Scream Man Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 vwey nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) Man they should give us a Darth Revan with ball jointed knees and ankles too, those are the only joints missing on the figure! Easily solved with a customization. I first put some 500th Vader legs from the knee down on there (simple boil and pop). I'm thinking of using an extra "Darth Stalker (Secret Apprentice Sith Lord version), though, since the "wrappings" look the same. Edited October 13, 2008 by Uxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Does anyone own an A-Wing fighter for the 3 3/4 figures? Good? Bad? I checked out the one at Wal-Mart again today and am thinking about buying it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stemp Fester Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I have the green one that was released a few years back - it's not bad but at the same time it's nothing special... the vintage mold is starting to show it's age compared to some of the newer vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks for the feedback. I always liked the A-wing fighter design. I'm trying to decide if I want the green colour scheme or the classic ROTJ scheme ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Easily solved with a customization. I first put some 500th Vader legs from the knee down on there (simple boil and pop). I'm thinking of using an extra "Darth Stalker (Secret Apprentice Sith Lord version), though, since the "wrappings" look the same. Hmmm...that is worth trying out, Revan is my favorite character. I wish it had a more accurate head though, don't know what concept art hasbro was looking at when they sculpted his head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 It's 100x better than their Malak head sculpt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 ^^I'm not a big fan of the wrinkled/"decayed by the Dark Side" headsculpt either. But after trimming down the jaw-piece a bit and adding a slightly-more-pissed look to his eyebrows, Malak's noggin ain't all that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron_99 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I went out to Walmart tonight to pick up some cleaning stuff and a movie, but I ended up buying the Walmart exclusive Republic Gunship. I really wanted the TRU exclusive that came out awhile back, but never got around to it, and I really regret it. So i picked this one up with a half dozen Clone troopers to put in it. I had no idea the the gunship would be so huge! I'll post pics tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I would like to know what Clonetrooper figures that don`t come with removable helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 ^^I'm not a big fan of the wrinkled/"decayed by the Dark Side" headsculpt either. We never got an (official anyways) look at Revan's noggin. It was just as easily a lava-lake damaged cranium (ala Vader) as much as a dermatitis on top of natural male pattern baldness. Reformed Revan could have just easily been surgically repaired or even left with a pasty white cranium since we never saw that either. Or could have possibly forgone a Sith-induced skinhead haircut for a traditional Jedi Mullet® instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 ^^Actually, I'm talking about Malak's wrinkly cueball head. I kinda wish it was smooth, like the video game's rendition. As for Revan having a cueball noggin, it's no big deal to me since I usually have him with this hood up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) http://www.hlj.com/product/MEDRAH-423 pretty good likeness. Wonder when/if we'll see a Leia epi III medicom. Or SLAVE girl. Edited October 22, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Does anyone own an A-Wing fighter for the 3 3/4 figures? Good? Bad? I checked out the one at Wal-Mart again today and am thinking about buying it ... The new A-wing is good IMO. The cockpit is better detailed over the past versions and the pilot figure is very cool. I like the new sculpt for the figure. Love the helmet and paint job overall. Simply a very nice looking vehicle. I like the included pilots that come with them. I am tempted to create panels to cover over the landing gear when retracted. This way I can hang it from the ceiling as if in flight. Definitely have my eye on the TRU exclusive tie fighter with weathered white paint and large solar panels, and the B-wing. I have mixed feelings about the B-wing in that I would have preferred the ROTJ paint scheme. The new Dagger squadron color scheme is alright, but I would have hoped that the cannons and guns were molded in a dark grey or some sort of gunmetal color. I do love the pilot figure it comes with. The pilots are big plus in my book. I need to wait another week to keep my budget in check. I will post pics a little later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Cool. Thanks for the feedback sharky ... yes, I am planning on buying an A-wing fighter, once I can fit it into my budget. Can't wait to see pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Oh my freakin god... Did anyone see this? http://www.hlj.com/product/FNMSWP-06 A true work of art indeed. But look at the crazy price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechinyun Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Oh my freakin god... Did anyone see this? http://www.hlj.com/product/FNMSWP-06 A true work of art indeed. But look at the crazy price! lLooks nice, but you can get the master replicas studio scale falcon with lighting for about the same price.. not sure what they are thinking there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Did anyone pick up the Lucky Leku Gunship? I saw the pricetag and my jaw dropped...