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>New/Latest Pre-orders

The Vintage Collection:
-Darth Vader’s Tie Advanced - Pulse
-Snowtrooper Army Builder 4pk - Pulse
-Gamorreon Guard (Reissue) - Target
-Bom Vimdin (Reissue) - Target
-Bib Fortuna (Reissue) - Target
-Stormtroopers of the Empire 3pk - Pulse
-Cantina Adventure 4pk - Pulse
-Ben Kenobi (ANH)
-Stormtrooper (ANH reissue)
-Bantha w/ Tusken Raider - Pulse
-Merrin (Jedi Survivor)
-Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor)
-Crosshair (Bad Batch)
-Rocket Launcher Trooper (Jedi Survivor)
-Cobb Vanth (Marshall of Freetown)
-Landspeeder w/ Deluxe Luke Skywalker - FanCh
-Carson Teva - FanCh/Amazon
-Agent Kallus - FanCh/Amazon
-Dengar (Reissue) - FanCh/Amazon
-Asajj Ventress - FanCh/Amazon
-Ponda Baba (Reissue) - FanCh
-B-1 Battledroid Troop Build 4pk - Pulse/Disney
-Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing - FanCh


The Black Series:
-Obiwan vs Anakin 2-pk - SDCC Exclusive
-Barriss Offee
-Jedi Temple Guard
-The Ronin (Visions) - FanCh/Amazon
-Night Trooper (Halloween Edition) - Walmart
-Imperial Royal Guard (Halloween Edition) - Target
-Dathomir Witch (Halloween Edition) - FanCh/Amazon
-Aayla Secura (ROTS Anv) - Walmart
-Magnaguard (ROTS Anv) - Walmart
-Shoretrooper & Deathtrooper 2pk
-Sandtrooper
-Clone Lt. Galle
-Dash Rendar
-Chewbacca (ANH)
-Merrin (Jedi Survivor)
-Cal Kestis, Turgle, Skoova Stev 3pk (Amazon)
-Ezra Bridger (Peredia)
-Night Trooper (Death Trooper)


Imports/Other lines:
-General Grievous (ROTS)
-SHF Obi-Wan Kenobi (ROTS Reissue)
-Mafex Darth Vader (Kenobi)
-SHF Ben Kenobi
-SHF Yoda (ROTS)
________________________________________________________________________

>Upcoming/Pipeline Reveals

The Black Series:


The Vintage Collection:
-Han Solo (ANH)
-Chewbacca (ANH)

Reminder this is a thread about toys. Don't fall for bait or feed the trolls.

>>11486108 (OP)
A few sought after figures are getting reissues and are up for preorder at various retailers

>>11486110
Did Starkiller warrant a reissue?

>>11486114
He sold out before he clearanced, and that's better than most these days.

>>11486110
Mmm, oh boy, more wheel spinning.

>>11486114
People started to scalp the single even though the big set was on clearance on pulse for the longest time
I think the head looks stupid so I never picked it up but will get the alt ending lord starkiller version if they ever do it

>>11486108 (OP)
I'm so hype for that SDCC set. Hope it's not hard to get. Would be cool if it ships out right away like I think the Visions guy did.

But yeah that's one of the last remaining Star Wars things I want. Just need them and commander cody in TVC then I think I'll be done. Unless they make Greez or something else from the Jedi games I guess, that's all I care about.

>>11486208
What is there to be excited about it? It's kind of crap.

Man, what the hell is going on with the next TVC wave. Seems like it's hitting overseas now because people in the UK and Australia are posting them yet Pulse sent a bunch of emails to me the other day saying they've all been delayed until September.

>>11486249
How is it crap? Ani and Obi look great and the platforms will make for a nice display piece

>>11486114
Yes.
The left eyebrow was printed wrong on every copy. Hopefully, they get it right this time

>>11486294
It's like the bare minimum of effort

>>11486388
How would you have done it? My only gripe is the lack of robes

This pack is $49 on Amazon. It's not worth that, but I don't really think it's ever going to be lower.

>>11486422
Kek Celebration "exclusive" btw. Feels like this always happens. So I’m not sure if I should hastily order Anakin and Obi-Wan or play the waiting game.

>>11486535
Hasbro is a complete mess. Never a clue where they're selling something.

>>11486535
>>11486537
The thing that sours these exclusives is they always do them right before or just as they're releasing a mainline version of the same figure. So most people are trained now to just wait instead. The ROTS set might be the only one to sell high volume for the first time in forever just because it's an instant display out of the box and they're all new versions. Though I really feel like they should have taken it a step further and done unique sculpting on their tunics that shows burning/lava damage and some extra deco to make it more desirable than just doing the mainline releases with a few extras.

This guy looks awesome. Especially for 12 bucks

>>11487368
Just don't open it. They have really shitty ankles that cause them to just topple over. I got so sick of mine falling over on the shelf that I just left them leaning against each other after they fell like dominos.

>>11487368
Biggest disappointment ever right there.

>>11487225
>done unique sculpting on their tunics that shows burning/lava damage and some extra deco
I was thinking this too, they look a little clean standing on those platforms

Just got these in. Not sure if I'll resell or keep. I don't remember Cal in this outfit though

>>11487453
near the end of the game cal gets a force vision of him getting caught with the holocron and is forced to be an inquisitor to keep the children on it safe, or something along those lines

>>11487460
Thanks. I can't wait for the next game.

>>11487453
Took a closer look while they're in the box and the paint app is terrible on Cal. Brown splotches on his face, right boot is missing a bunch of black paint and he's covered in smudges. If I do a Amazon return would I say the item is defective or product damaged?

>>11487593
Defective, but I don't think it matters

Is the current TVC X-wing any good? I don't generally have TVC figures, and not up to date on sculpts, reuse, etc. but the X-wing is just so iconic. Any chance they release an updated figure in couple years?

>>11488007
engineering-wise, it's fine but it's still underscaled if that matters to you.

>>11488007
Aren't the wings still sagging or drooping way down unless you prop them up with something

>>11488034
Are they? They still didn't fix that? I remember there being an issue with the tab that locks the wings where that would break too.

Course the big wing TIE fighters all self destruct too, so who the fuck knows.

How will the black series continue to survive when it already seemed like it was on its last legs? Will they reduce output as in number of unique figures, make most figures super rare like Todd has with his lines?

>>11489052
this year has honestly been pretty good for tbs
a fair amount of fan favourite glup shittos are getting figures and some most wanteds are getting re releases

>>11489052
Anniversaries

>>11486422
Worth even less when all you want is the R5 unit's Japanese paraphernalia, kek.

>>11489052
>seemed like it was on its last legs?
Guess you haven't been paying attention. They have been making a ton of all new sculpted figures and much less repaints/repacks than they used to have. Many highly requested figures are being checked off as >>11489079 said. I think black series is fine for now. TVC on the other hand...

Oops posted in the last thread like an idiot but,
I hate being a zoomer and liking star wars figures. You used to get so many clones/stormtrooper/battledroids for fairly cheap and now everything is super expensive even for the basic stuff.

>>11488007
I prefer the Kenner version. Vintage Collection is in a weird spot where they're too big to be played with, but also too small to be properly scaled with the figures.

>>11489227
Are you old enough to remember the revenge of the sith isles?

>>11489227
Yeah, we really were spoiled for years with all the variety of figures and vehicles being put out for affordable prices. Nowadays Hasbro will make a big deal about how much articulation they can put on a 3 3/4" figure, or how accurate it'll look and the face printing it has blah blah blah, but what do I care about that? I just want affordable toys that are fun to mess with. That's why I've been liking the Epic line recently. They're pretty fun figures, I hope they can keep improving the line.

>>11489266
Sadly not I was born in 2003. So I mostly have the clone wars style of figure
>>11489268
I feel its only going to get worse. With Gen Alpha and later Zoomers not being interested in toys but intead YT/Social Media its gonna further decline the already not stellar sales and as a result they are gonna pump up the price for adult collectors like Lego has done. I've got to give it to scale model companies. Their userbase has gone down from its peak but they havent hiked the price up to ridiculous levels.

>>11489268
I hope that line gets cancelled. It's a waste and taking away pegspace from the good figures. Not that they seem to ship to stores anymore anyway.

>>11486110
If the after market prices are double, then yes.

>>11489266
>revenge of the sith isles
Revenge of the Sith Island? That sounds fun

The Epic series is getting an Ep III Obi-Wan

>>11490025
Wow. How embarrassing that you care about that line.

>>11490228
Not as embarrassing as hating fun toys.

>>11490255
>fun
Hardly. They're trash.

