New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV
Friday, May 25th, 2007 10:52AM CDT
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The popular Star Wars fan website RebelScum.com has recently posted their coverage of Celebration IV Star Wars event in Los Angeles.
"It's a celebration of galactic proportions going down in downtown Los Angeles from May 24th through May28th. We've got almost the entire Rebelscum team on hand to provide the best possible coverage you'll find anywhere - from exclusive collectibles to collector panels, it's gonna be a blast! Stay tuned to this very page for constant updates throughout the show."
RebelScum.com has posted some pictures of the upcoming Star Wars Transformers figures which you can view at http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/.
Some of the upcoming Star Wars Transformers figures pictured are:
Galactic Showdown set featuring Darth Vader (Tie Fighter) versus Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Starfighter) which is a Wal-Mart Exclusive
Commander Cody (Turbo Tank)
AT-AT Driver (AT-AT)
Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder)
Darth Vader (Death Star)
"It's a celebration of galactic proportions going down in downtown Los Angeles from May 24th through May28th. We've got almost the entire Rebelscum team on hand to provide the best possible coverage you'll find anywhere - from exclusive collectibles to collector panels, it's gonna be a blast! Stay tuned to this very page for constant updates throughout the show."
RebelScum.com has posted some pictures of the upcoming Star Wars Transformers figures which you can view at http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/.
Some of the upcoming Star Wars Transformers figures pictured are:
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Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135871)
Posted by jaws on May 25th, 2007 @ 10:55am CDT
Posted by jaws on May 25th, 2007 @ 10:55am CDT
The tag says deluxe but I'd would the Death Star/Darth Vader is most likely a Supreme Class since the price is $49.99.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135884)
Posted by 1337W422102 on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:05am CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:05am CDT
Geez, come on. The Jedi Starfighter and the Tie Advanced are from two different eras!
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135885)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:05am CDT
No, it won't. It'll end up following in the wake of Supreme Cheetor, Air Attack Optimus Primal, Unicron, Cybertron Starscream and Primus as being the biggest shelf warmer in the history of Transformers.
Why?
Because it'll sell at $75 a head. And no fan in his right mind is gonna buy it at that price. Which means that six months down the line the genius will finally lower its price to a more managable level, by which time nobody'll care anymore.
What? You think I'm wrong? OK, then. Go into the nearest toy store and count how many Primus and Starscream figures there are, then get back to me.
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:05am CDT
Exulted Unicron wrote:the deluxe death star kicks all amounts of unholy ass and will perhaps be the jewel in SWTFs crown
No, it won't. It'll end up following in the wake of Supreme Cheetor, Air Attack Optimus Primal, Unicron, Cybertron Starscream and Primus as being the biggest shelf warmer in the history of Transformers.
Why?
Because it'll sell at $75 a head. And no fan in his right mind is gonna buy it at that price. Which means that six months down the line the genius will finally lower its price to a more managable level, by which time nobody'll care anymore.
What? You think I'm wrong? OK, then. Go into the nearest toy store and count how many Primus and Starscream figures there are, then get back to me.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135890)
Posted by Seibertron on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:09am CDT
I disagree. The figure looks awesome! I also think you're being a little harsh with your stats. Maybe Transformers just don't sell that well in your area.
Posted by Seibertron on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:09am CDT
Darth Bombshell wrote:Exulted Unicron wrote:the deluxe death star kicks all amounts of unholy ass and will perhaps be the jewel in SWTFs crown
No, it won't. It'll end up following in the wake of Supreme Cheetor, Air Attack Optimus Primal, Unicron, Cybertron Starscream and Primus as being the biggest shelf warmer in the history of Transformers.
Why?
Because it'll sell at $75 a head. And no fan in his right mind is gonna buy it at that price. Which means that six months down the line the genius will finally lower its price to a more managable level, by which time nobody'll care anymore.
What? You think I'm wrong? OK, then. Go into the nearest toy store and count how many Primus and Starscream figures there are, then get back to me.
I disagree. The figure looks awesome! I also think you're being a little harsh with your stats. Maybe Transformers just don't sell that well in your area.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135892)
Posted by Exulted Unicron on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:12am CDT
Posted by Exulted Unicron on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:12am CDT
I think Hasbro will have learned from their mistakes, hell even the SWTF Millenium Falcon isn't that expensive
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135895)
Posted by zodconvoy on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:15am CDT
Agreed. Near me there haven't been any Primus' since last summer or Starscreams since Christmas. If you are a collector and you won't shell out the money, do you think a herd of random moms are going to?
And the tag on it says $49.99, genius.
Posted by zodconvoy on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:15am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Darth Bombshell wrote:Exulted Unicron wrote:the deluxe death star kicks all amounts of unholy ass and will perhaps be the jewel in SWTFs crown
No, it won't. It'll end up following in the wake of Supreme Cheetor, Air Attack Optimus Primal, Unicron, Cybertron Starscream and Primus as being the biggest shelf warmer in the history of Transformers.
Why?
