment Earth also picking up Walmart left-overs on the latest wave of these as well - second chance to grab them if you missed any:
ANH Stormtrooper -> https://ee.toys/H60ZR2
ESB R2-D2 -> https://ee.toys/763TTJ
ESB Helder Spinoza -> https://ee.toys/K0V6K2
ESB Isdam Edian -> https://ee.toys/DDFDRU
ROTJ Death Star Gunner -> https://ee.toys/D4MBN8
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It’s a Christmas miracle.
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After losing some of my preorders due to the move, this is amazing!
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I'm not completely surprised that this is happening. But I'm a little shocked that Walmart only just started filling these orders within the past month+, and now Fan Channel retail is offering them for release in 2 months.
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I'm guessing Walmart's exclusivity timeframe ended but I hope Hasbro is asked what happened in the next q&a session. We collectors are invested. Uncertainties suck in what is a hobby.
That said, I picked up a few Stormtroopers I couldn't get from Walmart and grabbed extra DS Gunners from EE.
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Wonderful, thanks Jeff. Really wasn't looking forward to picking these up on the secondary market. I didn't grab as many as I'd have liked for now. Hopefully, EE keeps these in stock for a while and I may pick up some more down the road.
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I'm guessing Walmart's exclusivity timeframe ended but I hope Hasbro is asked what happened in the next q&a session. We collectors are invested. Uncertainties suck in what is a hobby.
I don’t know if it’s that. I think the terms for exclusive contracts give the retailer an option to end the window of exclusivity. Walmart must have exercised that option. I’m wondering what their reasoning was behind that decision. Are TVC collectors too difficult to deal with as customers? Or did this boil down to scheduling? Was Hasbro unable to deliver these to Walmart by a certain date for the holiday toy section reset? I get the sense that it might have come down to that in light of the shipping dates that retailers are advertising.