>>11490258
In what way?
>Inexpensive
>Decent articulation
>Vehicles and concepts that TVC and BS won't do
>Easy to get and appealing to kids

>>11487368
He’s one of my favorite Star Wars figures.
Kinda reminds me of something out of 2000AD, Judge Dredd or ABCWarriors.

>>11487453
well the replacement had a worse looking boot and red scuffs on Cals black armor. The sister also had paint mishaps so I'll be keeping the original.

>>11487368
I have now bought the rest of the Credit collection.

>>11490263
ah yeah he reminds me of the bad guy robot from the Judge Dredd movie with Stallone

>>11490025
More like an inaccurate kitbash using the clone wars lower tunic and maybe even a repaint of Luke's torso. Also lame how only Vader and Obi-Wan have the added elbow and knee joints

>>11490318
>he fell for the credit collection meme
grim

>>11490456
they were cheap and look cool

>>11490228
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>11486108 (OP)
shitty idea aside.. would a leg swap between the assasin droid and sith apprentice maul be possible? i'm not sure if theyre both connected to the same ball joint, etc. would really appreciate any help with this. I just want this specific Maul to have the droids robot legs.

>>11491166
Those would look so bad they are too skinny and tall. Surely there are better droid legs that could be used. But also I'm pretty sure legs on very early black series figures don't use standard ball joints and can't easily be popped off with heat

>>11490456
Are credit collection figures ok to buy for literally $5 at Ollie's?

>>11491292
yes, they're fantastic

>>11491240
>Those would look so bad they are too skinny and tall
man i kind of like how they're skinny, the clone wars maul legs look too fleshy to me if that makes sense.

>>11491292
No they're ugly and lame disney slop I'd rather spend the money on a sandwich or something

>>11491326
It's gonna look retarded anon but you can do whatever you want with your toys I guess

>>11486108 (OP)
This set looks so good

Finally got her in. Hasbro shipping is slow as fuck. Also her face looks terrible. Not sure if I'll keep her or just sell her at a loss

>>11491438
>>11491440
Is it true if QC is off and botched a figure and you get it you're just SOL and there is no one you can complain to or return it to?

>>11491498
You can call Hasbro's customer service number and they may or may not be able to swap you out for a new figure. More often than not though, they won't have the same figure and will send you something of equal or lessee value. I've gotten some stinkers but I've also gotten some good shit. So it's really hit or miss. Regardless, they let you keep the fucked up figure and still send you at least something, so it's better than nothing. Hopefully you get Deanna. She's been there for years and has helped me a few times.

>>11491438
I remember overpaying for her and getting her from Australia when she was sold out everywhere. Once I got her she just felt kind of boring and underwhelming and eventually I sold her at a loss

>>11491292
Oh, hell no. What do you need that junk for?

>>11491556
cheap alternative to buying the regular versions that aren't worth $10-15 to me

>>11491498
well wish I got her from Amazon. At least they have easy returns

>>11491438
I'll buy her off you if you don't want her.

>>11492760
She's still in stock at hasbro.

>>11492831
I know, but if that poster doesn't want her, I have a chance for a better price than hasbro.

>>11493359
nah I'd charge what I paid

For whatever reason hasbro has put up a page for their Joe SDCC exclusive, but not any of the other brands. We can probably assume the Mustafarr set will have the same online availability dates though.
>Available online, for Pulse Premium Members only, during the SDCC launch, starting on 7/24 at 12:00 pm EST. While supplies last. Regular pre-order starts on 8/1

YakFace added a HasLab Vehicle to the TVC list. He already confirmed it's not the Death Star (if you would count that as a vehicle). I think a strong candidate is the Havoc Marauder since that could help finish off the rest of the Bad Batch crew. Could it be tied into the 2026 theme? Supposedly they're going to announce what that will be during their SDCC panel.

>>11494398
>since that could help finish off the rest of the Bad Batch crew
I mean the two bad batch figures listed above are most likely Tech and Wrecker so haslab isn't needed since they're already coming to mainline.

I heard 2026 will be prequel heavy for TVC. Lots of people have been asking for a gunship so could be that. Man that would suck for me desu. About a year ago I would have been so hyped for a gunship haslab and would have placed an order as soon as it went live. But now I don't care about Star Wars that much anymore and packed away my TVC collection. Gunship however would give me a serious dilemma on what to do because I still have lingering feelings for it and the prequels. So I'd prefer an imperial shuttle or something else I am firmly uninterested in so I can easily skip and rest easy without any regret

>>11494416
Thing is, I fully expect Hasbro to be assholes and make those other two figures their season 2 versions instead. This way if the HasLab is the Marauder, it would force people to go in on it in order to complete their season 1 looks.

I really like the droid depot stuff. I actually wish Disney would consider opening droid depot stores outside of Disneyland. I've paid retarded prices from ebay sellers because I just don't want to spend the time and hassle of going all the way to Disneyland to build a droid. But I love the build a bear idea of it. If they offered more colors and veriety of compatable parts, I think they could build a full franchise out of just the droids. Hell, charge $200+ for the droids outside of parks, and they could keep special colors or accessories park exclusive if they want.

>>11494426
I too like the Droid Depot. I bought a few with the intention of flipping the extras to people who couldn't make the trip to Disneyland, but ended up keeping 2 and custom painting them.

>>11494398
>>11494416
Is the Marauder wanted enough for this? Bad Batch wasn't as well received as TCW or even Rebels. I do want to complete the team but I'm not willing to pay $400+ for their ship and I feel like I'm not alone in that.

>>11494744
Yeah, if they make the rest of the crew a stretch goal for a Haslab ship, I'm just going to pass on Crosshair and not bother with the rest. I'm already mad that the Rebels designs if Hera and Sabine were exclusive to the Ghost set.

Bought my kid a couple of the Epic figures during Prime Day and decided to snag a Rex for myself since there isn't a TVC Phase I yet and I liked the blast effect. It's not bad at all for being like $7. The sculpt is pretty good and works well with the TVC Clones. Even the plastic kama is flexible enough that the legs aren't really hindered by it at all. Also I like that he has the accurate movie style belt instead of the animated one that the Phase II figure came with. Only funny thing is he has working holsters but since the blast effect is part of the mold on one of his blasters, you can't put it in the holster. Kinda wish it was a separate piece like Yoda's lightning effect but I can understand why they'd try to minimize a lot of small parts. It'll be a decent stand-in, especially after painting the blasters black.

>>11495552
Wow he actually doesn't look bad. Is the scale difference very noticeable?

>>11495552
why does the baby toyline have the best Rex/Phase 1 Helmet but not the TVC and TBS collector line...

>>11495640
Actually this helmet looks similar to the TVC/TBS ones to me. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same with minor tweaks, since they share assets between lines and the epic line doesn't seem to be an exception because the Obi-Wan headsculpt looks exactly like the black series one

>>11495572
I feel like it's more noticeable in pictures than it is in person. Especially when you have them posed up.

>>11495640
>>11495675
There's definitely a few differences in the sculpt for the Epic compared to TVC but it's pretty close. It might have been based off the same base but they did things different like the vent on the back. You can also see the differences in the armor too.

>>11494744
Nobpdy even likes Bad Batch. It's ollies shit.

>>11494398
it's been rumored for a while it's going to either be a sandcrawler or an imperial shuttle both are tempting desu

>>11496029
TBB hasn't been cool since S1..that was what, 2020? 2021? No one cares about TBB anymore. It's filler slop.

>>11494398
>>11496059

Sounds gay as fuck, especially a shuttle for a haslab because the only reason it's big are the wings.

Star Destroyer or bust, but then they'd have to actually get creative and design a toy playset instead of just copying the boring drab interior of a CG model.

>>11496059
I almost hope it is a sandcrawler, just in hopes it drives down the price of the existing options.

>>11496251
You literally can get the Disney one, which is the biggest one with the most features, for under $200. Obviously any new haslab shit will be way more than that.

>>11496059
Rumored from who? I've never seen Jayson say anything about what it is other than confirming what it isn't.

>>11496493
Sometimes wishlists turn into "rumors"

Is this the best B1 toy? Is it worth the price? I'm a sucker for B1s, especially a larger scale, and possibly perfect articulation. But how is the actual build quality?

>>11496059
A sandcrawler seems likely to me because of the Tatooine theme this year and the cantina releasing soon. I don't think that there is a large market for a sandcrawler thougheverbeit, and the cantina barely succeeded.

>>11496624
The Cantina was already for the Return to Tatooine theme. Its included on the poster

Still no esb medical droid. Hasbro sucks.

