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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => Saga Collection '06 => Topic started by: Rob on July 20, 2006, 03:04 PM
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Found my first pair today...
No doubt about it, it's supposed to be Jango's head under there.
So the helmets stay on unless I decide to do 2 dozen headswaps...
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I also found 2 this morning. Pretty nice figure, a really nice sculpt. Man, this has been a banner year for the OT and Imperial figures.
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No sign of this wave here in NY yet. But I'm not going to go as crazy as I did with clones or stormtroopers, because these are not grunts that fight man to man in battle. 6 to 8 of these will do just fine.
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I'll probably only get 2 or 3 as I have a ton of the POTF2 ones and all they are going to be doing is manning weapons stations so I do not need the extra articulation. The new ones will be officers or something since I'll display them sans armored vest (and keep their helmets on as I really dislike the Clone heads underneath :( ).
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Saw 8, bought 2.
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3 so far... I want at least an army of 10, and then many more for customs.
:)
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Found my first one this morning! I plan on having two in ANH style (with armor) and two in ROJ style (without armor).
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My brother scored me two at his local WM. Haven't seen one in person yet. I'm not sure how many I'll actually end up with.
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I got a big fat goose egg. I've seen hide nor hair of the Endor Wave unfortunately. Soon I hope, I need those Gunners.
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I'm now at 4.
On a related note....
The "Clown Collar" that so many people dislike is really neat because of what it represents.-The Artillery Hood is another one of those old militaria nods the Imp Army got. If you've ever seen "The Guns of Navarone" you'll know what I mean. (Yes I am well aware of the lack of accuracy and the Farb factor in that movie, it is just an example)
ALSO...
For all of us who grew up in a time when every not every freakin character under a hood, mask,helmet or rock was a f++++++g Jango Fett clone...I have found that Han Endor's head fits good (maybe a future Tie Pilot Custom) also Luke Xwing fits pretty good...I'll have a list of heads soon that can be swapped. And the helmet fits over it fine.
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2 so far, hoping for 10 or so...
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2 so far, hoping for 10 or so...
...and where did you find those again?? Maybe I'll have luck with them if I hit your store? (Not that I'll buy all of them. I just want 2)
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Found #3 yesterday... but everything I've found has been crushed - so I'm still looking for one for the wall before I open too many more hopefully.
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1. But I will get more.
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:'( A big fat zero. :'(
Damn you Target and your million Mace Windus and R2-D2s! Damn you Wal-Mart and your million Sun Facs and Poggles! Damn you Toys R Us and your million empty square feet of action figure pegs!
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2, and I don't want anymore. I left two on the pegs of Deptford NJ's TRU. They're getting them, peoples near there.
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Okay, Okay!! I finally got my 2!! Yippee!! ;D
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Just one. I'll get two, but I don't see the need for more, since I have a considerable lack of Death Star playset to put them in.
It would have been neat to have a nice big turbolaser to put them on, but I think this line is beyond playsets at this point unless they're rehashes.
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Picked 6 Up this Morning, I may get some more for cutomizing later.
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0 so far but i plan to have 2 and if i'm lucky 4
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As of last night...2.
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1, and it'll stay that way. :)
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None so far.
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Up to 4 now, (one is in my carded collection.)
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possibly 6...will update tonite ;) 8)
Edit: Okay, yeah 7
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Still zero. ;D I think the first sightings of this wave hit Pittsburgh just this week though, which hopefully it hits in droves because pegs are bare at many retailers once again save for TRU who have a plentiful (but fairly updated) supply of figures.
Target and WM can't seem to get enough stuff in routinely by my area... They suck eggs this year.
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I added two more last night brining me to 4. I'm thinking I want 4 ANH styled gunners and 4 ROTJ styled. Plus I'd like another 4 or so for customizing.
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Still zero. ;D I think the first sightings of this wave hit Pittsburgh just this week though, which hopefully it hits in droves because pegs are bare at many retailers once again save for TRU who have a plentiful (but fairly updated) supply of figures.
Target and WM can't seem to get enough stuff in routinely by my area... They suck eggs this year.
Hey Jesse:
They're starting to hit I think because I just picked up 2 DS Gunners for 10 bucks a pop at the Toy Show yesterday...I haven't seen any Endor in retail though.
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With a score of 8 today, I'm up to 12. My goal: 22. One will be part of the cardded collection while a loose one will be part of my Vintage/Modern disply.
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I'm on the same boat. My targets are loaded with Tatooine figures, oh well there is always next month.
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I found my first last friday. Seems like only Fred Meyers in my area is getting them yet (or Tatooine for that matter).
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I am stuck at 4 for whatever reason....could be that I haven't made a toy run since I found them...I know it isn't because Rob has them all...they just aren't hitting here that much.
