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News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:56 pm

My Target still has the ARC-170's at the regular price

I picked up General McQuarrie and Starkiller

by **Darth Screamer** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:55 pm

Got Mcq Han Solo in the mail today.

by **Rogue.** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:32 pm

I saw the Target ARCs on clearance today. They had several, and it almost makes me mad that there were so many. But I've lost out on exclusives before when I decided to wait.

I got all three of the Walmart exclusive comic packs last night. There were only two of the Bail / Obi-Wan packs, and several of the others. I'm tempted to get a second Keller / Marine pack.

by **Homer** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:25 pm

Rogue. wrote:I saw the Target ARCs on clearance today. They had several, and it almost makes me mad that there were so many. But I've lost out on exclusives before when I decided to wait.

I got all three of the Walmart exclusive comic packs last night. There were only two of the Bail / Obi-Wan packs, and several of the others. I'm tempted to get a second Keller / Marine pack.

I saw these a few days ago as well. Same situation here too. They had boat loads of the Keller and Boba packs, but only one Bail/ObiWan.

Commander Keller is bad ass, a must have. Hasbro hit it right on with the soft goods on this one.

DS - got your comic packs waiting for ya.

by **skyblast** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:41 am

I've got 4 of the 5 Saga Legends Sandtroopers however this one with the black pauldron seems impossible to find, even on ebay. The pic shown is from a guy who was selling one on ebay but when I emailed him to verify the black pauldron on a clean trooper he responded back that it was white. It must exist...it's on most of the big saga checklists. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one? Thanks

[image]http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3480/sandtroopercleanblackshuc1.th.jpg[/image]
[image]http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3210/sandtrooperwhiteib7.th.jpg[/image]

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:13 am

Rogue. wrote:I saw the Target ARCs on clearance today. They had several, and it almost makes me mad that there were so many. But I've lost out on exclusives before when I decided to wait.

Yeah its ridiculous I remember back when ROTS came out and everybody was bitching because they couldn't find any ARC-170's around

by **Rogue.** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:04 pm

skyblast wrote:I've got 4 of the 5 Saga Legends Sandtroopers however this one with the black pauldron seems impossible to find, even on ebay.

If those are the same pics he used for his ebay listings (the ones you link to at the end of your post), then he's being fraudulent as those pics are from the Rebelscum site. :-?

I haven't paid much attention to the Saga figures at all, or the Sandtroopers for that matter. I hate that the rehashed figures have their own line and ordering number for the stores, because they clog the pegs up more than before. Hasbro needs to just keep one damn figure line and make everything work that way.

I've boycotted any future Stormtroopers or Sandtroopers, until Hasbro decides that they can spend the extra quarter of a penny and include the larger blaster rifles that each trooper has wielded. I've got too many of those damn electropole accessories from some army-building. They're mostly useless without a Dewback for the troopers to ride. About the rifles... Stormtroopers sometimes used the larger rifles (like 4-LOM's) in ANH, and Sandtroopers had those BFGs like the Evolutions Sandtrooper came with. Maybe I need to find someone who repros the modern figure weapons -- and doesn't rape you in the ass for providing them.

by **Darth Screamer** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:05 pm

I found all the version of the sandtrooper. Im surprised I did to be honest since distribution around pa sucks all kinds of ass.

by **Homer** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:10 pm

Darth Screamer wrote:I found all the version of the sandtrooper.

I have to, though some way more than others.

I wish they would use he Evolutions mold more though. I can't stand the legs on the vintage fig.

by **Rogue.** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:11 am

Homer wrote:
Darth Screamer wrote:I found all the version of the sandtrooper.

I have to, though some way more than others.

I wish they would use he Evolutions mold more though. I can't stand the legs on the vintage fig.

Yeah, they sit down so girly-like, you'd think a woman's hips were accidentally thrown into the cloning material. The only thing I don't like about the Evo Sandtrooper is the lack of a ball & socket chest.

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:50 pm

The Target up the street from me had 8 ARC-170's for $15 apeice

by **Darth Screamer** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:06 pm

Rogue. wrote:
Homer wrote:
Darth Screamer wrote:I found all the version of the sandtrooper.

I have to, though some way more than others.

I wish they would use he Evolutions mold more though. I can't stand the legs on the vintage fig.

Yeah, they sit down so girly-like, you'd think a woman's hips were accidentally thrown into the cloning material. The only thing I don't like about the Evo Sandtrooper is the lack of a ball & socket chest.

