Black Valkyrie Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Nothing really worth it at the moment, just waiting for the Stormtroopers and some new revised OT vehicles from the new upcoming REBEL series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 "Revised?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Guess I'm in a holding pattern until they release Mara Jade (assuming the pegs ain't clogged with extra Biggs, Vaders, Anakins, and Biker Scouts by then ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 "Revised?" Yes Hasbro mentioned early this that they'll release the OT vehicles but in smaller scale for 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax415 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Everyone seems to be plucking the 6" SandTrooper from shelves.....everything else left on the shelves for the most part. And those ridiculous 5 points of articulation figures are an abomination that should be in the garbage. Also not happy that the 3 3/4 articulated figures are $10 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Everyone seems to be plucking the 6" SandTrooper from shelves.....everything else left on the shelves for the most part. And those ridiculous 5 points of articulation figures are an abomination that should be in the garbage. Also not happy that the 3 3/4 articulated figures are $10 each. While I understand that the $10 price can be seen as a bit steep, I do have three observations about the 3 3/4 so-called collectors' line: 1) Considering how much we drop for our Macross mechs and valks (or for premium lines like the Transformers MP line), $10 is not much in the grand scheme of things. 2) It wasn't that long ago that we were getting Star Wars figures with less articulation, sporting such things as bicep-cut/swivel elbows, fixed-pose arms, or no knee or ankle joints. Granted there's a few exceptions, but most of the recently released figures are sporting what was used to be considered "super-articulation." They're even throwing in better articulation points on a few figures, such as ball-hinged hips or "rocker" ankle joints. 3) Considering the ridiculous prices some of these figures are going for on ebay (think Darth Revan, Bastila, or any Vintage collection figure released after the Phantom Menace wave), I'm willing to pay $10 to find these figures at a regular retail store and get a chance to look over them personally to pick out the ones with the best paint apps. Personally, I'd rather have Hasbro address its piss-poor distribution issues and unbelieveably dumb case assortment choices first before they consider the issue of price, especially for something that's consider a "collector's line." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Yes Hasbro mentioned early this that they'll release the OT vehicles but in smaller scale for 2014. Example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I for one am glad I'm out if collecting this routine. New version of each figure every relaunch, and now lower detail vehicles. I'm throwing my TVC B-wing and Y-Wing in a tote and calling it over. I cashed out on all my TVC figures a few weeks back. Only thing I'd buy in the future is a vintage boxed A-Wing or Speeder bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 So, does this mean they're going back to the midget-scale X-Wing design from the 70s? Much as I can appreciate them releasing smaller ships, I'd much rather see them just do something along the lines of a revised/re-scaled Action Fleet, with mini-figures (say 1/32 scale) and accurate proportions. I don't even collect the figures (unless they're included with a vehicle), but good vechicle designs always make me reconsider how much space I have in my closet. I picked up several of the large scale X-Wings, an A-Wing, and B-Wing, but never liked how stumpy they made the Y-Wing. The X-Wings are all taken apart and awaiting some rebuilding, so they take up much less room, but the B-Wing is just huge and amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Want them to reissue the 70s scale Millennium Falcon, the BMF is awesome but so big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfolkblues Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Well speaking as someone who enjoyed the Kenner toys as a child, then completely went crazy when the Power of the Force line came out and ultimately quit altogether when the glut of the Prequel toys came out, I am fine with them scaling back the toys. I have kids now that enjoy these "dumbed down" toys just as much as I enjoyed the Kenner toys back in the day, and to me that is all that really matters. I got wrapped up in being disappointed in the Prequels and was too blind to realize what was going on. Lucas wasn't making those movies for me, he was making them for my kids.... Edited September 4, 2013 by therealfolkblues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Lucas made the prequels for HIS kids. Hell I'd be more then happy with them going back to the Kenner style figures From 77-84 and making new characters using the same designer. Use better paint and make the vehicles chunky like the vintage. Because I'm not paying 20$ per figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfolkblues Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Lucas made the prequels for HIS kids. Hell I'd be more then happy with them going back to the Kenner style figures From 77-84 and making new characters using the same designer. Use better paint and make the vehicles chunky like the vintage. Because I'm not paying 20$ per figure. Yep, cause HIS kids buy all the merch, right? I know what you're saying lol. They have a new wave of cheaper figures($5 each or $10 2packs) that work fine for me and my boys. They only have 5 points of articulation(cue the nerd rage lol), but the more expensive ones just have limbs that pop off at the joints anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Yep, cause HIS kids buy all the merch, right? I know what you're saying lol. They have a new wave of cheaper figures($5 each or $10 2packs) that work fine for me and my boys. They only have 5 points of articulation(cue the nerd rage lol), but the more expensive ones just have limbs that pop off at the joints anyways. I don't remember which site, but somewhere at some point. There was evidence that Lucas's daughter wrote much of Episode 1. Including adding the wonderful Jar Jar. Plus another source close to Lucas said the original treatment Lucas wrote Was dark and ominous. More so than EP V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 See through that he finds his way here, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 It is pointless to resist my son, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Its a trap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Awesome MF fan made, if Hasbro ever produce it how much you'll think it will cost ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 After all he's only a Wookie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 http://jediinsider.com/images.php?mode=view&album=Hasbro/The_Black_Series_6_Inch_Wave_3&pic=Star_Wars_The_Black_Series_6_Inch_Wave_306.