So far I've found 3 different SW heads that fit the post so I will at least have some true to my view of the Star Wars Universe DSG's....
I plan to hit some Wal Mart's on the way to the office tomorrow though...
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I'm just not excited and motivated to check everyday for these, plus I don't want more than a handful.
When I think of Parjai troopers, Galactic Marines, Kashyyyk 41st Elite....now that's excitement. That's motivation.
I'll get off my ass and hunt for the gunners tomorrow. 6 is it for me though, in sharp contrast to the 30-40 of other types of troops I usually stockpile.
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I have not seen any of this wave so far. So I have zero. Hopefully soon.
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I'm at my max. 6
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Got my 1 last Saturday, so I'm done. ;D
More power (and DSGs) to you guys!
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I bought 3 yesterday: 2 with armor on for a Death Star scene, and one sans armor for the Emperor arrival scene. I think I'm done with 3, but it is one of my favorites this year!
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I'm now at 8. I am going to stop now till they start to wait around on pegs. I'll stop at 12.
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Nothing from this wave yet.
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I'm now at 8. I am going to stop now till they start to wait around on pegs. I'll stop at 12.
Paul if you pass on any, pick them up!
Particularly, Danny and I are both still looking for mint ones to keep carded. All four of the ones I have were on smashed cards.
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I'm now at 8. I am going to stop now till they start to wait around on pegs. I'll stop at 12.
Paul if you pass on any, pick them up!
Particularly, Danny and I are both still looking for mint ones to keep carded. All four of the ones I have were on smashed cards.
Done and Done....
Hey did anybody else notice that DSG's are #41? That makes 2 years in a row that one of the best Army Builders of the year is #41...I wonder who #41 will be next year....
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I'm at 6 right now, I think I'll stick with my target of 8. I'd love a few more but I've got a Celebration to save for, so I've got to cut back somewhere.
Hey did anybody else notice that DSG's are #41? That makes 2 years in a row that one of the best Army Builders of the year is #41...I wonder who #41 will be next year....
Nice catch Paul. Here's to hoping it will be a new SA Hoth Rebel...
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This figure is so good that I went on eBay and scored a vintage laser cannon from the death star playset. I plan to customize and detail it to house my 2 ANH-garbed DS Gunners.
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Nothing from this wave yet.
Now I have to retract...saw them this weekend and I picked up two.
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Got another in trade. I have 11 now.
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That's a good number Anton...what's your goal? I can bring some to our next trade meeting.
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Still at 2. Haven't seen these in person. The two I got came from my brother in Indianapolis.
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I have still yet to see these in stores, though the Endor wave is only hitting Austin lightly at the moment.
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Same here with me Diddly, I've not found a single ENdor Figure yet... Sucks but whatcha gonna do? Our area is getting repacks with red holos, and the Epic Battles Wave... THat's it for the most part. Endor only hit sporatically and I saw most of what the area got at the last local Toy Show. Oh joy.
I'm still looking for DSG's though. That figure looks pretty spiffy.
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One is enough . . . . no more, no less. Not sure why I want Hasbro to get a ton of my money on a figure like this. He had low screen time, and there were only a couple in a scene at any given time if I remember right (but the memory is going so I could be wrong).
Saw 2 sets of the Endor wave at a Wally yesterday minus the gunner. The continue to filter in here and there. Still tons of the Tat. wave and the reHashes filling the shelf. That and Walmart is doing a reset and Target is fixed on Hero's and Villiens
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That's a good number Anton...what's your goal? I can bring some to our next trade meeting.
I'll look forward to that. I'm shooting for 20. ;)
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HasbroToyShop (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=495&ID=17693&PG=13) has these in stock again for anyone looking for more. Use the Comic2006 coupon to make the price a little easier to swallow.
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HasbroToyShop (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=495&ID=17693&PG=13) has these in stock again for anyone looking for more. Use the Comic2006 coupon to make the price a little easier to swallow.
I just checked and they came back out of stock.
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I scored two more this past weekend bringing my grand total to 4. :)
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Same here with me Diddly, I've not found a single ENdor Figure yet... Sucks but whatcha gonna do? Our area is getting repacks with red holos, and the Epic Battles Wave... THat's it for the most part. Endor only hit sporatically and I saw most of what the area got at the last local Toy Show. Oh joy.
I'm still looking for DSG's though. That figure looks pretty spiffy.
It looks like the PGH distribution is pretty even on both sides of the city...I've seen the same thing you have but I snagged two DSGs at the Toy Show. :)
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And I'm still at zero... ;D I'm hoping for 20 or more though, it's a dandy figure. The Sandtrooper was easier to find for me (thus far) which is really kind of funny to me.
Endor's barely landed here though at all, so I'm just biding my time. They'll show.
