I’ve kinda always thought the retro line was like cheap 2 bit nostalgia, but I have recently found some for cheap at Ross and ollies and have repurposed them into Christmas ornaments, giving the tree some more obscure characters that would never get an official ornament, like I think it’s so funny to have a werid retro style sweatpants boba and grand inquisitor on the tree
I guess I'm not understanding what detracts from your "almost" enjoying this video. 12.99 per figure, now 60ish for a box set, vs 17.99 for TVC is a fairly close metric. TVC still holds their weapons, these retro's don't. I'm not really focused on Disney retro figures cause the minority of people who'd want those is so small, it's not worth discussing.
I was born in 1972, so got to experience it all the first time. The classic SW Kenner figures are IT for me! Got my first figure in 1979/80 (Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot). Loved that figure (still do).
I was born the same year and got into Star Wars like the rest of our gen X bretheren. Unfortunately somewhere around 1982 I got out of Star Wars collecting so I never finished getting all the originals.
The first wave of Retros was terrible. Not only couldn't they not hold the weapons, but the holes in the feet don't fit on pegs. I had to glue the gun in Han's hand. Awful. It's as though Hasbro assumed that adult collectors wouldn't take them out of the packages for display.
Slightly unrelated, but I have an original Kenner Yoda who is missing a few accessories. I found a repro pop-up lightsaber and gave that to him. I now have my own prequel Yoda figure and it just makes some people mad for no reason. I love this.
I was born in 77 and had original figures. I remember after rotj going to the dollar store and seeing prune face, admiral ackbar, general nadine, and b wing pilot on card tons of them for a dollar each. When the potf 2 figures came out, I was really excited as I was a senior, and I collected them and still like them.
Chronically 0nline? More like Chronically Underrated. This channel needs a helluva lot more love. I was born in 1996, so I didn't grow up with the original Kenner figures, but I am fascinated by them and their simplicity.
Great to see you back at it brother. I still have my childhood figures but I still picked up the two original series box sets. There still on card for now. I don’t keep up with the Hasbro news anymore. I look forward to them doing more of these box sets in original trilogy sets if that’s happening? Thanks for sharing and have a good day sir.
@@AFAFsamedwards hey man! Yeah as far as I know, only box yet to come is the one I talked about. I hope Hasbro cuts it off after this one, they’ve messed up enough at this point.
Literally one of the best videos on the entire tube. Just a fantastic review and view on this line from its inception. Absolutely loved the depth of this critique.
@@darkostrain185 High praise, thank you! I still see people asking about the poor weapon holding throughout this line, so I figured people would want to know!
Gold. Great video. I have to say, when I saw the 2nd New Hope set, it contained 4 of the figures I never managed to get as a child (and I got most), and a chromey new R2 and 3PO - I knew I had to have it. I'd long since acquired them as an adult, but something about the box having _all_ my biggest childhood wants was too tempting.
love your straight talking and i wish i had seen the episode4 part 2 box for 35 i would have snapped that up but i didnt so i will have to try and find it in the wild lol
This vid popped up on my feed whilst I was sitting here at Bali airport waiting for my flight that was delayed by 2hrs! A great vid and great way for me to waste my time. So sorry that you wasted your money buying that Hasbro junk!
My collectors brain wasn´t ready for the *pediatric growth chart* and dry eyed Spongebob comparison🤣Even the mentioned 1995 reissue displayed poor standard compared to the original toyline, which I´m lucky to own since my childhood. awsome review, liked and subscribed💯
I was born in the 70s and so the original Star Wars toys was all I was into as a kid and I am fortunate in that I kept all my old toys from then, most all complete with their accessories. As my generation has got older we’ve completed our collections out of pure nostalgia- we are trying to recapture those halcyon days. That has driven prices up- but scarcity is the main driver- some pieces are getting much harder to find. The Hasbro Retro Collection is really a good example of how hopeless Hasbro is. It should have been a great line and old and new collectors would have hoovered them up. From the terrible cards to the badly cast figures that cannot hold their weapons they utterly screwed it up. The cynical packaging in packs (see the Bounty Hunters) and off figure choices have been off-putting and their QC is appalling. I have bought a few, and have always removed those wretched stickers and they display well (mostly) and if Hasbro had just done a better job I’d have bought all of it. Doing Retro collections of things like Ahsoka and all those series made nonsense.
Hasbro should focus on reissuing the entire original Kenner line and releasing new "missing figs." All these other figs (PT, ST, etc) are just a waste of resources, imo. I collect the TVC line too and that's the only way I want any figures outside of the OT.
I'm nostalgic for the time in the 90s and early 2000s where SW figs were plentiful everywhere and did new, interesting characters and vehicles that kept getting better, now it's just a baffling circus, at least Hasbro seems to be failing as a business overall
It's not all their fault. In the 1990s, kids were into toys and so they sold like crazy. By the 2010s, kids were into video games and stopped wanting action figures. Hasbro has strung this out way longer than they probably should. SW sold a lot better in 1985 when Kenner dropped the line. I'm just glad I can still buy TVC and Retro versions after 46 years of collecting.
44 here. I was born into vintage Star Wars via older sibling. I bought every single figure, used some lighter fluid to take off the RETRO sticker and hung these on the wall. Zero intention on opening them and comparing to vintage. They look good in the package on my wall.
Interesting take. I have heard similar reports from other collectors and I agree with you on the packaging. I was born in 1968 and grew up collecting the Kenner Star Wars figures. I arrived slightly late on the scene as I missed the early bird set, the cardboard cantina and the vinyl caped jawa; however, one of my first figures was small head Han Solo. I refuse to purchase the large head. As far as prices go for vintage Kenner figures, they have always been high. Since I was in high school when ROTJ came out, I wasn't as heavy into collecting and missed out on about sixteen figures from that line. I do remember going to toy shows in the 1990s and the POTF figures were $60+. I picked up most of the ewoks for about $18-20 a piece. They are about double that now. Did I hear you correctly that the original Kenner jawa came with a blue blaster, around 21:40? All three jawas that I have from my childhood had black blasters. In fact, all of the blasters from the original line are black. Blue weapons didn't come in until the ESB releases. My son has a few of the Hasbro retro ones and they fill the bill for him. Check out his video on Coke coming to the cantina. He is using a retro Han in Hoth and figures from the Mandalorian Series. th-cam.com/users/shortsA5bkH_4C0yw?si=CzFetbVBYcoChUrE The only retro figures I own that you spoke about was from the six-pack with Yak Face. That is one of five pieces from the original Kenner line I do not have. It wasn't available in the states when I was in high school and I am not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a piece of plastic. My wife purchased the box set as a Christmas present for my son and I and we split the figures. Personally, all I collect are the retro figures and the Stan Solo. Budget and space won't allow for more and I am not into multi-jointed figures. I like the Mando, Ahsoka, Boba Fett, and Kenobi retro figures. I just wish Hasbro would have made removeable helmets for all of them and not just a few. I did not watch nor collect the acolyte figures - too woke for my tastes. Thanks for the review.
