Hasbro appreciation thread.

[kl241]

Yarna was a huge pegwarmer, if you'll pardon the pun, on the Saga collection so I don't see how putting her on a Vintage card would help sales. Keep Vintage "Vintage." If Hasbro wants to reserve the line for "special" purposes that's fine but saga figures shouldn't be jumbled in with vintage figures. How about updating the POTF wave with coins? There's still so many Kenner vintage figures they could update instead of giving us Jar Jar on a Vintage card. Sacrilege.

 

[Valfar]

You won't ever see these at retail. The last wave of Vintage is online exclusive only.

What part of "online exclusive" did you not understand?

That is a crock of ****e, i picked up a Royal Guard today at Walmart and they had the rest of the wave on the pegs.

 

[kl241]

That is a crock of ****e, i picked up a Royal Guard today at Walmart and they had the rest of the wave on the pegs.

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Valfar]

I will take some pics of the figure but, for now i'll just post a pic a fellow took here in Canada.

 

[a-dev]

Star Wars Expanded Universe? I don't remember that film.

 

[DiFabio]

It sucked.

 

[a-dev]

Well for a start what a crappy name!

 

[kl241]

Star Wars Expanded Universe? I don't remember that film.

Isn't that what they are calling Episode VII?

 

[buzzybean]

It is a new head (with patch!) and just with a color change on the body paint and cloak fabric. Weapon is a new rifle instead of that Djas Puhr type long pistol that Panno came with.

Panno looks less cartoony but Prune Face has the nostalgia hit!

Thanks Glennfett for all the pics.

God those fabric ponchos and capes suck. Wish they would go back to all plastic.

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[a-dev]

I wouldn't call those the worst examples but yeah I agree. They should at least throw SG haters a bone every now and then with plastic versions.

Isn't that what they are calling Episode VII?

Would we be surprised?

 

[Roc74]

That is a crock of ****e, i picked up a Royal Guard today at Walmart and they had the rest of the wave on the pegs.

Rebelsum reports people from Canada getting the "Online Exclusive" wave in the stores. So I guess it isn't as exclusive as we thought.

 

[Coheteboy]

Good luck getting those vintage figures at retail in the states though!

And regarding plastic, Hasbro hasn't really done a great job in that department either.

and while I'm here I'll post more pics...

Lando is probably the worst example of soft goods:

Not the best example of plastic...

 

[Coheteboy]

More pics

Modern Ewoks released back in the vintage day

All my ewoks

 

[a-dev]

Plastic capes from POTF2 aren't really a fair comparison. Sculpting has improved since then. Softgoods have always been at the same level - good examples are few and far between. Theres just no guarantee from one figure to the next even today.

 

[jedijim3002]

I'm sorry. When was E.T. In Star Wars?

 

[Coheteboy]

I'm sorry. When was E.T. In Star Wars?

Got any other requests?

 

[crazypredator2]

just got a 2005 hasbro unleashed gen. Grievous today, the only hasbro figure/ statue in my collection, it scales and looks great with my kotobukiya artfx+ 1/10 star wars statues.

 

[jedijim3002]

Got any other requests?

That was a joke. He he. You found the Easter egg nod to Spielberg that Steven threw George in Extra Terrestrial when the kids talked like yoda and ET said home to the one in the costume.

I was merely pointing out that prune face has a very ET esc head. Do you agree?

 

[kl241]

I was merely pointing out that prune face has a very ET esc head. Do you agree?

I always thought he looked like a buttface.

 

[buzzybean]

There is no comparison between the fabric and cloth capes. The fabric looks like some 5 year old cut it out to replace the cool plastic cape he lost.

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