tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post434409838691044046..comments2024-03-24T19:17:59.515-04:00Comments on Action Figure Barbecue: Action Figure Review: General Veers from Star Wars: The Black Series Phase III by HasbroBarbecue17http://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-25346383268308743742020-11-11T17:45:42.128-05:002020-11-11T17:45:42.128-05:00I'd like to think Vader would prefer his men i...I'd like to think Vader would prefer his men inform him of flaws so that said flaws can be corrected.Kooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-74609341464602907572019-03-07T07:37:53.526-05:002019-03-07T07:37:53.526-05:00This version of the pistol seems over-sized to me....This version of the pistol seems over-sized to me. Compare it to Dengar's (which has the extra muzzle piece). Could be why it doesn't fit the holster all that well.<br /><br />Btw, here's the Wookiepedia page: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/DL-21_blaster_pistolBanzaiBoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668272287361207586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-12011418787454005872018-11-07T07:04:57.928-05:002018-11-07T07:04:57.928-05:00I assume Hasbro is augmenting the digital sculpt o...I assume Hasbro is augmenting the digital sculpt or tweaking elements of molds or something. There's gotta be some reuse involved for us to keep getting Imperial officers at the rate we are getting them. Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-91792202999951390062018-11-05T20:59:09.730-05:002018-11-05T20:59:09.730-05:00Actually, *all* of the Imperial officer figures re...Actually, *all* of the Imperial officer figures released to date have unique torsos, owing to the fact that they all have different numbers of code cylinders and different numbers of squares on their tunic plaques according to their rank in-universe, so Hasbro would have been looking at tooling up a new torso for Veers either way. Perhaps someone simply forgot that the good General is really, really tall...Jesterhttps://www.startpage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-78918553845049191622018-11-03T21:49:53.602-04:002018-11-03T21:49:53.602-04:00I do wonder why they didn't do that. I presume...I do wonder why they didn't do that. I presume it is because Thrawn has epaulets and very differently placed code cylinders. Still, something give some added height would have been welcome. Longer legs, perhaps?Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-6332540204221638842018-11-03T21:31:46.947-04:002018-11-03T21:31:46.947-04:00They could have used the (significantly taller) Gr...They could have used the (significantly taller) Grand Admiral Thrawn body as the base for this figure, to eliminate the height disparity...Jesterhttps://www.startpage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-77402239114794261272018-10-15T05:13:29.677-04:002018-10-15T05:13:29.677-04:00To be fair, if I were in Veers' boots and Dart...To be fair, if I were in Veers' boots and Darth Vader was already around at the time a trainee discovered a potentially huge flaw in one of the Empire's major weapons systems, I'd make sure nobody else would ever learn about it too. Getting choked from long distance wouldn't help my career at all. Wayward Knavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-59325820800851848782018-10-14T23:39:04.960-04:002018-10-14T23:39:04.960-04:00Very nice! Thanks!
Very nice! Thanks!<br />Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-9997673404990699222018-10-14T22:56:21.924-04:002018-10-14T22:56:21.924-04:00I hate that old EU stuff about the Empire. It make...I hate that old EU stuff about the Empire. It makes them look dumb AF. And makes Veers in particular look stupid. While the new EU has its ups and downs, there's a lot in the old Expanded Universe I'm glad they've done away with, and that tidbit about Veers' past is one of them. Now if only they'd have also gotten rid of the "almost all Imperial officers are idiots" cliche begun by Admiral Ozzel...Kooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-85372517920180144822018-10-14T14:35:59.647-04:002018-10-14T14:35:59.647-04:00Colonel Veers removed the recruit who found out ab...Colonel Veers removed the recruit who found out about the AT-AT's weakness from walker operator training and sent him to the stormtrooper units. Wayward Knavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-83045117786286833002018-10-14T09:33:16.810-04:002018-10-14T09:33:16.810-04:00I don't remember that at all. I know he was se...I don't remember that at all. I know he was severely crippled and could not be healed using Bacta and such, so he had to use a hoverchair. I believe he also was demoted to Captain at some point and died during Dark Empire II. Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-8460534969281904482018-10-13T14:55:31.628-04:002018-10-13T14:55:31.628-04:00If I remember my pre-Disney Star Wars stories corr...If I remember my pre-Disney Star Wars stories correctly, I think then-Colonel Veers never told any of his superiors about the AT-AT's vulnerability to being tripped by reinforced durasteel cables wound around the walker's legs. Wayward Knavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-65584931439318400122018-10-13T10:32:52.151-04:002018-10-13T10:32:52.151-04:00Oh, and here's a B&W behind the scenes pic...Oh, and here's a B&W behind the scenes pic of Renz with this specific version of the DL-21: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wKzdGq3ANZo/UOrcLWrBrwI/AAAAAAAAN9g/GgHHC_ZtLfQ/s320/renz.jpgKooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-53652986014921201872018-10-13T10:30:41.798-04:002018-10-13T10:30:41.798-04:00Yeah, I plan on displaying him with the helmet on ...Yeah, I plan on displaying him with the helmet on most of the time, anyway, so it isn't a dealbreaker. Just something to bitch about. XDKooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-27248012716883121362018-10-12T15:22:54.446-04:002018-10-12T15:22:54.446-04:00Yeah, I can see that. It's just really tough t...Yeah, I can see that. It's just really tough to tell! I do think they probably went too light, though. Oh well.. he does always wear the hat or helmet, so it's less of an issue than, say, the TFA Han Solo's hair. Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-61594445336737023522018-10-12T11:55:23.446-04:002018-10-12T11:55:23.446-04:00His hair looks brown to me here, or at the very le...His hair looks brown to me here, or at the very least a much darker gray than what Hasbro went with: http://files.starwarsuncut.com/assets/film_2/hd/075.jpgKooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-65036315938752518422018-10-12T11:40:01.726-04:002018-10-12T11:40:01.726-04:00OK< very cool. I'm going to have to check t...OK< very cool. I'm going to have to check that out. I could find nothing about that on Wookiepedia or the 501st site.<br /><br />Yeah, I mentioned that he definitely is a bit short (and Tarkin is probably a bit too tall). There definitely is a seen where Vader almost looks Veers in the eyes. About the hair, I looked and looked for pictures where you could really see him without any hat or helmet and couldn't find one. I do think Hasbro went with hair closer to his later appearances, maybe to make him more recognizable?Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438156728877167677.post-48065635185757670222018-10-11T15:46:22.358-04:002018-10-11T15:46:22.358-04:00That is indeed a DL-21. It's seen used by the ...That is indeed a DL-21. It's seen used by the officers in the shield generator bunker on Endor, Colonel Dyer ("Freeze!") and Lieutenant Renz ("You Rebel scum!") in particular, both without the muzzle extension thing. I guess Hasbro figured this was the standard Imperial officer sidearm (Piett also comes with it).<br /><br />My issues with this figure are twofold. First, the reuse of Tarkin parts, the legs in particular, mean he's too short. Veers was very tall, almost as tall as Vader. Then there's his hair color. At the time of filming, Julian Glover had brown (or at least salt and pepper) hair, not the solid gray hair he'd have later on in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.<br /><br />Despite these negatives, it's still a kickass figure and I already have two! :DKooshmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347989401774857919noreply@blogger.com