So, I never bought any of these reproductions because as an OG collector (born in '69), I have the originals. But I *have* bought a *lot* of the new figures in the line. The first Retro Collection figure I ever bought was Cara Dune, because I looked at it online and thought "My goodness. It looks just like it was designed in the late 70s/early 80s." I have about thirty of them from the various shows and the Episode I box. Even characters I don't care about because back in the day, I bought everyone. So I'll take them now if the price is right. (Thank you, Ollie's.) And guess what? They all hold their accessories just fine. (Or at least as well as the originals did. I can tell you, even back in the day, Leia *never* held her gun well.) And, on the subject of comparing these repros to the originals, I think it's an impossible task. Everything from paint jobs to the figures' details could change depending on when and where they were manufactured. I have two different Leias in Bousch outfit and the heads are different. That repro Leia you showed is perfectly in line with what I remember from the day and I didn't see a single thing that would have made me bat an eye. Anyway, I'm clearly collecting from a different angle than you and I love this line. I love seeing new characters and new versions of characters done in the old style and I hope they keep going as long as possible.
@@Chronically0nline Well, I haven't bought the products you have and you don't appear to have bought the products I have, so I don't think you can come to that conclusion.
YES on if you want 100% accurate toys just watch the movie. I feel the lost art of my favorite company Kenner is just that; toys don't have soul anymore. Nobody drew them up with their own take on the character on paper. Sculpted it with their hands in clay. Designed the box art. Now everything is digitally drawn. Airbrushed. Bland. Soulless...
Good vid. Only defense I have for Hasbro is in-regards to your "not holding weapons" comment. Old & new figs had & have trouble holding weapons. The world keeps spinning tho
Not to this degree. Being held crooked still counts as being held. The Retro weapon holding problems can't be defended, because most don't hold them at all. And if the "world keeps spinning" why aren't you outside, since you're so above this?
Amen, my friend! I agree with you 100%! I've always thought that the Retro Collection should have been exclusively devoted to the Final 96. I've never purchased any of the Non-Final 96 Retro figures.
I collected all the OT RETRO figures and then sold them because the packaging just didn't sit well with me. I thought many times maybe I should of kept them and opened them for back up kenner spares. This video has showed me that they are not worthy as even back up spares. I stopped collecting Hasbro vintage collection because of the use of rubbery plastic and sloppy paint applications, I'm a stiff joint freak.
Another aspect of the Retro figures that I could rant all day on is the time and energy Hasbro devoted to the multi-colored "prototype" figures and the board game pack-in figures. Many local toy shops and Ebay stores price them as if they are actual prototypes and Tarkin and Snowspeeder Luke will generally sell for more seperate from the game package despite all of these figures being clearanced years ago in most places. The Retro line was already a total mess due to the poor distribution and bad planning and the protoype figures made it all like 10 times worse.
I was born in 1969. I still remember the first SW figure I bought: Han Solo. I remember I kept walking by this little shop on my way back home from school. There were some SW figures in the display window but I did not have enough money to buy more than one so after some days of watching through the window I picked Han. As per now I own 67 real vintage SW figures, unfortunately just two carded (not moc) but 90% with original weapons, plus the diecast tiefighter, snowspeeder, luke landspeeder, the 1980 snowspeeder (in nice conditions), SW model kits such as Tie interceptior, AT AT, speeder bike, Xwing, Tydirium shuttle etc. and I bought, over the years, 20 original actors handsigned SW photos (80% along with coa). If only I, and we all knew, even 20 years back the value that carded original vintage SW figures would have achieved ... Nice video, brings back a lot of memories. Cheers to you all SW fans. Ta.
@@alexmaff1 Then I remember in 1983 at a local supermarket, there were huge bins of Star Wars action figures on clearance for $1. Dang! I could've bought some of these and put them in a box, wait a decade or two, then collected a fat paycheck. But who knew? My dad knew, he told me if I didn't open my toys and kept them in pristine condition, they'd be worth a lot more. He should've bought extras and stored them away, but he didn't.
I like the retro line, but why can’t they just release a full wave 2 like the original releases. I’d love to get Greedo (I’d think he’d sell?) and Hammerhead etc. I’m happy with Walrus Man, but where Luke x-wing pilot etc. does anyone know if they will release these others? My OCD side doesn’t like how they only release a few from the original wave 2 mixed with new figures. I think they should have just released wave 2 like they did back in the day so we can have a collection of cantina monsters.
As someone who grew up collecting the powe of the force line as a kid. I felt like the retro collection line was kind of ehh. Outside of Boba Fett. I mean all the articulation and detail in modern figures is just amazing.
I have almost all the SW and ESB Palitoy figures, plus a few ROTJ figures. (that movie did not measure up in '83 either) Played in good condition. Can't imagine I'll ever find out if they are worth anything. They'll just sit in the attic.
I have a nice vintage collection of the figures, but I did pick up a handful of Retro Collection figures to better equip a few of my Vintage figures like Endor Han and Jedi Luke. I was most interested in figures of characters who were in the OG movies, but never got a figure. I bought both of those pointless board games to get Grand Moff Tarkin and Snow Speeder Luke, and wondered who they'd release from Jedi. Well they soon switched to only releasing figures in those stupid boxsets which the scalpers and unscrupulous collectors have now pushed to ridiculous prices, so no I won't be paying £400 to get Mon Mothma into my collection. I've seen her as a single carded figure for £100 on eBay which is bloody ridiculous; Hasbro are further fuelling the fire with the scarcity of these figures, ensuring they gain false value in the secondary market which I'm sure makes scalpers very happy .
My walmart still have 8 retro lando's hanging on peg for last year or more, and still want $25 each for them. I thought they would have put them in clearance by now for $1 but nope..
great analysis video bro ever since 1982, I can never go below gi joe s articulations, it s adventure people s tech... they re pretty much statues, and they can t hold their weapons? come on! I sometimes get 6' sw s robots and civilian figs on clearance, but there s too much frustrations for me to collect what I d want, darth vader and many, many troopers.... I know it would be hell to just get those.... forget it! I don t have much money, and don t want the rat race! so now you know... good show bro
I do agree that the fact some of the figures couldn't hold their blasters was awful. Such an easy thing to get right. Han Endor and Original, Luke Jedi and DSQ all have issues holding their guns. May try to file down a blaster to see if it'll fit Hans hand 🤪 I did like some of the figures in this line. Boba Fett still looked nice, The Droids and Yoda. Han Hoth and yes, even Lando looked good. Death Squad Commanders legs look weird, they seem squashed and narrow, but my Stormtoopers legs are ok, plus can easily use the Stormtrooper with a vintage Dewback. They're a good alternative to paying out a lot of money if you want to have a set on your shelf and don't care about reproductions. I would have liked to have seen the Return of the Jedi 6 pack have Endor Leia included instead of Mon Mothma. But I happily sold her on which essentially paid for the other five figures. Have no time for retro figures for the sequels or any other Star Wars program/movie. That Yellow Droid thing from Kenobi does look cool though, always liked Droid figures. And back in 1978 Luke was my first figure. Have been rebuilding my collection, they're fun toys and most are relatively cheap to buy on the secondary market compared to the new figures Hasbro are releasing. They look cheap, but they're more charming than most if not all of the modern figures from 1995 on.
