Latest Additions: What's new in your collection?

[Jedieb]

This might be an interesting thread. It will probably flounder thanks to Hasbro's irrational distribution system, but it's worth a try. Post any item you've recently added to your collection. It can be anything; toys, patches, stickers, posters, etc. Anything that you've added to your SW collection.

[Jedieb]

This past Monday I added the following figures to my collection;
Mechanic Chewie
Bespin Escape Leia
Amidala; Red Dress
Saeseen Tiin (Jedi Council Member)
Aurra Sing

Misc:
Insider #52

[jjwr]

I Didn't even know they had figures of all those guys....damn Hasbro. I doubt anything will be added to my collection for a while, my gears have shifted towards my comic book and G.I.Joe collection. Speaking of Joe I'm getting a very cool 3ft long vehicle soon, MISB that I'm going to put away for a little while then open up and build....should be fun.

[Jedi Master Kyle]

Aside from tatooine maul, I haven't bought squat since november '99

[Jedieb]

You guys are bringing me down man! :(

[Jedi Sed Rein]

well Jedieb maybe i can lift your spirts. i bought a tatooine maul, plo koon, naboo qui-gon and a boba fett from potf. if anyone can find any extra aurra sing and 300th boba fett i would be very happy to take them off your hands.

collect on guys.

[DarhJin]

Newest additions would be
POTJ
Plo Koon,Saesee Tiin,Mechanic Chewie,Leia Bespin,Aurra Sing.
POTF
Vader W/removeable helmet and hand
CT Vader W/interogation droid
CT Storm Troopres 2
Gunner Station Vader
12"Sith Lords
12"Emporer Palpatine
Tarkin 3 3/4"

That's about it since the first of the year. There is still along way to go this year.

[Jedieb]

I was surprised to find the 12" Bounty Hunter wave at TRU today. I only picked up IG-88. He looks awesome!

[trammel]

My newest additions were:

Aurra Sing
Bespin Escape Leia
Mechanic Chewbacca

-Tom

[Jedi Sed Rein]

just added the 12" darth maul and vader, obi-wan from naboo, aurra sing, 300th boba fett and adi gallia.

just a question should i open the darth maul and vader or not. they look so cool together and so detailed

jason

[Jedieb]

Well, I'm an opener so I say free those babies! It all depends on how you're going to display them. The new packaging does lend itself to display. If you take them out they have a tendency to take up more shelf space. You can always put them back in the packaging later. Remember, this stuff isn't going to provide for your retirement so don't worry about losing "value" if you open anything. Especially the 12" Sith 2 pack, those are gathering dust at my local TRU. Don't get me wrong, they look great, but this isn't going to be a rare item. So I say open and enjoy!

[Jedieb]

Comics
Star Wars Tales #7
Underworld #1

I missed the 2nd issue of the Obi-Wan & Qui-Gon mini series. I'll have to search around for that back issue. :(

[DarthSnikelfritz]

i've freakin finally found a r2-b1 at wal mart the other day and the 12 maul with speeder bike. ive been a happy camper lately. but as of right now im cutting down on collecting-need to save up for my amp.

darthsnik

[Jedieb]

Congrats on R2-B1, good luck with the amp. Rock on dude! ;)

[Jedieb]

I missed the Appentice Maul when it hit my area last week. DAMN! >(
Anyway, tonight I picked up the lastest EU novel;
Edge of Victory I: Conquest

[trammel]

Today I added a Sith Apprentice Maul to my collection.

-Tom

[obiwankenobi77]

The last thing I got was the Lego mindstorms droid developer kit for $20.00, I thought it was a pretty good deal so I bought it and made it into the R2-D2. I'm still looking for Aurra Sing though :)

[trammel]

I just picked up two Commtech Wuher figures at Toys R Us for $1.97 each. :D

-Tom

[Jedieb]

Vintage ROTJ Jabba The Hutt Playset w/box.

I just got the Jabba in the mail today. I picked it up in an ebay auction and I got a pretty good price on it ($35 after shipping). I heard that some Wuher's started showing up at clearance. Congrats, $1.97 is much better than what the Fan Club was selling them for. I still haven't spotted Aprentice Maul, but he'll show up eventually. It's good to see some stuff is finally starting to show up.

[Jedieb]

I haven't found anything at stores in over a month but I did pick up some stuff online recently,
Empire Building by Garry Jenkins
12" TC-14 (kbkids.com)

[Jedieb]

POTJ Lando, Tessek, & Jar Jar.
Finally!!!

[trammel]

I just got four Death Star Trooper figures from the fan club. They were $7.99 each and I didn't have to buy them in a set with the Ree Yees figure. :)

-Tom

[Jedieb]

Picked up the black astromech droid yesterday afternoon at Target. Congrats on those troopers trammel. Those were great army builders. I've only got 1 loose, I wish those would have hit TRU sales bins. :(

[DarthSnikelfritz]

just add 12" mace windu to my collection and the skiff guard from k-b.
congrats on 12" tc-14.
darthsnik

[Jedieb]

That 12" Mace is pretty sweet. I only saw him at retail a couple of times. It's funny how 12" figures like Mace and the Bounty Hunters can be so hard to find but Watto and others continue to gather dust every where.

[QuiGonJ]

Hi, the latest additions for me

R2-B1
TC-14
Tessek
the Imperal Artoo unit
a 3-volume set of the SW newspaper strips, signed by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson (a steal @ $40!)

and I worked up an inventory of my collection as a multipage Excel file

[Jedieb]

Congrats QuiGon! I need to do the same with my collection! I've started and abandoned inventoring everything a couple of times. I can never find just the right way of doing it. Maybe you could e-mail me your spreadsheet?

[QuiGonJ]

It needs lots of work in terms of Vintage stuff, but yes, I'll send it to you tonight.

If you add that stuff in, I might make it a download from CCnet.

[trammel]

I picked up Lando, Tessek, Jar-Jar and R2-Q5 today. :)

-Tom

[QuiGonJ]

Congrats!

Eb, on the spreadsheet I sent you last night, the fonts I used were the ones used in the packaging, or at least close, so while you might not have the fonts as I named em, the main font was supposed to the the vintage Kenner font, the Abadi MT Condensed is the font from the POTF2 packaging, Baker Signet was the font from the back of the Ep1 packaging, and the other font (the name I forgot) was close to the POTJ stuff.

That's just in case the fonts look wrong on your system, which they might. :)

[JediBear]

The only new addition to my collection is a carded Chewbacca Millenium Falcon Mechanic signed by Peter Mayhew @ AlphaCon last weekend.

[Jedieb]

I don't have any signed figures but they do seem like great pieces to have in your collection. I'd never buy anything signed though. The possibility of getting rippped off is too great. But if I could get the card signed in person the way you did, that'd be awesome.

Thanks for the spreadsheet QuiGon. I've been under the weather for a couple of days and Ihaven't had a chance to look at it yer. I'll check it out tonight.

[DarthSnikelfritz]

i was kb today and picked up 12" obi wan(ep1) today. The 12" ultimate soldiers were on sale for $5.99. so i picked three. those will make a great custom figures.
ds

[QuiGonJ]

I have two Star Wars signed pieces... both of them are signed by Kenny Baker, and I watched him sign the 12-back Artoo I had as a kid, and a friend got a "gadgets" Artoo signed for me.. and the sigs match! :)

I also have a 3D collector's plate signed by the art team of Batman Beyond. I was in the Glendale Galleria buying a Millenium Falcon on clearance last year when I happened to see the WB studio store closing for a "special event". That was fun...

