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[Soupie]

Here's a heads up on the possible next wave of Galactic Heroes.



These figures would be from Revenge of the Sith and are: Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku, Emperor Palpatine, and General Grievous. Link



Nice, there's also a blurb about the possibilty of a new Yoda figure. Pardon my giddiness, I'm just really pleased with these new SW figures. Link



Here is one on eBay. Link

Damn, check out his other auctions. Is this stuff legit? Link

Edited by Soupie, 30 November 2004 - 04:44 PM.

[Soupie]

I'm curious, simply because this line has caught my attention, as to how Hasbro decides when, and when not, to articulate a Galactic Hero figure. Are the articulated ones hold-over molds from the adventure sets? It doesn't appear as if any of the new figures will be articulated.

The eBay prototype seller's name is starfans888 if anyone is interested in checking out his stuff.

Edited by Soupie, 01 December 2004 - 02:27 PM.

[Tortle]

This is the first really clear picture I have seen of the Wookie warrior.

Doesn't he look like a walking tree?

I think the main problem is with the arms. I appreciate that they wanted to give the Wookiee more articulation, but they made no attempt to conceal the joints (much like the Saga Whipid).

The articulation and removable accessories would be great for army building, but I'm not sure I'd want an army of tree-limbed Wookiees.

I don't think that rehashing a Chewie figure would really work for this figure, though. Chewie is much thinner than the other Wookiees. I would prefer this questionable sculpt over a rehashed Chewie because the bulkier appearance distinguishes it from basic Chewies.

General Grievous looks awesome, though. Hopefully he has some good articulation. Ball jointed hips and shoulders, and hinged knees and elbows would be great.

[Tortle]

I’ve also noticed something about my Star Wars collecting lately. It seems like the more accurate and detailed Hasbro attempts to be, the more fun they suck out of the figures.

I think this is a common problem with toy collecting: some lines are getting so collector-specific that they're losing that "kid" aspect that makes toys fun and that lured the collectors into the hobby in the first place.

GalacticHunter.com posted some more ROTS figures:

Battle Droid: A figure that would be cool if we didn't have so many other versions of it. I dig the forest floor stand, though. Is this supposed to be representative of a Battle Droid on Kashyyk maybe?
Clone/Storm Trooper: Clearly one of the stars of the first wave. The articulation looks nice, but it has a "quick draw attack" that might screw it up.

[Soupie]

I can see why they are packaging him with the rather boring Jedi Luke.

I agree. I tend to prefer creature and alien figures anyhow, but, as you've said elsewhere, many of the human figures seem to share a similar mold.

The Jawa figure is my favorite of the bunch. The detail on all of them, however, is phenomenal! I'd like to know who the creative team behind this line is, and which other lines they've worked on.

[jkaris]

I decided to pin this, since it is the longest and most populous thread on our board.

[Soupie]

Wow, they're really moving forward with the GH figures. I hope they're not done with the OT figures. I'd really to see a Rancor figure and another Ewok.

Beware, the following link reveals a mild spoiler.

In any case, here's a look at some ROTS figures due in April. Once again, they've hit a home run.

Edited by Soupie, 08 January 2005 - 03:44 PM.

[Tortle]

Truthfully, the GH assortments seem to be the stars of the ROTS toys. The normal 3 and 3/4" assortments look terribly boring. The first assortments has some new, interesting characters (namely, Grievous, his bodyguards, and the Clone Trooper), but the second assortment is very dull:

Second assortment (Mild costume design-related spoilers)

It just seems like every one of those characters we've already seen in plastic in virtually the same outfit, with one or two exceptions. The Threepio actually looks pretty sweet, though. Its proportions are more accurate to that of a real guy in a suit.

But really... are the Kit Fisto, Plo Koon, and Battle Droid figures really any different from the previous figures?

[SpectreSuperSix5]

I'm with tortle. I already have 3 poses of plo koon, why would i need another? I like the royal guard though. I think I'd like to do a little evolution of them in figure form, kinda like I did with the clone troopers-storm troopers. But anyway...c'mon Hasbro! Excite me!

[Nachoz God of Metal]

For some reason i really like the playskool figures When are the new ones coming out? i only have 2 stormtroopers but will hopefully get more

Edited by My Dad is Cheif Of Police, 10 January 2005 - 02:40 PM.

[Soupie]

Force Battlers

Powerjedi999 is back with the first ever look at the new line of 7" Force Battlers from Revenge of the Sith. This new line of figures looks like a cross between the Jedi Force figures and the Animated Clone Wars figures, with a little touch of POTJ Mega Action thrown in for good measure. Click on the thumbnails above to take a look.

The name is cheesy, but the style is sweet. I'm anxious to see some other figures.

[Ridureyu]

The new Shaak Ti figure looks really great - I enjoyed the old one a lot.

[ToyManiac]

The link below has **MAJOR SPOLIER** pics of what Revenge of the Sith toys and items will be found at Wal-Mart beginning in April.

Yakface.com: WARNING!!! EPISODE III SPOILERS

[Soupie]

Some neat GH figures on the way:



Link

[Tortle]

Just a reminder: this Saturday, April 2nd, ROTS toys officially go on sale. Unfortunately, I'll be moving that day, so I might not be able to get to the stores until later. But the toys on my must-have list are:

Figures...
Any wookiees, like General Tarful and Wookiee Warrior
Specialized Clone Troopers like AT-TE Gunner, Clone Commander, and Jetpack Clone
Operating Table Vader
Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter
Threepio

Star Wars Trivial Pursuit (our old copy is getting worn out)

Episode 3 Graphic Novel (so that I can spoil every last thing about the movie before I see it)

I might also get an ARC 10 Starfighter. The more I see them in action, the more I like them.

[Ridureyu]

I'll see if I can snag some extras for ya when I go toy shopping, nate.

[Tortle]

Thanks, but I'm 100% confident that I'll be able to get the figures, so don't worry about it. I went to Midnight Madness for TPM toys, thinking that they would be hard to find, but the very next day I could find everything at all the stores. The same with AOTC, there were no shortages. If I was really concerned about finding the figures, I'd attend Midnight Madness somewhere. But thanks for offering.

(From Rid: sorry, I thought I was editing my post)

Edited by Ridureyu, 28 March 2005 - 02:33 PM.

[Ridureyu]

I plan on picking up all the different versions of General Grievous, and posting them in a group shot. I might or might not go for the 12" and Force Battler ones, though.

[chet zesty]

Anyone else get an Episode III toy mailer from Target? Its a pretty big (8"x5" or so) thick and glossy card with a screenshot of Obi Wan and Anakin dueling on one side. On the other side, there's a coupon for $1 off each action figure purchased on Apr 2. Not too bad of an offer.

Edited by chet zesty, 31 March 2005 - 07:48 AM.

[Tortle]

Unfortunately, there's no Target around my area, so I didn't get the flyer. Not a bad deal, though!

By the way, Rebelscum.com has a nice PDF checklist of everything that will be offered on April 2nd:

http://www.rebelscum...2-checklist.pdf

It looks like Operating Table Vader, Jetpack Clone, and Wookiee Warrior will be in a future assortment.

Also, Entertainment Earth has a listing for the Vader 500th Figure. Man, that looks sweet... much cooler than the old Complete Galaxy Vader.. I hope at least the top of his helmet is removable. But I just wish they would make a Vader Meditation Chamber playset that was closer to scale.