8776
Saga Collection '06 / Re: Imperial Officer 5 Pack
« on: July 21, 2006, 06:13 PM »
Tarkin's face isn't very good (almost looks like the e3 version, is it?) but this is one of the few things Hasbro's shown so far that interests me.
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8777
Saga Collection '06 / Re: Super Battle Droid (Island Camo)
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:48 PM »
Yeah, there are a handful of items that I like. But the number of items that I don't outweighs it by about 4 to 1.
I just have to get over the completist thing, which kind of started happening with OTC with the repaints. I started buying just repaints that made things into new figures - like troops and such.
But this EU stuff and the made up stuff, and the use of older outdated sculpts and kitbashing has me at a breaking point of sorts.
Hasbro is doing their part to break my mental block towards the idea of not buying at least two of everything.
I just have to get over the completist thing, which kind of started happening with OTC with the repaints. I started buying just repaints that made things into new figures - like troops and such.
But this EU stuff and the made up stuff, and the use of older outdated sculpts and kitbashing has me at a breaking point of sorts.
Hasbro is doing their part to break my mental block towards the idea of not buying at least two of everything.
8778
Saga Collection '06 / Re: Super Battle Droid (Island Camo)
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:32 PM »
I think I'm going to spend 2007 starting a carded vintage collection.
Seriously.
Seriously.
8779
The Vintage Collection / Re: Willrow Hood Confirmed For '07!
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:31 PM »
I've spent around $1300.00 on SW toys (3 3/4" line) this year.
Figure by the end of the year that number will be around $2000.00
With the product Hasbro is showing for next year, I'm looking forward to reducing that number by about 75%.
Figure by the end of the year that number will be around $2000.00
With the product Hasbro is showing for next year, I'm looking forward to reducing that number by about 75%.
8780
30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Comic-Con 06
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:29 PM »So does this mean we will be getting the flip helmet scout trooper in a 2-pack instead of having to buy the At-At? Am i just hoping too much?
Flip-top
That one is on the SA body, the Endor AT-AT one is on the POTJ body - unless they just changed their minds.
This is probably a trick to get you to buy BOTH.
8781
Saga Collection '06 / Re: Super Battle Droid (Island Camo)
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:28 PM »
This may be the first figure I pass on in 11 years - quickly followed by the rest of the other repainted garbage that Hasbro is trying to sell us this year.
8782
30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Comic-Con 06
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:24 PM »
Did they really put a new head on the 1997 endor trooper? And where did the TIE with the INCORRECTLY scaled wings come from?
This is so freaking lame I can't believe it.
This is so freaking lame I can't believe it.
8783
The Vintage Collection / Re: Willrow Hood Confirmed For '07!
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:17 PM »
That really WOULD be the best wave ever - and after showing 500 products that are mostly ****, they have the nerve to make a joke like that?
**** that.
**** that.
8784
30th Anniversary Collection / Re: Comic-Con 06
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:12 PM »
For the most part I'm very disappointed in what Hasbro's shown at Comic-Con.
Republic Commandos - repaints and internet exclusives (probably)
Geonosian Warrios - repaints
Chewbacca with Threepio - repack
Kit Fisto Jedi Starfighter - repaint
Yellow Jedi Starfighter - repaint
Vader's Starfighter - repaint, and made up
Hailfire Droid - repaint
Kit Fisto - repaint
Snowspeeder - repaint with a trick figure to get people to buy ANOTHER snowspeeder
Tin colletions - repacks with an occasional new figure mixed in to take advange of people who want one of every figure
Rebel Fleet trooper EU - repaint of a horrible figure?! WTF?
Snowtrooper - repack with a removable helmet (nice) with Jango's face (Boooo) - and it doesn't even use the new legs from the SAGA version.
AT-AT Walker - repaint with more Jango-faced-removable-helmet-nonsense
TIE Fighter - repaint, packed with the crappy version of the TIE Pilot
Cody Hologram - recast holo rehashed nonsense
Obi-Wan Hologram - see: Cody Hologram.
