STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2

[Scyla]

*snip*

Look at butterface Leia.

Maybe she is miffed because you bought the slave version first.

[Mechinyun]

jezuzzus... that leia face is bad!!!

[Kelsain]

Comes with a 1/12 scale Epi-Pen in case of 1/12 scale bee stings.

[Chronocidal]

Maybe they got their product lines crossed with a "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" collection?

Edited July 22, 2016 by Chronocidal

[Scyla]

Are there news about the Black Series Dark Revan?

[Mog]

Monkeyface Leia's got some competition now!

So glad I never got into Hasbro's 6-inch line.

Wake me when the well-articulated 3.75" figure line comes back.

[Black Valkyrie]

Monkeyface Leia's got some competition now!

So glad I never got into Hasbro's 6-inch line.

Wake me when the well-articulated 3.75" figure line comes back.

Same here, not interested in the 6", as for the 3.75" sadly not. Hasbro seems to focus on the 5 points articulation 3.75" action figures, with upcoming Rogue One line :

http://news.toyark.com/2016/07/22/sdcc-2016-hasbro-star-wars-rogue-one-3-75-inch-diorama-214956

http://news.toyark.com/2016/07/22/sdcc-2016-hasbro-star-wars-3-75-inch-scale-display-update-214984

[Big s]

I bought the first wave or two of the black series before bandai did sh figuarts Starwars and the super fun 1/12 scale kits, which are about six inch with high detail and about the same price as the black series.

[sh9000]

The only 6" Black Series figures I have are Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Sandtrooper, Biker Scout with Speederbike, Tie Fighter Pilot, Shadow Squadron, Boba Fett, and Prototype Armor Boba Fett. I think I'll get that Royal Guard and Snowtrooper.

Edited July 23, 2016 by sh9000

[Kelsain]

I really like the sculpt of Kanan & Sabine, but I'm not feeling Hera.

Maybe she just looks too much like a cosplayer. Maybe it's the minimizing of those lovely green eyes.

Edited July 23, 2016 by Kelsain

[Sildani]

I dig Hera a lot. She and Lando are must-haves.

[Chewie]

Well.

[Mommar]

The Black Series K 2SO looks pretty cool.

https://youtu.be/iEmVGIIAarg

[Chronocidal]

Don't know what anyone else is doing, but I'm planning on building a pair each of Tie Interceptors and A-Wings tomorrow when they get delivered.

[Chronocidal]

Quick update, interceptors got delivered this morning, and I've already snapped them together, A-wings just arrived, so I'll dig into them soon too.

Interceptor kits are almost identical to the normal Ties with different wing assemblies, but there are a few small differences in detail. I was half expecting them to mold the entire panels in one go again like they did for Vader's Tie, but nope, these are assembled out of a framework and panels, more like the normal Tie kits. Little more complicated, and a few minor seams, but you don't have to paint over the multi colored sprue marks like on Vader's.

The feature I really do like though is that they've included an alternate stand mounting adapter. It's a simple hex mount that'll let you plug the stand into the rear of the ball, rather than directly underneath, and the ships just look much more natural mounted that way. The mount works exactly the same for the older Tie kits, so now I'm wondering if I can shapeways myself some copies of that new adapter to use with those kits now.

Edit: Update #2, put together one of the A-wings, and it's a beautiful little kit.

I'm calling complete shenanigans on the scale though. That old "9.6m" number for the length? No way is that even remotely close. The numbers work out for the kit to be the proper length, but the pilot is scaled somewhere between 1/48th and 1/60th. He absolutely dwarfs the 1/72 X-wing pilots.

I just think no one actually ever bothered to correctly scale the ship in the first place, so it's a little late at this point.

Also, yes, the turret is clearly intended to go with something in a much smaller scale. To be around 1/72nd, the actual turret part of the gun tower should have been the full size of the baseplate it's mounted on. Still nicely detailed, but it looks quite silly next to the ship kits.

Edited August 21, 2016 by Chronocidal

[derex3592]

The thing that totally excited me was the addition of ENGLISH translations for the A-Wing and Tie Interceptor! Not that there was ever much need, but bravo Bandai for the change!!! Meaning they KNOW Americans are buying these kits over the CRAPTASTIC Revell kits that are for sale here! I just looked at some at Hobby Lobby today and OMG....ick!!! The Tie Interceptor is a definite improvement over the Vader Tie in ease of painting the solar panels!!!

[Black Valkyrie]

Hasbro Rogue One products revealed ..... disappointing.

[mechaninac]

So, the TIE Striker has a cylindrical fuselage like the TIE Bomber... interesting. But yes, Hasbro's early offerings for the R1 license are anything but inspiring.

[derex3592]

Not really pumped about any of the R1 ships yet honestly...

[mechaninac]

Same here. All the good stuff that's been shown so far for R1 are the old stuff.

[Chronocidal]

I'm kinda perfectly okay with that, if it means we get some decent updated releases of stuff like the large X-wing mold. I'm waiting for them to rework the wings to not sag horribly.

Though it's not like I have room for more X-wings anyway..

Until someone else comes up with something better though, I'm probably going to remember that new tie as the "Tie Flappy Bird."

Edited August 26, 2016 by Chronocidal

[Chronocidal]

So, just out of curiosity, I checked the scale on the old figure-scaled A-wing.. the pilot in that looks about the same scale as the filming model, just based on how big the pilot's head is compared to the canopy...

According to that, assuming a 6 foot pilot, the A-wing is only 20 feet long. That would make an actual 1/72 scale kit only 3 and 1/3 inches long. I can see why they bumped up the size on it.

Which.. going by the 20 foot length estimate... actually makes the "1/72" A-wing kit about 1/45th.

Edited August 26, 2016 by Chronocidal

[Mommar]

Hasbro Rogue One products revealed ..... disappointing.

There are also 6 inch Black Series figures from Rogue one.

[Kelsain]

I hope I like his character, b/c that's an awesome figure.

Shore trooper & Death Trooper are must-haves as well.

[Big s]

I'm gonna wait to see if bandai does a kit for that droid.

[Kelsain]

Actually, I watched the review for the Death Trooper. The leg proportions look really weird...

[Scyla]

So no news of the BS Darth Revan?

[sh9000]

Hope to get some of the few newer 6" Black Series figures I'm looking for on Amazon when the listings pop up again.

[Mommar]

So no news of the BS Darth Revan?

Wait for New York Comicon in a month and a half. They hold some announcements until then.

[sh9000]

[seti88]

Whoa why do I feel like I have I just seen rogue one?!

[Chewie]

New Black Series Stormtrooper (OT) coming soon. Supposed to be another high end wearable for $100 like Kylo Ren and Iron Man.

[seti88]

https://twitter.com/t_features/status/771153302822072320

Edited September 1, 2016 by seti88

[Big s]

The sh Han looks good so far and the 1/12 death trooper kit seems promising. Still hoping for a kit of that droid.

[Big s]

I was looking at the death trooper kit and it looks fairly customizable with weapon and equipment options. Lots of interesting bandai products coming soon.