Recent Finds/Acquisitions: Vintage/SOTDS
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Were the pegs empty, or were they completely removed? Any $10.50 clearance signs?
I went by Telegraph Walmart today, they only had one TVC figure - X-Wing Luke... it was $10.50.
Went by my closest Walmart after that which is in Arnold... they had some figures... all were full price at $16.97
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I went by Telegraph Walmart today, they only had one TVC figure - X-Wing Luke... it was $10.50.
Went by my closest Walmart after that which is in Arnold... they had some figures... all were full price at $16.97
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I received my new Luke today from Amazon. Overall, I am impressed with the figure. It is interesting comparing it to the previous Farmboy Luke & DS Luke figures and seeing how badly proportioned the previous figure(s) was. With how clean this figure is, I am thinking that Hasbro was looking at more of a Kenner equivalent rather than a movie-accurate deco. I'll dirty up the boots and maybe the pants a little.
The only thing that hasn't quite set with me yet is the face & hair. I don't think the hair piece is detailed enough, and to me, it looks like it needs to slide down forward a bit. Also, I am not sure how I feel about those eyes. Maybe I am just too use to the old style deco, but this digital stuff looks almost AI to me. So, I am contemplating swapping the head out with the older Farmboy Luke head sculpt.
Jason
The only thing that hasn't quite set with me yet is the face & hair. I don't think the hair piece is detailed enough, and to me, it looks like it needs to slide down forward a bit. Also, I am not sure how I feel about those eyes. Maybe I am just too use to the old style deco, but this digital stuff looks almost AI to me. So, I am contemplating swapping the head out with the older Farmboy Luke head sculpt.
Jason
If I get it, I was going to see what the former TVC Luke heads looked like on it, like Stormtrooper Luke, etc.
I really like the new Luke. Pretty sure the lack of weathering is Hasbro cutting back on paint apps as a cost saving measure...?
I did touch up the leg wraps on a couple of mine... I went a little darker on the one on the right
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I did touch up the leg wraps on a couple of mine... I went a little darker on the one on the right
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I think weathering the boots is all this figure needs. It gives the perfect contrast between the bleached pants and the boots.
In your photos the eyes don't look bad, but in person, that little bright dot reminds me of the AI robot's eyes in Better than Us.
Jason
In your photos the eyes don't look bad, but in person, that little bright dot reminds me of the AI robot's eyes in Better than Us.
Jason
I was wondering that myself, perhaps they realize that they can't increase the price any further without seeing a decline in purchases at full MSRP?
A dark wash is also super easy to do on the buyers end, so it’s no big deal.
I bought a squad of heavy Stormtroopers for the garrison. I saw them for a excellent price and nabbed them.
I bought a squad of heavy Stormtroopers for the garrison. I saw them for a excellent price and nabbed them.
Yeah, I think that they are trying to keep the price at the current MSRP as long as they can. I'm ok with that, and think this Luke figure is a good example of a figure being worth the price tag.
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Found a Luke Skywalker and a Deedra Meero at Walmart earlier this afternoon. I was hoping that they would've rang up for $13 like Jod Na Nawood had, but they didn't. They were $16.97
Comparing my Luke with this picture, I'm sure there are going to be variations of how the hair piece sits on the head sculpt. The hair in this pic looks great. My Luke's hair piece sits further back where the bangs aren't touching the left eyebrow, which makes the part too high up on the forehead.
I'm going to try to remove the hair piece and reposition it. Otherwise, I'm going to swap out the head with the sculpt from the DS Escape Luke.
Jason
I got my TVC Snowtrooper case of figures in last week, which includes the blue female pilot and Dr. Evazan repack. Life has been crazy busy so I haven't sat down to open and enjoy them just yet.
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Picked up Ezra today - spotted him for $12 (which was a nice bonus), in the ongoing process of catching up on completing my Ahsoka series collection. While it's cool to see the Rebels crew in realistic live action form, I still love (and maybe prefer) the animated figures. This Ezra doesn't match the cartoon nor the Ahsoka appearance, so it feels like a concept figure of sorts, fun addition, nevertheless.
