This one slipped by since they haven’t done one for a while, here we go :
We are all eagerly awaiting to hear of your releases for the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, and I have really been liking your armored forms. I am wondering if there is any likelihood that you will be producing a General Veers or AT-AT Driver for your 12-inch line?
General Veers is part of our planning – in fact, our development on the Snowtrooper is in some part with Veers in mind – but Veers is likely still a couple of years off at this point. When we discuss the various pilots and vehicle operators, we tend to think that they’d be best offered along with some context – meaning a Biker Scout without a speederbike is incomplete. (Maybe we want to come up with a better example, considering we sold a Bike Scout PF without a speederbike… It’s kind of a slap in the face to those who purchased that product.) It’s certainly more complex to provide an AT-AT in 1:6 scale along with a driver, but we remain committed to some sort of contextual presentation of those types of characters.
Some Premium Format ideas that would be great: Thrawn, Rebel Snowtrooper, Han Solo in Carbonite, Taun Taun Luke and Han – Please give some consideration!
Duly noted on all of your suggestions, and at least two of these are actively under consideration (or better).
Any news on the Clone Trooper Premium Format? Which Clone will it be? Attack of the Clones version, I hope! And will we see any work-in-progress pics?
We’re very close to finishing our prototype of the Clone PF, and we’re likely to debut it at SDCC or very shortly thereafter. It’s looking GREAT and is step one into a killer clone PF program, including some of the clone commanders.
With an appearance in the Iron Man 2 movie, and a likely appearance in The Avengers movie, what are the chances of Sideshow producing a Black Widow Premium Format, Maquette or Comiquette in the near future?
We’d say chances are pretty good…
When is the Optimus Prime Maquette going to be ready for pre-ordering? -AND- When can I expect Optimus Prime to be on my shelf? Can you please give me the release date?
Optimus Prime is one of the most ambitious projects that we’ve ever undertaken. The development has been a bit slower than expected to get it all worked out, but he’s looking phenomenal. We do not currently have a release date set in stone for this piece (either pre-ordering or shipping), but we are tentatively planning to display it at Comic-Con at the end of July, so stay tuned! If you haven’t watched the Optimus ‘Inside Look’ video yet, we suggest giving it a peek:
