Week of: May 5th, 2003

Thursday, May 8th

New Deluxe Jango Fett Wave

This is the last batch of figures I ordered from Entertainment Earth. I have had real good luck lately getting figures in mint condition from them. The new Jango Fett is pretty nice considering he is the latest "flipping action" Deluxe figure. He includes articulated elbows, two blasters, a rocket firing backpack, and a spire from the landing platform. There is a launching pad that flips him towards the spire where magnets will cause him to stick. The magnets are located in his wrist gauntlets and they are probably more noticeable in the packaging then out. I didn't have high hopes for Obi-Wan with Force push after seeing the pictures on-line. He comes with a spire that acts as an air pump. This is attached to the figure by a clear hose forcing it through a hole in his left hand. The air burst can then push light objects. I was surprised that the hole in his hand wasn't that noticeable. On the plus side, he has a good "wet haired" head sculpt and a ball socket elbow joint on his right arm. On the down side, he is a uni-leg and that hose hase to connect to the figure someplace.

Tuesday, May 6th

Han Hoth Wave

I got in the second batch of figures from Entertainment Earth today. This wave includes #13 Han Solo (Hoth Rescue) and #14 Chewbacca (Mynock Hunt). Han now has his hood up and includes articulation at both elbows along with a blaster, lightsaber, facemask, and scanner. Both of the figures in my case were the blue coat version. A version with brown coat will come out later. The one thing I don't like about this figure is that it has "lightsaber slashing action"; not something Han is known for. Chewy is not the same figure from the 3-pack. He includes articulated elbows, wrists, and knees along with a firing bowcaster and a mynock. Maybe the biggest difference between this figure and the prior one is that the breath mask is molded on instead of being removable. All in all a pretty good case of figures since it also includes the Boba Fett wave plus Obi-Wan (Acklay Battle) and a Destroyer Droid.