The retro collection is for a certain kind of collector. They want new characters in the old style, or replacements, be it figure or weapon. Not my favorite line but I do have a few , not against it
I would of bought all the Retro figures if they didn't have the huge "Retro" sticker on the cardback and the fake "patina" on the edges. If McFarlane could do what he's doing with the Super Powers figures with Star Wars figures it would be awesome. Give him the licensing.
I believe the real problem with Retro (wave 1 especially) is that they were printed "fat." I've read that Hasbro is or was scanning the originals and going from there. I've done some 3D printing and if your settings are too high, everything prints out "thick." Something meant to be 2mm wide might print 3mm wide. (I got out my 1978 originals to compare. There's an issue for sure.) That's why the hands don't hold the weapons. Han's hand in particular. I took an Xacto and hollowed out the Retro Han hand and it holds the gun fine. (Don't worry, always buy multiples.) With the Stormtrooper, Hasbro modified the weapon's handle and it ended up too small (I tied string around mine to thicken it enough to hold it). I suspect that Hasbro did think the original Retro wave was just a one-off that wouldn't take off. And probably that many would never open them. Boy were they wrong...
I Will never buy repro figures that never were supposed to be part of the original collection. It feels weird, uncalled for, and will make me question my sanity
Genuinely was curious why your parents took your Star Wars away but obviously no need to share if that’s something sensitive for you Awesome video fr tho!
Interesting video I got 3 of those figs even if Im missing 7 original potf figures. Im happy to have collected the old original figs. Hasbro really sucked with their distribution so I didn’t see much of those.
Nice video. My only gripe is that it seems like the original Kenner figures were interchangeably referenced as classic/vintage/legacy/original so it was confusing for me since I'm not familiar with any of the reproduction lines.
@@Chronically0nline Ugh. Anyway, I have about 20+ figures from the original 1977-1983 Kenner line that I bought as a kid. But no reproductions lines. These days I prefer 6 inch Black Series figures instead.
@ still didn’t make sense. I agree with a lot of your points but don’t you think it’s a tad hyperbolic to say that Hasbro is “preying” on grown men who buy their toys?
Yep. Star Wars IP is indeed in the hands of idiots who seem to despise money. So glad the TH-cam algorithm suggested me this when I was just getting interested in this line up. I’ll just order a boba fett and call it a day.
I am surprised this line has gone on for too long as well. I don't know what's the point of these figures in the first place. They seemed to just trying to catch up with the vintage collection. I remember going to a toy store and a man confused the Reva Vintage collection with a retro one. Had to explain the difference. The packaging look almost the same. It's just worthless honestly
Worthless to you doesn't mean worthless to others. Entering the vintage hobby is very difficult because of price and scarcity, and puts no money in the hands of Hasbro or Lucasfilm. The Retro Collection is appealing to those who want them but can't afford them, or to those who have the originals and want figs they don't mind getting out and handling. But the real point of these is the same point as anything else in the store--making money. Maybe you're new to the hobby but reproduction lines have been a successful business for decades now.
Most of the Retro fighters wind up at Ollie's or Ross for $3-6. The Cad Bane Retro wasn't too bad. $3 bucks to have 2 extra blasters in case I lost the ones that came with Vintage series figure I already had was not a bad deal. The Krrsantan retro figure is so bug eyed it's laughable. I got Luke & Vader for sentimental value (I'm old enough to have played with REAL Kenner star wars figures) but they should have done the extending saber from the forearm thing.
I also use some repro blasters for the repro figures, so yeah. And, is it just me, or does big head Han remind you of Butthead from Beavis and Butthead?
@@Chronically0nline Small head looks much better, I'll agree with that. Big head makes me think he's about to say "Uh huh huh, Chewbacca has a hairy butt, huh huh!"
The retro collection is just an exercise in corporate money grabbing. I guess Hasbro just expected collectors to keep them in the packaging and thus not notice the poor quality, doesn't explain why the packaging is so bad though...... As for making Retro versions of new characters 🤦♂️ The price is another thing, new they are between 20 and 30 euros, the box sets go for around 100 to 120! To be fair, the bounty hunter 2 packs were OK and surprisingly priced quite well over here in Europe.
There are tons of played with fair priced figures out there. not everything is hundreds of dollars like the last 17 figures. go to any toy show and you will get a grip for less than 10 bucks each. get some repro weapons and have fun.
I only buy Figures from the 6 Star Wars films i have a Great Nephew so started bying him Vintage one now and then can get most under £5 get about 10 in then buy a retro guns/parts works.. Forgot Black Star Wars Blue Empire Gray Jedi was the Colours
Dude,, you can find piles of these toys at Ollie’s now… Some dude makes a video going around to stores showing the failure of Disney and it’s oddly wayy more entertaining than Disney Star Wars shows and movies
@ I don’t understand what you mean… All Im saying this dude films Ollie’s and other stores to show how much these toys don’t move and are now at discounted prices,,..your video opens them up and shows us how shite they are… So not only are they forcing crap shows and movies on us and telling us we are racist and misogynistic for not liking it,,,they are now trying to shove craptastic toys down our throats
@@Jrh-rp7np Oh, they've be doing that since 1978. And by 1983 one of the primary drivers of Return of the Jedi was toy sales. By 1985, all the toys were in bargain bins, these toys didn't move and were at heavily discounted prices. They were giving away Rancors, Tie Interceptors, the last Mini Rigs and figures like Yak Face and the rest of the Power of the Force line. One dollar if they were not that interested in selling them, 50 cents if they wanted to clear room for next batch of figures from a toy line that was finished.
Vintage reissues sell better than the modern stuff does, so what does Hasbro do? Cancel vintage reissues to load the stores with more crap that not even Ollie's can get rid of. That's after under-producing the figures that had the highest demand or including them in boxed sets loaded with figures many don't want to pay that extra for.
