Showing posts with label The Legacy Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Legacy Collection. Show all posts

Star Wars Legacy Comic Packs Wave 2 Impressions
Friday, August 29, 2008

They'll all be in Figure of the Day soon, but I just got the rest of Wave 2 of the new comic packs. It seems Hasbro is putting more effort into this sub-line than the basic figures in 2008, as it's loaded with clever repaints, excellent retools, and brand new figures on par with your average basic action figure.

Star Wars #68 with Fenn Shysa and Dengar
Not one to rest on their molds, Hasbro took the 2008 Evolutions Jango Fett and gave him a new head. The 2003 Dengar was redecorated as well. As a fairly shameless fanboy for Marvel's Star Wars, I like this set a lot. The weirdly colored Dengar looks like a bootleg, and Fenn... well, I wish I liked Fenn more as a toy. Jango's oddly hanging holsters don't look good here, and Fenn's head feels small. His armor looks great though, very much a product of the 1980s. There are no real surprises in accessories or articulation.

Star Wars #69 with Tobbi Dala and Princess Leia
We have a winner! Princess Leia isn't the winner, but she's good-- it's a 1998 mold with a newly sculpted belt and improved paint. She fits right in witht he comic art, being almost entirely white. The holster isn't very good in that it's squished under her vest, which will also squish her blaster if it is held inside. Also, her right hand is warped and if you remove the rubber band, she may drop the gun. Tobbi Dala is a pile of awesome. Great metallic coloring, wonderful pose, and it's based on the 2008 Evolutions Boba Fett. The figure's poses remind me of the various hip-hop Mandalorians at comic conventions and the bright coloring is very retro. You simply must buy this set.

Star Wars Legacy #2 with Darth Talon and Cade Skywalker
Both are all-new molds. Cade doesn't include a lightsaber (no matter what the art or insert tray may say), but Talon does. Cade is super articulated, has his belt packaged on him backwards, and includes his trademark customized special rifle. His head is also a little funky, but the costume is great. Talon is almost super-articulated (no elbows), but is otherwise wonderful. Her lightsaber is a little rubbery, but she's unique enough to warrant a purchase. The set is a must-buy for fans of the Legacy comics.

Star Wars Legacy #6 with Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg
Both share a body, but it's an all-new body. Pros: wonderful paint, great soft goods, super articulation, good poses. Cons: hoods don't stay up well, lightsabers can't be pegged to belts, clearish white blades look goofy. Ganner's head is pretty good, but Antares is quite striking-- it almost looks like it can come to life and speak to you. Again, this is a must-buy for fans of the series. Draco won't let you down.

As a Star Wars comic fan, I'd rate the entire wave a must-buy... but you likely are not a fan of both comics from 1981 and 2008. As such, you might be put off by the oddly colored Marvel characters, or the distant future generations of Legacy. It's hard to identify a true favorite, but out of this wave I'd say the true highlights are Tobbi Dala and Cade Skywalker. If either character appeals to you on some level, buy the figures.

Posted byAdam16bit at 12:22 AM 0 comments  

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Infinities Surprise: White Darth Vader Figure has New Neck
Saturday, August 23, 2008

For the first time ever, Hasbro created an armored Darth Vader figure with a ball joint. UPDATE 8/26/08: It turns out the original 2004 figure had this joint too-- it was just never showcased in any photo galleries or, as far as I can tell, discussed by anybody. So I guess the real subject of this post is White Darth Vader is White. Also, he has a new cape with modifications around his neck, as there's no "chain" on my sample. So there you have it.

This mold has been used for the 2004 Vintage Original Trilogy Collection Darth Vader, the 2006-2007 Return of the Jedi Tin Darth Vader, the 2006 Imperial Shuttle Pack-In Vader, the 2008 Assault on Kashyyyk Battle Pack Darth Vader... I could go on.

