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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 06:59:32 No.8678610 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>8678625 >>8679086 >>8679127 >>8680193 >>8683127

star wars TBS vs TVC, honestly i'm kind of leaning more towards tbs since i can see tvc getting scraped in a couple of years. Just want to know which one you guys prefer or which one is better, or maybe both are equal.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 07:05:54 No.8678625 Report

Quoted By: >>8678637

>>8678610
>NEW STAR WARS
>it's another recolor

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 07:11:12 No.8678637 Report

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>>8678625
eh if it's a good recolor I'll buy it

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 12:59:14 No.8679086 Report

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>>8678610
I lean more towards TBS, because $20-30 for a 6" feels like a better value than $13-15 for a 3.75" figure.
Both have equally shit distribution, however. TVC moreso. I've heard TBS black series is more profitable for hasbro, so I wouldn't be surprised if they axe TVC in the coming years.
As far as actual collecting is concerned, however, I focus on Lego Star Wars. It's got better distribution.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 13:04:57 No.8679090 Report

Quoted By: >>8679102

Fuck 1/12, 1/18 has way more vehicles, history and compatibility with joy toy, sodo, shodo, gi joe, daretoku oretoku, kaiyodo skeleton series, acid rain, toy notch, fortnite jazwares, halo jazwares, roblox 1/18 collection, lanards corps, lanard aliens, hiya toys, and so forth. 1/12 is boring capeshit with many naked wrestlers.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 13:14:23 No.8679102 Report

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>>8679090
Based, but that hasn't stopped Hasbro's assassination attempts on TVC.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 13:28:18 No.8679127 Report

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>>8678610
why not both? I lean towards TVC since I like to army build.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:57:28 No.8679874 Report

Quoted By: >>8679893

I collect both but prefer TBS for the extra detail, consistent articulation, and updated engineering at this point. Plus you get the benefit of being able to supplement from other lines for certain characters if you aren't jazzed about the Hasbro version. Such as the model kit versions for stormtroopers or Figuarts for ANH Han and Luke.

TVC has the advantage of the large backlog of characters from all the past years but at the same time some key ones aren't worth paying the money people want for them. Plus like you said, the line isn't really supported by Hasbro and will probably be gone in a year or so. Some characters are getting 6" releases and still no TVC at this point. I also think the Razorcrest having to be a $350 Haslab product is a sign of that. Years ago that would have just been on retail shelves and considering half the appeal of the 1:18 line are the vehicles...

Ultimately you just need to decide what you want out of your collection. I wouldn't even say army building is a just reason for going smaller because you can army build in any scale if you are willing to spend the money and have space. If just core characters and articulation is what you're into, go 6" and look into imports as well as BS. If having a large swath of aliens and background characters with vehicles to make a big diorama is appealing, then go TVC and hit up eBay/specialty stores.

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 20:14:00 No.8679893 Report

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>>8679874
Star Wars doesn’t command the same retail shelf space it use to, look at from a business prospective hasbro wants TBS on the shelf because they can sell them with more of a profit margin than TVC

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Anonymous Wed 06 Jan 2021 22:44:44 No.8680193 Report

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>>8678610
>TVC is a niche VERY die hard market that Hasbro tried to kill...but obviously got backlash and failed
>TBC 6 inch is an attempt to cater to a new market
If I had to take an educated guess, Hasbro will pump out 6 inch figures and keep TVC as a more 'collectors' line. Regardless, given they got so many backers for the Razor Crest...I would be shocked if they killed the line. That being said, I suspect the TVC figures will increase in cost over the years.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:41:01 No.8680629 Report

Quoted By: >>8680637 >>8681155

I prefer the 1:18 figures.

More selection, albiet mostly reuse of older bodies with limited articulation. With new figures, they're fantastic and i also like buying vehicles.

I like 1:12, but that shit takes up too much space, so i only buy my favorites.

So I currently own like 5 Black Series figures in 1:12 scale and at least a hundred 1:18 since 2007. It's hard to find the 1:18 stuff in person though. It's almost always pegwarmers or nothing. If they were easier to get, i'd probably spend more money, because i dislike online, which sells out much faster and reviews don't pop up until after they sell out (usually).

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Anonymous Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:44:10 No.8680637 Report

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>>8680629
So you're Comic Book Guy? Goddamn subjectanon, you really are a walking stereotype.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:48:22 No.8680646 Report

Quoted By: >>8680653

>>8680637
looks pretty comfy

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Anonymous Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:51:01 No.8680653 Report

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>>8680646
Except we know how much dirtier your room is.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Jan 2021 09:16:19 No.8681155 Report

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>>8680629
I am desirous of that tank.
They never really had it on sale in Canada as in the U.S. and when it was a good deal in the U.S. then the shipping was usually bad.
(although I did try to get someone to middle man when they were at 5 below)
A-hem. Ya I had 1/18 as a kind and then got back into figures about 7 or 8 years ago.
Collecting Joes just as they were starting to really die. I only started Star Wars stuff again in the last year or two.
My girlfriend and I both collect 1/18 but she's bought a bunch of 1/12 Starwars stuff.
I only really have a 1/12 "Trenchcoat brigade" for city shots.

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Anonymous Fri 08 Jan 2021 04:38:25 No.8683127 Report

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>>8678610
>Ice Planet Clone Trooper

Where’s the orange transparent chainsaw?!

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