tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post113872999322814419..comments2023-09-09T08:48:26.604-04:00Comments on Jeff & Jeff's Pandemonium: I like My old Star Wars figures betterOctopunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138823483398738592006-02-01T14:51:00.000-05:002006-02-01T14:51:00.000-05:00What if the shock staffs were really not that big ...What if the shock staffs were really not that big a deal, like the person goes "Hey--ouch! (Rubbing arm) jeez, that really hurt!"<BR/><BR/>Gilbert are you real? Ow!Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138816241681708542006-02-01T12:50:00.000-05:002006-02-01T12:50:00.000-05:00Yoda slamming them into the wall was one of my fav...Yoda slamming them into the wall was one of my favorite Star Wars moments! I have this Star Wars action figure collector's book and in the book are some pictures of cut scenes. One of the pictures is one of the Royal Guards shocking someone with his staff - that's what I want to see!JPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138814375153217792006-02-01T12:19:00.000-05:002006-02-01T12:19:00.000-05:00You have a good point about the new Emp Royal Guar...You have a good point about the new Emp Royal Guard's arms. Maybe if they were the same color as the cape it would be better.<BR/><BR/>And whadda you mean we never see them in action? We see Yoda slam those two against the doorway, wasn't that exciting enough for you?Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138810804890878332006-02-01T11:20:00.000-05:002006-02-01T11:20:00.000-05:00Yeah, Chewie's old face is great.What I still reca...Yeah, Chewie's old face is great.<BR/><BR/>What I still recall as being wicked cool about Boba Fett is the great sculpt on his shin pockets -- they really look like objects in pockets.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138796968789509622006-02-01T07:29:00.000-05:002006-02-01T07:29:00.000-05:00Granted the new versions of Boba Fett have been ex...Granted the new versions of Boba Fett have been excellent, I still LOVE the original, especially the version with the brighter colored spray ops. I don't think I'll ever get over seeing that figure for the first time when I was a kid. What made it so cool was that he came out before the next movie came out so we were able to get a glimpse of a new badass villan and our imaginations ran wild.JPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138796850713717232006-02-01T07:27:00.000-05:002006-02-01T07:27:00.000-05:00I disagree about Chewie and 3PO. Some of the new ...I disagree about Chewie and 3PO. Some of the new Chewies are better than others, but I love the simplicity of the vintage figure and I LOVE his face. I still don't believe that a good version of 3PO has been made. All the new versions are too slight in stature, some are downright anorexic looking.JPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138796746706555052006-02-01T07:25:00.000-05:002006-02-01T07:25:00.000-05:00My problem with the newer Royal Guards is that the...My problem with the newer Royal Guards is that the arms never look right poking out of the garmet. It bothers me that even with ROTS we still never get to see those damn guards in action!JPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138796670980456502006-02-01T07:24:00.000-05:002006-02-01T07:24:00.000-05:00Yeah, I haved to agree with you on most of your co...Yeah, I haved to agree with you on most of your comments, especially the Vader comparison. The first "new" Vader was weak (too beefy and posed with solid plastic cape), but there have probably been a dozen vaders over the past decade and at least a few of them have been near perfect (I'll seek out some pictures).JPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138777232993271102006-02-01T02:00:00.000-05:002006-02-01T02:00:00.000-05:00Boba Fett: As with Zuckuss, I'm going to have to ...Boba Fett: As with Zuckuss, I'm going to have to call this one a tie, too. That old BF fig was perfection itself in the old days, and I still get that thrill looking at it. But the new one was the first of the new figs to sport that one-shoulder cape thingie that is so popular in the SW Universe.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138777107610290902006-02-01T01:58:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:58:00.000-05:00Threepio: I like the new one better. The old one...Threepio: I like the new one better. The old one, besides not looking like Zuckuss, is kinda bloated and dumpy. Look at him! And it was a bit of a rip to coat him in gold chrome and stop there; adding the "belt" of exposed wires was overdue. Jeez, even the old Death Star droid got some added details.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138776986898469762006-02-01T01:56:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:56:00.000-05:00Chewie: While Chewie is a pretty tall, thin dude,...Chewie: While Chewie is a pretty tall, thin dude, I like the beefier version the new line offered. Eventually they got more accurate, and figs like Hoth Chewie and Chess Set Chewie are tall and thin, and I don't like them.<BR/><BR/>Then again, that old one is pretty charming. The shape of his head is captured better. I don't know.