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Episode 404: ICE, ICE, Baby! Chilling with cool collectors
What happens when over a hundred of the world’s most avid Star Wars collectors gather in one place over a long weekend? Fun, shopping and more!
On this week’s Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie report on the Labor Day Weekend International Collector’s Event, or ICE convention, put on by some of the Seattle Star Wars collectors. They toured two of the largest Star Wars collections in the world, went on toy runs en masse, got amazing exclusives, and watched an original 35mm print of Return of the Jedi–the 1983 version!
Listen in as the hosts are joined by Gus Lopez, the hosts of the Galaxy of Toys podcast, Star Wars crafts expert Amy Sjoberg, and owner of the world’s largest private Star Wars collection Steve Sansweet. It’s all on this exclusive report podcast!
The Black Series: Wave 2 Loose Pics
During these dark times of collecting, it’s always a treat to see images of good upcoming figures that will be worth tracking down at retail.
Our friends at Jeditemplearchives have been able to get their hands on several great pics of the next round of figures from The Black Series – check out their pics here, and be be sure to share thoughts on these figures in our forums.
LEGO Umbaran MHC Polybag Hitting Target
A heads-up for LEGO collectors, Target is starting to reset their aisle for the Halloween season and amongst the goodies, be on the lookout for the Umbaran MHC (Moblie Heavy Cannon) polybag set. I was able to find a few today at my neighborhood store.
Thanks to Star Wars Action News for alerting us to its availability (via Facebook)
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Sponsor News: Big Bad Toy Store
Big Bad Toy Store’s End of Summer Sale! We’ve reduced prices by 15% to 50% on over 5,000 items! Take a look at the huge sale menus, there are tons of Transformers, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, GI Joe, Anime, Statues, Props, T-Shirts, Trinkets, Stand-Ups, Imports, Movie Figures and much much more! Click on through to check out this week’s new pre-orders and arrivals!
Commander Cody Premium Format Preview
Sideshow Collectibles has posted their preview for the upcoming Commander Cody Premium Format figure.
1:6 Scale Security Battle Droids Up for Pre-Order
Sideshow Collectibles is now taking pre-orders for their 1:6 Scale Security Battle Droids figure set.
Space Station Diorama Walls: Podcast!
The collecting community is anxious to get their hands on the amazing diorama pieces coming soon from Galactic Merchants! And to help answer some of the many great questions that collectors have, the crew at Imperialshipyards will be hosting a podcast with the lead designer of these great environment sets this Friday at Friday, September 6th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
So head on over to Imperialshipyards at that time and listen in!
Dark Horse Comics: The Star Wars
The highly anticipated Dark Horse series, The Star Wars, hits stores this week. So be on the lookout for this very original take on the screenplay that started it all – and of note, our current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge is themed after Dark Horse comics too – (hint, hint)!