bigbarada
08-24-2006, 11:42 PM
The VOTC and VTSC lines are pretty much the only Hasbro product-lines that have reawakened my interest in collecting.
Every once in a while, they do a great job on a figure in the standard line (like the AT-AT Driver), but on average it's pretty ho-hum (and riddled with too many prequel figures).
So, since Hasbro is already planning on figures for a third wave of vintage style toys, here are some of my ideas:
Star Wars:
Death Squad Commander (SA with the grey uniform)
Jawa (soft goods - they could do it in 1978, no reason they can't do it now)
Power Droid (we already have two, but the one from the Beru farm that the vintage figure is based on)
Death Star Droid (silver chrome finish)
Walrusman, Hammerhead and Snaggletooth would pretty much round out the entire 1978-79 SW line.
With the exception of the Death Squad Commander, the initial 21 figures have been done to death.
Since people don't seem to mind recards anymore, I'd like to see the VOTC Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, Chewbacca and R2 on Star Wars cards with appropriate paint adjustments and accessories (like no circular saw for R2).
Empire Strikes Back:
TIE Fighter Pilot (already a great start with the Saga version, just make him SA and he's perfect... OR give him the ANH paint applications and stick him on a SW card)
4-LOM & Zuckuss (the only bounty hunters that haven't been updated since 97-98, and make sure to get their names wrong just like the vintage figures)
Bespin Luke (SA and NOT battle-damaged for once)
AT-AT Driver (I know we just got him, but add a couple more points of articulation and I know I'd buy him again just for the cardback :yes: )
AT-AT Commander (technically we got General Veers in the Saga 2 line, so I'd be happy with another version without the removable armor pieces - this way we could actually get the backside of his armor)
Return of the Jedi:
I've heard we're getting a Jedi Luke and Endor Leia, which is awesome.
The Emperor (maybe soft goods, maybe not)
Admiral Ackbar
Gamorrean Guard
Wicket W. Warrick (these three figures really need updates to shed that old POTF2 look)
B-Wing Pilot (it'd be nice, but he's barely even in the movie so he'd be a better candidate for the standard line)
Klaatu (removable helmet would be a great way to spruce this figure up and give the customizers a blank Klaatu head to work with)
Power of the Force:
Yak Face (he never showed up in America on this card, now's your chance to rectify that)
Anakin Skywalker (as long as he's not just another clear blue figure)
Barada (unlikely I know, but this is MY wishlist after all :yes: )
Imperial Dignitary (the ugly one.... oh wait, the TALL ugly one :D )
A-Wing Pilot (here's Hasbro's chance to finally get this figure right and give him the correct helmet. The Star Wars Chronicles book mislabeled a Y-Wing Pilot helmet as the A-Wing Pilot helmet and we've never gotten an accurate version of this figure since)
Amanaman (of course he would be a repack, but it'd still be a great carded figure to own)
Warok, Romba, Paploo & Lumat (if Hasbro can make a dud of a character like Chief Chirpa shine, then imagine what they could do with these guys - at least make Paploo since he had an actual role in the movie)
Luke Stormtrooper (they now have a perfect Stormtrooper body, why we don't have him - or Han - yet is beyond me)
Han Carbonite (he should have nothing in common with the recent Saga 2 version - in other words, he won't completely suck)
Every once in a while, they do a great job on a figure in the standard line (like the AT-AT Driver), but on average it's pretty ho-hum (and riddled with too many prequel figures).
So, since Hasbro is already planning on figures for a third wave of vintage style toys, here are some of my ideas:
Star Wars:
Death Squad Commander (SA with the grey uniform)
Jawa (soft goods - they could do it in 1978, no reason they can't do it now)
Power Droid (we already have two, but the one from the Beru farm that the vintage figure is based on)
Death Star Droid (silver chrome finish)
Walrusman, Hammerhead and Snaggletooth would pretty much round out the entire 1978-79 SW line.
With the exception of the Death Squad Commander, the initial 21 figures have been done to death.
Since people don't seem to mind recards anymore, I'd like to see the VOTC Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, Chewbacca and R2 on Star Wars cards with appropriate paint adjustments and accessories (like no circular saw for R2).
Empire Strikes Back:
TIE Fighter Pilot (already a great start with the Saga version, just make him SA and he's perfect... OR give him the ANH paint applications and stick him on a SW card)
4-LOM & Zuckuss (the only bounty hunters that haven't been updated since 97-98, and make sure to get their names wrong just like the vintage figures)
Bespin Luke (SA and NOT battle-damaged for once)
AT-AT Driver (I know we just got him, but add a couple more points of articulation and I know I'd buy him again just for the cardback :yes: )
AT-AT Commander (technically we got General Veers in the Saga 2 line, so I'd be happy with another version without the removable armor pieces - this way we could actually get the backside of his armor)
Return of the Jedi:
I've heard we're getting a Jedi Luke and Endor Leia, which is awesome.
The Emperor (maybe soft goods, maybe not)
Admiral Ackbar
Gamorrean Guard
Wicket W. Warrick (these three figures really need updates to shed that old POTF2 look)
B-Wing Pilot (it'd be nice, but he's barely even in the movie so he'd be a better candidate for the standard line)
Klaatu (removable helmet would be a great way to spruce this figure up and give the customizers a blank Klaatu head to work with)
Power of the Force:
Yak Face (he never showed up in America on this card, now's your chance to rectify that)
Anakin Skywalker (as long as he's not just another clear blue figure)
Barada (unlikely I know, but this is MY wishlist after all :yes: )
Imperial Dignitary (the ugly one.... oh wait, the TALL ugly one :D )
A-Wing Pilot (here's Hasbro's chance to finally get this figure right and give him the correct helmet. The Star Wars Chronicles book mislabeled a Y-Wing Pilot helmet as the A-Wing Pilot helmet and we've never gotten an accurate version of this figure since)
Amanaman (of course he would be a repack, but it'd still be a great carded figure to own)
Warok, Romba, Paploo & Lumat (if Hasbro can make a dud of a character like Chief Chirpa shine, then imagine what they could do with these guys - at least make Paploo since he had an actual role in the movie)
Luke Stormtrooper (they now have a perfect Stormtrooper body, why we don't have him - or Han - yet is beyond me)
Han Carbonite (he should have nothing in common with the recent Saga 2 version - in other words, he won't completely suck)