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Hasbro?s Plans For 2006

While this list is subject to change, this is what we can expect from Hasbro?s The Saga Collection line. While many may think this is all for 2006, it is expected that the first couple of waves (ROTJ 1 and TESB waves) should hit retailers as soon as December. Oddly enough, you?ll notice the stronger presence of background characters that we have grown accustomed to in non-movie years. This time there are even some slightly, almost Expanded Universe offerings.

Star Wars Saga Basic figures asst
Listed below are the first seven planned waves. We could see more than these seven, but nothing that Hasbro has commented on as of yet. While ordered chronologically, the waves will not follow a chronological order.

The Phantom Menace
Gungan Rep Been
Naboo Soldier
Podracer pilots 2pk
Gragra: Mos Espa Merchant
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Maul

Attack Of The Clones
Clone Trooper
Sora Bulq: Weequay Jedi
Sun Fac: Geonosian Leader
C-3PO
Poggle the lesser: Geonosian Leader
Jango Fett
Republic Commando
Yoda

Revenge Of The Sith
Coruscant Fire Fighter Pilot
Lushros Dofine: Invisible Hand Captain
Commander Cody: Clone Commander
Anakin Skywalker
Clone Trooper
Ki-Adi-Mundi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Foul Moudama: Talz Jedi
General Grievous

A New Hope
Hammerhead: Cantina Denizen
R5-D4: Slacker
Hem Dazon: Cantina Denizen
Garindan The Kubaz
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Sandtrooper

The Empire Strikes Back
General Veers
Major Bren Derlin
AT-AT Driver
R2-D2
Snowtrooper
General Rieekan
Darth Vader: Hoth Battle
Gonk Droid: Rebel Hangar

Return Of The Jedi 1
Leia Boushh
Han Solo: Jabba?s Prisoner
Bib Fortuna
Barada Skiff guard
Chewbacca: Boushh?s Bounty
Boba Fett

Return Of The Jedi 2
Chief Chirpa
Moff Jerjerrod
Death Star Gunner
C-3PO: Ewok Deity
Luke Skywalker: Endor Confrontation
Darth Vader: Endor Confrontation
The Emperor
Endor Rebel Commando


SW Force Battlers
Jango Fett
Obi-Wan Kenobi
General Grievous
Chewbacca
The Emperor

At this point it is unclear whether these (minus Jango Fett) are repacks or new in the way of Darth Vader 2 with new accessories.


Galactic Heroes
Palpatine Vs. Yoda (repack)
Count Dooku Vs. Anakin (repack)
Obi-Wan Vs. General Grievous (repack)
Vader Vs. Obi-wan (ROTS?)
Lando Vs. Skiff Guard (repack)
Chewbacca Vs. Clone Trooper (repack)
R2-D2 Vs. Super Battle Droid (repack)
Mace Windu Vs. Kit Fisto (repack)
Dark side Anakin Vs. Shock Trooper (new)
Obi-Wan Vs. Utapau Clone (new)
Vader and The Emperor hologram (new)
Kashyyyk Yoda Vs. Clone Trooper (new)

Hoth 2 Pack (repack?)
Luke w/speeder bike (repack)
Scout trooper w/speeder bike(repack)

Coruscant 2Pk (new)
Geonosis 2Pk (new)
Emperor / Red Schock (new)

SW Titanium Vehicles

The Titanium line is a bit more self sufficient and will branch out into a couple of non-Star Wars assortments. New licenses to jump on for 2006 are Battlestar Gallactica (PG) and Stargate (SG). Both new licenses will shipped packed out with the Star Wars vehicles.

3inch Speeder bike w/trooper
3inch Jedi Attack cruiser
3inch Clone Tank
3inch TIE fighter (chase)
3inch Clone Tank
3inch Death Star
3inch Slave 1 Jango Fett
3inch Federation Droid Fighter

Vehicle Imperial Shuttle
Vehicle Darth Vader?s TIE fighter
Vehicle AT-AT
Vehicle Republic Gunship

Die-Cast Wookiee Helicopter
Die-Cast Jedi Starfighter
Die-Cast Royal Starship
Die-Cast Battle Ravaged Millenium Falcon

Die-Cast Silver Slave 1 (limited edition)
Vehicle Jedi starfighter
Vehicle Sith Infiltrator
Vehicle Droid Tank

3Inch 1978 Cylon Raider vehicle
3Inch 2004 Scout ship vehicle
3Inch 1978 Viper vehicle

3Inch Titanium LTD E3 Millenium Falcon
3Inch Luke Skywalker?s Speeder Bike
3Inch Republic Cruiser

