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It's from the first episode of AHSOKA.  The E-Wings are patrolling Lothal, and try to get Sabine to the ceremony.  And in true Sabine fashion, she plays chicken with a parked E-Wing.

The article teased the possibility of a New Republic Pilot figure at some point.

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The Vintage Collection / 2024 TVC AHSOKA E-Wing Fighter with KE4-N4
« on: February 7, 2024, 10:16 AM »
This news dropped this morning on Gizmodo.

Ahsoka's E-Wing Is Flying Into Hasbro's Star Wars Toy Line

Hasbro is playing on FOMO with these details on the availability:
The Vintage Collection E-Wing will cost $100, and is set to release sometime in fall 2024. Preorders begin later today, February 7, at 1 p.m. ET on Hasbro Pulse, for a limited-time window closing at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 5. However, if you miss out, the E-Wing will also be available at Disney Stores and Disney Parks this fall. Click through to see plenty more pictures of the fighter and KE4-N4!

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Jayson updated his rumor list, and it appears that the playset might be from Moff Gideon's light cruiser.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 4” Epic Hero Series Figure Line
« on: February 6, 2024, 11:49 AM »
I've taken issue with Adam ever since around 2014 when he tried to put a positive spin on 5 POA figures.  While I can appreciate that he has some inside knowledge on account of his employer, I feel like he was trying to shine a turd when he took that position on effectively dumbing down the 3.75" figure line.

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Other Collectibles / Re: The Black Series -- 1:1 Helmet Replicas
« on: February 5, 2024, 08:46 AM »
I waited on the Mandalorian Death Watch helmet, and it got reduced at GameStop to $69.98!  My membership got me an additional 5% off, and I also used my monthly $5 coupon to bring the price down further.

Also?  The Bo-Katan helmet also seems to have been marked down at GameStop.  I think that's now $99.99.

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I got my set over the weekend.  RD-3 is probably my favorite of the bunch, and it's largely because the design feels new, even if that dome sculpt had been used once before.

Chopper is great, but seeing the TVC version next to this version is kind of surreal.  Because the Droid Factory Chopper is substantially larger.  It also has those arms with articulation.

I noticed the situation with Huyang's shoulders, too.  And I'm wondering how many people may wind up breaking their Huyang trying to move that shoulder joint the wrong way.

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The preorder window should be open until 2/14

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 4” Epic Hero Series Figure Line
« on: February 5, 2024, 08:38 AM »
Jayson commented that the Press Release was incorrect, and that the Epic Heroes series was not exclusive.

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This one's going to be interesting since a number of the characters from my 2023 list have been announced since last year's poll.


CLONE WARS
-Asajj Ventress
-Plo Koon
-Savage Opress
-Commander Fox (phase 2 armor)
-Mother Talzin
-Pong Krell
-Admiral Yularen
-Jedi Temple Guard


TALES OF THE JEDI
-Jedi Master Dooku
-Yaddle


THE BAD BATCH
-Wrecker  (season 1)
-Echo (season 1)
-Crosshair (Clone Force 99)
-Tech (season 1)
-Omega (season 1)


REBELS
-Ezra Bridger (season 1)
-Agent Kallus (ISB)
-Captain Rex
-Ahsoka Tano
-Fenn Rau


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The Vintage Collection / Re: 4” Epic Hero Series Figure Line
« on: February 1, 2024, 11:44 AM »
Today was the first time that I've seen these in a store.  And while I might have been optimistic about this line when it was first announced, the comparison images on social media were enough to help me make up my mind before even seeing these firsthand.  I glanced at them, but it didn't seem to be worth my time to even take them off the pegs, which was kind of sad.

As for the possible vehicles?  Having seen some of the Marvel ones in their Epic Heroes Series line, I'm not feeling terribly optimistic.

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My one gripe was also about the threshold for free shipping.  So I wound up getting a "Hello There!" t-shirt in addition to the droids.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2023 TVC 3.75" Obi-Wan Kenobi 3-Pack
« on: January 28, 2024, 11:32 AM »
Very tempting!  The trooper and Jawa offer a number of possibilities.  And the Obi-Wan figure could be some really good custom fodder.  But I really haven't had the time to spend on that kind of project.

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I get where you’re coming from Matt.  I just can’t see Hasbro just giving away over $1 million in gifts to backers.  They do have a fiduciary responsibility to their investors, and senior management would never sign off on that. 

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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2024 TVC Wave 2 (New TVC Wave 34)
« on: January 24, 2024, 06:17 PM »
There's been a lot of chatter about Axe Woves going around.  The interchangeable helmet solves one issue - the ENORMOUS bucket that came with the Target exclusive figure.  But the armor is still REALLY inaccurate.  How wrong?  Let's count the ways!
-The chest armor cuissis is wrong 
-The belly pad is missing 
-The pauldrons don't look quite right 
-The one piece of shin armor is missing 
-The gun belt is missing straps
-The boots aren't right - they're the same design as the VC219 Death Watch Mandalorian that Hasbro used as the basis for the first release.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« on: January 24, 2024, 05:25 PM »
In more Hasbro Star Wars brand team news?  Patrick has moved over to Nerf and is no longer with the Star Wars team. 

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