[JediBear]

I was pretty jazzed to get that figure signed. I wish I could've found an extra Porkins, Aurra Sing, C-3PO, Greedo and a whole slew of others. Most of the actors @ AlphaCon we from the SW movies. It would've been expensive for all those signatures, but it wouuld've been worth it. OT- the girl who played Aurra Sing is devastatingly beautiful if person.

[Jedieb]

Carbon Freezing Chamber
I ordered it online Wednesday morning and it just arrived today. The Fan Club is getting these out very quickly. Some people close to the distribution center in Texas even got them the next day. The box was slightly bent because of the manner in which it was packaged. I don't mind that much because I'll be opening mine, but some of you mint in box folk might want to think twice and wait until Wizards gets the hang of how to ship this item.

The display picture on the box is great. Brings back memories of vintage packaging. I'll probably try to get it out of the box tonight if I have some extra time.

[JediBear]

I was @ one of the Wal-Marts here in Omaha, NE and found the new Sandtrooper, Jedi Training Qui-Gon and Cold Weather Obi-Wan. There were only a few of each along with a bunch of Aurra Sing, Leia Bespin Escape and Chewie Falcon mechanic.

[Jedi Sed Rein]

just picked up a Mace Windu EP1 figure for 3bucks at wal-mart a great find considering i have not seen one in a while. bought a sebulba and a Mas Amedda POTJ today also.

A few weeks back bought the Droid Lego Kit building R2D2 now and have the Lego C3PO already.

Will be adding an Obi-Wan EP1 lightsaber via Larry "Larbel" from the prop replica board along with his replica graflex anh and esb. cannot wait till he gets them done and starts the darth vader rotj hilt.

If you guys have not checked out his work you would benefit from taking a look at his threads. the work is dead on and amazing.

Jason

[Jedieb]

How much do one of those replica sabers go for?

[Jedi Sed Rein]

Board members get an advance Obi-Wan that can accept an EL Blade for 145+20shipping. The EL Graflex replicas are going for 125+20Shipping.

The EL Blade is an acrylic blade that lights up and produces the glow affect very well. Viperforce has worked really hard on these and they sale for 95 to board members.

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this should cover everything that is going on so far with Larry's Sabers and Mike's EL Blades.

enjoy - Jason

[Jedieb]

Thanks!

[Jedieb]

Finally!
Jedi Training Qui Gon
Cold Gear Obi-Wan
Sandtrooper

This wave also came with Aurra Sing, Mechanic Chewie, and Bespin Escape Leia so if you missed any of those this should be your chance to catch up. I'm waiting for fresh assortments of Apprentice Maul and I'll be all caught up.

[Jedieb]

I got the following yesterday;
12" Collector Series Biggs & Wedge 2-pack
Cloak of Deception (EU Novel)

It's weired, you can go months and find nothing to add to your colleciton and then in the span of a few days you add a bunch of things.

[Jedieb]

Kewtol

This wave has been hitting K-Marts all over the country. Kewtol was the only one left by the time I found the wave. My local K-Marts charge close to $1.50 more per figure than WalMart and Target so I'm probably better off waiting until this wave hits those stores en masse. I just want to make sure I can get a couple of dirty Biker Scouts.

[IRA BuzzBall]

hi there guys .. if anyone is interested , i have 3 plans that where used in the first 3 movies ( one of them i am not sure about ) and if there are any real devoted fans to the movies on this forum then this would be of interest to you,,
these are plans that where used to make the falcon's cockpit section, R2D2 side view and a land speeder.. here is the details from each one :-
:-R2D2(side view,issued 23-1-76,drawing#67)
:-falcon's ext cockpit(drawing#236, date 6-4-76)
:-the void-spider land speeder tx-3 ( issue date 5-12-75 drawn by T.A ) comes from the Tunisia location

can ANYONE help me get a value put on these please???i need to know if there is a website i can goto to get info because if they are worth abit i will have to put them in my insurance contract just in case the house burns down,,,lol
hey i might even consider selling them..!!!


thanx guys

ps-the plans are on A3 size sheets

[JediBear]

The plans you refer to (sorry :) )are part of a set of six or seven that came out in 1977 or 1978. I'll have to look for mine. I just moved so Lord only knows which box they're hiding in. I think some of the other bluprints were for part of the Blockade Runner corridor and I think there's one for the Death Star Detention center. I can look tonight & get back to you tomorrow morning. I have no idea how much they're worth. I'm sure they're worth more as a set though. I bought mine about 7 or 8 years ago for something like $5.95.

Anyhoo, my newest acqusitions are Jedi Training Qui-Gon, Cold Weather Obi-Wan, sandtrooper, dirty biker scout and the Carbon Freezing Chamber.

[Jedieb]

Dirty Biker Scout

This was in the brand new army builder assortment. There were plenty of blue Coruscant Guards and Gungan Warriors. I even saw some Mon Calamari Officers as well. This is one of the better case assortments Hasbro has put out. I saw it at 2 different WalMarts. The Biker Scouts were the ones who were selling out fast so look out for this wave if you need him.

[Jedieb]

Sabe

Still missing Sith Apprentice Maul!!!!! >(

[Jedieb]

Sith Apprentice Maul

Finaly! Found him at WalMart this morning. He was the last one on the pegs. I've no doubt that he'll be a peg warmer before the summer is over but it's great to have the monkey off my back. Now I just need to grab the Bespin Guard and Duros and I'm all caught up.

[LordVdr]

Dirty Scouts
Marmit Sandtrooper
New sculpt Sandtrooper
Obi-Wan in Arctic Gear
Qui-Gon in Jedi Training Gear

Putting a list together for the Marmit Boba Fett for $92 plus shipping. If you're interested, check out this thread:

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[Jedieb]

I've seen some of the Marmit figures and they look great but it's not someplace I want to take my collection. The price you mentioned in your other thread is a pretty good one for a Marmit figure, especially Fett. Good luck rounding up 19 buyers!

[JediBear]

I finally got the Gungan Warrior & Theed Amidala yesterday.

[Jedieb]

Vintage Anakin Skywalker

He arrived in the mail yesterday. Got a pretty decent loose one (C-:cool: for just $13. Every once in awhile you can find something for way under book value on ebay. You just have to be patient.

[Jedi Sed Rein]

Just added the boomer damaged battle droid, bespin holo and scout trooper.

Still looking for Jedi armour qui-gonn and cold weather obi wan. I do not want to resort to ebay or websites as i have more fun hunthing them down.

keep collecting

[Jedieb]

Finally got my hands on the following:
Duros
Bespin Guard

I picked up an extra Duros so I could make a custom Banis Keeg one day and I got another Kewtol so I could turn the head around and make a Melas figure. I really think Hasbro shouldn't have opened the Bespin Guards jacket the way they did. The guy looks like he's late for guard duty and just getting dressed. Does anyone want a slovenly dressed guard escort?

[Jedieb]

B-Wing!!!!!
She's beautiful! I'm just waiting until the kids go to sleep before I take her out. Now I just have to hide the receipt before my wife gets home...

[obiwankenobi77]

12" IG-88
12" Bossk
12" 4-LOM
Found them at Target this morning :)

[Jedieb]

Congrats! Did you get them at the $4.94 clearance price? I saw a 12" IG-88 a few weeks back on clearance at that price. If I'd seen Bossk and 4-LOM I would have snagged all 3. All I have from that set is IG-88.

