Category Archives: Collecting News

Wave 5… Why did it have to be Wave 5?

Store reports at Coreplanets.com have indicated that after the great purge of TVC pegwarmers at Target stores, the result so far is mostly Wave 5 being stocked… and sure enough, I saw the same thing today.

While we greatly appreciate that Hasbro has taken some action to get rid of all those 4-LOMs, Dengars and yellowing oversized bucket head Clone Troopers, we don’t think that seeing Wave 5 showing up again is a great sign.  Our hope is this is either isolated to certain distribution centers, or will be limited to a case per store – because there are too many good figures in the later waves that are too hard to find.

Agree?  Disagree?  Either way, share your thoughts in the forums!

Sponsor News: Big Bad Toy Store

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Toyguide Update: CW53 Plo Koon

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of Plo Koon in Cold Weather Gear (CW53) from The Clone Wars Collection.

PROS: Hasbro delivers yet another all-new Plo Koon for the Clone Wars line. The sculpt overall is fantastic with a lot of detail worked into the leg wraps and head. The additional removable accessories are a nice touch as well. He shares the same torso and legs as the Cold Weather Kit Fisto (CW60) so parts like the head, hands and traction spikes can be swapped between the two of them. Despite being based of a comic book source, the sculpt fits it seamlessly with the rest of the animated series-based figures.

CONS: None.

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

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Sideshow Teases Carbon Freezing Chamber

Sideshow Collectibles as released their latest “Ask Sideshow” column and amongst their Star Wars product announcements and teases there is a not-so-subtle hint of a possible 1:6 scale Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber environment in the works. What’s funny is that this revelation is attached to an answer to question I submitted on their site back in June.

Episode 315: A Comical Story

Star Wars collectors know the feeling of completing a set. Be it a full set of Power of the Force 2 figures, a full set of Sci-Fi Book Club hardcover novels, a full set of West End Games Role Playing guides, or the full 92 vintage figures, these journeys can be long, or can be as quick as the right eBay auction. On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Arnie tells how one of his collecting holy grail quests was accomplished as a birthday gift for Marjorie. Listen to find out what vintage collection it is!

Also on this week’s show, Brock joins us for two book reviews: Fate of the Jedi – Ascension by Christie Golden, and the 25th Anniversary Edition of Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire! And Marjorie and Arnie review the Toys R Us exclusive Death Star Trench Run vehicle pack, and tell you where the best deal on Vintage figures is this week.

With the Top 10 figures submitted to Hasbro based on listener votes, the winner of the Wal-Mart exclusive Blu-Ray Boba Fett poster, and more, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN315.MP3

Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN315.M4A