Maybe TIE Avenger or Marauder? Mr. Stevie said something along the lines of “watch the skies,” so that cancels out my original guess of it being a Sandcrawler!
TVC 2018-Present Discussion
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One Skeleton Crew? Seriously! They should drop all four kids together at least. Its like they've done with Bad Batch...years between members of a team. I understand that there is a lot of different "streams" now, but these are toys right? Even as a kid with plenty of imagination to have Luke Skywalker adventures with Micronauts and as a "Gulliver" in the land of little green army men it would have been painful not to have a stormtrooper or R2 (or [you fill in the blank] to interact with as well. I'm really flabbergasted that the line runners at Hasbro aren't getting main characters of media out in close proximity, it make no sense. We still don't have a TVC Bodhi or Baze. Okay, I'll stop the rant now.
Marauder seems more Haslab-esque... also, I can't see them releasing a $140 mainline Vader TIE, then asking for. $350+ Haslab TIE Avenger...
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That's the thing, TVC aren't really toys anymore, they're collectibles aimed at adults - who knows if many kids even look at this stuff. I could see them putting the SC cast in the Epic line, because at $8, those are more reasonable toys for kids, parents, and gift givers, but TVC is more than double the price. I think some of the SC figures from TBS are at discount outlets like Ollies ($5-10), so that's another option. Overall, maybe they think the demand isn't strong enough for merchandising certain streaming media in the 3.75 scale?
It definitely seems they are anti-children figures in TVC... by now we should have young Leia, young Luke, Skeleton Crew kids... hell, slave Anakin, young Boba Fett, and Omega too.
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I am most excited by the following rumored characters:
C-3PO – A New Hope - I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't think we need a "fully articulated" C-3PO. What I think would be a perfect C-3PO is articulated neck (ball-joint), shoulders (ball-joint), wrists (swivel-hinge), waist (ball-joint), thighs (swivel), knees (hinged), and ankles (swivel-hinge). Notice I did not say anything about elbows. This is because 3PO's elbows in the movies have very limited articulation. I would rather see molded elbows similar to the R-3PO figure that came with the computer screen.
A New Hope - "hopefully" (all puns intended) this is a Cantina patron
A New Hope - again, "hoping" for a Cantina patron
Multipack - I mention this at the end of my latest YouTube video on Sandtroopers, but I would really like to see Hasbro release a 6-pack of Sandtroopers, or maybe a 3-pack (so customers have to buy two) that has modular gear: MP40 ammo pouch, MG42 ammo pouch, Mauser ammo pouch, medical (wide) pouch, customizable field packs. Again, I'm probably in the minority here, but my idea would be at least three figures with at least four pauldrons (orange, black, white [smooth], white [seamed]) WITH OUT attached ammo pouches, but include separate ammo pouches that can attached to the left shoulder whether using a peg that presses into the shoulder armor or some kind of fitting that snaps into the ball-joint area.
If not Sandtroopers, then definitely Cantina patrons (3 to 6 pack)
Multipack - definitely hoping for a Cantina multipack (new figures and release of hard-to-find figures)
Haslab (vehicle) - as limited as my collecting is right now, if the Haslab vehicle is not either a Sandcrawler or the Slave 1 (which I doubt would ever make the Haslab), then this is an easy pass for me.
If they ever release a Haslab Sandcrawler though, I do not want it to be a true 1:18 scale. Again, probably in the minority here, but I would rather have a "bigger" Sandcrawler not necessarily a "movie-accurate" sized Sandcrawler. In all reality, even the Big Millennium Falcon (BMF) is not 1:18 scale; it's just bigger. The one thing about every Sandcrawler that has been released that bugs the fire out of me is the odd square cut out for the vacuum tube. The Land of the Jawas cardboard Sandcrawler looks better to me in that the main body is straight across the bottom. Plus, I think the cardboard Land of the Jawas Sandcrawler is slightly taller than the RC toy, and don't even get me started on the Disney Sandcrawler -- that thing is a joke! So, I would like see a bigger Sandcrawler with electronics and a way better interior than has been released in any form.
Jason
C-3PO – A New Hope - I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't think we need a "fully articulated" C-3PO. What I think would be a perfect C-3PO is articulated neck (ball-joint), shoulders (ball-joint), wrists (swivel-hinge), waist (ball-joint), thighs (swivel), knees (hinged), and ankles (swivel-hinge). Notice I did not say anything about elbows. This is because 3PO's elbows in the movies have very limited articulation. I would rather see molded elbows similar to the R-3PO figure that came with the computer screen.
A New Hope - "hopefully" (all puns intended) this is a Cantina patron
A New Hope - again, "hoping" for a Cantina patron
Multipack - I mention this at the end of my latest YouTube video on Sandtroopers, but I would really like to see Hasbro release a 6-pack of Sandtroopers, or maybe a 3-pack (so customers have to buy two) that has modular gear: MP40 ammo pouch, MG42 ammo pouch, Mauser ammo pouch, medical (wide) pouch, customizable field packs. Again, I'm probably in the minority here, but my idea would be at least three figures with at least four pauldrons (orange, black, white [smooth], white [seamed]) WITH OUT attached ammo pouches, but include separate ammo pouches that can attached to the left shoulder whether using a peg that presses into the shoulder armor or some kind of fitting that snaps into the ball-joint area.
