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Star Wars |OT| I have a very good feeling about this...
- Thread starter WadiumArcadium
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Trained warrior? I thought he was a Stormtrooper? *rimshot*
Could mean just the fact he is apparently defecting, arguably dangerous in itself.
Perhaps the Stormies of the First Order are actually trained.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Ouch, Finn's fragile heart lies broken on the floor.
I haven't been reading story spoilers but I'd imagine it's more to do with the fact you don't abandon the First Order and expect to get away with it.
Freezasaurus
Member
More leaks.
What the hell is that? Are they making a Star Wars Mario Kart clone?
WadiumArcadium
Member
Looks like it's almost a done deal. Really excited about this.
http://www.etonline.com/movies/169975_benicio_del_toro_says_star_wars_role_looks_like_it_gonna_happen/
http://www.etonline.com/movies/169975_benicio_del_toro_says_star_wars_role_looks_like_it_gonna_happen/
Freezasaurus
Member
That is a filthy fucking hand, dude. It's all dirty, and that middle finger looks slimy.
Quoting Zulithe from the LEGO thread:
SAVE these pics if you care, might not be on this host long.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Oh shiiiiit. Can't wait to see them. BB8 coming with Rey is great.Some guy has the new 6" black series figures but is trolling. He claims he will show them off later today on youtube/facebook.
HOWEVER still awesome... notice it says Rey comes with BB-8
WadiumArcadium
Member
Why's my wallet shaking?
Love Kylo's Command shuttle.
Love Kylo's Command shuttle.
BrokenFiction
Member
Holy crap.
WadiumArcadium
Member
No idea where I'll put it but I have to get the Falcon this time.
Looking forward to seeing these, but we have seen the prototypes for each of them quite a while ago. Hopefully there's a second wave soon with Phasma and the Flametrooper in it.
Surprised, but relieved Hasbro's not going to try and sell BB-8 on his own like they did with the Black Series R2.
Man, judging by the artwork, the LEGO set really messed up on likeness.The Hasbro version:
Simo
Member
Yeah the packaging is awfully bland but the rest of the series prior has been similar too. Something like the SDCC packaging would of been killer for these.
Still, seeing new toys of the Millennium Falcon and Storm Troopers throws me back to being 7 and having all the old toys and playsets. lol
Poor Finn. Couldn't they at least throw in Luke's lightsaber with him to make him a bit more exciting to acquire? Probably the last interesting figure of Wave 1... but yeah, still getting him for sure.
Since this is the "Jakku" version it's reasonable to assume they will do a version of him from later in the film where he may have other accessories.
Strongly agree with you guys about the packaging. They could have used this opportunity to reboot the Black Series branding, or even create an entire new sub brand for these 6" figures, but they decided to keep it super simple. It is what it is...
Since this is the "Jakku" version it's reasonable to assume they will do a version of him from later in the film where he may have other accessories.
Strongly agree with you guys about the packaging. They could have used this opportunity to reboot the Black Series branding, or even create an entire new sub brand for these 6" figures, but they decided to keep it super simple. It is what it is...
Jables Swan
Member
What's LINE?
Freezasaurus
Member
Chat program, kinda like IRC. But with stickers!
Rey is a super good value with BB-8, I can see her selling well. Sure her face paint apps are going to be a problem on a lot of the figures, but sadly that's just how it is with female figures from Hasbro.
Compare the different ones on the shelf and pick the best one. Hope for the best.
She's not that bad really. Need to see more angles and in better quality.
Compare the different ones on the shelf and pick the best one. Hope for the best.
She's not that bad really. Need to see more angles and in better quality.
Freezasaurus
Member
So is there a reason they're keeping Rey and Finn's last names hush-hush? I heard there was a reason.
Kylo looking good. I think the fabric on him is textured or decorative to match the film. This is good because the stuff on some previous BS figures was more plain.
So this guy is supposed to do a video of these figures today as well.
If you can only get one, get Kylo. Look at how expensive Maul became. Even Vader, a newer figure, is impossible to find on shelves anywhere. Although at least in his case you can get it at a small markup online ($5 to $10 and climing.) Not so with Maul. Boba Fett has gotten pretty expensive too, even after they did a pretty massive reprint of his figure a while back.
Anyway, as good as this Kylo is, if you look at Maul and Vader, they both had alternate heads (well, in Vader's case it was his helmet that came off exactly like in RotJ -- same difference.) Why not include an Adam Driver head?