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0&sl=8|14906 Im dissapointed with bespin luke. I expected the sculpt to be better.hopefully they make a battle damage severed hand luke he gets two heads .removable hand. http://jediinsider.com/index.php?catid=244&itemid=14909 Was also hoping han solo look like ford more especially after seeing figma indiana jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Toy Fair 2014 Hasbro SW display, very disappointing that Hasbro decided to go back with the 5 points articulation 3.75" figures. The only thing I'm interested are the vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 There is nothing to worry about, we go way back Land and me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 So, uh.. have to agree about the Toyfair stuff.. really disappointing.. I don't understand why people think "nostalgia" means "we love completely inferior products that have no articulation at all!" But what's the deal with that big X-Wing? The engines look like a moderate improvement over the large scaled FX mold from years back (ignoring the blocky structure under the rear sections), but the rest of it looks.. well, quite a bit worse, the guns and nosecone in particular. What's this mold even meant to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's for kids, it's 30 inch wing span, sealed cockpit, and no landing gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) .... Ok, that makes absolutely no sense, unless it's made of styrofoam and meant to fly. Who exactly would even be interested in that? Anyone who'd spend the money for something that big would probably be old enough not to stab themselves with the pointy bits, and be extremely disappointed in the lousy detail and cheapness of the construction seen there.. And anyone small enough not to do that is probably not even going to be able to lift it, and be extremely disappointed with the lack of any kind of playable features. WTF? I don't get it.. what was wrong with the old FX mold (besides the crappy wing mechanism)? Edit: Ok, so it's somehow going to be cheaper than the most recent version.. and the pictures look like it might have landing gear after all, but still, it's confusing to me why they would make such a strangely mis-targeted version. If it does well and stays cheap, I might pick one up to customize and rebuild, but the bigger an X-Wing gets, the harder it is to make the wings stay in place. That mechanism is going to have to be massive to hold them open, or we'll wind up with the FX droopy wings all over again. Edited March 16, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 No 3po is with them. Just hang on, we're almost there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 .... Ok, that makes absolutely no sense, unless it's made of styrofoam and meant to fly. Who exactly would even be interested in that? Anyone who'd spend the money for something that big would probably be old enough not to stab themselves with the pointy bits, and be extremely disappointed in the lousy detail and cheapness of the construction seen there.. And anyone small enough not to do that is probably not even going to be able to lift it, and be extremely disappointed with the lack of any kind of playable features. WTF? I don't get it.. what was wrong with the old FX mold (besides the crappy wing mechanism)? Edit: Ok, so it's somehow going to be cheaper than the most recent version.. and the pictures look like it might have landing gear after all, but still, it's confusing to me why they would make such a strangely mis-targeted version. If it does well and stays cheap, I might pick one up to customize and rebuild, but the bigger an X-Wing gets, the harder it is to make the wings stay in place. That mechanism is going to have to be massive to hold them open, or we'll wind up with the FX droopy wings all over again. Apparently, it's supposed to be like a throw back to the Kenner X-wing mold, only bigger. R2 is the wing mechanism button again, and apparently it has one front skid that comes down. But still no cockpit. Which is dumb IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Actually.. if it means the mechanism works the way the old Kenner mold did, I can get behind that. The FX wing mechanism was terrible. All around just sounds like an even bigger version to have fun customizing, and maybe closer to true scale with the figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Just ordered a Ultra sabers Light saber. Pretty excited. Got it with sound in consular green. http://www.ultrasabers.com/product-p/sound-archon.htm Like this one but without the handle light options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH355hamdi Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 May I join the fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 See through that he finds his way here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The (almost all) Good: The Bad: And the Family: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Mark Hamil The Simpsons action figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Takara Tomy SW ! Bandai SW ! Finally Lucas meets Akira Kurusawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDude Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Heard news that Fine Molds lost their Star Wars licence to Bandai. So stock up on remaining kits, thought something was amiss when they announced the last run of the 1/72 MF and no upcoming kits, Bandai announced 3 kits: 1/12 Darth Vader, 1/72 X-wing & 1/72 Tie Advanced. This also means no more F-Toys collectibles as Fine Molds made those Masters. Also heard that Hot Wheels will release some die-casts next Year. Not sure how current USA and European licences are affected. Edited June 12, 2014 by CrazyDude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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