[QuiGonJ]

My latest purchase is this little guy:

<img src=http://www.hallmark.com/Website/Images/Products/Dreambook2001/StarWarsStarTrekHarley/qx6875_xlrg.jpg>

A Hallmark Artoo ornament at 3 3/4" scale for about $13.

The sculpt isn't articulated, but he's perfect.

[Jedieb]

That's a great looking ornament QuiGonJ! My favorite is the talking ESB Vader. It's up every X-Mas on my tree.

Latest Additions
EU Novels
Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Jedi Apprentice: Deceptions

[Jedieb]

Super Deformed Palm Talkers
Boba Fett
Stormtrooper

[trammel]

I got all of the new Palmtalkers today. :D

-Tom

[Jedieb]

Tie Interceptor
Picked it up at TRU yesterday. Unlike the B-Wing packaging, this ship can't be seen in all its glory without taking it out of the packaging. The wings are a nice improvement over the vintage stickers. But damn if my tie pilot doesn't have the wobbliest head of any SW figure yet made. Oh well, the ship makes up for it. $30 is pretty steep for a ship with no electronics that was partly made with vintage molds but this hobby isn't cheap, just fun.

[QuiGonJ]

I got a Emperor's Wrath Vader last night, pretty nice, and I have the Interceptor on order, should show up this week.

[Jedieb]

I picked up Shmi and Jedi Training Obi-Wan earlier this week. I still haven't found the Vader wave. We won't be seeing the Tie Bomber or Snowspeeder this year. They've been pushed back until 2002. I'm not sure why Hasbro would push them that far back. You'd think they'd want X-Mas to help push both of these.

[QuiGonJ]

I'd have to say it's probably cause all of the sudden getting stuff shipped here from China is a lot harder.

My interceptor arrived today, and as best I can see it from my Sansweet's SW Action Figure Archive book, it really is the vintage mold with a nice paint job. The tabs you refer to, are they the ones in the back?

[Jedieb]

Yep, they're these little clear plastic tabs that prevent the Interceptor from standing with its wing tips straight up in the air. I've got a vintage Interceptor also and some of the molds are definitely the same. But the new wing detail is a great improvement. I also picked up your little R2 ornament last weekend. I got the Mystery Machine for my 3 year old. There goes $30 bucks on two items that will only see the light of day during the holiday season! Actually, I'll probably keep R2 on a shelf next to my Vader and Yoda ornaments.

[QuiGonJ]

enh, it's not so important to me that the thing go into the wrong position, so I'll leave it as is.

On the Artoo, if you twist it long enough, the pin comes out, and the Artoo is then okay to display with the Hasbro figures.

[Jedieb]

Emperor's Wrath Vader
Scrawny Buck toothed X-Wing Luke
Han Solo #58
Dirty Sandtrooper

[Jedieb]

12" Luke w/Speederbike
Chewie Palm Talker
Vader Palm Talker
EP1 DVD
Spaceballs DVD (This counts as far as I'm concerned. One of my favorite parodies ever!)

[Sax Tharkas]

Boba Fett
Phantom Menace: Qui-Gon Jinn
Phantom Menace: Obi-Won Kenobi
Phantom Menace: Anakin Skywalker
Phantom Menace: Jar Jar Binks
Darth Vader w/ removable cape
Jawa w/ Riding Bantha
Han Solo w/ Jabba the Hutt
Rancor Keeper
Stormtrooper
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back storybook
Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary
Jedi Apprentice #2: The Dark Rival?

That is about it I can think of right about now.

[Sax Tharkas]

Boba Fett
Phantom Menace: Qui-Gon Jinn
Phantom Menace: Obi-Won Kenobi
Phantom Menace: Anakin Skywalker
Phantom Menace: Jar Jar Binks
Darth Vader w/ removable cape
Jawa w/ Riding Bantha
Han Solo w/ Jabba the Hutt
Rancor Keeper
Tattoonie Stormtrooper with Mos Eisley Catina playset
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back storybook
Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary
Jedi Apprentice #2: The Dark Rival?

That is about it I can think of right about now.

[Jedieb]

I picked up the 3-PO Palm Talker this morning.

Welcome Sax, good to have you aboard!

[Grand Admiral Vriss]

Thank you Jedieb for welcoming me. I will be using this name for now. Here is the rest of my collection I had not put up;

Star Wars Movie: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Movie: A New Hope
A Tusken Raider action figure
A X-Wing pilot that was in A New Hope. I do not remember his name off of the top of my head.
Star Wars: Dark Rising videogame, something like that.

And the latest editions to my collection was a Star Wars: Tales from the New Republic novel I bought today at the mall.

[Jedieb]

3-PO Masterpiece Edition book and 12" figure
On clearance at Waldenbooks! ($19.99)

[Jedieb]

3 Day SW Celebration 2 Pass & lambent

Ordered the teaser poster this afternoon. I'm sooooo weak!

[Grand Admiral Vriss]

Ack! I played the game last nite and it is called Star Wars: Dark Forces. e.e;

[JMK]

I made myself an 8.5 x 11" teaser poster out of the JPG on the official site. That doesn't count though, does it? :p

[Jedieb]

Not only does it count, but you could probably put it up on ebay and find someone out there who'd buy it from you.

[JMK]

And then have uncle George sue my pants off! :lol

[Jedieb]

Deluxe Bacta Tank Luke
Deluxe Shirtless Maul

[Jedieb]

AOTC Teaser Poster
Applause Darth Maul Piggy Bank (It was free and I'm letting my 3 year old trash it. He keeps calling it "Vader" and there's no use in telling him otherwise.)

[BUFFJEDI]

WHAT!!! he must Unlearn what he has learned :)If he is to become a jedi;)

[miket]

The figure's not new, I've had it since I was a kid and bought it new in a store. But I just got Peter Mayhew's signature on it this past Saturday. Cool.

http://www.cyberfirst.com/mt/chewie.jpg

[BUFFJEDI]

That is very cool :smokin

[JMK]

I find it remarkable that a person can keep their signature so consistant all the time! :)
Nice piece!

[Jedieb]

I'm not into signatures, but that is still one cool piece!

[Jedieb]

Palm Talker R2

I'm all caught up on these now. I'm considering going after the foreign EP1 Palm Talkers, but I think I'll just stick to these. Rumor has it we may be seeing a Bounty Hunters wave way down the line so I'll just wait for those.

[QuiGonJ]

If you see another R2 Palm Talker, lemme know. I've never seen Palm Talkers at retail.

Latest items for me would be Teaser poster and Galactic Battlegrounds, and a boxed R2 ornament from my brother. :)

[Darth McBain]

Lego Sith collection, with Darth Maul, Darth Vader, and the Emperor... My wife picked it up for me as an early present... They have joined the rest of my collection on top of my PC at work... :)

[QuiGonJ]

Never mind... found it :)

Even had a chance yesterday to get the prototype, but I didn't have $100 to spare. It was cute, off-color and had a pikachu chip in it for the sound. They also had a 3PO for another $100.

So, I got that, an FX-7 and the Leia and Amanaman as Xmas presents.

