Preorders for the GameStop Exclusive (US) 6″ Black Series Stormtrooper Commander Gaming Greats figure from The Force Unleashed are now starting to process and charges are being seen on customer’s bank statements. Keep an eye on your order(s) for notifications.
Hunting through some overseas shipping info shows that the 6″ Black Series Han Solo in Carbonite figure is currently on the way to the U.S.. Judging by the destination, this shipment looks to be headed toward the East Coast for the orders placed through Hasbro Pulse.
Hasbro has opened up voting for the 6″ Black Series Archive Fans’ Choice poll on HasbroPulse.com. Choose (wisely) from 10 characters including, Commander Cody, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi (ROTS), Jango Fett, 501st Clone Trooper, Princess Leia (Jabba’s Prisoner), Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars Rebels), Princess Leia (Boushh Disguise), Greedo and Jyn Erso.
Fan sites and collectors everywhere are rallying behind the movement to show Hasbro, and more importantly the retailers that carry Hasbro’s product, the demand for The Vintage Collection (TVC) and 3.75″ figures is STILL strong in the collecting community. Hasbro continually looks for metrics to justify the creation of products for this long-running line. By first voting with our wallets in support of products created for TVC, and second by using the power social media, we hope we will be sending a clear message that we want these products and we want stores (both brick and mortar and online) to carry more of them – not just in quantity but in variety, too.
To those who use social media as part of their regular communication with fellow collectors, use the hashtags #backTVC, #fightforTVC and/or #save375 to show Hasbro your passion for the line as there are some great things coming for The Vintage Collection this year and next. To tweak a line from Darth Sidious: we have the power to save the ones we love. And what we love is The Vintage Collection and the 3.75″ action figure format.
For this rumor, I’ll let you speculate as to what it may be.
If you were holding out hope for the long rumored TBS Rebels reissues panning out – here’s the proof (including Zeb) as shown by the GameStop system. Also shown TVC Hondo & Fives – thanks to toyshiz and gthec0ollect0r the pics.
Update: GameStop has changed the names of the figures to generic listing using “SW BL #” to correlate with the previously posted list. I have posted above a guide to which figure is which and included the GameStop sku in case you plan on visiting your store and placing a preorder (where applicable).
Update 2: Zeb has now been updated in GameStop’s system to read as “SW BL 1”
Hot Toys has revealed the full image gallery and specs for their upcoming 1:6 Captain Rex figure from The Clone Wars. This all=new version includes several accessories including helmet attachments, an assortment of swappable hands, jet pack, astonishingly life-like portrait of Temuera Morrison, blasters and pistols, and the 332nd Company helmet honoring Ahsoka Tano.
Head to their official Facebook page for the image gallery.
UPDATE: Preorders are now open at SideshowToy.com
Amazon has sent out delay notifications to those who preordered the 6″ Black Series Carbonized Darth Vader and the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Han Solo in Carbonite figures. The new anticipated release date is December 2020. No word yet if orders of these figure from Hasbro Pulse will suffer the same delay.
Hasbro’s Star Wars Brand Team held a Google Hangout with groups of several fan sites to answer questions regarding their various lines. Below you will find links the questions and answers that some of the sites submitted.
FanthaTracks
JediBusiness
JediNews
StarWarsCollector
From 4-LOM to Zuckuss
FlyGuy/StarWarsBlackSeries (IG)
Imperial Shipyards
Bantha Skull
Starwars-figuren
Update: From 4-LOM to Zuckuss added
Update 2: Flyguy.net/StarWarsBlackSeries, Imperial Shipyard, Bantha Skull, StarWars-Figuren added
The long rumored third wave of figures in the 6″ Black Series TESB 40th Anniversary assortment have now popped up in the Walmart app. As you may recall, this wave consists of the Snowtrooper, Luke Skywalker (Dagobah), Chewbacca, Boba Fett and Darth Vader. The listing of these figures suggest that preorders will open in the near future. (These are not Walmart exclusives and pages are not yet active).