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Micro Galaxy Squadron, eh?  Apart from the Falcon, those look pretty good. :good:

Being Target exclusives, we're unlikely to see them distributed outside of North America. 😐

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Honestly, I have the earlier release of the Falcon, and I can't even say it's that bad.  Not as accurate as a kit, but it's roughly the same size as the Bandai 1/144, and a really good swooshable toy.  I wouldn't pay full price, but Amazon has it for $25, and I bit at that price.

I will absolutely grab at least two or three copies of that shuttle though.  Cannot wait for that one. ^_^ Any release dates mentioned?

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1 hour ago, Chronocidal said:

Honestly, I have the earlier release of the Falcon, and I can't even say it's that bad.  Not as accurate as a kit, but it's roughly the same size as the Bandai 1/144, and a really good swooshable toy.  I wouldn't pay full price, but Amazon has it for $25, and I bit at that price.

I will absolutely grab at least two or three copies of that shuttle though.  Cannot wait for that one. ^_^ Any release dates mentioned?

All 4 get listed for preorder today.  The Imperial Shuttle is an Amazon Exclusive.

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1 hour ago, Chronocidal said:

Put in an order for two, but sheesh, release in October feels really far off. :lol: 

Yeah.  Ordered the AT-ATs from Target at 12:57 AM.  Releases in July.  Ordered the Imperial Shuttles from Amazon at 9:00 AM.  Releases in October.

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This has got to be the laziest repurposing Hasbro has ever attempted:

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Same figure, same accessories, same paint scheme...

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...same packaging design, same logo, same picture, even!

They're just claiming it's a different character now. 🙄

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Yeah, that's some next level half-dimensional chess marketing gimmick there. :lol:   I can see the board meeting.

"So.. we made all of these clone figures, right?"
".... Yes..."
"... Meaning, they're all identical... right?"
"......."
"I need three people for a name brainstorming committee.  I want ten viable names for every figure we produce."

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In fairness, one was part of an Amazon exclusive (Bad Batch 4 pack. . . featuring NONE of the Bad Batch).

But it is the same damn character. . . just with the “correct” name (or the name they actually went with in the actual show that aired).

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9 hours ago, sh9000 said:

TVC ROTJ Speeder Bike and Scout Trooper on sale for $29.39.

Thanks!  That's definitely a reasonable price, and Amazon's got great international shipping rates. :good:

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On 7/11/2023 at 7:01 PM, sh9000 said:

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SDCC Micro Galaxy Squadron Exclusives.

I can't be the only person actually pissed that they didn't even bother to make an actual ROTJ A-wing.  That's just stupid lazy.

Late edit:
It just hit me what they're trying to do with the paintschemes.  If you're going to paint things like a poster image lit from a specific direction, wouldn't it make more sense to make your promo photos from that direction so people can see what it's supposed to look like? :rolleyes: 

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So this surprised me, probably just because I missed it during earlier Wonderfest clips about the Trek kits.

Seems like they're re-releasing some super old kits with no changes (original Naboo Fighter, and what looks like their ancient 1983 snap-fit B-Wing), but also making a couple of new things.

Why they aren't doing an X-Wing first is anyone's guess, but I hope they get around to making something that can actually compete with Bandai's molding.  This Tie looks good built up, but the close-ups bring back memories of the mushy molding on the old AMT kits.  It's not terrible, just not nearly as crisp as Bandai's molding got it.

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Also in the TVC line, new Revan figure with much better articulation available for preorder tomorrow.

Imperial Officer 4-Pack, I think available for preorder.

Pre Vizla (not sure if the head allows you decapitate him) 🤪

And Dooku is in the pipeline.

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