[Jlogano20]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

These are supposed to be metal, that might not work.

Body is metal, but luckily the legs are not, so it did kinda work

I wish the legs were metal, would have looked and been shaped a hell of a lot better

[Jlogano20]

Well I got the Darth maul we were talking about in relation to knock offs, and I believe it is a knock off



Here are the red flags





Also don't believe these can even be put together

[Jlogano20]

Well I found the rest of the third wave of titanium wave 3, and noticed that the anakin interceptor seemed to have a sticker over the name banner.....




And what do you know, they almost screwed this up again like the micro machine pack a few pages back, nice job hasbro
Under the new one it says "Obi Wan's Jedi Interceptor"

Also I hate that the opening cockpit is made of a soft rubbery plastic so it doesn't sit right or actually snap closed

[Kamatayan]

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Originally Posted by Jlogano20

Well I got the Darth maul we were talking about in relation to knock offs, and I believe it is a knock off]

Never realized they made fakes that well. Its really odd how they make it so precisely but they miss the key parts that make it obviously a fake.

[Kamatayan]

The Millennium Falcon is nested perfectly under the tree...

Can't wait to open this thing!

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Kamatayan

Never realized they made fakes that well. Its really odd how they make it so precisely but they miss the key parts that make it obviously a fake.

I think it might be because they don't want to be so close that they get sued but close enough that it looks like the real deal from pictures on eBay. Knock-offs have become shockingly good in their imitation but it usually takes a while after the genuine toy's release before they can do it this well, like they couldn't really do one that well for a toy like Kylo Ren for example because that's still too new.

[tgbobafett]

grabbed a capt phasma 6" yesterday from a local walmart

[En Sabah Nerd]

I was at TRU today and while they didn't have what I was actually looking for (not a Star Wars toy) I did see this TRU exclusive that I didn't even know was a thing. If you like the 5-POA then this might be neat but for me it was an all too easy pass.

[Kamatayan]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I was at TRU today and while they didn't have what I was actually looking for (not a Star Wars toy) I did see this TRU exclusive that I didn't even know was a thing. If you like the 5-POA then this might be neat but for me it was an all too easy pass.

Holy crap, I absolutely need that in my life. I know there's next to nothing in terms of what we've seen with Captain Phasma but she just seems like a badass character to me.

[Jlogano20]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I think it might be because they don't want to be so close that they get sued but close enough that it looks like the real deal from pictures on eBay. Knock-offs have become shockingly good in their imitation but it usually takes a while after the genuine toy's release before they can do it this well, like they couldn't really do one that well for a toy like Kylo Ren for example because that's still too new.

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Originally Posted by Kamatayan

Never realized they made fakes that well. Its really odd how they make it so precisely but they miss the key parts that make it obviously a fake.

Yeah after opening it, it is a pretty well made KO, it looks right and all the joints work pretty normally and well

Another thing I've noticed is the one head isn't actually attached to the hood, but I actually like that better then the real thing lol

And the fact the light sabers in fact don't combine, though they both have a peg hole, so I'm going to see if I can figure out a way to combine them
Anyone got any ideas

[Kamatayan]

Maybe I'm going crazy but does anyone recall a 3.75" set filled with an army of troopers? Maybe it was a dream but I have a vivid recollection of seeing that in a TJ Maxx for a low price for what it was.

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Jlogano20

Yeah after opening it, it is a pretty well made KO, it looks right and all the joints work pretty normally and well

Another thing I've noticed is the one head isn't actually attached to the hood, but I actually like that better then the real thing lol

And the fact the light sabers in fact don't combine, though they both have a peg hole, so I'm going to see if I can figure out a way to combine them
Anyone got any ideas

I'd try clipping a thicker safety pin with some wire cutters, cutting it down so that it's short enough to fit both ends over it. From there you could possibly glue one end of the pin into the saber, or just leave it as a separate piece. You could also try this with a toothpick or a thin dowel if you can't find the right size pin...