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And I'm still at zero... ;D I'm hoping for 20 or more though, it's a dandy figure. The Sandtrooper was easier to find for me (thus far) which is really kind of funny to me.
Endor's barely landed here though at all, so I'm just biding my time. They'll show.
Say it aint so......
You are missing a really nice figure. I snagged 10 off of HasbroToyShop the other day. This is almost rivaling the VOTC Biker for me (clone head and all)
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I still have 3 and am going to remain at 3. I love it overall, but it still bugs me slightly that the armor is not the correct blast shield (sandtrooper pauldron turned sideways). POTF2 had huge proportioned figures, but man, they got colors and details like the chest piece on the DS Gunner correct.
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I finally found these in person. I'm up to 4 now. I'm picking up a few of them for customs.
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I have only come accross 3 I want about 2 more and I am set. These are very good for customs.
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Found some more today. Bought another 3 and that brings me up to 6. I actually passed on about 4 or so more. It just didn't seem cool to buy them all in one shot.
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I got another via trade bringing me to 12.
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Just found one more (total 5) along with a corrected 3P0 and a Scorch.
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This really is a fantastic figure.
Found 5 so far, bought 'em all, gave 1 to a little kid I know.
I'm not going to go too ape**** on this one, but I probably will get more than the 6 I thought I was going to, maybe as many as 12. It also has outstanding customizing potential with the clone thing going on.
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Got another via trade bringing me to unlucky 13.
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I finally aquired this figure. I now have 10 of these thanks to HasbroToyShop.com! ;D
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It this wave will ever show up at Target, I'll have more...but for now, I am at 20, thanks to HasbroToyShop.com...
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I'm at 3, hoping to get to 8-10. If they get to Target it will help.
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I have 3, I'm hoping to get 6. But I was thinking...though this is a cool figure, its not really that exciting of a character.
Seriously, these guys just sit in a command center and pull a switch. I don't even understand why he has a gun. The most action we've seen from these guys are when they're manning a turbolaser. But even that is pretty safe for them. They're inside a Death Star or Star Destroyer. The chances are almost zero that they'll ever see any action up close. For me to have any real satisfaction with this figure (other than the fact that he looks really cool just standing at attention), Hasbro has to release some sort of turbolaser for him use. Even if its some sort of bastardized EU-ish gun emplacement that he can man...anything.
At this point he's like the cloud car pilot without a cloud car. Imagine that? Oh right, we can...
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They had the holsters on in the movie for some reason... It's a matter of accuracy ultimately I suppose.
Now the nerd in me really wants to spout off about how Destroyers can be boarded, gun turrets are also surface weapons (the Endor Shield Generator MOdel actually had several ground turrets around it that were obscured by the forest scene overlay) and things... But I'm gonna supress my inner-nerd for you. ;)
It's funny how the DSG turns out to be one of the greatest army builders the company ever put on the pegs... yet is probably a dull character choice really. I'm ecstatic though so long as I can find him in bulk.
Oh and they DO man the guns more directly than the guys working the big turbo lasers. In ANH there were the guys manning the small turrets that got blasted by Luke and all. That's seeing some up close action I guess... :)
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Now the nerd in me really wants to spout off about how Destroyers can be boarded, gun turrets are also surface weapons (the Endor Shield Generator MOdel actually had several ground turrets around it that were obscured by the forest scene overlay) and things... But I'm gonna supress my inner-nerd for you. ;)
Oh Come on...I was going to do the same thing...mention how everybody is ultimately an infantryman first. I would assume in 2016 when Hasbro has run out of ideas they will make an Imperial Cook from some Fan-Fic (the EU of a new generation) and he will come with an E-11...
If nothing else, I like getting extra weapons (if properly scaled) I just wish they throw in the gun that Vander/Antilles/Dodonna came with.. the DH-17 was a fairly big player with the Empire too.
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They had the holsters on in the movie for some reason... It's a matter of accuracy ultimately I suppose.
Now the nerd in me really wants to spout off about how Destroyers can be boarded, gun turrets are also surface weapons (the Endor Shield Generator MOdel actually had several ground turrets around it that were obscured by the forest scene overlay) and things... But I'm gonna supress my inner-nerd for you. ;)
It's funny how the DSG turns out to be one of the greatest army builders the company ever put on the pegs... yet is probably a dull character choice really. I'm ecstatic though so long as I can find him in bulk.
Oh and they DO man the guns more directly than the guys working the big turbo lasers. In ANH there were the guys manning the small turrets that got blasted by Luke and all. That's seeing some up close action I guess... :)
Oh I agree there's a chance that they might see some action (other than being on the losing side of a proton torpedo), but all in all, these guys are kind of useless (as action figures) without a turret of some sort to use. Though I will have to repeat, they look really cool just standing around, which is what I have them doing right now. Mainly I just want some sort of turbolaser or gun emplacement made for these guys to sit at.
