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TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Wouldn't surprise me.
peteykirch
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WadiumArcadium
Member
Didn't expect them to appear this soon, though I suppose they'll be on sale next month.
I want them all, minus Rey who I already own.
Edit: A slightly better look at them.
Freezasaurus
Member
I never got into the Black Series. I've always preferred fixed figures to poseable. I just started buying Kotobukiya's ArtFX+ line, which is exactly what I want, even if they are a bit small and expensive. But Koto is bringing back their 1/7 line as well.
Well, I wanted a Droid Control Ship, but the Action Fleet version is much too expensive, even for me, so I went with what I thought was the best looking alternative, the Star Wars Miniatures: Starship Battles: Trade Federation Droid Control Ship.
There's a lot of detail here, and from a normal viewing distance it looks pretty good. The build quality doesn't really hold up on closer inspection, though.
Still, for under $20 it's not bad, and if you want the doughnut ship for less than $150 this is probably going to be your best option.
There's a lot of detail here, and from a normal viewing distance it looks pretty good. The build quality doesn't really hold up on closer inspection, though.
Still, for under $20 it's not bad, and if you want the doughnut ship for less than $150 this is probably going to be your best option.
The resemblance isn't coincidental. The Republic Cruiser that lands in its hanger at the beginning of Episode I also resembles the Tantive IV that gets captured by the Star Destroyer at the beginning of Episode IV.
It's like poetry.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Ahsoka's impossible to find for less than £30 in the UK as well.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Looks like this year's Force Friday is called Rogue Friday. The first Black Series wave are the figures posted above. The second is:
Rogue One Wave 2 (Available November)
Director Krennic
Jyn Erso (Repack)
Imperial Deathtrooper (Repack)
Princess Leia (A New Hope)
C-3PO (The Force Awakens)
Scarif Trooper Commander
There's some more details on figures/vehicles here.
Rogue One Wave 2 (Available November)
Director Krennic
Jyn Erso (Repack)
Imperial Deathtrooper (Repack)
Princess Leia (A New Hope)
C-3PO (The Force Awakens)
Scarif Trooper Commander
There's some more details on figures/vehicles here.
The original designs of the battledroids look like Stormtrooper skeletons.
Pretty obivious that Lucas changed some of his ideas for about 180 degree when it comes to who would form the empire, etc.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Lego had such a great opportunity to release a new version of the AT-AT for Rogue One but instead opted for the AT-ST. I hope we see a new AT-AT or Star Destroyer released in a new batch or something.
New batch of 6" Black Series for pre-order. Some of these figures are still using code names.
Sabine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFKW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Obi-Wan https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFUM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Snow Trooper (ESB) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKM6Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
C-3PO (TFA) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKI9U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Princess Leia (ANH) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKJUS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Shark Trooper (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFT8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
AT-AT Driver https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKH5U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Weaponizer (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ386Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Seal Seer (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ37BW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Shark Leader (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKHJQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Darth Vader https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ38AW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Sabine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFKW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Obi-Wan https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFUM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Snow Trooper (ESB) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKM6Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
C-3PO (TFA) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKI9U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Princess Leia (ANH) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKJUS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Shark Trooper (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKFT8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
AT-AT Driver https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKH5U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Weaponizer (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ386Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Seal Seer (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ37BW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Shark Leader (Rogue One) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AWFKHJQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Darth Vader https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVZ38AW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
WadiumArcadium
Member
Maybe they mean Scarif Trooper. Pretty sure they were codenamed Shark troopers at one point.
CloudyTuba
Member
Really? Do you have a picture?
WadiumArcadium
Member
Someone's managed to snag the first wave of Rogue One Black Series figures with a good look at each on YouTube.
- K-S20 (he looks awesome)
- Cassian (the packaging actually reveals a new planet name - Eadu)
- Jyn
- Death Trooper (actually looks a bit disappointing)
- K-S20 (he looks awesome)
- Cassian (the packaging actually reveals a new planet name - Eadu)
- Jyn
- Death Trooper (actually looks a bit disappointing)
Send me a PN as a reminder, I will look it up and post it tomorrow, I am about to leave
They just had an AT-AT out, we won't see another one for awhile.
Chip N Chance
Member
Thanks for the video's! Also that droid looks sick. I love the matte finish and just how tall he is. Its maybe the most unique looking black series figure ive seen.
Also, could that Vader amazon link be a new Rogue One Vader figure or just a repack of the old one with the goofy eyes. Im interested. I just hope i can get a Leia and C3P0.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The droid figure reminds me of a Marvel Legends figure that came out recently. The Target-exclusive Civil War War Machine has a finish on the darker parts that looks a lot like metal with a powder coating finish on it.
https://postimage.org/
Could Hasbro be figuring out how to do paint?
https://postimage.org/Could Hasbro be figuring out how to do paint?
