#fighter pods

Star Wars Micro Force - Meet the New Fighter Pods

One of the fun things about the toy world is seeing an old idea come back in a new form. Hasbro's Fighter Pods lasted for four series between 2011 and 2013 before being given the axe, but not before spanning all six movies and The Clone Wars. There were blind bags there were exclusives, and the whole collection could fit in a shoe box with room to spare. It was also the only line with Ziro the Hutt - I was sad to see it go. But hey, it's back! Micro Force Series 1 brings back 12 molds from those series with deco and tiny sculpt changes, with series 2 coming in a few months with characters from the newer films.

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The new Star Trek Fighter Pods Micro Figures have a GAILA. GAILAAAAA.

The new Black Series action figures aren’t the only new item hitting store shelves in numbers, but Hasbro has begun distributing its Telepods line. With Angry Birds Star Wars II launching next month, they surely want to get these toys in the hands of kids in plenty of time to capitalize on the apps release.

We got our first look at these figurines at San Diego Comic Con, when Hasbro’s panel elaborated on the line, almost to nauseam. I’ve seen sets pop up at some of my local retailers, like Meijers, but haven’t seen any of the figure packs – let alone, Boba Fett.

These items were originally announced as becoming available mid-September, but already started to hit stores early August.

I was disappointed at the size of the figurines, though. There basically the same scale as the mystery bag figurines already released last year when Angry Birds Star Wars was released. I expected the Telepods to be a little larger, at the very least, to differentiate between the two.

I’ve also noticed, though, that as the Telepods creep onto the pegs, that Hasbro’s Fighter Pods line are disappearing. Hasbro hasn’t announced a new wave of the Fighter Pods series, so I’m wondering if their abandoning the line to focus on Angry Birds.

The most recent wave of Fighter Pods debuted, Jango Fett’s Slave I. While many fans raise their nose at the Fighter Pod line, I was looking forward to getting a Slave I vehicle in Boba Fett’s colors. No news has been aired about Hasbro completely dropping the line, but it could go to the wayside until new films emerge.

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