1:53 guy on the right Patrick, the guy who ruined star wars toy presence on the shelves, the worst marketing person ever, he should of been fired instead of the people who have done good for Star Wars like the scultors and other workers who got laid off. Glad they took him off star wars and stuck him in the Nerf department lol I blame him for the Rancor blunder too
@@Chronically0nline yea for real lol, I couldn't stand seeing him and Jing on the live streams of Hasbro pulse. He was so out of touch and seemed to know nothing about Star Wars and looked like he didn't care much about it. He couldn't even do minimal research, watch the movies, and take the time to know the content or see what the audience he was marketing to wanted. Any time he talked about a character it was so cringe he was like "here we have this character coming up and he is really cool" or " this is neat chareter" he wouldn't give any indication of knowing what he was talking about, he was such a big clown. Every time i saw the lives i was always thinking "dude there is more to marketing than numbers that you learned in business school". I never understood why he didn't get fired after so many failures. I bet he was responsible for the archive blunder where skiff guard lando was already getting released in Return of the jedi packaging and at the same time it got released again in archive packaging. side by side lol. He thought he was slick in those videos but nearly every fan could tell he was so clueless. Wouldnt surprise me if he screws up Nerf even though its probably hard not to scew that up lol
@Chronically0nline i think the only exception to that rule is the gi joe team because their killing it! I dont collect joes much but man, they are probably the only team of ppl hasbros got that's worth a damn lol. Classified are a lot newer than star wars black series or vintage and it almost feels they are surpassing them in charecters made, or pretty close to doing so.
@@mickeymooseize Oh Really? I’m gonna have to take a look at that.. Edit: compared to a Kenner figure I see no difference, but I still think you’re smart for staying away.
Those retros ARE poorly made. And yet they go for really good money on the secondary market🤣🤣🤣 It's just vintage collection for me. What's the point if a figure can't hold its weapons? And not made from sturdy plastic.
No pleasing some people. Complain complain complain. Cry babies.
no intelligence=no ability to think critically. Enjoy skeleton crew lmao
I was going to get some but pass knockoffs are made better the what Hasbro makes. Lmao 😂
@@daxbashir6232 Yes! You’re incredibly confused if you like those shows
oh look, a Hasblows slophog sighting in the wild. Too bad for them not enough of these still exist to not keep Ollie's fully stocked with their trash.
@@daxbashir6232 he’s right, skeleton crew is trash and the people who like the new Disney stuff are weirdos.
Locking armybuilders in box sets with non-armybuilder characters is the biggest dick move in the history of toys.
@@Takeshi357 I agree. And Hasbro not having the foresight to make their case assortments for other waves more able to army build is another fail.
And it's an old 'dick move.' If you check out the old original Kenner 3-pack box sets, they did a lot of that.
@@spaceknight793 Hence the term "locked". All the figures in the Kenner 3-packs were also sold single carded.
@@Takeshi357 exactly. You werent forced to buy a stormtrooper with Vader and the D. Squad Commander
Preferring Darth Vader with his collar popped is crazy. He’s not The Fonz
@@literallyunderrated this was your one shot to be funny. You blew it.
@ I don’t think I was that bad
@@literallyunderrated “That, is why you fail.”
He looks more like he's trying to be in that Mario Bava space vampire movie.
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I’ve kinda always thought the retro line was like cheap 2 bit nostalgia, but I have recently found some for cheap at Ross and ollies and have repurposed them into Christmas ornaments, giving the tree some more obscure characters that would never get an official ornament, like I think it’s so funny to have a werid retro style sweatpants boba and grand inquisitor on the tree
Wow man, I dig *everything* about this upload - *almost* 😢
As a GenXer, I had 75% of the OG96 the many many vehicles and playsets, however these were discarded in the late 80s after I discovered booze, casual sex and nightclubs.
Like urself, I bought into the EU-driven potf 95 bodybuilder waves with gusto, and the nxt 30yrs are history.
Problem is, modern TVC is an exercise in parting middle-aged middle-income dads with their pocket money - *Hasbruh's* desperation to cling onto heydey unit margins drove the extortionate RRPs, all for inordinate waves of *partially reused sculpts on variant cardbacks.*
Presently in 2025, I refuse to squander my pennies on ANY repainted, recarded or refused TVC and instead buy just the new sculpts of new characters I don't already own 10x.
As I do also kinda enjoy 50-60% of the D+ shows I appreciate TRC new media waves - firstly, they usu come out waaay sooner than any tvc, are sensibly priced, and have all the articulation I need as a CARDED collector - *FIVE FUKN POA!!!*
So go pick ur poison I guess, I'll certainly still be buying 100% of TRC for as long as they make it...can't say the same for the son to be obsolete TVC line.
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I guess I'm not understanding what detracts from your "almost" enjoying this video. 12.99 per figure, now 60ish for a box set, vs 17.99 for TVC is a fairly close metric. TVC still holds their weapons, these retro's don't. I'm not really focused on Disney retro figures cause the minority of people who'd want those is so small, it's not worth discussing.
This video is a masterclass in how to do a toy collecting analysis of a figure range. This is the kind of video I want to see on TH-cam.
It's him! Michael the Playmobil Guy who loves ThunderCats. 🙂
(read with a thick Italian-American accent) "Miiiichaeeel! Why did you kill Freeedooo?"
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When retroblasting praises you... You earned my subscription, great video.
I was born in 1972, so got to experience it all the first time. The classic SW Kenner figures are IT for me! Got my first figure in 1979/80 (Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot). Loved that figure (still do).
I was born the same year and got into Star Wars like the rest of our gen X bretheren. Unfortunately somewhere around 1982 I got out of Star Wars collecting so I never finished getting all the originals.
I'm loving these videos. Keep em coming!
@@WCBs Yo, Jeff in the house?? Hey man, good to see ya!
The first wave of Retros was terrible. Not only couldn't they not hold the weapons, but the holes in the feet don't fit on pegs. I had to glue the gun in Han's hand. Awful. It's as though Hasbro assumed that adult collectors wouldn't take them out of the packages for display.
If you're just gonna repeat the entire video in the comments, you forgot a lot of stuff.
I hope that's true. Because there's no excuse for some of the mistakes they've made.
Slightly unrelated, but I have an original Kenner Yoda who is missing a few accessories. I found a repro pop-up lightsaber and gave that to him. I now have my own prequel Yoda figure and it just makes some people mad for no reason. I love this.
@@UnprofessionalFlip yeah that pop up “lightsaber” is something 😂
Every time you release a video I drop everything and watch it… never disappoint!
@@michaelcorsiniart I appreciate that! Lets just hope I dont put one out while you’re driving lol
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Really awesome video. Great look at the Retro figs vs. Stan Solo.
This was another amazing video
Putting them in a C-3PO shaped sarcophagus seems fitting.
I was born in 77 and had original figures. I remember after rotj going to the dollar store and seeing prune face, admiral ackbar, general nadine, and b wing pilot on card tons of them for a dollar each. When the potf 2 figures came out, I was really excited as I was a senior, and I collected them and still like them.
Chronically 0nline? More like Chronically Underrated. This channel needs a helluva lot more love. I was born in 1996, so I didn't grow up with the original Kenner figures, but I am fascinated by them and their simplicity.
Thanks man! 😂
@@Chronically0nline No prob
I discover your channel bc the DBZ figures... And now this.
Great analysis.
Great to see you back at it brother. I still have my childhood figures but I still picked up the two original series box sets. There still on card for now. I don’t keep up with the Hasbro news anymore. I look forward to them doing more of these box sets in original trilogy sets if that’s happening? Thanks for sharing and have a good day sir.
@@AFAFsamedwards hey man! Yeah as far as I know, only box yet to come is the one I talked about. I hope Hasbro cuts it off after this one, they’ve messed up enough at this point.
Literally one of the best videos on the entire tube. Just a fantastic review and view on this line from its inception. Absolutely loved the depth of this critique.
@@darkostrain185 High praise, thank you! I still see people asking about the poor weapon holding throughout this line, so I figured people would want to know!
Gold. Great video. I have to say, when I saw the 2nd New Hope set, it contained 4 of the figures I never managed to get as a child (and I got most), and a chromey new R2 and 3PO - I knew I had to have it. I'd long since acquired them as an adult, but something about the box having _all_ my biggest childhood wants was too tempting.
Love the video! But I am hurt. WOUNDED even at you attacking me for loving my star wars Hot toys for being so realistic haha😂
@@Zero_63194 Did I attack you, or did I say something that made you think? Theres a difference
@Chronically0nline eh I still love them regardless 😂 and I'll keep going. Thanks for the reply! ☺️
love your straight talking and i wish i had seen the episode4 part 2 box for 35 i would have snapped that up but i didnt so i will have to try and find it in the wild lol
@@yigras I wouldn’t bother, honestly.
This vid popped up on my feed whilst I was sitting here at Bali airport waiting for my flight that was delayed by 2hrs! A great vid and great way for me to waste my time. So sorry that you wasted your money buying that Hasbro junk!
@@TheGoodDr8133 sometimes these discoveries involve investment. Thanks for checking it out, and safe travels.
My collectors brain wasn´t ready for the *pediatric growth chart* and dry eyed Spongebob comparison🤣Even the mentioned 1995 reissue displayed poor standard compared to the original toyline, which I´m lucky to own since my childhood. awsome review, liked and subscribed💯
I was born in the 70s and so the original Star Wars toys was all I was into as a kid and I am fortunate in that I kept all my old toys from then, most all complete with their accessories. As my generation has got older we’ve completed our collections out of pure nostalgia- we are trying to recapture those halcyon days. That has driven prices up- but scarcity is the main driver- some pieces are getting much harder to find. The Hasbro Retro Collection is really a good example of how hopeless Hasbro is. It should have been a great line and old and new collectors would have hoovered them up. From the terrible cards to the badly cast figures that cannot hold their weapons they utterly screwed it up. The cynical packaging in packs (see the Bounty Hunters) and off figure choices have been off-putting and their QC is appalling. I have bought a few, and have always removed those wretched stickers and they display well (mostly) and if Hasbro had just done a better job I’d have bought all of it. Doing Retro collections of things like Ahsoka and all those series made nonsense.
Hasbro should focus on reissuing the entire original Kenner line and releasing new "missing figs." All these other figs (PT, ST, etc) are just a waste of resources, imo. I collect the TVC line too and that's the only way I want any figures outside of the OT.
_"Spector Deflated"_ bwahahaha! Fantastic video!
Stan Solo is dope! He makes some really nice figures. Way better than Hasbro for sure!
Nice! I made the video! 😃 Well done by the way.
@@brandonbeekman There he is!
I'm nostalgic for the time in the 90s and early 2000s where SW figs were plentiful everywhere and did new, interesting characters and vehicles that kept getting better, now it's just a baffling circus, at least Hasbro seems to be failing as a business overall
It's not all their fault. In the 1990s, kids were into toys and so they sold like crazy. By the 2010s, kids were into video games and stopped wanting action figures. Hasbro has strung this out way longer than they probably should. SW sold a lot better in 1985 when Kenner dropped the line. I'm just glad I can still buy TVC and Retro versions after 46 years of collecting.
@@spaceknight793 , frankly, if Disney hadn't murdered the franchise, I honestly believe things would be different.
44 here. I was born into vintage Star Wars via older sibling. I bought every single figure, used some lighter fluid to take off the RETRO sticker and hung these on the wall. Zero intention on opening them and comparing to vintage. They look good in the package on my wall.
not even watching the video- just poppin' off in the comments. thanks for your input...
Well done. Great video.
I love the Retro Collection. I just wish they made retro versions of all 103 figures from the original line.
@@RansomeStoddard didn’t watch the video, just poppin off in the comments
Stan Solo can show Hasbeen to make vintage figures
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I love when the video read my mind
The Government needs more people like you! 😀 😛
you alright? you're having a time in these comments.
@ Fooor theeee Al-go-ri-thm!!! 😛
I didn’t know they were coming out with a new box set… Thank you for informing me. I can’t wait to buy it. I’ll probably buy two.
@@mattleanio8534your ability to be intentionally obtuse has reached master level
Interesting take. I have heard similar reports from other collectors and I agree with you on the packaging.
I was born in 1968 and grew up collecting the Kenner Star Wars figures. I arrived slightly late on the scene as I missed the early bird set, the cardboard cantina and the vinyl caped jawa; however, one of my first figures was small head Han Solo. I refuse to purchase the large head.
As far as prices go for vintage Kenner figures, they have always been high. Since I was in high school when ROTJ came out, I wasn't as heavy into collecting and missed out on about sixteen figures from that line. I do remember going to toy shows in the 1990s and the POTF figures were $60+. I picked up most of the ewoks for about $18-20 a piece. They are about double that now.
Did I hear you correctly that the original Kenner jawa came with a blue blaster, around 21:40? All three jawas that I have from my childhood had black blasters. In fact, all of the blasters from the original line are black. Blue weapons didn't come in until the ESB releases.
My son has a few of the Hasbro retro ones and they fill the bill for him. Check out his video on Coke coming to the cantina. He is using a retro Han in Hoth and figures from the Mandalorian Series. th-cam.com/users/shortsA5bkH_4C0yw?si=CzFetbVBYcoChUrE
The only retro figures I own that you spoke about was from the six-pack with Yak Face. That is one of five pieces from the original Kenner line I do not have. It wasn't available in the states when I was in high school and I am not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a piece of plastic. My wife purchased the box set as a Christmas present for my son and I and we split the figures.
Personally, all I collect are the retro figures and the Stan Solo. Budget and space won't allow for more and I am not into multi-jointed figures. I like the Mando, Ahsoka, Boba Fett, and Kenobi retro figures. I just wish Hasbro would have made removeable helmets for all of them and not just a few. I did not watch nor collect the acolyte figures - too woke for my tastes.
Thanks for the review.
Jawa blaster is definitely blue/black. I guess the straight up black that the retro weapons are just looks wrong. Thanks for watching.
So, I never bought any of these reproductions because as an OG collector (born in '69), I have the originals. But I *have* bought a *lot* of the new figures in the line. The first Retro Collection figure I ever bought was Cara Dune, because I looked at it online and thought "My goodness. It looks just like it was designed in the late 70s/early 80s."
