Starwars Force Awakens figures found.

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Hi all. In my travels today I came across some Force Awakens figures. Actually I have been hunting overtime looking for them. Its a game I play. How many can I get before the release date. September 4th. Force Friday. I do this whenever a new SW movie hits.

So far 6 figures and two Vehicles the Speederbike and the Assult walker. As well as a Diecast Hotwheels set. The Falcon and a First order Tie fighter.

So if anyone is hunting early. Post your finds. :)

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[Tetsuwan Convoy]

What's the quality like? Do they have elbows and knees? and final question, is Hasbro making them?

Considering that Disney now owns Star Wars, I am curious to see if Hasbro still have the contract.

[twincobra]

The Hasbro logo is at the bottom right of the packaging, so unfortunately yes, Hasbro is still making them, so expect backwards engineering and limited paint apps.

[GoktimusPrime]

Considering that Disney now owns Star Wars, I am curious to see if Hasbro still have the contract.
Hasbro currently owns the rights to make Disney toys. Hasbro AU's reception is currently adorned with a massive Frozen standee (after mknell took their old AoE one ;)).

I wonder if the store that VERT found these toys violated embargo. Cos I was at a Target store yesterday, and I noticed that they have an upcoming promotion called "Force Friday" which includes a midnight sale. I asked if this was going to include toys from The Force Awakens, and the staff member told me that they do have Star Wars stock in the back room which they're currently not allowed to shelve, but he didn't know if they were toys or not.

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Can't say need to protect my sources oK M. Yes they are Hasbro cause kenner/ Hasblow have always done then since forever. Yes they have all the Articulation from the 1980s. But since they are just on display I dont really mind. Better stuff is in the black series. Paint Apps are fine and no different.

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Force Friday is a world wide event they are doing. TFA figures officially go on sale on the 4th Sep at 12.01 am. In Australia its Target and TRU as far as I know doing it. They do this all the time for a new SW movie. I remember waiting out front of Tru in 1999 waiting for the Ep 1 stuff. Oh if only I knew better. But it was fun.

[DELTAprime]

I'll personally not be picking any of these up as I'll be waiting for 3.75" Black Series figures.

I find it odd that big retailers who have plenty of experience not selling games before the embargo date can't get things right when it comes to toys.

[Sinnertwin]

From what I was the told, the embargo sticker on the boxes was tiny and easily missed -I wasn't there on the day and didn't see it myself
anyhoo, they're out the back now, waiting...

and, yay. darth vader?

[griffin]

The Assault Walker was already out at BigW Garden City... but probably by accident as nothing else was.
It was only $30, which was pretty cheap for a figure and vehicle.

[Megatran]

My fart creates more disturbance in the force than these new releases. :rolleyes:

Hope others enjoy them.....

[philby]

i just came back from chadstone toys r us in melbourne and they didn't have any of the new lego sets. i missed most of the action figures related to the new movie too. i did see a couple of black series boxes but i don't know what they had. i bought something anyway so i didn't leave empty handed but not sure if it was worth it looking at a couple of pics on the official star wars facebook page it was definitely low key compared to what's on there.

[Sinnertwin]

My fart creates more disturbance in the force than these new releases. :rolleyes:

Hope others enjoy them.....

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Speaking of figures, I saw some Black Series KO's in a shop yesterday for $7.99 with the horribly unimaginative title of
Episode VII The New Role

[reillyd]

What's the quality like? Do they have elbows and knees? and final question, is Hasbro making them?.

Quality is poor. Five points of articulation, so no elbows or knees.
We have to wait many months to see when/if Black Series renditions will be available :(

[PROVOST]

Not into 5 POA unless it's a Kenner 1980's figure.

Will wait to see if the Wal-Mart exclusive Super Articulated figures can be sourced either online or via retailers here before I get into this trilogy's toys.

[GoktimusPrime]

I had the chance to fiddle around with some of the new Star Wars toys today. I'm not impressed by the figures. As others have said, the 70s/80s style 5 points of articulation is just poor by today's standards. The Millenium Falcon play set looks like a lot of fun; I was impressed with how the main cannon fires a Nerf dart. The Micro Machines Star Destroyer play set is also neat enough. Finn's X-Wing Fighter seems... basic. I'm not a Star Wars collector, but I've seen TheScreamMan's impressive collection of X-Wings from other series, and this one feels like a step backwards in design/engineering. I could be wrong though. :o

Kylo Ren's Force FX light sabre is absolutely beautiful. It's really heavy (≈2-3kg?). The paint ops on it are really stunning; it looks like it's been personally hand painted. There's also a slight delay between when the main blade ignites and when the two cross-guard blades ignite, similar to what we see in the trailers, which I thought was pretty cool. RRP is $399 though. :eek: Having a play with this toy, the cross-guard hilt feels really impractical, and I found myself stabbing the cross guard blades into my own forearms a couple of times. :p #JediFail Little wonder that such multiple bladed swords never existed in real life ancient combat. :rolleyes: One funny thing about Ren's sabre hilt is that there's this exposed red wire that runs down the side. It feels like such an exposed critical weakness. But I guess deliberately engineering a critical flaw has become standard practice in the Star Wars universe. Exposed wire on a lightsabre hilt, shafts that lead directly to the main reactor on two Death Stars... yup. ;)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/meme_starwarsweakness_zps8ny8gr0c.jpg

[kup]

I saw them at Myers in the city. I have to say, they are not as cheap and tragic looking as I was expecting given the current state of mainstream toys. It was pretty impressive actually.