Why can't hasbro listen?

by **Rogue.** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:43 pm

Wheeljack35 wrote:The Target up the street from me had 8 ARC-170's for $15 apeice

I'm going to start calling this the Ack!-170 Fighter. Because they seem so unpopular, and I paid full price. Ah well, like I said, I don't want to kick myself down the road for not getting one.

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:01 pm

As I said I wonder why the disinterest in something a few years back every body wanted but couldn't find

by **Darth Screamer** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:47 pm

Lack of lights and sound would come to my mind.

by **Rogue.** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:00 pm

Darth Screamer wrote:Lack of lights and sound would come to my mind.

Yeah, I kind of miss lights & sounds these days in toys. These days the sounds can replicate the exact original sounds, and the circuitry to do it takes up so little space. I'm waiting for the 3¾" Astromechs to have sound FX, lights in the dome, with a turnable head and a removable third leg. It can be done...

But with vehicles, electronics would be so easy to include in most of them. And it couldn't drive the prices up that high. Anyone here ever have the old $20 price-point ExoSquad toys? Those things rocked. I miss my Exo toys...

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:51 pm

I don't think its that at all

3 year ago these were the most sought after ship in the ROTS line

I have mine hanging from a ceiling(the origional) it doesn't have any electronics in it

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:04 pm

Darth Screamer wrote:
Yeah, they sit down so girly-like, you'd think a woman's hips were accidentally thrown into the cloning material. The only thing I don't like about the Evo Sandtrooper is the lack of a ball & socket chest.

ugh. i hate the chest-joint on the stormtroopers. maybe its just mine, but they never hold there pose, and show most of the time. ball-hips (and a non-removable mask) would make the (TAC) mold perfect. are the Evo ones still available?

by **Rogue.** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:45 am

The "grey" Clone to Stormtrooper Evo sets are back out right now, that's the only way I know of to get one. Other than the Capture of the Tantive IV battle pack, which uses the same mold but without the Sandtrooper gear. I bought an extra of that set (what am I gonna do with that damn Vader, though? lol) just to have more of the Stormtroopers with that body. The only inaccuracy is the belt, which has pouches but no holster for the blaster.

I was sorely disappointed that none of the Legends Sandtroopers came with that BFG. I mean how many variants were there? And they all had electropoles. Sheesh.

by **Darth Screamer** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:05 pm

Wheeljack35 wrote:I don't think its that at all

3 year ago these were the most sought after ship in the ROTS line

I have mine hanging from a ceiling(the origional) it doesn't have any electronics in it

See your not seeing my point.

3 yrs ago people sought after the arc-170. Paid all that money for it and got a lamely painted, no sounds, not even a pilot included toy.

People want more bang for their buck. Since toy prices are going up according to the latest news reports.

People aren't will to pay for a repaint of something that was already pretty lame and tame to begin with. Yeah I own one, but even I think the paint on the ship is terribly lame.

Like Rogue said it would take hasbro 5 more bucks to pay the sweat shop workers to install lights and sound.

It seems I might be some what right, since the up coming new release of the Falcon will have lights and sounds from the movies.

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:05 pm

People pay $20 for no lights or sounds and these badboys are marked down to $15 and collecting dust

I thought I heard that the Falcon will be bigger to

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:54 pm

1x clone wars arc 170 on clearance at target

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:19 pm

tom brokaw wrote:1x clone wars arc 170 on clearance at target

How much did you pay?

I got the Commander Kellar/Marine and the Boba Fett/Purple RA-7 2 packs

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:05 pm

I love the ARC-170, but I just don't have room for it in our apartment. As it is, one of my Larties is disassembled in a drawer, and the other has a wing removed to fit on my desk. So, even at $15, I haven't gotten the new ARC-170 - I just don't have anywhere to put it. Same reason I didn't get the TIE Bomber that just came out. :sad:

Whatever am I to do when the AT-TE turns up?!

by **Rogue.** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:56 pm

Caelus wrote:I love the ARC-170, but I just don't have room for it in our apartment. As it is, one of my Larties is disassembled in a drawer, and the other has a wing removed to fit on my desk. So, even at $15, I haven't gotten the new ARC-170 - I just don't have anywhere to put it. Same reason I didn't get the TIE Bomber that just came out.

Storage unit? I'm getting to be in the same position. I have way too much stuff, and a lot of it just sits in boxes.