Hasbro’s new Forces of Destiny line has been showing up at retail over the past week. How are these appearing to move in your area?
Check out my personal experience (and opinion) in our forums, and we look forward to reading yours as well.
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Target Star Wars Clearance Sections
Recently, our friends at Jeditemplearchives shared news of Target’s plan to merchandise clearance Star Wars items in their very own planogram section.
While traveling today, I came across a Target store that had just reset their clearance Star Wars items following these corporate guidelines (this store also had an endcap filled with at least 30 more 5poa figures from TFA and Rogue One and a ton of Ezra speederbikes).
What kind of clearance selection are you all seeing at your local Targets? How low do these products need to go for customers to put them in their carts? Share your thoughts after the jump!
Space Robots Available
Our friend Raylen has put some new 3.75″ scale Space Robots up for purchase through his site. Head on over and check them out, and join in the discussion about these great offerings in the forums!
Yakfinities #64: Roundup Report
The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has concluded, and the Roundup Report is ready for your viewing pleasure.
Kick back and enjoy all the amazing talent from numerous customizers and see which random winners are walking away with free Hasbro figures after the jump!
New Enloe Previews
A new installment in The Enloe Trials photonovel series is approaching. For several new previews of the next chapter in the adventures of Rykrof Enloe, click on the image above!
Great Hasbro Booth Images
Our friends at Jediinsider.com have posted some great SDCC pics for your viewing pleasure, showing off some of Hasbro’s new offerings… check them out here!
Personal Note: Seems like what we saw today is leaning in the right direction again for the 3.75″ brand. Who can’t be happy with that new 3.75″ scale Wampa? Or Probe Droid? Many of us in our forums have been pushing for those quite a bit the past 2 years, so maybe Hasbro actually IS listening more now (like they indicated in panels and interviews today)?
Custom Ewoks Available
For all you Ewok fans our there, forum member JawaKing has listed some outstanding customs from our most recent Yakfinities Customzing Challenge (Tribal Aliens) on eBay. These each have an extremely reasonable “Buy it Now” price listed – to add some of these to your collection before they are gone, click here!
Clearance Season at Target
Target has finally begun the process of clearancing out product that has been desperately staring back at you for nearly the past year. While most of these are the “lower tiered” 5POA style toys that even the kids seem to have no interest in, you will also likely find items from TBS getting marked down significantly as well.
While it’s good to get out with the old, seeing what is on clearance, and more importantly, knowing what NEVER MADE IT to retail, is a chilling sign for just how bad the brand is being merchandised these days. We can only hope that Hasbro has a much better game plan for the upcoming two films and beyond and turns this frown upside down.
Head on over to the forums for some close up images of the items marked down at my local store in the STL area, as well as the markdowns (which are already significant)… and for a personal rant.
Customizer Spotlight: Peakob1
Forum member Peakob1 continues his relentless drive in creating amazing custom figures that Hasbro overlooked in their Clone Wars lineup. Check out his latest update after the jump!
Huge Restock at SAGA TOYS
SAGA TOYS, located just south of St. Louis off Highway 55, has restocked with a huge supply of Legacy era Star Wars items. If you’re ever in the St. Louis area, I highly suggest finding some time to check out their showroom of Star Wars, GI JOE, Transformers and various other toy lines.
If you have any questions please ask in our forums or check out their Facebook page.