Big Items/HasLabs of the Future!

[McMetal]

Not gonna lie, I kinda want an Onyx Cinder now…

[Jeff]

give us an Amazon 4-Pack of TVC carded Ponda, Greedo, Momaw, and Takeel in Kenner deco colors.  And a Hasbro Pulse 6-pack of Cantina Band Members using the new TVC Figrin D'an figure as the base.

Thank You, Hasbro, for eventually doing both of these, which I assume you did because I asked for them and for no other reason.  Thank You.

[P-Siddy]

give us an Amazon 4-Pack of TVC carded Ponda, Greedo, Momaw, and Takeel in Kenner deco colors.  And a Hasbro Pulse 6-pack of Cantina Band Members using the new TVC Figrin D'an figure as the base.

Thank You, Hasbro, for eventually doing both of these, which I assume you did because I asked for them and for no other reason.  Thank You.

I thank you as well, Jeff.

Now, let's work on Baze, Dryden, Bodhi, etc.

[Nicklab]

The YakFace TVC rumor list has been updated once again.  And now it's got a TVC Haslab Vehicle entry.  Wheels are sure to get spinning with that bit of information!

[Rob]

Ugh.  I just hope it’s not something completely enormous.

[Nicklab]

The only one of my Haslab's that I've opened is the Razor Crest.  The Sail Barge and the Ghost remain in their boxes.  And considering the Razor Crest was the least expensive of the bunch it still takes up a massive amount of space in my collection displays.

[Dave]

Ugh.  I just hope it’s not something completely enormous.

Agreed.  Unless its a modular Death Star      Although Jayson's note is that the Haslab is a vehicle (not a playset).

I think The Ghost is kinda cool, but its just way too big.  I've got a twinge of collectors remorse on this one.  In retrospect I could have probably passed on this and still been perfectly content.

I do love the Barge (even though its huge) as it works as a playset as well.  I've got a ton of figures crammed in there along with skiffs to create a nice display.  I don't feel like I can do that with The Ghost.

I'd much rather see a TIE Advanced or something much more modest in size.  If they want it to be more expensive, just include a pile of unique figures.

[McMetal]

What could it be 

Remake or all new item? OT or newer media?

Announcement at SDCC?

[Nicklab]

I'm wondering if the Star Wars team waits for the ongoing G.I. Joe Haslab campaign to end first?  Having concurrent campaigns might dilute the potential customer base.

So if it's not at SDCC, when?  Hasbro Pulse Con began as an in person event prior to the pandemic, but it's been an online event ever since.  That's likely in the middle of September.  After that the next big event is NY Comic Con which takes place October 9 - 12.

[P-Siddy]

I'm betting it's a ship.  Which? No idea, but if they went with the Marauder, then they could finish out the rest of the Bad Batch

[Dave]

I'm betting it's a ship.  Which? No idea, but if they went with the Marauder, then they could finish out the rest of the Bad Batch

Could be a new U-Wing to go with all of the awesome Andor figures they've made and have pipelined 

I'm personally just fine with the U-Wing we've got right now.  I know its way small, and there isn't a lot to it, but I don't need something twice as big and slightly fancier for $400.

[Nicklab]

I'm betting it's a ship.  Which? No idea, but if they went with the Marauder, then they could finish out the rest of the Bad Batch

Could be a new U-Wing to go with all of the awesome Andor figures they've made and have pipelined 

I'm personally just fine with the U-Wing we've got right now.  I know its way small, and there isn't a lot to it, but I don't need something twice as big and slightly fancier for $400.

No offense Dave, but the ROGUE ONE U-Wing was trash.  Hasbro gave us a single seat fighter with a Nerf action feature.  The ship as designed for ROGUE ONE has a cockpit built for a pilot and co-pilot, a comms station, a troop bay that can accomodate perhaps 8 - 12 troopers, and a mount for a door gunner.  Inadequate doesn't seem to sufficiently capture the state of things between the ship that's appeared in numerous shows and what Hasbro delivered in 2016.

[Dave]

I'm betting it's a ship.  Which? No idea, but if they went with the Marauder, then they could finish out the rest of the Bad Batch

Could be a new U-Wing to go with all of the awesome Andor figures they've made and have pipelined 

I'm personally just fine with the U-Wing we've got right now.  I know its way small, and there isn't a lot to it, but I don't need something twice as big and slightly fancier for $400.

No offense Dave, but the ROGUE ONE U-Wing was trash.  Hasbro gave us a single seat fighter with a Nerf action feature.  The ship as designed for ROGUE ONE has a cockpit built for a pilot and co-pilot, a comms station, a troop bay that can accomodate perhaps 8 - 12 troopers, and a mount for a door gunner.  Inadequate doesn't seem to sufficiently capture the state of things between the ship that's appeared in numerous shows and what Hasbro delivered in 2016.

I know its not screen accurate, but I think its a great *toy*.  I find the Nerf action feature fun, and would have loved it as a kid.  It was pretty good for a mass market retail offering.  Sure, having a two seater cockpit and at least a small bay in back would have been nice, but for the $50 price it was pretty sweet.  As a collector I would have wanted something fancier, but as a retail toy that should be fun and affordable and largely targeted at 10 year boys, I thought it was solid.

I worry that if they tried to create a more accurate (still not to scale) version we would probably end up with a ship that was 3.5 feet long making it difficult to fit in most people's display  Maybe they could take some creative license and leave the wings more or less as is and just make everything a lot fatter so you could have a bigger cockpit and cargo compartment big enough for figures.  Sticking figures in a crew compartment isn't super fun, even if its accurate (my Razor Crest top is on and I don't do anything with the crew compartment, even if its highly detailed).   If they do go this route, I'd much rather they have an option to have a side gunner station for Bistan blasting away at AT-ACTs.

[Rob]

I'm honestly having a hard time thinking of a vehicle that I think they'd sell that would require a Haslab to get made... U-Wing and Marauder are the best guesses I've heard, but I don't know that either has big widespread appeal.

I could see the Imperial Shuttle getting a massive update and being too intense for stores...

Maybe a new Republic Gunship?

[Jedi Idej]

Republic GS would be nice, though I think it'll need extras (not just incentive tiers) to make it marketable as a $400+ product out of the box.

A U-wing and Marauder would be ok. It'll pave the way for related figures with more articulation. I'd be disappointed if we get either ship and get no or a very slow rollout of tvc figs.

I'm doubling down on Bo-Katan's ship. We definitely have a lot of Mandalorians (and associated figures ) to display with it. And that's just Din Djarin. And we have the upcoming movie. Even if the ship isn't in it, there's still the connection.