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First Impressions: Millennium Falcon 2008 (BMF)
Thursday, August 7, 2008

As of today, I got my hands on Hasbro's new $150-$200 Millennium Falcon and some time to assemble it. I must say, it's huge-- the front mandibles snap-on and a few bits and pieces fit into place. I'll do a full review later, but here are some quick notes on it:

PROS:
- The size and heft are impressive
- The scout ship/escape pod seems to be designed to fit tall and wide figures
- While small, the seats work well
- Loads of sound effects and lights
- Removable floorboards hide a great way to store weapons
- Opening doors reveal a storage bay or brig, you decide

CONS
- Is not so great that it couldn't be done even bigger and better
- Costs the same as 3 of the 1995 release
- Storage doors don't close snuggly
- Labels don't seem particularly sticky (may be unique to my sample)
- Does not seem to have gone above and beyond what could be done for 40-50% of the price

In short, it's the victim of its own hype-- but it's still something you're going to want. I'll post a heck of a lot more pictures, impressions, feature breakdowns, and a video as time permits over the coming week(s).

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Weekend Sales Round-Up: Star Wars Discounts
Sunday, August 3, 2008

With The Clone Wars and The Legacy Collection, a lot of stores are running a lot of deals. Here's what you should look out for.

GENERAL
Numerous stores are actually in something of a price war-- the basic figure line started off around $7.99 and a lot of stores are now charging $6.99 or less. Your mileage may vary, but this sort of thing happened during Revenge of the Sith quite a bit.

BEST BUY
No Star Wars deals this week, but a Starship Troopers "Trilogy" DVD set includes an action figure, which may interest all one of the readers of this blog.

ENTERTAINMENT EARTH
Summer blow out sale, just under 90 items on some level of clearance. Includes Republic Elite Forces for $65, Titanium Cylon, Luke, and Darth Maul for $11.55, and other stuff.

KMART
Nothing this week.

TARGET
"Gigantic savings on Star Wars." $16.99 for Galactic Heroes scenes, basic vehicles. $24.99 for the Clone Wars Ultimate Lightsaber. $49.99 for the LEGO Torrent Starfighter. $24.99 for the Clone Trooper Voice Changer. $16.99 for the electronic roleplay blasters. $19.99 Leapster 2 Clone Wars Math game.

TOYS "R" US
Nothing this week.

WAL-MART
Nothing this week.

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Star Wars Build-A-Droid Wave 2: R4-T1 & R7-J1
Saturday, August 2, 2008

A few weeks ago, I looked at the first Legacy collection build-a-droid figures, and how you could switch around all the parts and everything. The second wave is very much like the first, except these have been painted differently and come with different figures.

So far, here's the breakdown as to who comes with which parts. As I've noticed with wave 1, this may change-- Hasbro made it a point so that every case has enough to build 3 astromech droids (or, when the time comes, 2 protocol droids). This means that some figures may come with either of multiple pieces, in addition to multiple figures coming with the same piece. Confused yet? We'll work on a chart to explain it at some point soon.

Here's the current breakdown with the first shipment of these figures:

R4-J1 (the green one)
Dome & center leg: Clone SCUBA Trooper #BD10
Body: IG Lancer Droid #BD13
Left leg: Obi-Wan Kenobi #BD9
Right leg: Clone Trooper #BD16

Packaging real estate being at a premium, Hasbro opted to leave off any information as to who these droids are. The green R4-J1 is one I'm not quite familiar with, although Wookieepedia claims it is some sort of scavenger droid. I guess that works!

R7-T1 (the blue one)
Dome & center leg: Quarren Soldier #BD15
Body: Mon Calamari Warrior #BD14
Left leg: Padme Amidala #BD12
Right leg: Saesee Tiin #BD11

According to the Expanded Universe lore, R7-T1 was assigned to Luke Skywalker at some point after Return of the Jedi to replace his aging R2 unit. Luke was also given a new vehicle, and in the end he went back to R2-D2 and his X-wing. So what you have here is a toy which Luke got, played with, and got bored with.

