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JediNews Presents: Caravan of the Force

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LONDON, ENGLAND. WEDNESDAY 10TH JULY 2013, 11.38PM. JediNews.co.uk and Star Wars Celebration Europe are delighted to announce Caravan of the Force in association with Toys ‘R’ Us. Caravan of the Force is a two vehicle convoy with six people on-board, all with the common goal of raising money for Make-A-Wish Foundation®. The Caravan will be travelling from the UK to France, Belgium, Holland and Germany arriving in time for Star Wars Celebration Europe that takes place 26-28th July in Messe Essen, and then all the way back to London again! As we reach each country we’ll be welcomed by the local 501stGarrison in order to raise awareness of our trip and raise funds for Make-A-Wish.

For more detail visit JediNews and JustGiving.com

Showcase Your Unique Star Wars Collectibles at CE2

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Have an awesome vintage item?  Maybe a really cool limited edition item?  We want to see it!  Bring your Star Wars collectible to the Collecting Track room and show it off!  Items need to be small enough to fit into a standard counter height display case and they will be locked up while on display.  And while you’re at CE2, make sure to stop by and view these truly amazing items.

If you have something you’d like to share, e-mail marjorie@swactionnews.com for details!

SDCC Exclusive EVELFETT from Retro Outlaw

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AwesomeToyBlog has alerted us to a new Star Wars themed exclusive that will be available at SDCC next month – a 12″ EVELFETT from Retro Outlaw. It is a mash-up of Boba Fett and iconic stuntman Evel Knievel and features a removable cape and swagger stick. Price is $120.00 and the first 150 customers get a free EVELFETT screen print. Head on over to AwesomeToyBlog for a closer look.

MintInBox CEII Exclusive Card Set

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From our friends and Force United partner, Mint In Box:

There are lot of new exclusive Star Wars Celebration Europe II announcements last few days.

it is time for Mintinbox.net to present our exclusive Boutny Hunter Card Set which will be distributed for free on our booth at Celebration Europe II. These 6 artworks drawn by our staff member Sebastien Lasnon aka Kosept and will be distributed along the three days of the show.

Each artwork is limited to 1000 copies and will be distributed at our booth in hall 5 of Messe Essen.

As Bonus, to store your cards a box design by Kosept and limited to 500 copies will be distributed on presentation of the 6 sixth bounty hunter at the end of each days.

Don’t miss to come on our booth during Celebration Europe to get your exclusive artworks set.

Head on over for a closer look!

CEII To Screen AOTC In 3D

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Back in January it was announced that Disney was postponing/canceling the release of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith in 3D. But now, if you are one of the fortunate attendees of this year’s Celebration Europe II, you  are in luck as they have announced that Episode II in 3D will be presented at the event.

(Oh, and I fixed that image on their site while I was at it.)

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World’s Largest LEGO Model – X-Wing Starfighter

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LEGO revealed the world’s largest model of an X-Wing Fighter today in Times Square to the public and our The Force United partners JediNews and YodasNews each have exclusive reports from the super-secret VIP event they attended last week. Head on over to read all about this amazing build containing over 5 million LEGO bricks. Also, our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are in the city today covering the event.