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Toyguide Update: Jango Fett’s Slave I

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of Jango Fett’s Slave I from the revamped Class II assortment of vehicles in the 2013 Yoda line look.

PROS: This is a toy – plain and simple. It’s meant to cater to the young collector while offering a signature in-universe vehicle at an attractive pricepoint for parents and kids with an allowance. Slave I holds one figure/pilot well (Hasbro even took into consideration Jango’s jetpack when designing the cockpit) and the deco, while minimal is accurate in terms of color. It features manually pivoting wings (just like the super-sized “collector” version), cannons and a launching missile/projectile. I can totally appreciate what Hasbro has attempted here and it easily meets their goal of being a ship scaled down for smaller hands while maintaining the fun of a larger collector-target product. If Hasbro can produce this type of product to pave the way for more collector-targeted releases, then I’m all for it.

CONS: If you’re a stickler for accurate scale, realistic deco or a moderate number of features, there is obviously nothing for you here.

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

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LEGO Reveals UCS Red Five X-Wing Fighter

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Collect and create the most highly detailed LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter (10240) ever produced. This iconic starfighter is featured in many of the most exciting Star Wars battle scenes, including the decisive battle scene above planet Yavin™. Recreate the moment when Luke Skywalker’s X-wing delivered the proton torpedo that led to the destruction of the Imperial Death Star! With 1,558* pieces, this realistically detailed model features opening wings and cockpit, a special display stand, data sheet label and R2-D2.

• Includes R2-D2 astromech droid
• Features highly authentic detailing, and opening wings and cockpit
• Includes 1,558 pieces
• Measures over 10″ (26cm) high, 20″ (52cm) long and 18″ (46cm) wide
• Includes display stand and data sheet label!

US $199.99 (Available May 2013 via shop.LEGO.com)

*Note the press release says 1558, but the box shows 1559, but who’s counting. Watch a video reveal of it here and click on through to check out additional photos.

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DASH’s One of a Kind Features

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Before I woo you towards a membership, be sure to like DASH on Facebook for your chance to win a Masters of the Universe Classics Ram Man
Corey, your friendly neighborhood DASH guy here! I’ve survived Toy Fair and now that I’ve got a minute to spare, I wanted to swing by and talk about some of DASH’s best features in a little more detail. You probably think you’ve heard it all before, but I want you to hear it straight from my point of view as a collector first and DASH guy second. I still think a DASH Collector’s Club membership might just be the best $25 you can spend on your collection.

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Star Wars FanWraps

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A FanWrap is a high performance outdoor vehicle wrap substrate that has unique properties that allows it to be wrapped onto your vehicle. Our product has a special air egress layer which prevents trapped air that creates bubbles under the FanWrap during the installation process.

We also laminated our FanWrap with an additional layer that protects against abrasion and UV damage.  The lamination layer also changes the characteristic of the FanWrap substrate to allow it to conform to compound surfaces.
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