"A Millennium Falcon that was five-feet wide...." Hold on, I need to recover from the awesomeness of that mental image.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah - and that's what Kenner execs said (understandably) wouldn't be possible.

@KJ-tz7vc

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the Hasbro execs back in the day must have been drunk when they approved the USS Flagg!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Guhl well the five foot falcon would have been for the dolls so... Not as big as it would have been if it had been for the figures.

@jesset2504

4 жыл бұрын

K J I always wished for a star destroyer the size of the U.S.S Flagg.even a deathstar the size of terror dome cobra base.

@captainobvious9233

4 жыл бұрын

Well the G.I Joe's U.S.S Flagg for G.I Joe was 7 feet long... A 5 foot Millennium Falcon is not a bad idea..

I love how thoughtful and thorough you are with collectors and thinking about playability aspects.

Hasbro should really have someone that was young during the Original Trilogy years on their R&D staff to test their toys in real play situations during before they are mass produced and released.

Come on, don't you remember that classic scene in Rogue One where Jyn and the Shoretroopers have a NERF war?

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Jomaster The Second hahahahaha

@kc6053

7 жыл бұрын

That was just after the drunken brawl in the canteen wasn't it? lol KC Jom

@Ilse446

5 жыл бұрын

Jomaster The Second yeah,it’s an extended scene only on Blu ray

@MillywiggZ

3 жыл бұрын

George Lucas is back on board with Star Wars apparently. Give it a few years and it’ll be remade because blasters offend people.

@Ryryry4n

2 жыл бұрын

They just remade the movie scene so they fight with finger guns

So true with each and every point! ! Thank you for vocalising these observations each and every one of us true Star Wars fans and collectors have made! Great video 👍👍

it's a shame Hasbro doesn't put as much quality and effort into their products that you guys put into your reviews. Thank you for taking the extra time and effort to do it right.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shadow -- and thanks for always supporting our new content!

Finally I found a channel that is saying how I feel. 3 years after this video was made and all of what you are saying is true. You make very valid points. I feel overwhelmed with all the new figures that they make and what they will push next (ie Black Series or Vintage Collection). Going back to my childhood and collecting the originals.

12:49 "How did you get so fab and groovy and so windswept and interesting?" "Dead Aunt and Uncle"

Good stuff! I can't get my head around the idea that Hasbro has enough operating capital and plastic to make a TIE fighter for six inch figures, but not enough to make the signature vehicles of the newer movies.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+albee1000 EXACTLY

“BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT I LIKE HANGING OFF THE WINGS OF MY TIE FIGHTER...NERF DARTS!” Your face lol

Simply put, you two are continually hitting it out of the park with videos lovingly crafted and extensively researched. The result is a collection of videos that not only rivals but far surpasses any and all toy related video collections/series that are being "professionally" offered. Retroblasting and Toy Galaxy are my internet must-haves. Thank-you SO MUCH for all you two do. You rock. Kyle from Brantford, ON

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

I guess you can say Hasbro "Nerf" their toys

@mattboy5634

6 жыл бұрын

hasbro is a real "Nerf" herder XD

@jacktheflash8478

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattboy5634 poor nerf herders

What about the best figure in the line, sandy Death trooper!

@hosomi1833

7 жыл бұрын

Captain Rex of the 501st lol

Brilliant video!!! Well worth the wait!! Great job and so good to see you back!

my God! every word out of your mouth is spot on. great review :)

My girlfriend got me a 1995 Kenner Han Solo in Stormtrooper disguise. It's the only non '70s/'80s action figure I love.

I wish Hasbro could see this

Hi guys I just wanted to let you both know how much I appreciate your videos and all the work you both do to bring them to me! Every time I watch your videos I'm brought back to the good old days remembering the childhood happy memories I have of playing with all the toys I had and yearning for all the ones I wanted:) much love from SoCal to you both and thank you very much for putting smiles on my heart and mind all the time!

I feel like we're starting a new season of RetroBlasting after a Rogue One cliffhanger. So glad to see this today. You two are aces!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Makilla!

I just watched Rogue One with my daughter yesterday. One of the best movies in the Star Wars universe. We did Revenge of the Sith first now where doing A New Hope.

Love you the way you closed out the video! Thank you for being so detailed and informative in your reviews.

