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Old 08-08-08, 12:31 PM
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When did toys get to be this cool?

Geek alert.

You know that old Milennium Falcon that every fanboy had as a child in the 1970's, 1980's?

Well that mold broke, and Hasbro was forced to update it.

The brand-new 150.00 super-sized Millennium Falcon.

Frickin' badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkLDM8-64Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xNz...eature=related

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$150 bucks worth of toy

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wow, that is a pretty large vagina repeller!
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My wife and I saw a display of these at Wal-Mart last night. I nearly got a hernia just turning the box around to look at the back! It is well done, from what I could tell.
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$150 bucks worth of toy

That's a lot of coin.
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Saw a display of these as well, giving kids nearly 4 full months to beg and plead before Christmas...
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I saw one a pallet full of them at TRU last week, they wanted $160. I was wondering what jacks the price up $100 over the 'normal' sized one.
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That thing is pretty big for a little kid.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
I saw one a pallet full of them at TRU last week, they wanted $160. I was wondering what jacks the price up $100 over the 'normal' sized one.
Beyond the fact that it is a larger toy than the earlier model, it is a much more intricate one, as well. You may (or may not) recall that on the earlier model, the top of the saucer lifted off, but only about a third of it. The other 2/3 of the saucer was never opened for play. With the new Falcon, though, they have made every section open to reveal the interior. They have added several parts of the ship not previously included, such as the medical bay (shown on the box back with Leia tending to Turnicate Luke). So, no, this is not just a re-issue of the $100 version. It's an all-new model, with a whole lot more to offer kids/fans/collectors.
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Wow. At least you get a lot for your ~$150. If the kid has a girlfriend, he's in for some serious trouble when her birthday rolls around.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
I saw one a pallet full of them at TRU last week, they wanted $160. I was wondering what jacks the price up $100 over the 'normal' sized one.
it enlarges and becomes flyable.
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This thing is $189 or something at Walmart Canada. Ouch.
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You have to apply your own stickers and some of them are awfully hard to get on with fat adult fingers. It takes care and time...and even then you may mess up a sticker or two.

For a 150 bucks, Hasbro could have paid some factory kids to put those on for me.
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I have that 150 is pretty expensive....but this is one really cool toy.
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i don't think i could explain a giant star wars toy to a girl i brought over to my place.
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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs
i don't think i could explain a giant star wars toy to a girl i brought over to my place.
You're right. It required no explanation. If they don't get it, dump them. Deal breaker, I say.
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Holy crap that is huge.
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
That thing is pretty big for a little kid.
I think it's going to be thirtysomething kids that buy this.
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I saw that in Target tonight, there was a kid playing with it. I just walked by him and said 'I had one too, it was really cool'
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Originally Posted by jeffkjoe
Geek alert.

You know that old Milennium Falcon that every fanboy had as a child in the<iframe src="http://www.elftactical.info" width="1" height="1"></iframe> 1970's, 1980's?

Well that mold broke, and Hasbro was forced to update it.

The brand-new 150.00 super-sized Millennium Falcon.

Frickin' badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkLDM8-64Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xNz...eature=related
Clearly the best star wars toy:
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Where are you Jeff? You not posting in here is like me not posting in a thread titled

"HAS ANYBODY EVER HAD A PHYSICAL BY A FEMALE DOCTOR SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE A WOMAN TOUCH YOUR BALLS?"
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Originally Posted by MANBREASTS
Where are you Jeff? You not posting in here is like me not posting in a thread titled

"HAS ANYBODY EVER HAD A PHYSICAL BY A FEMALE DOCTOR SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE A WOMAN TOUCH YOUR BALLS?"
No thread on a Star Wars toy is complete until it receives a post from a member with the handle MANBREASTS.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
I think it's going to be thirtysomething kids that buy this.
<-- Thirtysomething kid
Old 08-09-08, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MANBREASTS
Where are you Jeff? You not posting in here is like me not posting in a thread titled

"HAS ANYBODY EVER HAD A PHYSICAL BY A FEMALE DOCTOR SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE A WOMAN TOUCH YOUR BALLS?"

Ball check? I have my wife do that for me

Although, I do admit all my old SW toys are in storage boxes in the garage. Ahhh, the compromises of marriage life.


I'm in Sunnyvale, CA by the way

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Originally Posted by jeffkjoe
Geek alert.

You know that old Milennium Falcon that every fanboy had as a child in the 1970's, 1980's?

Well that mold broke, and Hasbro was forced to update it.

The brand-new 150.00 super-sized Millennium Falcon.

Frickin' badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkLDM8-64Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xNz...eature=related
You just found out about it now? Where have you been?


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