So true with each and every point! ! Thank you for vocalising these observations each and every one of us true Star Wars fans and collectors have made! Great video 👍👍
Finally I found a channel that is saying how I feel. 3 years after this video was made and all of what you are saying is true. You make very valid points. I feel overwhelmed with all the new figures that they make and what they will push next (ie Black Series or Vintage Collection). Going back to my childhood and collecting the originals.
Hasbro should really have someone that was young during the Original Trilogy years on their R&D staff to test their toys in real play situations during before they are mass produced and released.
it's a shame Hasbro doesn't put as much quality and effort into their products that you guys put into your reviews. Thank you for taking the extra time and effort to do it right.
Simply put, you two are continually hitting it out of the park with videos lovingly crafted and extensively researched. The result is a collection of videos that not only rivals but far surpasses any and all toy related video collections/series that are being "professionally" offered. Retroblasting and Toy Galaxy are my internet must-haves. Thank-you SO MUCH for all you two do. You rock. Kyle from Brantford, ON
Good stuff! I can't get my head around the idea that Hasbro has enough operating capital and plastic to make a TIE fighter for six inch figures, but not enough to make the signature vehicles of the newer movies.
Fantastic.... glad you guys are back at it. Michael I agree vintage Kenner is where it is at and that is all I collect. And ESB is my favorite Star Wars film as well.
Hi guys I just wanted to let you both know how much I appreciate your videos and all the work you both do to bring them to me! Every time I watch your videos I'm brought back to the good old days remembering the childhood happy memories I have of playing with all the toys I had and yearning for all the ones I wanted:) much love from SoCal to you both and thank you very much for putting smiles on my heart and mind all the time!
Love your point about modern, where you only pick what appeals rather than the entire line. I focus mainly on Imperial, as they, to me, are more visually interesting than rebels. My youngest son did manage to find the Jedha ambush pack with Saw and Benthic for 50 pence at a clearance store, though...
I just watched Rogue One with my daughter yesterday. One of the best movies in the Star Wars universe. We did Revenge of the Sith first now where doing A New Hope.
Great video! I too am dissapointed with quality in current toys. I've found myself buying 2008-2012 star wars toy line as they are superior to what's out today. Sad time to collect star wars toys
My god at 18:52 when the hell did they make a beaten with a baseball bat R2-D2?????? The lighting makes it look like he was attacked in the back hallways of the Death Star!
FINALLY! I can see why its hard for you guys to review modern toys. I can feel the "I really want to like these, but..." and you are right, I rarely collect toys from a show or movie I've never seen because there is no emotional connection to them. Now back to 80's we go! =D
I agree with everything you said in this video except for one thing. The AT-ATs in "Empire Strikes Back" were troop transports. But the "Rogue One" AT-ATs are supposed to be a different model; smaller, less armored, and used mainly for supply transport. So it would make sense that troops would not fit well in the supply cargo hold of the "Rogue One" AT-ATs.
Watching this in 2022. I see this is from 2017, back when I was looking forward to the Last Jedi finally coming out so we can see what amazing adventures Luke and Rey would get up to at the other side of the cliffhanger. Rogue One was a good movie to tide us over until then, though a confusing choice to have them just all die at the end, especially for a franchise that was partially designed for merchandising. I don't even remember the hero ship you show here, I just remember the explosion at the end. I love how in these videos you articulate things as an adult that really do frustrate kids when they play with these toys. I remember some of these frustrations with scale, figures you can't move right, things falling open...
I moved almost completely into buying Japanese playline toys only. I love Bandai and Takara Tomy, even though they're not completely safe of faults, I think overall, they are very good. On the other hand, Hasbro and Mattel are the devils.
I can see where one would make the jump to Takara, in fact I might track down some of their Titans Return deluxes because of the show accurate paint jobs and better detailing overall. And as a Kamen Rider fan, I love Bandai's screen-to-plastic translations.
CycloneMetal I actually have preferred more often the Hasbro cheapskate painting because it looked more like the vintage toy, but yeah Takara definitely worth the price (I think I will get the new Hot Rod with targetmater and headmaster, more play value, yeah!). As for Kaman Rider, I don't watch the show, but think their designs are great as toys. I also collect Licca Chan dolls instead of Barbie and Mattel general monopoly on fashion dolls. I hope to get Haco Room toys later too, which is model kit line for girls by Bandai.
you have put on the table all of the things that have clicked that unpersuasive thought when seeing those toys in the store, «dont buy it, something is missing, something its not right» «that price is has no Force with him» hahaha....great video, very special , loved the end with the stormtrooper helmet.
