Joining the never-ending crop of variants from the Vintage Collection (half of them seem to spawn from this Luke figure alone), Jedi Temple Archives is reporting that Hasbro has finally corrected the missing “chrome” gradient in the name pill for the Luke Skywalker (Endor Capture) first present on the “Jedi Knight Outfit” cardback from wave 3. Head on over for a detailed look.
Rumors are circulating today of a couple new Clone Wars two-packs themed around the “Brain Invaders” and “Legacy of Terror” episodes of the Clone Wars. A quick eBay search has revealed that a new 212th Clone Trooper is probably one of the figures slated for one of these sets – joining Clone Trooper “Scythe” in the other. As you can see this particular clone trooper features an updated helmet sculpt that incorporates the headlamps onto each side. A quick scouring of Wookieepedia reveals that this trooper is “Gearshift“.
Head to the eBay auction for more images or bid and be sure to check out this seller’s other items as well as he has a couple other new figures as well.
What are your thoughts? Hash it out in our Clone Wars discussion thread.
This week Jerry and Dan are back filling in for Arnie and Marjorie! Tune in to hear them talk about the latest “Wacky” offerings over at Entertainment Earth, muse about what the future of 3D Star Wars, and more!
You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN302.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN302.M4A
No, they’re no leaving Target’s aisle yet, especially at this new price. As reported by our friends at Jedi Temple Archives, I too ran into the $16.29 Geonosis Arena Sets (previously $12.99) at my local MN Target. As a consolation, both Clone Wars Geonosis 2-packs were marked down to $11. Hey, let’s keep a little optimism here. : )
Yakface sponsor Entertainment Earth has listed a soon-to-be-officially announced Clone Wars Mandalorian Gunship in the mid-size vehicle assortment. Not a whole lot is known about this particular ship other than pricepoint, but speculation seems to be of a consensus that it is the Mandalorian Fighter seen in the Season Two arc involving the Death Watch faction on Mandalore.
Hi – Here is a quick update from bigbadtoystore.com about a ton of great new preorders and more new arrivals!
————–4000 ITEM SALE————–
We’ve just cut pricing on hundreds more items and updated the sales menus. There are now over 4000 items priced between 20% and 90% off our list price! Check for many new additions in the lower discount brackets and check for great deals on previous sale items in the higher discount brackets. View the link for all the sale items:
In case you haven’t been following, we created a new album on our Facebook page showcasing the amazing Yoda’s Hut 1:6 Scale Environment from Sideshow Collectibles. If you’ve been on the log, err fence about ordering this piece, I can attest that this high-end collectible that is far too good to pass up if you have the means.
K & C Collectibles is celebrating 16 years in business this weekend. To commemorate this millstone, we are offering all customers 16% discount starting today June 29th, 2011. A discount code must be keyed into the order form to receive the discount. The discount code is “16years” and expires on July 4th, 2011. Minimum purchase amount is $30. This offer is only good on in-stock items and is not valid on pre-order.
New Saga Legends Figures:
Destroyer Droid – SL31
Spacetrooper – SL31
Boba Fett – SL30
Mace Windu – SL29
Super Battle Droid – SL28
Death Star Trooper – SL27
Stormtrooper – SL25
For those that placed orders for the Clone Wars 12″ Boil and Waxer with Numa Set, Sideshow has sent out notices that these orders with be processed in about a month. So make sure your account is in order. If you haven’t ordered this set yet, you can still add yourself to the wait list in case more become available.
This week on Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie are joined in the studio by Johnathan, forum name RancorBoy, a long time Star Wars collector who has come to aid in the packing of the Sithsonian, and also to aid in Arnie’s quest for a complete modern carded figure collection. Listen as Johnathan shares his thoughts on the state of collecting, and exactly how close Arnie is to the dream of a carded collection.
Also this week, Marjorie, Arnie, and Johnathan run down the latest SDCC exclusives, including the Gentle Giant Vinyl Cape Jawa, the McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper Bust, and a picture book from director Morgan Spurlock.
With The Gingerprince providing Vintage Collection figure reviews and Justin’s store report, all this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN301.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN301.M4A