As a thank you to our readers, we have a new giveaway announcement for registered Yakface forum members! A carded Clone Commander Fox and Clone Commander Wolffe!
Entering for your chance to win is easy – click here for details!
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The Undead Are Back
After a long layoff from custom updates, I’ve finally got some new updates – and just in time for Halloween! If you’re in the mood for some zombie themed customs, click on the image above!
ToyMan Collector Show Returns
The ToyMan Collector Show is back in St. Louis on Sunday, November 4. With over 180 dealer tables, you never know what Star Wars, GI Joe, or Transformers items you might find, and often at great prices. For more details, click on the image above.
Yakfinities #46 is here!
The latest Customizing Challenge is here! As always, the rules are very simple – make a new figure, and post a picture of it in our forums! But you do need to follow the theme of course – and this one is very broad… all you have to do is make a custom of a female character!
Whether it be an alternate look for Princess Leia, a half-eaten Oola, or something completely fan-fiction, it’s up to you! Entries will be accepted through 11:59 PM CST, December 31st.
We’ve already gotten some nice entries – check them out, or add your own by clicking here!
Massive Castle Grayskull Playset
Unlike Hasbro, Mattel has decided to give collectors of their Masters of the Universe Classics line a chance at a massive playset – an ultimate Castle Grayskull.
It’s pricey, but if enough collectors sign up for a pre-order, then He-Man fans will be able to own a truly awesome item to be the centerpiece of their collections.
We wish collectors of this line the best, and salute Mattel for trying to make this happen!
Special thanks to Paulskywalker for the heads up!
Yakfinities #45: Roundup Report
The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has come to an end, and features some of the best figures ever made for one of our customizing challenges. There were over 50 figures made when it was all said and done, and we’ve got some prizes to hand out too! Head on over to the Yakface Forums for a recap!
Customizer Spotlight: XTSOperative
What’s even more awesome than a group of great customs? A killer custom diorama! And we’ve got a great one to show off in the forums, by XTSOperative, who has made a spectacular Coruscant Underworld! Kick back for a moment and enjoy all a ton of great pics of this masterpiece after the jump!
The Trade Federation’s Making Bank!
By far the most controversial of all the “Big One” vehicles, the Trade Federation MTT has been at Wal-Mart stores for a while, for $129.99… but it’s now started to show up at Toys”R”us stores… but the price? Click on the image above, and hold onto your socks!
Buy 1 Get 1 Free at Toys”R”us
While swinging by my local Toys”R”us store today to grab a few more figures from The Hobbit, I noticed that all Star Wars figures are Buy 1 Get 1 Free – while the selection consisted mostly of repacks, it’s still a very noteworthy sale!
It’s unknown if this is a national sale, but from what I recall, the stickers said the sale runs at least until sometime in November! I will correct that if I am wrong, but that’s what my fading memory tells me… unfortunately, my cell phone pic didn’t capture the image clear enough to clarify.
Better Watch Your Back, Hasbro!
With collector frustration with Hasbro quite possibly at an all-time high, timing for the company making 3.75″ figures for the highly anticipated The Hobbit films could not be much better.
These new figures by The Bridge Direct are starting to pop up at retail (Toys”R”us for now), and I for one find it very refreshing to find new figures in this scale, apparently aimed at adult collectors, and with a lineup of figures that isn’t flooded with repacks.
Take a look at a few of the figures from this line, and share your thoughts after the jump!