[Steevy Maximus]

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First Order Snowspeeder with Officer. First Class II reveal, and pretty much guarantees a FO Snowtrooper in future waves.

[Zend]

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Originally Posted by K Dubious

I love the idea of a buid-a-whatever, but I can't figure out what you are building in this situation. Based on the packaging it looks like it will be thier main line, but it only has 5 POA.

Its almost insulting that they're devoting resources to those hunks of junk that most kids wont even complete instead of giving even a tiny bit better articulation such as ball jointed elbows. Evidently everyone in the Star Wars universe can wield weapons in one hand.

Complaining aside, look at that bombastic card art. Beautiful. They need to bring back the Vintage Collection with that kind of art for the collectors.

Edit: I just clicked the link Steevy posted. What the hell were they thinking giving a Snowtrooper an orange pauldron? That makes zero sense.

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by Zend

Its almost insulting that they're devoting resources to those hunks of junk that most kids wont even complete instead of giving even a tiny bit better articulation such as ball jointed elbows.

Fair point. There are joints, and then there are Joints.

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What the hell were they thinking giving a Snowtrooper an orange pauldron? That makes zero sense.

Yeah, they could at least make it a nice shade of lavender, or maybe aubergine.

What about black watch plaid? Imagine how he'd look playing the bagpipes!

[Zend]

Ok I would buy the plaid one - if they gave him the articulation required to hold the bagpipes with both hands. But still, on a snowy planet why would they ruin their camouflage by wearing a colored pauldron like that? Didn't the Snowtrooper officers from the original trilogy just have a chest emblem to signify rank and it was barely noticeable?

[JediHodari]

ONLY 5 POA ?!!!! Really?!!! This sucks, what a cheap way of doing things. I so looked forward to collecting these.I'M DONE.

[Joe Moore]

Star Wars The Force Awakens Black Series 6-Inch Figures - The Toyark - News

[Joe Moore]

Star Wars Elite Series Die Cast Figure Set - The Toyark - News

[Zend]

Sooooooooooooo, these are just Black Series figures with different packaging? Can we expect that Grievous for BS?

[Steevy Maximus]

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Originally Posted by Zend

Sooooooooooooo, these are just Black Series figures with different packaging? Can we expect that Grievous for BS?

The Elite Series are Disney store exclusive 6" die cast figures. They have no bearing on what Hasbro's going to do.

Though I supposed that Grievous could be a solid stand in....

[En Sabah Nerd]

The little inserts in front of the figures say Vader is Episode IV but that's his V and VI look, and then Boba Fett has the V label but that's his VI look.

[Skoob]

Those 'Elite' figures look very nice, better in some ways than Black Series, but I don't want the whole set, especially not with that big bulky package! I look forward to a chance to purchase them individually at some point in the future.

[Starscream99]

Well shit. Hopefully Grievous gets an individual release.

[Steevy Maximus]

First appearance of what I'm calling the "Hero Series" Millenium Falcon
Rebelscum.com: Hasbro: The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon Found At Retail

Last year, Hasbro transitioned their naming structure from "Titan" to "Hero Series" for the "shampoo bottle" line. Early listings showed a vehicle assortment under the same name, and probably follows the same formula: low cost, decent size.

Lego has also sent out their promo images for their initial Force Awakens offerings, giving us a potential peak at future figures and vehicles for other lines
Rebelscum.com: LEGO: The Force Awakens

[Hey Spanky]

For a 6" scale those don't look good at all. Only Grevious looks worth it. I though these were 3"3/4, so single jointed elbows aren't really acceptable these days lol

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by Hey Spanky

6" scale...single jointed elbows

Can you quote a source? It's impossible to tell from the photo, but one assumes Black Series-equivalent articulation at least...?

@ Steevy: Nice digging! You should hire out your research services.

[Shadowknight1]

Still waiting to see some either die cast or something of the new X-Wing so I know I can pick one up on Force Friday. Hoping Captain Phasma gets a Black Series figure, but if not, the smaller one will do fine.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

but one assumes Black Series-equivalent articulation at least...?