Like I've said many times before, you never disappoint! Thank you for going above and beyond for comparison. it's sad to think how much better the vehicles could have been if they concentrated on the on-screen appearance and not stupid Nerf gimmicks.
Grew up with the 80s figures, and started getting the 90s figures too. But I gave up when the range started doing figures that were specific to not just one scene, but one moment in that one scene. Chewbacca sitting at a chess table with his hands behind his head....that is little more than a figurine of model. I don't play with my figures, but I still have that 80s mentality of wanting to have a figure I could imagine being in any scene of my own choosing. A whole expanded universe for toys. I got the first Luke floppy hat figure but when they kept releasing it, it really was kicking the arse out of it.
Absolutely brilliant video, you smashed every point. Seriously keep up the great work, your attention to detail in your videos is fantastic. May The Force Be With You😊👍
Well done! You always do your homework and have excellent takes along with evidence to back it all up. I really enjoyed it. Now, back to our regularly scheduled "vintage" programming. :)
I can't add a single thing, as you've said it perfectly. As a vintage collector, I have to be dragged kicking and screaming to modern, but I have to admit - the Rogue One 3.75''s are a big improvement over what I saw of the TFA figures. The Jyn in Imperial Disguise is probably the best I've seen. But yeah, the vehicles are just atrocious, with cheap, rubbery plastic and that abominable Nerf corporate partnership nightmare that just kills every vehicle they put out. I found the TFA Falcon on clearance for $25 at a Wal-Mart and ended up getting it and I literally *gave* it away after opening and looking at it for a couple of days. There's just no *sculpting* on the vehicles, which is part of what makes the original Kenners so incredible. Anyway, I'm rambling. Great show as always, guys!
Trust me we were spoiled with the big Falcon back in 08 then the big AT-AT back in 2010. The mind numbing thing is that TRU had repack the 08 Big Falcon in 2012 for the Vintage line and they wanted 299 for it. The box in my mind was a work of art.
Glad you're back! As always you hit the nail on the head when Hasbro is more concerned about how to tie a smart phone app to a toys it shows why kids today do not play like we use to.
I asked for atat for christmas a couple years ago, knowing that the price wouldn't be appealing to my parents for a regular sized atat... When christmas came around, I got that HUGE atat and I was so happy.
If I remember correctly, the USS Flagg retailed at $109.99 when it came out in 1985. That equates to $303 in 2023 money, which is pretty much exactly what Hasbro charged for this AT-ACT. So ask yourself: what would you rather have - a majestic aircraft carrier or an undersized AT-ACT with nerf darts? I can't even begin to imagine what they would charge for the Flagg if they re-released it, even if they made it too small for the figures and armed it with nerf darts.
I actually bought the At-Act because of this video. Sure it doesn't work well with the figures. Oh well, I love the features! :) Take care, Sam from the Sarlacc group in Seattle! :)
I love how thoughtful and thorough you are with collectors and thinking about playability aspects.
"A Millennium Falcon that was five-feet wide...."
Hold on, I need to recover from the awesomeness of that mental image.
Yeah - and that's what Kenner execs said (understandably) wouldn't be possible.
I'm glad the Hasbro execs back in the day must have been drunk when they approved the USS Flagg!
+Kevin Guhl well the five foot falcon would have been for the dolls so... Not as big as it would have been if it had been for the figures.
K J I always wished for a star destroyer the size of the U.S.S Flagg.even a deathstar the size of terror dome cobra base.
Well the G.I Joe's U.S.S Flagg for G.I Joe was 7 feet long...
A 5 foot Millennium Falcon is not a bad idea..
Come on, don't you remember that classic scene in Rogue One where Jyn and the Shoretroopers have a NERF war?
+Jomaster The Second hahahahaha
That was just after the drunken brawl in the canteen wasn't it? lol KC Jom
Jomaster The Second yeah,it’s an extended scene only on Blu ray
George Lucas is back on board with Star Wars apparently. Give it a few years and it’ll be remade because blasters offend people.
They just remade the movie scene so they fight with finger guns
So true with each and every point! ! Thank you for vocalising these observations each and every one of us true Star Wars fans and collectors have made! Great video 👍👍
Finally I found a channel that is saying how I feel. 3 years after this video was made and all of what you are saying is true. You make very valid points. I feel overwhelmed with all the new figures that they make and what they will push next (ie Black Series or Vintage Collection). Going back to my childhood and collecting the originals.
