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eregyrnFor the three of you out there who are also interested in the Stargate action figures that are coming out, some further information... (some are now for sale on eBay; more news on variants, including Desert Cammo [sic] Daniel Jackson in the 'do-rag beloved by so many; plus, don't forget your free Jack figure avail. from some comic shops on Free Comic Book Day, this Sat., etc.)...
Okay! First, we now have a list of what it sounds like will be all the available variants in this First Wave (though lord knows, they keep surprising me with new variants popping up):
-- Serpent Guard (with removable helmet)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill (olive BDUs, baseball cap)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill, black-ops ltd. variant (black BDUs, black knit hat)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill, desert cammo ltd. variant (khaki BDUs, goggles; see below)
-- Gen. Jack O'Neill, ltd. variant (still can't confirm whether he's in olive base fatigues, with the tunic/shirt, or olive BDUs with the short-waisted BDU jacket; I have seen a pic of the latter on eBay but it's hard to tell if it's an accurate pic of the figure being offered)
-- "Gen." Jack O'Neill, black-tshirt and olive BDU pants -- Free Comic Book Day promotion
-- Daniel Jackson (olive BDUs)
-- Daniel Jackson, desert cammo ltd. variant (cammo 'do-rag; BDUs are actually darker than the usual desert cammo, looks more like the forest cammo; see below)
I don't really have a *lot* of info yet on all of the accessories. I do know that the tac-vests (which look so bulky on the figures, rather like Mae West lifevests) *are* removable, as I've been guessing all along. I also know that the figures are supposed to come with P90s and zats. From one pic I have seen, it also looks like separate accessories are a GDO, and a radio. (Oh good -- choking hazards!) But I can't find any info on what's up with Daniel's glasses; both pics of Daniel figures I've seen show him without glasses on, although I guess that doesn't mean they may not be an accessory for him.
Pieces of the Stargate (which is supposed to be pretty much in scale with the figures, which is AWESOME) will come with each figure. I can only assume that they will only come with the standard figures, not the limited-edition variants. A little while ago, I did read someplace that this First Wave of figures may not give us enough pieces to make an *entire* Stargate. We may have to wait for the Second Wave to get the whole thing.
(I have heard that the Second Wave will be Sam, Teal'c, and Thor. And that it might be out as early as September.)
The First Wave of figures appears to already be out in Australia -- because if you go on eBay, some figures, including some of the limited-edition variants, are already for sale there. Also for sale on eBay: some early copies of the black-tshirt Jack from FCBD; and a whole lot of copies of a prototype of the standard Col. Jack figure, that was apparently issued as a numbered run of 500 at Wizard Con or something like that. (Frankly, I am not interested in that figure, because it's a prototype, and it appears to have some of the drawbacks that some of us noted when we commented on early pics of the figures. Plus, because it's so limited, the price is all hiked up.)
From everything I've heard, the First Wave is supposed to go on sale in the U.S. in June or July.
eBay seems to be a good place to find the figures, including for bargain prices (or it will be, once they become generally released in the U.S.). If you want to see what's out now, I suggest just putting "stargate figure" into the search box.
Here are some examples for you to look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CON-EXCLUSIVE-Col-JACK-ONEILL-STARGATE-Figure_W0QQitemZ6055305919QQcategoryZ64857QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- the "convention exclusive" prototype Jack figure. I include this mainly because it gives you a little pic of the accessories.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stargate-SG1-Action-Figure-Desert-Combat-Jackson_W0QQitemZ6625525997QQcategoryZ98035QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- "desert cammo" (in reality, forest cammo) Daniel Jackson, from Australia. The other pics of standard DJ figures for sale on eBay from Australia just show the really old, original photo of the prototype DJ figure that we were all criticizing ("what the hell is going on with his neck?" etc.) -- but this one looks to me like it's a pic of the actual released figure (simply because we have not seen any previous pics of these desert cammo variants, so at least we *know* in these cases that these aren't very old promo pics that have been floating around forever just being used as examples of the real release figures). But this pic doesn't show/confirm what accessories come with it, nor does the item description.
What's interesting about this figure to me? The forest cammo along with the 'do-rag and the lack of glasses? That's Daniel from S4's "The First Ones" (when he gets kidnapped by Chaka and dragged around).
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stargate-SG1-Action-Figure-Desert-Combat-ONeill_W0QQitemZ6625525796QQcategoryZ98035QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- desert cammo Jack. This one just makes me laugh. :) Mostly because it's so *clearly* modelled on Jack specifically from the opening sequence of S4's "Absolute Power" (including, I assume, wearing his hat backwards; and you just *know* those goggles aren't removable). You can see how the *real* desert-cammo BDU are actually different from what the Daniel figure above is wearing. You can also see Jack here with the removable tac-vest in the desert cammo color. (Which itself is an inaccuracy, because the desert cammo BDUs involved wearing a different kind of vest, much lighter and more mesh-constructed, than the standard black tac-vest; but what the hell, they're action figures, there are limits...)
