2023 TVC ROTJ Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper

[Ryan]

Oooof. That's a hard one to swallow. I'd have been on board for a few, even with all the eventual re-releases. Agree with all that has been said so far and also want to add that this speeder bike is going to be $5.00 more expensive than the TVC Tatooine Skiff vehicle. I get that the Speeder Bike will have a figure included, but that price is just ridiculous. The skiff is probably 4x bigger.

[Mister Skeezler]

Come on, man...how else is Hasbro going to get that ******* 50% growth? 

[Rob]

All my laundry list of complaining and I forgot the retro collection prototype debauchery.

Maybe we need a separate thread for bitching.

[GrandMoffNick]

You mean the debauchery that sells out? That people such as myself buy all variations of? I never see this hanging around the stores. Not everyone only buys this stuff because they feel obligated. I just can't justify complaining yet then buying.

[Jeff]

Maybe we need a separate thread for bitching.

It already exists! -> Airing of Grievances

[Ryan]

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It sure seems totally unnecessary to have carded the Scout Trooper in the set. I guess that partially explains the price. I really wish they'd have left the pack-in loose and then put it on a card the next time they inevitably re-release/re-pack it.

[Dave]

Yeah, that is weird. 

If they were aiming for the old school collecting crew, well we've got plenty of speeder bikes and scout troopers, so I'm not sure what they're doing.

If they're aiming for the younger crowd who missed these over the past couple of decades, well I'm not sure they collect carded vintage collection figures. 

It does seem like an unnecessary cost, especially when they're probably just going to release the biker scout on a card, and in a multi-pack 12 months after he comes out with his speeder bike.

[P-Siddy]

Only reasons I can think of the figure being carded is to have it numbered and released in the main line (and $$).  The last time it was released carded was in the VTSC line, wasn't it?

[Nicklab]

Hasbro is definitely playing to the TVC purists who want EVERYTHING from the Kenner line offered in The Vintage Collection.  And some people in that segment of the collecting community refuse to recognize VOTC and VTSC as the progenitors of The Vintage Collection.  What's funny about that is that when TVC was launched in 2010, Hasbro management always referred to the concept of "bringing vintage back".  So that's largely how we got here.

Now the Biker Scout has new ankles, a resculpted helmet and a VC number.  YAY!  As for the $45 price tag?  Boo!!!!!!!

[Mister Skeezler]

Just posted this in the livestream reactions, but here's where I'm at with the set...

This is the last speederbike we got in 2012, which was really good, and accurately scaled (but it was a TRU exclusive). It was a fully new sculpt, and didn't have the crappy features of the previous mold that had been used forever. No "fall apart" feature, no spring loaded feet, just a great sculpt and a clear flight stand. I was able to find four of them, and I've always been really happy with them. This new one looks much better, but the price still sucks. I'll probably get two of them and see how I feel after that.

I'm definitely not excited about any new costs from packing a carded figure in a box, since what are those carded collectors going to do? Open a package to get to another package? What kind of Russian Doll collecting bull**** is that? They should have packed a Scout Trooper in this package (non-carded) and then released the Scout Trooper in the main line, since collectors will want multiples. Oh well, I guess we can get multiples in an eventual troop builder.

[Jeff]

Press pics/details from Hasbro.  Pre-order tomorrow, Tuesday 11/1 at 1pm ET:

STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION SPEEDER BIKE 
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $44.99 / Available: Spring 2023)
 
Fans can celebrate the legacy of STAR WARS, the action-and-adventure-packed space saga from a galaxy far, far away, with premium 3.75-inch scale STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION SPEEDER BIKE vehicle and scout trooper figure. This Speeder Bike vehicle and Scout Trooper action figure is inspired by the speeder bikes and trooper seen in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Speeder Bikes are common throughout the galaxy, with manufacturers turning out both civilian and military models. Scout Troopers were lightly armored compared with other Stormtroopers, which allowed them to move more quickly and easily in a range of environments. The vehicle and figure feature premium detail and design across product and packaging inspired by the original Kenner line, as well as the entertainment-inspired collector grade deco. Includes figure, vehicle and stand.  Available for pre-order 11/1 at 1PM ET at Hasbro Pulse and other major retailers.

[Jeff]

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[Mister Skeezler]

Thanks! I grabbed 2x speederbikes and a Viszla using your links.

Do you know if the speederbike will be available from Dorkside too? I like to spread the love around.

[Rob]

Same for me.  Ordered the repack wave with the links too but am hoping to cancel those.

[StBrianOfMinneapolis]

Man that price sucks. I'm out. It doesn't help that I have 9-10 of the POTF2 version from when those clearanced.