Commander Ponds

[Mr. JabbaJohnL]

The main page has pictures of an upcoming Commander Ponds figure. The front of the package says it'll be an exclusive, and RS says it'll be TRU, but I can't tell for sure. The coloring seems off - here it looks like it's orange-red, while it looked more maroon in the show.

[Moldy Crow]

You are right, the coloring is not what we saw in the episode, it's clearly red, they even say so in the listing. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ponds

There's also the black chin dot paint missing on this helmet.

The exclusive sticker on the package is a large backwards R, so it is a Toysrus exclusive. I will pass though, the paint is not great and it's too similar to other clone characters we are getting.

[Mr. JabbaJohnL]

The picture on the card shows that his armor has at least some orange in it; the figure just seems too light.

I didn't realize what the "R" was; don't know how I didn't catch that. That's not the sticker that TRU has been using for the last few years, so I was caught off guard.

[JediTricks]

Welcome aboard, and good catch on the R! I've been seeing those silver foil R stickers on a lot of other brands lately though, I guess that's there new thing. It's probably to increase collector focus.

http://www.sirstevesguide.com/index....articleid=2140
This figure is pretty much a snore IMO, too much orange, no wear, not a guy we know a lot. It just doesn't feel necessary.

[DarkArtist]

does anyone know when he will be available ?

[Moldy Crow]

The picture on the card shows that his armor has at least some orange in it; the figure just seems too light.

I didn't realize what the "R" was; don't know how I didn't catch that. That's not the sticker that TRU has been using for the last few years, so I was caught off guard.

I don't know if I see the orange in the animation picture, but the bio on Wookieepedia directly mentions dark red. I think its the wrong color figure altogether.

Welcome aboard, and good catch on the R! I've been seeing those silver foil R stickers on a lot of other brands lately though, I guess that's there new thing. It's probably to increase collector focus.

http://www.sirstevesguide.com/index....articleid=2140
This figure is pretty much a snore IMO, too much orange, no wear, not a guy we know a lot. It just doesn't feel necessary.

Thanks for the welcome. :-)

I think the silver R stickers look cheap though. They don't stick out as well as the older ones did that had color to them.

does anyone know when he will be available ?

The release date for this card style is in the Fall, so at least then.

[Mr. JabbaJohnL]

I don't know if I see the orange in the animation picture, but the bio on Wookieepedia directly mentions dark red. I think its the wrong color figure altogether.

Wookieepedia shouldn't be taken as the be-all, end-all on really anything; it's just an unofficial source.

I think the coloring should be more like it is on the back of the packaging; you're right, there doesn't seem to be any orange in the picture from the show. There might be a slight bit, but I still lean more toward the maroon side. Maybe the photo is weird - the figure looks good in some places but not others. I suppose we'll see how it looks when it comes out.