[Jedieb]

FX-7
Battle For Naboo (N64)

So you bought the 3-PO prototype QuiGon? Sounds cool! :D

[Darth McBain]

I got some SW gifts for X-Mas, and while perhaps a bit on the cheezy side, they are still SW and still fun. I got the Darth Vader body wash and SW soap with the Darth Vader toy inside... Maybe somebody is trying to tell me something here? :)

[JMK]

I got C-3P0 shampoo a couple years back and some body wash too. I haven't used it yet. :rolleyes

[Jedieb]

Queen Amidala Royal Decoy
Deluxe Amanaman
Deluxe Leia w/Sail Barge Cannon

Now if I can just find me some army builders.......

[Darth McBain]

I hope you've used something JMK... :lol J/K

[Jedieb]

25th Anniversary Luke & Leia

[QuiGonJ]

Last I checked, both prototypes were still up for sale, but I've not picked em up.

For Xmas I got vintage Han, Chewie, DS Commander, DS Droid, Galactic Battlegrounds, "The Wildlife of Star Wars" (excellent Chronicles book), Deluxe Amanaman and Leia, the AOTC teaser poster and an extra Artoo ornament. After that I bought the vintage brown haired Luke for $35.

[Jedieb]

Eeth Koth (The angry Jedi!)
Snaggletooth
Imperial Officer
Rebel Trooper (2x) (Bought it twice 'cuz it was so nice!)
25th Anniversary Han & Chewie

I really should know the names of Lucas's kids. Especially since I've put at least one of them through college!:\

[Jedieb]

25th Anniversary Obi-Wan V. Vader
Books
Dark Journey
The Approaching Storm

[JMK]

I hope you've used something JMK...
Damn! Now I know why everyone says I smell like onions! o_O

[Jedieb]

MY FIRST EP2 TOY!!!

LEGO Jedi Starfighter

These are shipping to Targets and WalMarts and it appears retailers are putting them on the shelves. The next AOTC figures should be the four preview figures and they're suppose to hit retail in early to mid March.

[Jedieb]

LET THE SPENDING BEGIN!!!!

AOTC Sneak Preview Figures
Jango Fett
Zam Wesell
Clonetrooper
R3-T7

[JMK]

Where did you get them?

[Jedieb]

I found them at WalMart this morning. I also got the TRU exclusive AT-ST in the mail just the other day but forgot to post it;

TRU Exclusive AT-ST with Imperial Speeder and Paploo.

[Jedieb]

The end of POTJ:
BoShek
Teebo
R4-M9

Despite what others may say, I like Boshek. The figure looks good and the helmet is a nice touch. M9 looks awesome and comes with a mouse droid. The only problem with Teebo is that he's just one of many Ewoks we should have seen by now. We'll get more eventually, but this really has been a species Haasbro has neglected. The only remaining POTJ product is the store exclusive Snowspeeder and Tie Bomber. Both of those are SUPPOSE to come out before the first wave of AOTC figures. I know the Snowspeeder is a WalMart exclusive, I think the Tie Bomber may be one as well.

[Jedieb]

It's funny, sometimes you can go weeks without buying or finding anything and then boom, you score figures and books on back to back runs. This morning I snagged the last POTJ figures and this afternoon the clearance gods bestowed upon me.:
Aura Sing Masterpiece Collection ($19.99)

And yesterday I bought a couple of other books, one on clearance and the other a new young adult novel I'd missed:
Jedi Quest by Jude Watson
From Star Wars to Indiana Jones ($4.99)

[sirdizzy]

i just got a Teebo very cool fig, a R4-M9 droid, and a cool BoShek

[Jedieb]

The Jedi Starfighter is starting to show up around the country. It should hit my neck of the woods by the end of the week. Can't wait........:crack

[JMK]

I found and picked up all the sneak preview figures, except Jango.

[Starquest aka AndyR]

The preview figures.
I got 2 jango's, 2 clonetroopers, one r3, and one Zam wessell.
I opened them all except one jango and set them up in various places. I went ahead and setup jango shooting at an obiwan (from TPM). hehe.

[sirdizzy]

i just got the jedi starfighter from wal-mart

[Jedieb]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! You lucky bastard! What part of the country are you in dizzy? I still haven't seen one yet.

[sirdizzy]

i am in the south west an hour and half north of Las Vegas

[Jedieb]

Obi Wan's Jedi Starfighter
It finally made its way over to SW Virginia. I opened a box right off the pallet, I have no shame! Curious thing is, there were also boxes of AOTC LEGO product with the "Do Not Open Until April 23" label on them. I heard about these but I didn't want to push my luck by opening them. If they mistakenly put them out I'll see them on Monday.

[sirdizzy]

i would have done it once there on the store floor they're open game

[QuiGonJ]

Jedi Starfighter
Preview figs
Star Wars to Indy book
AT-ST/Bike set

[Charley]

LEGO Jedi Duel:

Count Dooku with curved red lightsaber, facing off against Yoda with a green lightsaber. The Count rides a really cool looking speedercraft.

[sirdizzy]

coolness although i don't collect legos

[JMK]

Got POTF Bespin Leia today for $2.00 at Wal Mart. Still no Jango preview figure though.

[sirdizzy]

hmmm lets see

Anakin Skywalker
Obi Wan Kenobi
Jango Fett Kamino Escape
C-3po removable parts
R2-D2 with lights and sound
Super Battle Trooper
Padme Amidala arena escape
Kit Fisto

[BUFFJEDI]

Well , I just got (no laughing) Darth maul knee , elbow pads and gloves.Ditto that for Amadala pads.

[QuiGonJ]

Jedi Knight II, TIE Bomber

And buff... I got the Amidala helmet for my niece a year ago. :)

[BUFFJEDI]

:lol :lol Hey they were on sale for like a dollar,Whats a guy to do :D


BTW.does she still use it?;)

[sirdizzy]

LOL can ya post a pic of them

[BUFFJEDI]

:mneh I only have pic's of me wearing them;)

[sirdizzy]

that'll work

[BUFFJEDI]

:lol :lol :lol

[sirdizzy]

i bought a mary jane watson today nand 3 clonetroopers yeaterday

almost bought the swinging spiderman but i got two spideys already

[JMK]

HEY! Keep it to Star Wars collecting. :headbash




















Just kidding. :)

[sirdizzy]

cmon spiderman is cool and the mary jane is sweet


i think i'll buy that new green goblin

[JMK]

How's the likeness on them? Do they at all look like the characters in the movie?

[sirdizzy]

the mary jane is pretty good likeness i though the peter parker sucked i also though the green goblin was awesome likeness and there are 2-3 really cool spidermans too

[sirdizzy]

heres a weird thing i bought today i went into rite aid and they had figures there from 1998 so i bought a biggs darklighter on slide card


thinking about goign and getting the uganauts

[Jedieb]

So much catching up to do...:)

4/3
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Coruscant Escape
Kit Fisto - Jedi Master
Boba Fett - Kamino Escape
Jango Fett - Kamino Escape
Super Battle Droid
R2-D2 - Coruscant Sentry
Battle Droid - Arena Battle
Plo Koon - Arena Battle
Anakin Skywalker - Outland Peasant Disguise
C-3PO - Protocol Droid
Tusken Raider - Female with Tusken Child
Padme Amidala - Arena Escape

3/29
Fan Club Toy Fair Vader (2x)

3/26
Rebel Dream - EU NJO
Jedi Quest - (Children's novel by Jude Watson)

3/21
SW Tales #9 (maybe 10, I'll check later.)

