and if they decide to do baf down the road jabba and a wampa and rancor would be perfect choices. including jabba
Hasbro revealed these yesterday as a USA Today exclusive - but today my inbox was hit with hi-res images of the first in their new Marvel Legends-scale Star Wars line, dubbed the Black Series:
This isn't the first time they've tried a larger scale - Episode I saw a line with leg-squeezing Jedi slashing action, as well as a transformable Destroyer Droid. This is the first time they've done it at the same level of detail and articulation as the modern Star Wars figures. The initial wave, due late summer, will include Luke above, R2-D2, Darth Maul and Sandtrooper. They'll retail for around $20, which isn't bad when you consider that most lines at that scale and price point utilize heavy parts re-use.
I almost hate to nitpick, given the apparent quality, except I really don't, because nit-picking is what we're all about here, so here goes: if this were really to be an ultimate collectible, Luke would come with swappable gloves, so he could also have the white ones from Empire. But then I guess you get into wanting an interchangeable head with the face scar, and we see exactly how they'll probably do a refresh down the line to allow for some re-use after all.
The 3-3/4 line will continue, because the whole point of it is to do affordable vehicles, and there's a new movie coming. And I do love the quote from Hasbro's VP of boys marketing...
"We consider them the best figures that Hasbro's ever produced for Star Wars that meets the sensibilities of romancing the character as well as the playability and poseability that fans really appreciate"
I'm sorry, I know words' meanings change over time, but what exactly does "romancing the character" mean?
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never thought i would see the day Hasbro who has always kept the star wars line other then sideshow doing 12 inch figures . at 3-3/4 expand the size and do a marvel legend type star wars line at six inches ever. though can't believe darth maul is first in the line and not Darth Vader. .
The figure looks nice enough and I'm sure they'll be good but...The Black Series???? Who the hell came up with that name? And what the fuck does it mean???
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Romancing the character to 6", sounds like my bedroom...
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Okay, Luke, R2D2 and the Sand Trooper. I'll save money by only buying the original characters, not the abominations.
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@10glfan59 Who's to say he won't do both? Has he officially bid farewell to the Star Trek franchise now? Or is it assumed because once Disney owns your soul there's no going back??
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http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Who-50th-poster-3.png?cb5e28
on a unrelated topic.. Fan made posters are fun.
@Kozmik_Pariah@10glfan59I know who is returning based on that poster.
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I can only hope 'romancing the character' means 'trying to steal Luke and Leia along with your partner Danny DeVito from other people via pretending to love them but returning for their love instead' instead of 'boning the toy and putting it where it shouldn't go'...
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@Kozmik_Pariah"instead of 'boning the toy and putting it where it shouldn't go'..."
well, in that case, this is going to be very awkward
@DrAbraxas It gives a whole new gritty meaning to "R2, shut down the trash compactor!"
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I'm sure the reason there are no interchangeable gloves, etc, is so they can release an Empire version of the figure as well.
These figures look incredible, but I don't know how I feel about the larger scale. My Star Wars figures are all 3 3/4" figures. My collector's OCD isn't going to let me display both scales in the same place. I'm going to have to buy the whole 6" set and display them on their own. Gah! I guess that's been the plan all along.
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The gloves aren't the only difference between the A New Hope and Empire flight suits. The Empire one has an orange jacket over the flight suit and hoth snow boots. That requires almost an entirely new figure.
@Big.Jim.Slade I have the transforming Droideka, I dunno why Hasbro never shrunk the scale down to 3 3/4 with a few static parts, because it's a pretty cool figure :-/
@Kozmik_Pariah @Big.Jim.Slade There isn't much room in the small ones for a decent flexible wire, and the transformation was a tad awkward anyway. Maybe they can revisit it for this line.
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Don't know about the whole "romancing the character" spiel but I've always loved the broom-handle Mauser with the glue on doodads - it may be the most frequently modified for sci-fi weapon ever
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@LYT @DrAbraxas @FakeAssName easier said than done. my effort to get anatomically correct et never came to anything.
