Re: Star Wars Figures

> Date: 	 Wed, 08 Jul 1998 21:54:56 -0500
> From: 	 Joe Banderet <bigjoe@aeroinc.net>
> Reply-to:	 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> To:		 FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	 Re: Star Wars Figures

No.  I believe they were planning just the revamp of the current 
minis and rules.

KR

> Has there been any talk of "official" spaceship minis?
> 
> Geo-Hex wrote:
> 
> > > From:	     "John Jeffery Shoemark" <shoemark@acay.com.au>
> > > Reply-to:      FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> > > To:	     <FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk>
> > > Subject:	     RE: Star Wars Figures
> > > Date:	     Wed, 8 Jul 1998 20:59:13 +1000
> >
> > > > "I have a bad feeling about this...."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > The 25mm Star Wars figures have actually been cancelled for
several
> > months
> > > now. They were planning to redo them in a 30mm type size.
Apparently
> > this
> > > was because the true 25mm size was considered to be "old
fashioned".
> > I know
> > > they stopped distribution of these figures outside the US about a
> > year ago
> > > because they had lost the foreign rights for them.
> > > I am unaware of WEGs demise but I know product has slowed down a
lot
> > in the
> > > last four months. (Until three weeks ago I was President of their
> > largest
> > > distributor in Australia) So, if you want to use Star Wars figures
> > for
> > > Stargrunt grab them quickly, particularly the Stormtroopers. They
> > have
> > > always been the hardest to get a reliable supply of.
> > >
> > > John S
> > >
> > John,
> >
> > I had the opportunity to view the new figures.  Marko of Global
Games
> > had the nod from WEG to do the redesign, and they are beautiful! 
The
> > shame of it all is that they may not see store shelves anytime soon,
> > if ever.  Hopefully, someone will pick up the license and perhaps
> > Marko can make some kind of deal to release the figures.
> >
> > KR, Geo-Hex
> 
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