30th Anniversary Collection Basic Figures Recap

Number of Figures: 75

Average Figure Score: 6.86

Despite the line being 13 years old, the bulk of the scores were 8's and 7's. In some cases this is due to the insane accessories packed with some of the 30th Anniversary Collection figures. Note that the Darth Vader coin album figure (30-01 is excluded from these results).



Viability Percentage: 64%

Amazingly, 48 of the evaluated 74 figures have definitive statuses of "Definitive", "Close", or "Other Value". The majority of these are in the "close" category which is short for "close enough". For TAC, this speaks more to the character selection than it does to the quality of the sculpts themselves. Hasbro dug deep for candidates in this line selecting many obscure character sources, which is why it's so beloved. But it also means that the threshold for resculpt for these sources is very high. So while some of these figures fall well short of modern action figure standards, the are "close enough" for the character.

An example of this is the Elis Helrot figure. It falls well short of what we expect from a modern figure, but is "close enough" for an obscure background cantina alien.



In short, it's clear to see why the 30th Anniversary was such a beloved line. The scores and statuses bear that out, but how about some staff picks?

Favorite Figure

Nomadscout
08-12 Darth Vader (Battle Damaged)

CJ (Dustin) This isn't a great figure, but I'm happy it exists.
30-17 Biggs Darklighter (Imperial Academy)

Chris
30-59 Voolviff Monn

James (Jimmy Griffin)
08-13 Rahm Kota

DarthDre Was THE most customized clone, before he was even made. Such a great design.
30-07 Airborne Trooper

Figure You Can't Live Without
Just because a figure might be your favorite, does not mean that your collection would suffer without it. There are some figures that are critical to your displays. These are figures you can't live without.

Nomadscout The Jawa with LIN Droid is critical to the Purchase of the Droids scene.
30-19 Jawa & LIN Droid

CJ (Dustin) The Galactic Marine was the character that brought me back to collecting.
30-02 Galactic Marine

Chris Hermi Odle anchors any Jabba's Palace display.
30-29 Hermi Odle

James (Jimmy Griffin)
08-01 Obi-Wan Kenobi

DarthDre This was more than an action figure. It was a mini-rig with a figure.
30-32 Yoda & Kybuck

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