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Episode 436: Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys
George Lucas’ 1977 space fantasy Star Wars changed the way American audiences consumed films. More, though, it also changed the landscape for movie merchandising, with more money being made on toys, games, and collectibles than on the movies themselves. Now the documentary Plastic Galaxy looks bac
George Lucas’ 1977 space fantasy Star Wars changed the way American audiences consumed films. More, though, it also changed the landscape for movie merchandising, with more money being made on toys, games, and collectibles than on the movies themselves. Now the documentary Plastic Galaxy looks back at the first generation of Star Wars toys, released between 1977 and 1985 from Kenner. Does this film capture the childhood magic of Star Wars figures, and can the documentary appeal to anyone not already obsessed with little plastic Stormtroopers? Find out in this special Now Playing/Star Wars Action News crossover podcast hosted by Marjorie, Arnie, and Jerry!
Geonosis Battle Droid Commander Processing Soon
Check your inboxes as order processing notifications are being sent out by Sideshow Collectibles for their 1:6 Scale Geonosis Battle Droid Commander which includes a Count Dooku Hologram and illuminated communications podium. Orders are expected to start shipping on November 26.
DreamWorks Animation / Hasbro Merger In the Works?
Our friends over at Popcritica.com alert us to this article at Deadspin with rumors of a possible merger between Hasbro and DreamWorks Animation. Since Disney distributes DreamWorks films, could this lead to a future Hasbro acquisition by “The Mouse” as well? Read on for the full story.
New Star Wars Rebels/Saga Legends on ToysRUs.com
ToysRUs has listed on their site, most of the new Star Wars Rebels and Saga Legends figures with FREE SHIPPING on orders of $49 or more.
Thanks to Justin LaSalata on twitter for the heads up.
New Tamashii Nations Figures Announced
Tamashii Nations has announced several more figures for their S.H. Figuarts line. Figures include Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike, Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight), Darth Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn and more. Check out their (translated) announcement and thanks to JediDefender for the heads up.
Update: Walmart Black Friday Jakks 20″ Two Pack
Overall, it looks the Black Friday deals are kind of light when it comes to Star Wars merchandise this year, there is one that has a least some decent savings. Walmart will be offering a 20″ Jakks Pacific 2 pack that includes Ezra and Stormtrooper. The promotion kicks off on Thursday at 6pm, while supplies last.
Update: Walmart now has this set on their website (currently not available).
Episode 39: The Stores Awaken
Our show returns this week as Flyguy and I discuss the latest in Star Wars news and collecting. Finally, Star Wars Rebels figures are starting to hit stores from coast to coast. Plus, Black Series 3-3/4” Wave 6 is being found quite regularly at Target and Toys”R”Us. New images for the SH Figuarts line of 6” figures have hit the web and they do look impressive… most impressive. The biggest news this past week was the reveal of the title of Star Wars Episode VII. If anything, it further “awakened” our curiosity as to what we can expect next year. All this and much more on Episode 39 of The Realm Recap!
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Black Series Vader Neck Issue Fixed
Despite opinions to the contrary, the Black Series Darth Vader (#26) suffered from a horrible neck design that essentially rendered the figure to “look, don’t touch” status. We are very happy to share that Hasbro has indeed addressed the known issue (by their admission) and the Black Series #03 Vader now features an updated sculpt with longer neck peg.
Thanks to Dan from StarWarsCollector.com for bringing this to our attention.
Toyguide Update: C1-10P “Chopper” (SL06)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with the next entry in the Star Wars Rebels 3-3/4″ line. Next, we take a look at C1-10P aka “Chopper” (SL06) from the Saga Legends line.
PROS: Great Ralph McQuarrie-esque design, solid sculpt and decent deco – looks fantastic with the other Star Wars Rebels figures. Fits in the Phantom’s cargo area which looks to have been sculpted with him in mind. Surprisingly, he even fits in the Phantom’s cockpit with minimal effort.
CONS: Sure to be a popular figure, Chopper may prove to be a difficult find at first at one per case. Doesn’t have the arm attachments for the head (which I think is part of his signature look), nor the middle leg or rocket booster — probably to double-dip for a future retool. A few minor paint issues but nothing too detrimental overall.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
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