Today
marks the 30 day count down to the very exciting Toy Fair 2010 trade show event
in NYC. Jedi Temple Archives will be there live to report on the latest
news that Hasbro and all other major licenses will be presenting to collectors
for the upcoming calendar year. We suspect that there will be a wealth of
information, but we developed our own Top 10 wish list of both what we want
Hasbro to show-off/confirm as well as some ideas of what they can do before
year end to make the 30th anniversary of The
Empires Strikes Back one
of the best Star Wars anniversaries of all time. We are sure there are some
things they haven't considered yet, so we are giving them some ideas!
Click
through to read all about it!
Jedi Temple
Archives'
Top
10 Things We Hope Hasbro Will Do To Celebrate The
30th Anniversary Of The
Empire Strikes Back
10. Confirm the BAT-AT
(Big AT-AT). Jedi Temple Archives was the first to provide all of our
cherished readers with visual near-confirmation of the large scaled AT-AT vehicle.
We want to be able to give you a ton of juicy details about it once it is [hopefully]
officially confirmed at Toy Fair. And we want it to be everything we are wishing
for and more! This is not high on our list because we are pretty positive it's
coming!
9. Rerelease the 2004 OTC
Cloud Car Pilot in the Saga Legends line (or whatever the new "greatest hits"
line will be) to coincide with the release of the all-new Cloud Car. (Yes!!!)
One better would be to give us an all-new sculpt in the new basic figure line.
But we will take a repaint of the current tool because it is an already amazing
figure!
8. Confirm that the
distribution woes have been ironed out. Allow time for the action figure main
line to bake at retail. Assure collectors that shipments of figures are done
so evenly and that they will salt the store shelves over time. Do your
best to prevent a feast or famine situation at retail that ends up being more
of a crash and burn retail horror.
7. Advise us that the rerelease
any of the VOTC/VTSC figures into the new vintage basic figure line will not be happening. If reissues are part of the deal, let them be the most definitive
action figure versions of the character. We don't mind reissues, especially
if they are going to see vintage packaging, but please let them be the best
versions possible.
6. Release three (3) special
vintage-styled 12" figures just like what was done for The Original
Trilogy Collection in 2004 that will include new takes on the never-released
Kenner 12"
Lando Calrissian, 12" Han Solo (Hoth Gear) and 12" Princess Leia
(Bespin Gown) figures that only made it to prototype status in the 1980 vintage
line. (But of course include the vintage packaging.) Oh how sweet that would
be indeed!
5. Design vehicle inserts
and product catalogues in the same style of the vintage ones. We love these
little booklets (especially the ones from The Empire Strikes Back) and
to get new ones faithful to the original (especially in an anniversary year)
will be ultimately special!
4. Reintroduce mini-rigs
or rerelease them. It's high time these original "EU" miniature vehicles/large
accessories get time in the spotlight again. For an added bonus, include a
figure and get them to us in the deluxe SKU. Whatever, the method, just please
get them to us somehow!
3. Luke Skywalker
(Hoth Outfit) needs an update badly. Please ensure he makes it into the 2010
basic figure line somewhere/somehow. We can't think of a better time to give
us the ultimate version of him than the 30th anniversary celebration of the
film that showcased this outfit. (And please make him as a separate vintage
figure and not part of a multipack. Release new versions
of Princess Leia Organa (Hoth Gear) and Princess Leia Organa (Bespin Gown)
for the basic line. (And oh how we want modern vintage versions of these babe-a-licious
1980/1981 vintage action figures.
2. Show us the Battle
Packs set that will include the running change of the TLC Hoth Rebel Trooper
and please retool this figure again to gve us new versions of him. You owe
us this figure, let's see the proof in the pudding that he is definitely coming!
And please release the other running changes that never came either!
1. Finish off at least Rebel
Commander and Bespin Guard (white) so that all The Empire Strikes Back vintage
figures can be updated. And, if you can keep the vintage line going from here
on out, we would be eternally grateful. We want to see the vintage line look
on shelves until the line dies. But since Star Wars is forever, this means
forever, Hasbro!
So, this is our wish list for 2010. What do you want to see? Discuss it in our forums! There should be some very exciting announcements at Toy Fair 2010. Stick close to Jedi Temple Archives. As soon as we find out about it, you'll be the first to know.