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Title: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on July 26, 2024, 07:08 PM
Pre-order tomorrow, 5pm ET, at Pulse.  Available later in the year at Disney Store.

- TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset with Grogu (Beskar Shirt) and VC331 The Armorer (Lakeside Covert World)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTckBY0WAAAEWa6.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTcj7OuXYAAGCr4.jpg)
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2024, 04:07 AM
Maybe it is just the promo pictures, but this set is just a little bit of a letdown for me, mostly based on the paint apps. The sculpts and contents are all okay, but the paint feels really flat & 2-D on everything pictured. I guess it is an easy enough fit to repaint it on my own, but I'd rather have had it a bit better looking out of the box. I do like the new Grogu. He feels like the most drastically different version we've had since the first one came out in TVC.

I am curious how well those extra helmets will fit on the Shriek-Hawk Mandalorian set figures for some easy customs. I'm hoping they can be easily mixed & matched to fill out the covens ranks.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on July 27, 2024, 05:01 PM
Pre-orders now open -> https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-the-armorers-forge-playset/G03605L00

Pulse exclusive for now, available at Disney Store later in the Fall/Winter.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jesse James on July 27, 2024, 05:12 PM
Jesus the new hasbro pulse is a **** show
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: McMetal on July 27, 2024, 10:11 PM
Jesus the new hasbro pulse is a **** show

It really is awful, agreed.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Rob on July 27, 2024, 11:13 PM
I like how every time I place an order the site can’t recognize my saved phone number until I edit it to remove the parentheses.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Matt_Fury on July 27, 2024, 11:35 PM
I like how every time I place an order the site can’t recognize my saved phone number until I edit it to remove the parentheses.

I had to do that like 5 times trying to order this set!
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on September 10, 2024, 11:04 AM
Latest word from Jayson is that these are now hitting the US ports (https://x.com/yak_face/status/1833327089405333587) - usually takes 4-6 weeks to go from the port arrival to shipping to customers so I guess we'll be seeing this one sooner than December.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on November 1, 2024, 11:02 AM
Also in-stock today at Disney Store:

https://www.disneystore.com/the-armorer-lakeside-covert-world-action-figure-by-hasbro-star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-vintage-collection-3-34-scale-417133355325.html
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Rob on November 1, 2024, 11:32 AM
Dammit I saw the E-Wing thread before this one and switched my order for that to Disney, but this on it's own doesn't qualify for free shipping...

Edit, managed to cancel the Disney Store order, both Pulse orders, then re-order on Disney...
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on November 5, 2024, 10:05 PM
Looks like Pulse charged me for this one today...
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Dave on November 7, 2024, 09:08 AM
Yep, and the shipping notice last night. I guess Hasbro had all these new things and The Ghost on the same container ship.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Rob on November 7, 2024, 10:57 AM
Yep, and the shipping notice last night. I guess Hasbro had all these new things and The Ghost on the same container ship.

Either there are frequent ships or they've been pilling up things to save on transport... in the last two and a half weeks they're shipping soon or have filled preorders for:

Shriek Hawk 4-Pack
Acolyte Retro Wave
Episode II and III Retro Wave
E-Wing
Armorer's Forge
Moff Gideon's Light Cruiser Hallway
TVC Wave 7


And now Ghost.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Ryan on November 14, 2024, 12:34 AM
Maybe it is just the promo pictures, but this set is just a little bit of a letdown for me, mostly based on the paint apps. The sculpts and contents are all okay, but the paint feels really flat & 2-D on everything pictured. I guess it is an easy enough fit to repaint it on my own, but I'd rather have had it a bit better looking out of the box. I do like the new Grogu. He feels like the most drastically different version we've had since the first one came out in TVC.

I am curious how well those extra helmets will fit on the Shriek-Hawk Mandalorian set figures for some easy customs. I'm hoping they can be easily mixed & matched to fill out the covens ranks.

My sets arrived the other day. Overall my initial impression pretty much matches how I felt when it was first revealed. It's not bad, but leaves bit to be desired. The cave/forge is nicely sculpted, but it is all very flat-looking without any paint. I also don't love the exposed-backside on top piece. For $60 I wish they would have sculpted and detailed both sides of the top pieces and added some basic weathering.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Nicklab on November 14, 2024, 05:37 PM
Glad to receive this and set it up on a shelf in my home office.  It services a good anchor piece for the assorted Mandalorians from the Disney+ series.
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Jeff on December 6, 2024, 09:17 AM
Entertainment Earth is now taking pre-orders for a number of past Hasbro Pulse/Disney exclusives.  If you missed out, here's another chance.

The Armorer's Forge -> https://ee.toys/YL74AK
Title: Re: Pulse/Disney 2024 TVC The Armorer's Forge Playset
Post by: Dave on December 21, 2024, 03:38 PM
I finally opened my set the other day.

Anybody use the Mando heads included to do any swaps with other figures (Shriek Hawks?).

Agree with the complaint that leaving the top part and back unfinished is kind of lazy.  How hard / expensive would it have been to close this off with something even super basic but finished looking?  Having a battery with some lights on the fire/forge would have been nice too for a few extra bucks.  A few paint apps or some kind of paint wash would have been nice.

I still feel this is a set I didn’t really want/need, and since they did make it I wish they would have put another $10-$20 in to this to make it nicer.  They could have dropped the tool chest too if they were trying to trade off a few things.