The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! - Page 77

OdoWanKenobi · August 23 2012, 09:33 PM

Friendsith is Magic:

cooleddie74 · August 23 2012, 09:40 PM

OdoWanKenobi wrote:

Friendsith is Magic:

That picture is quite honestly the most badass thing I've seen in a couple of days. Applejack and Darth Nihilus make quite the combo.

Nice Malgus!

OdoWanKenobi · August 23 2012, 09:48 PM

I have gotten so much mileage out of action figures riding ponies.

cooleddie74 · August 24 2012, 11:12 AM

I just realized that Darth Maul riding Dashie is one I never got. That's the Legacy Collection version from 2009? Shirtless Maul(Training)? I have the very first shirtless Maul from the 2001 Power of the Jedi Deluxe line, but never saw the Legacy Collection update in any of my local stores. He commands a pretty high premium on eBay because he wasn't a terribly common figure.

OdoWanKenobi · August 24 2012, 05:19 PM

Actually Maul is from the Sith Evolutions pack with Nihilus and Bane.

Shazam! · August 24 2012, 09:00 PM

Just seen the latest Hasbro slides...

I like how despite there being separate entries for Mara Jade (Emperor's Hand) and Mara Jade Skywalker (Jedi) in the figure poll with the Jedi version winning they went and made the Emperor's Hand version anyway. Again.

cooleddie74 · August 24 2012, 10:01 PM

OdoWanKenobi wrote:

Actually Maul is from the Sith Evolutions pack with Nihilus and Bane.

Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up. The Sith Evolutions and Legacy Collection ones look so alike.

OdoWanKenobi · August 24 2012, 10:34 PM

I think the Legacy version is actually just a repack of the Evolutions figure.

Admiral_Young · August 24 2012, 10:38 PM

Not toy news so I apologize but I can't help it...Del Ray just announced the Sword of the Jedi trilogy that will be written by Christie Golden...so we're getting a Jania Trilogy!

cooleddie74 · August 24 2012, 10:39 PM

It might very well be. I'll check one of the online figure archives and see if he is.

(*Consults archives*)

Yep. He's a "slight repaint" of the Sith Evolutions figure.

cooleddie74 · August 24 2012, 11:52 PM

Just Breaking!

The first images of the 2013 green Yoda-themed packaging for the Hasbro Star Wars line:

It's essentially the 2012 Darth Maul design with a new color and character picture to reflect the upcoming release of Attack of the Clones in 3-D. What do you guys think?

OdoWanKenobi · August 24 2012, 11:55 PM

That instead of TPM figures warming the pegs all year, we'll have AOTC figures doing it?

No...wait. TPM figures will still be there.

cooleddie74 · August 24 2012, 11:58 PM

Hasbro reps at Celebration VI say they're scaling back the new 2013 product to avoid the same problems all over again?

I sure hope this is true. I don't want to see the exact same AOTC figures all next year. There are already some Episode I figures in stores that have layers of dust on them.

OdoWanKenobi · August 25 2012, 12:05 AM

That was a good read. It's nice to know that Hasbro is actually well aware of what the problem was. While I lament the death of the Vintage Line, at least I can hope that this means we'll be finding more figures of the same quality in the main line. The Star Wars line has really split into two. The main line, which was mostly the kid's line, and the Vintage line which had the figure that the collectors wanted, albeit at a higher price. Hopefully, they'll find a best of both worlds approach with the 2013 line, and learn from their distribution mistakes in 2012.

cooleddie74 · August 25 2012, 12:09 AM

True...and Vintage isn't dead. It's just going away for a little while. Hasbro's hinted pretty strongly they'll revive the line in the foreseeable future because of its incredible popularity. My guess is that it'll show up again around 2015 when the Original Trilogy returns to theaters.

August 23 2012, 09:33 PM	#1141
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Friendsith is Magic: __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 23 2012, 09:48 PM	#1143
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! I have gotten so much mileage out of action figures riding ponies. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 24 2012, 11:12 AM	#1144
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! I just realized that Darth Maul riding Dashie is one I never got. That's the Legacy Collection version from 2009? Shirtless Maul(Training)? I have the very first shirtless Maul from the 2001 Power of the Jedi Deluxe line, but never saw the Legacy Collection update in any of my local stores. He commands a pretty high premium on eBay because he wasn't a terribly common figure. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

August 24 2012, 05:19 PM	#1145
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Actually Maul is from the Sith Evolutions pack with Nihilus and Bane. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 24 2012, 09:00 PM	#1146
Shazam! Rear Admiral	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Just seen the latest Hasbro slides... I like how despite there being separate entries for Mara Jade (Emperor's Hand) and Mara Jade Skywalker (Jedi) in the figure poll with the Jedi version winning they went and made the Emperor's Hand version anyway. Again.

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August 24 2012, 10:34 PM	#1148
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! I think the Legacy version is actually just a repack of the Evolutions figure. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 24 2012, 10:38 PM	#1149
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Not toy news so I apologize but I can't help it...Del Ray just announced the Sword of the Jedi trilogy that will be written by Christie Golden...so we're getting a Jania Trilogy! __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

August 24 2012, 10:39 PM	#1150
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! It might very well be. I'll check one of the online figure archives and see if he is. (Consults archives) Yep. He's a "slight repaint" of the Sith Evolutions figure. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

August 24 2012, 11:52 PM	#1151
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Just Breaking! The first images of the 2013 green Yoda-themed packaging for the Hasbro Star Wars line: It's essentially the 2012 Darth Maul design with a new color and character picture to reflect the upcoming release of Attack of the Clones in 3-D. What do you guys think? __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

August 24 2012, 11:55 PM	#1152
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! That instead of TPM figures warming the pegs all year, we'll have AOTC figures doing it? No...wait. TPM figures will still be there. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 24 2012, 11:58 PM	#1153
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Hasbro reps at Celebration VI say they're scaling back the new 2013 product to avoid the same problems all over again? I sure hope this is true. I don't want to see the exact same AOTC figures all next year. There are already some Episode I figures in stores that have layers of dust on them. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

August 25 2012, 12:05 AM	#1154
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! That was a good read. It's nice to know that Hasbro is actually well aware of what the problem was. While I lament the death of the Vintage Line, at least I can hope that this means we'll be finding more figures of the same quality in the main line. The Star Wars line has really split into two. The main line, which was mostly the kid's line, and the Vintage line which had the figure that the collectors wanted, albeit at a higher price. Hopefully, they'll find a best of both worlds approach with the 2013 line, and learn from their distribution mistakes in 2012. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

August 25 2012, 12:09 AM	#1155
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! True...and Vintage isn't dead. It's just going away for a little while. Hasbro's hinted pretty strongly they'll revive the line in the foreseeable future because of its incredible popularity. My guess is that it'll show up again around 2015 when the Original Trilogy returns to theaters. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn