tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post1347709598980296233..comments2024-03-14T15:03:31.377-07:00Comments on Galactic Hunter's Star Wars Figure of the Day with Adam Pawlus: Figure of the Day: Day 1,122: Owen LarsAdam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-81947703309058160952009-10-05T22:11:39.570-07:002009-10-05T22:11:39.570-07:00I agree with Edzo, might as well do the figure rig...I agree with Edzo, might as well do the figure right since it'll never be done again.Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178819827126323590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-50290164193902002412009-10-02T06:20:18.509-07:002009-10-02T06:20:18.509-07:00To me this figure is a perfect representation of t...To me this figure is a perfect representation of the tail wagging the dog. He's very well done, and yes, they will never need to revisit him; but I think in this case (and others to come), catering to fan wish lists doesn't always breed terribly desirable figures (Willrow Hood, cough cough). I don't envy the impossible job Hasbro has trying to please the adult collector base; increasingly we seem to ask for things that only a few of us will buy. Was this figure necessary? Your mileage will vary on that one; at least he was done well. I think we as a group should be careful how far down the well of obscurity we ask Hasbro to dig, however.Ben Carthagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103522929529502154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-57833724053871204772009-10-02T04:02:50.883-07:002009-10-02T04:02:50.883-07:00Calm down, it's only a toy! ;-)Calm down, it's only a toy! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908403552134489254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-24159821680660017042009-10-02T02:04:18.516-07:002009-10-02T02:04:18.516-07:00"Proof that fans are now asking for things th..."Proof that fans are now asking for things they don't have rather than things they really want, we now have a prequel version of Owen Lars."<br /><br />This fan really wanted a prequel Owen. It's been seven friggin' years since AOTC, and it's about time! Besides, he's a helluva lot better than the repackaged "elder Owen" in that Disturbance at Lars Homestead, which is still stinking up the clearance shelves at TRU.<br /><br />"In short, Hasbro crafted a figure far better than the character deserved."<br /><br />Adam, you're an annoying action figure snob. We get a brand-new figure and all you do is complain.<br /><br />"I'm not one to advocate less articulation most of the time, but it seems Hasbro could have saved a few nickels here and put that into developing another figure that could benefit from additional joints."<br /><br />Or, you can look at this positively, Adam. Hasbro never has to make this figure again because they did it right the first time ... and we don't have to read about you whining over a couple of well-spent nickels.<br /><br />"This is a rare case of exceeding the mandate for a figure's quality."<br /><br />Whose "mandate," Adam? Yours? That plus a bunch of Republic credits would still get you thrown out of a high-class Tatooine junkyard.<br /><br />"At press time, this figure is somewhat difficult to get."<br /><br />Oh, yeah? Come on up to Connecticut. We're swimming in them.The Right Noble Lord Edzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358257045662278956noreply@blogger.com