3Inch A-Wing EP6
3Inch Executor Star Destroyer EP5
3Inch Sandcrawler

3Inch BG 04 Colonial 1
3Inch BG 04 Raptor
3Inch BG 04 Viper MK VII
3Inch SG Stargate w

 

From Rebelscum.com


New Wave Of Saga: Battle Of Yavin

The Battle Of Yavin/ Death Star Wave:

As the wave name would indicate, this set of figures will feature characters we?ve all been wanting forever. Thankfully, the line will have next to no rehashes. Here?s the scoop:

Han Solo
This version of the rogue will utilize interchangeable parts not unlike the Dagobah Luke Skywalker figure from the OTC line. He?ll be packed with a headset (so he can tell his farmboy friend to blow that thing so they can go home?), interchangeable hands so the figure can have gloves or bare hands, and a medal (!!!). No word if this figure?s shirt will be buttoned up or opened, but it is a new sculpt.

Luke Skywalker
He?s just blown up the Death Star and about to live all his dreams. The future is looking bright for Luke, so he throws on his stylish yellow jacket (no doubt to impress that hot brunette he just rescued), and goes to get himself a medal of honour. This version of Ceremony Luke will be a complete resculpt. Wondering why they made this instead of an X-Wing Luke? Well quit it! You?ll have that one soon enough (my lips are sealed).

Rebel Sentry
Remember that Rebel Soldier on sentry duty? You know, the dude in the crows nest scanning the Falcon as it approaches the Rebel Base? We?ll here he is, and if a totally new sculpt isn?t enough for this army builder, he comes complete with his with his little fort in the sky.

X-Wing Pilot
This figure will be built upon the wicked Dutch Vander body, but with a repainted helmet and a totally new head sculpt. Fear not, this one couldn?t suck as much as you fear it will. If there?s one thing I can tell you, Hasbro knows how to make great X-Wing pilots now, and they want to hook you up. No word on who this pilot will actually be.

Death Star Trooper
This figure is going to be slightly retooled, but who can say if that?s going to be just a new head sculpt , a repaint, or a total kit bash. Let?s hope for the latter since the POTF2 version of this figure was 100% crappy.

 

The Battle Of Geonosis

The third wave in Hasbro?s new Star Wars line, The Saga Collection takes collectors back to the huge battle that made up the third act of Attack Of The Clones. As an added treat, Hasbro has thrown in a figure based on a popular video game; the first of many Expanded Universe characters to pepper the line. Here?s a look at who and what we'll get:


Sora Bulq


This dude managed to get through Attack Of The Clones with all his limbs, but you can bet he?d be kicking himself for saving that no good Anakin Skywalker? If Anakin didn?t hand him his assets off screen in Revenge Of The Sith (or so you can assume). This figure will be the first new Weequay sculpt since 1998. Sure he?s another dead guy, but that?s usually what has to happen to a Weequay before anyone will immortalize him in plastic. looking on the bright side, at least this Weequay got a name.


Sun Fac


Who? Oh yeah, that guy in AOTC that hung out with the badguys and kinda kept quiet. Well, the new figures don?t come with Commtech chips, so this newly sculpted figure will be able to do everything the real Sun Fac did. That said, there has been some talk about the Commtechs coming back. More on this in early April?



Commander Scorch


Ah, those lil? gamer kids are going to crap themselves, right? You betcha! Not only is this a figure based on a Clone, it?s a brand new sculpt based a Clone in the Republic Commando game. No brainer. Big winner? If you prefer new sculpts over crappy repacks that is. Speaking of repacks?


Jango Fett


Well R2-D2 tells us the odds of this being the Super Articulated definitive Jango Fett we?re all hoping for is 4, 815, 162, 342 to 1? but he has been known to make mistakes? From time to time. Let?s hope he does since the only Geonosis Jango Fett they made sucked most heinously and none of us want to see it on any card ever again. Hear that Hasbro? Nah, probably not. They don?t listen to their customers.


Yoda


ARGHHH!!!! A repack? Can?t we get a good Yoda first? Fans holding their breath for a decent AOTC Yoda better take a deep one, ?coz we?re still in repack land.


C-3PO


Remember that cool scene in AOTC when C-3PO got his head swapped with a Battle Droid? Wasn?t that zany fun? Thanks to this repaint, Hasbro will insure that we?ll never forget.


Poggle The Lesser


He?s got one of the coolest names in all of the prequels. He?s also one of the coolest looking aliens to come out of the CGI world of AOTC. Thankfully, Hasbro also did a great job on the sculpt the first time around, because this bad boy is nothing more than a repack.