As with before, each figure is designed with four "sockets" on the sides of his body, two on each side. The upper pair is for where the legs normall go, and the lower pair allow you to have some fun by adding additional limbs of your choosing. The sockets are designed to be fully swappable, so if you're an army builder and you end up with a sack of extra parts, you should be able to come up with something rather than just end up with a bag of busted machinery.

They're a lot of fun to mess with, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited for the whole wave (and especially R7-T1.) To assemble these droids, you'll need to pick up characters from the original Clone Wars series, which is like saying you'll have to eat all your dessert if you want your dessert. I can't say I see a problem with this.

Click here for more exciting images of what kind of parts-swapping you can do with these figures.

Posted byAdam16bit at 10:35 PM 1 comments  

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New Star Wars Galactic Heroes Scenes Out Early

While Hasbro said they wouldn't be out until September at their panel, it appears their data was wrong-- things are coming out early! Fortunate fans can expect to see the following at retail right now (as we spotted them at a Target): Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, Escape from Mos Eisley, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter, and the Geonosis Arena. (No sign yet of the Skiff or Dagobah sets.) Happy hunting!

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Star Wars: The Legacy Collection's Saesee Tiin's Lack of a Cape

In the past week, fans have been gifted with a few dozen figures. Between build-a-droids and new sculpts, there's really something for everyone. I was particularly excited about the Clone Wars-themed Legacy Collection wave, based largely on the 2003-2005 animated series. Each figure has a lot of nice little touches, but a few things were left out. Notably missing is Saesee Tiin's cape.

If you want a cape, you've got a few options. For starters, you could make your own-- but if you're anything like me, you can't, because you're not very good at such things. So what I did was ape one from Mandalore, the ancient Mandalorian leader from the Tales of the Jedi comics and the recently rereleased Fett Legacy "Evolutions" pack. It just pops right off, and is close to a perfect fit. (It's a little long, actually.)

But there you go-- that's what Saesee Tiin would look like if Hasbro sprang the extra penny and included a cape with the figure. I rather like it, and while it's not a perfect match, it's better than what I had before. Which is nothing.

You might be asking "Adam, why didn't you just use a spare Obi-Wan Kenobi cape from the new clone armor release?" Good question. Due to how the cape attaches to the figure, it wouldn't work-- there are two loops which fit around little nubs on Obi-Wan's sculpted torso. The Mandalore cape is just a piece of elastic which fits around the neck. There aren't a lot of brown capes in this figure line, so I would say that, as of today, this is your best bet. I'd also say I fully expect a rerelease of Saesee Tiin in a Battle Pack in the next two years which will include an official, better cape... but I'm just not that patient.

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Found: Star Wars Legacy Collection Comic Packs
Thursday, July 31, 2008

While Hasbro indicated these wouldn't be available until later, I spotted new Comic Packs at Target this evening. Enjoy hunting for Tol Skorr & Asajj Ventress, Anakin Skywalker & Durge, and Anakin Skywalker & Assassin Droid. (The latter of which is a repackaged release.) Happy hunting!

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Variation Watch: Evolutions Boba Fett
Friday, July 18, 2008

A few months ago, Hasbro informed us that The Fett Legacy action figures would return later, in new packaging, with a fixed paint job for Boba. The missing chest logo was to be restored, which it was-- sort of. While I have a corrected one in my collection right now, I saw at least two with the original, incorrect, missing logo at Target this evening. As such, be sure to examine any The Legacy Collection Mandalorian-based sets before making a purchase if this variant matters to you. Happy hunting!

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Eyes On Target: The Clone Wars

Target stores, surprise surprise, are ignoring the big 7/26 street dates. I've seen Commander Fox dress-up kits, entirely full endcap displays, and tons of figures, vehicles, blasters, evolutions packs, and more. If you want stuff, and were going to wait until next weekend, don't-- start hunting now!

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Padme Amidala Legacy has Weird Garment
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Do you know what this is? I sure don't.