>>11494398
>>11494744
>>11496157
>>11496251
Only worthwhile vehicles for a haslab would be a Tantive IV or a Star Destroyer

and agreed, they need features, not boring bullshit. I'd love to see a giant jabba's palace playset too, but not with their current boring as fuck design ethos of screen accurate garbage. The jabbas palace set with 100 pillows and bottles is an embarrassment. They should have dungeons and creatures popping out of walls and lights and droid torture areas and shit.

I bought one of these for a pretty good price minus the clone gunner. What clones do I buy to go with it? I haven't collected since RotS era & there are so many variations, colours etc. What would you go with anons.

Range Trooper dropped down to $12.49 at Target, so I snagged another to up my snowbro ranks. Not bad.
>>11497011
I'm jealous. I played a lot with a kid who had one of these back in the day and it was the sickest thing ever. So many good battles were fought with it at the center of it all. Good times. Hope you enjoy it.

>>11494426
What can they do beyond roll and bleep? I'm tempted to get one but every time I consider it the price for an animatronic droid makes me just consider going for the L0-LA droid.

>>11497011
>What clones do I buy to go with it?
If you want to keep the gunner with it then get phase one clones, specifically from the clone wars line for the animated look. Or don't use the gunner and fill it with whichever phase and legion you want. Or if you don't care about consistency then just get whatever clones you can find for cheapest

>>11496059
Both are bad choices

>>11497753
If you get more than one, they can interact, they also react to stuff in GE as you walk around. There is also a whole community for customizing them with custom paint and accessories.

>>11497753
The heads turn by controls and light up with beep boops, if you get the add ons you get blaster or jet booster sounds. They have other tool/weapon accessories that just attach. The blutooth communication feature is hit and miss. Most times your droid will go into sleep mode before it can trigger, but I've not had much experience with mine walking around the park. Like the other anon mentioned most of the fun is customization and then other than that it's just a fun R/C. I use mine at little local conventions sometimes.

>>11497753
It depends on how much you like droids.

Also they have a kit to turn any R unit into a biped.

>>11498469
Can it walk? If not there's no point

>>11498469
That's kind of cute

>>11498469
God, no

Got my Doom unit Heavy from Veils in the mail today. Goddamn is this guy cool. These things really are better than official figures. If only they weren't so pricey, army building these guys'll cost you an arm and a leg...

>>11498569
Damn he looks fucking cool. I still want to get at least one of them but I'm trying not to buy anything extra until I get all my preorders in from Pulse that got delayed.

>>11494426
>>11498469
I want to get a droid (and would buy a bunch of accessories) but I don't live in the US and I'm not planning an international trip just to go to Disneyland.
Though, if they ever did HK parts (or even better, a HK personality chip) then I'd sell off my old magic cards and book a trip the moment I see the announcement.
Also
>pic
I love it. It's jank as fuck but I love it.

>>11499041
They also have a line called droid factory, their are two versions, the 3"1/4 scale droids, and then the roughly on third scale droids. Most are park exclusive, but you can find sellers on ebay flipping new in box stuff. I would just check ebay for what you're looking for.

>>11499041
There are custom chip makers.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1LWtA1iy9hubl5aNsTD3SwjG_DnkL9mE

>>11488007
I just got it and it's pretty good. A LITTLE janky and dated but it actually is pretty great once you got the TVC R2 and Luke in there. It is dated, but the paint apps are great, I was low key was thinking maybe I should hold off in case of a new fully kitted x wing release. But they might do another ship like Wedge's, and it will prob cost $140 or something, and I will get it either way probs.

If you want it to display for fun it does the job if you wanna wait 1 to 4 years for a new one at $140 to $160 MAYBE a new one will come out, but like the E wing prob lack as good of paint apps and the scale should remain the same and maybe even look not that much different.

>>11496624
Personally I'd love for the Imperial Shuttle to be like a $250 Hasbro pulse made to order exclusive rather than a Haslab but if it's a fully new kitted larger one there's no way it's not gonna be a $500 Haslab.

I'd be okay with them scaling up the last "buck" and giving it a real interior for not a crazy made to order price.

I'd personally want a properly scaled (doesn't mean to scale but scales like biggest Falcon/Ghost) Outrider with Dash Render and robot. But I don't think that's gonna happen.

I'd be okay with them holding off on the deathstar for a year or two.

>>11496157
Curious how a Star Destroyer would be done as you imagine it?
>>11497818
What would you pick?
>>11496493
You understand Jayson isn't the only authority on this? It's been rumored for years to be on the rooster more over the rumors are actually from people who work within the companies
Sorry can't and won't give you more than that, get over it these are rumors take them or leave them who cares.

>>11498486
It can barely stand. Also avoid the BB unit. It sucks.

>>11499075
>You understand Jayson isn't the only authority on this? It's been rumored for years to be on the rooster more over the rumors are actually from people who work within the companies
I never said he was but he is the most consistently accurate and reports often. And where do you think he gets his information from?

>Sorry can't and won't give you more than that, get over it these are rumors take them or leave them who cares.
I'm just asking for the source because no forums, fansites, or insiders I look at daily have shown any indication as to what it is. YakFace is the only one to even give a hint that there's one coming this year and say what it definitely is not. No need to sound so butthurt.

>>11498569
What about the smell? I got a P1 Rex and months later he still smells very strongly like he was just taken out of the mold. That's even after like five washes in dish soap

>>11499075
I'd love a nice outrider with interior. If only the line was still being run with the same design ethos as back in 2010 or so that would have really had a shot at some point.

I'm one of the people beating the drum for a star destroyer. I think the way to do it is simple: outer shell like a standard star destroyer, interior primarily details from Vader's star destroyer and some OC stuff. The regular ones are iconic and yet most scenes happen on Vader's Executor. Have all sorts of lights and features inside, and it would be in the size range of the ghost, the big MF and jabbas sail barge.
I taped up my floor a while back with stuff I was imagining for it. I think particularly fun would be the hologram area, we have the technology that's been used in the Tron toys and plenty of little electronic pet toys where they could actually approximate holograms with some curved screens. Or could just go easy with translucent figures and a light. Or maybe have a swap out function for both options.

Anyway, here you go pic related.

>>11499777
I was surprised that he didn't smell at all. I saw that was a complaint in some videos about these clones, but mine didn't have that problem.
Also, nice trips.

It's now official

>>11500026
>inb4 $600 because of t-ack

>>11500026
Fuck that

>>11499902
Oh man that's an awesome concept actually.
I saw a lot of boomers in TVC FB groups wig out if you suggest something like a Star Destroyer because "it won't be to scale", as if the other Haslabs are even.

>>11500026
Come on baby let it be an Outrider!

>>11500251
So sandcrawler? Or just showing off the cantina

>>11500251
I'm gonna be honest I'm gonna be super disappointed if it's a Sandcrawler.

Could be a fake out but it is one of the most demanded items. The figure offerings would have to be insanely cool to get me.

>>11499902
I’m too cheap to buy it but I like your idea and appreciate the time you took to map / measure it out. Well done anon.

>>11500266
If we're going off last year's campaign, then we can assume the item is tied to next year's theme. The only clue we have on that is when Mr. Stevie said it's a "different era". So it's very possible it could be a PT themed and that sand is meant to represent Geonosis.

>>11500296
Or it could be something related to Andor and Rogue One's tenth anniversary and it's something related to Scarif? A U-wing would be cool

>>11500304
>please care about Anbore guys
No

>>11500304
Every Andor figure has gone on discount, no way they'd put out a haslab for it. The people who like Andor are not people who support toy sales.

>>11500026
>>11500251

>>11500356
This would be too based

>>11500351
Not sure that's really a good argument with these things. Plenty of people were vocal about backing the Ghost despite not liking Rebels because they just want to support TVC projects in hopes of getting something they do want. Also you don't need to be a fan of Andor to want a Rebel dropship. You don't even have to pack the character in with it.

>>11500359
>>11500356
>>11500304
>>11500296
I'm starting to suspect that is not a Sandcrawler then but a Republic Gunship to scale during the battle of of Genonosis really the only other thing that makes sense to me.
Everything else would be too obscure.

>>11500369
I haven’t owned any Star Wars figures since I was a kid but if it’s a gunship that scale or the mother fucking battle arena I will throw my wallet at hasbro

>>11500369
>>11500375
Gunship would be cool but not for a haslab. Honestly the original mold had a ton of releases and it was already based. It did everything it needed to do, had tons of features, they even eventually released proper pods for it. Yeah it was a bit out of scale but it was fantastic, and a slightly larger slightly more detailed one for a haslab just feels like a let down. They should be doing big crazy stuff, not slightly large ships that should be retail releases.

>>11499902
I never wanted this before but you make a hell of a compelling pitch.

>>11500380
>They should be doing big crazy stuff, not slightly large ships that should be retail releases
While I agree, it's the retailers that don't want big ships apparently which is why HasLabs are our only avenue to get them now.

