Q&A: Star Wars Legacy Collection Wave 1 Build-A-Droid
Thursday, July 10, 2008
After lots of speculation and questions as to who comes with what, I present to you the list. Each of Hasbro's new Legacy Collection Build-A-Droid action figures contain one part which allows you to build your very own astromech droid action figure. In future waves, protocol droids will be introduced. You've had a lot of questions, so let's answer them!
Q: Which droid parts come with which figures?
R4-D6
Dome & center leg: Battle-Damaged Darth Vader #GH3, Chewbacca #BD3
Body: Imperial Evo Trooper #GH4, Leektar & Nippet #BD4
Left leg: Han Solo #BD1, Commander Gree #GH1
Right leg: Kashyyyk Trooper #GH2, Luke Skywalker #BD2
R7-Z0
Dome & center leg: Darth Vader #BD8
Body: Bane Malar #BD7
Left leg: Ak-Rev #BD5
Right leg: Yarna D'al' Gargan #BD6
NOTE: So far all "first day of issue" foil variants I've seen correspond to the above list as well.
Q: Can I use parts from one droid to make another "frankendroid?"
Yes you can! Each limb is totally swappable, as is the dome. I also noticed additional holes which are big enough to fit protocol droid legs, and the "shoulder" sockets look like they can hold C-3PX' limbs. As such, if you wanted to build a protocol droid with an astromech center, that seems completely doable. Oh, and you can also add extra astromech droid to those lower holes I mentioned before, allowing the droid to stand taller, or walk on "all fours." There's a lot of potential for fun with this design.
Q: Do the build-a-droid figures hold together well or will they fall apart easily?
From the samples I've played with, they seem to hold together nicely. I can't say for sure if they will continue to do so after lots of plugging and unplugging, but so far they fit nicely.
Q: Is it true that Hasbro will be phasing out the droids after each wave?
Based on their Q&A answers which they send to fan sites, it seems that way. This would probably help push out pegwarmers, and would mean really popular figures could potentially come with a half dozen different pieces over the course of the line. I'm not particularly fond of this because, frankly, I wouldn't mind having lots of spare R7 domes to add to R4 bodies to make even more droids.
Q: What comes in a case?
So far it seems enough pieces to build three complete droids. It's unknown if this will change as time goes on, or as case ratios change. Hasbro's Q&A indicated it wanted to ship enough pieces for several complete droids, but it's possible if extra Darth Vaders ship in a case, there may be extra domes. Oh, and in case you didn't notice above, in wave 1, 2 of the 3 domes come with a Darth Vader figure.
Q: How are the droid pieces packaged?
Almost exactly like the 2006 The Saga Collection holographic bonus figures-- there's a little white tray on the back of the card, plus some tape and two tabs holding it in. This makes it harder to rip open and steal the piece without causing a scene, and it's not supremely easy to slice it open. Hopefully this will discourage in-store pilferage.
Q: Am I going to want the droids?
If you went ga-ga over Wal-Mart's recent repaints, yes, very much so. If droids are boring to you, you can save your money. I think most collectors are going to enjoy them, especially the colorful ones appearing in wave 2 later this year.
Posted byAdam16bit at 11:40 PM
Labels: Action Figures, Hasbro, Playtime, QandA, The Legacy Collection
