One of Hasbro’s better toy offerings this Fall in my opinion isn’t even in the regular Star Wars section – it’s down by the Imaginext toys – it’s the Jedi Force Jabba’s Palace Rescue set. Priced at $16.99, ths is clearly one of Hasbro’s better values these days and is a great set. It would be nice for Hasbro to continue this format for a while and include some more creatures and cool centerpiece toys in this line for the younglings.
While your mileage may vary, I’ve seen this set at a handful of Targets – but not yet at Wal-Mart or Toys”R”us. Good luck hunting if you’d like to add this to your collection (or buy for a little one!).
Matt Busch has posted via twitter that there are a limited quantity of his Celebration Europe II exclusive “Luminous Beings Are We” print available on MattBuschStore.com. Measuring 12″ x 36″, this print is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide and you have the option to have the print remarqued to include a custom Yoda sketch as well. Get yours before they are gone.
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LEGO.com and LEGO Stores are offering a FREE Exclusive Clone Trooper Lieutenant mini figure with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. Offer is valid from now until October 31.
Sideshow Collectibles has posted another preview of the upcoming Security Battle Droids 2 figure set going up for pre-order this Thursday. It includes one factory fresh model and one that has seen a bit of action. This set retails for $129.99 and will be available via the popular FlexPay option.
All the rage with the kids in the toy aisle lately (outside of LEGO, of course) seems to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Kindergartners up to adults are devouring these at retail – and there’s some things here that seem to fly in the face of what Hasbro’s doing with their action figure lines these days… these figures are highly articulated, various creatures support the main characters, new vehicles are integrated into the line, and the granddaddy of them all? The line features a huge playset! Oh and one other minor detail – these bigger, more articulated figures cost consumers less at the register than most of Hasbro’s product.
Could Hasbro learn a thing or two from Playmates? Or is Hasbro’s new direction for action figures a better model? Share your thoughts after the jump!
Canadian Collector Bruno B. writes in with an observation, and a plea, regarding the pricing of the Toys”R”Us Exclusive Biggs Darklighter X-Wing Fighter in Canada.
ToysRUs is holding their annual Labor Day Weekend Sale and from today through Sept. 2, you can get a FREE LEGO Star Wars Battle Pack (75000 or 75001) with a LEGO purchase of $50 or more.
The folks at Galactic Merchants have shared another outstanding update showing further progress on the upcoming display environments they are offering to the fan community. Check out the full image they’ve shared in the forums!
Earlier in the summer, we posted an SDCC wishlist that unfortunately didn’t come true, but since that time, forum moderator localgotal has been sharing some amazing mockups of figures that blow nearly all of Hasbro’s offerings for 2013 out of the water.
Check out the latest examples that he’s put together in the forums, and join us in scratching our heads as to why Hasbro wouldn’t launch The Black Series with figures like the examples above rather than packing Wave 1 with 2x per case of figures like Biggs Darklighter and Episode II Anakin Skywalker… because any of the above figures, packed at even 3x per case would be better than much of what’s in Hasbro’s launch wave.
Now… if we can just get him to mock up some playsets…
