Many thanks to YakReader Gonz for sending in his interpretation of a kinder, gentler Fett.

Stay on Target for Interesting OTC News!
July 13, 2004 | 11:19 PM EST | Keri

One interesting observation regarding the new OTC figures was sent in by YakReader Bryan:

“I didn’t know if anyone else has pointed out but the OTC figures do not have Jedi Master points. I guess this could mean that Hasbro is done with them.”

That is an interesting fact and something I was able to see in person when I was able to pick up my first OTC figure of the Scout Trooper this afternoon. After the almost complete catastrophe of auctions involving the Jedi Master Points, this is not a really surprising decision on Hasbro’s part.

Now onto some store reports! Not only is Wal-Mart the place to look for the newest OTC waves, but Targets are also getting in the action! These store reports from YakReader moonbase7 and bob suggest a toy run may be in order at your local Target:

“targets here in calif have started getting new figures in one or two cases per store of OTC – no VOTC found to date.”

“Found the latest OTC wave at a Target in Greenbelt, Maryland. Had’t heard of Targets getting the figs yet, but figured it was going to happen soon.”

Hasbro At Comicon– FREE Poster… FREE Figure… FREE Cards
July 13, 2004 | 7:25 PM EST | Bill

The title says it all. Hasbro is pulling out all the stops for Comicon. Hasbro’s web page has updated today with some really nice surprises. In addition to the posters we’ve come to look forward to the last few years, this year will also have free Galactic Heroes Scout Troopers, and cardbacks (sorry no figures) for the upcoming Unleashed Aayla Secura, Bossk, and Tusken Raider. Check it all out here on Hasbro’s page.

Oh, and we’ll also see Chewie, R2 and more of the VOTC, TRU exclusive Jedi Council Scenes III and IV, and the C-3PO and Darth Vader figure cases (Wal-Mart exclusives)!

Target Figure And Glass Sets Keep Going… And Going
July 12, 2004 | 9:32 PM EST | Bill

Yak Reader Darth DTA wrote in to let us know that Tomy’s (the Japaneese Star Wars toy distributor)Star Wars Page has been updated with photos of wave 2 of the figure and glass sets.

Jedi Defender revealed today that there may be another wave after this– while none of these are prequel figures (remember a Darth Vader has been rumored for this fall to represent E3); Jedi Defender said we may also see glasses and figures based on Greedo, and Luke Skywalker.

More Store Reports We Have
July 12, 2004 | 4:17 PM EST | Keri

The store reports keep coming in as new OTC and VOTC waves have begun hitting most areas of the US. As always, the best advice I can give on finding the latest and greatest figures is to remain as calm and patient as possible. Now on to the reports!

YakReader Stormteacher reports in with this regarding the new Playskool Galactic heroes line which many of you have had success in finding:

“Today at Kmart in Grand Rapids Michigan I found the new Playskool galactic hereos 2 packs. They had the luke/r2, vader/obi, and lei/han packs. I did not know that these were out yet!!!They were 5.99 each. They also had the VOTC figs, but no luke.”

YakReader Chris sends in this report:

“Between two Wal-Marts in Uniondale and East Meadow, NY, saw all 20 OTC figures. This may be old news, but upon closer inspection, it appears that each of the Dagobah Lukes have two sets of arms and heads! One for the standing pose and another for the standing on his
hand pose! Also, what I think is a cool feature, is that the upside pose head has Luke’s hair hanging down for more realism! This, to me, is a unexpected and great Hasbro surprise!

Also at K-Mart in Long Island I saw peg stickers for the basic figures, the vintage figures, the cantina aliens set, and “Star Wars Junior” – wonder if that is the galactic heroes or the other set.”

It continues to appear that the best place to look for the OTC is your local Wal-Mart, if the figures stocked there are fairly recent, unlike my Wal-Mart which still has POTJ Bespin Secuirty Guards and Ketwols on the pegs. The VOTC is appearing at K-Marts as well as TRU. The Playskool Galactic Heroes are showing up at K-Mart also at the present moment. Target seems to be the only place not receiving new figures due to their ongoing summer clearance. Happy Hunting everyone!

Action Figure Collector’s Guide… Part 10
July 12, 2004 | 1:34 PM EST | Jair

Hi everyone. I started to post this Collector’s Guide a long time a go… in a job that’s now far, far away. Anyway, the main idea is to give you, the Star Wars Collector, a guide from the very first action figure ever released back in the ’70s. The first 9 figures I posted are: Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca, See-Threepio (C-3PO), Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Han Solo, and Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi. If any of you wants me to post the info of those figures agian please let me know. My new e-mail is yakface@intelnett.com. For all those Latin collectors out there estoy a sus órdenes para responder sus preguntas. With all that out of the way, here is today’s post.

Figure’s Name: Sand People (a.k.a. Tusken Raider)

Released: 1978

Type of Cardbacks: SW 12 Back, SW 21 Back, ESB, ROTJ (under Tusken Raider).

Estimated Price: SW 12 Back=$312.50, SW 21 Back=$146.00, ESB=$99.50, ROTJ=$72.00, LOOSE=$18.50

I’ll post a link to view the figure later.

The Sand People action figure was released in the ROTJ card under the name Tusken Raider.

One major variation on the figure are the tubes located on the figure’s face. Those came both hollow and solid.

This Just In From Action-HQ
July 12, 2004 | 8:23 AM EST | Bill

Action-HQ.com!-bringing the Best to you FIRST with Star Wars, Transformers, Akira & more!

Available Now:
-New Star Wars OTC figures Tusken Raider, Jawas & SnowTrooper,
Jedi Council Scene Pack 2, Galactic Heroes 2-Pack (4 styles) and
OTC Beanies (5 styles)!
-Dragon Ball Magnetic Figures series 2!
-Saint Seiya Aquarius Gold Cloth Action Figure!
-Akira Kaneda Figure w/Die Cast Motorbike!
-Transformer Energon basic OffShoot, StrongArm Blue Version, Arcee
& Insecticon and Deluxe HotShot Silver Version!
And lots more!

Coming this month:
-Transformer RobotMasters!
-12″ Vinyl Star Was Boba Fett Kotobukiya!
-Set of 3 Star Wars Vehicle Lego Japan Exclusive!
-12″ Vinyl Predator Kotobukiya!
-Batman Series 2 Yamato Japan Exclusive!
-Alien Relief models Japan Exclusive!
And lots more!
Get yours now at Action-HQ.com!

New Unleashed Carded Photos
July 11, 2004 | 10:57 PM EST | Bill

It seems that that we may be seeing the next wave of Unleashed figures– Aayla Secura, Tusken Raider, and Bossk, may be here soon. Carded samples have just appeared on Ebay. Check them out here.

The Slave I That Never Was
July 11, 2004 | 10:28 PM EST | Bill

The variation hunters over at POTF2.com have found a “lost” Slave I. You may remember that Kmart was rumored to have had an exclusive Slave I with Jango Fett. Well as you can see from the photo above, it had a lot of similarities with the upcoming Target exclusive Slave I with Boba Fett in the Original Triligy line.Check out all their photos here.

E3 Toy News
July 11, 2004 | 10:22 PM EST | Bill

Yep, you read it right, E3 toy rumors are starting to surface. It seems our German Friends at 4 Inches.de have found one of the first E3 toy reports. Their info is that there will be a Beast Pack with Obi-Wan and a “Barg” this is supposed to be a reptilian animal which Obi-Wan rides!

More on Sideshow Toy License
July 10, 2004 | 2:16 PM EST | Mark B

Sideshow Toy has the press release on their new line of Star Wars Statues. Looks like they are going to be producing 1/4 scale statues (about 18 inches tall). These are going to be HIGH END, VERY LIMITED edition statues of characters from the films. The first 2 won’t be available to ship until 2005, but will be shown at the Comic Con show later this month. The first 2 statues will feature Luke and Darth Vader. The full release is HERE.

NOTE: If you have never checked out Sideshow’s line of statues, take a look at their Lord of the Rings, Aliens and Predator statues for an idea of what we will be able to expect from them. I personally own a few of the Lord of the Rings ones, and I will tell you that the photos you see on their website absolutely cannot do them justice. I’m drooling over the possibility of an 18″ tall statue of Boba Fett from these people! Check them out today!

