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Sponsor News: Big Bad Toy Store
Check out the new Hot Toys, Superman, Assassin’s Creed, TMNT, Transformers, Anchorman, Star Wars, GI Joe, DC, Marvel and More in this week’s Big Bad Toy Store Newsletter
TVC Republic Gunship Hitting TRU
Twitter follower @MattGuzy reports finding the ToysRUs Exclusive Republic Gunship (139655) at his local store (Chandler, AZ) – priced at $119.99
Black Series 6″ – How’s it Selling?
By now, we should be able to have a pretty good gauge on how well Hasbro’s new scale of Star Wars figures are moving. In my neck of the woods, the first wave is starting to dry up, but Luke and Maul aren’t exactly flying off the shelves.
Thoughts? How’s this line doing so far in your area? Let us know by sharing your thoughts here or in our forums!
2 New Clone Troopers from Attakus
To continue your collection, Attakus expands the Star Wars Elite Collection (tenth scale figures) with the release of 2 new characters in November 2013. Click on through for the details.
UPDATE: Amazon Exclusive TIE Interceptor Under Review
It looks like the shipping condition woes that plagued Slave I have been prevalent enough for the TIE Interceptor that it has been temporarily taken offline as well and is “Under Review” as evidenced by the below message on their site:
While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it’s described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
We’re working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
Thanks to AaylaSecurasMan for the heads up.
Update (10:35 am EST): It is now back up for ordering
BOGO 50% OFF LEGO Sets at TRU
This week, Toys”R”Us is having a Buy one, get one 50% off sale on most LEGO Star Wars sets. Certain sets are already on sale and are not eligible for the promotion.
Sponsor News: Urban Collector
This week we are featuring new Pre-orders like The Hulk ARTFX+ statue, Psylocke X-Force Fine Art statue & Supergirl Variant Play Arts Kai figure. Plus, check out our pre-orders for the Jumbo Rebel Soldier, Star Wars Plush and more!
1:6 Scale General Grievous Demo Video
Sideshow Collectibles has posted a demonstration video for the eagerly anticipated 1:6 scale General Grievous figure. Standing at over 15″ high, this amazing piece is absolutely loaded with articulation and accessories and is surely to be a highlight in anyone displayed collection. Check it out at SideshowToy.com
Oh, my! What have you done? I’m BACKWARDS!
We don’t enjoy posting negative news about Hasbro this often – but you have to see the latest reports on the bubble issues with The Black Series… some employees are inadvertently reattaching the figures on backwards now – which is understandable given the general lack of distinction between the front and back of the cards.
A couple years ago, Hasbro seemed surprised when fans told them that clone helmets were yellow and green while still on the card (this was months after the clones had been showing up at retail)… so we can only hope Hasbro hasn’t failed to realize this bubble issue by now and are working to address this for subsequent waves of both The Black Series and Legends.