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1 I was just wondering if there are going to be many more (if any) vehicles in the POTF 2 line? Because i know many of the collectors i talk with are much more interested in seeing new playsets and vehicles like a new Death Star Playset, or a realisic Hoth Base than a flash speeder or especially a podracer.... -Matt
More? Sure. The Tatooine Skiff and Y-Wing Fighter are sure-things for 2000, with a widely rumored but as of yet unconfirmed B-Wing. As far as playsets, I doubt we'll be blessed with more of those... especially really good ones. Vintage Hoth playsets-- especially the Imperial Attack Base-- can be found cheaper than many would expect. If you find one, spend an afternoon cleaning it up and odds are you'll end up with a toy better than any POTF2 set that would see production.
2 Do you happen to know if the Power "Gonk" Droid happens to fit in the "Droid Branding Device" included with the 8D8 figure? -Mike
I've had mine set up like the scene from ROJ, and it looks fine to me.
3 I have been told twice in the last week by people at my local TRU that they will no longer receive new Star Wars toys. Is this true? -Matt
Yes. Toys "R" Us is going to drop one of the more successful action figure brands.
No, of course not. Someone else wrote in stating he heard Wal-Mart was
dropping all Hasbro products. Guys, when an employee tells you
something that sounds outlandish, it's usually worth noting that these
guys hear a lot of stuff after we (the netizens) do, and a lot of them
really don't know and don't care. Not all of them, mind you-- there's
more than a few realy great guys that work at TRU (here's looking at
you, Ryan & Zob)... but my experiences has been that I have gotten
comments SO ridiculous that you'd assume I was making them up. Did you
know the entire POTF2 line was a Wal-Mart exclusive? Me neither.
4
There is no "official" con this year, but watch Rebelscum's news page for blurbs on upcoming local conventions. (Many of which can be much better than official ones.)
5 In Episode 1, is the actress playing Amidala's decoy actually Natalie Portman? It's another actress right? Portman is not playing two roles. My friend thinks otherwise. -Arthur
Yup, there's a different actress-- but she looks INCREDIBLY similar to Portman, it's not surprising many were fooled.
6
It is three times a week, but I decided I didn't want to do it because, unfortunately, I was unable to make time to make updates for about ten days.
7
Doesn't look that way, unfortunately... I liked the SE CDs so much, I passed on the TPM soundtrack because it looked pathetic in comparison. If LFL or someone is reading, I would buy a 2 CD set with real liner notes and/or alternate takes in a heartbeat.
8
That wave, henceforth known as the "Hasbro sucks" wave because they are so incredibly boring, still uses the original CommTech designs. The new chips will be used on later figures, and as of today, old figures will NOT be reissued with new chips-- the Obi-Wan was a mock-up ala the Buff-Luke on the Flashback card that surfaced last year.
9
Hard to say. I think they had too much product out... many people weren't ready for or even interested in what they saw, they just bought it. Better figures, or at least more familliar faces (R2-D2 & Yoda) could've helped a bit, but ultimately it would've been about the same. What we're seeing is a result of too much product on the market at once, something that resulted in the cancellation of a whole bunch of product in 1998.
10
I guess you figgered it out. Hasbro & West Pennsylvanian retaillers have been conspiring for years to make sure that you cannot find new product. They decided they had enough money, and are going out of their way to make absolutely sure that this one area of the United States cannot find these toys.
Sheesh. I haven't even seen those in stores yet. And for my friends that read this who know how often I go to toy stores, well, you know the deal. Some toys are just super hard to find, or so new that they haven't hit all stores yet. Patience... if you can't find them, the Fan Club will have them for 150% retail soon enough.
FIN Oh, good news for alla you Spuds out there-- a 4-CD DEVO Anthology box set is coming from Rhino next March, with two discs being slated as unreleased tracks (according to the fine folk over at Planet Earth. Rhino's page has it slated for March 14... a date that should hold at least some significance to the die-hard Star Wars fan.
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