This picture was posted by Andrews Toyz and it’s a head scratcher. I’m all for boxsets, whether it be multiple figures or larger characters with accessories. I’m all over Jabba and the Speeder Bike. I would have been in hog heaven for a Stormtrooper two pack. But really, c’mon. What. Is. This?
Don’t get me wrong. Han Solo and Greedo are beautifully sculpted and articulated action figures. Paint is a little iffy but we’ve come to expect that. I am completely happy to have them in my collection. Overjoyed. I even bought a second Greedo, I love him so much. But that is the point. I walked into a store and bought another Greedo. I can go right now and buy a few more if I wanted to. Same with Han, who has already seen two releases. I can find both Han and Greedo on Amazon for cheaper than retail. I’ve seen them both for cheaper than that. It hasn’t been a Stormtrooper or Boba Fett type situation where I’ve never seen them in stores or have to hover the “Buy Now With 1-Click” for hours to try to snag one.
So why repack them again? It’s not a bargain, it’s not helping to get these easy to find figures into collector’s hands. The cardboard seats and Oscar the Grouch trash barrel can not be used in a display. The only way I see this working is for carded collectors. And that’s fine. Not my cup of tea, but totally fine. But man, what I would have given for a Stormtrooper two pack. Or a Boba Fett and Dengar pack. An X-Wing Luke and Biggs pack. Prequel Obi-Wan with Ki-Adi-Mundi or some other Jedi. Yes, if I have to, I’ll re-buy an existing figure to get a new one. That’s how far I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole, how hungry this line has made me for something fresh. At this point I just don’t see lesser characters making it out as singles in this line so I’ll take them any way I can get them. So I guess I shouldn’t complain as much as I have.
Hasbro, SDCC is just around the corner, I’m ready for some new characters. Not more of the same.