(Jesse, you've known me a few years now, and that should be long enough to know that you don't have to suppress your inner nerd!)
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Only have 2 so far, looking to get maybe 6 more, plus some for customizing. Its a great base figure, along with the new Garindan.
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6 more today brings me to 10.
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Found 2 more today. I think I have 7. I also found a bunch of GB Shocktroopers and Commanders.
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I bought one which gives me a grand total of one. I am not much of an army builder, so one is good for me.
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Where oh where has the DSG gone, oh where oh where could he be ??? big fat 0 for me. All I see are remenants of endor.
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Got another in a trade yesterday advancing me to 14.
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My humble collection sports 2 TSC DSG's and one POTF.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d172/darthmac/Other/Moff.jpg)
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This is regoddamndiculous in PIttsburgh. I still have zero and there's still barely a scant sighting of this wave at all by any of the locals, it's pathetic. I'm really concerned on this wave at this point.
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I offered it to you Jesse ;)
I'm on 20 now purchased(2 more today)
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This is regoddamndiculous in PIttsburgh. I still have zero and there's still barely a scant sighting of this wave at all by any of the locals, it's pathetic. I'm really concerned on this wave at this point.
Keep at the Hunt. I've just started to see these in person with in the last week. I think these waves are just starting to really hit.
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x3
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i got 3 all i want is 1 more
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I am at 18...but 1 is now a Tie Fighter pilot witht he OTC helmet hollowed out and a non-jango head.
I will be customizing (or attempting) 5 more, since I army build in 12's for Imperials.
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Finally got one thanks to DS. Thats all I need.
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This is regoddamndiculous in PIttsburgh. I still have zero and there's still barely a scant sighting of this wave at all by any of the locals, it's pathetic. I'm really concerned on this wave at this point.
You're not alone. I have still yet to see the DSG and 3PO.
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FINALLY found one today. I need to start hitting more wally worlds.
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I've received 1 more in trade, got hooked up with 4 more from Slothus and found 4 at retail. I'm at 23 now. I'm done actively looking for these guys at retail, but trading is always on the table.
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Thanks to an odd find at Walgreens, I am up to 3! ;D
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Still no signs of them around here, although I have seen the rest of the Endor wave sporadically. Hopefully this wave starts hitting a little heavier, and I can grab a couple. Otherwise, pretty much all Heroes and Villains/Greatest Battle figures on the pegs - as well as a few Tatooine figures (usually Hem Dazon) and the usual pegwarmers (Vader, Lushros, Gummy Mundi, Sun Fac).
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I have 2 locked down thanks to Ryan... :) Thanks man.
A local buddy may have some for me this weekend too, not sure, but I may have started my army by Friday or so.
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I found my first 2 yesterday at Wal-Mart, so I'm caught up until the next wave starts hitting.
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I found six yesterday. My biggest score yet. It looks like these cases are just now really hitting my area. I've also now seen the "corrected" 3P0 in two stores.
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2 more today at TRU gives me 12. I think I'm pretty much done here.
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Got another in trade and found one on clearance bringing me to 25.
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None still...
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None still...
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Ditto.
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Well, they're back in stock, so if I'm able to I'll pick up 2 more so I'll have 4.
EDIT- I ended up getting 6, so now I'll have 8- provided my order processes.
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I haven't seen a hint of Endor in weeks now. So I'm still sitting at 4.
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None still...
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Ditto.
Same here. :-[
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same here i still ony have 3 i just want 1 more
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2 more today at TRU gives me 12. I think I'm pretty much done here.
Cemented this today. Found 2 at TRU and passed on them.
I never felt so liberated.
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1 so far.
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I found 1 a few days ago and I am not impressed at all. :-\
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I found 1 a few days ago and I am not impressed at all. :-\
Hrmmm.
How do you think the figure could have been improved?
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Ball Jointed Elbows
Non-Revisionist History Head Sculpt (aka Not Jango Fetish)
4 per case.
Those are the 3 things I think would improve it. But it is still a top 5 figure this year and the flaws did not stop me from buying two dozen.
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There you go, for starters. Ball shoulders and ball elbows is perfect but one without the other is just pure crap. Also what is the deal with that armor. I thought it would snap into place like the AT-RT/turbo tank driver (or whatever the hell he ended up being called) but instead it is just a plastic strip that hangs over it not even with strips to tie itself like the vintage hoth rebel carrier parachute thingies. If I get a second one it would be because my birthday approaches and not b/c I am paying for it.
Aside from some of the articulation it is not that much of an impovement over the POTF2 one. And do not get me started on the cracked out Jango face. :-X
My 2 cents, since you asked.
