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Collecting News, Podcasts/Streaming

Episode 425: Only Imperial Stormtroopers Are So Verbose

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Marjorie and Arnie review the Disney Store 13-inch talking Stormtrooper, discuss upcoming convention and marathon events, review new Black Series rumors, and more!

With Hasbro having difficulty getting new figures to store pegs in any scale, collectors are forced to find their excitement places other than Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys R Us. Most specifically The Disney Stores where a new 13-inch line of talking, articulated Star Wars figures have started to appear. The X-Wing Luke Skywalker and Stormtrooper are on store shelves now, and in this episode of Star Wars Action News you can see a hands-on review of the Stormtrooper to find out if you need to add this to your collection.

But while Hasbro is in a late spring lull, news leaked last week of new Black Series releases on the horizon. In this show you can find out about three possible new Toys R Us exclusive multi-packs that have strong Original Trilogy ties.

With news on how YOU can be in Star Wars Episode VII, a discussion of the upcoming Disney Star Wars marathon, reports from Disney Star Wars Weekends and the UK Collectormania 21, and more, it’s all in this week’s swactionnews.com!

Collecting News, TV / Movie / Book / Audio News

LEGO Star Wars: The Vader Chronicles?

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Continuity aficionado Nathan P. Butler (Star Wars Timeline Gold and SWActionNews) has discovered a new Vader themed LEGO Star Wars Chronicles TV/Book series is in the works thanks to a new listing on Amazon.com. No official details for the as-of-yet unannounced series are available at this time, but it might be part of the Darth Vader themed TV specials that were reported by our friends at JediNews a few months back.

Clothes and Accessories, Collecting News

SDCC Exclusive Keychains from MyCoolCarStuff

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We’re only a few weeks away from San Diego Comic-Con so expect the list of Star Wars exclusives to ramp up. MyCoolCarStuff has revealed via Instagram an exclusive box set of Boba Fett themed keychains, adding to their expanding inventory of Star Wars automotive merchandise.

Thanks to SDCC Blog for the heads-up.

Collecting News, Podcasts/Streaming

Episode 17: TRU TBS TBA

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Another week has passed and on this episode of The Realm Recap we discuss all the toy news revealed including new potential battle packs/multipacks coming exclusively to Toys”R”Us, new 2014 LEGO sets hitting the UK, plus announcements from Hot Wheels and Diamond Select! Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.

Also, if you prefer not to look at our ugly mugs, a downloadable MP3 is available as well.

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Collecting News, Events/Livestreams, Literature

Star Wars Hot Wheels Sneak Peek

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Our friend James Burns from JediNews lands a sweet first look and interview with Jean Gomez, VP of Hot Wheels, from Mattel in the latest issue of Star Wars Insider due on newsstands soon. I received my subscription copy today but I won’t a spoil the article. Instead, here is a tease of what we can expect to see as part of Mattel’s SDCC exclusive.

Collecting News, Toyguide Updates

Toyguide Update: STAR TOURS Jedi Mickey’s Starfighter

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with a series of entries covering a few of the past STAR TOURS releases available at Disney Parks. We continue with the addition of the 2013 Jedi Mickey’s Starfighter.

PROS: Disney dips into the 3-3/4″ scale vehicle pool by repainting the 2005 Jedi Starfighter mold from Revenge of the Sith giving it a striking red, yellow and black deco. The vehicle is virtually the exact same sculpt except for a small peg sculpted to the seat to hold the included Jedi Mickey figure when placed in the cockpit. Mickey himself is based off of a prior release as well with a slight tweak to the color. The surprise in the set is the included R2-MK which utilizes Disney’s (now proprietary) Droid Factory/Build-A-Droid R2-series sculpt.

CONS: A tad gaudy with the Mickey logo emblazoned on the wings and rear. If you are a build-a-droid completist, you’ll need this release for the R2-MK which may be a bit of a hit to the wallet at a MSRP of $34.95.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and judge for yourself whether this set is worth adding to your collection.

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