OTC, VOTC, & 12″ Online
July 9, 2004 | 7:38 PM EST | Mark

For those of you looking here is a breakdown as to what is online at Amazon…

3.75″ Jedi Council Scene I
Original Trilogy 3.75″ Vehicle: Tie Fighter
Original Trilogy 3.75″ Vehicle: X-Wing Starfighter
VOTC 3.75″ Figure: Han Solo
VOTC 3.75″ Figure: Obi-Wan Kenobi
VOTC 3.75″ Figure: Princess Leia
12″ Jawas Tatooine Scavengers On sale $14.98
12″ Garindan Mos Eisley Cantina On sale $14.98
12″ Obi-Wan Kenobi Tatooine Encounter On sale $14.98

Bounty Hunting Today: Yoda Limoges Box
July 9, 2004 | 4:38 PM EST | Keri

Created in France many centuries ago, Limoges porcelain is well-known and recognized the world over for its fine craftmanship and exquisite details. Still produced to the present day, Limoges porcelain can be found in many different incarnations such as dishes, cups and boxes. The auction featured today is a Limoges box with a Star Wars twist of course!

The Limoges box spotlighted today is in the likeness of our favorite green Jedi Master Yoda. The box is small in size, like Yoda, and contains a quote to live by “Do or do not. There is no try.” The box was originally sold as an FAO Schwarz exclusive in a limited number at a fairly expensive price to most collectors. It seems that the price on the secondary market has not dramatically declined, therefore the box is still rather on the expensive side. However, if you have the means to add this box to your collection, I highly recommend it. Click on through to the link below to add this beautiful box to your collection today!

Yoda Limoges Box

NEW Before the Helmet Image
July 9, 2004 | 3:39 PM EST | Jayson

This week’s photo is entitled “On An Angry Nute” which shows (highlight to read) an scowling Nute Gunray in a new costume for EIII

OTC Hitting Everywhere
July 8, 2004 | 10:34 PM EST | Bill

Yak Reader Jake sent in this report:
I found 3 case assortments at Walgreens in Milwaukee WI today. I found the Bespin Wave and different mixes of the Dagobah wave. I would say there had to be 20 different carded OTC figs out now. These are great.

Yak Reader Yodatmaster reports:
Stopped by Meijers this morning like I do every morning and finally found some OTC figures and not only that, they were wave 1 A NEW HOPE promo figures for the dvd collection. Looks like the Leia, Han, Luke, and Ben are either new sculpts or modified rehash which in my opinion looks good. $10 for each figure didn’t bother me too much. Meijers also had 1 case of new carded version of unleashed figures: darth sidious and jedi luke.

Sightings by Yak Reader Chris:
My local K-mart in Broomfield, Colorado had the remains of the
VOTC figures. 1 Han and 3 each of Leia and Ben. No sign of Luke.

Yak Reader Machofrijol let us know that:
Just wanted to let you know that the new OTC figures have hit southern California Wal-Marts now in Cathedral City. I don’t know anything about the case numbers but there were 12 figures, the first 11 OTC and a repeat of the biker scout, for a total of 12 figures. Also, I heard speculation that the Dagobah R2, #2 of the OTC line was a repaint of the sailbarge R2 #05 from 2004, it’s really a repaint of the 2002 SAGA coruscant Sentry, #14 figure. It comes with a red light and a new yelling sound but it’s that R2. Hopes that helps someone out there.

Yak Reader Dave said:
I was just in the Burbank, CA Toys r US and Darth’s tie fighter and Jedi council “Qui Gon” pack were on the shelves…also in a blast to the past all the old AOTC sneak preview figures where filling a rack to themselves.

And Yak Reader Greg let us know that:
Northern California: While searching for the VOTC figures, I spotted the new Galactic Heroes sets (Luke & R2; Han & Leia; Obi-Wan & Vader) at my local K-Mart. They were selling for $14.99 per set. Happy Hunting!

Seeing Double?
July 8, 2004 | 9:30 PM EST | Bill

Wondering just what the difference in the two carding variations on the Dagobah Luke are, well we’ve just updated with a comparison photo for your viewing pleasure. Click here to check it out.

