Yakface Forum Member “Grimace” scored new Clone Wars figures from wave 3 today at his local Toys “R” Us. Wave 3 consists of Ki-Adi Mundi, Flamethrower Clone Trooper and Clone Pilot “Goji”. Nice find!
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CW10 General Grievous (Battle Damaged)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of General Grievous (Battle Damaged) from the Clone Wars Collection.
PROS: A great second attempt from Hasbro in bringing us a correctly scaled and highly articulated droid general. Interchangeable and removable parts are fun. Legs seem to be holding up rather well in the warping department.
CONS: Shoulder plates fall off far too easily – even with the slightest of arm movement.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
Hasbro Cutting Back on Quality?
There have been forgivable instances in the past where Hasbro’s white armored military (clones and stormies) end up yellowing over time.
But over the past year you may have found that more and more figures that are brand new and still hanging on the pegs are suffering from this (look closely next time you are at a store – there is a good chance you’ll notice this on the new Legends Clone Troopers and perhaps even some Clone Wars figures).
Is Hasbro trying to save a buck by using cheaper plastic that turns parts of these figures yellow and sometimes even green right after they are produced?
Sound off with your thoughts in the Yakface Forums.
UPDATE – Our friends at both Banthaskull and Jeditemplearchives have addressed this as well. Hasbro should be fully aware of this problem. Time will tell how they respond.
Sideshow Collectibles: 12″ Waxer & Boil with Numa Set
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed in their newsletter a new 12″ three-figure set consisting of Waxer, Boil and little Numa from the “Innocents of Ryoth” episode from The Clone Wars. Pre-orders start September 23.
Clone Wars Nikto Guard Coming Soon
Upon visiting my local Toys”R”Us today, I managed to take a peek at the planogram been used to reset the aisle and it indicates that the exclusive Clone Wars Nikto Guard (Puko Naga) is part of this reset and should be hitting stores in the next few days.
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New Clip from Clone Wars Season 3
BigShinyRobot has posted a new clip from the Clone Wars’ second episode of season 3 entitled “ARC Troopers”. In it you’ll see some familiar faces (if you follow the show that is) and a new character: Clone Trooper “99” who is central to this episode.
Saga Legends Battle Droid Eyes on the Mend
Looks like Hasbro has again taken heed regarding our complaints toward the oversized and misplaced eyes of the new Battle Droids in the Saga Legends line and have modified their paint operations to produce a more accurate figure. So if you’re looking for a better representation of the Geonosis Battle Droid (or are a variation hunter), you might want to take a little extra time in those aisles to track this version down.
Thanks to forum member Grimace for the photo.
Custom LEGO Chess Set
This has got to be one of the best customs I have ever seen in my collecting years…
Follow the link above to see all the images of the two different sets at Gizmodo.
VC14 Sandtrooper
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of the Sandtrooper from the Vintage Collection.
PROS: About as close as we’ll get to an “ultimate” sandtrooper/stormtrooper for a while. Excellent sculpt and you don’t have to buy a Dewback to get one. Loaded with articulation and accessories.
CONS: Far too clean to be a Sandtrooper. Should have included electrobinoculars for more playability.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.