Yeah. Mine finally made it in state. If truly departed last depot this am, it should've made it to local depot for delivery today. I am not sure how much "work" local depot will do on Sat night/sundays for direct ups deliveries. In the past I know pkges for usps transfers, pkge will hold until mon afternoon or mon night. In a way, I'm ok w/them not delivering tomorrow, as I have to go out of town and it's supposed to rain most of the day and ups locally anyways, are too stupid to place a pkge in the pkg bin or not directly under awning edge causing run off rain to poor onto pkges. I think they do it on purpose sometimes, especially that ***** bag delivery guy a while back that walked across a freshly chemically treated lawn instead of the clean, dry sidewalk. Or the idiot that took a pic of our flower bed as "proof" he dropped off a pkge ( pkge was placed on to of the unlocked pkge bin that was behind him as he took the pic...IDIOT!)
New Republic E-Wing & KE4-N4
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I disagree. Nothing wrong with your opinion and I respect you for having it. I wouldn’t base everything on cost though. If you went to that Diamond national park in Arkansas, you can keep any diamonds you find. Most visitors go away with nothing. Some find diamonds maybe worth a couple of hundred dollars. Every now and then someone finds one valued at several thousand dollars though. Should they turn around and sell it based on their entrance fee to the park? Sometimes you get lucky and the market values it for much more than you paid. I wouldn’t consider it scalping. It’s not like it’s Veruca Salt’s dad from Willy Wonka having all of his factory workers open boxes of E-Wings looking for card errors.
I understand the sentiment, BUT the people spending hundreds of dollars on something like this don't want a $20 figure. It sure seems like it's a very different type of collector that buys something like this and for them that's just the name of the game.
Kind of like the difference betwee collecting guitars because you're a guitar player versus collecting guitars that have been played on stage by famous musicians. Yes, the item is still 'a guitar' but the collectors have a different collection and expect to be spending more money.
I don't think Mysterio is doing anything remotely close to scalping. He got something that someone else will 1)enjoy a whole lot more and 2) expects to pay "accoridngly" for it. He's not selling the figure, he's selling the error.
Opinion noted. Disagree completely in this case! There’s clearly a precedent for people paying close to $1,000 for such errors, because of their rarity. It would be foolish on anyone’s part to let it go for a fraction of what it could be potentially worth, based on some nebulous feeling of being ethical.
Do you think people who sell rare, vintage cars for millions of dollars to collectors with deep pockets walk around with a guilty conscience? Not likely. An item like this is always worth what a person is willing to pay for it. Mysterio isn’t being “shady” in the least.
Well it wasn’t for me, but the 25% off and free shipping got me. In the end, wanting the stupid droid got me off the fence. 
It’s not a bad ship, there is quite a bit of detail on the fuselage, and some weathering on the engine exhausts and by the blasters.
Major gripe is the canopy, there is a significant gap, don’t know what that is all about, but it is not good.
It’s not a bad ship, there is quite a bit of detail on the fuselage, and some weathering on the engine exhausts and by the blasters.
Major gripe is the canopy, there is a significant gap, don’t know what that is all about, but it is not good.
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Are you referring to the way the front edge of the canopy doesn’t sit flush with the body of the ship? That’s something that I noticed on mine, but I think it might be by design. Will need to rewatch those scenes in Ahsoka to see if that’s accurate or not.
Yep, the gap looking head on is very noticeable. Lemme know what you fnd out rewatching.
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I'm not terribly perturbed by the lack of dirt wash on this one. The E-Wings are supposed to be factory fresh at that point in the timeline.
Yep, look like new squad cars. Give em time to get beat up!
Didn't think the box would be as big as this is. Makes the Ghost box seem all the more massive.
They’re made of a very pliable plastic. Just use a hair dryer on low for about 20-30 seconds, and you can straighten them back out easily.
Like I said, it is his to do with as he pleases. And I hope it works out for him and wish him all the luck in getting the most out of it. It's a nice thing for someone to get lucky with a niche item that can offset prices of such an expensive hobby. Other people were chiming in on their opinion/stance, so I felt it was open for discussion to expressed mine. Either route is sure to fetch a freat return.
this is getting beyond ludicrous. 51 hours after "departed" a 2hr drive away ups depot, there still is no "arrival" scan to a local depot nor a new ETA available. UPS is a total
run operation, no wonder it's colors are -brown. Re-ordering from Disney and getting 25% off WAS NOT WORTH IT!!!
Yep, this is how I felt too. It's nice, but I would have felt a bit better if it had a couple removable panels or if the interior had some paint. It is $40 less than the N1, though, so I guess the lack of stands and additional parts makes sense.
FedEx was suppose to deliver yesterday and of course didn't. They even marked it as out for delivery. They never seem to deliver when they say they will. It is scheduled for today and again out for delivery. How hard is it to finish delivering your packages before cutting off for the day? Santa Claus does it.
So who is going to add the laser canon on top?
UPS’ speed and efficiency seems to vary from state to state. I’m sure there are several factors that customers like you and I aren’t aware of, but it’s still not a good look for them when it seemingly takes an excess of time to be delivered. My first E-wing shipped out of NV and I had it within three days. My second one shipped out of PA five days ago, but has been on a sightseeing tour of OH for the past three days. Don’t really mind the wait, but every day it’s moving around out in the world is one more day it could potentially get damaged in transit. If it does, I’ll make Disney send me another one.this is getting beyond ludicrous. 51 hours after "departed" a 2hr drive away ups depot, there still is no "arrival" scan to a local depot nor a new ETA available. UPS is a total
That is the same story with mine. Apparently, the E-Wing decided to spend the night in Rialto, CA about 40 miles away and see the sights.
