A First Look at Hasbro’s U-Wing from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!
A toy collector website has unveiled a sneak peek at the latest interstellar toy from a galaxy far, far away: a rebel transport known as the U-Wing. Check it out!
Last week, the Internet went crazy with the release of the all-new ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ trailer. Today, toy website 4-LOM to Zuckuss (via MSW) has exciting all-new details on a Hasbro Rogue One: A Star Wars Story toy item.
The website shows a photo of what is the toy version of the U-Wing Starfighter shown in the recent ‘Rogue One’ trailer. It appears the toy will also include a Cassian Andor action figure with blaster.
From: 4-LOM to Zuckuss
The French website’s description is rather generic and is as follows:
STAR WARS – E7 CLASS HERO III STARFIGHTER VEHICLE
A new vehicle on the scene with the NERF strike force! A magnificent ship to ship your figurines and launch missiles.Nerve! Vehicle up figurines 10 cm.MEGA compatible with Nerf darts.
They only thing the description confirms is that this vehicle will be a part of the Class III vehicle line and will most likely retail for about $50. The design of the ship looks great but the size is more in line with vintage Kenner Star Wars vehicles as it is largely under scaled.
The U-Wing — officially designated Incom UT-60D, for those concerned with such things — joins the ranks of similarly alphabetized starships in the Star Wars mythology. Fans have already seen A-Wings, B-Wings, X-Wings and Y-Wings in movies to date.
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” will be the first of the “Star Wars Anthology” films to be released and is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 16. The film will star Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Ben Mendelsohn.
Niceu, niceu!
I’ve been a Star Wars toy collector since my first Luke & R2 figure bought after ANH. And although I bought everything Kenner / Hasbro over the years, including in the early 90’s and through the prequels…. I didn’t buy a single figure from TFA. The prices went too high and the quality evaporated. I encountered misshapen and deformed toys inside blister packs and just said “no way.” Looking forward to rogue one, I was hopeful, but this already confirms its about selling toys not quality (size accuracy). People say what about the black line? They cost even more… Nope. They should have stuck with what worked. The U wing should be in size with the millennium falcon toy, not an $50 x-wing (already twice what it’s worth).
Fat chance – going by that godawful TFA toy, even the Millennium Falcon toy is no longer in size with the Millennium Falcon. Stick a fork in them, because vehicles are done like dinner at Hasbro. Coincidentally, I mostly collected vehicles, so…thanks for saving me a ton of cash, Hasbro!
I remember TPOTF Millennium Falcon back in the 90’s. That thing was awesome. It was $50 and I remember saving up all my money and I was still $10 short and my great grandfather gave me the $10 for no reason and I was finally able to go out and get it. He died a couple of weeks later. My parents threw out all of my ships after the basement in their house flooded and they got ruined. I was able to keep the cover from the back of the ship as my keepsake though. They really don’t make them like they used to. Debated on getting TFA version but the nerf gun thing completely turned me off from it.
The Saga series falcon is the best. It was £150 in the uk, probably the same in dollars, but is huge, the electronic effects are cool and you can fit 4 in the cockpit. I bought the TFA X-wing which has rubber parts and after struggling to fit the pilot in, the cockpit still doesn’t shut properly.
I got one for…ummm…my….kiiiiiiiids…yes….for the kids….when a local store had them at $75. Love the updated features, but do kinda wish Boudreaux hadn’t sculpted it with all of the exact same proportion problems he ALWAYS gives the Falcon.
I bought a Kylo Ren figure prior to TFA’s release, and I’m not entirely sure why. I had no plans on buying any new SW toys, as I stopped buying SW toys long ago and just started admiring them on the shelves instead. Sadly, I don’t even admire them any more as they look terribly cheap.
To be realistic, guys, this stuff is meant for the kids of today and that’s whom Hasbro wants to sell these things to. I am happy that they are still sticking with the 3.75/4″ scale, at least out of tradition. We adults are supposed to be buying the 6″ Black series.
Because Hasbro told us we should buy a new scale. Let’s be very clear – nobody asked Hasbro to go to a 6″ scale, so I’m not sure where this “supposed to be buying” comes from.
I don’t understand why the toys shoot nerf darts now.
SYNERGY! Trust Hasbro – you don’t really want articulation, sufficient quantities of product on actual physical shelves, decent sculpts, or paint-ops which consistently can paint eyes on the front of heads, you want hollow, rubbery…things…that seat one figure…kinda…and shoot darts! Hasbro knows! And if you don’t buy them all at full price, that will just prove they need to cut back a bit on their investment in the line.
They do suck for a collector. To be fair, I think they’re trying to make the 3.75 scale for kids, and I guess nerf darts will appeal to them. The ridiculous price tag might put it out of reach for most kids though. The 6′ scale seems to be what they’re targeting collectors with now, which is unfortunate if like most collectors you’ll have spent decades collecting 3.75.
That’s the thing though – they SAY it’s for kids, but the things are consistently priced way, WAY higher than any parent in their right mind would spend. They’re out of reach for kids, and aren’t things collectors want, so who exactly are they being made for? Madness, MADNESS I tell you!!!!!
Because we are all dainty little flowers who can’t be trusted with plastic projectiles.
Looks kinda small to carry a squad of soldiers.
Is that like being short for a stormtrooper? I get it now! Hasbro isn’t cheaping out – they’re selling HOMAGES.
Looks like those funky fighters from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
I still maintain it looks like something out of the tabletop game Interceptor.
Too clean! Where’s all the dirt and grime and blaster burns?
Sold separately.