Answers!!!!
> 1. Last year, with the launch of The Clone Wars, you guys (Hasbro)
> gave us collectors an awesome breakdown on what was being released in
> the form of a PDF booklet/brochure. That was incredibly helpful when
> it came to determining personal spending budgets. Will we be seeing
> something like that again this year? Please say, yes...
Yes indeed, there will be a new one available this year at Comic Con
timing. It takes a tremendous amount of energy to bring this out, and we
had hoped to do one for the Spring lineup, but time got away from us.
We're glad to be getting one out for the Fall lineup.
>
> 2. Is there any chance Hasbro would be interested in doing any All
> Williamson designed Han Solo, Luke Skywalker or Princess Leia figures
> based on the Classic Star Wars comic series that Dark Horse reprinted?
>
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/7/72/The_Rebel_Storm.jpg> How about figures of Luke and Leia from the Splinter of the Mind's Eye
> comics?
http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/300/s/swsme1.jpg> If you do make these figures, with all due respect, PLEASE keep them
> in scale with the rest of your EXCELLENT figures, as I passed on the
> Shadows of the Empire Comic Pack due to the small Princess Leia.
> THANKS!
Thanks much for the comment. Yes, we are very interested in doing some of
the Classic Star Wars issues - just figuring out how and when to fit them
in is the trick. The characters would probably not look different from
the regular line, since Williamson was trying to go for likeness matches.
Aside from some great takes on the main characters (the space suit
versions of Luke and Han from this series are outstanding), the series was
also known for some very interesting color choices which is always
interesting when we need to fill out the lineup with packs that are less
reliant on new tooling (which is always a consideration with comic packs).
Look for the first of the Classic Star wars packs later this Fall. As
for Splinter of the Minds Eye, we do want to do Luke and Leia, and
possibly a Yuzzem, at some point in the future but have not slotted any
Splinter packs into the lineup. It is true that the size of Leia has
changed over the years, but the height of her in the Shadows pack is
accurate to her height in the Star Wars universe.
> 3. It's great to see Hasbro finally release a 501st Legion trooper
> using the #41 RotS mold. However, I bought a few and noticed a
> problem: the helmet's blue stripe is incorrect! The stripe should be
> continuous but instead we have a gap between the black rim and the
> visor. Also the stripe is too wide and should instead narrow from the
> top of the helmet to the chin. Please see the paintjob that was done
> for your TSC Commander Appo figure which was done correctly (although
> on Appo, he had too much dirt and his chest stripe didn't reach all
> the way to the neck). Can Hasbro please correct the problem for a
> future Legends release, I'd love to army build dozens more but only if
> it's accurately done.
Thanks very much for the heads-up - we had not caught this one ourselves
and will definitely take a look.