I think it looks better without personallySo who is going to add the laser canon on top?
I agree, a nose cannon would have been better than above the canopy.
so far, every disney pkge sent from NV heading east. has been an issue, something new almost every other day. Those coming from PA or NJ, biggest issue, was UPS p/u item in a timely manner after item "shipped"
It's the excessive delays and extra stops and transfers to yet another truck that have me worried that it'll arrive damaged. Over the years, longer transit times had more damage than quick transit pkges.
Then what if disney sells out before i can get a replacement sent out? that's possible too. It's just aggrevating the overall ineptness of UPS. Fedex was bad a few years ago, but it's like they have waken up and took responsidility and are doing what customers expect them to do...deliver pkges in a timely, less mismanged way. UPS...total BS service......they cant even be bothered w/ providing a new ETA after 5 days after the 2nd delay.
Furthermore, if a replacement needs to be sent, who will disney use for that...UPS again. Kinda defeats the purpose and I'd still have to wait and wait for that
ty delivery company to do thier F-ing job
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Nobody, I assume. The E-wing in Ahoska got a design overhaul, and due to the new shape of the top plane, plus the visible droid port with protruding astromech (the droid was always 'hidden' inside the rear of the ship in the comics), there really isn't an ideal place to put a big cannon that would seem realistic. If anything, a smaller turret, similar to the Y-wing, would be the only logical choice, since it would have to be mounted on the cockpit. I was never an EU guy though, so I'm not hung up on designs that appeared in books or comics. On-screen appearances are my only canon, so the TVC E-wing is perfectly fine as-is.So who is going to add the laser canon on top?
hmmm....w/in last 20min, a mysterious scan showed up, since 7am Saturday when i first woke up and looked...this scan WAS NOT there. xxxxxx's are THE SAME FACILITY!
have i mentioned I HATE UPS!! i really miss the day of old when a customer could choose the carrier? BBTS, I know was 1 site that used to give customers that option...USPS, UPS or FedEx...but back then UPS was ran smooth and i don't recall any issues until last 2-3 years, now it about every pkge thru them has at least 1 issue....delayed, not p/u on time, pkges arriving wet/damaged, labels worn or torn half, erroneous/mis-scans, drivers throwing pkges over the flowerbed onto porches, taking pics of the flowerbed as "proof" of pkge delivery , walking across freshly chemically treated lawns and leaving marks in the wet grass, and ....and say... wait, this last one was an amazon carrier, but...blowing gigantic boogers in the yard while ring bell recorded it all. ACE VENTURA. i am SO tempted to meet UPS at the door and say, "thanks, Ace", but I'd hate to insult one of my long-time childhood idols, ACE Frehley.
| 11/09/2024 6:02 A.M. | On the Way Arrived at Facility xxxxxx |
| 11/09/2024 5:53 A.M. | Departed from Facility xxxxxx |
| 11/09/2024 2:36 A.M. | Arrived at Facility xxxxxx |
have i mentioned I HATE UPS!! i really miss the day of old when a customer could choose the carrier? BBTS, I know was 1 site that used to give customers that option...USPS, UPS or FedEx...but back then UPS was ran smooth and i don't recall any issues until last 2-3 years, now it about every pkge thru them has at least 1 issue....delayed, not p/u on time, pkges arriving wet/damaged, labels worn or torn half, erroneous/mis-scans, drivers throwing pkges over the flowerbed onto porches, taking pics of the flowerbed as "proof" of pkge delivery , walking across freshly chemically treated lawns and leaving marks in the wet grass, and ....and say... wait, this last one was an amazon carrier, but...blowing gigantic boogers in the yard while ring bell recorded it all. ACE VENTURA. i am SO tempted to meet UPS at the door and say, "thanks, Ace", but I'd hate to insult one of my long-time childhood idols, ACE Frehley.
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Yeah, if it comes directly out of a "car" wash, you are right. But if we suppose that there was at least one mission/usage as seen in the show, I would appreciate some alien fly corpses here and there on it at least.
Seriously, my thoughts: If we accept this no wash at all at that price, there'll be also no wash at future vehicles. The ST universe is always clean (w/ a few exceptions...), the SW universe is only (almost always) clean at the imperial side.
One could design a turret plug for the droid hole.
BTW, I mentioned it the other day, but here's the red 'Kenna' droid Hasbro could potentially release. Would be a very easy repaint for them to do, so hopefully they get around to it. Once they reveal their (hopefully) definitive C-3PO sculpt, they could do one of those 'special' action figure packs, similar to the Shriek Hawks, consisting of the dark teal protocol droid, the new republic captain (whose body could be used to make a new General Madine), a new republic security officer (human or Mon Cal), and the red N4, all from that opening scene of ep 1 of Ahsoka.
That sounds dirty. Maybe keep that to yourself next time. JK
Sell it quick before others start receiving their's. Hopefully yours is something truly rare. It would suck for you if a bunch of others get the same error and it is determined that it is not really rare anymore.
Here is the breakdown of the E-wing…
Note - the engines have been scaled down to better fit the layout
Note - the engines have been scaled down to better fit the layout
ehh, could be too stupid to realize they were insulted...the walking across the lawn thing was....stupid, may be too nice of a word....he waited in his truck, till lawn guys finished reeling thier hose in , placed the "stay off grass" sign and drive away. Then UPS moved truck up to between driveways and walked across the wet grass to the wrong side of the porch and tossed box over the flowerbed and onto the porch? He was already doing that on purpose. I wanted to check the ring bell video but dangit it needed re-charging.
He already did. Well, listed it anyways.
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