Archive for May, 2009

I’m Looking Forward To Going Back

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

OK, so, let’s break this down. The official word from Hasbro is: "No comment." The unofficial word is that this concept has been passed around "the table" for some time now. The image was taken in September 2008 by some over-enthusiastic Star Wars collectors. (Remember kids —— don’t do anything that can land you in [...]

You’ve got to be joking!

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Wow… uh, this post kinda sucks in light of the super cool new Imperial TIE Fighter at jedidefender.com, at although it brings "our" (collector) dream version much closer to reality. So… now comes the awkwardly less-than-newsie part. This post is, as always, a day late, thanks to my friend gastroenteritis, but a little Lomotil, PowerAde [...]

I’m OK By Myself…

Friday, May 8th, 2009

This is for all the boys who took Home Economics instead of Woodworking Shop. For our international readers, Home Economics is a class where we were taught to cook, sew, and manage household finances. "Shop" or Woodworking Shop is a class where they were taught how to make birdhouses and other projects involving hammers and [...]

Have you checked suspension in the fantastic bird?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

I have ranted, raved, written, revolted, and reviled Hasbro about playsets. Along with Ackmena, the Rebel Transport vehicle, and the TIE Fighter‘s desperate need for a body overhaul, I have been completely horrified by the lack of play sets for the most successful action figure line in history.  The icing on the cake was using [...]