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Aside from some of the articulation it is not that much of an impovement over the POTF2 one.
This figure is super articulated. POTF2 has 6 points.
I don't think I had heard anyone tear this figure down like you yet, that was the surprise. Then again, there was a faction of people who didn't like the Preview Wookiee Warrior, which a lot of people rank as a Top 5 figure all time. I put the Death Star Gunner easily into the top 20 all time.
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I'd put the TSC Death Star Gunner as one of the best army builders, but it's still beaten out by the VTSC Biker Scout and the TSC Naboo Flight Crew.
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I'd put the TSC Death Star Gunner as one of the best army builders, but it's still beaten out by the VTSC Biker Scout
Yes, but barely. I thinkt he DSG could pass on a VTSC card as well.
I'd put the TSC Death Star Gunner as one of the best army builders, but it's still beaten out by the Naboo Flight Crew.
Haven't seen it yet. Don't have it yet.
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I'd put the TSC Death Star Gunner as one of the best army builders, but it's still beaten out by the VTSC Biker Scout
Yes, but barely. I thinkt he DSG could pass on a VTSC card as well.
I completely agree.
I'd put the TSC Death Star Gunner as one of the best army builders, but it's still beaten out by the Naboo Flight Crew.
I dunno. I don't think the Naboo Soldier is all that exciting, but that's just me.
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Aside from some of the articulation it is not that much of an impovement over the POTF2 one.
This figure is super articulated. POTF2 has 6 points.
I don't think I had heard anyone tear this figure down like you yet, that was the surprise. Then again, there was a faction of people who didn't like the Preview Wookiee Warrior, which a lot of people rank as a Top 5 figure all time. I put the Death Star Gunner easily into the top 20 all time.
There is not doubt that the articulation helps the figure and it has the same level of articulation as some of the VOTC and VTSC but the way people have carried on about this figure so much I was expecting perfection and it is far from it.
Maybe Hasbro has driven me to the point of hating good figures by producing bad ones, who knows.
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I completely agree with you, Gatillo, about the Jango face. That is certainly a negative feature for me. But, I ignore it by leaving the helmet on. In fact, it has crossed my mind just to glue the darn helmet on. :P In regards to the armor, I actually prefer the DSG armor over the snap on stuff. Don't ask my why, I just think it looks better.
I respect your opinion on this figure though. It's fascinating how one persons Grail is anothers Albatross.
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
I would love to see a Picture!!! It will make me feel better about my own obsession with these guys.
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i have 5 so far
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
You're joking? :o
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
Are you a lonely, lonely person? :o
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
Are you a lonely, lonely person? :o
I guess it's possible to be lonely even with at least 96 other Jango clones in the room with you, sure ;)
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Jango's clones don't exactly keep you warm at night.
Just jokin'...I'm jealous! I only have 3 right now. I'd like about 5 more.
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
Jesus, do you really need that many? 96 seems like overkill. I'm happy with the 1 I have.
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Jango's clones don't exactly keep you warm at night.
Boo-yaa!
I like big armies and I cannot lie but I enjoy a big butt more ;)
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I'm now up to 96 of them.
Jesus, do you really need that many? 96 seems like overkill. I'm happy with the 1 I have.
And so he's probably really happy with the 96 he has. To each his own.
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I have a whopping 8 of them. :-\
I'd like to get to 20 I think, and maybe call it quits there... Well, technically 21 as I want one for hacking up, but 20 is my goal on this one I think... Sandtroopers I've decided I have no goal and I'll stop when I can't buy anymore. The DSG is awesome but definitely a figure I can set a limit to... plus I'm keeping my POTF2's in line with them. They look good together, and that's a plus for me.
Tell you the truth I wish Hasbro would re-release the DSG Saga figure in a grey-ish jumpsuit with maybe a leather-ish armor piece like was seen in ANH... Add the Silver Empire logo to the center front even. Just mix it up some. I'd rebuy a pile of them, sure.
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I have zero...zero...zero...zero...-sigh-...It has been a while since I have bought a figure...I mean jeez I havent had te time to but I have been customizing though...they are nice figures and I wish I could find some of em'.
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Finally finished my squad (6 TSC, 6 POTF) so I'm done. Kept one on the card too so I guess 7 total.
It's too bad the nice scene cardbacks are going away next year.
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I have zero. Nil. Nada. Bumkiss.
I don't know... I've just been finding it a lot easier to resist Hasbro stuff lately. Especially at $7+tax a pop.
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I'm somewhere between 10-12. I've started passing them up in the stores now. I bought several extra for custom purposes but I think I've got a enough!
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I actually passed on one today as well. I felt Guilty... I only buy them now if there are multiples on the pegs and just grab one at a time.