...Too bad about the price tags..

[Lord_Zed]

So just like main line Transformers, Star Wars figures are getting reduced articulation.

I think this is just a sign of the times, articulation and a lot of the stuff we used to take for granted is now restricted to higher end collector figures aimed at least partially at the adult collector market.

PS: Goktimus your meme is missing a pic of the Executors Bridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW_hGOFukMQ

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I was not happy with the 5POA figures at first. Then it took my 10 year old to remind me of a few things.

1. They are Kids figures Dad.
2. Why do you need more articulation? You dont play with them or touch them. They just stand on a shelf getting all dusty.
3. Super Articulated SW figures are a new thing. She then shows me POTF 2 figures from the 90s and even Ep 3 figures and early clonewars. All had 6POA

My Daughter made some good points. In the end its the sculpt that matters and that im happy with. ....and new SW so yay for me.

Oh TFA two pack figure sets are at Big W. Two scavengers and BB-8, R2 and 3PO, Rebels Asoka and Vader, and some others. All $25 each. Thats not to bad for a change.

[GoktimusPrime]

1. They are Kids figures Dad.
And kids love articulation! Who remembers growing up in the 80s and wishing that their SW figures had GI Joe level of articulation? I even wished that Transformers could be more articulated, and I'll admit that I was excited when I first saw Action Masters in stores. Even though they can't transform, the idea of them being fully articulated action figures excited me. Then I bought one and the dream died. :p But I remember when articulation finally set in during mid-late G2, I was super stoked! :D Then Beast Wars made it better and standardised it, and I just started throwing my money at the franchise again. ;)

2. Why do you need more articulation? You dont play with them or touch them. They just stand on a shelf getting all dusty.
Yes, we do need articulation. We do play with them. The day that my collection sit around not being played with is the day I get rid of it (http://otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php).

3. Super Articulated SW figures are a new thing. She then shows me POTF 2 figures from the 90s and even Ep 3 figures and early clonewars. All had 6POA
Which is not really that 'new' (re: approx 15-20 years). It's around the same time that articulation became standard in Transformers too, and we still expect our Transformers to have articulation (and they transform!). Barring reissues, if they ever went back to G1 level of articulation w/ Transformers, we'd spit chips. Just look at the One Step Changers; they're no worse than the G1 Battlechargers...

The other thing is price. If they're going to strip away articulation, then at least make the toys cheaper.

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No you need to play. I dont. I just like to look at them. Kids dont care about that. They dont know any better....I know I did not care less in the 80s lol. Anyway those were the views of my kids. Who have grown up with this stuff and do know better than the average kid.

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Super articulation only really started in the clone wars years. And 2008 ish. Those clone wars figures with the first day of issue stickers on the cards had 6 points.

[Lord_Zed]

Super articulation only really started in the clone wars years. And 2008 ish. Those clone wars figures with the first day of issue stickers on the cards had 6 points.

Only for Star Wars, GI Joe had 6 points way before Star Wars, and as a kid I dumped my Star Wars figures for more Joes (well Cobra's really), so I'd say some kids certainly do like articulation.

I would agree that most kids don't know any better, and yep that's who they gotta sell too, but by the same token I'd say those same kids will have forgotten those toys in a month and mom or dad will throw them out. You only have to look at today's modern toy aisle to see the disposable mentality of most modern toys.

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Oh yeah loved the old joes. But those O rings are a real pain now. But I never once stopped collecting SW. Never bothered me when I was a kid.

[reillyd]

Actually playing with them, I miss no wrist articulation. Light saber battles with Kylo Ren and Kanan just don't work because they can't spin and twist the blade. Something like a stormtrooper, not so big a deal - it's point and shoot.

[GoktimusPrime]

I stopped collecting Star Wars around the Clone Wars period, and I found it weird that the Clone Troopers were typically more articulated than Jedi and Sith! Should've been the other way around.

[philby]

2. Why do you need more articulation? You dont play with them or touch them. They just stand on a shelf getting all dusty.

perhaps, but sometimes you might want to actually change the way they stand there...

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perhaps, but sometimes you might want to actually change the way they stand there...

Haha. Been collecting SW figures since 1978 and have not done that yet. Lol but hey who knows one day I may feel the need :)

[Premium Collectables]

The Assault Walker was already out at BigW Garden City... but probably by accident as nothing else was.
It was only $30, which was pretty cheap for a figure and vehicle.

was that the 12 inch version?

[griffin]

Can't remember, it was too long ago and I don't collect SW to know.