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NEW: 16bit.com:1) Are there plans for a Clone Wars-themed Mail-In in 2012? (Yes or no would be great if you can't give hints!)
2) Will any of the "Movie Heroes" features (light-up weapons, slashing actions) be added to the Clone Wars line?
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From Echo Base Forums: 1) Two new vehicles for Fall 2011, the AV-7 Clone Trooper cannon and the Mandolorian Gunship, have been in very short supply. Can we expect to see these vehicles released in greater quantities before the Phantom Menace line takes over?
2) One item that was shown at San Diego Comic Con, but was oddly absent from the New York Comic Con, was the Battlefields of Naboo pack. Is this set still slated for a January release?
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NEW: From Galactic Hunter: 1) At Comic-Con, we asked for an update about the "Mini-Rigs" of Clone Wars Boba Fett's Speeder Bike and the mini Republic Attack Shuttle, and we were assured they were coming. No new assortments have been listed, and no news has appeared-- can we get an update on these two?
2) Have any other items fallen off schedule and are in limbo since Toy Fair 2011?
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From Imperial Shipyards: 1) With the recent images released at NYCC 2011, if Darth Malgus is in fact going to be released as an action figure in TVC line, will you also, or are you considering releasing his vehicle to acompany such a highlly anticipated release of a figure? (Images provided of his vehicle, " Sith Fury Class Imperial Interceptor ")
2) With all the great astromech molds we were given years ago why are new astro's being released with the inferior BAD parts? To follow up is there any reason for the lower hole in each side of the body?
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From Jedi Defender: 1) January 30th was mentioned as a "launch date" for the new products you were revealing at New York Comic Con last weekend. We were curious if this will be considered a "soft launch", just as a recommendation to retailers, or is January 30th a hard launch date where you don't want any of these items out at retail till that date arrives, no exceptions?
2) There is some discrepency among collectors over the cardback details on some of the re-release figures you're bringing back in 2012 like the Gamorrean Guards, Wedge, Fleet Trooper and others. Are these figures going to feature the same cardbacks they had in 2010/2011, or will these figures have the new, more "retro" 2012 cardback? And while we're talking re-releases, we really were curious if the new Echo base Trooper will also be making a return in 2012 because he's such a great figure, we'd hate to see him buried at the end of the 2011 line, never to be seen again!
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From Jedi Insider: 1) The first answer we got back seems to be addressing changes made to the new AAT coming out next year from Hasbro.
2) The second question seems to breakdown which products will be released in the UK and in some cases which stores.
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From JediNews.co.uk: 1) There were lots of amazing products revealed at New York Comic Con, please can you tell us which will be coming to the UK and if they’re exclusive then where?
2) When will we learn more about the White Prototype Boba Fett Redemption Program in the UK?
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From Jedi Temple Archives: 1) Your presentation at NYCC was excellent and although we were really itching to see more of what’s up your sleeve for The Vintage Collection, we’re believing that we’ll really be treated to what you have reserved for NY Toy Fair in February. Our question surrounds the newly revealed Imperial Navy Officer and Darth Vader figures. After years of collectors’ begging for a modern update to the Death Squad Commander (the gray outfit and unique helmet with communications cord that was one of the original 12 Star Wars figures ever released), why have you decided to go with the all-black outfit again? We’ve noticed there are some new details not seen on the 2007 30 (77-07) Death Star Trooper figure, so we’re hopeful a variation is in the works to make the gray outfitted figure. But how do you plan to release the Imperial Navy Officer? Is this figure meant to update the Death Squad Commander so you’ll put him on a Star Wars card back, or are there other plans. Also, the Darth Vader figure seems to be the definitive update to an Episode IV Darth Vader, but the Q&A session at NYCC seemed to indicate that we wouldn’t be seeing Darth Vader on a Star Wars TVC card back. Please clarify these points for us?
2) Since you have confirmed that The Vintage Collection will see 55 figures for the 2012 product year, we would assume that you have already started to consider what 2013 may look like. Is it a good guess that The Vintage Collection will continue into 2013? We heard in an interview where Derryl DePriest stated that Hasbro doesn’t want The Vintage Collection to wear out its welcome and other line looks are necessary to keep the line fresh at retail. But we feel that this may be true with any other collection EXCEPT for The Vintage Collection. We hope you are able to keep this line going as long as possible. There are so many figures that need to be packaged in this line look. Can you give us any insight at all about this?
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From Lichtgeschwindigkeit.de: 1) In 2010 and 2011 you shipped a lot of ROTS clones and Sandtroopers in various cases. To be honest, I was surprised to hear so many collectors complain about this. I guess the saturation point has been reached on white ROTS clones and Sandtroopers. However, there are still a lot of army builders out there, but some of us are a little uncertain where troop building is in your planning process. We can understand after having to take clone troopers off the pegs that you might be a little shy on placing too many trooper figures in future waves. Can you let us know how you will be handling this situation in the future? Will we see fewer repeats of trooper figures (as in the past) or are you going to focus on other troopers in future case assortments?
2) By the time this question gets answered, we'll know more about the TPM line-up. At the time this was written though, we know that there will be 18 TPM single carded figures (12 TVC and 6 Wal-Mart exclusive figures). Will this set a general trend for the upcoming 3D film figures as well? (About 18 figures for the launch of each new film) or will this number vary?