The Battle Of Coruscant


Seems like this wave should have been called ?Characters That At One Point Or Another Were On Coruscant?. While we get a lot of key players in the opening battle, we also get a few characters that had nothing to do with that battle? At least not on screen. As an added bonus to the Expanded Universe fans, we also get another character from The Clone Wars.


Commander Cody

All right, hands up for everyone frothing from the mouth for this Clone commander. One, two, three? uh, yup. That?s everyone in the room. OK, it?s official, this dude is the text book example of ?sought after?. Collectors will be especially pleased to know that this figure is a new sculpt.


Foul Moudama

This guy's huge and kind of out of left field, so collectors should not be surprised that this figure is little more than a retool. You can expect Hasbro to revisit the Muftak mould, but they may surprise us with a kit bash that is based on the Tanus Spijek figure from 2004. Either way you can count on this being a ?movie style? non-animated Clone Wars figure.


Coruscant Firespeeder Pilot

Finally we?ll see what the other 80% of this character?s body looks like. Thanks greatly to the totally original sculpt this hero

 

Titanium Ultra Droid Tri-Fighter And ARC-170.

 

Just a reminder to every one that the new Star Wars Burger King promotion has now started.

 

The Titanium Series series of die-cast vehicles will now be available everywhere beginning with this new wave consisting of Republic Attack Cruiser, Death Star, Speeder Bike with Imperial Scout Trooper, Clone Turbo Tank and the limited edition white TIE Fighter. Each vehicle is made from die-cast metal and includes a display stand, except for the Turbo Tank.

 

Sideshow Collectibles 12" is Anakin Skywalker

 

The LEGO internet community is buzzing about the surprise appearance of images of not one, but two super-secret Star Wars sets coming in the summer of 2006 from LEGO.

 

Demise of General Grievous Figure - Available this Spring Exclusively at Target!

 

Speaking of Lego, have you seen this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Ft-One-of-a-Kind-LEGO-STAR-WARS-REBEL-ATTACK-CRUISER_W0QQitemZ6022866702QQcategoryZ19009QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Pretty cool.

 

Looks like the one they had at the Lego CIII both. At the starting bid of $12,000 and the size of it i think I will skip it.

 

The starting bid was only $2,500. It is now almost $24,000!

 

Its now up to $30,901.11. What I think is happing now is you now have people just driving the price up with no intent to pay if they win.

 

Here are some pictures of the Mos Eisley and Senate Skirmish wave.

 

Did you see the The Lucas family immortalized in plastic as the new Star Wars Shop exclusive?

http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=104664

 

Sideshow Collectibles Next 12? Figure: Obi-Wan.

 

Two of the Star Wars galaxy's most notorious vehicles are soon to be available in LEGO form -- Imperial Star Destroyer and Jabba's Sail Barge!

 

I have been unable to post the last couple of days do to computer problems. But here are some updates.

Here is an update on the next wave of the Titanium Series

Here is a look at the Battle Of Coruscant wave

The Saga Collection Spotlight: Forged Figures - Vintage Finish

here is a look at the next 2 ships in the large scale Titanium Series

The Saga Collection will see the return of VOTC-style figures this year, and the first look at the cardbacks have surfaced. This new line consists of Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot), Greedo, Han Solo (Trench Coat), Sandpeople, and Biker Scout

 

The coolest version of the Republic Gunship from the Clone Wars animated series is coming your way in 2006

 

Playskool's Mr Potato Head R2D2Tater

 

Coming in May is the Ultimate Galactic Hunt (UGH) 2006. Expect 10 different Silver Foil chase figures (all variations of existing Saga Collection figures) plus the new Vintage OTC figures, and a handful of retailer exclusives. StarWars.com has the full scoop.

The Danish construction brick manufacturers have negotiated a license extension right through to 2011 reports Yahoo.com. Jay Bruns, director of global licensing at LEGO, says they "are thrilled to solidify our partnership with Lucasfilm through 2011."

The Empire Strikes Brick. The next Lego video game.



Sideshow Collectibles Gallery

 

Introducing Entertainment Earth's exclusive Gentle Giant Darth Vader

 

Sideshow Collectibles previews their latest entry to the Order of the Jedi line with 12" Qui-Gonn Jinn. The Jedi Master can be pre-ordered beginning this Friday, March 17th. Make sure to click on the link ahead to get in line early, especially for the anticipated exclusive that's sure to sell out in lightning speed!

 

In an update today, Hasbro revealed images of the "new" Mace Windu Jedi Starfighter and Darth Vader's TIE Advanced. Both ships are based on already available molds but feature new decoration

 

Got my 12" Sideshow Qui-Gon exclusive! I had it ordered within 2 minutes of going on sale. I'm 6 out of 7 on the exclusives and on the waitlist for the other.