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Episode 446: Hot Toys — Out of the Shadows

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Arnie and Marjorie are joined by Andrew for an in-depth three-person review of the first Star Wars figure from Hot Toys–The Shadow Trooper!

Star Wars Celebration is just 2 weeks away–have you gotten in line yet? Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie will be there running the Collector’s Social Area, part of the official Celebration Collector’s Track of events! On this week’s podcast, they run down the exclusives announced so far for the convention, and tell you about the one event no Star Wars collector should miss–the Swap Meet Saturday night at 7pm.

Also on this week’s show Andrew joins the hosts to look at the first figure in a new line of Star Wars figures: Hot Toys’ Shadow Trooper. After many years of creating the single best figure line for Marvel movie fans Hot Toys has now come to the Galaxy Far, Far Away. They’ve put seven figures up for pre-order already, but the first to ship was the black-armored trooper. Watch this week’s show to see how this figure ranks, and if you have to add it to your collection!

All this and more in this week’s Star Wars Action News!

Star Wars Celebration Exclusive R3-A2 & K-3PO ARTFX+ (Non-Attendee) Preorder

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Kotobukiya has announced a limited availability preorder for their Star Wars Celebration Exclusive R3-A2 & K-3PO ARTFX+ set for non-attendees. Preorders go live this Thursday, April 2.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 2nd beginning at 10AM PST for the upcoming non-attendee pre-order of the Star Wars Celebration Two-Pack ARTFX+ featuring R3-A2 & K-3PO. This extremely limited, one-time production will only be available for purchase at SW Celebration (April 16-19) and through kotous.com while supplies last.

New Jedi Knight and TIE Fighter Pilot D-Tech Me Figures

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DisneyParksBlog has announced two new additions to their Star Wars D-Tech Me line of figures. Star Wars Weekends attendees can now choose from the Jedi Knight or TIE Fighter Pilot.

First introduced in May 2012, Star Wars – D-Tech Me is a 10-minute experience that uses the world’s highest-resolution, single-shot 3D face scanner created by Imagineering scientists with Disney Research labs. The captured image is later sent to a high resolution 3D printer to create the figurine. This year, the experience will be located inside Darth’s Mall, near Streets of America across from Studio Catering Company.

Star Wars Weekends 2015 kicks off May 15 – June 14.