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Collectibles => The Vintage Collection => Topic started by: Jeff on May 28, 2022, 01:48 AM
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Pre-order 6/1 @ 1pm ET at Hasbro Pulse (later at ShopDisney)
Hoth Rebel Troop Builder 4-Pack
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FT0i8FUXEAE4Vo6.jpg)
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Nice.
Are the body sculpts all re-releases with all unique head sculpts? I don’t really need this, but I’m sure I’m going to buy one.
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I can't say that I was personally clamoring for this set - especially in light of the re-release of the Echo Base Trooper. That was a very welcome re-release. This set definitely makes these troopers seem less like a bunch of clones. I think I'm good for at least one of these set.
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I like this one. Variety in human troops is long overdue.
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Love this set. Love it.
Can’t wait for the “even though they didn’t need to make things more diverse because Star Wars has always been diverse” bull**** storyline to accompany it from a certain site. 🙄
I’m hoping for Hoth Troopers and Endor Troopers too. The new sculpting really gives me hope for the Endor guys being diverse designs.
I’d take new snow troopers too if they had some mix to them I think.
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Hopefully the heads are swappable with the fleet troopers. Then we could expand our armies. Same fleet troopers in Hoth outfit or Endor gear.
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Oooh… I bought an extra fleet trooper set and would be all about that if it worked.
Maybe I’ll order two of these just incase.
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I do not believe the peg is same size. Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
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Nothing a Dremel or a little sticky tack or putty couldn’t fix depending on which way you’re going.
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Way to kill everyone's dream Jesse! :D
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Way to kill everyone's dream Jesse! :D
That’s what’s written on his LinkedIn account.
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Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
That's what she said.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/6/6a/Toryn-hd.png)
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Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
That's what she said.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/6/6a/Toryn-hd.png)
:D
On a related note, I wouldn't have minded if Hasbro had replaced one of the Troopers with a Torryn Farr body and a new headsculpt. There were at least a few other female techs in Echo base.
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On a related note, I wouldn't have minded if Hasbro had replaced one of the Troopers with a Torryn Farr body and a new headsculpt. There were at least a few other female techs in Echo base.
Yes!
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Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
That's what she said.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/6/6a/Toryn-hd.png)
George Costanza : I just got back from swimming in the pool... and the water was cold.
Jerry Seinfeld : Oh, you mean, shrinkage.
George Costanza : Yes significant shrinkage.
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It is pretty cold on Hoth...
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Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
That's what she said.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/6/6a/Toryn-hd.png)
:D
On a related note, I wouldn't have minded if Hasbro had replaced one of the Troopers with a Torryn Farr body and a new headsculpt. There were at least a few other female techs in Echo base.
Sure, but that would require effort and a little less margin on these cash grab sets.
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I know it's not canon, but I wouldn't mind a few female and alien versions of some of these characters. I get that'd greatly increase the tooling costs, but my rebel army is kind of a sausage party at this point. Leia, Toryn Farr, Mon Mothma and the 2 or 3 female pilots can only do so much.
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I know it's not canon, but I wouldn't mind a few female and alien versions of some of these characters. I get that'd greatly increase the tooling costs, but my rebel army is kind of a sausage party at this point. Leia, Toryn Farr, Mon Mothma and the 2 or 3 female pilots can only do so much.
Maybe not film canon, but it is definitely a part of the EU canon (in both the Disney EU and Legends EU).
i think that was one thing that I really loved about the TLC Rebel Pilot Evolution sets. I'd love to see that continue. If they keep diversifying rebel army builders, I'll keep buying them.
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Pretty sure the Echo trooper peg is much smaller. 😕
That's what she said.
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/6/6a/Toryn-hd.png)
*sigh* 😑
And yes, dream killing is my natural state. That said, echo base trooper holsters make reasonable RFT holster substitutes. Buddy showed me those holsters fit nice.
Add me to the “I wish we got female and alien” Rebel extras here and there too. They made a RFT female for the old west end games minis and I would love a female fleet trooper figure ever since I saw that mini.
