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16bit.com:1) How finished is Galactic Heroes as a line? Have we seen the last of it? The AT-ST hit stores the week we submitted these questions, but are there additional exclusives, repaints, gift sets, or other items in the pipeline?
2) Most Commander Bly figures based on Revenge of the Sith have had less-than-authentic deco. In late 2005 you guys put out a running change with dark brown stripes, true to the movie, but the rereleases since then have largely lacked this deco. It appears the Episode III Commemorative set continues this not-movie-accurate deco, nearly six years later. Why are the brown stripes continuously being left out?
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NEW: Action Figure Insider:1) Any plans to reissue REX (or a red and white repaint of him) for Star Tours? How about a holographic Admiral Ackbar as seen in the updated Star Tours attraction?
2) And any chance/thought of Hasbro doing figures of Pre-Visla, Cad Bane, Asoka, Hondo, Embo, or any of the other "Clone Wars" characters in the more realistic saga or vintage styles?
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From Imperial Shipyards: 1) We have seen numerous Republic Gunships in Season 2 and Season 3 of The Clone Wars and some of them had some fantastic nose art. One of them that comes to mind is Ki Adi Mundi's LAAT from Landing at Point Rain (We believe it is called the Separtist Nightmare) that has the great image of a Clone Trooper Helmet as a kind of Skull. Is there any chance we will see this or any other version of a Gunship being released soon so we can transport our Clones to the planet's surface?
2) Having recently finished up viewing the Season 3 Finale of The Clone Wars with the Episodes Padawan Lost and Wookie Hunt we were immersed into the history of the Trandoshans versus the Wookies. Hands down I think I can speak for everyone when I say I would love to see specific figures and vehicles made for every character in these episodes and was wondering if you could release any specific details on which Trandoshans/Wookies are going to be made and if we are going to see any of the great Trandoshan Skiffs (MSP80 Pteroptors) perhaps in a battlepack or in a mini-rig vehicle offering?
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From Jedi Defender: 1) The Deluxe Figure w/Vehicle line is taking a new direction with the original designs of some of the vehicles you're creating, and we like this direction for the line overall. It certainly harkens back to the original Kenner mini-rigs. We're curious though, will these "off-screen" designs you're doing be strictly relegated to The Clone Wars cartoon? We like that we're getting the Yavin Technician and Cart from the Original Trilogy of course, but we'd really like to see some Original Trilogy inspired designs for new vehicles that were maybe "just off-screen" as well. Maybe even modern takes on some of the original 1980's designs would be a possibility?
2) OK, you're probably well aware that early images have leaked of a new Taun-Taun sculpt, which clearly appears to be Luke's mount. Also, the early images strongly implied that the new beast sculpt is easily changed to make Han's mount... Speculation is a fun part of the hobby for everyone of course, so if you were to hypothetically be doing these new beasts, and doing new figures to go with them, would you completely resculpt a figure like Hoth Luke and Hoth Han to go with the upgraded Taun-Tauns? Or would you re-use say the Vintage Saga Hoth Han with retooled legs, or the upcoming Echo Base Trooper as a base for a Hoth Luke? And just to stir the pot a little more, you'd surely be making that Han coat brown, right (we can't resist asking this)?
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From Jedi Insider: 1) When will we see the recently released (bigger) Clone Wars Slave 1 re-released in a Empire Strikes Back deco?
2) Can you provide us with final press images and details as far as pricing and availability for all the Star Wars/Raiders 2011 SDCC exclusives?
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From JediNews.co.uk: 1) The Galactic Heroes line was a fan favourite but after 9 years I guess it was time for something new. The Jedi Force line looks fantastic and making the vehicles compatible was a very welcome idea. However, there are a few figures that we're missing from the Galactic Heroes line such as the other half of the Republic Commandos... is there any chance you'd consider releasing one more Cinema Scene featuring a selection of these 'missing' figures - maybe we could even vote for the figures we'd like to see? If not for retail, would you consider it as a convention exclusive?
2) You've confirmed Ben Quadrinaros and Tarkin for The Vintage Collection and made Kyle Newman a very happy person in the process (incidentally, will we also see Tarkin coming from The Clone Wars ‘Citadel’ episodes too?). Now the most important question that fans are asking… with Episode I being released next February, in cinemas and now in 3D, are we still on course for a Kitster and Wald two pack in 2012 as discussed with Derryl at Star Wars Celebration V?
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From Jedi Temple Archives: 1) OK, Hasbro. You're doing great and marvelous things with The Vintage Collection (if we could only find them in stores – we digress), but there are many glaring omissions that really need the 'vintage treatment'. Four are weighing on our mind heavily. Could you let us know if a super-articulated Jawa (in the style of the 1978 figure with a full soft-goods cloak), the blue Power Droid, Snaggletooth (blue and red) or Princess Leia Organa (Bespin Outfit) are coming any time soon for us? These are four figures that must absolutely see TVC release! You could even throw in for good measure a few chase plastic cape Jawas to make hardcore collectors very happy. We would like to see many others as well, but these seem mandatory for The Vintage Collection and we want all-new sculpts. Also, instead of repacking figures like Zuckuss, Snowtrooper, IG-88, and AT-AT Driver in the Saga Legends line, can't you just throw them into TVC packaging and use them as "carry forward" figures in The Vintage Collection? You have to stop putting the Clone Trooper (VC15) and the Sandtrooper is every case assortment. They're clogging the pegs!
