Bandai release schedule
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Hunk a Junk
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PT for me. But we'll no doubt get at least 2-3 Episode IX kits in December.
We just got that one stupid gorilla walker kit from the last movie or am I forgetting something...
Well, Poe's boosted x-wing, rebadged 1/144 falcon...
I forgot about the Boosted X-Wing- still plan on getting one of those.
The TLJ Falcon- isn't that the same kit as before just with the mirrored sidewalls fixed?
The TLJ Falcon- isn't that the same kit as before just with the mirrored sidewalls fixed?
yep, because bandai likes to cut costs and sequel/stories stuff isn't selling as much as OT/PT stuff, so they're not even trying that much. Piles of unsold rose tico figures are legendary
Also creators of x-wing miniature game decided to focus more on prequel stuff instead of promoting already introduced sequel factions.
TazMan2000
Master Member
Maybe its the Ski Speeder or the Bomber from TLJ. (Runs and hides, laughing).
TazMan2000
TazMan2000
Analyzer
Master Member
yep, because bandai likes to cut costs and sequel/stories stuff isn't selling as much as OT/PT stuff, so they're not even trying that much. Piles of unsold rose tico figures are legendary
I think that also speaks volumes as to how lackluster the designs for the new movies are.
Zuiun
Sr Member
I don't know if lackluster is really the right term, as it is that the original trilogy was just a perfect storm of great design.
To me, it's more like a damned if they do, damned if they don't when it comes to really pushing the design envelope. Lucas tried to do a lot of different things with the ship design in The Phantom Menace and I remember the response being... not entirely favorable. I mean, the Naboo fighters look cool, but at the time they didn't look particularly like Star Wars designs, and I remember hearing a lot of the same sentiment.
Fans clearly expected stuff that reminded them of the original films.
So most of the ships in Episodes II and III are very reminiscent of original trilogy stuff... and just not memorable.
People may not be demanding a lot of new trilogy model kits... but I don't really notice many requests for Bandai to put out Prequel stuff all that much, either.
I fear nothing will top the original trilogy for just the sheer volume of solid creativity in ship design.
Aside from the Resurgent class Destroyer there is little to interest me. I have a T-70 and SF-TIE for completeness but the OT was stuffed full of great designs I just had to have...
Zombie_61
Master Member
Mouse droid. 1/12 scale, of course.
Portaler
Active Member
Well if we're lucky they'll do another video like that older one and show us multiple planned models. Then everyone wins ! [emoji2]
Hunk a Junk
Sr Member
For me they all feel like they're unfinished or only slightly modified variants of the older ships. Which shouldnt be suprising, considering that (AFAIK) most of them are rejected concepts or WIP versions of the vehicles from the old trilogy. I can live with Expanded Universe authors being lazy (billion TIE variants, making empire capital ships bigger and bigger every year, not to mention their unoriginal triangular shape) because for the most part they were bunch of second rate writers, but when disney follows that trend in their flagship movies, somethin is really wrong.
For me PT designs felt just too advanced in comparison to the old stuff, like AT-TE vs AT-AT, or V-wing vs X-wing. Also, they were lacking any sort of continuation, and when they tried to implement it, it felt VERY forced (like suggesting that jedi starfighter from ep. III is TIE precedessor. Or when they didnt show fully armored Y-wing which would made way more sense than ARC).
