Galactic Empire features Emperor Palpatine, 2x Emperor's Royal Guards, 2x Imperial TIE Fighter Pilots, 2x Crouching Stormtroopers, and 2x Standing Stormtroopers. Each set has 8 unpainted figures, plus a ninth "commander" which is metalic with some colored element - the Emperor has blue hands, while the Sandtrooper and Agent Kallus - the first-ever Rebels figure, so far as I can tell - have black guns and bases. Recently I got 3 9-packs from Entertainment Earth (because I work there) and Hasbro's first batch is almost an all-Empire affair. The blue one is rounded, and comes in a Hoth-themed Millennium Falcon set we'll review later this week.Ĭommand has numerous price points, plus a bunch of exclusives. The black R2-D2 comes from these sets and has a six-sided base. Likewise, the Tusken Raiders have their gaffi sticks overhead which, while cool, is a bit of a drag as they only come in the one position so far. if they were lobbing grenades around, it just wouldn't be proper. After all, there's really one great pose for the red Royal Guards. Command seems to be working with more traditional poses, pulling from normal "army men" as well as typical Star Wars characters. While the smaller 2-inch scale Unleashed figures were inconsistently sized - some were giants - the poses were dynamic and the character selections spanned a wide variety of fan favorites. An endless supply of the green armies are available at discount toy shops, but the last big licensed attempt at a big line of army/collecting figures was the Marvel Handful of Heroes, which were much more expensive, smaller, and died out after two fairly well-received series. The toys are a bit of a throwback, but not an unprecedented one - the likes of Toy Boarders and other non-army variations have shown up in record shops, meaning that the older fan has some sort of interest in this kind of product. Older toy fans probably had access to some variation on the pre-posed figures as kids - but those born after the 1970s may not have been so fortunate. Support Our Sponsors - Order Your Toys at Entertainment Earth!įree U.S.A. The unpainted figures are quite charming - but should you go get some? Hasbro's latest offering (in stores and online now) is Star Wars Command, a line of figures measuring a hair over 2-inches tall and about 50 cents or less each. They were painted and averaged about $2.00-$2.50 per figure. Hasbro even tried a similar product for Star Wars a few years ago with Star Wars Unleashed Battle Packs from 2006 to about 2010 and Fighter Pods from 2012-2013. In subsequent years we've seen variations on the theme, like the dinosaurs, aliens, and fantasy heroes put out by Tim Mee toys (reissues of which are on Amazon now) and other creatures sold by the bucket at Toys R Us. The concept of "green army men" has been a part of toy culture for years - variations on the theme have been in toy shops since 1938. Bad news folks - they're really nice, and you will want some of them.
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