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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: December 21, 2011, 05:39 PM »
Indeed! These prices are pretty tough to pass on. So far I've only see figures from the AOTC & ROTS waves at 5 Below.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Official Movie Thread
« on: December 21, 2011, 05:32 PM »
The official trailer for the Alien prequel Prometheus is set to premiere tomorrow. It's great to have Ridley Scott involved with the Alien franchise again! There are already some teasers up on YouTube.
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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: December 21, 2011, 01:27 PM »
I wasn't so much a fan of 8" scale figures when the LOTR line came out. But I was really impressed with the level of detail, articulation and accessories that could be done at that scale. I mean, we got ARROWS.
And with so many characters from LOTR returning in The Hobbit that had already been done in the Toy Biz line, the 8" scale would mesh well with what had come before. Although it would make a Smaug toy somewhat prohibitive.
And with so many characters from LOTR returning in The Hobbit that had already been done in the Toy Biz line, the 8" scale would mesh well with what had come before. Although it would make a Smaug toy somewhat prohibitive.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: December 21, 2011, 01:15 PM »
Scored some AOTC wave TVC at 5 Below. $5 each for TVC Senate Guards, Mace Windu & Super Battle Droids? Sounds good to me.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: 'The Hobbit' movie
« on: December 21, 2011, 11:56 AM »
Very, very cool. It looks like a far more grown up telling of the tale that we saw in the animated version of The Hobbit. And the sense of continuity with LOTR only adds to the mystique of this movie.
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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: December 19, 2011, 12:26 AM »
I'm hoping that they'll consider the history of the Toy Biz LOTR line and work in that scale. The Hobbits are already so small that a 3.75" scale would make them REALLY small. And seeing how a good number of the other major characters in The Hobbit are Dwarves, they won't be much bigger. Working in that 6" figure scale (or was it 8"?) would at least give this new line some continuity. And I think Bridge Direct will absolutely want some of that customer base that went in on the Toy Biz LOTR line.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Batman - The Dark Knight Rises
« on: December 18, 2011, 10:44 AM »
I think a trilogy is a pretty good run for a Director / Lead Actor team. Would I love to see Christopher Nolan team up with Christian Bale down the road for another Batman film? Sure. But after seeing movies like Inception you have to recognize that Nolan has SO MUCH to offer the film world. And I don't think he wants to get pigeon-holed by a franchise like Batman. I'm sure that Warners will dangle a boatload of cash in front of both Nolan and Bale. But I think they're both well off enough that they could do projects that are their passions and steer clear of genre films. But then maybe they would be interested in revisiting things 5 years down the road...
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Modern Trading / Re: FT: Gamorrean Guard, Endor Rebel variant, CW Armored Savage Opress & more
« on: December 18, 2011, 10:36 AM »
Updated with...
___ VC54 - ARC Trooper Commander TRADE ONLY
___ VC54 - ARC Trooper Commander TRADE ONLY
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The Bullpen / Re: Marvel Universe
« on: December 17, 2011, 11:49 PM »
I agree. That 2-pack with the Leader was one of the best Hulk figures ever. And now with Hasbro bringing back Marvel Legends maybe we'll see some more decent Hulk based characters for that line. I'm still of the opinion that Marvel Legends never did the Grey Hulk justice. At least not the way we saw the Grey Hulk when he was re-introduced....
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Middle Earth / The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: December 17, 2011, 07:12 PM »
News is out about a couple of toy licensees for The Hobbit. LEGO has signed on, and should do a pretty nice job with this. A LEGO Smaug would be pretty awesome!
And then there's the figure line. Check out this news from ToyNewsI. A company called Bridge Direct has got the action figure license for The Hobbit. Their credentials are less than impressive.
And then there's the figure line. Check out this news from ToyNewsI. A company called Bridge Direct has got the action figure license for The Hobbit. Their credentials are less than impressive.
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Other Toy Lines / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones Figures!
« on: December 17, 2011, 07:08 PM »
Cool news! Although I'm wondering just how extensive they'll allow the character selection to be. The prologue to the first book which features that shadowy White Walker was deliberately mysterious. A figure might give too much away in that case.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire (Possible Spoilers, tread carefully)
« on: December 17, 2011, 06:52 PM »
I can't believe I'm a good 600 pages into A Dance With Dragons. The book is very aptly titled, at least in a figurative sense. The various storylines weaving their way around and towards Dany are all pretty good, although some of the names of the Meereenese have made it a little difficult to keep track of who's who in her court. Perhaps that was intentional on George R.R. Martin's part?
I'm also more than a little taken aback by the revelation of the son of Rhaegar. I know that there's a good deal of speculation about another possible son of Rhaegar, but all through the series it seemed to be a certainty that when the Lannisters sacked Kings Landing at the end of Robert's rebellion that all of the Targaryens were killed. Most notably BOTH of the children of Rhaegar and his Dornish princess. The funny thing is that in the hiding of Prince Aegon we see history repeating itself in the way Jon Snow sent off the son of Mance Rayder.
I'm also more than a little taken aback by the revelation of the son of Rhaegar. I know that there's a good deal of speculation about another possible son of Rhaegar, but all through the series it seemed to be a certainty that when the Lannisters sacked Kings Landing at the end of Robert's rebellion that all of the Targaryens were killed. Most notably BOTH of the children of Rhaegar and his Dornish princess. The funny thing is that in the hiding of Prince Aegon we see history repeating itself in the way Jon Snow sent off the son of Mance Rayder.
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The Vintage Collection / Re: Recent Vintage Collection Purchases
« on: December 13, 2011, 07:32 PM »
Found a fair ammount of REVENGE variant figures today. Scored Slave Leia, ROTJ Boba Fett, Endor Rebel variants as well as another Rebel Fleet Trooper to add to the ranks.
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Modern Trading / Re: FT: Gamorrean Guard, Endor Rebel variant, CW Armored Savage Opress & more
« on: December 13, 2011, 07:29 PM »
Updated with...
___ VC26 - Rebel Commando - REVENGE (Black variant) TRADE PREFERRED
___ VC26 - Rebel Commando - REVENGE (Black variant) TRADE PREFERRED
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO)
« on: December 11, 2011, 09:41 PM »
Check out the new Season 2 trailer.