I love this setup

Looks like there's two mounting holes in the display table like it's going to be supporting something hovering off the ground. A gunship would make sense for that.

Can't wait for Barriss Coffee to arrive.

>>11500251
It's.... just sand.

>>11500380
Honestly it makes sense given the ROTS release leaks for next year. And DESU it does make sense as a Haslab given how large they actually are. Don't get me wrong I'm not going to get it, which I'm fine holding off another year for maybe a Deathstar next year.


Also doing research on the secondary market for Haslabs I'm betting the Cantina will go as crazy as the Sail barge since it already sells for $2000 before anyone has it in hand. It will prob settle at $2000 to $3000 in the end like the Barge but when the fomo post hands on goes on bet it will go as high as $5000.

Also -- Long term given how the rest of the Haslabs have gone I'm guessing the following if this is a Gunship.
It will sell as well as the Ghost or better because it seems to appeal to newcomers/zoomers. In the end it will prob go for double/$1000 on the secondary depending. But can see it going high long term to $2000 and upwards.
There will be people buying like 4 if it's a Gunship I'm guessing also.

>>11500667
On that note I actually do agree it's dumb to make it a Haslab rather than a made to order piece since it has huge resell potential (repaints etc)

I'm still kinda hoping it's something weird and unexpected in a good way.

>>11500617
It's salt

>>11500393
It is pretty good.

>>11500667
I hope it's not the Gunship. I would rather they make a Haslab Black Series Republic Gunship that is true to scale. It'll basically be the closest we can get to a Huey Helicopter except not really for roughly 1/12 figures to fit in.

>>11500739
I fear there won't be a Black Series Haslab anytime soon and that's prob far too big for the scale sadly.

>>11500404
If that is supposed to be Geonosis or Scariff, it would bug me that they were so lazy they couldn't even get the right colored sand for their display.

Finally got it in & wow, its much bigger than I thought. Got to look for a load of clones. Will also need droids for them to fight lol.

>>11500960
Based

TVChads win again

Very lackluster soft goods.

>>11501006
???
This looks amazing to me

>>11501005
This was definitely a surprise. Glad they included both heads for Anakin

>>11501006
>When you nut, but she keeps sucking

>>11501006
We keep on winning blacked bros

>>11501018
No attempt at texturing whatsoever, makes it look very cheap. They could've made the lighter red overlay a soft plastic with sculpting to break it up a little.

>>11501006
These heads are hilarious but the lightning parts seem really anemic compared to past black series lightning.

>>11501006
Terrible Sheev honestly, like >>11501028 says teh robes look incredibly cheap and like >>11501035 says the lightning looks oddly weak. I doubt he has great articulation either.

>>11501006
Holy shit those suuuucck

>>11501005
>>11501020
Why the fuck didn’t they include both with the BS release then?

>>11501006
I was looking forward to this but I'm not so enthusiastic about it now

>>11501006
Yikes Sheev looks like some unlicensed 3rd party shit

>>11501020
Boring. Still waiting for a prequel Yoda

>>11501006
This looks pretty good honestly, not sure why everyone is hating on it…

>>11501006
Meanwhile over at GI Joe
>textured cloth
>dual color
>actual forms to the figure
What is the SW design team even doing at this point?

>>11501006
I like the head, but those he soft goods are absolutely terrible. He's gonna look so out of place in a display. Gonna wait for the inevitable re-release. Hopefully they do a hard plastic version like they did with Ronin (though those soft goods were actually good).

>>11501108
Notice how excited the GI Joe team is? They love the product and making it. The SW team hates it. They hate us. They hate trying to budget this garbage.

We already have both republic gunships and u-wings

But if you're going to do one up in tvc and correct some of the scaling issues

Please god let it be the u-wing because the scaling on that fucker is just so comically bad

>>11501191
First pledge tier unlock will be an extra nerf dart for the nerf dart launcher

>>11501108
>>11501186
Must be hard seeing all kinds of innovative in other lines, and you're stuck with the dogshit handcuffs Disney/Lucasfilm put on you.

>>11501108
It’s an in house property and they’re not paying licensing fees. This shit is never comparable and you know it.

>>11501211
Time for it to be

It's like an angry marshmallow

>>11501086
You probably like the sequels and Kenobi

>>11501236
That could happen if you are fine paying $30+ for a standard figure

Palps has the BOBF Luke body underneath again just like Sidious. And they are still shopping out the pin knee joints...

>>11501333
And? You faggots know what you’re getting with black series. Either buy it or don’t.
Vintage is where the love is.

>>11501186
The sad truth with Star Wars is that the entire franchise can best be described as "low morale" across the board. Even the people who like the modern Disney stuff are not happy with Star Wars because it's so obvious that it's a brand that's on its way to getting mothballed.

Mandalorian and Grogu is basically going to be the final nail in the coffin. The budget-friendly Mandalorian figures that came out last year did not make the waves Hasbro was hoping and the vehicles quickly ended up on clearance, so I have no idea what they actually expect to happen when the movie comes out but it's certainly not going to be a miracle. Mandalorian is just another aspect in which Lucasfilm ran the Star Wars IP into the dirt and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, so now the best we can hope for is a few more decent releases from Vintage Collection and Black Series before the franchise goes on hiatus.

It saddens me that the cheaper toys failed because i don't like Vintage Collection vehicles-- I think they're way too big to feel like toys, and they miss the point of having smaller scale figures. They're large environments to pose figures around, and they fail to elicit the child like joy I felt when I got my POTF2 toys in the 90s. The Epic Heroes vehicles were unfortunately a far cry from the old Kenner ones but at least they were trying to be affordable and the right scale to play with. It's just a shame that Star Wars is in this state where something has to either be ultra detailed and collectable or kiddy and plastic feeling, and there's no sense of what the "real" Star Wars action figure line is anymore.

Got my new landspeeder in today, hadn't realized how overdue I was for an update there

>>11501362
So far as I can tell it's a reissue of the Legacy Collection version. I got one on eBay last year, it's a big upgrade over the Kenner version. Not anything new but it's at least nice that they put it back on shelves after so long.

Now if they reissue the Vintage Collection snow speeder I'm gonna feel real stupid for paying $100 for mine on eBay, but if it comes with Dack and an updated Luke I could see myself picking up a second if it's cheap enough. The snow speeder, land speeder and speeder bike are among the few toys I can think of where I actually prefer the Vintage Collection versions over the Kenner ones, probably in part because the size isn't much different and they're overall just a lot better.

>>11501370
>So far as I can tell it's a reissue of the Legacy Collection version.
It's a completely new sculpt

>>11501385
No, it’s the legacy collection rereleased.

>>11501337
>Vintage is where the love is.
Lol?
Both lines are trash

>>11501397
NTA but he's correct. It is a completely new vehicle.

>>11501498
>Figure does not fly.
Well damn

>>11501018
Same here I'm gonna get those two

So these Sheev and Windu pack its exclusive to whom?

>>11501397
No it isn't. They even said it was redone when they first officially revealed it on stream. You can see the clear differences in the sculpting.

>>11501623
>hey look we slightly tweaked the sculpt even if it’s not more accurate so you feel like you’re not buying the same thing 5 times over
Oh Hasbro

>>11501631
But it is more accurate. And it's not a slight tweak, it's a full ground up remake. They don't even have those old sculpts anymore.

>>11499902
This is really well thought out and feels like a terrific companion to the Big Millennium Falcon. Unfortunately we'll never see anything with that level of electronics and function ever again. Still, nice work anon.

>>11501631
If you think that is just "slight tweaks" then I hope you don't drive a car, because you're fucking blind.

There will be a follow up stream to the SDCC panel

>>11501333
On top of not giving his robes any texture, they cheaped out and only did two layers. He's supposed to have a third floor-length inner layer, then the dark second layer with the sleeves, then the third brighter layer without sleeves. Here it looks like he just wore a basic tunic and throw on two coats.

>>11501761
Oh boy, more disappointment ahead!

>>11501709
Still dont know where they got the head sculpt reference from. Looks nothing like Dash.

>>11502162
If he just had some semblance of 5 o'clock shadow or stubble, it'd be way better. But they still had no reason to not go with the n64 design, as that's what pretty much everyone thinks of when they hear Dash Rendar

>>11500843
we're talking about modern hasbro and corporations sadly they prioritize other things aside from the best so there's your answer as to why they would be so lazy

>>11502168
here you go senpai

Review of the Anakin and Obi-Wan SDCC set
https://youtu.be/daJuqjMGj40?

>>11502580
Obi-Wan seems like it missed the mark... And why is his lightsaber hilt black?

