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My friend Jeff has posted that his site, Han’s Hideout has closed its virtual hangar doors. The good news is that he’s resuming his webmaster duties over at JediDefender.com. Thanks to Jeff and Han’s Hideout for 3+ years contributing to the Star Wars fan community.
Teefury updates today with the addition of a great Star Wars-themed shirt done up in the style of 80s TV show Cheers. Head on over for to grab the Mos Eisley Cantina T-Shirt.
Toys”R”Us continues their 2 for $12.99 sale on Star Wars figures as well as adding a $10 discount on the Vintage Y-wing and Buy 1, get 1 50% off All Star Wars Spy Toys. Plus, if you spend $30 or more you get the exclusive Clone Wars Special Operation Clone Trooper (aka Commander Blackout) figure FREE.
Ever since it was revealed that the SDCC Exclusive Death Star Set was to include a black variant of the Rebel Commando, collectors have wonder if that version was going to be available at retail. Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives have received photographic evidence confirming it will indeed be shipping in revision cases.
Have you seen the new Past Generation Toys website?! Check out the site today at PastGenerationToys.com
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – The movie was just released on DVD so fill in the gaps for collections!
GI Joe – Tons of GI Joe 30th Anniversary Action Figures and Vehicles and we will have the GI Joe Renegades Action Figuresnext week.
Bowen Designs Statues and Busts – They keep putting out some great pieces! These PreOrder are defiantly worth a look! Also check out what we have in-stock; several of the Bowen Designs pieces have lowered prices!
Gentle Giant Statues and Busts – Tons of Marvel (yes, we said Marvel!) and Star Wars Pre-Orders! We will have the 12” Scale Jawa next week!
Marvel Universe – Marvel Universe Series 15 is In Stock and Marvel Universe Series 16 are up as PreOrders
Today and tomorrow, Toys”R”Us is having a sale on Star Wars basic figures 2 for $12.99. The same applies to Clone Wars, Saga Legends and Vintage Collection. (Exclusive figures are excluded.) The sale is valid in-stores and online at ToysRUs.com.
JediDefender has jumped on trying to determine what the Top 20 Fans’ Choice figures list might look like by scouring the participating sites and applying Hasbro’s scoring to each figure. This should give collectors a good indication as to what we’ll be voting on next month. It goes without saying (but we will) that we are pleased that Yak Face has indeed made the cut and is currently within the top 10! Head on over to see if your favorites made the Top 20!
Upon my travels this weekend hunting for the latest Vintage and Clone Wars goodies, I managed to stumble across a handy little carrying case over in the LEGO aisle at Walmart. The LEGO ZipBin TIE Fighter Storage Case holds approximately 500 LEGO bricks and doubles as a playmat when unzipped and opened and retails for about $10.
The Official Star Wars Blog updates with an interesting article announcing a collaborative effort between Lucasfilm and Italian advertising agency H-57 Creative Station to produce and sell limited edition posters showcasing Star Wars characters created with typography. These unique posters will be sold via eBay starting next month with the proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Italy. Head on over to starwarsblog.starwars.com for the full story.