New Toys At Action-HQ
July 8, 2004 | 8:26 AM EST | Bill

This just in from Action-HQ.com :

STAR WARS Jedi Council Scene 2!
Why get it anywhere else when you know AHQ will have it to you FIRST months ahead. Got the exclusive Star Wars Jedi Council Scene Pack 1 from us last week, well get ready for Scene Pack 2! Get all 3 figures plus diorama for $26.95.

STAR WARS Galactic Heroes!
AHQ is bringing it to you FIRST with Star Wars Galactic Heroes 2-Pack! Available Darth & Obi-Wan, Luke & R2D2, Chewbacca & C3PO and Han Solo & Princess Leia for $14.95 each. Or get the whole set of 4 figures at a discount $44.95!

Click here to order.

All I Can Say is WOW
July 7, 2004 | 11:44 PM EST | Mark B

Jedi Coucil Scene 1 & Ships
July 7, 2004 | 10:37 PM EST | Mark

The 3.75″ Jedi Council Scene I is now in stock at Amazon.com, this is a TRU exclusive according to the Hasbro website.

Also the:
Original Trilogy 3.75″ Vehicle: Tie Fighter
Original Trilogy 3.75″ Vehicle: X-Wing Starfighter
Are in stock at $19.99 each.

Bounty Hunting Today: Custom Built Star Destroyer
July 7, 2004 | 7:52 PM EST | Keri

Custom built items made by fans are often very well crafted and offer collectors a chance to own sometimes large vehicles that would be almost impossible for a large toy company to mass produce at a resonable cost for most consumers.

Today’s featured auction brings a custom built Star Destroyer to for the 3 3/4″ action figures. This is not a small ship it measures 8 feet long and 4 feet wide and can hold a TIE fighter in the bay as well. The bay and the bridge contain interior lights and there are many removable pieces allowing access to display figures inside.

This item is not for every collector’s budget, but the time, effort and attention to detail are evident in this Star Destroyer. Click on through to the link below if you would like to have Vader and his Imperial officers scanning for any Rebel activities in your house today!

Custom Star Destroyer

Vintage OTC Reports from K-Mart?!!!
July 7, 2004 | 7:35 PM EST | Keri

Yes, believe it or not faithful YakReaders there are still K-mart stores open in some parts of the country, and yes these stores are getting in the brand new Vintage line of the OTC figures.

This report and picture was sent in by YakReader Scoobacca:

“To my astonishment today I walked into a KMart here in Colorado Springs, Colorado & found the first three Vintage Original Trilogy Collection Figures. Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia & Han Solo. There was a total of eight of these figures available on the pegs.”

YakReader Chris also reports in with a Vintage OTC siting:

“My local K-mart in Broomfield, Colorado had the remains of the
VOTC figures. 1 Han and 3 each of Leia and Ben. No sign of Luke.”

It appears that if you live in Colorado and are looking for the Vintage OTC figures, stop in at your local K-Mart’s toy department today!

SW Trivial Pursuit DVD Edition!!!
July 7, 2004 | 1:08 PM EST | Jayson

Hasbro’s Star Wars page updates announcing a new DVD Version of the Star Wars Trival Pursuit, and you can be a part of it!

Auditions will be held at Comicon in San Diego on July 22 and July 23 from noon-3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. each day. Visit Hasbro’s Star Wars page on July 12 to sign up. Limited to the first 300 people who are planning on attending.

More New Master Replicas
July 7, 2004 | 12:17 PM EST | Mark B

***UPDATE*** These are now available at Master Replicas, go check them out! VERY COOL 😉

Even though this isn’t Star Wars related, these are going to be some REALLY COOL new Sci-Fi Collectibles. Master Replicas is releasing this week their new line of Alien and Predator replicas. I’ve seen photos of most of these replicas, and I must say that I am very impressed (to the point of spending money on them!!!). As usual, these will go on sale over the next 2 days. Thursday for collectors society members and Friday for everyone else. They are starting this line with 4 different replicas – 1. Alien Grid Head Replica from the new Alien vs. Predator Movie. Full size replica of the Alien head – limited to 1000 pieces. 2. The Predator’s spear from Predator 2 – limited to 2500 pieces. 3. The Predator’s helmet from Predator 2 (complete with MOTION ACTIVATED lights that simulate the laser sight from the movie) – 2500 pieces. 4. Aliens motion tracker – from the movie Aliens and features radar display with sonar pulse and ping sound effects – 2500 pieces. Head on over to Master Replicas on Thursday to see these great items (and get your order in!).