>>11502630
Yeah, a little disappointed with obi-wan is well, the headsculpt is good but the tunic color seems off. And I didn’t even notice the hilt thing, but that’s extremely strange. Maybe they’ll fix the tunic color for the single release

>>11502580
Irritating that everyone is calling it Anakin and Obi-Wan 2 pack. It's Darth Vader, not Anakin.

>>11486108 (OP)
Are there any 3.7 sand people with bendable knees that don't come packaged with anything?

>>11502831
There's a TVC Tusken Raider that was released a few years ago that goes for pretty cheap on Amazon. There's also this 4 pack that uses multiple bodies. All of them have knee joints.

>>11502831
Tvc version of basic sandperson is available on Amazon and BBTS last I checked.

since Haslab is getting revealed today and multiple posters will be losing their minds over the insane pricing

here is once again a gentle, loving reminder that the world you remember is gone and is never coming back

>>11502846
>>11503016
Thanks, that tvc version looks perfect for what I need

Take it with the biggest grain of salt, but supposedly someone at the convention got a glimpse of the HasLab backstage and said it was the Millennium Falcon with a docking bay 94 backdrop set.

>>11501508
He spins.

>that fucking alt face for Mace
Hearitly keked. Now I wish they gave an extreme expression for Palps from either pic-rel.

>>11503141
Not sure what you're using it for but fair warning, the hands are notoriously known for breaking off at the wrist on those Tuskens. So make sure you heat them up to loosen them first before moving them when it's fresh out of the package. I just bought a few of them a couple of months ago from Amazon and 2 out of the 3 broke on me with barely even moving them. I'm actually wondering if that is something they fixed for the one that's packed in with the upcoming Bantha but I doubt it.

>>11502580
I don't think the TVC one is bad but they really nailed the Christensen likeness in a way the TVC one does not. Both lines are inconsistent with that, but I guess that's always been the case.

>>11503303
You guys remember this video?

https://youtu.be/NkFgtTMwe64?si=bYgsnH5_vvgQB1Ur

Panel is live https://www.youtube.com/live/BZiOeTf7ps8?si=Kvh4AAkEtvCaIZPw

New BS Bespin Luke and Vader and diorama

>>11503479
Honestly surprised they waited. Had they made him a year ago, they could've left out the unmasked head and double dipped with a second release by now.

The new Han looks...rough.

>>11503501
Super blue pants

RIP stream

Bounty Hunter Ventress, fuck yeah

It's a gunship

>>11503540
It’s fucking huge

Holy based

>>11503536
I want her og design goddammit

I wish they’d go full retard and scale it to black series

>>11503551
The superior clone wars

>>11503551
be thankful she's getting another figure
took them over a decade before, at least lucasfilm finally woke up and realised she's a marketable character

Seriously?

>>11503588
This will be my first black series

$449 for a LAAT

2026 theme for TVC will be Battle of Geonosis

>>11503601
Yeah this should AT MOST be $300

>>11503601
>>11503604
Yeah with shipping that'll be half a grand

>$450
Yeesh I thought 400 should be max and even that is a lot. Fuck idk man like a couple years ago this was literally my dream haslab that I would have paid any amount for. But now with the state of Star Wars, I just felt nothing watching this entire stream. I don't know if I want to keep dropping a lot of money on this brand.

Also the tiers kinda suck. Shaak Ti, Padme, geonosian, phase 2 pilots, figures like that would've been more interesting. But maybe those are going to come in mainline and they did three Jedi that were less likely to perform well in mainline

>>11503591
It's over. Nobody cares about those Jedi we already have.

>>11503603
i hated hearing this
damn the chat was so pessimistic as well in general
what a shit show
no one was wooping or clapping or some shit, it was so faint
no excitement
this shit was a hard watch

Should’ve been the battle arena with the beasts and ripped suit pademe as tiers

>>11503617
I'm sure it'll hit 8k. Lots of new collectors and people are going to want multiples. Don't know about the tiers though. Even OT boomer whales didn't hit tier 3 on cantina. I'm gonna guess prequel fags are cheap and will be turned off by the price

>>11503620
Every year the cheers and applause gets fainter and fainter kek. It really is a dead brand

>>11503626
We'll probably see the beasts and Padme next year since this is the theme they're building around.

I'm pretty upset that the tier goals for this are lower than what the Cantina was put at and it's a longer campaign.

>>11503620
Welcome to current day Star Wars

>>11503620
Without starting with the arena as the haslab I don’t see the point. It’s just a bunch of jedi and troopers

HasLab is live
>https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-laati-gunship/G25385L00

>>11503591
That's it? Seriously? This is what we got stuck with? What are they THINKING?!

>>11503631
Cantina was predation on boomers.

Back when Star Wars wasn't a dead brand we would get a larger/brand new sculpt vehicle like AT-AT, Falcon, X-Wing, etc just as a basic line update

Now they have to do that but in their crowdfunding program that was supposedly just for "dream items" that could never possibly retail

>>11503644
you can thank the rat for that

Was there anything after the TVC Chewie in those couple minutes where the stream cut out

>>11503655
Nope, people were saying Emily just said it that was the end for Return to Tatooine. I'm watching the recap stream right now just in case but they're still on the BS Bespin Duel set

>>11503620
>>11503630
I truly believe that SW will never recover unless Disney relinquishes the brand, which will sadly never happen.

AOTC sucks what are they doing? It's no more appealing than the TRU release. It's literally the same thing just with more shelf space taken up.

>>11503639
And dead

>>11503620
Who the fuck can clap when everything costs 200-500 dollars? I can't buy 1/10th of the stuff I want anymore.

>>11503657
They just showed the Cantina packaging so we didn't miss any figures but Emily said that while Return to Tatooine is complete, more Cantina characters are in the works.

aside from her head and lightsabers, is ventress an entirely new mold?

>>11503669
Yes

>>11503667
ok "Emily" I'll wait for 2030.

>>11503670
neat, she deserves it

they could even do some retooling and make a dark disciple variant in the future if they wanted to

I foresee ebay being littered with those Haslab Jedi...

>>11503700
I hope so. They're what I want more than the gunship

3% of the way to being backed already

>nobody posted the new Bespin Luke and diorama
Really? That was the best thing revealed…

>>11503721
It looks neat, but Vader still has pins and Luke doesn't come with an undamaged head. It will also be obscenely overpriced.

>>11503717
lel the staff does this immediately.

>>11503700
All TVC Star Wars Haslab stuff ends up on ebay. I believe the only Haslab that has actually exploded in value, is the Sail Barge. The Razor Crest is still affordable to get if you really want it.

>>11503725
They’ll most definitely release a clean version of Luke down the line

>>11503725
>They really went out of their way to remove Luke's thigh swivel instead of just reusing the Dagobah legs

>>11503603
>Battle of GeonoZzzz
Begun the Peg Warms have.

>$450
lmfao based
anyone still engaged with this franchise deserves to be fleeced like the brainless goycattle they are

>>11503725
I want a new Bespin Luke in TVC so bad. I still have some fondness for the old one, but it's time. Even with their crapshoot head sculpts it's time.

I expected so little and was still disappointed

>>11503769
I do too. I was pretty sad when this was revealed to be a 6" set. BS has now had two newly sculpted Bespin Luke's in the time since there's been a new 3.75" version. The one released in TVC was already a decade old mold to begin with.

Nobody posted this

>>11503770
Yeah... It's dead, Jim.

>>11503673
Probably happening a lot sooner than that. They showed this image on screen when the stream was down and Emily was saying more stuff was coming. It might just be me seeing what I want to see, but that hand on the bottom looks like it has three fingers just like Arleil Schous. And considering they are giving this Gunship project a longer campaign time with lower amounts needed to hit the tiers, I think they owe it to us to release him. Especially since his lower half is already tooled up from Jude Law's figure.

>>11503799
>they owe it to us
They don’t “owe” you anything.

>>11503795
Didn't they just release these?

>>11503780
>The one released in TVC was already a decade old mold to begin with.
It was a new sculpt at the time. That was 15 years ago, though.

>>11503805
I'm talking when it was released in this current TVC 2.0 line in 2020.

This franchise is dead and hasbro is charging half a grand for this thing
They're out of their fucking minds

Why was Phasma so hyped up around the release of 7, and then be a completely nothingburger in the movies?