Hasbro should really have someone that was young during the Original Trilogy years on their R&D staff to test their toys in real play situations during before they are mass produced and released.
it's a shame Hasbro doesn't put as much quality and effort into their products that you guys put into your reviews. Thank you for taking the extra time and effort to do it right.
Thanks Shadow -- and thanks for always supporting our new content!
That walking AT-AT is pretty cool though.
I guess you can say Hasbro "Nerf" their toys
hasbro is a real "Nerf" herder XD
@@mattboy5634 poor nerf herders
Supa zing!
Simply put, you two are continually hitting it out of the park with videos lovingly crafted and extensively researched. The result is a collection of videos that not only rivals but far surpasses any and all toy related video collections/series that are being "professionally" offered.
Retroblasting and Toy Galaxy are my internet must-haves.
Thank-you SO MUCH for all you two do. You rock.
Kyle from Brantford, ON
thanks man!
Good stuff!
I can't get my head around the idea that Hasbro has enough operating capital and plastic to make a TIE fighter for six inch figures, but not enough to make the signature vehicles of the newer movies.
+albee1000 EXACTLY
12:49 "How did you get so fab and groovy and so windswept and interesting?"
"Dead Aunt and Uncle"
my God! every word out of your mouth is spot on. great review :)
What about the best figure in the line, sandy Death trooper!
Captain Rex of the 501st lol
I feel like we're starting a new season of RetroBlasting after a Rogue One cliffhanger. So glad to see this today. You two are aces!
Thanks Makilla!
HASBRO: We can’t sell big vehicles that figures can fit in for hundreds of dollars ever again!
LEGO: Says you!
Thank the Force you have returned... don't always agree with you, but your passion always entertains. More please.
Fantastic.... glad you guys are back at it. Michael I agree vintage Kenner is where it is at and that is all I collect. And ESB is my favorite Star Wars film as well.
More RetroBlasting goodness. Welcome back!
Thanks Mr. Fixit! ;)
GreyHulk2 agree
nice second part 10/10 are the larger vehicles yours
Yes, I bought them specifically for this video. I became what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!
AT-ACT toy is designed poorly like the vehicle in the movie. Giant four legged machine that is a cargo carrier and is stationed on a tiny island.
You see them on Endor doing just that. It's a high platform.
But you remember AT-AT's, that's all that matters, cashing in with nostalgia that is. God I hated this movie.
Deckard Malnek or a cargo skiff. It makes no sense to have AT-CTs on a planet you completely control.
I know what that is! They broke new ground!
Hi guys I just wanted to let you both know how much I appreciate your videos and all the work you both do to bring them to me! Every time I watch your videos I'm brought back to the good old days remembering the childhood happy memories I have of playing with all the toys I had and yearning for all the ones I wanted:) much love from SoCal to you both and thank you very much for putting smiles on my heart and mind all the time!
Love your point about modern, where you only pick what appeals rather than the entire line.
I focus mainly on Imperial, as they, to me, are more visually interesting than rebels. My youngest son did manage to find the Jedha ambush pack with Saw and Benthic for 50 pence at a clearance store, though...
Brilliant video!!! Well worth the wait!! Great job and so good to see you back!
Love you the way you closed out the video! Thank you for being so detailed and informative in your reviews.
I just watched Rogue One with my daughter yesterday. One of the best movies in the Star Wars universe. We did Revenge of the Sith first now where doing A New Hope.
Me and tvc lando are loving this video!!!! ;) thanks !!!!
My girlfriend got me a 1995 Kenner Han Solo in Stormtrooper disguise. It's the only non '70s/'80s action figure I love.
Awesome video! Welcome back RetroBlasting! :-)
And BTW... Thank you so much for producing such great content!!! Of all the channels I've ever subscribed to, this one's by far my favorite!
+Leo Mad thanks so much! You're very welcome!
no channel like retroblasting thats for sure
Great episode as usual. Love the editing and the amount of work that comes with it! Another RB home run.
“BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT I LIKE HANGING OFF THE WINGS OF MY TIE FIGHTER...NERF DARTS!” Your face lol
Great video! I too am dissapointed with quality in current toys. I've found myself buying 2008-2012 star wars toy line as they are superior to what's out today. Sad time to collect star wars toys
awesome!
I wish Hasbro could see this
My god at 18:52 when the hell did they make a beaten with a baseball bat R2-D2?????? The lighting makes it look like he was attacked in the back hallways of the Death Star!
