I know some portion of the collector base for the Vintage Collection (and 3.75″ scale in general) is frustrated with the lack of new reveals during yesterday’s Hasbro Fan First Monday livestream. I agree to some extent considering what we know (or at least know is rumored) is coming. Hasbro has clearly heard the outpouring of demand for more “heritage scale” figures.
I hope I can give a bit of positivity based on things I’ve uncovered and revealed over the past few hours/days/weeks/months. Between now and sometime in 2021, there are OVER 30 unannounced TVC products (that I know of) in the works by Hasbro. It is unknown however how much of this is “all new” but knowing that there are over two dozen products coming over the next year is a nice thought – at least to me. Additional code names to be posted when I can release them. All hope is not lost.
#backTVC #fightforTVC #save375
Join us as we talk about the latest Star Wars action figure reveals from Hasbro. We also discuss the fan movement to save Hasbro’s 3.75 inch Star Wars figures. #BackTVC #Save375 #FightForTVC
A couple weeks ago, I once again joined the Galaxy of Toys podcast to discuss the latest news from Hasbro regarding the Black Series and (anemic) Vintage Collection.
Note: the beginning of the podcast features a cold open (recorded after the reveals) and then it jumps “back in time” to the regular show format as recorded on May 17, 2020.
Collectors and fans of Hasbro’s Vintage Collection (TVC) line have launched a Change.org petition to spur them to make more NEW 3.75″ TVC figures. Joining the movement is simple, just take this link and sign to show your support.
#backTVC #fightforTVC #save375
As a follow up to a tease I posted on Instagram back in March, I have now found an accessible link via the Walmart app to a listing for a new Vintage Collection playset to be revealed and released this year. It is not exclusive to Walmart (thank God) and isn’t a reissue of the POTF2 version. It is suspected to be the long-rumored Carbon Freezing Chamber playset from The Empire Strikes Back. Still no word as to how many (if any) figures it will include.
Update: It may include a single Stormtrooper and have electronics.
Fan sites and collectors everywhere are rallying behind the movement to show Hasbro, and more importantly the retailers that carry Hasbro’s product, the demand for The Vintage Collection (TVC) and 3.75″ figures is STILL strong in the collecting community. Hasbro continually looks for metrics to justify the creation of products for this long-running line. By first voting with our wallets in support of products created for TVC, and second by using the power social media, we hope we will be sending a clear message that we want these products and we want stores (both brick and mortar and online) to carry more of them – not just in quantity but in variety, too.
To those who use social media as part of their regular communication with fellow collectors, use the hashtags #backTVC, #fightforTVC and/or #save375 to show Hasbro your passion for the line as there are some great things coming for The Vintage Collection this year and next. To tweak a line from Darth Sidious: we have the power to save the ones we love. And what we love is The Vintage Collection and the 3.75″ action figure format.
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