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The return of "Helga"
Sep. 1st, 2006 04:22 pmThey unleashed me early from work today (gotta love government jobs!) so I went to Wal Mart and found some extra pregger Padmé figures (repacked for the ROTS "greatest heroes" subset of action figures). I bought one as an opener, so my GABs will have yet another Padmé to frolic with. I had to promise Padmé that nobody is going to choke her ;).
Speaking of which, Hasbro this fall or winter is going to reissue Tighty Whitey Padmé (the Geonosis battle outfit) but Lord have mercy, look at that sculpt! Those arms! Padmé has been shooting up steroids! The sculpt eerily reminded me of Hasbro's 1995 Princess Leia figure, the one that looks like a mannish East German weightlifter. I used to refer to the figure as "Princess Helga." It only makes sense they would make the "Mother of Helga." Those arms look like they could wrestle a Gundark and those man hands can rip out the throat of a nexu. Go here and scroll down:
http://www.hasbro.com/starwars/pl/newsID.69DE43A1-D56F-E112-450BB251AB4FA030/page.news/dn/default.cfm
I ordered from one of Amazon's partners "The Cinema Of George Lucas," a book I'd wanted for a long time. This vendor had it for twenty bucks. Great deal, huh? Well three weeks go by and nothing shows up. I sent an e-mail to Amazon, which forwarded it to the vendor. As it turned out the vendor had cancelled my order and allegedly refunded my money the day after I placed the order, all without letting me know! Bah! I sent another e-mail to Amazon to verify that I had been refunded my money. Luckily, I got a 30% off coupon from Borders Rewards, so I went down to my local store and found the book there. $20 is better than $35, but at least I have the book right in my hands.
Speaking of which, Hasbro this fall or winter is going to reissue Tighty Whitey Padmé (the Geonosis battle outfit) but Lord have mercy, look at that sculpt! Those arms! Padmé has been shooting up steroids! The sculpt eerily reminded me of Hasbro's 1995 Princess Leia figure, the one that looks like a mannish East German weightlifter. I used to refer to the figure as "Princess Helga." It only makes sense they would make the "Mother of Helga." Those arms look like they could wrestle a Gundark and those man hands can rip out the throat of a nexu. Go here and scroll down:
http://www.hasbro.com/starwars/pl/newsID.69DE43A1-D56F-E112-450BB251AB4FA030/page.news/dn/default.cfm
I ordered from one of Amazon's partners "The Cinema Of George Lucas," a book I'd wanted for a long time. This vendor had it for twenty bucks. Great deal, huh? Well three weeks go by and nothing shows up. I sent an e-mail to Amazon, which forwarded it to the vendor. As it turned out the vendor had cancelled my order and allegedly refunded my money the day after I placed the order, all without letting me know! Bah! I sent another e-mail to Amazon to verify that I had been refunded my money. Luckily, I got a 30% off coupon from Borders Rewards, so I went down to my local store and found the book there. $20 is better than $35, but at least I have the book right in my hands.