The customs possibilities are awesome with this one...I am going to convert all of my OTC Tie Pilots to this Body I think, so I will end up needing a dozen more.
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The customs possibilities are awesome with this one...I am going to convert all of my OTC Tie Pilots to this Body I think, so I will end up needing a dozen more.
Oh nice, that's a really good idea. I'm gonna give one a shot.
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I'm now up to two, and I'll stop there. They're my engineers for my Storm Troopers. I'll regret buying more when Hasbro announces that they're making a Death Star Cannon/Turret.
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Hasbro announces that they're making a Death Star Cannon/Turret.
I couldn't wait for them:
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid215/p76c3f73ac4dcd171ccc8f97200250c3e/eccdb299.jpg)
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Thanks, now I can't find the lower part of my jaw. ;)
Fantastic job on the cannon, my friend! May I inquire as to how you made it? I think it would be great if you made the Republic and Confederacy starship guns to go along with that masterpiece.
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Thanks! That is a WIP pic, because since then I've added decals on the white strips of the back wall, and should be able to finish it tomorrow. I'll be sure to post pics when it's done. The cannon is the vintage mold and everything else is foamcore and foamie pieces. If you ever go to RS, check in the dio forum for my WIP thread.
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Hasbro announces that they're making a Death Star Cannon/Turret.
I couldn't wait for them:
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid215/p76c3f73ac4dcd171ccc8f97200250c3e/eccdb299.jpg)
Haven't seen this with the walls yet. Beautiful!
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So is this figure still hard to find in any other States? I counted 27 on my TRU pegs today.
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I couldn't wait for them:
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid215/p76c3f73ac4dcd171ccc8f97200250c3e/eccdb299.jpg)
Standby....Standby...LOL, G1 Daigo-Bah!
DS
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Hey Daigo-bah, if you're wondering what to get me for Christmas, that's a good idea right there!!!
Holy **** man!!! That thing is a work of art! :o
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I like what I'm seeing there. More pictures please! :)
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Go over to the Custom's thread. Daigo-bah finished it up and its magnificent.
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Great job of course Daigo-bah.
My Gunner army has increased since Wal-Mart has been getting in the goofy pre-packaged display boxes of H&V with smattering of Endor figures. I'm setting a 20 figure goal and I'm pretty near that. I have 9 opened and a number still in the package yet.
I'm getting where I need to be and see this figure sitting now more and more at WM stores. Still never see him at Target, TRU, KB, or KM though.
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It's great because this guy is still in about three more revision cases, so I can't see how anyone can miss getting a few.
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I've picked up my last DS Gunner. I'm at 36 now, that's one platoon, or 4 Squads of 9.
And yes, 36 is my new 20. I've sat down and tried to figure out how may I would need of each Imperial to make a battalion.
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And yes, 36 is my new 20. I've sat down and tried to figure out how may I would need of each Imperial to make a battalion.
Well don't keep that kind of intel to yourself....share the break down.
As it stands I picked up 3 more in the last 3 days. Putting me at 21. Plus I have 6 on their way to me via trade (THANKS JEFF!!!!!) But those 6 are getting Tie Pilot Helmets...
I keep trying to tell people 36 is the new 20 too...but the girls just aren't buying it.
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I love seeing and hearing about these platoons etc. that you guys build. Seriously, it's great for the future production of and supply of army builders from Hasbro in the future. I try to allow myself to spend whatever I want on the 4" scale since I rarely buy the higher end stuff, but it's hard to spend $7 a figure anyway!
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It's great because this guy is still in about three more revision cases, so I can't see how anyone can miss getting a few.
Anyone but me. I've still got 0 of any endor figure besides wave 7 luke from a trade... a smiley icon doesn't get any more sincere than this... :'( :'( :'( :'(
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And yes, 36 is my new 20. I've sat down and tried to figure out how may I would need of each Imperial to make a battalion.
Well don't keep that kind of intel to yourself....share the break down.
Okay.
I used SW insider as the basis for the break downs where a Squad = 9, a Platoon = 36 (4 Squads,) a Company = 144 (4 Platoons,) and a Battalion = 576 (4 Companies.) Since there are only 12 movie fodder types of Imperial Troopers that have been produced (I think the only one lacking is the non-ranked tunic officer and perhaps the spacetrooper from ANH,) larger quanities of each figure are need. Here's my take on a Battalion:
1st company
- All platoons; Stormtroopers (144.) Btwn Votc, CT and converted sandies, I'm at 144
2nd company
- 1st platoon; Sandtroopers (36.) I'm at 36, POTJ, Evo and Saga2
- 2nd platoon; Scout troopers (36.) I'm at 33, all Vtsc
- 3rd platoon; Snow troopers (36.) I'm at 35 with POTF2 and Saga
- 4th platoon; special ops (EU)
- 1st Squad; Blackhole/Shadowtrooper (9) I'm at 8
- 2nd Squad; 501st stormtroopers (9) I'm at 9
- 3rd Squad; concept troopers (9) I'm at 2
- 4th Squad; (9) haven't quite figures this one out. Might be 2 teams of 4, Darktroopers and Space troopers with a comic book trooper as Squad leader. Or a squad of which ever ones I can get more of.
