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Update: Yakface/SWAN CV Fan Party Countdown

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We are now less than a week away from the Yakface/SWAN Celebration V Fan Party! The party is going to be beyond cool and the prize pool is growing by the day as is the special guest list – the best part is no one will leave empty handed! Thanks to all who purchased tickets.

We’d again like to give a special thanks to all our friends and sponsors that have donated generous door prizes for our party giveaways!

Uncle Milton: who will have representatives on hand with Force Trainers with which you can test your midichlorian count! And they will be donating a Holographic Animation Lab and a Death Star Planetarium!
K&C Collectibles: Donating $50 in store credit
Brian’s Toys: Donating two F/X sabers
Sideshow Collectibles: Coruscant 41st Elite Corps Clone Trooper (Sideshow Exclusive), A Republic Clone Lieutenant (Sideshow Exclusive), a Captain Antilles 12″ Figure, and a Grand Admiral Thrawn 12″ Figure!
Backstage Toys: Hasbro Interactive R2-D2!
Most Wanted Collectibles: who is donating a number of door prizes.
FlightPose: Vehicle Display Stands
Past Generation Toys: Donating four codes each redeemable for $25 in store credit
Hallmark: Donating table decorations
eFX Collectibles: Donating a Stormtrooper Stunt Helmet and Ahsoka signature edition LE lightsaber

and

The 501st Legion who will be helping keep the peace!

See you all next week!

Collecting News, Events/Livestreams

Announcing the Build-A-Droid Galactic Swap Meet at Celebration V

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Hasbro will be hosting the Galactic Swap Meet at the Hasbro booth at Celebration V! Bring your surplus Build-a-Droid parts and trade with us, and other fans, as our booth becomes the hub for some serious droid-part-swapping!

We will have a limited supply of complete parts available for 14 of the buildable droids from the Legacy/Droid Factory basic figure line (see attached poster for exact droids we will have). Just bring your extra Legacy/Droid Factory parts and trade them 1-for-1 for parts you need to complete your unfinished droids.

Even if you don’t see the droids for which you need parts on the list, bring what you have anyway….there’s always a chance that another fan will have what you need.

To ensure that as many people as possible can complete their droids, we ask that only 2 Droid pieces be exchanged per person per day.

Customizing, Events/Livestreams

NiubNiubsUniverse Celebration V Diorama Workshop – X-Wing ARCH

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Frank from NiubNiubsUniverse.com has updated his YouTube Channel with a new CV sneak preview tutorial showcasing the building of the X-Wing Arch. Head on over to watch this amazing project come to life step by step!

ALSO, he still need MORE Figures to populate the diorama, 100 feet is a LOTTA trenches 🙂

If people were hesitating, now is the time to send in your unwanted Hoth toys to make it in time for CV.

Events/Livestreams, Podcasts/Streaming

Star Wars Fans Unite To Beat Leukemia

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Heroes Landing, along with Star Wars Action News have joined forces to host a Star Wars Trivia Night to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Central Florida. The event will be held on August 11, 2010 at 7:00 pm. This event will be emceed by Marjorie Carvalho and Arnie Carvalho, hosts of Star Wars Action News, a popular Star Wars podcast.

The event will be held at Heroes Landing, located at 12348 Roper Boulevard, Clermont, FL. All questions will be Star Wars themed with topics ranging from the six Star Wars movies to the hit Cartoon Network show Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Trivia will be team-based with the winning team receiving 50% of the entry fees with the rest, as well as any other money raised, donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Central Florida. In addition to the team cash prize, there will also be chances for individuals to win door prizes donated by Star Wars Action News, Sideshow Collectibles, Dark Horse comics, and a gift certificate to Heroes Landing.

This event will take place the evening before the official Star Wars Celebration begins in Orlando. “We are very excited that Heroes Landing asked us to help out with the trivia night,” said Arnie Carvalho of Star Wars Action News. “This is a perfect kick off to the biggest Star Wars party in the galaxy – Star Wars Celebration and it’s a great benefit for great charity.”

Heroes Landing’s Todd Merrick added “Heroes Landing has always supported local charities and knew that teaming up with Star Wars Action News would reach a broader audience than just our local community. We look forward to hosting this event with great success.”

Join Heroes Landing and Star Wars Action News as bring Star Wars fans and trivia buffs together to raise money for an important cause. The event begins at 7:00 PM, teams or individuals can register starting at 6:30 PM.

Collecting News, Events/Livestreams

SDCC News from the Floor: Hasbro

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We’re just got off of a short QnA with the fine folks at Hasbro in order to clear up a few inquiries we’ve had regarding all the news from SDCC.

UGH Vintage Collection Variants:
There has been rumblings that there are UGH specific paint variants for the some of the foil card back “chase” figures this year. Some were wondering about Anakin Skywalker specifically as the face/head sculpt seems quite different in terms of paint and expression.

Answer: Hasbro has clarified this and there will be NO paint variants. Anakin on both the standard and UGH will both feature the same sculpt/deco both with the “Sith eyes” treatment.

Luke Skywalker – Jedi Knight Card Back Portrait
People have questioned exactly which cardback portrait will be used for the new Jedi Luke.

Answer: Hasbro has confirmed that they made a huge error in this regard as this figure is intended to represent the “Endor Surrender” scene in Return of the Jedi, but the design used the wrong art when designing the card and it will depict his appearance from Jabba’s Palace – just like the 1983 Kenner version.

Senate Commandos Removable Helmets?
Some have wondered if the helmets on the new Senate Commando/Captain Jayfon are removeable.

Answer: No they are not.

Wicket and the Interchangeable Hood
Some folks wonder what the new Wicket looks like with the alternate hood.

Answer: For the answer, head to Facebook.

Collecting News, Events/Livestreams

SDCC 2010: Hasbro Presentation

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If you’ve been following us on Facebook during SDCC you’ve already seen this but if you haven’t you can now view the Hasbro SDCC Presentation here. Not a lot of new info is to be learned from it if you’ve been with us through the spy reports and other hot news broken on other sites, but you will get a sense of where and when to find the newest products and exclusives for the rest of the year. Give it a look and thanks to the team at Hasbro for making this available to us.