[Dreadnox]

Quick review on the Titans Phasma

[Dreadnox]

posted twice for some reason

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

It'd be too big, I don't have a Frank but looking at some out of the box galleries I'd say that it really is in the 7" scale it was made for. Plus he has a bullet hole in his eye and an ear-ring which would seem more hassle than it's worth to fix. I'd actually say that the Legacy Game of Thrones Jon Snow would be an easier and in-scale option, I saw somebody do that and it worked out okay. I'm pretty sure that Jon Snow will be easier to get too.

Well dang, I guess I'm not gonna make the pilgrimage to my garage to try and locate that head

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by ukmu

That seller is legit. A lot of toys from Hasbro POOR through the Philippines. They always get figures way before region 1 or region 2 as well. Just look at his feedback, a lot of sales and positives. I would 100% stake my reputation to his validity. If he was in America or Europe would you question it? East Asia doesn't mean bootlegs when it comes to sales.

Also, I think the 5 POA stuff is great. I am in a small small small boat on that statement. Here's why... They stand easily, they won't break, great sculpts, nice paint applications (better than Black Series often times)easy to find, restocked very often, huge variety (it has just begun just wait and see as it gets going) you can easily once again hunt for them, and the same articulation I had when I played with Star Wars. That never bothered me when I was young. Simply put- they are FUN. There, I said it.

We collect highly articulated Marvel Universe figures. I love articulation as much as anyone else. Buying online only or trolling ebay sucks if we are honest. Going to a shop and discovering your figure that you want is a GREAT feeling. This line has brought that back. The Black Series is going to get a few here and there but will never have everyone. Plus they will be expensive and frustrating to hunt. You will most likely end up feeding scalpers for 30% of your collection in the end.

I say support them. They aren't going anywhere. We will be seeing them for the next eight years or so. I am getting in at the beginning and am having fun collecting again. For too long I have enjoyed toys but hated the hunt. Now the hunt is the best part. Besides, they do look great once you have a lot of them! Anyway, Stormtroopers just stand in rows anyway.

If you absolutely hate the idea of 5 POA then dont get them. Keep complaining like everyone else on the internet. Hasbro isn't changing the design. Accept it. The Black Series 3.75" could fizzle out as it already hard to find and now is exclusive to only one store. Plus Hasbro wants to push these Force Awakens figures and the six inch line. We could see very very few new releases over the coming years in Black Series 3.75". Sad but perhaps true.

I'm in and am LOVING it. Give it a go before you deny them without at least trying them.

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Originally Posted by ukmu

And were they or were they not the most fun you ever had with figures in your whole life??

Forty years of toy advancement aside, putting away all negativity- did you have fun looking through the stacked pegs of them and getting the one wanted or a random one only to find later just how cool he was when you were home. That is what this has brought back for me.

At first they were just for my son's Christmas and his tenth birthday. I was a hater. I wasn't going to support this 5 POA garbage. I was standing firm against Hasbro with everyone else. Then I got them for him and I am hooked!!! Let the haters hate, I am for the first time ever in love with Hasbro!!!

Thank you for saying this. I'm in the same boat. This hobby of ours is supposed to be fun, and hearing people constantly bitch about 5POA gets tiresome and stale. It all just boils down to this, if you don't like, don't buy it. It's either your loss or your gain, depending on the eye of the beholder.

My old POTF figures are still some of my favorites, and none of those can do crazy cartwheel handstands or flying ninja kick poses. But they still are as fun as they were back then, and look good. I firmly believe that the emphasis on this new wave of 5POA figures is an attempt to try and recapture some of that magic from yesteryear, much like The Force Awakens followed a simular formula of the original films in order to reignite the franchise, and if the empty pegs at my stores are an indication, it's been working.

Sorry folks, but if the 3.75" Black Series survives another year or two, I honestly will be surprised. Hasbro dumping the line off as Walmart Exclusives reeks of history repeating itself, as they did the same thing to Marvel Legends in the late 2000s, resulting in the eventual death of the line. Like UKMU said, the 5POA stuff isn't going anywhere, so you can either just take a big sh*t and enjoy it, or get off the pot.

[ukmu]

Here here good fellow! (dunks his biscuit in his tea)

[hhh510]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Sorry folks, but if the 3.75" Black Series survives another year or two, I honestly will be surprised. Hasbro dumping the line off as Walmart Exclusives reeks of history repeating itself, as they did the same thing to Marvel Legends in the late 2000s, resulting in the eventual death of the line. Like UKMU said, the 5POA stuff isn't going anywhere, so you can either just take a big sh*t and enjoy it, or get off the pot.