2) We're slightly worried that the Special Action Figure Sets are going to lose steam quickly. Is there any possible way you could include one all-new or significantly retooled figure in each pack? How hard would it have been to take the 2008 Surgical Droid 2-1B figure and retool its arms and legs to make it Episode V specific? (We're not being sarcastic, we're actually quite curious.) And again we ask how much time and money could have been really wasted by slightly altering the 2007 Death Star Trooper by including a new ranking badge and a headset with a cord to make him the true vintage Death Squad Commander. These reproduction packs are wonderful to see available in 2011 with updated figures, but if you don't start giving us a little bit more for our money than straight repacks, people will wait for clearance prices and this exclusive program will likely go extinct. And we really want to see all of them updated. (Please make at least one figure exclusive to this set, please?)
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From Lichtgeschwindigkeit.de: 1) Battlepacks. Years ago Battlepacks included 5 figures, then we saw them go down to 4 figures and recent photos showed
that only 3 figures are included in a "Battlepack." What is the reason behind this? Cost? And is the name Battlepack still justified?
Are we going to see larger accessories included in these sets or just 3 figures?
2) With the success of the Rocket Firing Boba Fett, what is the chance that you will produce more figures
similar to the old vintage figures? Like Gentle Giant is doing with their 12 inch series? How about
a short exclusive run? And with the success of the current vintage line cardbacks when will the decision be made
if you continue to use this style after 2012? Will we see this line continue after 2012?
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From MouseDroid.com: 1) With the upcoming release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D, I see that you're releasing 3D glasses in a Optimus and Bubblebee Masks. Are there any plans for Darth Vader, Storm Trooper, or Fett versions for when the Star Wars Saga is released in 3D?
2) Have you considered releasing something like a Clone Trooper helmet accessory pack? I adore Clone Troopers, but don't like the animated style trooper figures, which means I miss out on figures such as Captain Rex, Phase 1 Commander Cody etc. Therefore, what about the chances of producing a pack just containing the 'custom' helmet of assorted troopers, so we can just swap them on our 'realistic'-style Clones? (Ed: It would also be great for when kids loose clone helmets down the back of the couch or the dog eats them)
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From Sir Steve's Guide: 1) Any thoughts on pulling back certain collector-targeted figures that have built up at retail over the last year, such as the Sandtrooper, Dengar, 4-LOM, the Endor Trooper, the Cloud Car Pilot, and especially the Vintage Collection ROTS Clone? While in the past with some figures like Yarna it was just that they were ordered hard and didn't sell through, with this particular Clone you've also got a Legends ROTS Clone next to it on the pegs that is less expensive, and many of the Vintage ROTS Clone have a defective, discolored helmet (even after the missing paint problems were addressed). While there is the usual peg warming status of a few figures causing a lack of new figures for the last 6 months, in many areas the build up of the TVC ROTS Clone is reaching an even more alarming rate. While future assortments of Legends may not have the ROTS Clone, and we would hope that future Vintage Collection ROTS Clone Troopers released have this discoloring problem resolved, as a collector based item with a more discerning collector willing to pay extra for a collector item, these Clones are not selling through and will still remain even if there is a lack of Legends Clones available. Any plans to resolve the pegwarming problems in TVC, and especially the portion of that issue caused by the defective Clone?
2) Given previous answers from Hasbro that a Cane Adiss figure was not off the table, and then the character showing 10th in the most recent Fans Choice poll, it certainly seems like eventually we'll probably get a Cane Adiss figure at some point down the road. With that in mind, has the Hasbro Star Wars team given any thought to how Cane, the largest character in the Fans Choice poll, could be realized as a product since he undoubtedly wouldn't fit on the current basic card - would it be a battle pack, a mail-away, an exclusive for Toys R Us (a good tie-in to the giraffe-themed retailer)? And has there been any discussion on a "whole creature" design for Adiss similarly to how the team extrapolated a fully-realized design for aliens like Dice Ibegon that were only prop puppet heads? Obviously we're not expecting Lucasfilm approval on any ideas you guys might have yet, but preliminarily, what does the Hasbro team feel a Cane Adiss figure would look like?
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NEW: From Snowtroopers.ca: 1) Now that we've gotten confirmation that the Galactic Heroes AT-ST will be showing up in the US. Will it also be coming to Canada?
2) Ewoks. Could you give us a hint on which Ewoks has made it to your short list for next year? Gray, tan, black, white or brown fur? Plain or stripes? Any hint? What about re-releasing the vintage catapult, this time with a new paint scheme?
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NEW: From Star Wars Action News: 1) To put it bluntly, why are the new figures so hard to find at retail lately? Nationwide, we are receiving reports of inability to find any figures released in 2011. Why is this distribution problem happening and what is being done (if anything) to correct it?
2) Last year it was confirmed through the Q&A that realistic styled Clone Wars figures were coming in the Vintage line, but at Toy Fair we heard no word on these. Are these still coming, and is there an ETA when they will be released?
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From Yakface.com: 1) The new TVC Rebel Fleet Trooper has been one of the most eagerly anticipated retools for many years. Now that he is finally upon us (if we can find him), what was the reasoning behind including the “blink-and-you’d-miss-it” cap accessory versus giving him an actual functioning holster – a detail present (although only for show) on the previous 1997 POTF2 and 2001 POTJ sculpts? Also what happened to the staff that he was pictured with at Toy Fair? Is this all a Sith plot to double dip with this mold later and include the holster and the staff in some future release??? Expectant collectors want to know!
2) E-tailers have been updating their pre-orders with a cargo hold of new product in the past few weeks, but there has been a curious observation with some of the Vintage Collection waves. It seems that certain waves have leap-frogged over others in terms of order of release and some figures are nowhere to be found (Aayla Secura, Dr. Evazon, Echo Base Trooper, Nom Anor, etc.). Obviously rearranging has to be done from what was planned at the beginning of the year due to unforeseen delays or other factors like the incorporation of the Revenge of the Jedi recards. Can we get an approximate wave breakdown/contents/release order list for the remainder of the year?
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