Well,
our Hasbro Q&A got
a little lost in the spice mines of Kessel last week, but better late than never! Check out our
latest session, straight from the horses mouth...
Don't
forget, you can submit
questions in our forums and we'll try to get as many as possible submitted to
Hasbro. We can send only three questions per week, so make sure they are good ones! Now,
on to this weeks Questions and Answers directly from Hasbro.
Q.
The McQuarrie Concept figures are a big hit, and actually finding one
on the shelf is a treat. Using them as exclusives for the 30th Anniversary
was also a great idea, especially the iconic ones. Any chances that trend
will continue with future exclusives for SDCC or maybe hasbrotoyshop? Can
you
give us some hints on the SDCC exclusive?
A. Unfortunately we can't give you any hints right now; we will be revealing
the Comic-Con exclusive at CIV. As for future McQuarrie, or other
concept art figures, the concept has really been a big hit and there is a
possibility that we will do some more in the future.
Q. We've seen alot of
multi-pack style offerings in the TAC line, from
the standard battle packs to the Order 66 sets. One thing lacking this
year and last has been the Deluxe figures. Will we see any Deluxe sets in
the TAC line?
A. Not directly. While Deluxe certainly offers some unique opportunities
to
deliver accessories that we might not otherwise get, the deluxe is sort of
sandwiched between two key price points and has been sort of a catch-all
for ideas (including larger accessories, figure multi-packs, small
vehicles, larger droids, and the like). This year, and next, we prefer to
keep the focus on basic figures and battle packs and delivering
accessories in those (such as the moisture vaporator) that expand the
set-building opportunity (or small vehicles, in the case things like
Speeder bikes) and keep the spirit of Deluxe going.
Q. Are the Saga Legends straight
repacks from their originals, or are
they going to have upgraded paint schemes or retooling?
A. There is no re-tooling, but there will be a few paint changes delivering
previous or slightly updated paint schemes on better figures than their
original counterparts. This includes the 501st Trooper, who will be
offered in the mud-free deco on the original figure, followed by a running
change to the super-articulated clone (EpIII-41). There are a few more
examples of figures that will be "new" in terms of their figure/paint
combo as well, but the idea is that all of these are greatest hits in
spirit from figures that came before.
Check back a few weeks after Celebration IV and we'll post
the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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