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Tamer:
I like the way you think. You would think that type of playset would go great with their "Rescue Set" they have going with the Darktrooper, Moff, Djinn, and Grogu. I think if they don't announce at least one good vehicle fans are gonna go nuts. That Naboo Starfighter would be nice though.

So far, Hasbro has only sent me assets for Power Rangers, Nerf, Transformers, and D and D.

If anyone wants to see the Power Rangers and Nerf Stuff let me know. I expect the new Star Wars stuff to come out this afternoon.



Dan has also gotten some good stuff from the Mattel Booth and Jurassic World online too. Just check out the front pages.

Tamer:
SDCC Fett is up for pre-order now if you want it!

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/sdcc2022/products/star-wars-the-black-series-boba-fett-in-disguise

Tamer:
Well Phil I bet you are shaking your head with the ship reveal.

We get yet another repaint of "Boba Fett's Starship"


We had some black series reveals:


Some vintage reveals:

I was liking this one until I figured who did the head scan for it:

They did some new credit chit figures in the form of the Darktrooper and Bo Katan too.

I am also downloading high resolution images, but man my internet is soing so slow tonight.

Tamer:
Ok that was one big run on. Here is a link to it:

https://imperialshipyards.net/Hasbro%20Star%20Wars%20SDCC%20Panel%20Product%20Descriptions.pdf

Darth More:
The Vintage Collection

Good morning guys,

I'm sitting here with my morning coffee and a big smile on my face! Hasbro actually announced not one, but two vehicles for The Vintage Collection!
Sure, it's the third Slave I we get, but it actually makes sense to me. And it could've been much worse.
I'm thankful that they updated the Empire Strikes Back version with additional paint apps and added this cool display stand. Awesome stuff, which I gladly bought for 123€ since I only got the original release used for 50€ or so.
I expect Disney to have not shared any details on The Book of Boba Fett with Hasbro before. So the decision to update the Slave I was probably Hasbro's. And the next win is that we now have another run of this ship with its original name on it.
Now the show is still relatively new and the tooling is still hot, so I think it makes absolutely sense to me to release the iconic starship of the main character. This time around with additional paint apps, the display stand AND a TVC figure included (not carded). Maybe we even get lights & sounds for the 4th release?!  :D
But this joke aside, I really like the alternate box design with the logo to the show. It's not different enough to make me mad, but I'm happy for all who enjoy the show. I'll spend my money on something else.

The second biggest win to me of last night's presentation is the fact that Hasbro have the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi on their radar for both scales this time! And with the amount of stuff they announced yesterday, I'm quite optimistic that this is going to be a good year(s)! We're probably going to see tied products from 2023-2024 and in 2025 it's the 20th Anniversary of Revenge of the Sith, which I come to in a bit.
But the fact that they decided to tool the Speeder Bike from the ground up is awesome! I mean the 2012 version for Toys "R" Us is perfect to me, but if they invest into new tooling, I'll never say no. I doubt it's just their passion for TVC though. I suppose they just don't have access to the tooling anymore.
A re-tooled/updated Biker Scout on the other hand IS LONG OVERDUE! So they finally listened.
But the fact that they actually invest in new tooling even for vehicles again, gives me hope that we're finally going to see an all-new A-Wing in ROTJ box.

I expect the next playset to be announced at PulseCon then. I thought this RESCUE SET MULTIPACK and TBS CASSIAN ANDOR & B2EMO were sold at SDCC'22 already?! So Hasbro had no exclusives for this year's Comic Con, then? Interesting. The price tag for both sets is beyond abysmal to me though. I mean $75 for 3 (repacked) and 1/4 figures?! Or $56 for a Cassian and a rolling garbage bin? Sorry, but I'm out here. What are they thinking?
Still the term they use for the Vintage set gives me hope that this medium could open new old possibilities for the return of what was known as Battle Packs back in the days...

THE VINTAGE COLLECTION THE RESCUE SET MULTIPACK

Those deluxe packs with Ahsoka, Incinerator Trooper and Stormtrooper with E-Web cannon are hitting shores here in Europe at the moment. And I got so many more ideas for this format!
How about an Ewok with Attack Glider for next year?
We could also have an Ewok with a fire place to either fry Han or some Imperial Stormies, right?
This also leaves space for an Ewok Village...maybe the next HasLab?
I'd rather build my own though and have Hasbro make a Death Star playset, instead.

I'm going to ask Hasbro again, why it's possible to release the Slave I for the third time, but not to give the AT-ST Raider a second run, too. Mando Season 3 would be a great occasion. Do you think they'd re-release the Endor Scout Walker for the 40th Anniversary? Maybe with the exclusive logo? Another question for Hasbro.


The biggest win to me however was the pipeline reveal of an all-new Phase II Clone Trooper! I never wanted to give Patrick a hug more than at the end of yesterday's panel. As you might know, the #41 Clone Trooper lit the Star Wars fever in me back in 2005. I never was a fan of the VC45 Clone Trooper. It's way to skinny for it height. The latest ARC Troopers however are of the perfect height to me. And I'm so amazed my the new Clone Trooper versions for The Black Series that I so hoped for a similar one in The Vintage Collection. To me this is a true indicator that Hasbro places their next printer to print money after the new Stormtrooper mold.
And it also indicates that they have the 20th Anniversary of Revenge of the Sith on the radar. I keep my fingers crossed that it's going to be as good as the ARC Trooper. In any case it opens countless new doors for future releases, also army-builder 4-Packs. If Disney give their blessing, 2025 and beyond will be the time for the Prequels to shine, again.
I'm hopeful for this good time to continue for years to come!

The biggest win for most fans was probably the pipeline reveal of Admiral Piett. And I keep my fingers crossed that it's going to be awesome. They can re-use the new tooling for endless other Imperial dudes of importance. I can even see a 4-Pack of those gentlemen in grey. A new Tarkin anyone? Let's hope for a plastic skirt this time around. A new Endor Han also gives me hope that they're going to update all other main characters instead of the outdated repacks they gave us on the Lucasfilm50 cards...that was just a sadly missed opportunity.

I also want to have a 3D printer in 3 years. Cheers.

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