Sideshow interview at cooltoyreview.com!

[VASith]

Light up anyting=over rated.

This is far from over rated:

 

[Kuzeh]

It's a wasted feature, IMO. It will drive up prices by 20 bucks while doing very little to nothing for our displays. Light up anyting=over rated.

Pffftttt!!

[ame]https://youtu.be/xsODV9D3Gs0[/ame]

 

[Moriaman]

New Vader and Fett PF's,very happy,now i won't be tempted by the originals,just got to be patient

 

[pixletwin]

Pffftttt!!

https://youtu.be/xsODV9D3Gs0

Yeah but to do you have 20+ other non-lightup troncycles in your collection?

 

[KillingYouGuy]

"DMM The kids in the forums have been talking about ..."

Kids, huh? That's what we are to them - the nerve!

 

[devilof76]

Maybe they make a point of not listening to the grumpy old bastards.

 

[galactiboy]

Hopefully if the do start including light up sabers they may also continue to add ingnited ones with the older style blades.

But I guess its lucky that I really don't have many more lightsaber weilding figures that I want to buy... so worst case scenario I could just pick and choose who gets displayed ignited.

Only personal must haves I can think of left are:
Dooku
ROTJ Vader
PT Yoda
The occasional cool Luke Variant (hoth, X-wing, etc.)

 

[Johnny Utah]

Nice news, but I still prefer some actual pics!

 

[Darthrazz]

But only for people named "DarthRazz" who post on SSF.

They said everyone else gets a 50% off "Non-Darthrazz" membership card.

Oh man!

 

[FLOSI]

This is far from over rated:

WTF?

Pffftttt!!

https://youtu.be/xsODV9D3Gs0

I'm not a TRON guy, Jose, but I can see the need for lights on those pieces, for sure.

 

[Kuzeh]

Yeah but to do you have 20+ other non-lightup troncycles in your collection?

Not 20 but at least 8... !!

I'm not a TRON guy, Jose, but I can see the need for lights on those pieces, for sure.

 

[galactiboy]

Not 20 but at least 8... !!

I have 15 Sideshow figures w/lightsabers

 

[devilof76]

I have 19, and one of them has 2.

 

[The Mike]

I thought this tidbit was interesting:

BB: The truth of that is that it fits into the chronology of Return Of The Jedi, so it would be more appropriate if it were done with the Return Of The Jedi version. It's a dramatically different interpretation on Darth Vader, just not that well known.

So it makes it seem like the White Infinities Vader was not approved because it was on the ANH configuration. It doesn't count it out as a possiblity

BB:...would you rather jump to a McQuarrie version or some other reimagining of the character?

The idea of McQuarrie conceptual 1:6 figures has me giddy already.

 

[devilof76]

McQuarrie Vader coming before ROTS Vader was my favorite part of the interview.

 

[galactiboy]

Funny that the interviewer seemed to be pushing sooo hard for a ROTS version; honestly I could care less if they ever make it. Got like 2 seconds of screen time and is associated with the embarassinly bad "Noooooo!" sequence

The segement, with annotations by me

DMM What about an armoured Revenge Of The Sith Vader?
Testing the waters...

BB We’ve been told by fans on staff that until we’ve serviced all classic versions of Darth Vader we’re not allowed to even look at reference photos for that version of the costume.

Hmmm... fans don't like it; time for a new tactic:
DMM It’s such a fascinating costume design too, if you look into it a bit. The fabric elements are baggier, but he hasn’t been lugging heavy metal appendages around for 20 years yet. It would take Vader a while to build the muscles we see in the last three episodes.

BB It’s a good thing they planned ahead and left him room.

Placating response; not sure if my request is being taken seriously... go for the milestone approach
DMM No one has touched the Revenge Of The Sith costume since 2005. I think that’s funny, because it's a milestone. It’s the first time Vader wears the armour.

BB It’s hard though, because you’ve got the iconic A New Hope or Return Of The Jedi costumes that people are glued to. Those signature looks.

Desperation move...
DMM But doesn’t it behoove the line to hold back on the one everyone really wants? If the Revenge version is left to the end, isn’t there a chance that it’ll be the redhead stepchild?

But he did say that ROTS was his favorite movie; so I guess all bets are off

DMM No, right now Revenge Of The Sith is my favourite, but I love the designs in Attack Of The Clones like how the silhouette Anakin’s Jedi robes is reminiscent to Vader’s silhouette in A New Hope.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Evry time I think collecting these figures can't get any better, Sideshow goes and one-ups themselves.

 

[The Mike]

Well Dave is a member of this forum, I wonder if he'll come in and explain his heated desire for a "Noooooooooo!" Vader.

I'm a little uninterested in the lightsabers that are lit up, and wonder just how much they'll raise the cost of the figure itself. It'd be better if they released a pack of them for those who wanted them separate and kept the in box versions the status quo.

 

[Darth Waller]

I have 15 Sideshow figures w/lightsabers

I have 19, and one of them has 2.

Sounds like a regular sausage-fest.

 

[Darth Waller]

The idea of McQuarrie conceptual 1:6 figures has me giddy already.

Now that is something I could see myself buying.