I have about thirty of them from the various shows and the Episode I box. Even characters I don't care about because back in the day, I bought everyone. So I'll take them now if the price is right. (Thank you, Ollie's.) And guess what? They all hold their accessories just fine. (Or at least as well as the originals did. I can tell you, even back in the day, Leia *never* held her gun well.)
And, on the subject of comparing these repros to the originals, I think it's an impossible task. Everything from paint jobs to the figures' details could change depending on when and where they were manufactured. I have two different Leias in Bousch outfit and the heads are different. That repro Leia you showed is perfectly in line with what I remember from the day and I didn't see a single thing that would have made me bat an eye.
Anyway, I'm clearly collecting from a different angle than you and I love this line. I love seeing new characters and new versions of characters done in the old style and I hope they keep going as long as possible.
@@rhindlethered Hasbro thanks you for your ability to excuse their failures.
@@Chronically0nline Well, I haven't bought the products you have and you don't appear to have bought the products I have, so I don't think you can come to that conclusion.
so none of the info in this video matters to you because it doesn't fit your narrative? crazy, man
"Hasbro doesn't really like our money" ..... truer words were never spoken.
YES on if you want 100% accurate toys just watch the movie. I feel the lost art of my favorite company Kenner is just that; toys don't have soul anymore. Nobody drew them up with their own take on the character on paper. Sculpted it with their hands in clay. Designed the box art. Now everything is digitally drawn. Airbrushed. Bland. Soulless...
Good vid. Only defense I have for Hasbro is in-regards to your "not holding weapons" comment. Old & new figs had & have trouble holding weapons. The world keeps spinning tho
Not to this degree. Being held crooked still counts as being held. The Retro weapon holding problems can't be defended, because most don't hold them at all. And if the "world keeps spinning" why aren't you outside, since you're so above this?
Amen, my friend! I agree with you 100%! I've always thought that the Retro Collection should have been exclusively devoted to the Final 96. I've never purchased any of the Non-Final 96 Retro figures.
I want an uncivil disagreement.
I collected all the OT RETRO figures and then sold them because the packaging just didn't sit well with me. I thought many times maybe I should of kept them and opened them for back up kenner spares. This video has showed me that they are not worthy as even back up spares. I stopped collecting Hasbro vintage collection because of the use of rubbery plastic and sloppy paint applications, I'm a stiff joint freak.
@@pestopizza2001 the sorry state of modern SW is rough man.
Another aspect of the Retro figures that I could rant all day on is the time and energy Hasbro devoted to the multi-colored "prototype" figures and the board game pack-in figures. Many local toy shops and Ebay stores price them as if they are actual prototypes and Tarkin and Snowspeeder Luke will generally sell for more seperate from the game package despite all of these figures being clearanced years ago in most places. The Retro line was already a total mess due to the poor distribution and bad planning and the protoype figures made it all like 10 times worse.
Those prototype figures are 🌈
Its the wethering around the backing card that makes me cringe. The figures look rubbery and cheap! Nice review
I have no problem with the retro collection 🤷🏻 it makes collecting vintage looking Star Wars affordable for everyone
ask me how I know you went straight to the comments and didn't even watch
I was born in 1969. I still remember the first SW figure I bought: Han Solo. I remember I kept walking by this little shop on my way back home from school. There were some SW figures in the display window but I did not have enough money to buy more than one so after some days of watching through the window I picked Han. As per now I own 67 real vintage SW figures, unfortunately just two carded (not moc) but 90% with original weapons, plus the diecast tiefighter, snowspeeder, luke landspeeder, the 1980 snowspeeder (in nice conditions), SW model kits such as Tie interceptior, AT AT, speeder bike, Xwing, Tydirium shuttle etc. and I bought, over the years, 20 original actors handsigned SW photos (80% along with coa). If only I, and we all knew, even 20 years back the value that carded original vintage SW figures would have achieved ... Nice video, brings back a lot of memories. Cheers to you all SW fans. Ta.
@@alexmaff1 Then I remember in 1983 at a local supermarket, there were huge bins of Star Wars action figures on clearance for $1. Dang! I could've bought some of these and put them in a box, wait a decade or two, then collected a fat paycheck. But who knew? My dad knew, he told me if I didn't open my toys and kept them in pristine condition, they'd be worth a lot more. He should've bought extras and stored them away, but he didn't.
I like the retro line, but why can’t they just release a full wave 2 like the original releases. I’d love to get Greedo (I’d think he’d sell?) and Hammerhead etc. I’m happy with Walrus Man, but where Luke x-wing pilot etc. does anyone know if they will release these others? My OCD side doesn’t like how they only release a few from the original wave 2 mixed with new figures. I think they should have just released wave 2 like they did back in the day so we can have a collection of cantina monsters.
@@srviver104 thanks for not watching the video and just popping off questions that were answered in the video…
OLLIES had 60% off Retro Mandalorian figs. I bit and got Mando an Bo Katan it was like 5 bucks for both.
As someone who grew up collecting the powe of the force line as a kid. I felt like the retro collection line was kind of ehh. Outside of Boba Fett. I mean all the articulation and detail in modern figures is just amazing.
@@chrisprell5346 I mean, sometimes its useable..
I have almost all the SW and ESB Palitoy figures, plus a few ROTJ figures. (that movie did not measure up in '83 either)
Played in good condition.
Can't imagine I'll ever find out if they are worth anything.
They'll just sit in the attic.
Nice to see someone else who isn't afraid to say Jedi isn't the best one. Get those figures out of the attic! lol
@@Chronically0nline There were postcard stickers of Wicket in the lobby. No one was picking them up. It just wasn't Star Wars.
I have a nice vintage collection of the figures, but I did pick up a handful of Retro Collection figures to better equip a few of my Vintage figures like Endor Han and Jedi Luke. I was most interested in figures of characters who were in the OG movies, but never got a figure. I bought both of those pointless board games to get Grand Moff Tarkin and Snow Speeder Luke, and wondered who they'd release from Jedi. Well they soon switched to only releasing figures in those stupid boxsets which the scalpers and unscrupulous collectors have now pushed to ridiculous prices, so no I won't be paying £400 to get Mon Mothma into my collection. I've seen her as a single carded figure for £100 on eBay which is bloody ridiculous; Hasbro are further fuelling the fire with the scarcity of these figures, ensuring they gain false value in the secondary market which I'm sure makes scalpers very happy .
My walmart still have 8 retro lando's hanging on peg for last year or more, and still want $25 each for them. I thought they would have put them in clearance by now for $1 but nope..
Are you outside the US? Retro's aren't $25 here...
great analysis video bro
ever since 1982, I can never go below gi joe s articulations, it s adventure people s tech...
they re pretty much statues, and they can t hold their weapons?
come on!
I sometimes get 6' sw s robots and civilian figs on clearance,
but there s too much frustrations for me to collect what I d want,
darth vader and many, many troopers....
