I haven't done any of these 3rd Party toys since I don't really do much Vintage collecting... But with the Hasblab Cantina coming I am thinking about picking up that ball speeder for the shelf. TLDR on the drama, is Stan Solo's site the "safe" one to order from or is that the one run by the con-artist sounding fellow?

Nice. I'm in on this one. It's one of the better Halloween releases, it looks like it could fit into a regular shelf in jawa junkyard or something too.

Not sure how it happened... but yes.  I sold or opened most of my old carded collection (all lines) back in 2010-2011 just before TVC started, with the exception of my VOTC/VTSC and a few other random exclusives. I was moving in with my then GF-now wife, and I decided to return to collecting almost exclusively loose to save space. When TVC 1.0 ended and the 5POA lines took over I took a pretty full hiatus from collecting for a few years until 2020-2021 when I got back into collecting during COVID. I was still intending to collect mainly loose, and it did start that way... There came a point though where I was a bit behind on opening some recent purchases and had a few extras... I was on Zoom calls everyday and had a big empty wall in my office behind me, in what is supposed to be my temporary collection room. So I decided to throw up my extras and my backlog of openers behind me to fill the space. I loved the look and one thing kind of led to another and I started buying duplicates to keep carded again. So now I now do 1 loose & 1 carded of each figure + army builders/extras of some figures. I also weirdly keep one cardback (with the bubble cleanly cut off) for each release. Those I have in a box for some reason but would love to do a few flip binders for them eventually. I have no plans to sell the loose collection, or the carded collection, but in the future if my habits ever change the carded would be the first to go.

I have just about all of TVC 2.0 carded, and a few TVC 1.0 figures that I had from the original run. I haven't gone back to pick up too many 1.0 figures yet due to the price but plan on slowly backfilling what isn't rereleased. I currently have 274 carded TVC figures total with about half on display on the wall in my temporary office and the rest in storage totes. I have been rotating them a bit to keep the lineup fresh.

My wife is still married to me and hasn't killed me yet...

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything on this one. I’m at our big local con this weekend and saw that a dealer has one of these in hand for sale. He was asking $150 so it was an easy pass, but I suspect this set may be on its way soon.

Sweet, that's a nice score! The only extra thing I've ever gotten from Amazon that we didn't order was some crappy shower caddy that was sent to our house in Denver, addressed to someone else in Georgia. I'd much rather have some Vaders or Stormtroopers.

I got my Leia's today from Amazon. What an incredible figure, even with the limited poseability of the legs due to the plastic skirt. The likeness is stunning and I really like the swappable hoods. I'm glad I got an extra. I'd still prefer a soft-goods skirt overall but the aesthetics of this version are great. If they put out a softgoods version I'd be dumb enough to buy 2-3 more.

This is the second Haslab I've been on the fence about (the first being the Khetanna which I did not back.)

I will probably back this, but I won't do the deluxe.  I wonder how many people are still on the fence like me?

In the initial excitement after the official reveal, I was a firm Yes, but over time my enthusiasm has cooled to Probably No. I’d still love the Tonnikas but the rest of it doesn’t do too much for me. Maybe I will get caught up in the FOMO again by the end, but it’s hard to say right now. I hope it funds as many tiers as possible though regardless.

The shipping notices keep pouring in today. EE is shipping my full case and it should arrive next Wednesday.

I did three sets as well with the intent to order a few more sets later. With the Cantina (hopefully) charging in the next few weeks and our big local con the week of 4th of July... that might end up be MUCH later.

I was thinking about using those extra helmets from the Deluxe Tatooine Boba Fett on the extra Enoch bodies to make them into more standard troopers, then I'll just swap out the kama for a belt.