Early Bird Kit? - repack
Han in Hoth gear - repack
The only interesting items I've see are:
R5-A1 - kitbashed droid,
Imperial Officers - rehashes
Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax - Internet exclusive and kitbashed
Barc trooper
Han in Stormtrooper disguise - is that as straight up as it looks?
Galactic Marine - kit bashed
Airborn Trooper - kit bashed
Lava Miner - new
Are the battle droids and super battle droids repacks or new? Probably repacks.
I really hope there's more for 2007, because almost all of this is crap made on the cheap, designed to rip off completists and keep army builders building.
The fact that this image is a joke makes me even more disappointed:
I think I'm going to seriously close up my wallet this year if this is how it's going to be.
Republic Commandos - repaints and internet exclusives (probably)
Geonosian Warrios - repaints
Chewbacca with Threepio - repack
Kit Fisto Jedi Starfighter - repaint
Yellow Jedi Starfighter - repaint
Vader's Starfighter - repaint, and made up
Hailfire Droid - repaint
Kit Fisto - repaint
Snowspeeder - repaint with a trick figure to get people to buy ANOTHER snowspeeder
Tin colletions - repacks with an occasional new figure mixed in to take advange of people who want one of every figure
Rebel Fleet trooper EU - repaint of a horrible figure?! WTF?
Snowtrooper - repack with a removable helmet (nice) with Jango's face (Boooo) - and it doesn't even use the new legs from the SAGA version.
AT-AT Walker - repaint with more Jango-faced-removable-helmet-nonsense
TIE Fighter - repaint, packed with the crappy version of the TIE Pilot
Cody Hologram - recast holo rehashed nonsense
Obi-Wan Hologram - see: Cody Hologram.
Early Bird Kit? - repack
Han in Hoth gear - repack
The only interesting items I've see are:
R5-A1 - kitbashed droid,
Imperial Officers - rehashes
Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax - Internet exclusive and kitbashed
Barc trooper
Han in Stormtrooper disguise - is that as straight up as it looks?
Galactic Marine - kit bashed
Airborn Trooper - kit bashed
Lava Miner - new
Are the battle droids and super battle droids repacks or new? Probably repacks.
I really hope there's more for 2007, because almost all of this is crap made on the cheap, designed to rip off completists and keep army builders building.
The fact that this image is a joke makes me even more disappointed:
I think I'm going to seriously close up my wallet this year if this is how it's going to be.
8785
Saga Collection '06 / Re: RC squad EE& SWS exclusive.
« on: July 21, 2006, 05:01 PM »Then go buy it, it's already for sale. You can even get a deal here with some extra stuff
That's infuriating, I paid about $40.00 shipped JUST for the Super exclusive Lucas set and now I can get that plus 7 figures for about 10 bucks more?
I'm getting tired of Hasbro yanking us around with the exclusives and the non predictable availability and the re-releases.
Which sucks, because when new figures come out I love it, but I don't like it when this kind of stuff happens.
I'm starting to seriously contemplate scalling back my collecting, a lot.
8786
Saga Collection '06 / Re: RC squad EE& SWS exclusive.
« on: July 21, 2006, 04:07 PM »
It's cool that they're painting up the rest, but it's not cool that I'm going to have two Scorches...
8787
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Loch Ness, Do you believe?
« on: July 21, 2006, 03:58 PM »[No bones, no fecal material, nothing to show that the Nellie is real.
You can go poking around through his fecal matter if you want to.
I believe.
Oh, I thought you meant Nelly.
8788
Saga Collection '06 / Re: Who wants resculpts?
« on: July 21, 2006, 02:13 PM »Is everyone satsified with the Wedges we have? I never see him on any wishlists, which is I think is odd. Maybe it's just me. I'd like to see both X-Wing and Snowspeeder versions of him, SA, and on a card already. Good lord.
After the $17 I paid for the last Wedge on a card figure, they'd better not make any more.
8789
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Loch Ness, Do you believe?
« on: July 21, 2006, 11:43 AM »
Well no, that's probably a real picture of an otter.
8790
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Loch Ness, Do you believe?
« on: July 21, 2006, 11:03 AM »
This one's definitely fake... notice how the water isn't affected where it breaks the surface like it is in your second picture.