On March 19th, we sent our twenty-fifth batch of questions to Hasbro to once again take part in their
Star Wars Question and Answer sessions. Today, we've got the answers to our two questions!
1) Looking ahead to next year - please tell me that the Bespin Han scheduled for 2011 will be all-new. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the occasional re-use of parts, it's just that some folks are getting a little tired of seeing the VOTC Han parts re-used again and again for "new" Hans (like the re-used parts on the Echo Base Hangar Han).
** As it's drawn up now, the 2011 Bespin Han would be all-new. Our outlook on tooling is basically this: if we can use solid existing parts to create a new aesthetic we have not seen before, then it allows us to develop newness elsewhere (for example, a brand new character we haven't done before). To a strong degree, new characters owe their existence to our ability to leverage our existing library to continue to get our "greatest hits" characters out there, be it as pure carry-forwards or as refreshed if there is a version we feel we can do better. We will continue to try and make sure that each refreshed character as a substantial improvement, rather than just a small change, folks feel the purchase is justified.
2) During Toy Fair, we only got a small sampling of the card backs, so we only managed to get a few of the figure numbers - VC01 Dengar, VC05 AT-AT Commander, and VC10 4-LOM. Any chance you can give us a list of the numbering for the first wave so we can all get our checklists updated before July? (Can you tell we're anxiously awaiting the Vintage stuff?)
** See attached list for the numbers for figures 1-11 and the Convention exclusive and mail-in Boba Fett.
Wave 1:
VC01) DENGAR™
VC02) CLOUD CAR PILOT™
VC03) LEIA™ (HOTH™ OUTFIT)
VC04HAN SOLO™ (ECHO BASE™ OUTFIT)
VC05) LUKE SKYWALKER™ (BESPIN™ FATIGUES)
VC06) AT-AT COMMANDER™
VC07) C-3PO™
VC08) DACK RALTER™
VC09) DARTH VADER™
VC10) BOBA FETT™
VC11) 4-LOM™
Specials:
VCP01) 4-LOM™ (C5/JediCon exclusive)
VCP02) ZUCKUSS™ (C5/JediCon exclusive)
VCP03) BOBA FETT™ (Redemption item)