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138776843164301762006-02-01T01:54:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:54:00.000-05:00Darth Vader: Blagh! You're kidding, right? Wasn...Darth Vader: Blagh! You're kidding, right? Wasn't the Darth figure universally reviled when we were kids? He has no lower cape, he's wearing a leotard! He's so skinny, he has no presence!<BR/><BR/>I do get how the beefy-T versions of Luke, et al. are kind of annoying, and I wouldn't pick this new Darth as my favorite b/c of that hard plastic cape (the new line does offer lots of choices, there), but I don't think I'll ever champion the old Darth.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138776670068792502006-02-01T01:51:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:51:00.000-05:00Gamorrean Guard: I wish the old one's face had th...Gamorrean Guard: I wish the old one's face had the detail of the new one, otherwise I agree. Something about the old one seems more balanced, more in proportion with itself.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138776466367508962006-02-01T01:47:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:47:00.000-05:00Greedo: Another merciless victory for the old tea...Greedo: Another merciless victory for the old team. The weird magic of Greedo's head is totally lost in the new one, and such bland colors! Accuracy loses again, big time.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138776392132923582006-02-01T01:46:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:46:00.000-05:00Hammerhead: This is a weird one, it seems like th...Hammerhead: This is a weird one, it seems like they didn't have an accurate model to build the old one from, but since those came out after the first 12 figs I'm wondering if the time frame makes sense. Was that X-mas of '77 the Sears Cantina came out?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the new figure is pretty damn charming, and really doesn't lose anything for it's accuracy. The only problem is that, for whatever reason, the old Hammerhead turned out to be ONE OF THE BEST FIGURES EVER. I've always loved the way he's looking off to the left, and his arms are veiny.<BR/><BR/>I bought like 12 old Hammerheads for cheap at that November con in 2003. Why? Not sure yet.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138775958332395862006-02-01T01:39:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:39:00.000-05:00Princess Leia: First of all, that old one there i...Princess Leia: First of all, that old one there is HELLA discolored! <BR/><BR/>This is another example of the Sandperson thing, and although Leia in this outfit doesn't interest me much, I'm with you. Small head, too much robe.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138775854897222942006-02-01T01:37:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:37:00.000-05:00Emperor's Royal Guard: I'm going to disagree with...Emperor's Royal Guard: I'm going to disagree with you here. I'll cede that cloth capes are in general the better move, but to be honest I've always been a little disappointed in the old figure, even back in '83. Somehow the coolness of the helmet isn't properly served (and the ERG is all about the helmet), and I was never down with how he was completely covered by cloth like that. The new one, despite being a big wad of plastic, does a better job at conveying the feel of those guys, especially if you have two of them.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138775670208441182006-02-01T01:34:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:34:00.000-05:00Sandperson: TOTALLY overwhelming example of the o...Sandperson: TOTALLY overwhelming example of the older figure being better. It's the "accuracy" thing that we're going to keep bumping into. Sure, the new one looks more like the guy in the movie, but his head is small and lacking in personality, and his clothing 1)prevents him from moving, and 2) it's just not that interesting to have a figure covered by a cloak. Realism loses.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19435432.post-1138775498690145522006-02-01T01:31:00.000-05:002006-02-01T01:31:00.000-05:00Okay, you've pictured so many figures there that I...Okay, you've pictured so many figures there that I have to weigh in individually. <BR/><BR/>Zuckuss: Looking at these two is a great way to view the different personalities of the two lines. The old figs' limbs are so straight, they're accurate but they're still operating as an <I>idea</I> of the character. <BR/><BR/>It is exactly the element that makes some of the old figures the superior choice, but in the case of Zuckuss there, I think both figures are so good I don't even want to make a choice. The sculpt on the old one's torso might be the best sculpting job of any figure in the whole line, and the new one has that great rusty paintjob. Both are testaments to the best their respective lines have to offer, actually.<BR/><BR/>I always thought Zuckuss's body was how 3PO's should have been. It's the same basic design, but Z's sculpt is more interesting in both lines.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.com