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The State of The Black Series

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Here we are, just a couple weeks away from Christmas – and there are warning signs all over that The Black Series may be in trouble.

Retailers simply aren’t stocking anything past the first wave of 3.75″ scale figures even during the holiday season, while online stores like Amazon are marking down figures from the first two waves for as little as $2.55 each.   This doesn’t seem to bode well for the future of this line.  Head on over to the forums and share your thoughts… and it’s not like we didn’t warn Hasbro of these concerns when they first revealed their lineup for the first two waves…

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Yakfinities #50 Continues

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The 50th Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues through December 31, so there’s still several weeks to get those entries in!  This one also will be up for a grand prize, as the Yakface staff will be voting for their favorite entries.

You can submit your entries by clicking here, but remember, in order to be eligible for a prize, your submission(s) should be a new custom made for the contest… and not something you made previously.

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Boldly going where no diorama has gone before…

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yakwallFor those that supported the indiegogo campaign for Galactic Merchants, it appears your investment is about to pay off as the creators have begun shipping their Space Station walls sets!  Be on the lookout for email  notifications of your order shipping, and until that time, you can check out a full gallery of the sets I received in the mail today.

Personal Note:  Without a doubt, these are the highlight of the year for me in collecting.  In fact, these might be the best thing I’ve been able to acquire in this hobby for the last several years.   With these, we the fans who have supported this hobby for nearly 20 years in the modern era, can finally have adequate displays to show off our figures without having to spend frustrating hours on end making our own sets.  It’s just a shame that the company who makes the figures has ignored such a concept for so long.  The Galactic Merchants team has done the fan community a great service with these sets and they should be applauded for their efforts.

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Easy Modification to Merumeru

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If you’ve been lucky enough to get your hands on Hasbro’s new Merumeru figure, you may not be too happy about the sculpted armor on his right forearm. 

But if you’re willing to shell out for a second copy of this figure, you can make a pretty simple modification to give him a more natural look, which essentially gives you a generic Wookiee.  Check out this simple process after the jump!

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Customizer Mega Spotlight

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112313spotlightYakface forum members continue to raise the bar with their customs figures, which means another spotlight of their amazing work is overdue!

First up, Evilivo shares his take on a Wookiee Chieftan, which gives Hasbro a run for its money with their new figure of Merumeru.

DarthVirunga returns with a huge update, including the Sith Lord, Darth Ruin.  Check it all out here.

Next up, customizing legend Glassman has begun customizing Hasbro’s new 6″ scale line, and shares a Stormtrooper Han Solo and other 6″ updates too!

Last but not least, forum member DeltaSev shares a group of his latest customs, including Mira from KOTORII.

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Yakfinities #50 Continues

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The 50th Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has entered its second month, and already we have seen some of the most amazing entries ever in one of our customizing challenges.  We invite all of our readers who have any interest in customizing to join in the fun, and to check out the latest entries!

Reminder:  As in each Yakfinities, customs should be NEW customs, and not older work to be in consideration for prizes.  If anyone posts older work, it should be noted so we are aware.  Thank you!