As a thank you to our readers, we have a new giveaway announcement for registered Yakface forum members! A carded Clone Commander Fox and Clone Commander Wolffe!
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Category Archives: Site News
Our Thoughts and Prayers
We at Yakface.com would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to those who live or have family and friends on the east coast as they face an unprecedented storm. We hope you all stay safe and get back to some semblance of normalcy as quickly as possible.
Bring on the Barge Fan Site Petition
Bring on the Barge! We have partnered with several other fan sites to solicit support for a 3-3/4″ scale Jabba’s Sail Barge Vehicle/Playset. Hasbro has shown interest in building such a vehicle but we need to let them know WE WANT IT by gathering as many signatures as possible and presenting them to the Star Wars brand team at Toy Fair. Head on over to show your support by signing the petition and we thank all of our colleagues for working together in this collaborative effort.
Update: Disregard the prompt to donate after signing the petition, donation is not required for it to count in the tally.
Yakfinities #46 is here!
The latest Customizing Challenge is here! As always, the rules are very simple – make a new figure, and post a picture of it in our forums! But you do need to follow the theme of course – and this one is very broad… all you have to do is make a custom of a female character!
Whether it be an alternate look for Princess Leia, a half-eaten Oola, or something completely fan-fiction, it’s up to you! Entries will be accepted through 11:59 PM CST, December 31st.
We’ve already gotten some nice entries – check them out, or add your own by clicking here!
Yakfinities #45: Roundup Report
The most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has come to an end, and features some of the best figures ever made for one of our customizing challenges. There were over 50 figures made when it was all said and done, and we’ve got some prizes to hand out too! Head on over to the Yakface Forums for a recap!
Star Wars Fan Sites Working Together as ‘The Force United’
For the first time at a major Star Wars event, a group of fan sites will be working alongside each other to help share the fun and excitement of Celebration VI with their worldwide audiences.
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Fan Sites Unite at Celebration VI in the Star Wars Collectors Social Area
When Star Wars collectors want to find out about the latest and greatest toys, statues, and prop replicas hitting retail, the primary sources of news and reviews are not corporate owned web sites, but sites run by Star Wars fans for Star Wars fans.
While one might expect competition among the various sites, each trying to scoop the other, the truth is the owners and reporters from many sites are friends who see each other annually at conventions, Toy Fair International, and of course Star Wars Celebrations.
Now at Star Wars Celebration VI, six of these fan-created web sites have joined together to bring an exciting new collectible available in the Star Wars Collecting Track Social Area!
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SWTOR Customizing Tribute Roundup Report
As many of our readers sadly remember, the Star Wars fan community lost one of its most spirited customizers last July, Mike Martinez, known around the forums as Mercuryartstudios.
In his honor, three fan sites came together to realize a customizing contest that he had been working on, and the participation was amazing. We would like to thank the customizing community for such a strong showing in this multi-site customizing tribute to our friend that we miss so much. The theme was anything related to SWTOR, and entries could be fan fiction, etc. but did need to include three figures. It was basically a “loose interpretation” of an Evolutions theme from SWTOR.
The event has now come to a close, and we have a Roundup Report showing off all 60 customs made for this, as well, as some random winners, and a grand prize winner who is walking away with a very cool Star Wars collectible.
Check out the Roundup Report, and enjoy all the cool customs by clicking on the image above!
The Enloe Trials – New Previews
Slowly but surely, production continues for the next installment in The Enloe Trials photonovel series.
If you haven’t read the prologue to the series yet, head on over to the forums and get caught up in this new series of adventures that takes place during the early days of the Rebellion!
After that, take a peek at a couple full shot previews to the next chapter!
Suggestions for Hasbro!
Remember when the Legends lines were fun and Hasbro found a way to appeal to both collectors and kids? When we actually looked forward to walking into the toy aisle?
Collector frustration continues to rise, so we’re going to start throwing some new ideas toward Hasbro in the forums, and we’re starting things off with a bit of a rant with how they’ve handled Movie Heroes so far this year and how it could have been handled better.
Sound off in the forums with your thoughts, and even your own ideas after the jump!