Hasbro has sent emails indicating that it is time to start confirming those addresses for arrival of the TVC HasLab Gunship next month.
Your Star Wars The Vintage Collection LAAT/i Gunship is almost here! We want to get it in your hands as quick as we can, so please double check that your shipping address is up to date. Orders will start shipping soon, so please get the correct information in by August 28th. If your address is incorrect past this date, your order will not arrive. Once an item has left our warehouse, we cannot change its destination.
To get your Gunship to you as fast as possible, we are shipping them out in batches as soon as they hit our warehouse. Some backers may receive their item earlier than others.
Preorders are now open for Premium Members for the Black Series Clones of the Republic set featuring Ahsoka Tano & ARC Trooper Jesse. Preorders open for the general public at 2pm ET (quantity permitting).
In case you haven’t had your fill of TVC X-wings, it looks like more shipments of the TVC Antoc Merrick X-wing with Merrick (from 2021) are arriving in the U.S.. No word how these will be offered as this was previously a Target exclusive, so I imagine it will get new life as a fan channel release.
The next Droid Factory figure for Series 2 has been revealed: R2-D2 (D-Squad) from The Clone Wars. The release will be available September 4 at DisneyStore.com
If I may, I’d like to speak calmly about what transpired today regarding the colossal screw up with the launch of today’s Star Wars preorders on Pulse, especially the TVC INT-4. First off, mistakes happen. Typos, retail partner/exclusivity changes and pricing errors happen but rarely all at one time. But I can’t help but think that the recent increases in these types of errors are due largely in part to the “streamlining” of staff across the board at Hasbro. Proper (or at least previous) checks and balances are not being done to the level they once were. This is NOT an excuse for letting the misinformation for the TVC INT-4 to be posted and reposted, discussed and promoted by various sites and social channels for WEEKS WITHOUT CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION. Hasbro has worked very hard to establish and cultivate relationships with fans and fan sites via social media engagement but with incidents like this, the TBS Embo/Keibu Set and Retro/TVC X-wing mashup (not to mention continued price hikes) all that work unravels at the expense of the brand and those most dedicated to the line – YOU and ME – the collector.
In the past, nearly everything that Hasbro releases for TVC, TBS and Retro was a guaranteed purchase by me – no, I am not the typical collector. I’m part of a very small minority, but as Hasbro/Star Wars brand make it harder to justify these purchases, and harder to trust what they say, the overall collector base will continue to shrink.
As we head into the 50th anniversary of SW, I can honestly say I have zero expectations on being “wowed” by any announcements (except for a couple). Maybe that’s the best way going into this milestone year:
“Expect disappointment, and you’ll never be disappointed.” – MJ
