At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro offered a limited edition action figure of the First Order Stormtroopers (the ‘First Order’ equalling the rebranded ‘Empire’) from STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
This release was part of the franchise’s ‘Black’ line of figures - Black being a subset of action figures offering size and detail greater than what consumers might find in a customary STAR WARS action figure release.
I didn’t make it to SDCC this year, but Hasbro listed a very small portion of these gems for purchase on its online shopping portal a few weeks after the conclusion of SDCC. They sold out in roughly two minutes, but I was lucky enough to score one.
BELOW: I’ve pulled together a small gallery sampling the packaging and contents of this release. It’s difficult to convey the scale of the packaging here: the box itself is actually (roughly) the equivalent of a mid-sized oatmeal box, for example and surprisingly sturdy. This is not a cheap feeling collectible.
I’ve also included some crude snapshots of the nice booklet which accompanied the figure and is cleverly engineered to be a part of the packaging. The booklet was printed on hard card stock paper, and featured translucent overlays (tissue paper, perhaps?) featuring samples of technology used by each generation of Stormtrooper appearing in the booklet.
All in all, a very nice and surprisingly classy issuance, and a great product to bide the time until THE FORCE AWAKENS' September 4 toy release, and its theatrical on December 18...
This release was part of the franchise’s ‘Black’ line of figures - Black being a subset of action figures offering size and detail greater than what consumers might find in a customary STAR WARS action figure release.
I didn’t make it to SDCC this year, but Hasbro listed a very small portion of these gems for purchase on its online shopping portal a few weeks after the conclusion of SDCC. They sold out in roughly two minutes, but I was lucky enough to score one.
BELOW: I’ve pulled together a small gallery sampling the packaging and contents of this release. It’s difficult to convey the scale of the packaging here: the box itself is actually (roughly) the equivalent of a mid-sized oatmeal box, for example and surprisingly sturdy. This is not a cheap feeling collectible.
I’ve also included some crude snapshots of the nice booklet which accompanied the figure and is cleverly engineered to be a part of the packaging. The booklet was printed on hard card stock paper, and featured translucent overlays (tissue paper, perhaps?) featuring samples of technology used by each generation of Stormtrooper appearing in the booklet.
All in all, a very nice and surprisingly classy issuance, and a great product to bide the time until THE FORCE AWAKENS' September 4 toy release, and its theatrical on December 18...
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