Vintage Collection Rumors

[P-Siddy]

Yeah, there wasn't anything here that really grabbed my attention or made me feel that I absolutely must have these.  I don't play the games, so I don't have any attachment to the Gaming Great figures.  I have too many clones, though the 332nd is "new".  Anakin is on-card, so I'll pick that up.

The only figures that were exciting to me were the Modal Nodes but they're TBS.  Hopefully we'll be seeing the percussionist Bith in the deluxe boxes soon.

[Nicklab]

All of the TVC reveals were things we saw coming.  It's good to see the hardcopies of the 332nd Clone and the Mauldalorian.  The update to Anakin looks reasonably good.  But the way they had the softgoods on the figure in the glam shots looked really odd.

I love troop builder packs

Irritates me that they did not take the opportunity to put out a new Red Captain or Yellow Commander using that VC45 sculpt instead of a Blue Lt. (which they already did as VC109). 

The phase 1 Clone Troopers in this set were predictable.  Based on how much Hasbro had been leaning into The Clone Wars over the past couple of years, you had to see a Clone Trooper 4-pack coming from a mile away.  I appreciate that they gave these figures the new Clone head sculpt that debuted in the Bad Batch 4-pack.  I am getting a little tired of this VC-045 sculpt though.  The legs look out of proportion.

I can see why you're irritated here, Jeff.  They specifically cited the fact that the Clone Lieutenant had been previously released as a basic figure on a card.  And perhaps that's why they went with the Lieutenant here - in order to leave the option open down the line to have a first release for a Sergeant, Captain or Commander on a TVC card before being included in a multipack.


Beyond all of that?  I think it's clear that a number of things are being held in reserve for the weekly Obi-Wan Kenobi product reveals via the Official Site, as well as at Star Wars Celebration later this month.

[Dave]

Kudos to Hasbro/Disney getting Kenobi figures out fairly quickly after the series has come out.  I believe this is the first time since The Rise of Skywalker and the first time with a Star Wars streaming property that they've managed this.

I wonder if Disney and Hasbro are getting a little better working relationship, or what allowed inside information to get to Hasbro in time to sculpt and produce figures in time?

[Nicklab]

I have to think that some of the availability had to do with the fact that we knew so many of the characters in the OWK series already.  Reva was always going to be a central part of the story as well as the promotional materials, so it didn't hurt to have her in the mix.  It was also made abundantly clear that we were going to see Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in the series.  So there was no spoiler element there.

Plus, Hasbro worked in some strategic reissues - the AOTC Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and the 501st Clones.  Even the TPM Padawan Anakin with the training helmet was a decent stand-in for some of the younglings in the prologue scene!

I think that's a lot different from The Mandalorian, where the showrunners really wanted us to come along for the ride as this mysterious new corner of the Star Wars universe was unfolding.

[Rob]

Wait, did Hasbro do a good job with OWK?

An Obi-Wan in two versions. 
A really nice Vader, but the 40th Vader they've made
A repurposed Jawa
A kit-bashed Trooper
A Disney 4-Pack of random droids and a poorly articulated NED-B
Reva.

And now, battle damaged versions of figures we already have.

That's not nothing, but it's not much considering how many interesting characters there are in that show. 

Where's young Leia?  Fifth Brother?  Fourth Sister?  Tala Durith?  The Grand Inquisitor?  TVC NED-B?  Bail and Breha Organa?  Haja?  Owen and Beru Lars?  Flea / Vect Kokru?  Roken? 

The offerings were so thin I bought extra re-release / photo-real Obi-Wan and Anakin from EII so I could put the flashback scene into the shelf.

[Matt_Fury]

One thing about that pipe-lined two-pack...it should be a new Obi-Wan.  I don't think they can just repaint the wandering Jedi figure for that one.

[Jeff]

I see Jayson has been freshening up his 2024 Master UPC / DPCI / SKU List with some fresh rumors ahead of Hasbro Pulse Con a week from Friday...