I know it would be hell to just get those....
forget it! I don t have much money, and don t want the rat race!
so now you know...
good show bro
G.I. Joes opened a lot of people's eyes to better figure articulation, for sure!
We live in a world where third party fan makers blow the actual toy companies out of the water when it comes to figures.
@@ericchung3177 And good, because at least we can get rad figures somewhere.
Definitely. Stan Solo and TN17 put Hasbro to shame.
Corporate greed.
I do agree that the fact some of the figures couldn't hold their blasters was awful. Such an easy thing to get right. Han Endor and Original, Luke Jedi and DSQ all have issues holding their guns. May try to file down a blaster to see if it'll fit Hans hand 🤪
I did like some of the figures in this line. Boba Fett still looked nice, The Droids and Yoda. Han Hoth and yes, even Lando looked good. Death Squad Commanders legs look weird, they seem squashed and narrow, but my Stormtoopers legs are ok, plus can easily use the Stormtrooper with a vintage Dewback.
They're a good alternative to paying out a lot of money if you want to have a set on your shelf and don't care about reproductions.
I would have liked to have seen the Return of the Jedi 6 pack have Endor Leia included instead of Mon Mothma. But I happily sold her on which essentially paid for the other five figures.
Have no time for retro figures for the sequels or any other Star Wars program/movie. That Yellow Droid thing from Kenobi does look cool though, always liked Droid figures.
And back in 1978 Luke was my first figure. Have been rebuilding my collection, they're fun toys and most are relatively cheap to buy on the secondary market compared to the new figures Hasbro are releasing. They look cheap, but they're more charming than most if not all of the modern figures from 1995 on.
Few originals could hold their weapons so perfectly as a Death Squad Commander. Shame that Retro got it so wrong.
The retro collection is for a certain kind of collector. They want new characters in the old style, or replacements, be it figure or weapon. Not my favorite line but I do have a few , not against it
so if we're gonna excuse hasbro here, WHY have they only made 3 new OT figures since the launch?
I would of bought all the Retro figures if they didn't have the huge "Retro" sticker on the cardback and the fake "patina" on the edges.
If McFarlane could do what he's doing with the Super Powers figures with Star Wars figures it would be awesome. Give him the licensing.
@@later_daze_4080 yeah I wonder what this brand would look like in the hands of someone else
I believe the real problem with Retro (wave 1 especially) is that they were printed "fat." I've read that Hasbro is or was scanning the originals and going from there. I've done some 3D printing and if your settings are too high, everything prints out "thick." Something meant to be 2mm wide might print 3mm wide. (I got out my 1978 originals to compare. There's an issue for sure.) That's why the hands don't hold the weapons. Han's hand in particular. I took an Xacto and hollowed out the Retro Han hand and it holds the gun fine. (Don't worry, always buy multiples.) With the Stormtrooper, Hasbro modified the weapon's handle and it ended up too small (I tied string around mine to thicken it enough to hold it). I suspect that Hasbro did think the original Retro wave was just a one-off that wouldn't take off. And probably that many would never open them. Boy were they wrong...
@@spaceknight793 If you’re gonna repeat the whole video in the comments, you forgot a few more weapon problems
I love the retro line of the original figures. I understand the critique, but to me it's not seeing the forest for the trees.
I think you're the ones that needs that statement applied to your line of thinking. These figures are a giant cope.
@@Chronically0nline Yeah maybe. Can I have yours?
Is this channel called "Charity 0nline"?
These toys are just embarrassing. How can you mess up toys that were already designed almost 50 years ago?
I Will never buy repro figures that never were supposed to be part of the original collection. It feels weird, uncalled for, and will make me question my sanity
I never got the retro thing. Just collect the vintage stuff.
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NOOOOOOOO!😭
Huh
Genuinely was curious why your parents took your Star Wars away but obviously no need to share if that’s something sensitive for you Awesome video fr tho!
a little delayed "satanic panic" hit my catholic household in 99 lol
You're good at videos
Thank you! Bonus points for using the proper "you're". Thanks for being here!
Interesting video I got 3 of those figs even if Im missing 7 original potf figures. Im happy to have collected the old original figs. Hasbro really sucked with their distribution so I didn’t see much of those.
Nice video. My only gripe is that it seems like the original Kenner figures were interchangeably referenced as classic/vintage/legacy/original so it was confusing for me since I'm not familiar with any of the reproduction lines.
no, there's the 1995 classic edition 4 pack, and the retro collection. Then there's original Kenner. I don't know how much easier I can make it..
@@Chronically0nline Ugh. Anyway, I have about 20+ figures from the original 1977-1983 Kenner line that I bought as a kid. But no reproductions lines. These days I prefer 6 inch Black Series figures instead.
“Preys on collectors”… by giving them what they want? Interesting.
Keep watching genius, the explanation on that was *seconds* away
@ still didn’t make sense. I agree with a lot of your points but don’t you think it’s a tad hyperbolic to say that Hasbro is “preying” on grown men who buy their toys?
@@gettosake you seem to have the perspective of “I’m just happy to have it” and so there’s no reason trying to explain it further
@ no, I’m of the perspective of “if I don’t like I just won’t buy it”. Big difference.
so why are you bothered that I called it out?
The fake damaged cards looks absolutely stupid .... Official bootlegs.
Superp video and I'm ultra fussy 👍
Good data. Felt like the retro was a down grade. The Boba Fett firing missile was awesome. Thank you for your content.
@@KimNguyen-zm7gi 🫡
I'm 58 and gave mine away in the late 80s never collected since 😅
Yep. Star Wars IP is indeed in the hands of idiots who seem to despise money. So glad the TH-cam algorithm suggested me this when I was just getting interested in this line up. I’ll just order a boba fett and call it a day.
Save your money, or if you can find the boba/bossk 2 pack under retail, then get it. otherwise, pass
I am surprised this line has gone on for too long as well. I don't know what's the point of these figures in the first place. They seemed to just trying to catch up with the vintage collection. I remember going to a toy store and a man confused the Reva Vintage collection with a retro one. Had to explain the difference. The packaging look almost the same. It's just worthless honestly
@@GeorgiePoorgie86 Hasbro often miscalculates how telling their errors are.
Worthless to you doesn't mean worthless to others. Entering the vintage hobby is very difficult because of price and scarcity, and puts no money in the hands of Hasbro or Lucasfilm. The Retro Collection is appealing to those who want them but can't afford them, or to those who have the originals and want figs they don't mind getting out and handling. But the real point of these is the same point as anything else in the store--making money. Maybe you're new to the hobby but reproduction lines have been a successful business for decades now.
I only got the OG trilogy, all i want is the whole OG figures. I can't and won't get retro figs of the new shows or movies.
the only retro fig i have is a boba fett, kind of refuse to buy anymore at the price point they like to put em at
Most of the Retro fighters wind up at Ollie's or Ross for $3-6.
The Cad Bane Retro wasn't too bad. $3 bucks to have 2 extra blasters in case I lost the ones that came with Vintage series figure I already had was not a bad deal.