>>11503639
>no lucky lekku side panel
>the front bay doors still don't hinge forward the way they're supposed to, they just pop in and out instead of incorrectly being part of the rear bay doors like on the old crumb bomber
>still (seemingly) no room for an AT-RT in the back, certainly doesn't include one
>can't even include the floodlights to mount in place of the front pods for its appearances on umbara and coruscant
>and being a haslab means we're never ever ever seeing any recolors of it
As someone who is generally all for upgraded and more realistic vehicles, this just seems like such a wasted opportunity that I feel nothing about it. It doesn't look 'definitive', it's not my 'dream version' of the gunship, it's just a bigger-but-similarly-inaccurate version of what I already have; the improvements to scale, slightly improving (but not fully fixing) the doors, and adding the rear ramp don't make it perfect on their own, and for $450 it really needed to feel perfect. If this had fully fixed the doors, included an AT-RT that could fit folded up in the back, included the swappable floodlights, and at minimum one or two more sets of side panels, I think I would've happily paid more than $500 for it and bought at least two, but in this state I don't even want one, which sucks, because inevitably hasbro isn't going to take the right lessons from this if it fails. We have so many never-made vehicles that could've taken this slot, but instead we got this incremental improvement on something we already have, that would need another haslab in 5+ years to truly "finish" and make perfect, and if/when this fails, it's gonna hurt our chances of getting things in the future that would've easily succeeded.

>>11503828
Striking design + played by an actress from the most popular TV show at the time. That's it really.

>>11503795
That Rex is the old one with pin joints btw which they once again shopped out. And this Anakin really sucks too. Crazy to not use the better target exclusive tunic sculpt or the new ROTS legs. And just the like the Obi-Wan pack, it’s a phase 2 clone even though the Jedi is early war. The laziness knows no bounds

>>11503842
This falls into one of those conspiracy theories that Hasbro always leaves some details out of the latest version of a thing so they can always sell the latest and greatest version later. This applies to literally anything Hasbro has their toydarian hands on.

>>11503828
>tall GOT lady in chrome armor with a cape
It was a good design. JJ intentionally wanted to "trash" her as a joke and reference to Boba Fett.

>>11503842
I was thinking about the front doors too, weird they just pop in and won't hinge. Flood lights would have been cool, maybe some green laser blasts too. I'm really disappointed by the three lame Jedi tiers. So many better possibilities
>AT-RT or speeder bike so there's actually a reason to use the rear ramp
>dooku's speeder
>geonosian(s) maybe with a masiff
>phase 2 pilots (I get they wouldn’t fit geonosis but still)
>sexo tummy Padme in has lab and then release unripped shirt in mainline

I'm pretty sure the profit margins for Haslabs are insane so some of those things would probably not have broken the bank

>>11503815
Oh, right. It's not a terrible figure in my opinion, but that may be nostalgia persuading me.

The clones in the gunship pictures look like they have the new helmet from the Ahsoka Lieutenant/501st. I would be annoyed with yet another shiny clone release but they did finally reveal the shock trooper I wanted for a long time so that's nice. If they do Cody next year I think I'll be good on clones.

>>11503869
I like the Jedi figures but they should be released in the mainline. I mean two of them appear in ROTS so it's kind of shitty to lock them behind a $450 ship.

>>11503858
Doing that with a Haslab is just completely fucked, though, because at these pricepoints I absolutely need to be able to look at it and say "I don't think this could be improved to enough of a degree that I'd ever want to upgrade it again", and I can't say that for this. Would it look better than mine? Maybe, probably, but not better enough, and not good enough to make me believe I'd never want a better one, which makes me just want to wait for a better one even though that obviously won't happen if this one doesn't fund - and probably still won't happen for many years even if this one does fund.

>>11503869
The tiers aren't for me but they're presumably at least for someone else, although that someone would probably rather put saesee and kolar in a RotS palpatine standoff/fight scene than an AotC geonosis arena scene, I'd assume? Regardless I'm fine with the tiers being made to lure people who want semi-obscure named characters to what's otherwise mostly just an offering for armybuilders, but as an armybuilder, I needed more from the vehicle itself, would've paid more if it had more, but it doesn't, which just makes me sad.

>>11503908
You’re going to buy it anyways though, right?

>>11503908
Honestly I would have rather had a rerelease of the old one as a $200 pulse exclusive

rank the reveals today

>>11503591
This has nothing to do with tatooine.
I was expecting a vintage collection sandcrawler.
Good to know I don't have to shell out hard earned shekels to hasbro for this crap

>>11503799
Still not fast enough. They're dragging this line down

>>11503927
No, I'm not. I'd give it more consideration if I didn't already have a gunship, but since I do, and I still like it, and this new one doesn't address the things I most wanted to see improved from the old one, I just don't feel any desire to get the new one. If it's not gonna make me happy, what's the point?

>>11503946
If this haslab succeeds the old ones will probably fall to $200 or less on eBay, which would kind-of-sort-of be the same end result, although obviously if it fails they're gonna become even more ridiculously expensive than they already are, which just makes things worse.

>>11503952
>This has nothing to do with tatooine.
The Cantina was the HasLab tie in for that theme. I don't know why people were expecting to get two projects when the next one wouldn't even be shipping for a year after that theme was done with.

>20+% bigger
>270+% more expensive (adjusted for inflation)

>>11504040
The increase in detail is only marginal. It was already designed with good accuracy. The old one is like an SNES port of a 1990 arcade game.

>>11503588
I have the OG red box, and the gamerverse already. This is why I stopped getting SW. They just keep rehashing everything. Thankfully I skipped Pre Vesla, so hopefully he he gets rehased to this slimmer updated body.

>>11503717
10% backed now

>>11502550
The haircut an lack of wrinkles is whats bothering me. Like, is this a younger version from an EU story that's not SOTE?

>>11504200
It's Prince Charming from Shrek

>>11504040
Just why

>>11503639
I don't see the value

Any news on palps and mace windu where the fuck can I preorder?

>>11504360
All they've said is they're Fall convention exclusives. You won't be able to preorder them.

Dash Rendar.

Why does Han look short and fat? I know he's an all new sculpt but he looks like the short and fat endor one that everyone hated...

Chewie looks bad too because the legs are too far apart and they didn't give him the dangly hair on around the crotch area. Idk if I even wanna bother "upgrading", I can't unsee that part and it bothers me a lot.

>>11504449
Just sculpt the right alternate hand for this cheap fucks its 2025. POTJ was 25 years ago.

>>11504455
I think the lack of hair at the crotch is a bit bothersome but I'm more annoyed he couldn't get new hands with hinges. Really the whole thing should be new but I'll still get him because the articulation is better than anything else I've got. I like his face a lot more too.

So is Jango a new sculpt?

>>11504437
love that movie

>>11504449
I need a Han figure that has the "ford finger"

>>11504449
Having wrists that thick in 2025 is unacceptable
We've definitely had figures with bare wrists that weren't that thick

>>11504449
I don't think it looks too bad. It's one of the better Ford likenesses out there in any scale, though it still doesn't capture what Ford looked like in the late 70s/early 80s. The new Black Series one doesn't either, though its take on the likeness is very different.

The biggest issue is the vest. It's just too big. Too long, too thick. The oversized vest makes the proportions look worse than they are. TBS figure got it about right. So did this figure which is much older. They fail at the strangest shit at Hasbro these days.

>>11504553
The black series mynock SDCC Han had it

>>11504514
If he's not all new, then he's definitely mostly new. Especially the lower half since he doesn't have thigh swivels or double knees. The only parts I think are reuse are the blasters and jetpack.

It's fucking hueg. Do people even have room for multiples of these? Although I guess if you can just drop $1400 to get a few of them then you probably also have a large house with a dedicated collection space.

>>11503603
>2026 theme for TVC will be Battle of Geonosis
They're crashing this toyline with no survivors aren't they.

>>11504657
Not sure what the problem is

Saesee Tiin and Agen Kolar being Haslab tier rewards is fucking bizarre. Why are they not mainline releases alongside a Palpatine's Arrest playset?

>>11504666
Probably feel like it's going to just be a bunch of recycling of things we already have and not a ton of newness. I don't have a problem with the theme but I could definitely see that as a problem. Return to Tatooine at least encompassed multiple pieces of media and eras whereas Geonosis is pretty contained. I hope they are going to be very creative with it. But if we get an all new Clone Commando sculpt out of it, then I will consider it a success either way.

>>11504666
I just don't see where anything interesting can come from it, even if you're a prequelfag. Much of the obvious stuff has already seen recent updates. We could get a new Mace Windu out of it I suppose, and I suspect a new AotC Obi-Wan too. We've endured and will continue to endure clone-spam regardless though.

>>11504670
I don't get it either but my only guess is they are still going to release them on ROTS cards at some point. They do have slight costume changes between the films and even so, it wouldn't be the first time a HasLab exclusive figure has been altered and put into the mainline.

>>11504670
Even Coleman being tied to the gunship is weird since he never had anything to do with one. He died way before they showed up.

Honestly I can't really think of any characters that would make good tiers for this. We only saw a handful of characters riding them, and most of those are main characters who already have multiple figures. They had to stretch the category to "Jedi who were at the arena" just to get some characters for this.

Do you think disney could ever pull off 10, 11, 12, using only the new cast from the sequel trilogy, instead of making a series of references to the original trilogy?

>>11504720
They literally do not know any other way to make a Star Wars movie than to just copy what was done before so no

>>11504712
I think the tiers should have just left named characters out of it and been things that would benefit buying multiples instead. Stuff like a squad of clones with unique Geonosis weathering to immediately fill the gunship with off the bat. Effects pieces for all the rockets and laser cannons. Basically like how most the HISS Tank project was designed.

>>11504721
I think the new cast would be fine if they were given a better script that wasn't just a corporate check list of references to fill out, and didn't need excuses to shoehorn in the original cast and the falcon.

>new jango fett
>new asajj ventress

>reissue
>reissue
>reissue
>reissue
>overpriced gunship

wow what a reveal, of two new figures

>>11503603
Hasbro can have my sheckles if they make new arena monsters

>>11503858
>conspiracy theories
It's their whole business model and they do this for all their lines like GI Joe and Legends. Conspiracy would be them releasing figures with wrong painting (like that last Jean Grey) and then re-releasing with the right one being part of the plan all along.

So when is the single card ROTS Anakin coming out? I was expecting to see that

>>11504642
This pic really highlights how unnecessary and unexciting this ship is as a haslab. The first toy is great, and almost as big, and with other accessories released over time almost as complete. Yes this IS bigger and more detailed but is that enough to make it exciting as an exclusive super expensive release? Every other haslab has been a brand new thing we never got before, even the dogshit cantina is a massive more or less complete cantina compared to a small set from 40 years earlier and a piece of cardboard. This being a very similar yet larger sharper update to an already fantastic toy that they rereleased and recolored 5 or 6 times just doesn't have the kind of appeal of a never before done item.

>>11504200
Theres a lot of Hildebrandt paintings of Dash for SOTE that skewed younger. They were all part of the same media push (the "everything but the movie" approach was to deliberately let all the various iterations of the story be a bit different both narratively and visually) but this version didn't stick with people the way the more rugged version did.

They are so fucking bad at doing single hinge joints, ruins the proportions and silhouette every time.

1400 backers so far. I think it'll fund but no way we're hitting all three tiers at 14k. Seems like majority of the discussion is about how people already have a gunship and don't want to pay $500 for another one. Ghost was an easier sell because it was something new and the rebels figure tiers were more enticing.

I am probably going to back one but I'd really prefer to get all three Jedi to maximize resale because I don't plan on keeping them.

>>11505056
Its almost the exact same situation as the rancor. Its cool, people want it, but we have recent direct comparison product that tells us we're getting ripped off.

>>11505056
Yea, I really wish they would have chosen something different for the first PT related HasLab. Vehicles were so thoroughly realized during the prequel heydays and the TCW line that I don't really know what else would have been a more exciting choice in that fashion. Maybe an iconic playset would have been a better option instead? Like a Theed Hangar/Shield Generator or Jedi Temple. I don't really know, but I hope this campaign succeeds regardless because TVC can't really afford a loss. Pretty sure Hasbro only keeps this line around because of these annual projects that pay out their bonuses.

Its jazwares even trying the announce 2 new ships the rest like 6 repaints. Fuck them.

>>11504943
If Cameron Monaghan got really buff, he would be perfect for this version of Dash. He has almost exactly the same jawline.

Are there any cheap, lame disney wars figures that come with the biker scout holdout blaster?
I lost one at one point, and I'd like to steal one off a figure I don't care about.

>>11505299
The Emperor’s Royal Guards all come with them too and it’s not even noticeable if they’re missing it since it’s under the robes.

>>11505311
Stealing pieces off my OT figs triggers me because I'm autistic, even in spite of the fact that you wouldn't be able to tell with guards because of their cloaks hiding the holster.
But the carnor jax royal guard figure looks to come with the pistol, and it's going for 16 bucks on amazon, so that's probably my best bet.

>>11505267
Haslab is starting to feel forced. Barge, Razor Crest, Ghost at least made some sense as items unfeasible for retail and with uncertain demand. Cantina wasn't necessary, people would have been satisfied with a $60 retail set with a downscaled booth and portion of the bar. Gunship just feels like they ran out of ideas and are trying to squeeze what money they can before Star Wars haslabs are no longer able to fund. Honestly, we don't need one every year. Most people don't have space and money to get haslabs every year. And Star Wars has lost most of its fanbase and brand power so huge $500 shit with questionable value every year isn't gonna work. They can stick to the crowdfund/made to order model but switch it to figure packs of obscure characters who wouldn't sell well at retail.

>>11505319
I remember hearing the royal guard pistol is mirrored and won't fit in a scout trooper holster

>>11505326
Yea, they need to start doing some smaller projects for these. There's only going to be a smaller and smaller amount of hardcore TVC collectors every passing year and considering how many people have backed each campaign so far, they really need to start considering people's display real estate and finances as well. They keep launching these campaigns at the exact same time as a huge glut of preorders start to ship and it's forcing people to choose, which really only hurts Hasbro. I really hope next year they consider something that's more in the price range of $250-300 and do it when they don't have multiple waves and expensive packs hitting.

>>11505326
>I remember hearing the royal guard pistol is mirrored and won't fit in a scout trooper holster
Just checked. This is indeed the case.
TBS collecting is pure suffering.

>>11504944
this panel shit SHOT my love for SW.
I don't let getting fucked over small shit.
Why they dont have thigh swivels anymore, especially for a premium/limited release? Why backtrack on what was already there?
Since they removed that a few releases ago, I see figures I want, but I don't buy them. How dare you try to jew me.
The Han TVC and Chewie don't look all that bad, in fact I'll argue it's definitive. But THAT'S IT. FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE. I'm just getting that but I'm over SW and that's sad because it's the only thing I collect. It's probably for the best.
Also I'm not hard to please, but when you start taking shit away and charge MORE cause inflation, that just pisses me off.
Full fucking circle. Always lurked and thought to myself why are all these fucks complaining all the time, and now I became the very thing I made fun of. Amazing. Fuck this shit

>>11504944
Why don't they do soft rubber clothes with the joint hidden inside like how barbie knees are?

The Haslab lost Yakface. That kills it right there.

>>11505552
They did that already and it failed

>>11505565
Yakface consooms literally everything I'm sure he'll back it eventually. But there was a comment on his article saying most collectors and channels supporting it seem like they are forcing themselves to feel excited about it. That is how I feel lol. It's like ugh I have to drop $500 on this rather than feeling actual excitement over finally having a gunship in my collection.

I need them to add some shit to it. Even if it's a fucking sticker sheet like they did for the cantina. I just want some more value with it because imo there is not enough, especially considering all three Jedi definitely aren't getting unlocked. Think there should have been at least two or three more clones included too because it's retarded not to have gunners for the bubble turrets. Yes, most people probably already have clones they can use but still, it's about the value proposition

>>11505571
This just looks gross. It's like he's wearing fatigues from the Ed Gein Collection. Pretty solid sculpt though.

>>11505619
If they included the missing ranked Clone officers, I bet they'd get a lot more people excited for it.

Why is the Anakin Obi Wan set not up on Pulse? Should we be worried?

>>11505858
It’s going up August 1st

Consoom...

>>11502550
His hair should be more of a reddish brown and pulled back. Nose should be a bit thinner. His jawline isn't that square.

>>11505882
Kek I saw it sold out on EE too. Either they produced very few or Ackolyte trannies are buying them by the dozen just to own the chuds. I know of at least one redditor who did that with Osha. Also this is a pretty bad looking figure, that plastic square is just terrible

>>11505882
I mean we had people in this very general saying they hated the show but still wanted a Stranger so I'm not surprised

>>11505882
I’m waiting for the shirtless variant

Did TVC Han sell out on Amazon or just never show up? All I could order was Chewbacca

>aliexpress 3.75" has started on airborne versions
Oh hey, there's that feeling of excitement and happiness I wanted to have about the haslab, almost forgot what it felt like for a bit there

>>11505882
>complaining about "consoomers" on the board dedicating to buying as much useless plastic bullshit as possible

It’s still the fucking old Vader legs but I never got the ESB version so overall pretty dope I’ll pick it up it’s my fav StarWars scene after all

>>11505639
On top of that, the articulated metal frame under the rubber was apparently notorious for snapping at the joints.

>>11505619
>>11505565
>>11504943
>>11503842
They would have absolutely killed it if they surprise revealed a reasonably priced and scaled Outrider with a Dash Rendar.

