Upon my travels this morning, I managed to scored some of the figures from the newest Clone Wars wave at Walmart. I missed out on Savage Opress but did pick up Chewbacca, Even Piell, Jar Jar Binks, R7-D4 and the new, and much-improved, Captain Rex.
Category Archives: Collecting News
SDCC Indiana Jones Set Giveaway
Our friends at JediDefender are giving away this year’s SDCC Exclusive Indiana Jones 30th Anniversary “Lost Wave” Figure Set. Head on over for the complete details and GOOD LUCK!
Episode 309: Bust-y
Marjorie & Arnie are back from Chicago Wizard World and are here this week to review a handful of new purchases, all of which happen to be Gentle Giant mini-busts: The Entertainment Earth exclusive Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi, the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper, the Expanded Universe based Twi’lek Darth Talon, and another Twi’lek–Oola from Jabba’s palace. They discuss the details of these busts, and address the recent price increases among these and other high-end collectibles.
Also this week, Steve reports in from post-riot UK with what toys he’s finding on shelves, and Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest online finds, including some very cool new items from Kotobukiya that are not yet available in the states.
With TWO contests, one where you can win a custom Han in Carbonite Mighty Mugg and one from Backstage Toys where you can win the Toys R Us exclusive Battle of Geonosis figure set, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN309.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN309.M4A
NEW Clone Wars Figures Hitting Retail
It seems that the new assortment of Clone Wars figures (Chewbacca, Jet Pack Rex, Even Piell, Savage Opress etc.) is hitting retail across the country. For an advanced look at these new releases, head on over to our friends at Jedi Temple Archives!
Sponsor News: Big Bad Toy Store
Hi – Here is a quick update from bigbadtoystore.com about a bunch of great new arrivals and many more cool new pre-orders:
Republic AV-7s Start to Shell Toys R Us
Yakface forum member “combatJedi” reports that he found the Republic AV-7 at his local Toys”R”Us. Nice find!
Mos Eisley – Chalmun’s Cantina Now Available
Sideshow’s Mos Eisley – Chalmun’s Cantina 12″ Figure Environment is now available for pre-order for $249.99
UPDATE: New Target DPCIs Revealed
The crew over at BanthaSkull.com have posted a new list of Target DPCIs taking us from now through the first part of 2012. Head on over for the breakdown.
UPDATE: I hit up my local Target today to check out the new DPCIs and grab their corresponding prices:
087-06-0269 Vintage Vehicles – $24.99
087-06-1732 Vintage Vehicle (Landspeeder & Tauntaun) – $24.99
087-06-1736 CW Figure Collection – $19.99
087-06-1749 Vehicle Figure Scene Pack (Search for Luke Skywalker) – $24.99
087-06-0320 Darth Maul double Lightsaber – $20.00
087-06-0765 Battlefields of Naboo – $29.99
087-06-0780 Attack Vehicles – $24.99
087-06-0920 Villains and Sith- $14.99
Attakus Preview: Yoda Using the Force
Attakus continues its celebration of George Lucas’ universe with the most popular Jedi Master in the galaxy in a new prestige format!
Remember your amazement the first time you saw Yoda in “The Empire Strikes Back”? Re-experience this excitement at home with this unique piece of art: a limited edition 21.26’’ tall Yoda using the Force on the swamp planet of Dagobah!!
This cold cast resin Prestige Statue is highly detailed, beautifully textured and portrays the revered Jedi Master leaning against a tree-trunk at a very intense yet serene moment, perfectly captured by our workshop.
This hand painted and hand crafted tour de force is already a legendary statue in the Attakus’ line of Star Wars collectibles and will be the centerpiece of your collection. Scheduled to ship at the end of 2011.
For more images visit the Attakus blog page.
Episode 308: My Kind of Lego-Town – Chicago!
Dan and Jerry are back to host this week’s episode while Arnie and Marjorie go on-location to Chicago Comic Con! We share all the latest on the new LEGO sets that have been hitting–most of which include new mini-figures! As Jerry has stepped in the world of a Nintendo 3DS with its latest price drop, the duo from Cincinnati take this week as an opportunity to reminisce about their favorite Star Wars video games of yesterday. Topped off with a store report from Justin and a con-report from Arnie and Marjorie, this week’s show is packed!.
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN308.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN308.M4A