Hasbro's Questions & Answers #72
Date: June 12, 2009 at 03:59 PM ET
Topic: Hasbro


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Q. We've been tracking the news of the new Rebel Snowspeeder since your broke that news with JTA in this September 2008 Q&A session. Can you give us an update on when this new Snowspeeder might be coming to market? And with the equally exciting news of an impending Snowspeeder pilot Luke Skywalker, could we also be in store for a new Dack Ralter to man that Snowspeeder with Commander Skywalker?

A. The Snowspeeder is still on track for the 2010 Starfighter line.  No plans
for Dak right now, but it's a virtual lock that we will get to him at some
point.

Q. Fans of the both the vintage and modern figure lines were excited with the news that the Ewok Warok (one of the few remaining vintage Ewoks) would be part of an upcoming battle pack. And it's always a great topic of conversation amongst collectors to see which figures from the vintage line have yet to be produced in the modern era. So when planning out the Basic Figure line, how much of a consideration is making modern resculpts of those vintage line stragglers? And which of those might be next on the list for their modern line rendition after Warok?

A. We do try to get some key upgrades into the lineup every year; when we
can't fit them in the basic figure lineup we look for other ways to have
them "in the bag."  There are quite a few more surprises lined up for next
year as well, but we need to keep that close to the vest.  Trust us when
we say that the list is shrinking although perhaps not enough for some
fans (some like the Imperial Dignitary will still take a long while to
find their way into the lineup).

Q. One of the single most anticipated figures in the basic figure line is undoubtedly the RETURN OF THE JEDI throne room duel Luke Skywalker. Collectors seem to have been waiting for years for this one! And more than a few were a little bummed to see that it wasn't shown in the recent Star Wars Insider article. How much of a challenge has it been to design and produce this particular figure, especially considering the great expectations from the collecting community?

A. The Luke figure has not been a particular challenge, it's been more the
whole wave which has been bumped back due to delays.  We will have the
entire EpVI wave available for inspection shortly, at Comic Con. 


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