[Startaiger]

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Originally Posted by Kamatayan

Maybe I'm going crazy but does anyone recall a 3.75" set filled with an army of troopers? Maybe it was a dream but I have a vivid recollection of seeing that in a TJ Maxx for a low price for what it was.

Joker squadron 6 pack??

[Kamatayan]

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Originally Posted by Startaiger

Joker squadron 6 pack??

Nope. I remember it being army sized. Emphasis on the word army. It would be liked a few months worth of army building.

[Kamatayan]

Anyone ever think about putting a Legacy Brienne of Tarth head on Captain Phasma for an unmasked version?

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Kamatayan

Anyone ever think about putting a Legacy Brienne of Tarth head on Captain Phasma for an unmasked version?

The idea has occurred to me but we don't know if Phasma will look the same under the helmet. Like what if Phasma has some kind of cybernetic implant, face markings that we don't know about (scars or whatever), or maybe she's not a human. It's enough of a possibility that she might look different than just her normal face that I wouldn't recommend risking it, I also don't know how easy/possible it would be to just do a simple head swap or if additional and more extensive work would be needed. It's kind of the same reason I wouldn't want to give Boba Fett Jango's head since we don't know for sure that Boba looks exactly like his father.

[Defzombie]

Did you guys see this article? WARNING if you dont want spoilers dont click on the link in the article.
Apparently someone bought a figure early and posted it on FB. They then got a DMCA order and FB took it down.
Disney drops?then doubles down on?DMCA claim over Star Wars figure pic | Ars Technica

[Augustus_Cole]

*NOTE TO SELF*
click that link NEXT friday...

[PROVOST]

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Originally Posted by Feijai

it was a good day

[PlayTime]

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(CNN)What, you've never heard of Darth Maul's more unassuming but no less evil brother, Dennis?

With his red face, dark cloak and dual-bladed lightsaber, you could easily mistake him for the villainous Sith Lord from the "Star Wars" universe.

But the farce would be with you. Dennis is part of a collection of hilariously named bootleg toys that crudely appropriate characters from 1999's "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace."

With their disproportionate limbs, vacant eyes and wardrobe malfunctions, these toys are clearly from an uncanny valley far far away. Chancellor Valorum takes shape as blue-robed Glorious Star Lord; Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is Fly-Gone-Gin; his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi is Toby-One. Towheaded young Anakin Skywalker is simply "Little Girl."

Wholesale Clearance UK, which buys and sells bankrupt clearance stock, bought them in a public liquidation auction in August 2014, managing director Karl Baxter wrote in an email.

"Every time I look at these in the warehouse they make me laugh out loud," Baxter said.

A "Star Wars" fan who named his own son Anakin, Baxter could not pass up the toys even though he had no idea what to do with them. Because they are "clearly fake," he cannot sell them.

He decided to wait for the arrival of the latest installment in the "Star Wars" franchise, "Episode VII -- The Force Awakens," to share them with the world this week in a blog post headlined, "Attack of the poorly made clones."

"From the freaky limbs of the Pod Race Droid, to Daft Serious' vacant stare, these characters are sure to inspire a chuckle, even if the force is not with them."

The farce is strong with bootleg 'Star Wars' toys - CNN.com

[Dreadnox]

Finally grabbed one

[Autobot_Goldbug]

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Originally Posted by Defzombie

Did you guys see this article? WARNING if you dont want spoilers dont click on the link in the article.
Apparently someone bought a figure early and posted it on FB. They then got a DMCA order and FB took it down.
Disney drops?then doubles down on?DMCA claim over Star Wars figure pic | Ars Technica

Yep then Disney figured out they had no legal leg to stand on so they gave up.

[tlasjr]

Seems like the wave 2 Walmart 3.75 figures are rolling out enough masses this weekend.

[Jlogano20]

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Originally Posted by PlayTime

The farce is strong with bootleg 'Star Wars' toys - CNN.com

Lmao, guess I will have to start calling this black series KO Dennis then

[Autobot_Goldbug]

All I have seen of wave 2 was one Leia.

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Originally Posted by Jlogano20

Lmao, guess I will have to start calling this black series KO Dennis then

Dennis looks nothing like her picture!!!!