I lucked out and got a Padme Amidala Legacy set in the Evolutions line tonight. I like it-- it's pretty nice. It includes a pre-Senate Gown figure (shown holding the garment), a dressing gown figure with one of the best Padme head sculpts ever, and a pretty awesome remake of the white jumpsuit from Attack of the Clones. But the thing is, I can't figure out what this cloth bit is for. It's a little small and seems hard to put on any of the figures. Is it supposed to be a hospital gown? Am I supposed to use this to recreate Padme in labor from Revenge of the Sith? I really have no idea, and the packaging is of little help. I don't even know which side is the front, to show you how astute I can be when shown a new figure. It doesn't fit them easily and I'm not even sure who it's supposed to go with.

Anyway, the set is pretty cool, but dang if I know what to do with this thing. Junk drawer, ahoy!

EDIT: Apparently it is the ROTS hospital gown, but it doesn't really fit at all. Well, how wonderful.

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Star Wars Legacy Collection Poster Revealed

Site StarWars.sg just posted a poster showing all of The Legacy Collection through what seems to be wave 4. New confirmations (which we've seen leaked) include:
Clone Trooper (Coruscant)
Yaddle & Even Piell
Jodo Kast
Saleucami Clone Trooper (repackaged Commander Neyo)
Holographic Count Dooku
Imperial Engineer (repackaged Death Star Gunner)
Stass Allie
Commander Faie
General Grievous
Bail Organa
Breha Organa
FX-6

Click here to see it.

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Diamond Exclusive Star Wars Crimson Empire Action Figure Set Exists
Monday, July 14, 2008

Color me surprised! But just be sure to color me. Diamond has posted word of a new exclusive gift set, this time focusing on the Crimson Empire flashback scene in which we see Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax in training. Click through for a look at this item at Entertainment Earth, who has posted pictures, pricing, and availabilit.

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Price Increase Looming for Star Wars Figures
Saturday, July 12, 2008

If you weren't already aware, there's a price increase coming to most if not all stores for the upcoming Legacy and Clone Wars collections. Target stores, for example, will be upping the price to $7.99 each. It's entirely possible a price war may come up again like with Revenge of the Sith to drive prices down, but I'm not hopeful.

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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.

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Clone Watch: AT-TE & More!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

In today's toy run news, I spotted the AT-TE, electronic blasters, $20 vehicles, Galactic Heroes, and more at a Los Angeles-area Wal-Mart on retail shelves. What kind of broken street date finds are you seeing? Let us know!

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Legacy/Clone Wars Galactic Heroes Available
Sunday, July 6, 2008

Broken street dates, ahoy! Popular electronics chain Fry's Electronics has the new white packaged figures like Jar Jar Binks & Destroyer Droid, Slave Leia & R2-D2, and Anakin Skywalker & Clone Trooper in at least some of its retail stores right now for a mere $7.99 a pop. Continued happy hunting to you!

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More Tokyo Toy Show Coverage
Sunday, June 29, 2008

Site JapanStarWars.com has a lot of nifty new pictures up, including Hasbro's new Millennium Falcon, both USB hubs, and a Gentle Giant exclusive Spirit of Qui-Gon (or holographic Qui-Gon) mini bust too.

...and there's a Celebration Japan Blackhole Stormtrooper set of Chubby figures, but they're somewhat hard to see.

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Revealed: Hasbro Legacy Evolutions Action Figure Packaging

In a sign of what probably will be available on 7/26, site Yoda's News posted packaged shots of the new Padme Amidala Legacy set as well as repackaged Sith Legacy and Fett Legacy sets. Of note, Boba's chest logo has been restored.

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Amazon Confirms New Action Figures?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

It would seem so! Amazon.co.uk has posted a number of as-of-yet unannounced figures, and Rebelscum has the lowdown and the links. As these line up with numerous rumor lists and confirmations, it seems we've got a safe bet at what we'll be seeing between now and the Fall.

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