Category Archives: Collecting News

Black Series Wave 8 Preorder at DorksideToys

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DorksideToys is now taking preorders for The Black Series Wave 8. This assortment includes:

• 1 x Captain Rex
• 1 x Darth Vader (Dagobah Test)
• 1 x Dutch Vander
• 1 x Chewbacca
• 1 x Clone Commander Doom
• 1 x C-3PO
• 1 x Princess Leia as Boushh
• 1 x Mosep Binneed
• 2 x Clone Commander Thorn
• 1 x Han Solo with Carbonite
• 1 x Jawas

Toyguide Update: #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special addition focusing on the #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar sent out by Hasbro and Hunter PR to various collector/news sites. This calendar counts down the days until Force Friday, September 4, 2015, when official merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits store shelves. Each page features a factoid relating to the date or product shown. Click on through to check out the calendar in its entirety and reflect on almost 40 years of Star Wars merchandise from Kenner and Hasbro.

Again, we’d like to thank Hasbro/Hunter PR for this great piece.

Hot Toys 1:6 Scale MMS Sandtrooper Details

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Hot Toys has released final details for their upcoming 1:6 Scale Movie Masterpiece Series Sandtrooper figure. Click on through for the features and images and watch for the preorder announcement right here from Sideshow Collectibles.

Continue reading Hot Toys 1:6 Scale MMS Sandtrooper Details

Sponsor News: K&C Collectibles

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K & C Collectibles has added new Hot Wheels Die Cast ShipsHot Wheel Character Cars, Star Wars Celebration Anaheim exclusive Pins, and Lightsaber Chopsticks.  In-stock Mission Series action figures 2-packs.  Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.

 

Star Wars #6 R2-D2 Action Figure Variant Cover

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The ever expanding list of action figure cover variants for Marvel’s Star Wars series continues with R2-D2 for issue #006. Like the others, this variant features the work of John Tyler Christopher giving the cover a Vintage Kenner inspired design with a realistic twist. Look for it at your local comic shop on June 3.

Thanks to Jedi-Bibliothek for the heads up.

Hasbro #ForceFridayCountdown Calendar

Hasbro is sending out these cool desktop calendars to countdown the days before their The Force Awakens products are released in September. The inside features a Hasbro Star Wars product with a brief product/character bio and is color-coded to indicate which era the product is from. We are watching our mailbox with great interest.