RUMORED TVC ITEMS

Figures:
IG-12 w/Grogu
Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor)
Jod Na Nawood (Skeleton Crew)
Cobb Vanth (BOBF)

plus:

1x from Jedi Survivor
2x from The Mandalorian
3x from Star Wars Rebels
1x from Obi-Wan Kenobi
1x from Andor
3x from A New Hope

1x Deluxe – $24.99
1x Playset – $59.99

[Nicklab]

WOW!  How did I miss this???  Lots of grist for the rumor mill.

[Rob]

So 11 figures to unveil means maybe 2 to 3 new figures!

[Nicklab]

I think your skepticism probably serves you well, Rob!

Predictions?

Figures:
IG-12 w/Grogu - Likely built with some IG-11 parts.  Hopefully they fix the elbow joints
Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor) - Likely to be new.  But I think some parts will re-appear elsewhere
Jod Na Nawood (Skeleton Crew) - This is Jude Law's character.  I imagine there will be some parts re-use like boots or legs.
Cobb Vanth (BOBF) - I could see this coming from a mile away when the TM series 2 armored Cobb Vanth was announced.  Glad this isn't going to linger un-made.


PREDICTIONS
1x from Jedi Survivor - I don't know the game.  But predictions?  Cal as an Inquisitor.  It's being done in TBS, and the Grand Inquisitor might be the basis for this.
2x from The Mandalorian - I'm going villains here - Imperial Praetorian Guard and Imperial Armored Commando
3x from Star Wars Rebels - Hera Syndulla (Season 1), Ezra Bridger (Season 1) and Agent Kallus
1x from Obi-Wan Kenobi - Tala Durith (Imperial Officer) - I think the Dedra Meero sculpt is going to be put to immediate use here.  Fifth Brother Inquisitor is a wishlist item
1x from Andor - Cassian from season 2 in the same look as The Black Series
3x from A New Hope - The cynic in me says Commander Praji as a quasi O96 Imperial Commander, General Dodonna built from the Captain Antilles model, and perhaps 1 cantina alien

1x Deluxe – $24.99 - Saw Gerrera
1x Playset – $59.99 - Seatos henge with Morgan Elsbeth's troopers (wishlist item)

[Rob]

Sounds about right, but I bet the deluxe is just a reworked Zeb from the bar secene in Ahsoka.  Or, did they already announce that one and I forgot?

[Matt_Fury]

What hallways have they not done yet?

[Muftak]

Off the top of my head?

--Mos Eisely Alleys (kind of a hall)
--Death Star Halls
--Echo Base Halls
--Cloud City Halls (white)
--Cloud City Halls (red)
--Star Destroyer Halls
--Death Star II Halls (cut scene)
--Trade Federation Droid Control Ship Halls
--Theed Palace Halls
--Coruscant Lower Level Alleys
--Kamino Halls
--Invisible Hand Halls
--Utapau Halls
--Mustafar Halls
--Profundity Halls (Vader Rogue One scene)

There are quite a few I would be interested in...

[Rob]

I want some control rooms or briefing rooms.  Home one would be awesome.

Or, Palpatine’s office from ROTS.  Or Palpatine with the throne from ROTS.

[Dave]

Adam Pawlus' latest Q&A is teasing Star Wars (I think) goodness coming next year.

At the very bottom he states:
There are a lot of things to enjoy, but it's increasingly rare to have anything that knocks my socks off after several decades following this stuff. (Also, I have had my socks knocked off by something I can't talk about, you'll know it when you see it.) More announcements are expected in the coming weeks, why they're spreading them out I don't know, but they are, so stay tuned. But next year, you're going to want to sock away some cash for next year. Skip the soda with lunch, start putting money in a toy jar. I had a really good vague thing to say but it might be too good a clue, so just set aside some money already.

Part of his title is "Sent to Spy on a Cuban Talent Show", which according to Google is a lyric from "Havana Affair" by the Romones.  Not sure if that is relevant or if he was just listening to some 70s punk when he wrote this.

Anybody got any good speculation?  I know people speculate that there is more to come on Return to Tatooine based on the photos that have been released and tracks in the Tatooine sand.