The ending was perfect. :D
"this is clumsy as it is stupid" CANT STOP LAUGHING! DV is the best!
FINALLY! I can see why its hard for you guys to review modern toys. I can feel the "I really want to like these, but..." and you are right, I rarely collect toys from a show or movie I've never seen because there is no emotional connection to them.
Now back to 80's we go! =D
I am so glad to see the return of Retroblasting.
Mike. You are the best. I love your reviews. You pull no punches. i love your honesty.
+Charlou27 thanks for supporting us!
Great video. I've always loved Star Wars for a number of reasons and the unique and distinct vehicles is one of those reasons.
Another great video! Great job retroblasting!
7:36 There was also a motorized Lego AT-AT in either 2003 or 2007 (I can't remember).
RealMasterpieces 2007
Happiness is a new RB episode!
Great video. Thanks so much for bringing this to us.
Just bought my son a 1979 millennium falcon for £10 at a collectors fair. Much better toy than the new stuff.
Got my boys a Legacy big At-At and a 1995 Falcon. They already had one of my 1995 x-wings. Looking for snow speeders now.
I'm not that lucky :(
Hasbro's Legacy Millennium Falcon is vast improvement on that tiny 1979 version.
The ending was a nice touch Mike. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Greg
I’ve watched this video so many times and still find myself laughing just as hard lol “hasbro go home” HAHA!!! Love that line!
Excellent video, well worth the wait!
glad to see retroblasting back..really look forward to the uploads..
Watched again...excellent video Michael!
Well done! That was (again) a wonderful, thoughtful video!
+Tom Berges thanks Tom!
Great content as always guys!! Looking forward to more vintage reviews... still waiting for a Micronauts review!!
I have been collecting Modern since 1995 (at age 9). It IS my vintage, and I love it even with all of its flaws.
Cool video guys! And for some reason in the beginning, Michael kinda looks like captain andor!
HAHA
I could totally see Michael cosplaying as Andor at a convention.
RetroBlasting Haha I know noticed that when
I was watching Rogue one.
Great job RetroBlasting! One of your best reviews.
Vintage series new Falcon and AtAt were the all time best Star Wars toys. Ever. Perfect.
I agree with everything you said in this video except for one thing. The AT-ATs in "Empire Strikes Back" were troop transports. But the "Rogue One" AT-ATs are supposed to be a different model; smaller, less armored, and used mainly for supply transport. So it would make sense that troops would not fit well in the supply cargo hold of the "Rogue One" AT-ATs.
No no no! They are bigger
Thank you sooooo much for another awesome video!!
I love watching your video to fall Asleep
Beware our subliminal messages... _grapefruit_
This was such a great video! Very thorough! You guys rock!
Watching this in 2022. I see this is from 2017, back when I was looking forward to the Last Jedi finally coming out so we can see what amazing adventures Luke and Rey would get up to at the other side of the cliffhanger. Rogue One was a good movie to tide us over until then, though a confusing choice to have them just all die at the end, especially for a franchise that was partially designed for merchandising. I don't even remember the hero ship you show here, I just remember the explosion at the end. I love how in these videos you articulate things as an adult that really do frustrate kids when they play with these toys. I remember some of these frustrations with scale, figures you can't move right, things falling open...
Great stuff, one forgets all of life's woes while watching your vids. Happy dayz!
I’m guessing the app for this toy isn’t even available anymore. Which is why I avoid toys that need apps to function.
I moved almost completely into buying Japanese playline toys only. I love Bandai and Takara Tomy, even though they're not completely safe of faults, I think overall, they are very good. On the other hand, Hasbro and Mattel are the devils.
I can see where one would make the jump to Takara, in fact I might track down some of their Titans Return deluxes because of the show accurate paint jobs and better detailing overall. And as a Kamen Rider fan, I love Bandai's screen-to-plastic translations.
CycloneMetal I actually have preferred more often the Hasbro cheapskate painting because it looked more like the vintage toy, but yeah Takara definitely worth the price (I think I will get the new Hot Rod with targetmater and headmaster, more play value, yeah!). As for Kaman Rider, I don't watch the show, but think their designs are great as toys. I also collect Licca Chan dolls instead of Barbie and Mattel general monopoly on fashion dolls.
I hope to get Haco Room toys later too, which is model kit line for girls by Bandai.
Well, now I have a new Holy Grail in Takara's Hot Rod.
Finally new retroblasting. I love listing to you while I'm working. Can't wait for more!
you have put on the table all of the things that have clicked that unpersuasive thought when seeing those toys in the store, «dont buy it, something is missing, something its not right» «that price is has no Force with him» hahaha....great video, very special , loved the end with the stormtrooper helmet.