I'm at 3 Darktroopers and 2 Space troopers
3rd company
- 1st Platoon; Imperial Troopers (36) I'm at 7, POTF2
- 2nd Platoon; Gunners (36) I'm at 36, all Saga 2
- 3rd Platoon; Jr. officers, black jumpsuit (36) I'm at 18
- 4th Platoon; Jr. officers/technicians, greay jumpsut (36) I'm at 19, 5 are customs
4th company
- 1st Platoon; TIE Fighter Pilots (36) I'm at 18
- 2nd Platoon; At-St Drivers (36) I'm at 14 with Imp Forces and Han Drivers
- 3rd Platoon; At-A Drivers (36) I'm at 29
- 4th Platoon; Command
Ranked Officers (18) I'm at 18 with some customs.
Royal Guards (18) I'm at 15 from all modern releases
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That's going to be really impressive when you get that all complete Anton. Are the 501st Troopers the Comic Con Exclusive figure or are they customs?
I'd love to see pictures of what you have so far some time. :)
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YAAAAY!! I have 3 now, I'm shooting for about 10, hope I can find some more.
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That's going to be really impressive when you get that all complete Anton. Are the 501st Troopers the Comic Con Exclusive figure or are they customs?
I'd love to see pictures of what you have so far some time. :)
The 501st's are the Comic-con versions. I posted some pictures earlier here (http://http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=12846.15) if you want to check them out.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/pmundheim/IMG_6488.jpg)
"Look Johnson, I told you no matter how 'pretty' the beam is, don't stick your finger in it....freakin new guy."
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That is freaking hilarious ;D. I may have to buy a second DSG just for that custom job.
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I now have 4.
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I have only two.
For some reason, these and the Firespeeder pilot don't seem to me as "army-build-able" as other trooper type figures, so I think I might go as far as three of each, but that's it.
Which reminds me, Have you noticed if your DS Gunners have no eyebrows painted on?. I think it might be a production line error, but mine are eyebrow-less.
Perhaps they are Scorch clones? ::)
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I can't stop laughing at Paul's photo, that's beyond fantastic. :)
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Been lucky enough to get 4 of these now.
What a great figure.
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I got 3 now.
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I finally picked one up last night. They had a bunch at WalMart for $5.
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I have none of this figure.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/pmundheim/IMG_6488.jpg)
"Look Johnson, I told you no matter how 'pretty' the beam is, don't stick your finger in it....freakin new guy."
(http://tk421.homestead.com/files/icons/lol-anim.gif)
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I counted up last night as I stored figs in plano's and I have technically 19 in my army and 1 on my collection shelf... He doesn't count.
That means I still need 2 DSG's to hit my quota of 20. The extra one is for customizing purposes though... Then at 20 I may nab one here and there if I have cash to bump up the troops some, but I'm gonna keep my POTF2's mixed in because they really look good with them actually.
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Well I've been scaling back on this kind of stuff - but I decided not to hold back on the really good versions of OT army builders. So this week at TRU's Free-Figure-With-$20.00-Purchase sale, I bought 8 more of these. It basically worked out to buy 3 get one free.
I'm up to 14 now.
With dozens of extra holograms if anyone needs any... ::)
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I have 6 now, with 5 pending from a trade. So it'll be 11 in a few days.
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i have 5 thats all i realy want so im good
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thanx to ebay, i just got my first one for less than seven dollars. ;D 8)
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I grabbed one more, so put me at 8 TSC and 8 POTF2. :)
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I FINALLY found 2 at Target today, bringing my total to two.
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im starting to see a bajillion of these at walmart. i guess its really the first time hasblo has actually distributed a good army builder in large quantities. ::)
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i have never even seen this figure yet. canada really does get the short end of the stick when it comes to star wars figures :(
all i want is 2 though.
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Maybe I'll get more to have a more round number, but I've been at 165 gunners for a while now.
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Pic?
Even just a camera phone shot would suffice.
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Pic?
Even just a camera phone shot would suffice.
Here's a shot:
(http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/medium/Star_Wars_collection_001.jpg)
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Had 4. Opened one and traded one---down to 3 (one loose and 2 MOC).
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Pic?
Even just a camera phone shot would suffice.
