Feb 17 2010Hasbro Releasing 24" AT-AT Toy This Fall
That's right, Star Wars fans, Hasbro is releasing a whole bunch of new Star Wars toys this year, including this 24" AT-AT. It'll set you back around $100. Unless you steal it. Then, depending on whether you use a weapon and have any prior convictions, it could cost upwards of 10-20 (plus your butt's v-card).
In space, size does matter, and Hasbro certainly kept that in mind when creating its all-new, highly detailed Star Wars AT-AT. The AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) played a significant role in the Empire's military assault in The Empire Strikes Back, and it will play an equally important role in every fan's toy collection this year! Measuring more than 24 inches tall, nearly 28 inches long, and 12 inches wide, this colossal vehicle holds up to 20 Star Wars figures -- 6 of which can fit in its head alone! -- and includes so many play and electronic features true to its on-screen counterpart that it's hard to believe! From the zip-line in its body and articulated legs for superb poseability, to its LED lights and authentic movie sounds and phrases, this is the must-have addition for Star Wars fans of all ages. Includes a 3.75 inch AT-AT driver action figure and a pop-out speeder bike.
Size does matter -- really? THIS IS A KIDS TOY -- leave the sexual euphemisms at home! That said, I'm totally buying one of these for my son. And, more than likely, HOLY SHIT I HAVE A SON?!
Hit the jump for another shot and a link to the page detailing all the new toys that are dropping.
Hasbro's Mega AT-AT Unveiled! [starwarsblog]
Thanks to Closet Nerd, whose gonna get high and reenact the battle of Hoth. Seriously, he is. AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
Reader Comments
1. Anon - February 17, 2010 2:55 PM
First?
2. ThanatosK - February 17, 2010 2:56 PM
DO WANT. And they said I was crazy to fill my living room with snow....
3. Randal(l) - February 17, 2010 2:58 PM
Great, All I needed is my toys telling me I should be embarrassed by my tiny schlong. Fuck, it's not enough that i get it from my friends and family, now I go to hear it from toy manufacturers.
Randal(l)
4. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 3:02 PM
Toys like this are the reason I had kids..... just sayin
5. STOMPY - February 17, 2010 3:02 PM
Thats allright i guess, I'm still waiting for an AT-AT sex doll.... I'd hump that while my AT-AT humps a twillight pillow...
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u247/sillywhiteboy666/f-Smells-Like-Fish-7891.jpg
6. Pat - February 17, 2010 3:09 PM
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. I've always wanted this. I just didn't realize it until now.
7. cabbo - February 17, 2010 3:11 PM
@4 Get them this and a GI Joe, tell them that the AT-AT's dangerous, and daddy needs to try it out first. Let them play with GI Joe, and turn them into super-soldiers.
8. Noddy - February 17, 2010 3:18 PM
Must. Have. That.
(That and the RC Millennium Falcon!)
9. Mark Lechman - February 17, 2010 3:20 PM
Ha! I own this already. Well, at least I own the 1980 version. I don't know if you kids know this but nearly all of the classic Star Wars vehicles released since the new flicks came out are from the same molds as the versions released by Kenner in the 1980s, albeit with more beefed-up details. So yes, I have this exact same AT-AT at home, but no, the innards aren't as cool, just a spot for a battery to make the chin-guns go "pew."
10. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 3:21 PM
@7 Right now my son is OBSESSED with Toy Story's Woody! (and he's not even two yet)
When I get home, i'll change the picture in my link and you'll see what i mean.
11. STOMPY - February 17, 2010 3:23 PM
@10
two years old and he's thinking about woody's? He's got me beat by at least 6 years! Speaking of woody's I'm up for kart any day!
12. PepperMonster - February 17, 2010 3:27 PM
holy sh|_|t! I just creamed my pants 28,000 times, and I don't have a change of pants at work!! dang it!
I need this!! I had to original but I broke the sh|_|t out of it when young due to overplay. :(
I tried to convince my roommate to name our cat ATAT but it was a no go. curses.
13. RM - February 17, 2010 3:31 PM
August 1st?? CHRIST ALMIGHTY!
14. skeletor - February 17, 2010 3:31 PM
just creamed a little...
@8 Is.That. Supposed.To. Be. A. Complete. Sentence?
just sayn
15. skeletor - February 17, 2010 3:32 PM
just creamed a little...
@8 Is.That. Supposed.To. Be. A. Complete. Sentence?
just sayin
16. skeletor - February 17, 2010 3:33 PM
@Me:
Duplication fail...
17. DCLeisurist - February 17, 2010 3:35 PM
Aaaand... I just made in my trousers. I had the original as a wee-lad and it's head fit more than 6 figures in it, if you know what I mean!
(I made it give me oral-pleasures, in case you don't.)
18. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 3:36 PM
@9 my step brother had that when i was younger too. You'd put your arm through the door that opens on the side, and you could move AT-AT's head side to side while shooting his PEW PEWs
@11 I'll sign on Mario WFC tonight around 9:00 tonight... gotta get a little bit of the new Mario Wii game in first.... thats my new crack
19. MagnusRufus - February 17, 2010 3:38 PM
"6 of which can fit in its head alone" in the pic it can only hold two.....
Just like Star Wars promise greatness and end up JarJaring the whole thing.
20. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 3:38 PM
@12 Careful!!!! Don't slide out of your chair with all of that pantie soup down there..... just sayin
21. Blastphemer - February 17, 2010 3:43 PM
Maybe they could release a new and improved Death Star too???
A. The old Kenner one BUH-LEW!!! (except for the little bits of foam "trash" for the trash compactor and the main ion cannon)
B. My kids could use a new bunkbed. And by "my kids" I totally mean ME.
22. STOMPY - February 17, 2010 3:48 PM
@Closet Nerd
Is that 8 central time?
23. cabbo - February 17, 2010 3:48 PM
@10 Your son's obsessed with Woody? Quick! Get him a large-chested babysitter!
Or at least a cooler toy - Woody doesn't have lasers.
On Mario Kart Wii - anyone able to beat the Expert time trial Ghosts? Tricky stuff.
24. Amber - February 17, 2010 4:08 PM
I had this when I was a kid. The guns would light up!
25. Sam K - February 17, 2010 4:14 PM
@skeletor - Are you really making fun of someone for using (correct)punctuation? I think you have mis-read the comment, confusing the commas (,) with full stops (.)
@Mark Lechman - I had one of those as well. It was sweeeet!
26. Steal This Webcomic - February 17, 2010 4:15 PM
This is pretty sweet but 24's right, this toy was out twenty years ago. I really needed this toy back in the '80s, not now. That's why I'm working on a flux capacitor in my garage . . .
27. Analeigh - February 17, 2010 4:17 PM
those people hanging off the bottom make me want to go "wheee!" - and not in a pampers sort of way
28. cabbo - February 17, 2010 4:36 PM
@26 It was incorrect punctuation, and they are full stops.
29. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 4:46 PM
@26 Yes, yes it is.
@23 Yes!
I finally beat the entire game and unlocked all 36 vehicle and all 26 characters............ just sayin
30. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 4:48 PM
@23 I'm not worried about my son's sexual preference.... that kid fondles boobs whenever he can.... just like his dad.
But Woody's buddy, Buzz, does have a laser.... oh wait, its not a laser... its a little light that blinks!
31. geek chic - February 17, 2010 4:50 PM
I'm a girl and I WANT ONE. I have no idea why.. but MUST HAVE.
32. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 4:54 PM
@31 any affiliation with this site?
http://www.geekchicdaily.com/
33. cabbo - February 17, 2010 4:56 PM
@30 Shhh, a laser in the mind is a laser of a kind.
@31 I'd be inclined to believe from that that you are not a girl, seeing as your name is 'geek chic' and you state it.
@29 HOW?! I've got about five of these trials left and it's killing me - they're like four or five seconds ahead every time! And I'm trying to follow their routes as directly as possible, it just doesn't work.
34. Sam K - February 17, 2010 4:56 PM
@ cabbo - No.
35. Closet Nerd - February 17, 2010 5:15 PM
@33 I try using whatever vehicle/charcter is being used in the time trial.
I really like Funky Kong cause of his speed attribute boost.
This site helped a lot
http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_Wii
36. cabbo - February 17, 2010 5:51 PM
Cheeahrs
37. bob - February 17, 2010 11:21 PM
wow, look at that, very creative and inspiring, I wish I could design something like that
38. Milkman - February 18, 2010 10:46 AM
that is so cool. if i didnt mind never getting laid again i'd totally buy one
39. Soli2de - February 18, 2010 12:10 PM
This isn't actually all that new... Back when i was younger (i'm 27 now) I had an AT-AT toy. There might be slight variations changed, but was pretty sweet, cuz I always had a thing for the AT-AT's. Thought they were badass looking. So I made sure my parents got it for me for christmas. Good to see it's comin back!
40. Josh - February 18, 2010 6:09 PM
For the record, the original AT-AT wasn't nearly this big. So no this isn't the first AT-AT made, but it's significantly larger and some fairly major structural and detail changes that insure there is no way this shares molds with the original Empire Strikes Back boxed AT-AT.
41. Steve O - February 19, 2010 7:59 PM
@3: Your family makes fun of your schlong? You had a rough childhood...
42. Dr. Chocolate - February 21, 2010 6:02 PM
I got the original about 10 years ago for christmas. Its the exact same, cept i dont remember the any guns popping out on the top of the body. Goddamn i wish my ma didnt throw it out.
43. Sean - March 10, 2010 6:07 PM
Even I'm gonna get one of these and I've been out on dates before
44. Gabe - June 9, 2010 5:42 PM
HELL YEAH BRING THAT SHIT BACK i had one from my older brothers toys back in the 80's. @9 you rule.