The crew at Sandtroopers has been hard at work this afternoon and have posted their first 250 photo image gallery from SDCC! Highlights include the Mandalorian Transport (with seating for 6), Luke’s Tauntaun (in Vintage box),Vintage Landspeeder, Vintage and Clone Wars figure, Hallmark, Sideshow, Gentle Giant and more – all at Sandtrooopers.com!
Category Archives: Collecting News
Mandalorian Assault Transport at SDCC
Sandtroopers.com has posted an image of the rumored Clone Wars Mandalorian Assault Transport ($24.99 avail. Sept ’11) via Twitter! Follow them for the latest from SDCC!
Sideshow Legendary Scale Darth Maul Preview
Sideshow has updated today with a teaser of the Legendary Scale Darth Maul Figure. Head on over to check it out and watch here for the pre-order after SDCC!
Sideshow Legendary Scale Obi-Wan Kenobi Preview
Sideshow has updated today with a teaser of the Legendary Scale Obi-Wan Kenobi Figure. Head on over to check it out and watch here for the pre-order after SDCC!
Sideshow 12″ Boba Fett Preview
Sideshow has updated today with a teaser of the 12″ Boba Fett Figure. Head on over to check it out and watch here for the pre-order after SDCC!
Sideshow 12″ General Grievous Preview
Sideshow has updated today with a teaser of the 12″ General Grievous Figure. Head on over to check it out and watch here for the pre-order after SDCC!
TRU Exclusive Death Star Trench Run
Images have started popping up showing the set up for SDCC and here we get a first look the Toys”R”Us Exclusive Death Star Trench Run that includes Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Darth Vader, X-Wing, and Vader’s Advanced x1 TIE Fighter. Image courtesy of SuperHeroHype/Coming Soon. Click the image above for a closer look then weigh in with your thoughts in our forums.
Thanks to Jeff at JediDefender for the tip!
Republic Attack Shuttle Strikes Retail
I’ve read a report from a local collector friend, “Bob Dylan SW fan”, that the Clone Wars Republic Attack Shuttle has hit retail at Target and is priced at $79.99 (087-06-1822). Also, large quantities of Vintage wave 7 have hit several Target stores in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. But, for me the hunt continues….
Episode 304: A Short Pre-SDCC Show
As Arnie, Marjorie, Justin, and Berent prepare their trip to San Diego, they give a quick pre-con episode running down the latest in Star Wars collecting news from the Hallmark 2011 Keepsake Ornament release last Saturday to a monumental new announcement from Gentle Giant!
And also on this show, listen to find out all the details about the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Star Wars Fan Breakfast! With prizes donated by Hallmark and Star Wars Action News, and such collectors as Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, and Duncan Jenkins attending, there’s no cost to attend, just pay for what you order off the menu, and a great way to start off what has always been known as Star Wars day at SDCC with a group of other Star Wars fans! You need to RSVP by Wednesday, so listen to the details and RSVP today!
With a London Film and Comic Con report by the Gingerprince, and more, it’s all on this week’s first Star Wars Action News podcast!
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN304.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN304.M4A
Vintage Wave 9 Available for Pre-Order
EntertainmentEarth.com has updated today and is now taking pre-orders for Vintage Wave 9 which contains the Echo Base Trooper, Bastila Shan and Walrus Man. The case breakout is as follows:
1x VC22 Ackbar (Revenge)
1x VC23 Jedi Luke Skywalker
1x VC27 Wicket (Revenge)
1x VC34 Jango Fett
1x VC52 Rebel Fleet Trooper (Ep IV)
1x VC55 Logray (Ep VI)
1x VC39 Luke Skywalker (Ep IV)
1x VC68 Echo Base Trooper
1x VC69 Bastila Shan (Knights of the Old Republic)
1x VC70 Ponda Boba (Walrus Man)
1x VC63 Keyan Farlander (ROTJ)
1x VC08 Darth Vader