Entertainment Earth Newsfeed
July 7, 2004 | 8:29 AM EST | Bill

Now in stock at Entertainment Earth.com:

Original Trilogy Basic Figures Wave 8
This 3 3/4-inch action figure assortment is loosely based on the Bespin theme and includes all-new vintage-style packaging that resembles the original line of Kenner Star Wars action figures! This assortment contains 2x Princess Leia in Bespin Gown, 2x Cloud Car Pilot, 2x Lobot, 1x R2-D2, 1x C-3P0, 1x Boba Fett, 1x Obi-Wan Kenobi, 1x Stormtrooper and 1x Wicket.
In Stock!
Item Number: HS84715L
Price: $64.99
See Star Wars Action Figures

Click here to order.

KBToys Sale
July 7, 2004 | 8:11 AM EST | Mark

Over at KBtoys.com they are having a sale with some good deals…

LEGO Star Wars Episode 1: Darth Maul Sculpture $74.99 Free Shipping
LEGO Star Wars: Rebel Blockade Runner $89.99 Free Shipping
Many other LEGO deals as well…

12″ Figures $9.99 each with free shipping
Star Wars: Collectors Series Stormtrooper
Star Wars: Collectors Series – Princess Leia
Star Wars: Collector Series – Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot
Star Wars Action Collection: Princess Leia in Hoth Gear
Star Wars: Collector Series – Han Solo Action Figure

Star Wars: Episode I – Gungan Battle Wagon Playset $5.99 free shipping

Stormtrooper Blasters Going FAST
July 6, 2004 | 5:07 PM EST | Mark B

Master Replicas is already starting to run low on the new Stormtrooper blasters. Don’t hold off ordering one of these! Head on over to Master Replicas today!

Federation Toys Newsfeed—Over 20 OTC Figures In Stock NOW
July 5, 2004 | 9:56 PM EST | Bill

This just in from Federation Toys:

Federation Toys now has in stock the first 2 waves of Original Trilogy carded figures– including the much sought, all new, Cloud City and Dagobah figures! They now have the following in stock to make your hunt easier:

Bespin Leia, Bespin Luke, Lobot, Cloud Car Pilot, C-3PO, Yoda, Dagobah Luke, Dagobah R2, Spirit Obi-Wan (Dagobah), Boba Fett, Bossk, Chewbacca, Han Solo (ANH), IG-88, Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight, Obi Wan (ANH), R2 (ANH), Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Tie Fighter Pilot, Wicket, Luke X-Wing Pilot, Scoutrooper, Princess Leia Organa (ANH). Click here to order.

Federation Toys has also reduced prices on their Master Replicas Jango Fett Blasters and Thermal Detonators. Click here for the Master Replicas saleThanks to for supplying Federation Toys’ OTC images.

OTC Findings in Tennessee and California!
July 5, 2004 | 6:19 PM EST | Keri

YakReader Toymaster reports in with his findings as well as a few potential errors for all the variation hunters out there:

“Just wanted to let you guys know that I just cracked open two fresh
cases of OTC figures at my local Wal-Mart in Nashville, Tennessee. I was able to get all of the first 20 except Leia (#09) and Scout Trooper (#11). The case numbers are 84715A000 & 84715000Y.
Also found a couple of errors already. Right above the character description on the back of R2-D2 (#12),there is a random character that looks like a letter ‘L’ with a line through it.
Also, on the Stormtrooper (#16), the insert reads “Blaster rifle PACK” instead of “Blaster rifle rack”.”

YakReader Tony sends in this report from California, so it seems that the OTC line is beginning to hit almost everywhere, not just on the East Coast:

“I live in Tulare,California. I went to my local Wal-Mart and found some of the otc line. So if you live in California hit your local Wal-Mart!!!!!!!!!”

