That was "convenient". Han worked for Jabba, who was based on Tatooine. That's why he was there, to try to square things with Jabba after his failed delivery.When I think about ROTJ in retrospect, I think about how Solo was just a stone's throw away from the very individual who wanted him dead or alive on Tatooine when he first hooked up with Luke and Ben in ANH. Sure, Solo had his reasons for being on Tatooine, and so did the 'other' Solo in his situation as well.
oops. "wasn't" convenient.
Same here. I saw it in the store, amazingly enough, but had to leave it there. All I really want is the gate (and the Chewie), so clearance or bust for me.
All right, printed Styrofoam backgrounds then....
In all fairness though, just Yoda's house alone cast in 100% plastic could easily pass off as a $30 or possibly less set. Of course the question becomes, how do kids (or big kids) recreate iconic scenes with that set with 5POA figures (Yoda excepted of course)! 
Same way we did as kids
All right, printed Styrofoam backgrounds then....
But in all seriousness, the partition idea (from my POV) sort of gives the feel of events taking place along different point on the same planet, unlike the days of the vintage playsets where it seems everything was taking place inside the same area of an average size living room.
"Dad,.....why didn't the toy company put knees and elbows on MY Luke?" ****Dad struggles to give a legitimate answer.****Same way we did as kids
I own it! And it IS awesomeness, but come on, have a little faith that Hasbro could knock one out of the park. It would be amazing and more sizable.
I think the partition idea is fine and could easily be done with plastic. It's not as if a plastic base couldn't be created for Dagobah with an area to land/sink an X-Wing or have a swamp monster. The original Kenner one, but extrapolated. Think of the old Toy-Biz / Kenner Batcave / Wayne Manor, manor on the outside, cave on the inside, and I think one side also had the chemical plant. All plastic!
All right, printed Styrofoam backgrounds then....
But in all seriousness, the partition idea (from my POV) sort of gives the feel of events taking place along different point on the same planet, unlike the days of the vintage playsets where it seems everything was taking place inside the same area of an average size living room.
"Well, son, because Hasbro got cheap." "But don't worry, MY Luke still has knees and elbows. I just have to pay $13.00 a figure"
That's just it, for $45 I can make something nicer and out of sturdier materials...
Seriously, with 3D print tech out there now, playsets should be had on the cheap and be able to do the same things in FULL PLASTIC. I agree, they are pretty high in price for what they are. I think $20 should be the max and a fair price for a cardboard playset. Maybe $25 since they're including a figure, though the figure is a bit annoying. I don't want to buy ANY of that 5POA crap, I don't want to support it in any way, so that irks me.
Super potential, but at that point, I'd really not want a play board set for anything OT, I want to see a large full plastic base with all plastic parts on top of it. I think this can easily be done in TVC.I might have been swayed had the set included a figure that wasn't in the main line, can of worms opened,
They have to make these a bit more interesting for me, which would be based on an OT design for starters. ESB/Hoth has some great mining potential.
Because it would spoil the movie that came out months ago
What the heck? Why? These were on the shelf with an SKU and proper price right underneath them when I saw them. In other words, out on the floor for sale. Did you get yours from a backroom or something? It is so loathsome to think that we are actually in a time where you CAN'T buy what a store is offering. Can anyone think of any other type of product this would fly with?
