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But we're bound to see these popping up some more since they've been sighted in Asia and online to a limited extent.
This would seem to suggest that the Luke is definitely a Tatooine one (with the vaparator), which will be cool. I've been wondering for a while if the Vader isn't the ANH tin set one, maybe with the helmet glued down. That's what I'm betting.
Still no joy for me on the smoke Anakin. Worse, there's one on ebay with a $99 BIN. Man, I hope no one buys it at that.
Nicklab, you make good points and I understand exactly what you're saying. But I look at the tooling that was required for a Gunship or the ARC-170, and see perhaps even less tooling to go into a simple modular playset. All you really need is a floor (which is essentially just a sheet of plastic), a few walls that snap on the sides, and a ceiling. It could be just a few pieces of plastic that interlock. Throw in a couple accessories and an exclusive figure or any army builder and package it nicely, and I don't think TRU or Target would turn their nose up to the idea of carrying it. I just don't think it would be that expensive. Just my opinion.
3. What's been the biggest learning point that you've taken away from participating in the first 20 Q&A sessions? Has there been anything in particular that made you sit back and think, "wow, those crazy collectors are really after product X?" Have there been any specific products set into motion for 2008 or beyond based on the collective Q&A input?
** Interesting question. If anything, it has been that our intuition and interest in expanding into the EU definitely struck a vein of fan interest and the large number of EU-related questions have enabled us to think as broadly as possible about the prospects and think about other opportunities. Another thing we have taken away is that beyond the EU, we think that we have been constructing the whole line in a way that touches upon many, if not all, of the specific sub-classes of figures and themes that fans like at least as far as the figure and vehicle selection goes that fans have been asking about. If fans are asking detailed questions that is good for us and helps us think more deeply about things. Of course, the hardest thing about the Q&A is holding ourselves back a bit in our answers and not "spilling the beans" about the exciting things we have coming out. We prefer to keep things as close to the vest as possible so we have new things to talk about, and not have the line gradually revealed all the way until the end of 2008 .
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Maybe read that answer over again, and see that Hasbro said that asking in more detailed questions is good for them and helps them think more deeply about things. Plus they mention that since EU was mentioned so many times, they are thinking as broadly as possible about how to incorporate the EU line. Hmmm.... what's so different about bringing up playsets again in a Q&A when EU has been done several times and they admit it has gotten them more serious about it? What if because they saw a lot of interest in the playsets in the Q&As, they started to take it more seriously?
The more you look into it, the more it appears that if you do want playsets, you're wasting an opportunity to maybe have them think as broadly as possible here. Ask once and you get a "NO" and then drop the subject without addressing it in another fashion when your readers are still asking about it? If we drop it when there is clearly still interest there by collectors, Hasbro might see it as "See, we don't need to make laysets for them because they're not even asking about it anymore."
But if they hear it enough, they might take on a new attitude and at least go to the drawing board and see what might be accomplished, put forward a project plan and put out a couple examples for fans to vote on. Then put it out there as an exclusive to limit production enough to cover their costs/profit margin. That is what I meant when I said what if Hasbro announced in a Q&A that a playset was in the works because of the overwhelming interest by the fans... I think at that point people would be GLAD that the question was asked. People can say this would never happen all they want, but I've been around boards for almost 10 years and have seen people say all kinds of things would never happen, that eventually did.
id love to see a two pack with her in her disguise with tsui choi. very neat!
We're already getting Bultar in her disguise, with Koffi Arana.
1- Its just a rumor.
2- I didnt imply that we WEREN'T getting her, I just said I'd like to see her.
3- Who's Koffi Arana?
