Gentle Giant has updated today and is now taking pre-order for their Jumbo Kenner IG-88.
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2013 Clone Wars and Movie Heroes In-Stock at CmdStore
Canadian retailer Cmdstore.com has updated today and now has cases of the exclusive 2013 Clone Wars and Movie Heroes in-stock.
Thanks to Cmdstore for posting their availability via their Facebook page.
$4.99 Sale Ends Soon
Toys”R”us has been running a great sale over the past month – but as a reminder, this sale ends on Saturday.
Stores around the U.S. have been consistently restocking TVC figures for this, most notably the Deleted Scenes wave. So if you’re in the hunt for these figures, or just want some extra army builders / custom fodder for a good price, you’ve only got a few days left to take advantage of this price.
Chewbacca Premium Format Figure Details
Sideshow Collectibles has updated today with new images and pre-order details for their upcoming Chewbacca Premium Format Figure. Head on over to check out the photos and be sure to watch for the pre-order this Thursday!
Toyguide Update: Mandalorian Warrior (CW29)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today starting a look back at some of the older Clone Wars figures that we have yet to add to the archives. We kick things off with the Mandalorian Warrior (CW29).
PROS: Collectors that had trouble tracking down this figure via the “Death Watch” Battle Pack, thankfully, got another opportunity to bolster their Mandalorian Warrior ranks. Like most Clone Wars figures of this era, articulation was abundant allowing for varied “actiony” poses and the sculpting and deco is top notch.
CONS: At the time of release, this figure wasn’t available in any great quantity, which is a shame considering their reemergence in The Clone Wars Season 5. It’s also disappointing that Hasbro didn’t see fit to reissue this figure in 2013 with a revised “Maul armor” deco or perhaps a sweet Obi-Wan-in-Mando disguise version.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth tracking down for your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Episode 384: Bishoujo and Jocasta Nu
With few new Hasbro Star Wars toys showing up in stores, Star Wars collectors and podcast hosts Marjorie and Arnie must look online to build their collection. On this week’s podcast, they review two new mail-order additions to their collection! First, they review the Brian’s Toys exclusive Jocasta Nu action figure from Hasbro. Then they look at the first statue in Kotobukiya’s new Star Wars Bishoujo line–Jaina Solo.
Star Wars Action News segment host Nathan P. Butler has also kept busy collecting the variant covers for Dark Horse’s new Star Wars #1 comic book. How many covers are there and how far will Nathan go to get them all? Listen to this week’s podcast to find out!
With a UK collecting report by Steve “The Gingerprince” and Johnathan giving tips on collecting the Yoda carded Clone Wars and Movie Heroes figures, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
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Toyguide Update: Captain Rex (CW04) (Yakface & JTA Collaboration)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special series covering the 2013 “foreign exclusive” assortment of Clone Wars figures. At first blush, you may think that we were only missing out on some simple repacks and repaints, but that is not the case – there is a fair amount of “new” to be had. We’ve teamed up with our friends at Jedi Temple Archives to run down the details and minutia of this final wave of animated series-style figures.
We continue on with the addition of Captain Rex (CW04) – who gets an articulation update, a revised deco as well as a brand new gun.
PROS: Hasbro has addressed one of the major complaint that collectors had about the previous version of this figure. The legs now feature ball-jointed knees making dynamic poses possible. Hasbro also introduced a new Z-6 rotary cannon accessory that is not only more to scale with the figure, but also features a (manually) rotating barrel and articulated handle and grip.
CONS: Despite it’s gain in articulation, the deco (for me) is a step backward as I like the battle-worn treatment the previous version had and the omission of some of the “kill marks” seems like a very unnecessary revision.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection and be sure to check out JTA’s full Research Droids Review for this figure as well.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Toyguide Update: Anakin Skywalker (CW03) (Yakface & JTA Collaboration)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special series covering the 2013 “foreign exclusive” assortment of Clone Wars figures. At first blush, you may think that we were only missing out on some simple repacks and repaints, but that is not the case – there is a fair amount of “new” to be had. We’ve teamed up with our friends at Jedi Temple Archives to run down the details and minutia of this final wave of animated series-style figures.
We continue on with the addition of Anakin Skywalker (CW03) – who gets a new coat of paint and new parts as well.
PROS: Hasbro tweaks the previous release of Anakin (again), upgrading the head sculpt to a more series-accurate profile and, in a strange move, retooled both forearms as well. This retooling along with a significant redeco of the outfit result in the best animated Anakin Skywalker (so far).
CONS: Obviously, availability is an issue with this figure, but also my sample has a awful paint job with several instances of overspray/paint bleeding. Hopefully this is a fluke and not a wide spread problem throughout the production run.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection and be sure to check out JTA’s full Research Droids Review for this figure as well.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Toyguide Update: R2-D2 (CW05) (Yakface & JTA Collaboration)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special series covering the 2013 “foreign exclusive” assortment of Clone Wars figures. At first blush, you may think that we were only missing out on some simple repacks and repaints, but that is not the case – there is a fair amount of “new” to be had. We’ve teamed up with our friends at Jedi Temple Archives to run down the details and minutia of this final wave of animated series-style figures.
We continue on with the addition of R2-D2 (CW05) – not a simple repaint here…. this is an all-new mold (for him).
PROS: For this latest iteration of R2 from the Clone Wars, Hasbro has repurposed the Build-A-Droid/Droid Factory sculpt first used on the 2011 R7-D4 figure. The result is a far better representation of Artoo from the series and a far better sculpt overall. Since it utilizes the build-a-droid platform there are plenty of customizing opportunities thanks to its parts cross-compatibility with other B.A.Ds.
CONS: For R2-D2 collectors or fans of astromechs in general, not having this figure as part of your collection may hurt a bit. Thankfully, his availability on the secondary market shouldn’t be as scarce as with some of the other figures in the assortment.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection and be sure to check out JTA’s full Research Droids Review for this figure as well.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
TVC’s status at Target
We’ve all been frustrated with the Star Wars retail situation over the past 12+ months – and Target has been one of the worst culprits places of all. What used to be a haven for new figures has become the land of the pegwarmers due to the tidal wave of Episode One product that Hasbro pushed last year.
Recently, Target clearanced out their TVC figures… but then today while on a toy run, I came across an interesting find at my local Target… for more details, click here.