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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 March Madness Poll
« on: March 25, 2024, 10:22 AM »
I think the limited presence with OT items in this year's bracket is indicative of a number of things:
-The OT generation is aging out as a cohort
-Hasbro has had almost 30 years to cover the OT through the years, and they've covered an exhaustive number of characters. So who's left?
-What OT characters would be truly new in the 3.75" scale? And can you rally people behind that character to support them? To me this is a big one.
There's also the matter of some of the rules / guidelines that the @SWTVC guys have put in place. The big one? Contestants should be ones that demand all new tooling! That guideline eliminates A LOT of potential characters. Imperial Officers? Gone. Rebel Pilots? Gone. Troopers? Most are gone from contention because they're either potential kitbashes or repaints.
There have also been some movements going on within the TVC focus segment of collecting. The whole "Make the Mains" movement is a big one. And it's because a lot of the OT main characters - particularly from A NEW HOPE - have not been made in a long time, and their older renditions look a little rough in comparison with TVC figures released within the past 3 years.
I was really pleased to see a couple of background characters from Jabba's Palace make it into the bracket this year. But I wasn't exactly eager to get a Fozec. And while I've had Shasa Tiel on my wishlist forever, that one got eliminated pretty quickly.
I completely agree with one thing that I've seen circulating. And that we shouldn't have to put Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati in a fan poll because Hasbro should already have them coming. But I think the state of the line is such that we can't take anything for granted anymore.
-The OT generation is aging out as a cohort
-Hasbro has had almost 30 years to cover the OT through the years, and they've covered an exhaustive number of characters. So who's left?
-What OT characters would be truly new in the 3.75" scale? And can you rally people behind that character to support them? To me this is a big one.
There's also the matter of some of the rules / guidelines that the @SWTVC guys have put in place. The big one? Contestants should be ones that demand all new tooling! That guideline eliminates A LOT of potential characters. Imperial Officers? Gone. Rebel Pilots? Gone. Troopers? Most are gone from contention because they're either potential kitbashes or repaints.
There have also been some movements going on within the TVC focus segment of collecting. The whole "Make the Mains" movement is a big one. And it's because a lot of the OT main characters - particularly from A NEW HOPE - have not been made in a long time, and their older renditions look a little rough in comparison with TVC figures released within the past 3 years.
I was really pleased to see a couple of background characters from Jabba's Palace make it into the bracket this year. But I wasn't exactly eager to get a Fozec. And while I've had Shasa Tiel on my wishlist forever, that one got eliminated pretty quickly.
I completely agree with one thing that I've seen circulating. And that we shouldn't have to put Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati in a fan poll because Hasbro should already have them coming. But I think the state of the line is such that we can't take anything for granted anymore.