Because it'll sell at $75 a head. And no fan in his right mind is gonna buy it at that price. Which means that six months down the line the genius will finally lower its price to a more managable level, by which time nobody'll care anymore.
What? You think I'm wrong? OK, then. Go into the nearest toy store and count how many Primus and Starscream figures there are, then get back to me.
I disagree. The figure looks awesome! I also think you're being a little harsh with your stats. Maybe Transformers just don't sell that well in your area.
Agreed. Near me there haven't been any Primus' since last summer or Starscreams since Christmas. If you are a collector and you won't shell out the money, do you think a herd of random moms are going to?
And the tag on it says $49.99, genius.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135910)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:28am CDT
Maybe so, but I'm just going on the information I see. And what I saw was every single one of those figures costing in the upwards of the high sixties when they were first released, only dropping down to the thirties and forties when they were on the shelf for months and didn't sell.
I always saw Unicron at Zellers for nearly $80, but found a whole shelf full of them a year later for less than $25. You would think that they would have moved at that price. Well, maybe they would have, if they had been released at that price to start off with.
It's the same for Starscream and Primus. Whenever I first saw them, they were exactly like Unicron: a big hunk of plastic going for more than it really should. (This sort of thing is more annoying since they released the smaller version in a two pack with Vector Prime months later, it in itself annoying since it had the ever irksome "Exclusive" word tacked onto it.) Of course, they marked it down later on, but it didn't really seem to work all that well. Prime and Megs/Galvatron suffer this, too, costing in the upwards of sixty bucks a pop. (I won't even tell you how much the 20th Anniversary Prime rerelease was.)
Never underestimate the power of a child to coerce their parents into getting them something they want.
Um, I have no clue where you live, but I live in Canada, a country that regularly overinflates its prices for no good reason. So if it costs less down there, you can bet it'll cost more up here.
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:28am CDT
Seibertron wrote:I also think you're being a little harsh with your stats.
Maybe so, but I'm just going on the information I see. And what I saw was every single one of those figures costing in the upwards of the high sixties when they were first released, only dropping down to the thirties and forties when they were on the shelf for months and didn't sell.
I always saw Unicron at Zellers for nearly $80, but found a whole shelf full of them a year later for less than $25. You would think that they would have moved at that price. Well, maybe they would have, if they had been released at that price to start off with.
It's the same for Starscream and Primus. Whenever I first saw them, they were exactly like Unicron: a big hunk of plastic going for more than it really should. (This sort of thing is more annoying since they released the smaller version in a two pack with Vector Prime months later, it in itself annoying since it had the ever irksome "Exclusive" word tacked onto it.) Of course, they marked it down later on, but it didn't really seem to work all that well. Prime and Megs/Galvatron suffer this, too, costing in the upwards of sixty bucks a pop. (I won't even tell you how much the 20th Anniversary Prime rerelease was.)
zodconvoy wrote:If you are a collector and you won't shell out the money, do you think a herd of random moms are going to?
Never underestimate the power of a child to coerce their parents into getting them something they want.
zodconvoy wrote:And the tag on it says $49.99, genius.
Um, I have no clue where you live, but I live in Canada, a country that regularly overinflates its prices for no good reason. So if it costs less down there, you can bet it'll cost more up here.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135931)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:47am CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:47am CDT
An AT-AT? Thats awsome. Even if the bot mode looks like crap im getting it. I think commander Cody is one of the best ones. Both the bot ant alt mode kick ass. Anyone have any idea when these are coming out?
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135936)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:55am CDT
http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/image7.asp
http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/image9.asp
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 11:55am CDT
Megatron_Wolf wrote:An AT-AT? Thats awsome. Even if the bot mode looks like crap im getting it. I think commander Cody is one of the best ones. Both the bot ant alt mode kick ass. Anyone have any idea when these are coming out?
http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/image7.asp
http://www.rebelscum.com/c4/c4transformers/image9.asp
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135961)
Posted by Asderiphel on May 25th, 2007 @ 12:29pm CDT
The Vader Death Star says October 07, so probably around then.
My only wish for the AT-AT is that they'd produce it a little more in scale.
Posted by Asderiphel on May 25th, 2007 @ 12:29pm CDT
Megatron_Wolf wrote:An AT-AT? Thats awsome. Even if the bot mode looks like crap im getting it. I think commander Cody is one of the best ones. Both the bot ant alt mode kick ass. Anyone have any idea when these are coming out?
The Vader Death Star says October 07, so probably around then.
My only wish for the AT-AT is that they'd produce it a little more in scale.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135980)
Posted by Methusalen on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:00pm CDT
Posted by Methusalen on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:00pm CDT
I think the Darth Vader Death Star might be the only figure I buy from this line... Just to go up with Primus & Unicron.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135983)
Posted by zodconvoy on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:03pm CDT
How about a Snowspeeder/Luke Minicon and the AT-ATs port is in the bottom of the foot?
Oh, and Bombshell, I live in Philadelphia, where the Transformers sell very well and at affordable prices. But there's no Dr. Who on TV so pros and cons I guess.