Here's a shot:
http://threads.rebelscum.com/imagepopup.php?imagename=http:%2F%2Fthreads.rebelscum.com%2Fphotogallery%2Fwatermark.php?file=17342&imagewidth=1024&imageheight=682 (http://threads.rebelscum.com/imagepopup.php?imagename=http:%2F%2Fthreads.rebelscum.com%2Fphotogallery%2Fwatermark.php?file=17342&imagewidth=1024&imageheight=682)
Jesus. Thanks, and I remember seeing a pic of all your clones together. That's just amazing. How do you do it?
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Pic?
Even just a camera phone shot would suffice.
Here's a shot:
http://threads.rebelscum.com/imagepopup.php?imagename=http:%2F%2Fthreads.rebelscum.com%2Fphotogallery%2Fwatermark.php?file=17342&imagewidth=1024&imageheight=682 (http://threads.rebelscum.com/imagepopup.php?imagename=http:%2F%2Fthreads.rebelscum.com%2Fphotogallery%2Fwatermark.php?file=17342&imagewidth=1024&imageheight=682)
I don't mean to be rude but, what is the point of having that many if you are just going to put them in the bins? Unless it's because you don't have the space to display them, I can't think of any reason to have so many. And even then it is hard to for me to understand why you would wnat that many if you don't have room, unless you know you will in the near future.
I'm an army builder myself, so I do understand the desire for a large army, I'm just trying to understand why you want/have so many if they go straight into storage. The army is very impressive, though it would be nice to see them out on display. :)
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I would love to display them and some day I may try it. But reality is that I have a massive collection with several thousand figures and not enough space. Even after opening stuff to cut down on bulk, I've managed to fill my house, garage and 4 large storage units. I've got 20 AT-ATs, 25 A-Wings, 15 X-Wings, etc. The Hasbro SW stuff isn't even my biggest use of space. My Lego collection is well into the $150,000+ range and I have over 15,000 minifigs. When you add in my other collections like DVD (over 2,000 discs) and computers (14 computers in the house), I really don't have the kind of space to display anything. So for now, all I can do is pile them up in bins until I get a bigger place.
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Dude!! What do you do for a living?! If this your retirement plan? I'm not trying to give you a bad time, it just blows my mind that you have amassed such a large collection of collections.
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Dude!! What do you do for a living?! If this your retirement plan? I'm not trying to give you a bad time, it just blows my mind that you have amassed such a large collection of collections.
Lol. ;D
Not to be rude or anything, Madoka, but I too would be interested to find out what you do for a living. That's amazing. Are you talking about, like, the PODS-size storage units? That's just mind-boggling...
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I know a guy who's a Talent Agent here in LA who collects. He's probably a millionare. My friends have been to his house, he has bins of vintage final 17 laying around, carded and loose (along with everything else you can image. Rich people collect too.
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Wow, Madoka, that's awesome! Seriously, how healthy it is for the continued production of SW for some people to buy hundreds of a particular figure! I have 5 of this guy, and don't plan any more. Four of them are manning my DS gun dio, and one without armor is standing in my Emperor arrival mini-dio.
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Seriously, how healthy it is for the continued production of SW for some people to buy hundreds of a particular figure!
Seriously. It makes me feel a lot less guilty about my 36.
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Madoka, out of curiosity, how do you go about acquiring such a large number of figures? Getting my 36 took a bit of work. I went to the stores, bought several at a time and did a lot of trading. Also made sure I payed under retail for every one of them (sales and smart trades.) I'm curious as to how others build their armies.
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Holy. ****. Wow...
25 AT ATs??? 14 Computers??? I need to see more camera phone pics! :o
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Madoka, out of curiosity, how do you go about acquiring such a large number of figures? Getting my 36 took a bit of work. I went to the stores, bought several at a time and did a lot of trading. Also made sure I payed under retail for every one of them (sales and smart trades.) I'm curious as to how others build their armies.
If any of the figures I want sells online, then it's quite easy to order large amounts. Anyone with money and willpower (or lack thereof) can do it. Here in southern California, I saw maybe 2 DS gunners on the pegs. When I visited the midwest, I was surprised to see about a dozen in the three stores I visited.
Back then the Dark Trooper was out, I was still in law school and didn't have that much money. Now I'm looking forward to add to my collection:
(http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/Star_Wars_collection_009.jpg)
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I'm in So Cal as well. It's interesting to see how people in the same area can have different experinces.
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Do you have the AT AT's out of the box? I'd love to see a lineup of 25 of those things...
I still don't like the Darktrooper though, but that has nothing to do with quantity. How many VOTC stormies do you have?
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holy wow that's a lot of stuff!
I'm up to 10 DS gunners (saga) and found a couple more POTF in my boxes, bringing me to 20 total. I think I'm set unless they build another death star in the TV series.
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So far I've 4 two of the wierd no articulation and two new if your counting in vintage 25 all together