Our friends at Jeditemplearchives.com are reporting that the latest wave of Clone Wars figures have surfaced at a Wal-Mart in Hilltown, PA. Click on the image above for a closer look.
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Photonovel Spotlight – Darth Kikinou
Yakface forumite Darth Kikinou (founder of Photonovelalliance.com) has released the latest installment in his prequel based photonovel series, Guardians of Peace and Justice.
Kick back for a bit and enjoy all the customs, dioramas, and creative storyline in this latest adventure after the jump!
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.
Yellowing Plastic Strikes Back
In spite of Hasbro’s VP of Global Brand Management indicating in a recent interview at Echobasenews.com that they had resolved the issue with yellowing of figures, it seems as though they still haven’t really addressed the problem (at least not yet).
Over the past year or so, collectors are very aware of extreme cases of this on the BD # 58 Spacetrooper, TVC # 14 Sandtrooper and TVC # 15 Clone Trooper (as well as some Clone Wars Clone Troopers to a lesser extent). But now it’s being seen on the TVC # 52 Rebel Fleet Trooper’s helmet, and even the Clone Trooper helmet in the AOTC Blu Ray Commemorative set.
Our friends at Jedidefender.com have provided a comparison pic of this quality control issue on the Rebel Fleet Trooper and forum members Rum Sleg and Nygmex at Rebelscum.com also reported this problem recently as well.
So, what’s it going to take for Hasbro to address this issue once and for all? Share your thoughts after the jump!
Force Unleashed Navy Commandos Available
Looking to bolster your Imperial ranks? The upcoming exclusive Navy Commando figures from The Force Unleashed are now “in stock” through overseas seller tunghori – click the above image for new pics of these figure in the forums, and for direct links to his “Buy It Now” auctions. These could sell through quick, so good luck!
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Just in time for everyone to wrap their brains around all the SDCC news coming this week, LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace is scheduled to premier on the Cartoon Network during this coming weekend. Times scheduled are: : Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, July 24 at 4:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
For more details, head to starwars.com
Customizer Spotlight – TOYSdeFORCE
There’s always some great custom work being posted in the forums, and today we have a special treat from a new member here – a group of professional quality custom Mandalorian Crusaders, courtesy of TOYSdeFORCE.
These are some surefire KOTOR characters that fans around the world would love to see made – we can only hope that Hasbro has these ancient Mandalorians on their radar, and hopefully has something up their sleeve to reveal at SDCC… but until then, feast your eyes on these outstanding custom figures after the jump!
Customizer Mega Spotlight
Today we spotlight more of the great working being showcased in the Yakface forums!
First, Peakob1 updates with several great new customs, including an outstanding revamp of the Ewok, Teebo.
Then we shift over and check out some amazing work from Stocos28 – which includes a hardcore representation of a new Sith Lord from the upcoming TOR video game – check out his latest customs here.
Last but not least, forum member Knighthawk reveals some fantastic new customs of his own, including two version of a cool fan fiction female character living a double life in the Star Wars universe.
Yakfinities #41 – SMUGGLERS!
Hot off the heels of the most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge, a new theme has begun! Head on over to the forums for more details after the jump!