Now to get a 4/23 checklist together for the big midnight run. :D

[sirdizzy]

24 figs total plus a few misc items like ships and lightsabers (although i have 8 of the figs already)

[Jedieb]

This is my checklist for 4/23 (Items in bold have been taken care of. ;)
Collection 1 Basic Figure Assortment
Anakin Skywalker (Outland Peasant)
Super Battle Droid
Obi Wan Kenobi (Coruscant Chase)
Padmé Amidala (Arena Escape)
C-3PO (Protocol Droid)
Jango Fett (Kamino Escape)
Kit Fisto
R2-D2 (Coruscant Sentry)
Clone Trooper (Red)[/B]
Zam Wesell (Bounty Hunter)[/B]

Collection 2 Basic Figure Assortment
Battle Droid (Arena)
Shaak-ti
Captain Typho
Tusken Raider and Child
Plo Koon
Boba Fett (Kamino Escape)
Geonosian Warrior
Saesee Tiin
Dexter Jetster
Jar Jar (Senator)
Nikto Jedi
Red Senate Guard
Luminara Unduli
Taun We

Deluxe Figure Assortment
Mace Windu (With Battle Droid)
Jango Fett
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Count Dooku

12" Figure Assortment
12" Clone Trooper

Vehicles
Jedi Starfighter
Slave 1

Speeder Assortment
Anakin Skywalker Speeder
Zam Wesell Speeder

Beast Assortment
Reek

So I'm half way through the figures. The Clone Trooper is the only 12" figure I'm interested in. I may hold off on Slave I just to see if the rumors of a Fall02 Slave 1 with exclusive Jango figure are true. Plus, it's bound to hit clearance eventually.

[JMK]

If they overship on everything like they did with TPM then you're in luck!

Off topic here, this thread has grown to 137 posts. Pretty remarkable for an otherwise dead forum.

[sirdizzy]

ok heres my list that i want then

Anakin Skywalker (Outland Peasant)
Super Battle Droid
Obi Wan Kenobi (Coruscant Chase)
Padmé Amidala (Arena Escape)
C-3PO (Protocol Droid)
Jango Fett (Kamino Escape)
Kit Fisto
R2-D2 (Coruscant Sentry)
Clone Trooper (Red)[/B]
Zam Wesell (Bounty Hunter)[/B]

Collection 2 Basic Figure Assortment
Battle Droid (Arena)
Shaak-ti
Captain Typho
Tusken Raider and Child
Plo Koon
Boba Fett (Kamino Escape)
Geonosian Warrior
Saesee Tiin
Dexter Jetster
Jar Jar (Senator)
Nikto Jedi
Red Senate Guard
Luminara Unduli
Taun We

Vehicles
Jedi Starfighter
Slave 1

Speeder Assortment
Anakin Skywalker Speeder
Zam Wesell Speeder

Beast Assortment
Reek


in bold is what i have already

[Jedieb]

There's also the upcoming WalMart exclusives; Crashed Speeder & Tie Bomber. I have a feeling some WalMarts may hold these until the 23rd also. I've yet to see any of those neat Playschool sets either. I'm probably going to be getting all of those.

[sirdizzy]

i saw the playschool setes there funny

[Jedieb]

I LOVE WALMART WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING!!!!!!

This morning I scored the following:
Basics Figures
Yoda - Jedi Master
Anakin - Hanger Duel
Zam Wessel - Bounty Hunter
2x Clone Trooper (Red Stripe)

Deluxe Figures
Mace Windu (w/Blast Apart Battle Droid)
Jango Fett (w/Electronic Backpack and Snap On Armor)
Christopher Lee (w/Force Flipping Action)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (w/Force Flipping Action)

What’s even better is that the cashier was getting so rattled because she had to manually enter the figures (most WalMart stores will register the figures as a No Sale Allowed) that she only rang me up for 4 Basic Figures. I basically got that extra Clone Trooper for free!
I’M EVIL, EVIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLL!!!
:evil

[sirdizzy]

damn i hate you


my wal-mart has cracked down my roomamte says they lock the figs in an office now

[Jedieb]

That's a good kind of hate to have. Let me give you a bad kind dizzy. Rebelscum pointed out some ebay auctions for the figures I found this morning. Zam & Clone trooper were both at $21, but Yoda & Anakin were at $51!!!!!! Hate those bidders for their STUPIDITY! Part of me wishes I'd grabbed a few extra to take advantage of these fools. Hell, by the time the auction ends and the figures get shipped it'll be 4/23!!

[JMK]

:lol, apparently there's something to be said for being the first idiot!

[sirdizzy]

i can wait i never pay inflated ebay prices

[sirdizzy]

eeth koth and a zuton (all the black dress amidala and fx's were gone)

[Jedieb]

2 more rebel troopers

They had a few Imperial officers, but I wasn't that interested in them the first time around. On a side note, no midnight madness at my local TRU this year.

[JMK]

I went to my TRU today to find that Jango preview fig, and got nothing again. Then I turned around and there was a HUGE wall with EVERYTHING. All of them were out. And I bought nothing. I had $600 cash in my pocket, and I just turned my back and walked out, or else I would have been left with nothing. I'll go back soon! :)

[sirdizzy]

what i want every officer i can find

[Jedieb]

JMK, are you saying they had all of their AOTC product out already? That's pretty sweet. I can't believe you had the will power to walk away!

[sirdizzy]

i wouldn't have but then again i already have the money for it set aside

[QuiGonJ]

hmmm, what did I get this weekend? oh, a few things.... well okay, more toys than I've ever gotten in one weekend, including all Christmases to date thanks to a sweet lady friend of mine!

Finally got to see my Toy Fair Vader, for which I got one of the new Star Cases to protect it. I got a Jedi Starfighter, a TIE Bomber, Dejarik Chewie to complete my POTJ set, the Teebo wave, an R3 to open, and oh yes... the store called and told me to pick up a lucky thirteen E2 figures for me.

I pointed up the street date on the cases when the transaction when I got there and they said... oh, you didn't get them from us. :D

From what I can tell, this is just the most blown street date in the history of toy selling.

[sirdizzy]

LOL ok raise your hand if ya haven't been able to get the toys yet (some or all)

[Jedieb]

LET THE ASSAULT ON MY CREDIT CARDS BEGIN!!!!!!

WalMart #1 $36.87
WalMart #2 $26.69
WalMart #3 $224.31!!!!!!!!!! (CURSE YOU GIANT LEGO YODA! WHY AM I SO WEAK?!)

Figures
Royal Guard
Luminara Unduli
Nikto - Jedi Knight
Jar Jar Binks - Gungan Senator
Captain Typho
Taun We
Count Dooku!(MAJOR SPOILER!) >_<

LEGOS
Jango Fett's Slave I
Ulitimate Collector Series Yoda (I saw it and my mind went blank! It was in my shoppping cart before I realized what I was doing.)

