I'll stand for a lot of things, but I won't have you debasing innocent starfish.

Yeah! What'd they ever do to you?

chocolate starfish >>> YOU !!!

I don't think they're trying to keep continuity with older figures so much as, when they started remaking the line they were trying to keep continuity with older vehicles and playsets.

 

I'm not suggesting that they discontinue the 3.75-inch figures, just that it seems like there would be room for a new sub-line of larger figures that perhaps just showcases the most popular characters in a highly detailed fashion (but isn't so space/cost ineffective as the 12-inch dolls from Sideshow, etc.).

 

:shrug

Ironically they made a set of larger sized figures in the simpler and less detailed Clone Wars style.

The Clone Wars animated figures were in the same scale, actually.

 

And fans bitched about them because the "look" didn't match the rest of their collection. (lol, sound familiar?)

I don't think they're trying to keep continuity with older figures so much as, when they started remaking the line they were trying to keep continuity with older vehicles and playsets.

 

I'm not suggesting that they discontinue the 3.75-inch figures, just that it seems like there would be room for a new sub-line of larger figures that perhaps just showcases the most popular characters in a highly detailed fashion (but isn't so space/cost ineffective as the 12-inch dolls from Sideshow, etc.).

 

:shrug

Ironically they made a set of larger sized figures in the simpler and less detailed Clone Wars style.

The Clone Wars animated figures were in the same scale, actually.

 

And fans batched about them because the "look" didn't match the rest of their collection. (lol, sound familiar?)

But they made bigger ones, too. *is too lazy to google pic this morning*

 

And, yes, it does sound familiar.

I don't think they're trying to keep continuity with older figures so much as, when they started remaking the line they were trying to keep continuity with older vehicles and playsets.

 

I'm not suggesting that they discontinue the 3.75-inch figures, just that it seems like there would be room for a new sub-line of larger figures that perhaps just showcases the most popular characters in a highly detailed fashion (but isn't so space/cost ineffective as the 12-inch dolls from Sideshow, etc.).

 

:shrug

Ironically they made a set of larger sized figures in the simpler and less detailed Clone Wars style.

The Clone Wars animated figures were in the same scale, actually.

 

And fans batched about them because the "look" didn't match the rest of their collection. (lol, sound familiar?)

But they made bigger ones, too. *is too lazy to google pic this morning*

 

And, yes, it does sound familiar.

You might be thinking of the "Force Battlers" that came out in 2005 as part of the Revenge of the Sith line. They were just chunky kids' toys with a toon-ish look, but they weren't using the Clone Wars aesthetic or characters.

You might be thinking of the "Force Battlers" that came out in 2005 as part of the Revenge of the Sith line. They were just chunky kids' toys with a toon-ish look, but they weren't using the Clone Wars aesthetic or characters.

That's probably it, then.

 

I distinctly remember seeing "animated" style toys in about a six inch scale in the toy aisle one day, but all I really collect is the OT Galatic Heroes...that tiny Millennium Falcon's so cute...so I don't really "keep up" with the overall line.

It's okay, I wish I knew less about it.

The mindset involves a fundamental shift in the way pop culture is digested in this country.

Nah, the mindset Buddykiller speaks of existed way before geek got mainstream.

But that mindset couldn't really exist without the internet. So its, what, 10 years old, tops?

HOW DID PEOPLE SURVIVE BEFORE THE INNERNETS

I had to watch TV and use a VC Ara

:rofl to VC aRa

 

I don't collect any SW. I have a few from childhood and some an aunt gave me years ago.

 

but when I saw those first day stickers on the legacy vader...