Gaak - I wish they would have used a different head set since wicket is in this set.

I thought that the text on the box said that the second Ewok's name was Dochee.

Apparently his name is "Oochee".

Some other random facts about the Endor set:

- the two Biker Scouts use different molds.  One is the VTSC version, while the other is the kit-bashed wide-leg version that was used for the SDCC Shadow Scout set.  Main difference is in the waist pieces.

- the AT-ST driver in this set (and the one in the Hoth set) uses a repainted head taken from one of the Tantive IV RFT figures.

I'd like to thank all of you for buying these Target Ultimate Battle sets this week...

By buying up all the sets this week, you are increasing my odds of winning the contest when I pick up my sets during the official contest dates.   

I'm sure it was good for it's time but it's pretty lame. 

This seems to be true for a lot of people I know.  The folks that saw it in the 80s/90s, at the height of Harrison's "Indy/Han" mania, all seem to love it, while others who saw it later didn't like it.  Watching it now, I can see how it may not hold up if you have no nostalgia for it.
 
I'm positive that the reason I loved it when I watched it as a kid (my dad covered my eyes on the nudie scene  ) was the fact that it was a sci-fi movie that had Harrison Ford as a cop driving a car that could fly as he hunted sentient killer androids in the future... what dorky sci-fi lovin' kid wouldn't like that? 

Today, I still love it, but I know that my opinion of it (and a lot of my other favorite movies) is tainted by nostalgia moreso than the actual quality of the story...   

Target's Wow or Never site is now live.

From all the text on the site, it sounds like ONLY the contest runs from Nov 25th - Dec 1st.

The actual items (Ultimate Battle Packs) are available "while supplies last".  So, no worries about only having to buy them during the sale or whatever.

Also, please note that the contest DOES NOT include the Black Friday/Saturday days, but starts on the Sunday after Thansgiving.  That is also when the endcaps are supposed to appear.  So, there is a real chance that these might not even be put out for Black Friday, it will totally depend on when your local store decides to set up the "Wow or Never" endcap.


Anyway, once again it appears that the "black friday hype" was nothing big after all...   

To add to the pile, I see that a few of the etailers (NewForce, D&S) are saying they are expecting this wave in the next two weeks.


And, as for the nomenclature of the waves, a few people pointed out to me that Hasbro refers to this wave as "Wave 7.5" a few times in the Q&A sessions, so I guess that is the "official" name. 

Thanks to those who sent me PMs asking for the name changes... you got your way, ya bastards. 

Stupid waiver priority. 

Why?  What happened?   

I believe it was after (or during?) SDCC that Hasbro said that both the Wampa/Hoth BP and the STAP themed BP would be postponed until Spring 2008 to make room for all the re-packaged 2005/2006 Battle Packs they are cranking out this Fall. 

I also remember them saying something about how the sets will now most likely be exclusives as well.