Vehicles
WalMart Exclusive Tie Bomber
WalMart Exclusive Crashed Snowspeeder

Playskool
X-Wing Adventure
Duel with Darth Maul

I'll be hitting WalMart #1 and Target tomorrow morning, then the bookstore after work. Now how can I hide the credit card receipts from my wife...:huh

[sirdizzy]

are pegs are absolutly packed no shotage of anything (they said they still hav 150-200 boxes in the back they couldn't even put out)


i bought 16 figs (i had 8 already so thats a total of 24 basic figs) i also bought an extra yoda, 2 extra red clone troopers, both zam and anakins speeder, a tie bomber (passed on the crashed snowspeeder), 2 deluxe a mace and a dooku (i passed on the obi wan and jango), and both the dooku and anakin lightsabers

[sirdizzy]

jedieb is the dooku a basic 3 3/4 fig or a deluxe fig

i got a deluxe but didn't see a basic fig


and did ya see a dexter jester or a genoshian warrior

[JMK]

I've seen Dexter Jettster, but not Dooku or the Geonosian warrior though.

[Jedieb]

The Dooku was the basic figure. He was the last one on the pegs at my third WalMart stop. Didn't see Dexster or the Geonosian, but I think many of these figures may be in storerooms waiting to come out later this week.

[sirdizzy]

saw the geonosian and the dexter and target and k-mart this morning

no dooku

[Jedieb]

Figures
Geonosian
R2 (no backing spokes variant)

AOTC Novelization
AOTC Soundtrack (Yoda cover)

[JMK]

I got the movie poster soundtrack today. Haven't heard it yet though...>_<

[sirdizzy]

gonna wait on the novel and the soundtarck for money reasons spent too much in one day again (at least its less then last time at only $230)

[Jedieb]

Yesteday I picked up Shaak Ti. I thought I'd gotten her but didn't realize she was missing until I laid everything out. I've only opened the first 4, I'm hoping to open and display a few more this weekend.

[QuiGonJ]

I got an Outland Peasant Ani to open since I found out about the lightsaber.. I like it, very old school. :D

[Jedieb]

That was the first figure I opened. The telescoping saber was pretty neat. It looked a bit clunky around the hand, but it's still a neat little feature. Very old school indeed.

[sirdizzy]

i winder if hasbro was trying to go a little old school on purpose or there was something else in mind


look at the ne handles on the lightsabers which are very cool as well as the detachable blades

[Jedieb]

Jorg Sacul
SW Celebration 2 Souvenir Program
Hasbro Action Figure Poster

[QuiGonJ]

which Hasbro action figure poster? One for this year, or the old Wal-Mart poster?

[Jedieb]

It looks like it's the same one that was suppose to be an Aussie exclusive. It's got this year's line (40 figures.) It looks great. I picked up some extras. I'll trade you a poster for one of those free Star Wars Tales that comic book stores are giving out tomorrow. I don't think I'm going to get a chance to get over to a comic book shop to pick one up tomorrow.

[QuiGonJ]

you got it sir.. I will go to my Comic Shop today :)

[sirdizzy]

ohhh cool i have seen it online i will go looking today

[sirdizzy]

i got a 25th anniversary luke and leia 3 pack for 3.84 from target


and a duros for a 1.54


god i love those discount prices


tempter to get another amanaman and a shmi

[Jedieb]

I just noticed that price for Leia & Luke, damn that's a great deal dizzy!

TV Guide Hologram cover (Anakin/Vader & Obi-Wan/Ben)

[Jedieb]

AOTC Jango Fett's Slave I
The rest of my amazon.com order should be delivered tomorrow. Anyone seen any of the "new" figs?

[JMK]

I caved and bought a few figs.

Anakin
Padme
Obi Wan
C-3P0
Super Battle Droid
Jango Fett

The floodgates are open! :p

[Jedieb]

Now don't you feel better? :D

[Jedi Master Carr]

I saw two new figs at Walmart, Mace, and some senator Ord something, still can't find Count Dooko I am having trouble finding him.

[JMK]

I can't find him either! Anywhere!

[Jedieb]

I've seen multiple Dooku's at my TRU, but I don't think I've seen him at any WalMart's. If you're trying TRU you might want to ask a manager or a stockperson what days their trucks come in. Usually, a TRU will get 2 trucks in every week. Mine gets deliveries every Tues. & Fri. The fact that I know this is kind of scary, isn't it?

If I thought these were still going to be scarce months from now I'd pick some up for you guys. Trust me, eventually you'll find him. Just be patient. :)

[Jedieb]

Thursday, courtesy of amazon.com
Reek
Dexster Jettster

And this morning...VICTORY!!!
Mace Windu #28
Luke Skywalker - Bespin a.s.s. kicking #29
Darth Vader - Bespin Duel #30
Jango Fett - Final Battle #31
Qui-Gon - Jedi Master #32
Endor Rebel Soldier #33
Massiff #34
Orn Free Taa #35
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt!
:D

[JMK]

I've always been meaning to ask you Jedieb, but how big is the room you keep all of your Star Wars stuff in? I'm stuck in my bedroom which is 8"x11", and it became super cluttered very quickly. I've removed about 60% of my Star Wars toys from my room and boxed them up. I wish I (we) had taken pictures of our stuff and posted them. That would have been cool. However, I guess I'll have to wait until I get my pwn place so I can dedicate a room to it.



And on to my new stuff:
R2-D2
Jar Jar Senator

Make that 8 AotC figs now! ;)

[Jedieb]

When my wife and I bought our current home the previous owner was using the finished basement as her bedroom. The room she use to use as her walk in closet is now my SW room. It's about 8' by 10'. I've got a carded wall and then 3 walls with nothing but shelves and toys. Then in the middle of the room I've got 2 metal shelves where I keep mostly Legos and some vehicles. Right now I'm trying to build a little shelf to display my loose AOTC figures. The room is a mess, but I might take some pics so we can start a "Show your collection thread."

[JMK]

:lol Your walk in closet is about the size of my bedroom! :lol
I gotta get out of here...:x

It would be a while before I could get any nice pics of my collection.

Your collection must be getting close to the size and scope of Steve Sansweet's? ;)

Did you ever hear about when the Dodgers acquired Kevin Brown, they literally threw in $1000's upon $1000's of dollars in SW collectibles. I thought that was really unfair. Here's a guy who just got a $100 million dollar contract and needs a dump truck full of toys to cement the deal.

[Jedieb]

Yet another reason to hate Kevin Brown! :mad

Everybody in my house sleeps upstairs and the basement is now basically a restroom. But the next time I knock my wife up we're probably going to be forced into the basement. All my toys are going to have to be boxed up. Oh, the horror, the horror... :(

My collection really isn't that big. Lot's of guys have collections the same size and lots of SWFans have much bigger ones. For me, it's just the right size.... oh bull, I wish it was twice as big!

[JMK]

It was muy painful for me to box up all those toys.

So if your collection is the right size, then technically with one more Wal-Mart run, it would be over-sized, right? :p

Just kidding. I know, a collection is never big enough.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I am behind Jedieb but ahead of you JMK I have 11
Padame (Arena Escape)
Obi-Wan (Coruscant Chase)
Kit Fisto
Boba Fett
Jango Fett (Kamino Escape)
Dexter Jettster
Royal Guard
Anakin Skywalker (Hanger Duel)
Yoda
Luminara Unduli
Mace Windu (the deluxe one)
and Slave One,
I think I have done a good start I have been getting about 3 a week, so I figure by the end of the Summer I will have them all, that is my plan at least, that is how I approached TPM's figures and I still missed some there though.
Jedieb, I am heading to TRU sometime this week, I haven't been able to get there the nearest one is across the river in GA and I just haven't had the chance to go over there in the last week, when I first went to TRU they had a poor selection I am hoping they have improved since then.