$49.99? WTF wasn't that thing just $33.99 a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Here are some pics of the new A-wing toy. Improvements from past releases are Painted cockpit detail (they were stickers in past releases) Painted markings on nose(2 white rings) (they were stickers in past releases) Clear reinforcing plastic is gone from the engine nacelles Much better weathering finish Painted laser canons Not sure if the yellow painted exhaust is new or not. New pilot figure The gimmicks for the A-wing Canopy can be raised or lowered by sliding the switch(hump on the very top) forward to open and back to close. Landing gear can be raised or lowered by sliding a little peg on the bottom forward or back. Side canons can be unlocked by popping them outward a bit then rotated 360 degrees. Pilot figure The latest figures are simply awesome and blow away any previous ones that have come out a few years ago. I can't imagine that they will get much better than this in the future. Ton's of articulation on the figure. It does not come with a weapon unfortunately. I few minor misses The landing gear seems sturdy when tugged by hand as there is some spring tension. However, it tends to be a bit weak in that if you bump it from the front they will want to fold back up. The canopy will want to come down about halfway if bumped as well. The pilot figure cannot really grasp the control sticks while seated in the A-wing. I think it's due to the fact that the pilot's grip is molded a bit too small for the control sticks, so it's hard to get him to grasp the sticks. I was reluctant to really put a lot of force on it because I didn't want to warp or bend the control sticks too much, nor did I want to deform his hands so much either. Also, the control sticks are placed too high for the figure to grasp them in a natural looking position. A couple of oddities The paint scheme seems to be reversed from past releases. If you notice the red on the vehicle is not symmetric. There is a badge of red on the front nose, and a couple of darker grey patches on one side. This seemed to be on the other side in the past. As in past releases there is a panel that seems to have been designed as a battery compartment. However, this toy never had any electronic gimmicks even from the first release. Overall, a nice toy with an excellent paint job on both the vehicle and the pilot figure. This is the best A-wing by far compared to any previous releases. I would recommend this to anyone who never had the chance to get any of the original trilogy toys. Heck even if you did get the original toys this one looks so much nicer with all the improvements to the appearance and the pilot figure. Since it's one of the smaller starfighters it doesn't look oddly out of scale or out of proportion as with some of the other toys designed for the figures. Edited October 30, 2008 by sharky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The figure looks like Peter Weller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) @sharky: Thanks for the detailed review and pics - I am sold!! The A-wing looks awesome!! I'm going to fit this into my toy budget next month!! The only downslide is that I'm not really a SW toy collector and if I get this, I might start wanting to collect the other Rebel fighters ... Edited October 30, 2008 by Vermillion21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 oooooh.... *drools* I might have to get one of these. grr.. first the X-30, then the F-22, now this. Only thing that saddens me is how many F-14s and F-16s had to die to produce all these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) I remember when they were clearancing A-wings for like $5 at TRU, I bought like 10 of 'em. Anyway, still no SFX for the A-wing? That's too bad. I've always enjoyed that feature about my FX X-wings. -Question about Y-wings, do any of you guys that own them have the problem of the landing gear not being able to support the weight of the fighter? My 'Y is always sitting on its belly because of this... Edited October 30, 2008 by myk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 @sharky: Thanks for the detailed review and pics - I am sold!! The A-wing looks awesome!! I'm going to fit this into my toy budget next month!! The only downslide is that I'm not really a SW toy collector and if I get this, I might start wanting to collect the other Rebel fighters ... I know what you mean. I keep trying to tell myself that I will only focus on Macross toys. But, then I saw this A-wing and had to have it. Now I'm thinking about the TRU tie fighter. I also have my eye on the B-wing, but I may try to get the Power of the Jedi version off of ebay since it's painted in the ROTJ scheme. I even bought the new Ten Numb figure already which is of the same quality as my new A-wing pilot figure. The Evolutions 3-pack that