Live Updates From Hasbro’s Star Wars Panel at SDCC 2012

Hasbro Star Wars panel

2013
-All New 3.75″ segment
-Exclusives you thought you’d never see

Vintage Collection – will continue in some way, just not in its own line
-They didn’t want to wear out their welcome, but are dedicated to the original Kenner line
-Goal was to make it run 2 years with over 100 figures and they met that

Droid Factory is back in Spring 2013
-Expect about 30 figures in 2013
-Each wave builds 2 or 3 droids
-Many have never been done before
-New card is shaped like R2D2
-Padme Amalalia, R2, Biker Scout, Tye Pilot, Anakin (Epi 2), Clone Trooper Sergent, re-releasing Sand Trooper, Luminara, Red Battle Droid, Genosian Warrior, Pablo-Jill, 212 Clone Trooper Redeco
-DROIDS: TC-70 (designerated by Jabba), FA-4 (driver in epi 2)
-Wave 2: Mace Windu, Capt. Rex, Luke (Yavin Ceremony), Mara Jade Skywalker, Darth Vader (Bespin), A-wing Pilot, Biggs Darklighter, Epi 2 Clone Pilot
-Build a Droids: R8-B7 (Mace’s droild), R5-X2 (Jabba’s astromech from epi 1)

New 12″ Figures (Spring 2013)
-5 points articulation
-$12-14/each
-Darth Vader, Epi 3 Anakin Skywalker, Clone Trooper, Epi 3 Obi-Wan
-weapons are stuck in their hands, lightsabers are removable 

Fighter Pods
-(Series 3) Over 125 figures in 2012
-fighterpods.com (online battle game now available, mulitiplayer available this fall)
-2013 Fighter Pods: Rampage (New Rapid Fire and Rapid Reload Launchers)

2012 Exclusives
-Darth Maul Returns Battle Pack (on shelves Dec)
-Night Sister, Darth Maul, Savage Opress @ Target
-Droid 3 pack @ Target: Death Star Droid, Power Droid, R5-D4
-Villian Set @ Target: Boba Fett, Sand People, Snaggletooth
-Darth Maul Fighter Pods Tin @ Target
-AT-ST Scout Walker @ K-mart (on shelf Aug) in vintage packaging from ROTJ Endor known as Tempest 2
-AT-ST Endor Crew 2 pack @ K-mart (on shelf Aug), new heads from ROTJ
-Ewok Scouts 2 pack

-Ewok Pack @ TRU: Knessa, Filchee, Nata, Teebo, Tippet
-Yavin Pilot Pack @ TRU: Tiree, Davis Drall, R5-D8, Porkins, Mauler Mithel
-Speeder Bike w/Scout Trooper @ TRU (on shelf Oct): included stand, new sculpt
-Millennium Faclon @ TRU: Big millennium falcon, newest sculpt in vintage packaging
-Vintage Endor AT-AT (on shelf Oct): slight deco variant on driver that comes with it, muddy feet @ TRU
-Jocasta Mu (avail Dec): Jedi Archivest (Brian’s Toys Exclusive), comes with Duku bust on a stand, vintage Attack of the Clones card

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