Posted by zodconvoy on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:03pm CDT
My only wish for the AT-AT is that they'd produce it a little more in scale.
How about a Snowspeeder/Luke Minicon and the AT-ATs port is in the bottom of the foot?
Oh, and Bombshell, I live in Philadelphia, where the Transformers sell very well and at affordable prices. But there's no Dr. Who on TV so pros and cons I guess.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (135984)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:06pm CDT
Well, that explains it. Usually stuff in America costs less than it does up here.
Posted by Darth Bombshell on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:06pm CDT
zodconvoy wrote:Oh, and Bombshell, I live in Philadelphia, where the Transformers sell very well and at affordable prices. But there's no Dr. Who on TV so pros and cons I guess.
Well, that explains it. Usually stuff in America costs less than it does up here.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136018)
Posted by dj_funk_gut on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by dj_funk_gut on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:35pm CDT
dartn vader death star looks like they used Primus' basic design.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136033)
Posted by Fireblast on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:55pm CDT
Posted by Fireblast on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:55pm CDT
No I agree with Darth Bombshell. Know what's sad? I live in the states. In my area they order a crap load of stuff nobody buys. Well actually they sell but they have a huge surplus left over. I'll give you an example, the Toys R Us in my area ordered 100+ copies of Mario Hoops 3-On-3 for the Nintendo DS which isn't even selling. Plus nobody buys Star Wars Transformers here. Plus the stores in this area still have Cybertron toys from wave 1. They keep restocking on crap and I still have yet to see a Classics Jetfire. Freakin' ridiculous.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136036)
Posted by tacogrande on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:58pm CDT
Posted by tacogrande on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:58pm CDT
I thought it was general knowledge that all supremes get clearanced at some point? I got unicron for $7, primus for $15, omega supreme for $20, etc...
Hell the nail in the coffin is the han solo chewy swtf 2 pack that got clearanced at all the stores here too.
I also know this is nationwide since threads always pop up saying I scored so and so at this price and the posts soon follow. I live in an area (close to seibs actually) where tfs sell well, but supremes always rot on shelves.
This will be no different, not matter how "cool". People just don't want $50 transformers. Kids can't handle them well, they take up too much space, and they're expensive.
Hell the nail in the coffin is the han solo chewy swtf 2 pack that got clearanced at all the stores here too.
I also know this is nationwide since threads always pop up saying I scored so and so at this price and the posts soon follow. I live in an area (close to seibs actually) where tfs sell well, but supremes always rot on shelves.
This will be no different, not matter how "cool". People just don't want $50 transformers. Kids can't handle them well, they take up too much space, and they're expensive.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136037)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:59pm CDT
Posted by Wheeljack35 on May 25th, 2007 @ 1:59pm CDT
Damn they still haven't bought a transformed Imperial Walker
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136069)
Posted by Asderiphel on May 25th, 2007 @ 2:33pm CDT
Or they haven't fixed it yet. It sure doesn't scream 'quality production' when the first time it shows up (Toy Fair, February) it can't be TF'd cause it's broken...and 3 months later, nobody seems to have fixed their one display model.
Hope it's a problem with the display crew laziness, and not a problem with the mold itself.
Posted by Asderiphel on May 25th, 2007 @ 2:33pm CDT
Wheeljack35 wrote:Damn they still haven't bought a transformed Imperial Walker
Or they haven't fixed it yet. It sure doesn't scream 'quality production' when the first time it shows up (Toy Fair, February) it can't be TF'd cause it's broken...and 3 months later, nobody seems to have fixed their one display model.
Hope it's a problem with the display crew laziness, and not a problem with the mold itself.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136072)
Posted by Senor Hugo on May 25th, 2007 @ 2:34pm CDT
Posted by Senor Hugo on May 25th, 2007 @ 2:34pm CDT
I can't wait to see Cody on shelves. Finally a SWTF with both a decent Bot and Alt mode.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136121)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on May 25th, 2007 @ 3:12pm CDT
Posted by Liege Evilmus on May 25th, 2007 @ 3:12pm CDT
When the hell is that Death Star coming out? I aint heard about it in a while and was wondering if the plan was scrapped.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136352)
Posted by Jaz-Zen on May 25th, 2007 @ 6:46pm CDT
Posted by Jaz-Zen on May 25th, 2007 @ 6:46pm CDT
I love Cody-Turbo Tank, but I HATE waiting until November, especially since we first learned about all this stuff months ago.
Re: New Star Wars Transformers on display at the Celebration IV (136355)
Posted by TheMuffin on May 25th, 2007 @ 6:47pm CDT
Posted by TheMuffin on May 25th, 2007 @ 6:47pm CDT
I have to say I like the Cody one a lot. Vaderstar looks cool. But his overall lack of detail sucks. I know they can't have a lot of color so the least they could do is make a lot of little mechanical looking deals on him. Hell even Primus has cities built into his surface. Why can't we have little docking bays and such or how about the exhaust port and channel they fly down in ANH?
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