Love the video! Super entertaining and my same thoughts! Keep the great work!
All true. The Star Wars retro series is probably the only line worth while now. Hopefully they’ll do retro vehicles too. Great video!
Like I've said many times before, you never disappoint!
Thank you for going above and beyond for comparison.
it's sad to think how much better the vehicles could have been if they concentrated on the on-screen appearance and not stupid Nerf gimmicks.
Excellent video guys. Thank you so much!
They are $150 at Toys R Us and still sitting on the shelves.
Grew up with the 80s figures, and started getting the 90s figures too. But I gave up when the range started doing figures that were specific to not just one scene, but one moment in that one scene. Chewbacca sitting at a chess table with his hands behind his head....that is little more than a figurine of model. I don't play with my figures, but I still have that 80s mentality of wanting to have a figure I could imagine being in any scene of my own choosing. A whole expanded universe for toys. I got the first Luke floppy hat figure but when they kept releasing it, it really was kicking the arse out of it.
Thanks for another Great video and the new HQ looks great!!!
Thanks Art!
Man the new studio looks slick!
The gray background looks fantastic for the videos
+Yaoyao9 thanks!!
awsome video. your videos make it fun to learn so thank you
Absolutely brilliant video, you smashed every point.
Seriously keep up the great work, your attention to detail in your videos is fantastic.
May The Force Be With You😊👍
Well done! You always do your homework and have excellent takes along with evidence to back it all up. I really enjoyed it. Now, back to our regularly scheduled "vintage" programming. :)
Great video hit the nail on the head!
Excellent episode....welcome back!
Great video! I share so many of your same thoughts on the modern Star Wars toys.
Lol. The look on his face watching the dart was priceless
Enjoyed your video looking forward to whatever you do next 👍🏻
I can't add a single thing, as you've said it perfectly. As a vintage collector, I have to be dragged kicking and screaming to modern, but I have to admit - the Rogue One 3.75''s are a big improvement over what I saw of the TFA figures. The Jyn in Imperial Disguise is probably the best I've seen. But yeah, the vehicles are just atrocious, with cheap, rubbery plastic and that abominable Nerf corporate partnership nightmare that just kills every vehicle they put out. I found the TFA Falcon on clearance for $25 at a Wal-Mart and ended up getting it and I literally *gave* it away after opening and looking at it for a couple of days. There's just no *sculpting* on the vehicles, which is part of what makes the original Kenners so incredible. Anyway, I'm rambling. Great show as always, guys!
That size montage was amazing. I didn't know they made a falcon that big.
I SO LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+tonytigeer thanks!
Trust me we were spoiled with the big Falcon back in 08 then the big AT-AT back in 2010. The mind numbing thing is that TRU had repack the 08 Big Falcon in 2012 for the Vintage line and they wanted 299 for it. The box in my mind was a work of art.
Glad you're back! As always you hit the nail on the head when Hasbro is more concerned about how to tie a smart phone app to a toys it shows why kids today do not play like we use to.
Well, welcome back. Thank you for the great video. Something new to bother my wife with :-D
Fantastic video guys, it was worth the wait.
I asked for atat for christmas a couple years ago, knowing that the price wouldn't be appealing to my parents for a regular sized atat... When christmas came around, I got that HUGE atat and I was so happy.
If I remember correctly, the USS Flagg retailed at $109.99 when it came out in 1985. That equates to $303 in 2023 money, which is pretty much exactly what Hasbro charged for this AT-ACT. So ask yourself: what would you rather have - a majestic aircraft carrier or an undersized AT-ACT with nerf darts? I can't even begin to imagine what they would charge for the Flagg if they re-released it, even if they made it too small for the figures and armed it with nerf darts.
I am so glad I bought that Millennium Falcon when I did. I regret not getting the AT-AT walker.
i need to locate one of the behemoth sized AT-AT walkers. What model is it?
Michael, you need to go to work for Hasbro in their toy design department. You could save them millions!
I actually bought the At-Act because of this video. Sure it doesn't work well with the figures. Oh well, I love the features! :) Take care, Sam from the Sarlacc group in Seattle! :)
Holy crap!! Really well done video.
I was so excited for the vid made my day!😁
I kinda wish they still made vehicles and playsets. They used to be so good
I really enjoyed this review thanks guys👍
The giant Millennium Falcon and giant AT-AT Walker are both amazing! I have them both.