Category Archives: Collecting News

Future Product Launches To Be Set Closer To Entertainment Releases

During Hasbro’s 2017 earnings conference call this morning, CEO Brian Goldner stated that, in the future, product launches (i.e. events like Force Friday) for Star Wars entertainment will be timed closer to the entertainment’s release and not have months of lead in as happened with The Force Awakens, Rogue One and The Last Jedi and more in the vein of how it’s being handled for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Make the Hobby Fun Again

Over the weekend, I stopped by a St. Louis based collector shop known as SAGA TOYS (great place, I highly recommend it), and was reminded of just how terrible the state of collecting Hasbro products has generally fallen over the past several years thanks to the awesome display of older TVC figures that SAGA TOYS has on their pegs.

Times are hard for collectors, and also for the retailers due to so many sublines of inferior product these days that appeal to fewer and fewer customers.  We are truly hoping that Hasbro rights the ship with a great TVC line that goes on for years, brings back the glory of background aliens and droids, has a nice variety of army builders (with alternate heads), throws in a healthy splash of OT goodness, brings back good case assortments with nice distribution, makes smart use of articulation without over-engineering the figures, and puts an MSRP on the line that doesn’t doom it out of the gate.

But is that really going to happen with Hasbro’s next dive into TVC?  Do you all have that much faith in Hasbro to get things back on track?  Do they even know how to manage the 3.75″ line anymore with the Disney media barrage?  Share your thoughts after the jump!

Custom 6″ Yak Face from Star Wars: A Custom 1:12 Galaxy

A new customizing community has launched via a private Facebook group. Star Wars: A Custom 1:12 Galaxy is a community of like-minded customizers as well as an educational resource for 1:12 Star Wars custom figures and dioramas. Their customizer’s archive is a variable “cookbook” chock-full of figure recipes, diorama blueprints, tutorial guides and a databank of materials that will allow you to search out and find the unique custom cast parts you need to complete any project. 

To help promote this endeavor, we are proud to debut their recipe and tutorial for an amazing 6″ Yak Face/Saelt Marae figure. Click on through for the detailed images and info.

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Rumor Report: Even More Mighty Muggs On The Way

Hasbro is really banking on the success of the Mighty Muggs line. As we reported last month with the rumor of 8 more on the way, you can now double that as I have found listings for 8 more. Click on through for the list that includes characters from Rogue One, Solo, A New Hope, Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace.

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Upcoming Force Link 2 and Hero Series Figures for Solo

We’ve managed to find a few new coded names for the upcoming (Star Wars Universe) 3.75″ Force Link 2 (which visually confirms our Force Link 2 report from November) figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

3.75″ Force Link 2 Figures
Hades Joker
Perseus
Artemis
Artemis Trooper 2
Medusa

12″ Hero Series
Chronos
Artemis Trooper
Vesta Trooper Brown
Hercules (Chewbacca)
Hermes (Lando)
Athena (Qi’Ra)

First Solo: A Star Wars Story Products Revealed

Images of new Hasbro product from Solo: A Star Wars Story have made their way online from Nuremberg Toy Fair. We get our first look at Han Solo, Qi’Ra, Range Trooper, Lando Calrissian, Kessel Guard, TIE Fighter,  and more.

Stay tuned later today for some new Hasbro product release details we’ve found.

Update: 6″ Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead) Revealed?

Pilot Studio has posted an Instagram video showcasing Gregory Titus’ illustration process for producing the artwork for the Black Series packaging. In the quick video, you can see what looks to be a 6″ Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead) figure used as reference for the sketch. I guess we’ll find out more in a couple weeks at Toy Fair.

UPDATE: It appears that the figure above being used (as reference for a potential Black Series figure) is a Sideshow 1:6 scale figure. Thanks to Instagram follower @Star_Wars_memes_501 for the update.

UPDATE 2: Pilot Studio posted on our Instagram page the following:

They have also removed the video from their Instagram feed and posted this statement.

Hot Toys Reveals Details for Royal Guard Sixth Scale Figure

Hot Toys also reveals the details for their Royal Guard Sixth Scale Figure. It features a finely sculpted Royal Guard helmet, expertly tailored robe and outfit*, a Force pike, and figure stand.

You’re going to want two to accompany that Emperor with Throne your going to get. 😉

Update: Preorders are now live at SideshowToy.com