The Krrsantan retro figure is so bug eyed it's laughable.
I got Luke & Vader for sentimental value (I'm old enough to have played with REAL Kenner star wars figures) but they should have done the extending saber from the forearm thing.
@@carter358 … The first wave figures do that. Are you talking about the Jedi Luke and Kenobi Vader?
I also use some repro blasters for the repro figures, so yeah.
And, is it just me, or does big head Han remind you of Butthead from Beavis and Butthead?
@@samanthaadams619 he looks like an offensive stereotype of a native american to me. Little head Han is where its at
@@Chronically0nline Small head looks much better, I'll agree with that. Big head makes me think he's about to say "Uh huh huh, Chewbacca has a hairy butt, huh huh!"
7:52 goated
@@Downhilldarthvader If you know, you know lol
20:41 - Everybody knows that the thieving scammers are the FSB
The retro collection is just an exercise in corporate money grabbing. I guess Hasbro just expected collectors to keep them in the packaging and thus not notice the poor quality, doesn't explain why the packaging is so bad though...... As for making Retro versions of new characters 🤦♂️
The price is another thing, new they are between 20 and 30 euros, the box sets go for around 100 to 120!
To be fair, the bounty hunter 2 packs were OK and surprisingly priced quite well over here in Europe.
I sold all my retro figures because l finally realised they weren't cutting it
None.
There are tons of played with fair priced figures out there. not everything is hundreds of dollars like the last 17 figures. go to any toy show and you will get a grip for less than 10 bucks each. get some repro weapons and have fun.
@@krebbzstuff like I said in the intro, I dont want beater figs. I dont collect that way.
Hasbro's quality control on the retro collection is awful, I suspect the action figures must be Made in China...
@@filipematias5127 no figures are made in America, man. And the designers and product approvers are still to blame.
I only buy Figures from the 6 Star Wars films i have a Great Nephew so started bying him Vintage one now and then can get most under £5 get about 10 in then buy a retro guns/parts works.. Forgot Black Star Wars Blue Empire Gray Jedi was the Colours
No hablo ingles mi amigo
@@Chronically0nline Google translate? lol
No I do, I just didn't understand what you were saying.
I still would like to get them one day
Thats how I know you didnt watch this video lol
Dude,, you can find piles of these toys at Ollie’s now… Some dude makes a video going around to stores showing the failure of Disney and it’s oddly wayy more entertaining than Disney Star Wars shows and movies
@@Jrh-rp7np not me putting that “some guy” in this video
@ I don’t understand what you mean… All Im saying this dude films Ollie’s and other stores to show how much these toys don’t move and are now at discounted prices,,..your video opens them up and shows us how shite they are… So not only are they forcing crap shows and movies on us and telling us we are racist and misogynistic for not liking it,,,they are now trying to shove craptastic toys down our throats
@@Jrh-rp7np Oh, they've be doing that since 1978. And by 1983 one of the primary drivers of Return of the Jedi was toy sales.
By 1985, all the toys were in bargain bins, these toys didn't move and were at heavily discounted prices. They were giving away Rancors, Tie Interceptors, the last Mini Rigs and figures like Yak Face and the rest of the Power of the Force line. One dollar if they were not that interested in selling them, 50 cents if they wanted to clear room for next batch of figures from a toy line that was finished.
@@Jrh-rp7np I’m saying the channel you’ve referenced, WorldClassBS is in the video. He’s even in the comments section. Wake up, man.
@@Jrh-rp7np100% agree. Disney and Hasbro are laughing at the fans. Videos like Jeff at WCBS just expose how much of this junk there is.
Vintage reissues sell better than the modern stuff does, so what does Hasbro do? Cancel vintage reissues to load the stores with more crap that not even Ollie's can get rid of. That's after under-producing the figures that had the highest demand or including them in boxed sets loaded with figures many don't want to pay that extra for.
Keep in mind that Lucasfilm forces Hasbro to make toys from the new Disney era content. That's a huge part of the problem.
1:53 guy on the right Patrick, the guy who ruined star wars toy presence on the shelves, the worst marketing person ever, he should of been fired instead of the people who have done good for Star Wars like the scultors and other workers who got laid off. Glad they took him off star wars and stuck him in the Nerf department lol I blame him for the Rancor blunder too
@nathanilsaenz8178 all these rounds of layoffs, and yet he's still there. He’s so unlikeable in everything I’ve seen him in.
@@Chronically0nline yea for real lol, I couldn't stand seeing him and Jing on the live streams of Hasbro pulse. He was so out of touch and seemed to know nothing about Star Wars and looked like he didn't care much about it. He couldn't even do minimal research, watch the movies, and take the time to know the content or see what the audience he was marketing to wanted. Any time he talked about a character it was so cringe he was like "here we have this character coming up and he is really cool" or " this is neat chareter" he wouldn't give any indication of knowing what he was talking about, he was such a big clown. Every time i saw the lives i was always thinking "dude there is more to marketing than numbers that you learned in business school". I never understood why he didn't get fired after so many failures. I bet he was responsible for the archive blunder where skiff guard lando was already getting released in Return of the jedi packaging and at the same time it got released again in archive packaging. side by side lol. He thought he was slick in those videos but nearly every fan could tell he was so clueless. Wouldnt surprise me if he screws up Nerf even though its probably hard not to scew that up lol
unfortunately, the mandate at hasbro is "you're not allowed to work on the team of a franchise you like" and so here we are.
@Chronically0nline i think the only exception to that rule is the gi joe team because their killing it! I dont collect joes much but man, they are probably the only team of ppl hasbros got that's worth a damn lol. Classified are a lot newer than star wars black series or vintage and it almost feels they are surpassing them in charecters made, or pretty close to doing so.
@@nathanilsaenz8178the not GI Joe line with rubber weapons? Nah man, not it lol
R2-D2's legs on the Retro figure are on backwards and can't be fixed. I won't be buying the new wave.
How are they backwards?
@@mickeymooseize Oh Really? I’m gonna have to take a look at that..
Edit: compared to a Kenner figure I see no difference, but I still think you’re smart for staying away.
I hate how the retro Figures at least to me the I think 2019 ones cant stand good enough and or hold Weapons either.
It's just no good man!
Just right the retro remake were shit,I've all the original ones all loose.
Those retros ARE poorly made. And yet they go for really good money on the secondary market🤣🤣🤣 It's just vintage collection for me. What's the point if a figure can't hold its weapons? And not made from sturdy plastic.
@@lamarravery4094 Scalpers are gonna scalp. Let them get stuck with em
So you grew up with POTF and prefer the shitty 70's figures? That's... a take.
@@CaptainRegular turn off the morphine, thats not what I said
I was born in 1973 : Hasbro has destroyed the Kenner legacy and Disney has destroyed Star Wars...
Hasbro suffers from cognitive dissonance and schizoid decision making process : its choices are simply masochistic