In their answer, Hasbro explains
in illusive detail about the mail-away promotion. YodasNews reports:
YN: I love the OTC figures
you've been doing lately, specifically the cantina aliens. Keep up the good work.
I display the new stuff and some vintage Kenner stuff as well in my collection.
Recently I was comparing my robust collection of modern cantina aliens to the
5 (Blue Snaggletooth) vintage cantina figures and realized how sorry a lot they
are. I would love to fill out the old Kenner cantina playset with some more figures.
To that end, do you think it would ever be possible to produce new "Kenner" style
figures (5 points of articulation) of some different cantina aliens as either
a pack in to a battle pack or a mail away figure? I'd love to see your take on
what Dr. Evazon or Brainiac would have looked like if they actually were produced
in the original Kenner run with some 70's deco. I know that this would mostly
be collector focused and that it could be argued that figures like Wuher and
Dr. Evazon could already be considered in that style in their current form but
they're not really the same. Give it some consideration.
Hasbro: We have looked at this numerous times over the past couple of years,
and have decided that we would move forward with the new sculpting, deco, and
articulation, rather than look back. The reason is that there are a lot of diverse
collecting interests in Star
Wars, but we need to keep focused on the heart and soul of collector demand,
which is the realistic-style modern aesthetic. There will be one important
exception to this that we will announce officially at Toy Fare in a couple weeks, but there
will not be any return to the simpler style of figures we grew up with.
Read the bold print above.
Could it be that it is indeed the highly coveted rocket-firing Boba Fett figure?
And if it is, will Hasbro be designing it utlizing the original mold of the figure
or its prototype? We certainly hope so and we will find out for sure on February
13th. And we could also be way off on our speculation as anything is possible. Stick close to JTA as we unfold this very intriguing answer!
Special thanks to JTA reader
Jeff Cobb for a scan of this classic vintage image! |