If not Sandtroopers, then definitely Cantina patrons (3 to 6 pack)
Multipack - definitely hoping for a Cantina multipack (new figures and release of hard-to-find figures)
Haslab (vehicle) - as limited as my collecting is right now, if the Haslab vehicle is not either a Sandcrawler or the Slave 1 (which I doubt would ever make the Haslab), then this is an easy pass for me.
If they ever release a Haslab Sandcrawler though, I do not want it to be a true 1:18 scale. Again, probably in the minority here, but I would rather have a "bigger" Sandcrawler not necessarily a "movie-accurate" sized Sandcrawler. In all reality, even the Big Millennium Falcon (BMF) is not 1:18 scale; it's just bigger. The one thing about every Sandcrawler that has been released that bugs the fire out of me is the odd square cut out for the vacuum tube. The Land of the Jawas cardboard Sandcrawler looks better to me in that the main body is straight across the bottom. Plus, I think the cardboard Land of the Jawas Sandcrawler is slightly taller than the RC toy, and don't even get me started on the Disney Sandcrawler -- that thing is a joke! So, I would like see a bigger Sandcrawler with electronics and a way better interior than has been released in any form.
Jason
I think you mean Boba Fett’s Starship Anakin.
That got me to thinking, how does Hasbro rebrand "Slave" Leia? "Jabba's Palace" Leia as if she was just a patron or a guest?! 😜
Jason
I wonder if Hasbro is just wary of having children-sized figures for $16.99 and having collectors complain about the lack of value due to very few pack-ins, if any. Here's what I could think of:
- Young Leia (L0LA, though the droids already been released)
- Young Luke (Skyhopper toy?)
- Slave Anakin (Podracer helmet, backpack)
- Boba Fett (maybe his dad's empty helmet? That'd probably make him deluxe too, not even thinking about the Fett Tax).
- Omega would have her weapon
- Wim (action figures? lightsaber)
- Neel (?)
- KB (alternate head for repair)
- Fern (?)
I'm pretty sure one of those is going to be Greedo since they said he would be released in the mainline on a different card.
Well... that is NOT the figure I was "hoping" for seeing as how I've already backed the Haslab Cantina and am not a carded collector. Oh well.
Jason
Well, I shouldn't say "pretty sure" that rumored figure is Greedo. It could be something different and Greedo will pop up in the mainline later.
Wouldn't it be fantastic is Hasbro surprised us with one of the multi-packs being Wim, Fern, Neal, KB, and SM-33? Then, the single Skeleton Crew figure can be Captain Brutus. That would even things out between TVC and TBS.
One of the New Hope figures could be the lesser known Cantina Patron Arlielay Ousschay who is often mistaken for Arliel Schous since they're nearly identical. That way Hasbro wouldn't be making a figure that they said they wouldn't
One of the New Hope figures could be the lesser known Cantina Patron Arlielay Ousschay who is often mistaken for Arliel Schous since they're nearly identical. That way Hasbro wouldn't be making a figure that they said they wouldn't
Yes, I don’t understand why they can’t knock out a “set” of figures with multipacks and buy some good faith from the fandom in the process. They were able to timely realer the Skeleton Crew kids in TBS, but then TVC never sees them, or the other supporting characters? But somehow the budget line gets the droid and Brutus? Absolutely insane.
I don't disagree with your point...and I think Hasbro and maybe some members of our community are confused about collectibles. Our figures are called "collectibles" because people collect them, but that doesn't change their nature. Stamps, as collectible as they may be, can still be used to send mail and coins are still legal tender. A Sideshow bust, or Figurearts samurai Boba Fett may be "simple" collectibles. Small dolls that can be put in "action poses" and interact with accessories and playsets (and especially survive an adventure in my yard with all parts intact) are toys, maybe collectible toys, but still toys - even if they are aimed at 50-something-year-olds. We can debate articulation, price point, accesory count, target audience and what purchasers do with them, but their design indicates that their basic purpose is still to be "played with." Playsets, creatures that can be ridden upon, and vehicle design all confirm this. Which is why I am so confused about Hasbro's approach to figure selection. They design figures as toys, they market figures as toys, but they don't distribute figures in a way that makes sense as toys. Oh, well...I'm still happy that we are getting new things, so I should probably just shut up.
Yes, of course, action figures can generally be classified as toys, but some of us, alongside Hasbro refer to them as collectibles because of the primary consumers. It's really just a classification based on the buyer; the description doesn't change the nature of the product. I have no doubt that some adults play with these, lol, but since kids aren't usually into TVC, nor buying them, they're dubbed collectibles. I miss the days when the basic action figure line was geared towards both consumer groups, instead of segregated - it was a simpler time, and the prices also reflected that.
Yes... Hasbro always does better when the product is designed and marketed to appeal to both adult collectors and kids. They started losing that beginning with the Disney era. I feel some of how things are done are still dictated by the mouse, so while I get frustrated by Hasbro at times, I don't believe they have quite as much freedom with the license and even character selection as they used to... lots of red tape.
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