That droid actually looks really good. Depending on what I think of him in the film, I may just pick him up as my first Black Series figure.
Not exactly real Skeletons, but they really looked like they took a Stormtrooper helmet and put it on those thin, skeletonesk bodys.
In the text of the making of they really write that they took heavy inspiration on Stormtroopers.
CloudyTuba
Member
Oh, I see what you mean with the art on the right side. Thanks.
WadiumArcadium
Member
WadiumArcadium
Member
Looks like they're releasing a Rogue One line of those Disney Elite figures.
Jyn and Krennic are getting Pop's.
Jyn and Krennic are getting Pop's.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Aww yiss, new buildable Figures
Every figure they've shown of K2 looks awesome.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Hot Toys Death Trooper.
RIP your wallets
WadiumArcadium
Member
Looks incredible. Too expensive for me though.
KoruptData
Member
Waiting for the movie. Not ruling it out yet.
Haloid1177
Banned
I preordered him. I want him, Krennic, Jyn, and K-S2O and I'll be done with HT Rogue One stuff unless the movie is way better than I expect.
Chip N Chance
Member
This movie has way too many iterations of the storm troopers. I feel like every time i see a new picture of the film, or a new toy, its a completely new storm trooper. I still don't know how i feel about that. After all it does lead up to the event s of the OT and this stuff was never seen again.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yeah, I really liked that one. I'm also an Asajj Ventress fan, so your mileage may vary.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
There were four different Stormtrooper variants in the original movie that appeared briefly and were never seen again in the series. (three different sandtroopers and the ones with that jetpack thingy)
I'll allow it.
EDIT: Apparently that pack that some of the Death Star stormtroopers had was some sort of breathing apparatus and not a jetpack. But it looks like there are jetpack troopers in Rogue One.
Who isn't? Ventress is great.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Some of the Wave 2 Black Series figures have cropped up.
I like the look of 3PO and the Scarif trooper but Krennic looks very disappointing.
I like the look of 3PO and the Scarif trooper but Krennic looks very disappointing.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Krennic looks like another Hux, where the outfit looks great but the face is terrible. Threepio looks like shit compared to the one I already have. (Bandai kit)
Scarif looks good.
Scarif looks good.
Since the Series Alpha version is damn near impossible to find, I decided to just go with the standard edition of the Action Fleet Naboo Starfighter.
The long finials projecting from the rear of the ship and engines are made of a more flexible plastic and somewhat shorter than the film versions, probably as a safety precaution.
Unlike previous Action Fleet starfighters, R2D2 isn't removable here. This makes sense as the Naboo Starfighter design doesn't allow room for Artoo's shoulders. This bit of design cheating is explained in the Star Wars Vehicle Cross-Sections books that show R2's head extending upward away from the rest of his body as the ship's computer interfaces directly with his internal systems. The Action Fleet vehicle lets you recreate this process by pressing a button on the bottom of the ship.
Unlike most Action Fleet ships, the cockpit opens with a sliding canopy, rather than using a hinge. This is a neat bit of movie accuracy, though it does make it a bit more difficult to access the figure.
The figure is Anakin Skywalker, similar to one included with his Podracer, this time wearing a nicely detailed child-sized fighter pilot helmet. His small size means he sits rather loosely in the cockpit, which makes sense.
Finally, the ship features some retractable landing gear, which are nicely detailed for things that are, from what I remember, not present in the film.
The paint detail is minimal, but it works. I do wish the silver parts on the front and underside of the ship were more reflective like the Royal Starship, but overall it's a great ship.
The long finials projecting from the rear of the ship and engines are made of a more flexible plastic and somewhat shorter than the film versions, probably as a safety precaution.
Unlike previous Action Fleet starfighters, R2D2 isn't removable here. This makes sense as the Naboo Starfighter design doesn't allow room for Artoo's shoulders. This bit of design cheating is explained in the Star Wars Vehicle Cross-Sections books that show R2's head extending upward away from the rest of his body as the ship's computer interfaces directly with his internal systems. The Action Fleet vehicle lets you recreate this process by pressing a button on the bottom of the ship.
Unlike most Action Fleet ships, the cockpit opens with a sliding canopy, rather than using a hinge. This is a neat bit of movie accuracy, though it does make it a bit more difficult to access the figure.
The figure is Anakin Skywalker, similar to one included with his Podracer, this time wearing a nicely detailed child-sized fighter pilot helmet. His small size means he sits rather loosely in the cockpit, which makes sense.
Finally, the ship features some retractable landing gear, which are nicely detailed for things that are, from what I remember, not present in the film.
The paint detail is minimal, but it works. I do wish the silver parts on the front and underside of the ship were more reflective like the Royal Starship, but overall it's a great ship.
do we know what's going to be available? I'm specifically interested in 3.75" but I don't know what'll be out on Force Friday.