And BTW... Thank you so much for producing such great content!!! Of all the channels I've ever subscribed to, this one's by far my favorite!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Leo Mad thanks so much! You're very welcome!

@kennerfreak7

7 жыл бұрын

no channel like retroblasting thats for sure

Absolutely brilliant video, you smashed every point. Seriously keep up the great work, your attention to detail in your videos is fantastic. May The Force Be With You😊👍

Great episode as usual. Love the editing and the amount of work that comes with it! Another RB home run.

Awesome video! Welcome back RetroBlasting! :-)

Fantastic.... glad you guys are back at it. Michael I agree vintage Kenner is where it is at and that is all I collect. And ESB is my favorite Star Wars film as well.

More RetroBlasting goodness. Welcome back!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr. Fixit! ;)

@MrRe-pg7fj

7 жыл бұрын

GreyHulk2 agree

@nikolabakich9709

7 жыл бұрын

nice second part 10/10 are the larger vehicles yours

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I bought them specifically for this video. I became what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!

Thank the Force you have returned... don't always agree with you, but your passion always entertains. More please.

Well done! You always do your homework and have excellent takes along with evidence to back it all up. I really enjoyed it. Now, back to our regularly scheduled "vintage" programming. :)

Great video. Thanks so much for bringing this to us.

I’ve watched this video so many times and still find myself laughing just as hard lol “hasbro go home” HAHA!!! Love that line!

This was such a great video! Very thorough! You guys rock!

Great video. I've always loved Star Wars for a number of reasons and the unique and distinct vehicles is one of those reasons.

Finally new retroblasting. I love listing to you while I'm working. Can't wait for more!

Great stuff, one forgets all of life's woes while watching your vids. Happy dayz!

Fantastic video guys, it was worth the wait.

awsome video. your videos make it fun to learn so thank you

That walking AT-AT is pretty cool though.

Excellent video guys. Thank you so much!

Well done! That was (again) a wonderful, thoughtful video!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Tom Berges thanks Tom!

Great job RetroBlasting! One of your best reviews.

I waited eagerly for this one. Great review guys! Thank you.

Love the video! Super entertaining and my same thoughts! Keep the great work!

Love your point about modern, where you only pick what appeals rather than the entire line. I focus mainly on Imperial, as they, to me, are more visually interesting than rebels. My youngest son did manage to find the Jedha ambush pack with Saw and Benthic for 50 pence at a clearance store, though...

Another great video! Great job retroblasting!

"this is clumsy as it is stupid" CANT STOP LAUGHING! DV is the best!

Great video! I too am dissapointed with quality in current toys. I've found myself buying 2008-2012 star wars toy line as they are superior to what's out today. Sad time to collect star wars toys

@aarongamer4975

7 жыл бұрын

awesome!

Like I've said many times before, you never disappoint! Thank you for going above and beyond for comparison. it's sad to think how much better the vehicles could have been if they concentrated on the on-screen appearance and not stupid Nerf gimmicks.

HASBRO: We can’t sell big vehicles that figures can fit in for hundreds of dollars ever again! LEGO: Says you!

great vid man really enjoying your work

Excellent episode....welcome back!

Great video hit the nail on the head!

you have put on the table all of the things that have clicked that unpersuasive thought when seeing those toys in the store, «dont buy it, something is missing, something its not right» «that price is has no Force with him» hahaha....great video, very special , loved the end with the stormtrooper helmet.

Holy crap!! Really well done video.

Thank you sooooo much for another awesome video!!

glad to see retroblasting back..really look forward to the uploads..

Watching this in 2022. I see this is from 2017, back when I was looking forward to the Last Jedi finally coming out so we can see what amazing adventures Luke and Rey would get up to at the other side of the cliffhanger. Rogue One was a good movie to tide us over until then, though a confusing choice to have them just all die at the end, especially for a franchise that was partially designed for merchandising. I don't even remember the hero ship you show here, I just remember the explosion at the end. I love how in these videos you articulate things as an adult that really do frustrate kids when they play with these toys. I remember some of these frustrations with scale, figures you can't move right, things falling open...