Happy shopping, everybody!
Okay! First, we now have a list of what it sounds like will be all the available variants in this First Wave (though lord knows, they keep surprising me with new variants popping up):
-- Serpent Guard (with removable helmet)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill (olive BDUs, baseball cap)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill, black-ops ltd. variant (black BDUs, black knit hat)
-- Col. Jack O'Neill, desert cammo ltd. variant (khaki BDUs, goggles; see below)
-- Gen. Jack O'Neill, ltd. variant (still can't confirm whether he's in olive base fatigues, with the tunic/shirt, or olive BDUs with the short-waisted BDU jacket; I have seen a pic of the latter on eBay but it's hard to tell if it's an accurate pic of the figure being offered)
-- "Gen." Jack O'Neill, black-tshirt and olive BDU pants -- Free Comic Book Day promotion
-- Daniel Jackson (olive BDUs)
-- Daniel Jackson, desert cammo ltd. variant (cammo 'do-rag; BDUs are actually darker than the usual desert cammo, looks more like the forest cammo; see below)
I don't really have a *lot* of info yet on all of the accessories. I do know that the tac-vests (which look so bulky on the figures, rather like Mae West lifevests) *are* removable, as I've been guessing all along. I also know that the figures are supposed to come with P90s and zats. From one pic I have seen, it also looks like separate accessories are a GDO, and a radio. (Oh good -- choking hazards!) But I can't find any info on what's up with Daniel's glasses; both pics of Daniel figures I've seen show him without glasses on, although I guess that doesn't mean they may not be an accessory for him.
Pieces of the Stargate (which is supposed to be pretty much in scale with the figures, which is AWESOME) will come with each figure. I can only assume that they will only come with the standard figures, not the limited-edition variants. A little while ago, I did read someplace that this First Wave of figures may not give us enough pieces to make an *entire* Stargate. We may have to wait for the Second Wave to get the whole thing.
(I have heard that the Second Wave will be Sam, Teal'c, and Thor. And that it might be out as early as September.)
The First Wave of figures appears to already be out in Australia -- because if you go on eBay, some figures, including some of the limited-edition variants, are already for sale there. Also for sale on eBay: some early copies of the black-tshirt Jack from FCBD; and a whole lot of copies of a prototype of the standard Col. Jack figure, that was apparently issued as a numbered run of 500 at Wizard Con or something like that. (Frankly, I am not interested in that figure, because it's a prototype, and it appears to have some of the drawbacks that some of us noted when we commented on early pics of the figures. Plus, because it's so limited, the price is all hiked up.)
From everything I've heard, the First Wave is supposed to go on sale in the U.S. in June or July.
eBay seems to be a good place to find the figures, including for bargain prices (or it will be, once they become generally released in the U.S.). If you want to see what's out now, I suggest just putting "stargate figure" into the search box.
Here are some examples for you to look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CON-EXCLUSIVE-Col-JACK-ONEILL-STARGATE-Figure_W0QQitemZ6055305919QQcategoryZ64857QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- the "convention exclusive" prototype Jack figure. I include this mainly because it gives you a little pic of the accessories.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stargate-SG1-Action-Figure-Desert-Combat-Jackson_W0QQitemZ6625525997QQcategoryZ98035QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- "desert cammo" (in reality, forest cammo) Daniel Jackson, from Australia. The other pics of standard DJ figures for sale on eBay from Australia just show the really old, original photo of the prototype DJ figure that we were all criticizing ("what the hell is going on with his neck?" etc.) -- but this one looks to me like it's a pic of the actual released figure (simply because we have not seen any previous pics of these desert cammo variants, so at least we *know* in these cases that these aren't very old promo pics that have been floating around forever just being used as examples of the real release figures). But this pic doesn't show/confirm what accessories come with it, nor does the item description.
What's interesting about this figure to me? The forest cammo along with the 'do-rag and the lack of glasses? That's Daniel from S4's "The First Ones" (when he gets kidnapped by Chaka and dragged around).
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stargate-SG1-Action-Figure-Desert-Combat-ONeill_W0QQitemZ6625525796QQcategoryZ98035QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- desert cammo Jack. This one just makes me laugh. :) Mostly because it's so *clearly* modelled on Jack specifically from the opening sequence of S4's "Absolute Power" (including, I assume, wearing his hat backwards; and you just *know* those goggles aren't removable). You can see how the *real* desert-cammo BDU are actually different from what the Daniel figure above is wearing. You can also see Jack here with the removable tac-vest in the desert cammo color. (Which itself is an inaccuracy, because the desert cammo BDUs involved wearing a different kind of vest, much lighter and more mesh-constructed, than the standard black tac-vest; but what the hell, they're action figures, there are limits...)
Happy shopping, everybody!
