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Sidiously Darth
04-13-2002, 12:52 AM
Tie Bomber: A+++

Mainly because it was never made before. It's very detailed and comes w/ 3 clear proton bombs with orange centers. They load into a slot on the upper right rear of the payload half of the bomber. There's a button in the front that releases them one at a time. The figure is the same as the one w/ the Interceptor. There really isn't a reason for the articulated legs. The seat is only slightly raised. Doesn't bother me though.:D It's a nice addition to my imperial fleet.

Snowspeeder: B-

If it wasn't for Dack, this would still be on the shelf. Mine is actually still in the box. All the electronics are gone. The picture on the bottom of the box (which I believe is reversed:confused: ) clearly shows the battery cover like on the original and POTF2 versions. This was obviously a mockup for packaging purposes. The sticker machine needs better aim or needs to slow down. I could have done a better job myself!:eek: There is no harpoon or tow cable. I thought this might take the place of my POTF2 snowspeeder, but I think I'll locate a harpoon gun and just do a swap. 4 snowspeeders isn't too many, I think...(2 Vintage, 1 POTF2 & 1 POTJ)

The one area that struck me as odd was the Jedi Master Points. Both vehicles were $29.96 but the Bomber was 30 points and the snowspeeder was 40 points. Go figure!:stupid:

sith_killer_99
04-13-2002, 02:56 PM
I tend to agree with Sid on this one.

TIE Bomber: A+++

Great detail, this is a fantastic addition to my Imperial Fleet of TIE's!!! Though, one is all I will ever need. As for the TIE Pilot, it is the same LAME Pilot we got for the TIE Interceptor, which is another great vehicle.

Snowspeeder: B-

I guess Hasbro added 2 figures to make up for the lack of electronics?!?! I don't really mind that though. A few stickers did need to be re-situated. I do like the overall display box design. Nice for all of you MIMB collectors. I however open all of my vehicles. The cannons were fairly easy to attatch. I do like the "worn" look of the paint job.

The new (sort of) Luke and Dack figures are closer in design to the POTF2 line than the POTJ line. I would have liked removable helmets with these two. However, considering Hasbro's track record with pack-ins these two came out VERY nice IMO. The head/helmet detail is impressive.

Well that's my 2 cents.

derek
04-13-2002, 04:57 PM
i passed on the tie bomber, for now. i picked up the snow speeder though. i missed out on the re-release, and my vintage one has seen it's better days. (no cockpit, guns, and it's yellow!:eek:

dr_evazan22
04-13-2002, 07:11 PM
I love my Bomber, I just think it's a little small to scale, other than that I agree w/ what's been said already.

I think the Speeder is a little better than has been said though. The paint and stickers are much better then the POTF2. As for sticker placement, I have never been good w/ stickers, so there's no complaint from me. BUt the carbon scoring and stuff is really accurate, well, at least a big improvement. The missing electronics don't bother me b/c I have the POTF2 'Speeder. And Dack is just a resculpted Luke head; the helmet is accurate to movie Dack. This was a difficult one to decied to open, b/c it looks SO good in the package, but it is now free it's plastic and cardboard prison.

JEDIpartner
11-29-2005, 10:33 AM
I think the speeder is pretty amazing. I just got mine and, yeah, the stickers at the back of the ship are kinda in the wrong place but the paint job ROCKS!!! I was really impressed with how good this mould is. I know that this has been cleaned up and recast from the old Kenner mould but the paint really makes a difference. I was looking at pictures of the vintage one and it looks like crap next to this and, again... SAME FREAKING MOULD!!!!!

Good job on this!!!