I can't add a single thing, as you've said it perfectly. As a vintage collector, I have to be dragged kicking and screaming to modern, but I have to admit - the Rogue One 3.75''s are a big improvement over what I saw of the TFA figures. The Jyn in Imperial Disguise is probably the best I've seen. But yeah, the vehicles are just atrocious, with cheap, rubbery plastic and that abominable Nerf corporate partnership nightmare that just kills every vehicle they put out. I found the TFA Falcon on clearance for $25 at a Wal-Mart and ended up getting it and I literally *gave* it away after opening and looking at it for a couple of days. There's just no *sculpting* on the vehicles, which is part of what makes the original Kenners so incredible. Anyway, I'm rambling. Great show as always, guys!

Glad you're back! As always you hit the nail on the head when Hasbro is more concerned about how to tie a smart phone app to a toys it shows why kids today do not play like we use to.

I am so glad to see the return of Retroblasting.

Enjoyed your video looking forward to whatever you do next 👍🏻

Vintage series new Falcon and AtAt were the all time best Star Wars toys. Ever. Perfect.

Excellent video, well worth the wait!

The ending was a nice touch Mike. Keep up the great work.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg

Great video as always. Interesting point about the temporal disconnect with modern SW toys based on the OT. Speaking from the perspective of someone who's now in their twenties, having toys for Han, Luke, Leia, Vader, etc. in the stores growing up with the Prequels was a godsend and really solidified my love for the saga as a whole. So, though they are disconnected from the OT by 40 years now, I think its very important that young SW fans still have that growing up. Also for me growing up superarticulated SW figures were the norm and so have some of the same nostalgia value as the original Kenner style does for those who grew up in the 70s/80s. Interesting to see how this generational cycle of Star Wars figures goes since now kids growing up with the sequel trilogy/anthology films will grow up associating Star Wars toys with 5POA!

So great! This video made my night! :)

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of service!

I really enjoyed this review thanks guys👍

Grew up with the 80s figures, and started getting the 90s figures too. But I gave up when the range started doing figures that were specific to not just one scene, but one moment in that one scene. Chewbacca sitting at a chess table with his hands behind his head....that is little more than a figurine of model. I don't play with my figures, but I still have that 80s mentality of wanting to have a figure I could imagine being in any scene of my own choosing. A whole expanded universe for toys. I got the first Luke floppy hat figure but when they kept releasing it, it really was kicking the arse out of it.

All true. The Star Wars retro series is probably the only line worth while now. Hopefully they’ll do retro vehicles too. Great video!

Great content as always guys!! Looking forward to more vintage reviews... still waiting for a Micronauts review!!

I was so excited for the vid made my day!😁

The ending was perfect. :D

Man the new studio looks slick! The gray background looks fantastic for the videos

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Yaoyao9 thanks!!

Thanks for another Great video and the new HQ looks great!!!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Art!

FINALLY! I can see why its hard for you guys to review modern toys. I can feel the "I really want to like these, but..." and you are right, I rarely collect toys from a show or movie I've never seen because there is no emotional connection to them. Now back to 80's we go! =D

Well, welcome back. Thank you for the great video. Something new to bother my wife with :-D

AT-ACT toy is designed poorly like the vehicle in the movie. Giant four legged machine that is a cargo carrier and is stationed on a tiny island.

@yodaman5069

7 жыл бұрын

You see them on Endor doing just that. It's a high platform.

@tappajavittu

7 жыл бұрын

But you remember AT-AT's, that's all that matters, cashing in with nostalgia that is. God I hated this movie.

@skinflutey

7 жыл бұрын

Deckard Malnek or a cargo skiff. It makes no sense to have AT-CTs on a planet you completely control.

@Geek_Chorus

7 жыл бұрын

I know what that is! They broke new ground!

Watched again...excellent video Michael!

Mike. You are the best. I love your reviews. You pull no punches. i love your honesty.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Charlou27 thanks for supporting us!

Trust me we were spoiled with the big Falcon back in 08 then the big AT-AT back in 2010. The mind numbing thing is that TRU had repack the 08 Big Falcon in 2012 for the Vintage line and they wanted 299 for it. The box in my mind was a work of art.

If I remember correctly, the USS Flagg retailed at $109.99 when it came out in 1985. That equates to $303 in 2023 money, which is pretty much exactly what Hasbro charged for this AT-ACT. So ask yourself: what would you rather have - a majestic aircraft carrier or an undersized AT-ACT with nerf darts? I can't even begin to imagine what they would charge for the Flagg if they re-released it, even if they made it too small for the figures and armed it with nerf darts.