[QuiGonJ]

We have a full section at CCnet for showing off Collector's pics. I was just thinking today we need to add some buttons to the main page for easier access to the collections.

And JediEb, can you list all the Saga figs so far? I think my spreadsheet needs updating. ;)

[Jedieb]

1- Anakin Skywalker - Outland Peasant Disguise
2 - Padme Amidala - (Arena Escape)
3- Obi- Wan (Coruscant Chase)
4 - C-3PO (Protocol Droid)
5 - Kit Fisto (Jedi Master)
6 - Super Battle Droid
7 - Boba Fett (Kamino Escape)
8 - Tusken Raider Female (With Tusken Child)
9 - Captain Typho (Padmé's Head Of Security)
10 - Shaak Ti (Jedi Master)
11 - Battle Droid (Arena Battle)
12 - Plo Koon (Arena Battle)
13 - Jango Fett (Kamino Escape)
14 - R2-D2 (Coruscant Sentry)
15 - Geonosian Warrior
16 - Dexter Jettster (Coruscant Informant)
17 - Clone Trooper
18 - Zam Wesell (Bounty Hunter)
19 - Royal Guard (Coruscant Security)
20 - Saesee Tiin (Jedi Master)
21 - Nikto (Jedi Knight)
22 - Anakin Skywalker (Hanger Duel)
23 - Yoda (Jedi Master)
24 - Jar Jar Binks (Gungan Senator)
25 - Taun We (Kamino Cloner)
26 - Luminara Unduli (Jedi Master)
27 - Count Dooku (Dark Lord)
28 - Mace Windu (Geonosian Rescue)
29 - Luke Skywalker - Bespin Duel
30 - Darth Vader - Bespin Duel
31 - Jango Fett - Final Battle
32 - Qui-Gon - Jedi Master
33 - Endor Rebel Soldier
34 - Massiff w/ Geonosian Handler
35 - Orn Free Taa
36 - Obi Wan Kenobi (Pilot?)
37 - Han Solo
38 - Chewbacca
39 - Palpatine (Supreme Chancellor)
40 - Djas Puhr (Bounty Hunter)
41 - Padme Amidala (Coruscant Attack)
42 - Darth Maul (Sith Training)
43 - Anakin Skywalker (Tatooine Attack)
44 - Ki Adi Mundi (Jedi Master)
45 - Ephant Mon
46 - Teemto Pagalies (Pod Racer)

This is a list I threw together from looking at a scan of the Aussie poster. I've seen the name of the Bounty Hunter (#40), but I just can't remember it right now. I really like that they're numbering the figures with the year and then an individual numer on the back of the cards. I wish they'd done it from the start!

[QuiGonJ]

Very cool, thank you.. and thanks again for the poster and the figure. I'll be updating my list and including the wave they first appeared in.

I still just have to decide what font to use for the public version of the spreadsheet, since I use the fonts for each line on mine and I doubt I could distribute those.

[JMK]

Red Stripe Clone trooper and Female Tusken Raider.

That makes 10 now. :)

[Jedieb]

I updated figure #40, he's the bounty hunter Djas Puhr.

[JMK]

Jorg Sacul fig.

Yes Jedieb! It arrived yesterday when I got in my ball game! It was a great day yesterday!
-Stayed home from work & slept in.
-Line up for and saw AotC
-Got the OK from the Doc on my eye
-Had an outstanding meal! (hey, it counts!)
-Won our season opener 16-4.
-Came home to my Jorg Sacul fig.

[sirdizzy]

i got a

#28 mace windu today

[Zartan Fett]

I have the new Deluxe Nexu and Anakin.

[Jedieb]

Wow zartan! What part of the country are in? I didn't know those had started to ship yet.

[JMK]

What the hell is Nexu?

I got him!!!

Dooku is mine!!!
As well as duel Anakin and Yoda!

[Zartan Fett]

Nexu is the beast that cuts Padme. Very cool toy.

I am in Southern California and I operate my own part time collectible company called The Cargo Hold. I got my Hasbro order last week of these two figures. Very cool.

ZF

[JMK]

Got a website for your company?

[Zartan Fett]

thecargohold.com. My friend is working on my site as we speak. I am not a scalper, but I can't sell at the retail price you see. I only order about $1000 a month so my cost is higher. If anyone is interested in anything LMK. I still have a few Nexu and Anakin for $15.00 each. Or you can buy the set of 4, the Nexu,Anakin, Obi-Wan and Jango for $50.00.

[Jedieb]

A brand new page for a thread that won't die, YES!

Star Wars Insider - Issue 60
The Art of Star Wars - Attack of the Clones by Mark Cotta Vaz(I got if for the script, but the artwork is just gorgeous. It's the kind of book that can keep you interested for weeks. I love it!"

[Jedieb]

Playskool - Fast Through The Forest (Endor Speederbike Set)
Speeder - Anakin Skywalker
TRU Comic - Full of Surprises #1

[JMK]

I haven't got that Art of Episode 2 book yet. I love the first one, and I have to get the second! Do you own the Magic and Myth (or whatever its called) Jedieb? I think it's my favorite SW book.

[Jedieb]

I just ran down and checked my bookshelf, yeah, The Magic of Myth. I got it at the Smithsonian exhibit years ago. I haven't looked at it in years, but it's one of the nicer hardcovers you can get.

[Hunk]

Just picked up Bespin Duel Vader plus C-3PO and a Battle Droid, who now have swapped heads.

[Jedieb]

Way to go Hunk! I saw a display of that 3PO and Battle Droid set. Those are AWESOME! Another example of a job well done by Hasbro. We can spend so much time complaining sometimes that it never hurts to be positive every once in awhile.

[Hunk]

http://edheldil.homestead.com/files/toy_photos/3PO_Battle.jpg

A little blurry, but you get the idea. Simple, quick little project.

Oh, and on another note, I scored Dooku today :rollin
(also picked up a lonely boomer damage battle droid)

[Jedieb]

So you made those with a couple of head swaps? Cool, Hasbro is also making a two pack of those figures. It's going to be a deluxe set and come with part of the droid conveyor belt.

[JMK]

Are they going to build the entire droid foundries as well?

[Jedieb]

No, but now that you mention it, that would be an AWESOME playset. What I saw at SWCon2 was a two pack that had a small part of the conveyor belt, a crane (to simulate the one that smacked 3PO's head off I guess), and the two figures. It also looked as if the 3PO was a new sculpt of him with his new coverings on. It looks better than the first AOTC 3PO IMO.

[JMK]

This is off topic, but it's not worth starting a thread in films for, but the entire sequence of Threepio getting knocked off the platform, then being hauled around by that building droid or whatever it was was totally unnecessary IMO. It's reminiscent of the underwater sequence from TPM. A "look what we can do sequence". I really don't think that 3P0 is that agile to hold on like that. But if talk too much about it, I'll have to split this thread to films. ;)

[Hunk]

Curses. THis is why I should always wait until the line is dead before I start making customs.

Anyway, where might I find pictures of this new two-pack?

[Zartan Fett]

Got Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Djas Puhr on Friday. Will have the ESB Chewbacca, ROTJ Han and Obi-Wan Pilot as well as the new Unleashed Darth Maul and Jango Fett next week.

