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What’s Holding Back TVC?
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Let’s just get it out of the way. MSRP of The Vintage Collection (TVC) is holding it back. It’s a hard pill to swallow; a hard truth to accept. In the U.S. the current MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) is $16.99 and how dare I say that’s not high enough. Let’s do some critical thinking…
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Cantina Accessory Menu & Playset Dimensions
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During the HasLab Virtual Presentation Hasbro’s Star Wars Brand team provided the dimensions of all major pieces of the Cantina. They also provided a cool little Accessory Guide/Parts Menu showing off all the pieces of the Cantina how many of each one are included. There appears to be a double jocimer also included (left of…
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Cantina HasLab Analytics Dashboard
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As I write this article we embark into day 17 of the Cantina HasLab Crowdfunding Campaign with 15 days to go and we are at 70% funded to the minimum funding goal of 8,000 backers. Embedded below is a portion of the HasLab Analytics dashboard (click here to see the full dashboard) I put together…
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Cantina HasLab Surpasses 5k Backers!
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The Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina HasLab has surpassed 5,000 backers with over 62.5% of 8,000 backer goal achieved. Click here to back yours!
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Is TVC Only Derived From The Black Series?
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The short answer: From a certain point of view, it is. This article is only in reference to 100% newly tooled figures. Since ~2020 the leveraging of tooling across both lines has been increasing and this is due, in part, to The Black Series (TBS) reducing certain double joints to single joints. Above, are 8…
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A Closer Look at the Ghost HasLab
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Hasbro posted some updated glam shots of the Rebels Crew and Ghost with this description: Take a closer look at The Vintage Collection HasLab: The Ghost, inspired the Star Wars: Rebels Series. These diorama shots, featured on last week’s Fanstream, pose out the galactic adventures the Ghost and it’s crew are known for. Creating scenes…
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Let’s Talk Toys with Mr. Stevie
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Brian and Monica of Red 5 Toys & Collectibles hosted an event – “Let’s Talk Toys” with Steve Evans, Hasbro Director of Product Design for Star Wars & Marvel. It was great meeting up with fellow collectors that I’ve met through Star Wars The Vintage Collection Facebook group, Banthaskull.com, and Patrons of the Let’Em Breath…
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The Tonnika’s Are the Last Figure Standing
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The results are in and the Tonnika Sisters are the Last Figure Standing. The finals had 1,147 submissions and the sisters took 64% of the submission votes. Hammerhead had a little bit more than 1/3 of the votes but alas he’s left alone drinking at the cantina bar. Could this be the final piece of…
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Top 6 Results Are In!
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The Top 6 Figures have been revealed and throughout the week characters moved in and out of the top 6. Round 2 has begun! Please vote for the top 4 most wanted by choosing up to 3 and the results will decide the Top 4. Link to the voting. Share your thoughts below!