They are $150 at Toys R Us and still sitting on the shelves.

ahhh now this is something I have been waiting for. thank you for your hard work. Greetings from Africa

I have been collecting Modern since 1995 (at age 9). It IS my vintage, and I love it even with all of its flaws.

Well worth the wait! Thank you.

Excellent video Michael!

Lol. The look on his face watching the dart was priceless

Happiness is a new RB episode!

Cool video guys! And for some reason in the beginning, Michael kinda looks like captain andor!

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

HAHA

@KJ-tz7vc

7 жыл бұрын

I could totally see Michael cosplaying as Andor at a convention.

@JosephProductions

7 жыл бұрын

RetroBlasting Haha I know noticed that when I was watching Rogue one.

I asked for atat for christmas a couple years ago, knowing that the price wouldn't be appealing to my parents for a regular sized atat... When christmas came around, I got that HUGE atat and I was so happy.

It's been a while since I've been able to watch a video! Great stuff!!

Great video! I share so many of your same thoughts on the modern Star Wars toys.

I am so glad I bought that Millennium Falcon when I did. I regret not getting the AT-AT walker.

Nice video. I work in the same district as Jake. I quit seriously collecting in 2000 when the market tanked and Hasbro was over producing figures, making variation after variation like you mentioned with a Darth Vader. My fingers weren't doing me any good just sitting nib in storage, so I sold them put the money towards the restoration of a 1927 Ford, what you my family and I can enjoy.

Hi Micahel & Melinda - credit to you both for a brilliant Toy collecting channel - you have a new Aussie fan ! I'm ashamed to have just stumbled upon your videos now (2018) thanks to JTA & your video about TVC Sail Barge lol ! You make VERY accurate observations about Hasbro, toy scales and cost. I have collected since 1978 and then as now have required MORE articulation - so the Vintage Collection was my saviour figure wise (I also sold ALL my POTF figs). I also think the Legacy & TVC BIG vehicles set the benchmark for accurate 1/18th scaling & make today's undersized vehicles look like discount store rubbish. Hasbro always make excuses about cost, yet they spend so much adding features that no one wants - I always say Hasbro need to employ a 12yo kid into their ranks to make better design decisions.

I FRICKIN LOVE THAT HELMET! For the longest time a stormtrooper helmet was like the holy grail for me to get and when they released it I knew I had to have it! I now do and I LOVE it! Its so true how sad it is with what their doing to the star wars toys now though. It just sucks. Only recent vehicle I purchased was Kylo rens fighter and that was because it was around $10 dollars at walmart. Its just sad what theyre doing.

GREAT review of these toys AND modern SW toys, in general! Your analysis is spot on, as always. I watched the part 1 video and noted that you said you got a job at Toys R Us just to get the new wave of Star Wars POTF2 in the mid nineties. I did that too! Only to find out that Target got a delivery of toys before TRU did. So, I quit that job soon after. LOL My take on Hasbro's reluctance to produce good SW vehicles probably stems from their experience with the Legacy Collection offerings and how they would have to get marked way down before anyone would consider buying. For instance, when I first saw the Millenium Falcon for sale, they were listed at $250, maybe even $300! But they sat on shelves until the price when down. As soon as it got down to around $125, I bought one. (Now, I wish I would have bought 2!) So, Hasbro could re-release the Falcon for $500, but I can guarantee nobody will buy it until it gets down to $200. I don't know how successful their HasLab Jabba's Sail Barge was, but I'm sure an ultimate Millenium Falcon is something they are discussing for that program. Also, I'm sad to say I am a modern Star Wars toy sucker for Hasbro. But, I'm finally done. I am just collecting a select group of 6 inch figs and plan on selling off all my 3.75 figs that I was planning on putting in a separate case alongside my originals for a "then and now" kind of thing. I may even sell off my vintage figs, as I will never have the whole collection. (Missing most of ROTJ.) Just too expensive and not worth my time.

Me and tvc lando are loving this video!!!! ;) thanks !!!!

you know Hasbro just needs to FUkN hire you on their design team.

@retroblasting

7 жыл бұрын

+Tyler Traveller I wish!

@Deviax28

7 жыл бұрын

Can we start a campaign for Hasbro to hire Retroblasting as their official "You f'ed this up, now fix it" crew?

Great video once again retroblasting