tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post3139041253887875558..comments2024-03-14T15:03:31.377-07:00Comments on Galactic Hunter's Star Wars Figure of the Day with Adam Pawlus: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,177: Princess Leia Organa (Boushh, The Black Seres) Adam16bithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369348859276892966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-63841042841883212512015-08-20T11:38:49.065-07:002015-08-20T11:38:49.065-07:00The cloth cape looks pretty nice, but sloppy paint...The cloth cape looks pretty nice, but sloppy paint deco and insane pricing makes this a fail in my book. And as for the comparison between the 6" & 3 3/4", sure the bigger is the better "value". But I look at the 6" line as "collect your favorites" (I've picked up 3 since they started). There's no way I'd consider collecting that line like I have for the original action figures.Special Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320921970445776536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-47469466597420085002015-08-19T05:34:16.379-07:002015-08-19T05:34:16.379-07:00While I agree about the better value of the 6"...While I agree about the better value of the 6" figures now that 3 3/4" figures are so wildly expensive, I have to give the edge to little Leia on this release due to one "large" fact you didn't mention in your review. Big Leia is way too big! For some reason, the designers stole the much needed plastic from IG-88 to make him the correct height and added it unnecessarily to Leia. This was a major WTF moment for the 6" line that has really done an amazing job so far with accuracy and scale (ignoring mini R2-D2, of course. Also, did the Emperor leave his robe in the drier too long? But I digress). I also like that they made an effort to include Leia in a somewhat themed wave. I've always thought figures would sell better if they came in waves that made some sense together. I'm much more inspired to pick up a figure I was on the fence about if there is another amazing figure from that scene available that makes it seem more like a needed upgrade. Shawn Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019273325124971029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139262298737556599.post-53824374133783877752015-08-18T12:31:12.794-07:002015-08-18T12:31:12.794-07:00I've been following your columns for a lot of ...I've been following your columns for a lot of years now, and I usually feel like you're pretty spot on with your reviews, but I am having a bit of an issue with this one. More specifically, I'm having problems with the attitude that a lot of people (not just you) seem to have towards 3 3/4" collectors "clinging to the past by the last atoms of your fingertips". It's not about clinging to the past or nostalgia. It's about CONSISTENCY in our collections, and after 20 years of collecting 3 3/4" (and I don't even want to begin to calculate the money spent), many of us have ZERO interest in beginning a new 6" collection. If I want a high-end collectible, there are plenty of them out there made by multiple companies in multiple formats. The glory of 3 3/4" collecting is the sheer diversity in the line. And people can argue all day long that we have tons and tons of unique characters, but there are still tons of figures that have never seen plastic (Shasa Tiel, Sim Aloo), plus a smaller but significant number that need upgrades (Klaatu Skiff Guard, Yakface, Bib Fortuna). And we're now going into a brand new trilogy, plus three more stand-alone films (at the very least). Add to that Rebels, unmade Clone Wars figures, and whatever else may come in the future, and we could easily do another 20+ years in 3 3/4" effortlessly. The fun in collecting these figures lies in the fact that I can have a significantly stocked Cantina or Jabba's Palace or Ewok Village to display, not "well, I have a Han, a Luke, a Vader, and an R2, now I can concentrate on Transformers toys" or whatever. And for the people that only want the Luke or the Vader, they have that option too. But 6" by definition is never going to give us an Amanaman or Ephant Mon, and for many of us, THESE are the figures that keep us coming back. I'm 20 times more likely to grab my 5th version of X-Wing Luke while I'm at the store buying Weequay Skiff Master than I would if the 5th version of X-Wing Luke was only accompanied by the 6th version of ROTJ Obi Wan and another Clone variant, which is essentially what 6" is giving us: main characters, troop variants, and well-known background figures (Bounty Hunters, Greedo).safari4adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839318044060820873noreply@blogger.com