THere better be a lot of Star Wars coming down the pipe soon...

[Rook]

With the increasing prices, I'm glad things are slown down, I like to get most of their Star Wars offerings, especially the 1/6th, but even those are shooting high in price, keep it slow and affordable I say.

Word. Gospel. Wisdom at its utter finest.

These are the conditions that must be met if I'm to continue purchasing even a few 12" figures. It's sad, really. But that's the state of the economy these days.

 

[DarthNeil]

Word. Gospel. Wisdom at its utter finest.

These are the conditions that must be met if I'm to continue purchasing even a few 12" figures. It's sad, really. But that's the state of the economy these days.

Where've you been Monk?... You need to post some more cool 1/6 posed shots... so that I can steal the pose

 

[JGouse0498]

Why would anybody want Sideshow to lose this license

Because some long-standing members like trolling in sections where they have no real interest.

As for the Max Rebo Band, I think we've seen the Jabba's Palace offerings come and go. The impression I get is that Jabba wasn't the slam dunk Sideshow expected, so aside from main characters (Slave Leia, Lando Skiff), I don't think we'll see anymore background pieces.

A Landspeeder would be a very cool offering, and I imagine Sideshow will be looking at Hot Toys' Dark Knight Tumbler and Batpod as an indicator of the market for such items--especially considering their close relationship with that company. If those succeed, Sideshow may be more willing to get their feet wet. However, they'd have to be very selective and choose vehicles that are iconic and/or likely to be popular.

It wouldn't surprise me if the first two such offerings from Sideshow are the Imperial Speeder Bike (not too far-fetched considering Hasbro mass produced one for $50...Sideshow could probably make a higher-end version for $200) and the Landspeeder. Both would not be space-hoggers and would be very attractive to collectors.

Getting back to the main figure line, the introduction of the Clonetrooper base body opens the floodgates for the Militaries of SW line to really take off. In the next year or so, I fully expect to see the following:

Clonetroopers (including paint variants)
Stormtrooper (and Shadow Stormtrooper)
Scout Trooper
Snowtrooper
Galactic Marine
Elite Corps Clonetrooper (Kashyyyk)

Boba Fett
Jango Fett
Commander Cody

Darth Vader (the version likely to be debuted at SDCC and at least one other variant within the next year)

Count Dooku

Of course, such releases would hopefully be spaced out considering their price would be $80 or higher.

 

[inuka]

Commander Neyo, Gree, Bacara, Cody, Appo (Appo didn't appear in the ROTS movie, did he?) and the Alpha ARC Trooper would be cool. Hopefully, they spaced out the release dates. One per calender quarter?

 

[Memnoch]

Im actually not sure if Im going to order Clone figures or not. If they make a Rex or whoever is the little Holo on Obi's arm and make a Holo Obi for him I'm in but other than that I think Im sick of Clones. Jedi are good, Storimes are great, Clones.. eh it will greatly depend.

 

[LipSmack]

60+ new things, cant say exactly what but its good

 

[hairlesswookiee]

i just want:
Obi Wan ROTS PF
Obi Wan ANH 1:1 bust
Vader 1/6
anything else would be great, but i'll pick and choose the rest.

 

[toystales]

SW items I hope SS will release in 12-inch scale:


1. Dewback and Sandtrooper (Kenner has released this before but a SS version will be awesome)


2. Boga and Obi-Wan


3. Jango Fett and a junior Boba Fett

 

[niennumb1]

I would so buy Boga and Obi-Wan if done right.

I don't think the end of the Jabba's Palace creatures are done yet.

Let's not forget the Jabba piece with throne is expensive and not in everyone's price range, not to mention freakin' huge as opposed to more conservatively sound 12" figures to store on shelves vs. the heavy slug/Throne.

 

[Memnoch]

I don't think the end of the Jabba's Palace creatures are done yet.

I do. Jabba himself is still available. I don't think we are gonna be seeing a huge Jabba's Palace set up from SS.

 

[niennumb1]

Which is why I said the space alone for that item requires much more than the vertical 12" figures that take up less space. Not everyone has that kind of shelf space to facilitate Jabba and the Throne.

 

[devilof76]

I do. Jabba himself is still available. I don't think we are gonna be seeing a huge Jabba's Palace set up from SS.

That's ironic too, because the only way I would ever buy Jabba is if they did a Rebo band.

 

[thenammagazine]

Oh, and as much as i love the SW line...i still cannot forgive Sideshow for the pathetic release that was "Snow Bunny Padme"...sorry they wasted what could have been a NEW figure on a stupid skit from a pathetic cartoon. Its a shame the first Padme figure had to be something so...boring and useless.

The sculpt matched the acting? Although with that said, I'm glad that wasn't the case with Anakin. Hoooboy, that sculpt would'a been like Hasbro's Doogie Howser Anakin.

 

[Memnoch]

Hmm I missed that comment about Snowbunny Padme earlier in the thread BUT - that wasn't actually SS's choice of figure. There was a poll as to which EU figure the fans wanted done, Padme (wrongfully) won and so SS was pretty much forced to make her. In the mean time (the rightful winner) Asajj was released and went over much much better than Padme.

 

[papa-alpha-charlie]

the snow bunny Padme figure would have been better if it had the animated headsculpt.

 

[Memnoch]

the snow bunny Padme figure would have been better if it had the animated headsculpt.

If it had an animated headsculpt most probably wouldn't have bought it.

 

[papa-alpha-charlie]

If it had an animated headsculpt most probably wouldn't have bought it.

I think most expected it to look like the cartoon, which is why so many voted for it in the poll.

 

[Memnoch]

I think most expected it to look like the cartoon, which is why so many voted for it in the poll.

That's just it. It wasn't many people. From what I remember it was one Padme fan site that flooded the votes through a loophole in SS's system. The projected winner, and rightful winner, was Asajj. I know I never expected it to look like the cartoon. Don't know why anyone else would have thought that it would either.

 

[papa-alpha-charlie]

I know I never expected it to look like the cartoon. Don't know why anyone else would have thought that it would either.

that is the picture they showed-

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/php/081905sweu.php?&source=swpoll

 

[Memnoch]

that is the picture they showed-

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/php/081905sweu.php?&source=swpoll

So by following that logic Asajj should have looked just like her picture. She did not. And I think SS had always said their line would not be animated anyway.