Hasbro
hits us a day early this time with another Hasbro
Q&A! This time, we've got a nice image of the V-19 Torrent in attack position!
Don't forget,
you can submit
questions in our forums and we'll try to get as many as possible submitted to
Hasbro. We can send only three questions per week, so make sure they are good ones! Now,
on to this weeks Questions and Answers directly from Hasbro.
Q. When can collectors
expect to see Hasbro packaged Force FX lightsabers arrive in stores? And on
the same note, can they expect any new products in this line within the calender
year?
A. This Fall (approximately August) will see the first Hasbro-produced sabers
hit market. Since the factory and production line is the same, it's our
intention to make the transition seamless. There will not be any new
products slated for 2008, but there are some on tap for 2009. Stay tuned
for more info on those at the end of the year.
Q. At Toy Fair we saw that some of the other Hasbro licensed
properties (Marvel & Transformers specificially) have taken up the Unleashed
concept and put a large Unleashed figure offering in their own lines. In the
past the Hasbro Star Wars group has said that the Unleashed figures proved too costly
to continue, and yet other boys toys groups within Hasbro are continuing on with
this concept. Did the Unleashed line just prove to not be as solid of a sales
performer in the Star Wars line as the 3.75" figure system?
A. Collectors just did not embrace the format to nearly the extent that other
segments of the line enjoy (especially 3-3/4"). An impressive number of
Star Wars Unleashed 7" figures did see the light of day, but the smaller
production volumes just could not be sustained when compared to where else
in the Star Wars line those design and tooling resources could be
employed. As for the popularity of the format in other lines, we really
cannot speculate since every brand is different.
Q. One of the highlights
of Toy Fair had to be the AT-TE. But of equal note was the V-19 Torrent and
the Homing Spider Droid which are part of the $19.99 vehicle assortment. Can
collectors expect more than just these two vehicles in the Clone Wars assault vehicle
assortment when that line launches in July? Also, is it possible to get an
image of the V-19 toy with all of it's wings in flight mode, as
seen in this image?
A. There will be other vehicles carried forward into the Clone Wars vehicle
lineup, including some of the existing EpIII starfighters, a re-release of
the Anakin modified starfighter, V-Wing, Grievous Starfighter, and the
like. We will not have any additional new vehicles in the assortment
until late in the Fall or early 2009. See the below picture for the V-19 in
it's flying position.
Check back in a few weeks and we'll post
the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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