The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! - Page 138

cooleddie74 · January 29 2013, 08:41 PM

We're supposed to get eight of them this year, including an R2-D2, Sandtrooper and Darth Maul. I'm all Sandtroopered out to be frank....I'm just glad the VC112 Vintage Sandtrooper was incredible....but I'm willing to give an articulated 6" Sandy a shot. And a 6" Artoo might open up lots of possibilities for added droid tools and features they can't fit onto a smaller figure.

C.E. Evans · January 29 2013, 11:31 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

And apparently the brand new 3.75" line that will replace the cancelled Droid Factory will also use the "Black Series" template and logos.

3.75-inch Forever.

cooleddie74 · January 29 2013, 11:35 PM

3.75” has been around for most of the last thirty-five years. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Shazam! · January 29 2013, 11:47 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

The news has just broken:

Star Wars: The Black Series.

6" scale figures due out later in 2013. They'll be carried alongside the 3.75" figure lines.

Urgh, why? Looks more like Steve Irwin than Mark Hamill.

cooleddie74 · January 29 2013, 11:58 PM

Crikey!!

OdoWanKenobi · January 30 2013, 12:30 AM

Ok, ok, buzz has calmed down.

Of course, I will still love and cherish and buy the 3 3/4 inch figures. I've just been waiting for Star Wars in this scale since forever. Now I'll just have two Star Wars (er, 3 if you count my Sideshow and Hot Toys) collections going.

cooleddie74 · January 30 2013, 01:06 AM

If the 6" Sandtrooper is anything like the most recent Vintage Collection figure then we're in for a major treat. Imagine that level of deco and detail on a 6" figure, and with a blaster that also has a folding stock!

I wonder if it would have a removable helmet with a Temuera Morrison clone head underneath or if they'll just have a non-removable one so some fans don't complain about mixing Prequel Clone lore with classic OT characters.

OdoWanKenobi · January 30 2013, 01:10 AM

No removable helmets on Stormtroopers, please. By that point, the clones were mostly phased out, anyways. Most Stormtroopers were recruits by the time of the OT.

cooleddie74 · January 30 2013, 01:18 AM

Not like that's stopped Hasbro before, but yeah. By the twentieth year of the Empire's reign most of the Jango clones had been phased out of duty or died. I personally would prefer that they not have removable helmets or - if they do - they have different heads underneath to reflect the presence of newer clones and civilian recruits in the Imperial military.

AstroSmurf · January 30 2013, 01:24 AM

Oh gees... I can't tell you how much I am want those 6" Star Wars figures. I think I just had a stroke or something.

(And I find it ironic that my first post in like two years is about toys.)

Praetor_Shinzon · January 30 2013, 03:30 AM

oh damn. looks like i'm gonna have to get back into collecting Star Wars toys.

cooleddie74 · January 30 2013, 04:22 AM

[Pacino] Every time you think you're out, they pull you back in.... [/Pacino]

Praetor_Shinzon · January 30 2013, 04:48 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

[Pacino] Every time you think you're out, they pull you back in.... [/Pacino]

they really do. i haven't bought any new Star Wars toys since 08. picked up a few used figures at flea markets and such though.

cooleddie74 · January 30 2013, 04:50 AM

As long as you don't have to pick up one of everything since 2008 you'll be okay. The Vintage Collection in retro '70s and '80s packaging, for example, has had no fewer than about 125 carded action figures since late 2010.

My recommendation: start new from this point forward.

cooleddie74 · January 30 2013, 01:56 PM

The buzz may be dying down here but online the reactions are a mix of thankful and excited and on the flip side mortified that a new line that costs $19.99 has been started. There's a lot of skepticism and resistance to 6” Star Wars product due to how unevenly and even ineptly Hasbro has handled collectibles of this scale in the past.

January 29 2013, 08:41 PM	#2056
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! We're supposed to get eight of them this year, including an R2-D2, Sandtrooper and Darth Maul. I'm all Sandtroopered out to be frank....I'm just glad the VC112 Vintage Sandtrooper was incredible....but I'm willing to give an articulated 6" Sandy a shot. And a 6" Artoo might open up lots of possibilities for added droid tools and features they can't fit onto a smaller figure. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 29 2013, 11:35 PM	#2058
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! 3.75” has been around for most of the last thirty-five years. It's not going anywhere anytime soon. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 29 2013, 11:58 PM	#2060
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Crikey!! __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 30 2013, 12:30 AM	#2061
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Ok, ok, buzz has calmed down. Of course, I will still love and cherish and buy the 3 3/4 inch figures. I've just been waiting for Star Wars in this scale since forever. Now I'll just have two Star Wars (er, 3 if you count my Sideshow and Hot Toys) collections going. __________________ "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!"

January 30 2013, 01:06 AM	#2062
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! If the 6" Sandtrooper is anything like the most recent Vintage Collection figure then we're in for a major treat. Imagine that level of deco and detail on a 6" figure, and with a blaster that also has a folding stock! I wonder if it would have a removable helmet with a Temuera Morrison clone head underneath or if they'll just have a non-removable one so some fans don't complain about mixing Prequel Clone lore with classic OT characters. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

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January 30 2013, 01:10 AM	#2063
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! No removable helmets on Stormtroopers, please. By that point, the clones were mostly phased out, anyways. Most Stormtroopers were recruits by the time of the OT. __________________ "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!"

January 30 2013, 01:18 AM	#2064
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Not like that's stopped Hasbro before, but yeah. By the twentieth year of the Empire's reign most of the Jango clones had been phased out of duty or died. I personally would prefer that they not have removable helmets or - if they do - they have different heads underneath to reflect the presence of newer clones and civilian recruits in the Imperial military. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 30 2013, 01:24 AM	#2065
AstroSmurf Vice Admiral Location: Over the Blue Moon	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Oh gees... I can't tell you how much I am want those 6" Star Wars figures. I think I just had a stroke or something. (And I find it ironic that my first post in like two years is about toys.) __________________ Visit The Enterprise Project... featuring detailed schematics of the NX-01! "Life has a way of moving you past wants and hopes." ~ Kevin Flynn, Tron: Legacy

January 30 2013, 03:30 AM	#2066
Praetor_Shinzon Rear Admiral Location: Virginia	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! oh damn. looks like i'm gonna have to get back into collecting Star Wars toys.

January 30 2013, 04:22 AM	#2067
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! [Pacino] Every time you think you're out, they pull you back in.... [/Pacino] __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 30 2013, 04:50 AM	#2069
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! As long as you don't have to pick up one of everything since 2008 you'll be okay. The Vintage Collection in retro '70s and '80s packaging, for example, has had no fewer than about 125 carded action figures since late 2010. My recommendation: start new from this point forward. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

January 30 2013, 01:56 PM	#2070
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! The buzz may be dying down here but online the reactions are a mix of thankful and excited and on the flip side mortified that a new line that costs $19.99 has been started. There's a lot of skepticism and resistance to 6” Star Wars product due to how unevenly and even ineptly Hasbro has handled collectibles of this scale in the past. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn