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From 16bit.com:1) In 2008, you guys released a Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi action figure with a helmet, but rather than making a traditional rubbery removable helmet, you included a second, swappable head.? It looked better, it felt better, and it stayed on really well-- is there any chance we can entreat you to consider trying this sort of head-swapping on future figures?? Since we're on the subject, can you let us know why one style of helmet/head-swapping might be preferable over the other way of creating these characters?
2) Big vehicles have been something you guys have really been cranking out lately.? In 2008, we got a giant Millennium Falcon and an AT-TE.? In 2009, we got a new Y-Wing Bomber as well as the Turbo Tank.? In 2010, there's a new Slave I and an AT-AT.?? You can probably guess where this is going-- does Hasbro have plans to reveal another big-ticket ($75+) exclusive and/or non-exclusive vehicle in 2011??? (And because it's our webmaster's birthday this week, he wants to know if he can weasel out of you if the ship may be Rebel, Imperial, Bounty Hunter, or Clone related.)
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From Action Figure Insider:1) Will we ever see a re-issue of the Clone Wars Threepio and Artoo figures – either on card or in a set?
2) If, according to (Lucas/fandom and the Kenner figure) Blue Snaggletooth is Zutton, the "twin" of Teekel (the red Snaggletooth in the "Cantina Denizens" cinemapack), then why was the Blue Snaggletooth in the K-mart exclusive made from a Geezum (Hasbro red Snaggletooth) figure? That said, will we ever get a "proper" Blue garbed metal booted Zutton Snaggletooth?
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From Action Figs:1) The recent update to Hoth Leia has taken off, it seems to be moving off TVC pegs, and fans appreciate how good a figure it is with sculpting and articulation working together so well for such a classic Leia outfit. With that in mind, ESB offers 2 more Leia outfits that need similar treatment, the Bespin Gown outfit and the Bespin Escape outfit. The last Bespin Escape Leia, which is one of the character's signature action sequences in the saga, was back in the POTJ line in 2001, and was limited in articulation so to be stuck in an action pose. The last Bespin Gown Leia had very little articulation and even less usable, leaving it a statue. What are the chances that we could get modern-quality updates to these 2 iconic ESB Leia outfits?
2) Despite several denied fan requests for an update of her "classic" look in the basic line, as well as a flat out "not happening" for the somewhat necessary inclusion in the Galactic Heroes line (considering we have the other two in the classic trio) some fans are getting the idea that Hasbro has something against Sy Snootles. Does she rank up there with Ben Quadinaros, Jaxxon, and Jocasta Nu as being too far out there, or are those fans just reading too much into your lack of movement on this? Has Lucasfilm had any role in your decision not to pursue anything representing the classic puppet, or is there hope that we can convince Hasbro to change their stance? Now that the Vintage line is back this would be a perfect opportunity to get this classic alien into the hands of collectors, even if not as a basic figure but an exclusive. Consider that the existing Sy Snootles figure has some of the most useless articulation ever, its pose is incredibly awkward, and its paint is the only one of the band to be so inaccurate. We're not even asking for Max Rebo's instrument to be corrected with the horn on top, just a better Sy Snootles. Shouldn't the frontman of the band get the best figure instead of the worst?
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NEW! From AllSpark.com:1) Dear Hasbro, outstanding job on the mail-away Boba Fett. I thought at first this was recast from the original molds, but it appears the time was taken to actually go in and sculpt a completely new "vintage" figure. The card art and everything else are top notch which leads to the question. Why spend all this time and effort to make a wonderful figure and then allow your distributors to scrimp on packaging and shipping? Reports are coming in from all over the country of mailers smashed almost flat, torn and otherwise mangled. Mine arrived with the top half of the mailer crushed - upon opening, the card was folded, the bubble was severely creased and almost entirely separated from the card back. Why not charge one dollar extra and make sure these figures are packaged in such a way as to survive even casual handling? According to one postal official, these were shipped out as "bulk mail" - ie "junk mail" which gets even less care than normal. It's a real shame all of your developer's hard work was essentially handled like trash.
2) It seems like with each new episode, "Clone Wars" gives us two, three, sometimes an entire squad of "must have" Clone Trooper characters/figures. How do you keep up with that without ending up tearing all your hair out?
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From ASMzine:1) What prompted the decision to make the upcoming ROTJ R2-D2 smaller than the current molds? I’ve always noticed that the modern R2-D2 figures were a little larger than realistic scale should have them at, but this honestly never bothered me enough to want a “proper to scale” version, even back when it was rare to get a non-R2-D2 Astromech figure. (The difference wasn’t as bad as it used to be with Leia compared to Chewie, for example.) But now we’ve got nearly 40 individual Astromechs using the Droid Factory and Vintage bodies, including the recently-announced pilot-pack Astromechs. Plus most of the R3s and R4s are already using a different mold that stands out badly in terms of proportion, and the odds of any of these being redone are basically nil.I appreciate the dedication to film accuracy, and the amount of gimmickry in the new mold is amazing… but shouldn’t scale have taken one for the team so the Astromechs can keep a pretty consistent look even if the minor details in sculpt differ?
2) With the new versions of vehicles and Jabba, we’ve also seen figures released (or announced) that fit right in, such as the Cloud Car and Cloud Car Pilot, Jabba and the upcoming Barada, possibly more. But you could also make the case that last year’s Slave Leia works well with the new Jabba even though there was a year between releases. Now, I’m sure that was no accident, but perhaps you could give our readers a bit of insight into the process of planning figures and display sets/vehicles. It’s a great undertaking to revamp a large piece like the AT-AT or Slave-1, so one might think that any additional figures are planned once the go-ahead on the vehicle is given. But maybe it’s also the case that “Hey, we’ve got X and Y out, and if we get this vehicle out there, we could make E, F, and G from our to-do list.” Is it more of vehicle first, figures later, or is it that since we have these figures available, now would be a good time to get this vehicle out? Or is it a bit of both?
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From Awesome Toy Blog:1) Who now holds the “probably never will make as a figure” slot on the Clone Wars line-up? Jocasta Nu or Clone Number 99? Or both?
2) HasbroToyShop.com no longer has Star Wars stands available. Will they be returning? If so, will they be the same design or will they be refreshed?
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From Dewback Patrol1) In a recent Q&A you seemed to have some suspicions about the popularity of Jocasta Nu. While some of our members do indeed want her made there were a variety of extra votes from fans who joined only to vote (possibly multiple times) to put her over the top. As much as I would like to buy her to add to my dioramas, I believe your suspicions are correct. With that said, I am very happy with the results of the fan’s choice poll. The genuine desire for Jabba’s guards and your willingness to slot them into the line is great! However, it seems one very prominent guard has still been forgotten. Is there a chance that Velken Tezeri will be slotted into the line in the near future? He is a very unique character that is somewhat prominent in that scene.
2) You really seem to do an excellent job on some characters. Slave Leia, Luke Bespin, and Bossk come to mind. They really always come out great and are an improvement from the previous version. The three of them were all some of the highlights of the POTF2 line. Then their respective follow up releases were also highlights of their time. You even worked an action feature into a Bespin Luke that did not interfere with the aesthetics. I did not think it was possible to top the VOTC Luke Bespin from a few years ago, but you did that too. The most recent versions of all these characters are some of the best figures ever. Other characters seem to be more difficult to nail. Is there something about certain characters or outfits that really work better than others? Can you tell us a little about what makes a character difficult or easy to sculpt?
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From Droidsand Ewoks.com:1) As a fan of Droids and Ewoks, I'm wondering if the Hasbro team checked out the articles about the 25th anniversary of these two TV series at starwars.com (check one of them out here:
starwars.com article) or if perhaps you have taken a special interest in the "Droids or Ewoks toy you wished had been produced" part of the article? There are some great hints in that article as to what fans are still hoping for. Come on, give us some encouraging words!
2) It's been a long time since we've had a new EV-9D9, 8-D8 or an Original Trilogy 2-1B. Are new figures of these droids anywhere on your radar? The ROTS 2-1B figure from a few years ago is nice, but we still need a droid that looks like the one from The Empire Strikes Back.
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From Echo Base Forums:1) R5-K6 is one of your best figures ever. While researching its background however, I found some really interesting photos. One pic from the briefing scene shows R5-K6 actually having a white body with red panels. Another clearly shows him in the back of a Y-Wing fighter in the hangar, even though we know Red Leader flew the X-Wing. Adding even more confusion is the fact that there appears to be a shot showing the R5-K6 body scheme you released on the Death Star! I know you get your info and references direct from Lucasfilm, but thought maybe there might be a new figure of R5-K6 with the same dome, but with a white & red body in the furture for us. You can see all the pics I mention on
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2) Based on the season 3 trailer, it appears that the Blurrg beasts will see more action in the Clone Wars series. Can kids and collectors expect to see this interesting creature, perhaps with a Twi'Lek rider? The deluxe line is almost entirely made up of small vehicles, when collectors and kids alike would also enjoy seeing small beasts, it helps make the line more diverse and keeps us interested.
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From Galactic Hunter:1) Fans asked and you've found a way to include the Scramble on Yavin Battle Pack into this year's lineup, as well as the beardless Hoth Rebel Soldier. Has the alternate Imperial Scanning Crew Tech with alternate scan trunk found a home (or is it close to finding one)?
2) Has there been any development on the Darth Vader/Funeral Pyre set?
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From Han's Hideout:1) Have you decided yet what set will accompany the Yavin IV Technician and Sled in the TRU exclusive deluxe assortment next Spring? At Celebration all you could offer was that it would most likely be Clone Wars themed - any chance you can let us know what the other set in assortment will be?
2) At Celebration V you mentioned that the AotC Padme would be shipping with two unique headdresses - one movie based and one concept based. Any chance we could get a comparison pic of the two headdresses atop Padme's head?
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From Imperial Shipyards:1) Can someone at Hasbro please explain why the CW Clones all seem to have parts that have gone green (its like the same colour green thats on the torso's of the Anti Hailfire squad)? At first it was a few Matchstick helmets now i've stopped buying clones because its impossible to find a clone thats actually all white (where he should be). I went into Sainsbury and found the ambush 2 packs but had to pass as Rys's arms were green and so was Thires thighs and feet! Have you changed plastics ? Because if you have i suggest you change back , clones are being left on the shelf because they are nearly all badly discoloured.
2) For a long time, fans have asked for the AT-TE, Twin Pod Cloud Car, and Rebel Troop Transport. For just as long, the team at Hasbro has said no way to all three of these. Now, the AT-TE was finally made because it was seen prominently in The Clone Wars movie and cartoons. The team from Hasbro admitted recently at this year's San Diego Comic Con that the Twin Pod Cloud Car was nixed because the senior member of the group had forbid it, but was no longer there, and now we have the Cloud Car. So, that brings us to the Rebel Troop Transport? Does this great item have any shot at seeing life again as a new toy? I do believe that retail sales have shown that larger scale ships have been selling well, and the playability of this was large in the Vintage days, so I'm certain that the team from Hasbro can make the new version every bit as playable. And, in anticipation of the answer that there just isn't enough demand for such an item, what would need to be done to prove that there IS such a demand?
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From Jedi Business:1) Why did you make one of the most asked for OT resculpts (Jabba The Hutt) a Wal-Mart exclusive? The demand for this piece is high and has been for years. So why did you opt for a one store exclusive instead of making it widely available?
2) We noticed that there are still figures being released, which have differently colored ankle joints from the actual outfit/boots. Like the most recent vintage ROTS Obi-Wan, or the Toys'R'Us exclusive cadet Boba Fett from the Slave 1 Ultimate Battlepack. There you have two fantastic figures, with great head sculpts and fantastic likeness to the actual characters, but then you look at the ankles/boots, and it just looks off. Boba almost looks like as if he's wearing red socks. Is this something that Team Hasbro is aware of and is looking into correcting, or is this something we'll have to live with?
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From Jedi Defender:1) The Legends Snowtrooper is fantastic because the Vintage Snowtrooper was always a fantastic figure, however when he was first released he had a bit of a wide leg stance. Now the Legends figure is out, and his stance is noticeably less wide. Was this a tooling change to the figure, or no? We're really curious how he could go from such a wide pose to one that's much more natural and appealing! And now all you have to do is to get us plenty of Hoth Rebels to go against him too, of course. ;)
2) There are some great exclusives coming up, between the large Hoth Battlepacks, the Battle of Endor Pilot sets, and of course Target's Geonosis Arena 2-Packs continuing. We're curious if some of these exclusives could have a future with a different setting? For instance maybe make another Pilot with droid set but possibly focus on Yavin or even the Prequals/Clone Wars? Or perhaps the Target Geonosis 2-Packs could someday focus on a battle from the Original Trilogy instead, like Endor or Hoth? The formats for these exclusives are exciting and have delivered some great figures, so we're curious if they'll expand to other eras, or battles at some point.
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From JediNews.ca:1) The Hidden Enemy and Hostage Crisis multi-packs have both recently shown up in the UK, albeit minus the DVDs. What was the reason for releasing them this way, and will it be the same if they are released in Canada?
2) Since an image of Sergeant Bric was revealed on JediNews.ca back in July, months before his first appearance on the opening episode of Season 3, you obviously had seen visuals well in advance to give you sufficient time to make him ready for the redemption scheme. With that in mind, what other likely candidates from this episode (chief among them being Domino squad as cadets) might we expect in the near future?
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From JediNews.co.uk:1) Sorry, this is a long question. By the time these answers come back it will be mid-October and we still don’t know what fate beholds the exclusive items announced at Celebration V for the UK and Europe. We included a list of these and we’d really appreciate knowing what items we’ll see over here so we know what we need to buy from the US/eBay – I’ve excluded some of the Toys ‘R’ Us exclusives as history shows that we do get those. Before we get to the list, please can you also confirm if Jabba on Throne will make it to the UK? Here goes…
2) The new Vintage release of Wicket (due in January) sees as a blurring of the lines between the realistic and animated line-ups with the inclusion of the animated hood; might we see more of this in the future, possibly to allow minor characters that have appeared in both the movies and the TV series to be offered with alternate heads/appendages, with the potentially added bonus of collectors buying two to get the different versions? In case you hadn't already guessed, Jocasta Nu would be a prime candidate – one body but with two different (animated and non-animated) heads.
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From Jedi Temple Archives:1) The new bounty hunt foil card promotion has stirred up a lot of interest on the collecting trail. But surprisingly the details of this new promotion were not really touched upon during the summer convention presentations. Most of what we do know so far has been garnered from case assortment information available from some online retailers.
And from that information we've found that 4 of the 11 figures from the TESB wave are being offered as Bounty Hunt figures. And ALL of the figures from the ROTS wave have Bounty Hunt foil card variants. Back in 2006's Saga Collection only a handful of figures were offered as part of the Ultimate Galactic Hunt on which this new promotion appears to have been modeled..
Can you please explain some of the methodology behind the new Bounty Hunt foil card promotion? And which or how many figures that have been revealed from the upcoming RETURN OF THE JEDI and ATTACK OF THE CLONES waves can collectors expect to be offered in Bounty Hunt foil cards?
2) The TARGET exclusive 9 pack of figures fills us with joy. And it has made us think about a few things. Since we are in “vintage mode” now, would you be able to repack some of the “older” but nonetheless fantastic figures that were originally available in the original Kenner line as well as some other strikingly cool looking characters? For example, 2001’s FX-7 and 2006’s Chief Chirpa really do not need a revisit. Can you incorporate them into The Vintage Collection at some point so we can have them in vintage packaging? Also, we would love to see Gargan and R1-G4 entered into The Vintage Collection since they were original Kenner concepts back in the day. (And we are sure Gargan would sell much better in vintage packaging.)
Even other figures like Tessek (if you’re not going to redo him at some point), Warok, Romba, Luke Stormtrooper (and why not throw us a vintage styled Han Stormtrooper too), R5-D4, Bib Fortuna, Malakili, Death Star Droid, Ugnaught, AT-AT Driver and Zuckuss are all prime examples of figures that are perfect as is and can now have the honored gift of being placed on a vintage card. It will save you on some tooling costs and make hardcore collectors very happy by getting us closer to getting all modern figures into vintage packaging. .
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From Jedi Temple War Room:1) The announcement of the Rebel Hangar Crew with transport being re-offered as a TRU exclusive has been widely hailed by many a collector. And it really does harken back to the vintage days of "the mini-rig". But it raises a couple of questions:
First, it was announced that the Rebel Hangar Crew with transport would be offered in a TRU exclusive assortment with a second Figure with vehicle. So what might that second set be, and when can collectors expect these in stores?
And if we're not pressing our luck TOO much, there's a second part to this question: This will be the second movie-realistic offering in the Figure with vehicle format. Both have been TRU exclusives so far. But can movie-realistic fans hold out some hope that this particular assortment might be expanded in the not-so distant future to include both Clone Wars AND movie-realistic offerings?
2) Much of the collecting community has been abuzz about wave 5 of The Vintage Collection. Especially since this particular wave will mark the first time in a long time that we'll be seeing a non-themed basic figure wave. And indications are that some of the figures will be from A NEW HOPE, and others will be from THE PHANTOM MENACE. And there are also indications that this wave COULD ship before the 2011 Toy Fair. So, seeing how there are no major media events between now and February....can we expect to get some details or a sneak peek at Wave 5?
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From Kitty's Pryde1) With the sellout of the Star Wars figure stands on hasbrotoyshop.com are there any plans to produce more? There are a lot of names missing from the sticker sheet (how can we not have a Tie Pilot yet?) Any chance of seeing a super sheet available with every figure name since the original vintage figures forward (would only need one name per sheet, either in the box or as a separate purchasable item, no duplicate names needed we can pick up multiple sheets if we need more). This would be a great way to cover all of the figures out there. Additionally, any chance of adding in CW stands maybe as a separate pack or increasing the existing pack size (50 maybe with 8 for CW and 2 more for EU?) . More EU stands are really needed since only 2 are currently packed in.
2) With the positive fan reaction to the vintage packaging (we all love them!!!), will this trend continue on past the two year mark? It would be cool to get all 92 of the vintage re-released. I know we cannot ask about specific figures but…..can you give us a hint about the possibility of a POTF Yakface or Amanaman?
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From Lichtgeschwindigkeit.de1) You've shown us what will ship in the upcoming ROTJ and AOTC Waves. For 2011 you said we will see mixed waves. I think it will make each wave more exciting because every movie has a chance to be represented. From your SDCC presentation it sounded like a wave would be built around 6 new figures. What about the other 6 slots in each of those waves? Will we see a lot of carry forward figures from previous waves or are you looking at the other six slots as a chance to re-release some figures we haven't seen in a while like R5-D4, Hammerhead (Momaw Nadon), VOTC Han Solo,and others.... ?
2) Reports from collectors are coming in that the euro release of the AT-AT is missing the movie phrases!
Collectors in germany are complaining the lack of them. At an average retail price of 179 euros (about $230) that's a tough pill to swallow. Not only are collectors paying more in those countries for the products, but getting less features is certainly not a way to attract more customers. What is the reason behind this? Can the function be activated with a few tools and some handywork or has the soundchip or whatever you use to have these phrases play been completely removed from the euro release? So far this feature is missing from the Clone Wars style blue box AT-AT, and we are still waiting for the Vintage box TRU's release. What is the chance that the feature is included in the Vintage style box AT-AT shipping in Europe!?
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From Raving Toy Mainac1) The "figure as game piece" concept has been around for awhile (Star Wars: Escape the Death Star, Shadowrun Duels, Marvel Superhero Showdown) and while the figures are cool, frankly, none of the games have been that great. What can you tell us about the pack-in Galactic Battle Game to get us jaded gamers/figure collectors to give it a try?
2) Ziro the Hutt has been long-rumored to be released as a figure since the Clone Wars movie came out in 2008. In previous Q&A's, it's been said that Hasbro was trying to find a retailer to take Ziro as an exclusive, and later on said that Ziro could potentially end up as a mailaway promotion. With Ziro returning in Season 3 of Clone Wars, desire for this character is high, as he is probably the most important Clone Wars character not to be immortalized in plastic. Can you share any news with us on the status of this pivotal character?
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From Sandtroopers.com1) What is the deal with the different "Mail-in redemption forms" ? In particular,why is there one for Sgt Bric w/ Battle Mat and then the other order form is just for the Battle Mat only, and they both require $6.99 and 5 UPC pop's? I almost mailed in the one for just the Mat only, glad I caught this before it went in the mail, otherwise I would have felt cheated. Care to comment?
2) I recently received my SDCC Exclusive Darth Maul/Owen Lars comic pack in the mail, since I was unable to attend the convention. While the figures are actually quite nice, the packaging seems a little... superfluous, no? I mean, the big buzz around the country seems to be "Going Green", yet with this extra packaging, the extended box that this comic pack was packaged in seems to be exactly the opposite. Personally, I opened the box and the plastic for the figures, and display them loose... so all that extra packaging is in my recycling cans now. Have you ever considered the possibility of offering figures in heat sealed polybags instead of all the plastic and cardboard that they are released in now? Even if you sold them online only, I'm sure there are plenty of people that would buy them this way instead of having to recycle (or simply throw in the trash if they don't recycle) the cardboard and plastic from the figures, thus helping to do your part as a corporation to help the planet "Go Green". Not to mention that the hordes of OCD collectors would have to actually buy ANOTHER copy of every figure.
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From Sir Steve's Guide1) Back in October of '07, we asked you about upgrading the VOTC Lando down the road with ball-hinge elbows and a removable cape that properly drapes over his shoulders (the existing design is neither removable nor does it fit him properly the way it does in the film). Your response was "Great suggestion - we will look at that for a possible future Lando upgrade." In the following 3 years though, no new Lando Cloud City figure was produced so none of these upgrades were used. Lando is a fairly iconic and beloved Star Wars character, the scenes he wears this costume are some his most notable scenes and his only action scenes in ESB, so he needs more flexibility in how he can be displayed. So, what are the chances that we could get a new Lando Cloud City figure with those upgrades in the foreseeable future?
2) The prequels have introduced a number of new alien species to the Star Wars universe, and Hasbro has been good about making figures of most of them. Aside from pod race pilots which have already been discussed with Hasbro, there are several other visually interesting alien species that Hasbro hasn't yet added to the lineup including Roonan, Sarrish, Zeuolin, Holwuff, Tarnab and Sy Myrthian. While these are admittedly background stuff and mostly represented as senators in the films, as action figures they would add another dimension of unique aliens to the line. Can you tell us if any of these species will find their way into the lineup in the foreseeable future?
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From Snowtroopers.ca1) Last year in one of our Q&As, we asked if it would be possible for us to get a regular updated list of which SW toys are coming to Canada (and to which retailers). This would let collectors know in advance which items, especially US exclusives, would not make it up north so that we could then make arrangements to buy it in the US or through eBay. Hasbro said that it was a good idea and would look into it, however it's been a year now and there's still been no sign of any list. Since we're now down to 2 questions every 3 weeks, it's a waste
of a valuable slot to have to make constant inquiries about item availability.
Speaking of which, now that it is post-CelebrationV, are ANY of these items coming to Canada? The two Hoth UBPs, Geonosis Arena 2packs for 2010, and the new Tie Bomber?
2) Would Hasbro ever consider redoing the Tatooine Skiff? Although it does serve it's purpose, it is very difficult to put on all the characters that need to be on the Skiff, while setting it up on display. It just looks way too crowded. And what about transparent plastic to use for the stands this time (to simulate the "hovering" effect).
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From SWCollector.com1) As an older collector who was buying figures back in the days of the original Kenner line, I am absolutely delighted to see the Vintage look return. It's great to see some of the old familiar characters and cards back in the stores as well as the all new figures that were never part of the original line. As for the all new characters, I'm hoping that you are going to be able to 'right some wrongs' along the way. What I mean here, is including popular characters that seemed like they should have been in the original line, but that Kenner never got around to making. Obvious choices would be Grand Moff Tarkin, Rebel Fleet Trooper, and a Bith cantina alien. Will you be looking to add these three into the line?
2) R2-T7, the gray & red-domed R2 unit you have partnered with Grizz Frix in the upcoming Battle Over Endor BP, is not the droid Grizz used in the Battle of Endor! You can see Grizz's white-domed R5 unit behind him during the battle! I know you claim that you have to go with the info that Lucasfilm gives you, but you could at least have watched the few seconds Grizz was actually on screen to see what his droid looked like. Collectors want figures of characters from the movies, not made-up stuff. Take a look at this page to see
a screen cap of Grizz's actual droid. Likewise, I can't find any sign of a droid that looks like R5-P9 from the other set in the movie. Why didn't you use a droid actually seen in the movie, like one of the two R5 units in the Home One briefing scene that haven't been made yet, instead of this obviously made-up droid as well?
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From Yakface.com1) By now, Clone Wars Season 3 has started and you are well on your way in creating product based on these first few episodes. Can we expect to receive the Domino Squad (Echo, Fives, Droidbait, Hevy and Cutup) in their green training armor from the season premiere maybe as a special battle pack or as separate releases? Also regarding that first episode, will we be receiving an accurate version of Commander Colt (the red ARC Trooper) next year as the one from the ARC Troopers Battle Pack doesn't quite fit the bill since he's missing his distinctive gray skull helmet deco.
2) While we anxiously await the arrival of the Vintage Collection's Return of the Jedi and Attack of the Clones waves, we are hoping get a glimpse/tease of the wave after AOTC. Anything you can share - like images or wave list? If not, how about a look at the cards for the AOTC wave?
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From Yoda's News1) Could you re-make the Jawa Sandcrawler like you did for the AT-AT and Falcon. It is in need of an overhaul. I hope I speak for all the Droid/Jawa fans out there. With all the Droids from the Droid Factory line, it would be awesome to have a new Sandcrawler to display them in!
2) Are you planning a new Luke in Jedi Outfit (Return of the Jedi) on Vintage Card?
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