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Pre-order 6/1 @ 1pm ET at Hasbro Pulse (later at ShopDisney)
Hoth Rebel Troop Builder 4-Pack
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FT0i8FUXEAE4Vo6.jpg)
I was checking out Bossk's Bounty this morning (https://youtu.be/i2klkM5LfYM?t=325), and this episode was about unproduced TVC figures. One of which seems to be the moustachioed figure in this group. I didn't catch this part of the Hasbro panel, but I'm planning on going back to watch it. Because the trooper with the mustache appears to be Major Bren Derlin!
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I didn't catch this part of the Hasbro panel, but I'm planning on going back to watch it. Because the trooper with the mustache appears to be Major Bren Derlin!
Yeah, in the panel Hasbro confirmed that two of these troopers are named troopers and the other two are made up by Hasbro.
https://youtu.be/fXDFW6eu5hw?t=2245
- Deck Officer Tigran Jamiro - the recipient of Han's "then I'll see you in Hell" line
- Lt Cal Alder
- unnamed guy "variety builder"
- unnamed guy "variety builder"
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Hmmmm. Don’t tell Hasbro, because I prefer it this way, but specific, named characters makes me just want one of this set.
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Now my Bren Derlins are gonna be weird. :-\
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Now my Bren Derlins are gonna be weird. :-\
Oh don't worry I'm sure Hasbro will issue a new one using this body sometime in the next 1-3 years. Didn't that TVC books how pictures of an unproduced Bren Derlin using this same body before he was repurposed into a generic trooper?
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Now my Bren Derlins are gonna be weird. :-\
Oh don't worry I'm sure Hasbro will issue a new one using this body sometime in the next 1-3 years. Didn't that TVC books how pictures of an unproduced Bren Derlin using this same body before he was repurposed into a generic trooper?
The Bossk's Bounty video that I mentioned earlier in the thread was based on the section of unproduced TVC figures from the Blue Milk book. In that case I think the Major Derlin was supposed to come in a TVC deluxe set like the old Kmart TVC exclusives - but this would be an Echo Base command center release. That was also supposed to be the original way Toryn Farr was planned to be released.
Truth be told, I think the Saga Collection sculpt of Major Derlin is more accurate, even if it's lacking in articulation.
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I guess I should have looked at a comparison image first. For some reason I was remembering their uniforms to be MUCH closer.
Looking it again, now I also want a new Bren Derlin. Are there many other officers besides general Reikan that wear the same uniform? I couldn't find many screenshots if there were.
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Just got an email from Pulse… seems the Hoth soldiers are about to ship.
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Yeah...got the same email.
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Just got an email from Pulse… seems the Hoth soldiers are about to ship.
My card got hit last night so getting closer...
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Same. With Hasbro’s super fast processing and shipping, and the holiday… it should only be like 10 or 12 more days. :)
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I got my Rebel Soldier troop builder pack from Pulse today.
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Mine showed up today as well.
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Mine arrived today as well. Overall, I really like the set. The removable caps are a nice touch but they do kind of look a little like this...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FimdvDSWQAQVl0C?format=jpg&name=900x900)
:P
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Yeah, like what the hell am I supposed to do with their goggles? They don’t fit in any way that I’ve been able to discern yet.
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It was difficult to get the goggles on the original release. I think those are destined for a parts bin.
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Yeah, like what the hell am I supposed to do with their goggles? They don’t fit in any way that I’ve been able to discern yet.
I managed to get them on the top of the hat.
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Yeah, like what the hell am I supposed to do with their goggles? They don’t fit in any way that I’ve been able to discern yet.
I managed to get them on the top of the hat.
Yeah, you can loop them on the top of the hat or if you pass the bottom of the helmet (scarf first) through the goggles and then smush that onto the figure's head, you can position them over the eyes of the figure and around the helmet in a kinda normal looking manner.
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I tried swapping heads with the rebels from the Fleet Trooper pack and the neck posts on the Fleet troopers is a little larger than the Hoth troopers. While you can get the Hoth trooper heads on the Fleet Troopers, you can't do the reverse.
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Here's this set with the imperial heads on them... leads to Motti and Piett in Rebel Disguises I suppose, but I'm good with it for variety.
(https://i.imgur.com/sUW6CYt.jpeg)
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This set is currently marked down to $24.99 on Amazon.
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Yeah that’s why I pulled the trigger on this little experiment. I already had multiple sets and don’t want too many sets of twins, but with the head swaps… why not.