[Rutabaga]

JMK--I love that sequence in the movie, and I look at it as being necessary comic relief. What Anakin and Padme are experiencing is down and dirty tense stuff, so having 3PO doing his thing gives you some momentary lightness. It's kinda like when he and R2 cross the hallway in the early part of ANH, totally missing being hit by stormtrooper blaster shots. I'm looking forward to this deluxe set of figures, I think that will be a fun one to have. :)

Now, to keep this thread on topic ;), the newest additions to my collection are the Bespin Luke figure, thanks to the fan club (the non-bloody version, though, so if I find a bloody one around town, he's mine!), and two calendars with lotsa nice pictures in them.

[JMK]

I got this great collection of Doug Chiang concept art from TPM. It comes in a tin box and has about 20 different pieces. And it's big too! I'm already thinking about getting some of them framed!

[Darth McBain]

Got the Reek and Count Dooku fig for my B-Day...

[Jedieb]

JMK, was that Chiang stuff on clearance?

[JMK]

I believe so, it was a gift, so I didn't ask. Do you know what set I'm talking about?

[Jedieb]

I've seen a set that was in a metallice looking box or case. But i have no idea how much it goes for. I'm sure the prints are gorgeous. That's a great piece to have.

[JMK]

Yeah! Tell me about it! I was thrilled to get it. The prints are all straight out of the Art of Episode one, but a little bigger, and extremely frameable! :rollin

[Jedieb]

105 action figure stands. Let the opening continue!!!:)

[QuiGonJ]

For my birthday, I got a R2 Candy Dipper thingy, an AOTC Calendar, the two E1 figs I didn't have (Ascension Gun Ami and the Pit Droid two-pack), a new Bespin Luke, a Dooku, a Final Battle Jango, and a puzzle with Amidala and Leia.

:)

[JMK]

Is it one of those tiny puzzles in a box with 100 pieces or something? Those are cool.

[Jedieb]

EU Novel
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand by Aaron Allston

[Chase Starwalker]

posters...any that I can get my hands on!

[Jedieb]

Pez dispensers
Clone Trooper
R2-D2

[Jedieb]

Stormtrooper Troop Builder Set
I was temted to spend $80 to get the big set (5 boxes of 4 Stormies for the price of 4 boxes) but I figured this was more than enough. I've got a ton of them lying around doing nothing anyway.

[JMK]

What is that? Lego or something?

[Jedieb]

The Fan Club is selling a pack of 4 Hasbro Stormtroopers. They come in a plain white box labeled Stormtrooper Troop Builder Set. Two of the Stormies have blasters, two have rifles. It basically comes out to $5 a figure. I've got tons of Stormtroopers, but I kind of wanted to get these to see if they were any different than previous ones and to have at least one of the boxes. It's the pathetic completist in me.

The new Stormtroopers are basically the same as the last COMMTech Stormtrooper. I opened a COMMTech Stormtrooper and an old Freeze Frame Stormtrooper I had in my SW room just to compare them. The only difference between this new Fan Club troop builder is that they've removed the battle damage effect that was on the chest of the COMMTech Stormie. I even ran it under water just to make sure. Both of these last two Stormtroopers are vast improvements over the first buff POTF2 Stormie. No offense to buff, but you want your Stormtroopers to have MY slim build, not buff's hulking physique. ;)

[sirdizzy]

i got today

the endor rebel soldier
qui gon jinn
massif
orn free ta


i passed on the deluze anakin and the deluxe nexus

[Jedieb]

I'm glad you saw deluxe Anakin, that means that wave should be on its way to my area soon. I forgot to list;

Star Wars Tales #12
rebel troopers (3x)
I really have to set something up with these guys some day.

[Jedieb]

Deluxe Nexu w/ Attack Roar
Deluxe Anakin w/ Slashing Lightsabers
Massiff
I picked up an extra Massiff because my local WalMart has dropped their prices to under $5. I figure I better start picking up some extra figures to fill up that Arena playset. :D

[sirdizzy]

my walmart did the same those 4 figs were 4.90 a piece

[Jedieb]

Even Target has dropped their prices. You don't see that very often.

[Rutabaga]

9 SW bookmarks
Rebel Stand novel

[JMK]

I stole this from my gf today:

An Japanese Episode 1 R2-D2 can signed by none other than Kenny Baker. Sweeeeeeeet!

(She won't miss it! :p )

[sirdizzy]

i was wrong they are 4.76 a fig


makes me wish i had waited a month considering that they still have everythign except yoda

[Rutabaga]

Nexu
Deluxe Anakin with slashing lightsaber action


woohoo, I didn't think WalMart would put new stuff out on Sunday morning! :crack

[Jedieb]

Han Solo - Endor Raid
As glad as I am to find this figure, I'm rather annoyed that some "good" semaritan bent the crap out of the card. There's no doubt someone did it on purpose. The card is severely bent in three different places. Because I'm an opener this makes little difference to me. But as an opener, I would never purposely bend cards because I know there are plenty of carded collectors out there that love their figures on cards and don't want to open them. Bending cards doesn't help anybody. It certainly doesn't stop scalping so I would really discourage anyone from doing this.

[Jedieb]

Comics
Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan The Aurorient Express #2
Star Wars Jango Fett: Open Seasons #2

[QuiGonJ]

openers of Taun We and Zam Wessel
Han
Nexu
Deluxe Ani
the Avalon Hill Queen's Gambit (http://www.avalonhill.com/default.asp?x=games_gambit) game

[ReaperFett]

Here be my list of things I have in my collection. THis should be in an order:


Original Gamorrean Guard, boxed
Original Ewok (named, not sure which), boxed

Kit Fisto, boxed
Jango Fett Kamino, boxed
Corscant Chase Obi Wan, boxed
Obi Wan Lightsabre, boxed but removed often ;)
Yoda, boxed
Jango Fett sneak preview, boxed
Count Dooku, boxed
Mace Windu, boxed
Saesee Tin, boxed
Luminara Unduli, boxed
Yoda, opened
Jango Fett Kamino, opened
Luke Skywalker Bespin, boxed
Purple crash/bash Lightsabre, opened

[Jedieb]

So you've got a couple of carded vintage figures, that's sweet. All of my vintage figures are loose and open. One day I may get a small set of carded figures of the main characters, but for now I'm just planning on getting a complete set of loose vintage figures. I'm about a 1/3 of the way through.

[ReaperFett]

it wasnt deliberate ;)



my mum kept some toys safe for emergency birthday presents. She chose................wisely :)

[JMK]

My parents did the exact opposite. Once I got into my teens, they threw all of our toys out. Looking through old photo albums of christmas and birthdays are actually saddening when I see the stuff I was opening. :(

[Jedieb]

I have absolutely NONE of my childhood toys. Actions figures, 12" figures, an X-Wing, a land speeder, and probably a few more I can't even remember. They were all thrown away at some point. My parents just threw stuff away once we stopped playing with it. EVIL PEOPLE!!!!!!:x

[JMK]

Mine feel badly now because they think they're worth a mint and could have paid their retirement...

[Jedieb]

'02/39 Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
'02/40 Djas Puhr

Plus, I got my 3 Cheerios cars in the mail today. I just need to snag Pilot Obi-Wan and Chewie and I'm done with the first 40 Saga figures.

[Jedieb]

Acklay
Obi-Wan Kenobi - Jedi Starfighter Pilot 02/36
Chewbacca - Cloud City Capture 02/38
Finding Chewie involved a ladder, a lack of shame, and a good 5 minute search behind a display banner. Oh, the shame....:mischief

[JMK]

Hey, the squeaky wheel gets the grease Jedieb.