Yeah, sounds about right. I remember seeing a lot of 3.75"s just last year, I'm personally not a huge fan of 5POA as 'serious' collectibles, they're not one of those things I'd proudly display on my dresser as a sort of 'trophy'. But the 5POA are great in a different respect- as one of those things you can carry around with you and actually have fun with with without feeling like you're going to damage some nigh-priceless item you spent weeks on end looking for. They're pretty cheap, and pretty play proof, so inevitably they're enjoyable.

[Robb]

I was able to get the Darth Vader walgreens exclusive today. The manager got one from another store. He said to let him know about any others and he would get them for me.

[hhh510]

My Walmart sucks. :I

Literally nothing gets stocked without scalpers getting it within the hour it's off the pallets, I have to show up while they're unloading if I even want a chance to get anything.

[A Friend]

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Originally Posted by hhh510

My Walmart sucks. :I

Literally nothing gets stocked without scalpers getting it within the hour it's off the pallets, I have to show up while they're unloading if I even want a chance to get anything.

At least your's is getting them. Here in the UK our Asda stores (Asda's part of the Walmart family) have only been given wave 1 of the Force Awakens 3.75" Black Series and it seems every time they restock them, it's just even more of wave 1, which are pegwarming pretty bad.

[ukmu]

The new TFA 3.75" Kylo Ren unmasked looks GREAT!! And as we've all been wondering, yes his hood is removable. So we've got a hood up, hood down and now maskless! I will keep his extra heads and weapons in a bag to change as we see fit, but thinking of turning the two extra bodies into some Knights of Ren. Just add some stuff to differentiate them. Watch the film again and do a little Google action for new heads.

[ukmu]

[Trivial Psychic]

Picked up the new Black Series Wave tonight at Target...If I'm running into them in my crappy town...they are out there! Happy Hunting!

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Picked up the new Black Series Wave tonight at Target...If I'm running into them in my crappy town...they are out there! Happy Hunting!

Thanks to your post I checked amazon and just ordered Han So-Old and the Flame trooper!

[zombombie]

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Originally Posted by A Friend

At least your's is getting them. Here in the UK our Asda stores (Asda's part of the Walmart family) have only been given wave 1 of the Force Awakens 3.75" Black Series and it seems every time they restock them, it's just even more of wave 1, which are pegwarming pretty bad.

Unbelievably, I was in my local Asda last night with a friend and there was an Old Han wave out on the shelf! I grabbed Finn and flametrooper and my mate picked up old Han and flametrooper, massive surprise and absolutely delighted!

[ukmu]

^^^

Grabs keys, rushes out door, shouts to the family as nears full sprint... OFF TO ASDA, If you need anything text me....

[A Friend]

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Originally Posted by zombombie

Unbelievably, I was in my local Asda last night with a friend and there was an Old Han wave out on the shelf! I grabbed Finn and flametrooper and my mate picked up old Han and flametrooper, massive surprise and absolutely delighted!

Are you talking about the 6" ones?

[zombombie]

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Originally Posted by A Friend

Are you talking about the 6" ones?

Yup!

[Primacron]

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Originally Posted by A Friend

At least your's is getting them. Here in the UK our Asda stores (Asda's part of the Walmart family) have only been given wave 1 of the Force Awakens 3.75" Black Series and it seems every time they restock them, it's just even more of wave 1, which are pegwarming pretty bad.

Usual fun with Hasbro UK!

I believe all of the W2 figures are also in W3 so I reckon we'll get them eventually. Failing that I'm sure they'll reuse them for Episode VIII......

[Defzombie]

Found 5 POA Old Han at Target!

[A Friend]

Han's not old! He's just gained experience.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by A Friend

Han's not old! He's just gained experience.

It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.

[ukmu]

I was hoping the figures you spoke of at ASDA were 3.75". Also, was hoping it was a FA Han not a BS Han.

[tgbobafett]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Picked up the new Black Series Wave tonight at Target...If I'm running into them in my crappy town...they are out there! Happy Hunting!

what number is on the side of jango please???

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by tgbobafett

what number is on the side of jango please???

Here are the numbers for the new wave...

Jango - 15
Flametrooper - 16
Finn (FN-2187) - 17
Han Solo - 18

[Kamatayan]

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Originally Posted by ukmu

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