This haslab should have been a $350 made to order item clearly. This doesn't seem to be going over well in the community but I suspect it will barely make it over.

The only thing I'm really prepared to get at this point is an Imperial Shuttle (again prefer made to order), Deathstar playset, or the Outrider.

The Haslab and the tiers are absolutely tone-deaf, esp from what has been said about the four they showed to focus groups. Which quite frankly doesn't give me much faith since the other choices are underwhelming to me at least. (Maruader, U-Wing, Y-Wing with pilots)

On top of all of this the han looks underwhelming as fuck and the chewie is beyond disappointing.

>>11505882
I mean, I don't like the show but he's the only one I wanted out of the entire show.

>>11506622
>buying figures from entertainment that you don't even like

I actually liked Skeleton Crew, but it really didn't need to be 4 hours long. If they cut it down to 2 hours and released it as a movie, it could be a great movie.

Is the lego model the only toy release of the skeleton crew ship?

Holy moly, this is bad.

>>11506949
I don't think it's atrocious but it's not even close to what it could have been; previous 3.75 Han figures get a lot of things right that this one does not, and the new TBS Han is better in just about every way. I don't understand.

>Consoom...
Femcels prefer their slop im literary form because sophistication and shit.

>>11506612
I think the number of people willing to pay $4-500 for a BMF-sized Outrider is very small

>>11506949
I'm just going to stick with my VOTC one from 2004. It's outdated as hell and has a ton of stuff wrong with it but I feel like the flaws in the new one are egregious enough that the old one somehow looks better to me.

>>11506949
Yeah desu they failed on all of the OT mains except for Ben lol. People complained about the Endor Han head but it looks so much better than this, I will swap them if the joint sizes match. Also I hate how fat his wrists are... I was really looking forward to putting him and chewie together but I'm not even getting the new chewie

>>11507018
The old one undeniably has better proportions and does a better job reflecting the costume. In recent years TVC has delivered some of the best Star Wars stuff in any scale despite increased competition. This figure just kind of sucks, which is a problem because it's fucking Han Solo.

Meanwhile we'll probably get a new Mace Windu that nails it thanks to the stupid Geonosis theme. Fucking Hasbro, I swear.

Emily confirmed that the upcoming Cantina figures will not be reissues of past figures. That's a relief

>>11506949
this han is too thicc
looks like rotj han

Why is all the SW merch pushing prequel / clone wars era stuff?

Are they gearing up for something? Feels odd if its a ROTS anniversary thing, when none of the others really got a big thing of their own.

>>11507258
>Feels odd if its a ROTS anniversary thing
I doubt it, because a lot of the major Geonosis players are things a RotS focus would also provide. Mace Windu looks the same between movies. So do all the Jedi fodder but Kit Fisto and his weird face change. Dooku already exists. AotC Anakin was just reissued. A new AotC Obi-Wan could be nice but I don't think it's something people are clamoring for. Jango Fett just came out. I really don't understand why they're doing this or what good could come of it. Fapbait Padme? I am not a prequelfag, though. Maybe the prequelfags are excited.

>>11507264
I just like the ship and droid designs from all eras, but everything out right now is either related to Mando or the prequels.

>>11507258
Yes, they're gearing up for a shitty clone wars flashback in the Ahsoka show, a shitty clone wars flashback in Kenobi season 2, and another Tales of the Slop featuring Filoni original clone wars characters as geriatric losers during the Empire era

>>11507258
>I really don't understand why they're doing this
Because OT and Mandalorian has been covered very well now and Disney shit doesn't sell so it's naturally time to revisit the prequels. But since prequels were also thoroughly covered in early 2000s, next year is probably going to be mostly updates to things "we already have". So maybe not exciting for some like the gunship isn't but it will be for new collectors who don't have that stuff or collectors who want definitive upgrades to their outdated figures

>>11507319
I'll take "updated background Jedi #6 who hasn't had a new figure in 20 years" over yet another Mando with a slight tweak based on a specific accessory he had in one episode

>>11507266
I don't mind getting prequel stuff but I think TPM needs more attention than anything related to the Clone Wars.

Merrin looks great

>>11507379
Should be getting her in both scales and the Cal Turgle pack tomorrow. The Fallen Order stuff is the only thing now that genuinely excites me

>>11507425
I'm waiting to get the Cal pack this coming week. Hope you post pics of it

For once in this line, the heads between the two Cal releases share a neck peg so I can replace the original release's terrible head sculpt with one of the new ones

>>11507454
I'm wondering if I can put the original's hair on the new bearded head to make the most accurate Cal. Feel like there's a good chance of tearing it when trying to take it off though

>>11506949
I'm fine with most of it but the thing that is REALLY bugging me are his awful sausage tube arms. Ventress has this same issue. There's no taper to the wrist so it looks really bad. They got it right on Cal Kestis, don't know why it got so fucked up here. I'm thinking I might just swap his arms lower out with the ROTJ version. I think the length of the sleeves being inaccurate would bother me a lot less than those cylinders they gave him.

>>11507355
I agree. Wish they would have gone in order with the themes for the prequels and started with TPM. Really would have made up for the lack of support for the anniversary. I would have loved to see something like:
>New Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Darth Maul
>New Tatooine Anakin
>New Theed Padme
>Retool Gungan Warrior with new hips/legs
>New Naboo Royal guard - both as a single card and in an army builder 4 pack with alternate heads
>New Captain Panaka (could reuse the body with a different head as the officer in the 4 pack)
>Finish out the B-1 with new arms
>New Eopie as the creature (reuse Qui-Gon as a pack in figure with a poncho)
>Theed hanger or Trade Federation Starship hallway as the playset (either one could include Battle Droid as pack in figure)
>Bongo sub for the vehicle

I kinda like the 1/3 scale droid stuff they've been doing at disneyland. Do you think they would ever mass market this scale outside of the promotional editions?

>>11501715
When is that thing gonna be available for preorder? I assumed it would be up right away but so far it's only been sold in person at SDCC.

What are some of the best backdrops you could use for 3"1/4 figures? Doesn't strictly need to be official SW, but anything that fits the art style of the figures, and doesn't cost too much.

>>11508412
August 1st

>>11507754
The vest being removable and oversized is really the biggest issue. If they were going to make it a separate piece they should have sculpted accordingly and glued it. Han's vest is a thin Western-style accessory. The figure's vest makes it look like he's about to go camping. There are other places it falls a little short, but that is the most problematic one. Still not a bad figure.

Got Merrin and the Cal 2 pack. Merrin is fantastic, I love her. And her headsculpt is better in hand imo. Cal is fine. Major issue though is the silver paint on the belt buckle scratches right off. Also it is pretty retarded that out of the 7 different Cals they have made across both scales, only one of them is designed to have BD fit on his back. This one once again doesn't have that ability.

At first I thought it was because they reused ANH Han's vest but I'm pretty sure this is an all new vest (and torso) sculpt so they should have had no problem make a little slot for BD's foot like the poncho release. Another gripe is the double blade saber hilt doesn't have a peg hole to attach it to the belt so you still can't have an accurately stowed lightsaber.

While I like the black series Merrin, the TVC one is kinda meh. The head honestly sucks. I think the sculpt itself is actually decent but it's a bit undersized and she has a giraffe neck, which I think is so the hair doesn't get in the way of the hood. But the hair is also bad. Often times when the hair is a separate piece it doesn't look good like Shin Hati for example. But I do like she has an open palm hand I wish the black series got one as well.

Turgle and Skoova are alright too I guess, better than nothing. Would've been nice for Turgle to have more articulation, at the very least a waist swivel because he can't really do much.

Sorry for spamming but this is what Cal looks like without the vest if anyone was wondering. Might try kitbashing him with other stuff

>>11508502
Really hope Turgle comes to TVC at some point.

>>11506949
What even is that head sculpt? Did they hire out to high schoolers to do this? Christ on a Cracker.

Got BS Han and Chewie in. They all go great together. I just need Bandai to release the updated SHF Ben Kenobi and I'll have the whole ANH crew.

>>11508870
It's real nice having the three main characters in their their "main looks" from each movie. It's also fun to see the evolution of the characters and their costumes across each movie, like how Luke starts lighter in ANH and progressively gets darker clothing as the trilogy progresses.

>>11508848
I feel like Han has the same problem as the Ahsoka TCW Anakin, where having the hair as a separate piece just looks weird

>>11507258
Prequel era probably has more stuff to make toys out of from not just the movies.

>>11508876
i swear on the lord almighty they always fuck harrison fords likeness up
gotta be a running gag at this point as hasbro

>>11509014
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>>11509014
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