All posts by Justin (Chewie)

Droid Attack on the Coronet Hits TRU

Forum member combatJedi reports finding the new exclusive Droid Attack on the Coronet Battle Pack at a Toys”R”Us just yesterday – so might be a good idea to swing on by your local store to see if they have this in stock yet ($24.99).  Hopefully this set goes over well and gets Hasbro to make a new OT Probe Droid set as well (who doesn’t want that anyway?)!

Note – some of the latest Clone Wars figures have been sighted at Toys”R”Us this week as well via pallet displays in front of the Star Wars promo sections at the front of the store (Savage Opress, Seripas, Saesee Tiin)… as always, your mileage may vary.

Good luck!

Customizer Mega Spotlight

Tonight we bring to the forefront some more fantastic custom work being shown off in the Yakface forums!

First up, we take a peek at the latest creations by DanOfTheDead – there’s some amazing stuff here – be sure to check it out here.

Sculpting master Sithfire30 blows us away with even more jaw dropping “in-progress” customs which can be seen by checking out his customs thread.

Next, take a minute and click here for a great gallery of some awesome custom Jedi and several Sith Lords by tokiravensky.

Last but certainly not least, sillof continues to amaze his fans with his alternative takes on classic characters from the original trilogy – check those out here!

Rykrof Enloe Photonovel Character Previews

Following The Enloe Chronicles photonovel series that concluded in late 2010, pre-work continues for the next series that launches in the OT era, The Enloe Trials.

While official previews are still several months out, we do have several more new custom characters to introduce, as well some new versions of established characters from the series.

Check them out by clicking on the above image!

Amazing Custom Head Sculpts – Part 2

As much as we love Hasbro’s sculpts, there are times when a talented customizer comes along and creates a mold that blows us away… fans will recall that back in February, we spotlighted some amazing custom head sculpts by customizer Evergray.

Now, he’s done it once again with some more amazing sculpts that we only wish we could get our hands on!  See the Stormtrooper comparison above – how cool would it be nice for them to adopt something more like the above helmet on the right as a standard moving forward?

Check out more of Evergray’s work, and share your thoughts after the jump!

Customizer Mega Spotlight

This weekend we take a look at several new creations from some very talented customizers in the Yakface forums!

First up, check out the latest customs by Peakob1, who continues to populate his collection with more characters from the Droids cartoon series.

MarcusStarkiller has also been very active with customs of his own, you’ll certainly want to see his take on a realistic version of Pre Vizsla!

Last but not least, Darth Depressis adds more customs for his fan fiction photonovel series – check those out here!

Building a Huger Galaxy!

Last month we spotlighted the amazing work of forum member TOYSdeFORCE in the Yakface forums, and now we have received notice that using the same custom body mold, there will be some colorful variants including variations of armor and accessories.

Things are looking like there will even be a small production run for collectors to be able to purchase their own figures!

For more information, check out their official Warlordarian blog!

UPDATE: Toys”R”Us Sale – 2/$10.99

You’ll want to make sure that Toys”R”Us is on your list of retail stops this week, as they are running another of their 2/$10.99 sales on basic Hasbro figures – Star Wars, GI Joe, and other Hasbro brands are included – and for once, the Vintage figures are included as well!  Good luck on those toy runs, with these prices it’s a good excuse to add a couple more army builders, stock up for customs, etc… and as a reminder, Wal-Mart is usually pretty good about matching competitor prices if you bring an ad in with you!

UPDATE: Although some stores may honor the promotion on the Vintage Collection, not all stores do, nor does the ToysRUs.com website.