OTC Figures @ Amazon…
July 5, 2004 | 10:51 AM EST | Mark

Here are some OTC figures in stock at Amazon.com

3.75″ Figure: Han Solo
3.75″ Figure: Obi-Wan Kenobi
3.75″ Figure: Princess Leia

YES These appear to be the 12 back redos… I found all 12 links… And they are $10.99, and that is to be the price point….

The Newest Figures At Action-HQ
July 5, 2004 | 1:28 AM EST | Bill

This just in from Action-HQ.com:

Action-HQ.com -bringing the Best to you FIRST this week with Galactic Heroes Wave 1!

Choose from:
-Princess Leia & Han Solo
-Obi Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader
-Luke Skywalker & R2D2
-C3PO & Chewbacca
Each for $14.95
Or get the set of 4 for $44.95!

And get these figures for ONLY $4 each until the end of the week/
stock runs out:
Clone Wars: Army of the Republic
-Obi Wan Kenobi
-Anakin Skywalker
-Yoda
-Mace Windu

Get yours now at Action-HQ.com!

HUGE Announcement
July 4, 2004 | 12:30 PM EST | Mark B

The Action Figure Times has a breaking story about a new Star Wars License that will be announced at the San Diego Comic Con later this month. Sideshow Toy will be announcing their new Star Wars line at the show!! For those of you unfamilar with Sideshow, let me just say they make some of the most incredible Lord of the Rings Statues you will EVER see, along with some of the most detailed 12″ figures as well.

So, what does this mean to us as collectors? We’ll have to wait until SDCC to find out. But I’d love to see Sideshow take over the 12″ figure line from Hasbro, and come out with a line of statues like their LOTR ones. Let the speculation begin!

Happy Indepenence Day
July 4, 2004 | 9:27 AM EST | Bill

From all of us at Yakface.com, have a happy and safe 4th of July!

Targeting Clearance
July 3, 2004 | 10:12 PM EST | Bill

Target’s havingt their midsummer sale. In addition to the ongoing clearances on Saga regular and deluxe figures as well as screen scenes, the animated figures and even the first wave of figures/glasses are hitting clearance. The animated figures are hitting just under 6 bux, and the Obi Wan/Darth Maul glasses are hitting 6.99— hopefully this means waves 2 and 3 will become easier to find!

More OTC News Than You Can Shake a Gimer Stick At!
July 3, 2004 | 8:50 PM EST | Keri

The OTC Reports keep on coming in as the newest waves are beginning to arrive, with the majority of the reports centering from the Southeastern region of the US. As said before, keep your eyes peeled for new figures to hit the pegs this holiday! Now, on to the reports and photos!

YakReader Danny in Georgia reports in with this:
“I saw the news story about the new figures at Wal-Mart in Ga. Now my report : I live in Ga. and I went to Wal-Mart and…….it’s TRUE !!! I got a few new figures too. Here’s a pic.”

YakReader JediFx7 located in Florida writes in with this report and his interesting find of an upside-down Luke Dagobah:
“Just found one case of the new OTC assortment. The breakdown was interesting though. The case had 12 figures of which 11 were different. There was an extra Biker scout. Basically I got figures 1-11 on the check list. My Dagobah Luke was NOT in the standing position but upside down and had NO backpack for Yoda.. This is the first I have heard of this one showing up. All the others I have seen on Ebay are the standing kind. The case was 84715000Z wav 7.25 ’04. Here is a scan of the figure.. Good luck all.”

Original Trilogy Dagobah Wave At Entertainment Earth
July 2, 2004 | 11:40 PM EST | Bill

Now in Stock at Entertainment Earth:

Original Trilogy Basic Figures Wave 10
This 3 3/4-inch action figure assortment includes all-new vintage-style packaging that resembles the original line of Kenner Star Wars action figures. Assortment includes: 2x IG-88, 1x R2-D2, 1x TIE Fighter Pilot, 2x Luke Skywalker – Bespin Outfit, 1x Luke Skywalker – Dagobah, 1x Luke Skywalker – Jedi, 1x Yoda – Dagobah, 1x R2-D2 – Dagobah Swamp and 2x Bossk.
In Stock!
Item Number: HS84715N
Price: $64.99
See Star Wars Action Figures

Click here to order.