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NEW: From MouseDroid.com: 1) I have noticed that with all of your Vintage Collection figures, you have chosen to give them all Ball-Hinged Knee and Elbow joints in favour of the cheaper swivel joints. The only figure I have noticed to have swivel elbow joints is VC20 Yoda. My questions are: 1: What was your decision to give all the figures the ball-hinged joints? Which is something you have said in the past was something that you would do where possible and on a case-by-case basis. And 2: Why was Yoda the only figure (with elbow joints) to miss out? And do you think that you could upgrade his arms in the future?
2) Any chance of a new version of Nien Nunb in the Vintage Style cardback?
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From Raving Toy Maniac: 1) Can you discuss the difficulties that have occurred in bringing Ziro the Hutt to the marketplace? We were told at first that Ziro was coming as a mailaway, but for some reason was bumped in favor of Sgt. Bric. Then we heard he might be coming as a store exclusive, but that never panned out. Many fans wanted to vote for Ziro in the current Fan's Choice poll, but were disappointed when told that oversized figures such as Ziro were not eligible to be nominated. Since a Clone Wars style Hutt mold already exists (Jabba), couldn't that mold be used with redeco and minor tweaks to create Ziro as a store or Celebration exclusive? Are there factors delaying the release of this crucial and popular character that we are not aware of?
2) With the release of the rescaled Logray this year, we now have all of the Vintage Ewoks in the proper scale except for Lumat (who hasn't been released at all in the modern line) and Teebo (who was released in the Power of the Jedi series and is now very out-of-scale). Are these Ewoks in your plans to complete the Vintage Ewoks set in the near future?
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From Sandtroopers.com: 1) Is there an address to send the heads of yellowed Clone Troopers?
2) With the Episode I podracers coming out, why not make Quadrinaros or Mawhonic versions rather than putting out the same characters we already own?
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From Sir Steve's Guide: 1) Since the release of the ROTJ wave Fall of 2010, there really wasn't much product for either line making a big appearance on shelves at any major retailer up until this September. Many waves have come and gone in very small, sporadic, scattered numbers. Your recent answers about some figures slowing things up doesn't fully account for what seems to be extremely-low retailer orders or problematic case assortments that continued even a year after figures were showing problems to continue pushing slow-moving product rather than focusing on newer and more popular stuff. Beyond the slow-moving figures, what is happening with the spotty distribution and case assortment planning for this year so far? You've always told us that you monitor what's selling and adjust future case assortments to address problems, yet we haven't seen that lately, why not slip in Wedge and the Gamorrean and the like, truly sought-after figures, instead of just another pass at recarded figures? (We know Wedge and the Gamorrean are slated for return in 2012, but that's over a year after they were needed.)
2) Lucasfilm is all of a sudden talking about the February 2012 cinema release of Episode I in 3D as an experiment -- one that, should it not live up to their expectations, will end the Saga's theatrical re-release train then and there. They've also said that the live-action TV series is on hold at least a few more years. Should the 3D release not pan out, that would leave only the Blu-Ray release as major entertainment support for the realistic incarnation of the brand. Granted, Hasbro's Star Wars line has survived plenty of waves without entertainment support, but the state of the toy industry seems more brutal, more dire than before. What is Hasbro looking forward to using as support for the main Star Wars movie line should the 3D movie release not pan out? Hasbro hasn't done any major advertising for the main Star Wars movie line in a while, might there be a renewed push into that realm?
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From SWCollector.com: 1) What is the status of any upcoming Jedi spirits figures? Yoda is way overdue, and we could also use a new Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi. Qui-Gon Jinn from THE CLONE WARS season 3 would also be great. Also on the subject of Jedi ghosts, would you ever do another Anakin spirit figure based on Sebastian Shaw, or a non-spirit version of Shaw as a Jedi, a la the vintage Kenner figure?
2) The Vintage Collection Anakin Skywalker (THE CLONE WARS) unveiled at NY Comic Con had the gloves on the wrong hands and the Jedi Luke (Deleted Jedi Origin) had its hair parted on the wrong side. Will these errors be corrected before these figures hit retail?
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From Yakface.com: 1) With the release of the newest Tauntaun, it appears that you have sculpted it with possibility of an open-belly version in the future. Question is, since the cavity in this new version is too small to fit Luke’s legs let alone a majority of his body, what will you be doing with to remedy that issue. Will the new Hoth Luke have removable legs so you can just stick his upper body in there to re-create the scene or are you going to have an alternate belly piece that has Luke sculpted to it that can be switched out for added play value?
2) At NYCC, you mentioned that the upcoming AAT has been retooled. Are there any images or additional details you can share now before it’s release so we can get the word out to folks as to why to buy this new and improved version???
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From Yoda's News: 1) Will we see another round of Geonosis Arena 2-packs in the next couple of years?
2) Just a few months after he debuted on The Clone Wars, Hasbro released a Chewbacca action figure. We know it takes a year or so to go from concept to retail, so you must be working very closely with the animation team. I think a lot of collectors would enjoy some insight as to the process of developing new characters from the series who haven't been seen by the public yet. Does Hasbro get to see everything in the works and decide who gets the plastic treatment, or do you get a list of characters suggested by Lucasfilm? How far in advance do you start working on items like that?
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