I don't know if anyone cares to travel to Ripon or not to get them, but if you can't wait 5 days, I found all the AOTC toys up on the shelf already at the Big K-Mart in Ripon, WI today. Just thought I'd let anyone interested know.

 

Ripon as in home of Rippin' Good Cookies?

 

The same!

 

The same Ripon where Harrison Ford dropped out of college when he only needed 2 credits to graduate! WI is full of fun tidbits, isn't it?!

 

Gah.. I thought I was lucky to find the E2 Jedi Cruiser at TRU today as well as a Rebel trooper ( Mind you I had to dig through a zillion Eeth Koth and even odder Zam Wessels ) and Uter (Little German kid from Simpson's no relation to Star wars, but a cool little action figure nonetheless) Would it be worth it to us to drive to Ripon? Or was your post just a way to neener at those of us jonesing for the new figures?

 

Well, it's only about a 1.5 - 2 hour drive from Milwaukee (and I'd call ahead to make sure they still have the stuff)... but, Slave I is gorgeous, as is the Jedi fighter (but, you know that now). They also had Dooku's and Anakin's lightsabers which look cool, but are still too expensive for my taste. I didn't buy any of the 3.75" figs, aside from the Deluxe ones, and truth be told - they're all pretty disappointing. Jumpin' Dooku and Obi-Wan rarely land (and the Obi-Wan fig sucks), Dress-up Jango looks funny, and Droid-killin' Mace Windu (while a nice looking figure, IMO) comes with a battle droid that doesn't even stay together.

Is it worth it to drive to Ripon? Nah.

So, Neener.