More OTC Reports I Have!
July 2, 2004 | 6:23 PM EST | Keri

Regarding the new OTC Vehicles, YakReader Terfett in Washington reports in with this bit of news:

“The Toys R Us in Everett, Wa. has in stock Red Five X-wing, Vader’s Tie, the OTC Tie Fighter and X-Wing. The OTC Tie seems to be the hot item it is out selling the rest. They have also seen the Unleased wave with the repacked Obi-Wan, and Slave Leia, the Leia has sold out, at least they are packed in the case evenly at three each. The OTC Electronic lightsabers have been see at Wal-Mart in Washington, namely Luke’s and Vaders. The Vintage Falcon has yet to hit the California warehouse for the west coast Toys R Us stores, however that could change quickly.”

Also, if you cannot or do not want to fight the crowds at your local stores for the first basic assortment of OTC figures, you may buy them online at Action Figure Express here. Thanks to YakReader jedivalkyrie for the heads up.

OTC Figure Sightings at Wal-Mart in Georgia
July 2, 2004 | 6:16 PM EST | Keri

YakReader Jedhed Luke writes in with this newest report regarding the OTC figures long anticipated arrival:

“Just wanted to let you know that about 8 cases of new OTC figs hit the pegs at my local Wal-Mart in Alpharetta, Georgia. The suburban Atlanta store had numerous boxes of the figures sitting on a pallet early this morning at about 1AM. I found three different assortments. The first case I opened, with a case number ending in Z, contained the Dagobah wave and some assorted repacks. A second case, with a number ending in 0, contained the Bespin wave and some repacks. A third case, ending in a Y, contained a mix of both and other repacks. All the Dagobah Lukes were the upright variety, not Handstand Boy. I bought at least one of all the new figures, plus an additional Dagobah Luke and Cloud Car Pilot as well as a handful of my favorite repacks. For anyone wondering, at least two of the three case assortments included a pair of the fresh-and-clean POTJ Scout Trooper fig. Overall, I have to say I’m thrilled with the OTC collection. A lot of people are whining about repacks, but these are beautiful repacks, for the most part. And, if our little hobby is to continue much beyond Ep III, we’re going to need some kids to get back into the line. The OTC should be just the ticket to do so, with lots of recognizable characters in great sculpts and outstanding packaging. No sign of the “Vintage” figs, if you’re wondering. But it was a really wee-hours toy run in Alpharetta early this morning.”

Looks like a figure run will have to play a prominent role in this weekend’s holiday festivities!

Stay on Target for Clearances!
July 2, 2004 | 6:11 PM EST | Keri

I have many clearance pricing to report from not only my local Target but also from YakReader Jay in Albany, NY:

“Have one better on the Target sales. I found 2 Riekans and 1 Obi Confrontation Ultra’s for $2.48!!!! Albany NY. Also they had the newly packed Yoda/Anakin Sabers, along with the Darth and Luke OTC sabers.”

On a run to my local Targets here in Dallas, I found some pleasant surprises in the Clearance area. First, they had the Darth Maul and Obi-Wan figure and glass sets for $6.98 which was 30% off. Also, all the Cartoon Network Clone Wars figures both 1st and 2nd waves were $5.98 which was 15% off. I also found 3 General Riekkan’s myself all at $2.48 which was 75% off. If you are looking for some bargains this holiday, I would definetly suggest a run to your local Target to fill in those gaps in your collection.

New Blasters Going Fast
July 2, 2004 | 8:19 AM EST | Mark B

As of today, everyone can now order the new Master Replicas blasters. A couple of these are really going fast, so if you want one, head over to Master Replicas today and get it ordered. The signature edition Leia and the Stormtrooper already look to be about halfway sold through their editions! Don’t miss out on these cool replicas!!!

NEW Before the Helmet Image
July 1, 2004 | 1:59 PM EST | Jayson

This week’s photo is entitled “Let the Wookie Win” which shows (highlight to read) New Wookie Tarfful (Michael Kingma) going berzerker on his supervisor 

Kubricks Wave 3 Pre-Orders At Action-HQ
July 1, 2004 | 8:30 AM EST | Bill