Episode 333A: Toy Fair 2012 Day 1: Hasbro + Phantom Menace 3-D
Toy Fair 2012 is in full swing, and as always Hasbro presents to fan media one day early showing off the toys of the year, and this year for Star Wars they showed the MTT vehicle, new figures in Vintage and Movie Heroes lines, Fighter Pods, Amp’d vehicles, the Jar Jar in Carbonite SDCC exclusive, and more! On this Star Wars Action News, you can hear the entire Hasbro Star Wars brand presentation, and Arnie and Marjorie run down the highs and lows of the presentation.
Back in December 2011, we received an intercepted transmission that Lucas Licensing was planning on using Yoda as the follow up to the Darth Maul brand look for licensed merchandise in 2013. Today, we can confirm that is in fact true. Click on through for the full reveal…
A few people have sent in questions regarding source material for the “lost line” look that Hasbro will be using on 6 of the individual cards included in SDCC Exclusive Carbon Freezing Chamber set (and on Limited Edition chase/variant cards available later at retail).
For the answers, look no further than The Star Wars Collectors Archive web site for illustration images of this abandoned concept to the iconic 1977-1985 Kenner packaging design we know today.
As you’ll see, the new cardbacks are very faithful to the original concept and exude that “70’s” feel.
Speaking of LEGO, the company issue a press release today announcing that their partnership with Lucasfilm to produce sets based on the Star Wars license has been renewed for another 10 years. Click through for the complete press release.
Our Toy Fair 2012 Galleries are updated again today with images from LEGO. There were some great new sets on display this year covering the Clone Wars, The Old Republic and the Original Trilogy. Some highlights were the Sith Fury-Class Interceptor from SWTOR, the Malevolence Cruiser from Clone Wars and my favorite, Jabba’s Palace with an awesome Jabba the Hutt mini figure that’s not so mini! Head on in to check out the photos!
We’ve added even more images to our Show Coverage gallery and Facebook Albums loading them both up with official images from Hasbro’s presentation showcasing Vintage, Movie Heroes, Clone Wars and Vehicles!
K & C Collectibles has received the Discover the Force Action Figures, Dewback, Vulture Droid and more this week. New Pre-Order items Star Wars Umbrella’s, Jumbo R5-D4 Kenner Figure, Star Wars Dart Board and more. Click through for the complete list.
