I saw TRU had a promotion going that ends tomorrow I believe which gives you an extra 20% off any clearance item so I picked up another couple of Engineers for $8 each, hard to resist at that price.

Quote from: Jesse James on December 31, 2013, 12:29 AM

I'd be ecstatic with that honestly, and just custom up the secondary guys.  If they're doing any SA guys though, realistic style please.  If they hold true to their motto on things, that should be how it is.

Agreed - a TBS version of this character - either 3.75" or 6" should be in the realistic style.

I'm sure a few folks would have mixed feelings about giving up a coveted slot in the BS line for a "flavor of the month" type character and I totally get that. It's probably too soon to start expecting cross-overs. Personally, I am firmly in the camp of wanting figures that actually look like the characters, so it's animated uber alles for me. I can put up with the limited articulation as a trade-off. If that means leaving these in the 5POA kiddie line, so be it.

I'd love to see vehicles too but totally agree there would be a lot of justifiable concern about how Hasbro would handle those. The recent track record is not good at all.

Deluxe sets could offer some real winners in this line though, 2 figures + a small vehicle was a good formula for $20.

I'm glad it looks more animated than realistic, but yeah, 5 POA pretty much blows.

I'll buy it though, like the craven cur I am. 

I ended up enjoying a lot of stuff this past year that I was late jumping into...Hobbit, Prometheus, etc. I liked the subscription Watchmen figures a lot too, will miss those next year. With the Clone Wars line dead, Star Wars has really fallen down the list for me. Definitely just cherry picking going forward. I'm thinking for 2014:

Star Wars- Everything from the 6" line, guestimating 12-15 figures for 2014, maybe an exclusive or two. Anything from the Clone Wars series they happen to make in either 4" line. Definitely ALL the Rebels stuff, psyched for that...

Walking Dead- Everything as far as the comic and TV waves, any 10" figures they bring out after Daryll, love this line...

Pacific Rim- Any and all, Wave 3 for the 7" and both 18" figures, maybe even the Sideshow GD. Love this line SO much!

Hobbit- Still need 4" Azog, but after that I guess I'm done until they see fit to release those other $%^&  dwarves...

Prometheus- Wishful thinking, but somehow get us Fifield and Holloway already...

I saw these tonight too at TRU and ALL THEY HAD were Caps and a few Winter Soldiers. Definitely NOT anything remotely as interesting as a Red Skull or AIM soldier. I'm thinking there must be another case assortment as well.

I was excited to find a random Puck on the pegs at Target today. My friend in FL had mentioned seeing one down there too, so I was hoping there would be some kind of re-shipping underway. I only saw him one other time months and months ago at Walmart on a torn card and passed. Glad I got a second chance.

I saw Target had clearance stickers on these today for $13.98 each. I guess they are dumping everything outside of figures? I guess we weren't likely to get much else in this line anyway, not that there was a lack of good choices. Non-exclusive vehicles just seem DOA for 2014.

Also saw they had that Rise of Vader set for 50% off...still meh.