Top 5 TVC 1.0 Figures That Need Resculpts

Posted by Chris on 02/25/22 at 07:05 AM Category: Vintage Collection, Top 5

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This article started life as a list of all the figures from TVC 1.0 that needed resculpts. When I realized that the list was already up to 5 figures from just wave 1, I knew I had to pare down this entry. I'm only listing my top 5 overall, and that was an incredibly difficult exercise. Having to cut VC04 - Luke Skywalker (Bespin) and VC06 - See-Threepio (C-3PO) were incredibly difficult decisions, but it ultimately left me with the following not-so-fabulous five.

1. Han Solo (in Trench Coat)

This figure is now an insult to The Vintage Collection. The sculpt dates back to the Bush administration! It was bad for TVC 1.0. For TVC 2.0, it's ridiculous. I think Hasbro struggles with what to do with an O96 Kenner figure, that has already been released in the Vintage Collection, when it needs to be updated. Don't over think it. New number. Same card. Done.

2. VC35 - Mace Windu

The Vintage Collection release of Mace Windu was nothing more than a new head sculpt on the existing body from 2007's Thirtieth Anniversary Collection 30-06 Mace Windu figure. The Jedi Master is far too important of a character to be stuck with dated articulation. Unfortunately, this figure is getting re-released in the upcoming specialty wave, which seems to hurt our chances of getting a new Mace figure any time soon. Maybe we can get an Episode III version for the 20th Anniversary of Revenge of the Sith.

3. VC08 - Darth Vader

How is it even possible that we do not have a definitive Episode V/VI version of cinema's greatest villain of all time? As with the first two figures on this list (and the next two), the base sculpt was already years old when this figure was released in TVC. It started life in 2005's Anakin to Darth Vader Evolution set. We desperately need an Empire Strikes Back- / Return of the Jedi-based Darth Vader will all the bells and whistles that we've become accustomed to with newly sculpted figures in TVC 2.0.

4. VC09 - Boba Fett

Do I really need to do a long write up for this? The figure is from 2008's Legacy of the Fetts Evolution set. I hated aspects of it when it was released. Since then the sculpt has aged worse than Beanie Babies. There is no reason not to update this Episode V Boba Fett because tooling from the definitive Episode VI based VC186 - Boba Fett figure can be leveraged.

5. VC34 - Jango Fett

If you're going to resculpt the son, you might as well update the papa. Boba is a clone of Jango Fett, so just clone all the arguments above into this entry. They all apply. Seriously. Everything said for Boba Fett applies to this Jango Fett figure.