If you pre-ordered The Black Series Emperor Palpatine with throne via Amazon, be checking your inbox as yours might be en route to your home a little earlier than expected.
Mine was slated for an October 9 delivery, but has been moved up to this weekend (some lucky individuals received theirs earlier this month).
If you have a Burlington Coat Factory store in your area, it might be worth stopping by to check out their toy section. The above 2-pks are $4.99 and the 4-pack is $8.99. Good luck!
Their store locator can be found here.
Five Below continue to be a haven for heavily discounted Star Wars merchandise, as TBS 6 inch Poe and Finn figures from The Last Jedi are showing up there now. Priced at $5.00 each.
Happy toy hunting, and for those that customize the 6 inch scale, it’s pretty hard to beat these discount prices.
Forum member Joosk has shared some concept TVC cardbacks that’s he created in our forums. Check them out here.
Personal Note: These are awesome… but sadly, it seems doubtful Hasbro is going to explore adding this kind of variety of figures in The Vintage Collection… but we can dream, right?
Hasbro has extended funding for their Transformers Haslab project by over 30 days to help the market meet the goal of 8000 units backed.
At the time of the extension, the Unicron project was in the ballpark of being 60% funded… which is a very impressive amount of backers; but what does this mean for future projects? How will they “pick and choose” which ones get extensions moving forward?
Share your thoughts, hopes, and potential fears for what this could mean down the road.
If you’re looking to add more figures to your collection at low prices, Tuesday Morning stores are receiving 2-pks from The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story and marking them for $4.99-$5.99 each. A variety of Funko Pop! items can be found too for around the same price (several themes, not just Star Wars).
As always, good luck and happy toy hunting.
Hasbro’s ambitious goal of 3,000 backers for a premium Cookie Monster replica has fallen far short of its goal.
It remains to be seen if their Transformers Unicron project will meet the same fate, but it’s clear there is much more demand for that project. As of this post, it has just over 5 days left, and is just a tick above 39% funded (needing over 4,800 more units backed still).
Personal Note: For the fans of these, I hate to see these fail. However, I think Hasbro needs to do better homework. I feel that projects under the Haslab banner need to be more in line with the Sail Barge… something that works as a fantastic display piece to house groups of figures. Big and iconic vehicles/playsets seem to be the way to go… (or at least not a remake of something that’s been done before, such as Unicron) a Cybertron environment, or Ark playset might be more exciting for the Transformers crowd. I have no idea what would work for Sesame Street. But that’s just my opinion. And Unicron could still meet its goal, though he seems way overpriced compared to other giant Transformers.
What say you?
Gamestop has marked down certain Action Figure items for $5.00 each through August 31. Quite a few Marvel 6″ figures are included in the sale, as well numerous Fortnite items.
As always your mileage may vary. Good luck and happy toy hunting!
I must apologize, as we’re way overdue for a Customizer Spotlight highlighting some of the work of the fantastic customizers who share their work in our forums.
So without further delay, check out the latest updates by forum member DarthDaddy aka Customs for the Kid by clicking here!
Ross stores continue to receive a variety of random Hasbro Star Wars item; seemingly on a weekly basis. If you have a Ross in your area, share with us what you’re finding here in the comments or in our forums.
Personal Note: The red A-Wing from TLJ continues to elude me at Ross, but I did pick one up via eBay for a fair price. I must say, that thing is awesome.