In Star Wars Action News‘ QnA session this week with Hasbro, they’ve received word that the Saga Legends line of basic figure will cease in 2011 and be replaced with something new called “Movie Heroes” when the line refreshes in 2012. An interesting development for sure – I’d expect to hear more about this next month at NYCC.
The ToyMan Collector Show is back in St. Louis on Sunday, September 25th. With over 180 dealer tables, you never know what Star Wars, GI Joe, or Transformers items you might find, and often at great prices. For more details, click on the image above.
Hasbro has made available the Redemption Form for the exclusive Prototype Armor Boba Fett (VC61) online!. Any 5 Star Wars action figure collection UPCs will qualify for this offer. Head to Hasbro.com for the complete details and let’s hope the figures show up on doorsteps in better condition than the previous Mailaway Fett did.
UPDATE: Hasbro must have realized their mistake regarding the UPCs for the Prototype Fett as the website and form now specify the qualifying asst. accepted.
Collect and save the UPC codes of any 5 figures from these Star Wars action figure collections: Vintage (97568 Asst.), Saga Legends (21115 Asst.) or The Clone Wars (94736 Asst.)
So to further clarify, the valid UPCs are from the current Vintage, Saga Legends and Clone Wars collections shipping to stores.
No word yet if orders will be honored for those that already sent in their forms with now non-qualifying UPC.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of Savage Opress (CW55) from The Clone Wars Collection.
PROS: As Hasbro’s first Savage attempt, they seem to have nailed the likeness pretty well from the facial sculpt to the overall size of figure. Well articulated and accessorized – perfect for laying the smack down on your clones and Jedi figures.
CONS: No lightsaber included. The yellow color seems a little washed out compared to the CGI render. Could have been served better with ball jointed hips in combination with a soft goods skirt.The right leg seems to be slightly longer than the left (at least on mine) and as a result he leans to the left. He’ll be popular so tracking him down may be difficult for some.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Jerry and Dan are back with some help from another member of Republic Forces Radio Network… Jen! The saga on Blu Ray is on the near horizon! Well for some of us it’s already here! But that’s later in the show…
And what a show we have for you this week! We’ve got a rundown on all the offers that stores will be using to try to tempt you into buying your copy of the Blu Rays from them! We’ve have lots of Store finds, Online finds, news about NYCC, and a Hasbro Q&A!
Think we’re done? No way! Our own Steve the Ginger Prince was one of the lucky folks to get a copy of the Blu Rays early! Be sure to catch his first look into all the goodies!
All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN312.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN312.M4A
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of Saesee Tiin (CW54) from The Clone Wars Collection.
PROS: Not only does Hasbro issue a new figure in Saesee Tiin, they give him some fun extras to add more play options outside of the events of the Clone Wars series while paying homage to a previous Clone Wars inspired figure. Soft goods work well for allowing extra posing options often limited by “hard goods” skirts.
CONS: None, other than the lack of ankle articulation that some collectors demand in figures these days.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are reporting that tomorrow kicks off a HUGE Sale Event at Toys”R”Us with 30% off ALL Star Wars merchandise, plus freebies! For the complete details, head on over to JTA!
UPDATE: Apparently “ALL” Star Wars on Sale for 30% off was a slight misrepresentation of the facts despite what their print ad states. Toys”R”Us is offering varying degrees of discounts depending on the license and product type so be sure to check those shelf tags and price scanners for the actual prices.
Sideshow updates today with a production peek at the Grand Moff Tarkin Premium Format Figure. Head to Sideshow for the teaser video.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of Chewbacca (CW63) from The Clone Wars Collection.
PROS: Hasbro has done an excellent job of translating the Chewbacca of the Clone Wars in to figure form. There is a lot sculpt work done here due to the furry nature of the character so I imagine a fair amount of the figure budget was set aside for Chewie. Despite the animated nature, Hasbro still managed to incorporate all the necessary articulation without the “fur” becoming a hinderance to the poseability. A great highlight here is the work done on the non-firing bowcaster – it maybe one of the best design attempted thus far for any Chewbacca figure as it has a very Vintage Kenner feel about it, right down to the color of the plastic.
CONS: None, other than it might be tough to find in some areas, but I guess that can be said sadly about most figures these days, right?
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Finally, Sideshow is announces tonight that they will be taking pre-orders for the highly-anticipated Boba Fett 12″ figure on September 16 at 10am PT. Watch for the full product reveal next week on Tuesday!