So this guy is supposed to do a video of these figures today as well.
If you can only get one, get Kylo. Look at how expensive Maul became. Even Vader, a newer figure, is impossible to find on shelves anywhere. Although at least in his case you can get it at a small markup online ($5 to $10 and climing.) Not so with Maul. Boba Fett has gotten pretty expensive too, even after they did a pretty massive reprint of his figure a while back.
Anyway, as good as this Kylo is, if you look at Maul and Vader, they both had alternate heads (well, in Vader's case it was his helmet that came off exactly like in RotJ -- same difference.) Why not include an Adam Driver head?
WadiumArcadium
Member
They look good. Rey is the only one that looks off to me. But she comes with BB-8 so that kinda makes up for it. The lack of Adam Driver's head is probably so they can sell another maskless one later down the line or maybe there's more to it than that?
I agree about the packaging. Hasbro basically try to make the Black Series look less childish as it's aimed at more adult collectors, but the problem is it looks bland in comparison to those awesome 3.75 ones.
Damn, seeing that Black series Maul again makes me wish I'd started getting Black Series figures sooner. Boba is a nightmare to get in the UK as well.
I agree about the packaging. Hasbro basically try to make the Black Series look less childish as it's aimed at more adult collectors, but the problem is it looks bland in comparison to those awesome 3.75 ones.
Damn, seeing that Black series Maul again makes me wish I'd started getting Black Series figures sooner. Boba is a nightmare to get in the UK as well.
Simo
Member
As someone who knows of the Black series but hasn't really seen much of them...holy shit that Vader looks awesome.
As for the Kylo figure...yeah, there's probably something more to it but the figure does come with either 2 sabers or you can remove the blades. I just know that the guy on Instagram who originally leaked photos of it posted a second photo of the figure just holding the hilt before he removed them offline.
EDIT: Video of the Black series the collector put up. He won't take them out of the packaging because they're not his. lol Gives a little bit better of a look but not too much.
https://youtu.be/L1HSyp3Y-uw
As for the Kylo figure...yeah, there's probably something more to it but the figure does come with either 2 sabers or you can remove the blades. I just know that the guy on Instagram who originally leaked photos of it posted a second photo of the figure just holding the hilt before he removed them offline.
EDIT: Video of the Black series the collector put up. He won't take them out of the packaging because they're not his. lol Gives a little bit better of a look but not too much.
https://youtu.be/L1HSyp3Y-uw
Noted this in the Lego thread.
The film will have two types of TIE fighters, standard and, based on the Lego set's name, Special Forces TIEs.
The SpecForce TIEs have two seats, rear window, a bottom turret, a red slash painted on them, an antenna or extra gun, and extra-sturdy wing connections.
This link has some images of Hasbro's TIE toy, revealing these details:
http://www.revengeofthe5th.net/2015/07/the-force-awakens-tie-fighter-flies.html
Standard TIEs seem to be the same ones as always but with new paint job.
The film will have two types of TIE fighters, standard and, based on the Lego set's name, Special Forces TIEs.
The SpecForce TIEs have two seats, rear window, a bottom turret, a red slash painted on them, an antenna or extra gun, and extra-sturdy wing connections.
This link has some images of Hasbro's TIE toy, revealing these details:
http://www.revengeofthe5th.net/2015/07/the-force-awakens-tie-fighter-flies.html
Standard TIEs seem to be the same ones as always but with new paint job.
super-heated plasma
Member
Has anyone saved or know where to find the picture of Luke that was taken down?
I saw it in google image search when searching for some SW7. I'll see if i can find it again...
EDIT Sent it via PM
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Got bored waiting for the D23 presentation and made some avatars from the recent merchandise photos. lol
Nice work.
WadiumArcadium
Member
From D23 there's the Rogue One cast photo. Mads Mikkelson's joining them too.
New logo. Looks like the Anthology title's been scrapped.
And the D23 Struzan poster!
Treverrow's been confirmed as IX director too.
New logo. Looks like the Anthology title's been scrapped.
And the D23 Struzan poster!
Treverrow's been confirmed as IX director too.
WadiumArcadium
Member
It'll be called Rogue One by everyone anyway. I'm fine with it.
You're rewatching the saga?
I recently did, and it's amazing if you watch it with a newcomer. Way more fun!