I definitely wouldn't expect that much articulation since these are die-cast and not really action figures.

[Skoob]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I definitely wouldn't expect that much articulation since these are die-cast and not really action figures.

Right, right... This 'Elite' thing is mainstream stuff after all, not in the same price range as the die-cast articulated stuff that shows up sometimes in high-end specialty retail.

Looking at the photo again, those 'figures' seem quite awkwardly posed, as if flexible joints are held in place by blister packaging. Are we certain that there is no articulation at all? Are they poseable 'figures,' or static 'figurines?'

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Skoob

Right, right... This 'Elite' thing is mainstream stuff after all, not in the same price range as the die-cast articulated stuff that shows up sometimes in high-end specialty retail.

Looking at the photo again, those 'figures' seem quite awkwardly posed, as if flexible joints are held in place by blister packaging. Are we certain that there is no articulation at all? Are they poseable 'figures,' or static 'figurines?'

I can only for sure spot about four points at least on any of them, it's one of those things that you won't really know until you do. I'm thinking they'll have enough pose to either be in a good idle stand or in a shooting/swinging pose but probably nothing too dynamic.

[Steevy Maximus]

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Originally Posted by Zend

Edit: I just clicked the link Steevy posted. What the hell were they thinking giving a Snowtrooper an orange pauldron? That makes zero sense.

Same reason they didn't give the Scout Troopers camo on Endor (even though the Clone Army had that 25-something years prior)

[metalalchemist]

I have always wondered why it is so hard for them to nail female characters... look at poor Rey!
For some reason, if their girls don´t wear a mask, they always fail miserably with the sculpt. I don´t get it.

[Shadowknight1]

Spotted 6" Black Series figures at my Walmart and the Kylo Ren lightsaber. Attempted to buy the lightsaber, but it wasn't in the system yet.

[Panthro1978]

I'm going to be needing those First Order Lego kits.

Is it me or does that new Falcon just look like a re-jig of 7965 with a new dish? And it still looks like a 1-person cockpit to me.

[Steevy Maximus]

Today's updates on the continued leaked of the Force...Awakens toys

Rey's Speeder has appeared, from a Target store, surprisingly. Figure looks to be part of the same Class I assortment the Elite Speeder Bike and Assault Walker, including a 5 POA figure (until proven otherwise)
Jedi Temple Archives News: Rey's Speeder Bike Found!
Features her desert wear and a different accessory, possibly different legs from a potential future single pack release

Also an appearance by Spin Master's "Box Busters" new line of STar Wars sets. They have an almost "Mighty Max" feel to them, but with vehicles rather than figurines. Think I saw a pricepoint around $10-13, and are interesting enough I might pick one up if I see one.
Jedi Temple Archives News: The Force Awakens Box Busters By Spin Masters Revealed!

JediTempleArchives received "confirmation" for a prior rumor about the fate of super articulated figures going forward: That they will become "big box exclusive", though that in and of itself is a bit vague. Though it does correlate rumors related to a "Chrome Series" of TRU exclusives (which the recent Rancor Pit was labeled under in TRU systems)
Jedi Temple Archives News: CONFIRMED: TBS-Quality 3.75" Figures To Become Big Box Exclusives
My guestimate is that, given we've seen a shelf space on a Walmart modular, Walmart might be the exclusive home of 3.75 SA Force Awakens figures this fall. Chrome Series launches at TRU in the fall with a more Legacy focus, with TFA stuff cycling in next year.
We'll see. If true, I might actually brave Midnight Madness to see what I can get locally.

[Steevy Maximus]

Guess what folks?
That pesky toy catalog leaked out on the interwebs! Showing what I assume is "day one" items, and obviously doesn't include any store exclusive items (which may well include SA figures in the 3.75 scale)

Sandtroopers still it up in their Facebook feed...for now....
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...5562741&type=3