This week it's
Guri, the ever-fashionable Queen-to-Senator Padmé Amidala (Skywalker), and the invasion of the Insane TIE Posse. Who knew there was still so much to do in the imperfectly perfectionist world of
Star Wars toys?
Galactic Hunter: If and when you do a Guri figure as part of a future Shadows of the Empire comic pack, would she be in the more prominent yellow/blue dress based on the Hildebrandt Brothers' Shadows of the Empire artwork (from the Topps cards series), or the less familiar red/grey dress from the comic book itself? Obviously it's a Comic 2-Pack so I'm sure you're leaning towards the comic design, but there's a lot of us that would greatly prefer the Hildebrandt yellow/blue version since it was featured more prominently in a lot of the Shadows of the Empire marketing back in 1996. -- From Shabby Blue, Fashion Maven
HASBRO: Neither, actually. If we are to do a Guri, our choice would be the more action-oriented outfit from Shadows of the Empire: Evolution line.
Galactic Hunter: Given the general reluctance to release many female characters in the basic line each year, I was wondering if the Padmé Amidala Evolutions set has been considered successful enough to warrant another Evolutions Asst. set for Padmé Amidala sometime in 2009 or 2010, or is it more likely a one time release? Additional Evolutions Asst. Imperial Pilots and Rebel Pilots sets have already been confirmed for 2009, so I'm hoping we might eventually get another Padmé Amidala set too (or better yet a Princess Leia Evolutions Asst. set). It would be a good opportunity to release a retooled version of the Evolutions Asst. Padmé Amidala with a torn shirt from her appearance in the Geonosis arena. -- From Shabby Blue, Suffragette and Feminist
HASBRO: Great to see another excellent question from Shabby Blue! Thanks for writing in… the Evolutions packs are certainly doing well and we were pleased to be able to extend the line through Spring of 2009 with some additional packs. By the time we decided to add more packs, it simply was not possible to get any more substantially new sculpts into the line and could only work with some partial new sculpts, which is great for pilots and troopers. However, Padme would require an all-new approach as each figure is so substantially different from each other and requires a new sculpt. If the Evolutions line does return some day, which we would not rule out based on its popularity this year, we would not rule out there being another Padme pack as part of the lineup.
Galactic Hunter [From A Very Safe Distance]:
Dear Hasbro,
Over the last few years we collectors have had to go through water torture with re-tool after re-tool of the TIE Fighter. Will we ever see the finally finished perfect re-tooled TIE Fighter? Or are you going to continue releasing the TIE Fighter time after time with minor adjustments of every release like we have endured over time?
What I mean is, are you in the future going to:
1. Re-do the cockpit interior to match the movie ship and get rid of the 1970's mold seat and bare interior?2. Get rid of the middle nipple between the guns and remove the horrid stick out 'nubins' where the screws go (another throwback of the 1970's mold).
3. Have the proper guns and not those red 'dots'.
4. Have a re-re-tool on the cockpit hatch that matches the hatch on the Darth Vader TIE Fighter, getting rid of the terrible 1970's hatch 'nubins'.
[Editor's Note: You can also click on the picture to see what changes the TIE Fighter fanatics would like.]
Then I think you will have the perfect up to date TIE Fighter! Pretty please? --From Bianca Razzlecartier, TIE Connoisseur
HASBRO: Those are all great comments and we will take them into account if and when we do another TIE version. For now, we are excited about the "Mutiny on the Ran Ecliptic" Rebel Squadron TIE coming out this year from Diamond Comics…a dream come true for fans of both the classic TIE and the EU.