it came in has an X-wing pilot and a Snowspeeder pilot. I wonder if these vehicles will get released again in the future? I just like that I can go down to my local Wal-mart, Target, TRU, and pick up these items as opposed to ordering something Macross from a website and paying through the nose for international shipping. The hunt is kind of fun as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Ill be totally getting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Personally, I've grown to care less whether the ship has sounds/lights.. I have two FX X-wings (well.. one and a half, I bought a spare fuselage off ebay for the good nosecone to stick on one of my Red Leader versions ) That A-wing just looks too cool, and electronics might just mess it up. I never cared for all the gimmicks the FXwing had, especially the flight handle. I'd really like to get a B-Wing, but the Y-wing has never impressed me much... it's just too much like a joke machine, since they stubbyfied it. The B-wing looks better somehow, and the A-wing and FXwings look nearly perfectly scaled, but the Y-wing got the (very) short end of the stick. Now that new pilot pack is awesome... I considered getting it just to have a Wes Janson figure, so I can use him to torment my Wedge figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Ditto on not caring so much about sounds and lights. Although it is a nice thing to add. I don't personally have the FX X-wing, but from the reviews I've seen on youtube it is pretty cool. I didn't feel it was necessary to have the no-removable pilot and R2. I thought the whole head turning gimmick was a bit much, and I would have preferred removable figures instead. What I found disappointing is that they put all this effort into making it more authentic with the detailing and better proportions, but then they added in a silly missile firing gimmick that shoots out of the very bottom. Why didn't they make the proton torpedo shoot out of the side ports like in the movie? It would have been better to simply not have any firing missiles and/or put a light effect in the proper torpedo ports on the nose. I wouldn't mind getting the Dagobah X-wing which is based on the FX X-wing, but with no lights and sounds. These have room for a removable pilot and R2 unit. The funny things is I remember passing it up at TRU because of the swamp moss on it. I didn't realize at the time that it was completely removable and simply were rubber pieces that sat on top. I've been kicking myself ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I wouldn't mind getting the Dagobah X-wing which is based on the FX X-wing, but with no lights and sounds. These have room for a removable pilot and R2 unit. The funny things is I remember passing it up at TRU because of the swamp moss on it. I didn't realize at the time that it was completely removable and simply were rubber pieces that sat on top. I've been kicking myself ever since. Wedge's version is rumored next. Thanks for the review for the A-wing man, I will buy it eventually! Also, a rebel ground crew battle pack with equipment and some ground cart or something that one of them can drive is coming out. I think it has a boarding ladder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 So, Wedge's X-wing will be released sometime in the future. That's great news. I suppose I will wait for that release rather than buying an older one off of ebay. I recently got the newest Tie Fighter today at TRU. I will post some pics of it sometime soon. I like the larger solar panels on it, and it includes a new pilot figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I got 2 of the Red Leader X-Wing. What Hasbro should really do is something like the Yamato stickers and include several different hashes (up to 10 maybe?) and different pilot names, maybe different levels of kill marks. Bonus points if they did something like Rogue Squadron Emblems and maybe some new/EU squadron logos (sorta like the new Clone Wars Gunships/ARC Fighters with their WW2 imagery). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 crud... well, there's one more X-wing I'll have to buy I wish they'd quit the kiddie-proofing and put back the original nose cone though... the Red-Leader/Dagobah one looks like it ran into a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Ill get Wedges XWing if it ever comes out. Always wanted the red Leader one too, but I have never seen it to buy Also: The newest B-Wings had kill marks and coloured logos to show the Dagger Squadron Markings. WOuld that I had the space for 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Also: The newest B-Wings had kill marks and coloured logos to show the Dagger Squadron Markings. WOuld that I had the space for 4! Plus interchangeable cannons. Two are spring loaded, two are static, both different gun molds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 You're kidding... you mean they actually included a set of display cannons to replace the launchers? Man.. toys are gonna suck me dry this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) Man.. toys are gonna suck me dry this winter. ditto for me too ... my toy budget is tight. Edited November 3, 2008 by Vermillion21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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