Hero Size Millennium Flacon this fall

[johnmiic]

This is going to be available in the fall, possibly only at Walmart, and has no interior but some moving parts. It appears to be a follow-up to the giant X-Wing toy out there:

http://www.yodasnews.com/hero-series-millennium-falcon-high-res-images/

http://www.starwars.com/news/presenting-hasbro-new-huge-millennium-falcon

[palitoy]

Yeah that X Wing kind of perplexed me to be honest, it would have been so easy to make a figure go in the cockpit....

[Earth 2 Chris]

I don't get it. A Falcon makes even less sense to me. I showed my son, whose a bit old for it now, but he didn't get it either, with no figure.

Chris

[Werewolf]

They are like the vehicle equivalent of the jumbo 31 inch Jakks figures. Not for me, but I understand the reasons for them. Something large but still relatively light and inexpensive for kids to fly around. I've also seen that modelers are having fun customizing and painting them. It's like having a large low cost store display or model. The X-Wing is perfect movie scale with the 3 3/4 figures.

[starsky]

i guess it's their way of making it more affordable than the electronic version that was released a few years ago. offering a gutted out no frills version almost like a knock off version. lol!

[Earth 2 Chris]

i guess it's their way of making it more affordable than the electronic version that was released a few years ago. offering a gutted out no frills version almost like a knock off version. lol!

It's funny you mention that. Between these, and those Titan Marvel figures, with their non-painted back, it does seem like the toy companies are producing their own knockoffs for cheap offerings.

Chris

[rche]

Just saw a pallet of these over at the local store. Piqued my interest, but they sure seemed to take a lot of real estate.

[Lynn TXP 0369]

That looks great!! I'm sure the Studio Scale models guys could have a blast redoing it and making that look like a proper movie styled miniature.
Lynn

[Lynn TXP 0369]

Just saw a pallet of these over at the local store. Piqued my interest, but they sure seemed to take a lot of real estate.

How much was the Falcon?

Lynn

[torgospizza]

I've also seen that modelers are having fun customizing and painting them.

That's actually a pretty cool idea. If I didn't already have a PotF2 Falcon, I'd be all over this.

[rche]

Lynn - They were not on the shelf yet, and were buried under a pile of boxes on the pallet. Probably on the shelves now, tho. I will look next time I am at the store. It was a WalMart, so they may have them up on their website.

[phil]

This version of the Millenium Falcon seems like an Anti-Toy to me. What's a kid suppose to do with it?

[FETT1]

They are like the vehicle equivalent of the jumbo 31 inch Jakks figures. Not for me, but I understand the reasons for them. Something large but still relatively light and inexpensive for kids to fly around. I've also seen that modelers are having fun customizing and painting them. It's like having a large low cost store display or model. The X-Wing is perfect movie scale with the 3 3/4 figures.

perfectly said !

[FETT1]

This version of the Millenium Falcon seems like an Anti-Toy to me. What's a kid suppose to do with it?

maybe do it ol school...use their imagination !!!

[phil]

I'm all for kids using their imaginations. It just seems odd that figures can't be put in it. I think that would limit it's play value.