Thanks to an assist from St. Louis area collector Jimmy S., I was able to secure a set of the latest TVC wave this morning through a local collector shop source. Head on over to the forums for a closer look.
Quick Look @ TVC Chirrut
TVC Carbon-Freezing Chamber In-Hand Images
Instagram follower @jedipatrick posted some images of the Vintage Collection – Carbon-Freezing Chamber. Lights not included, two playsets shown.
VC172 ARC Trooper Fives Carded Images
Tonight we get our first look at the upcoming (yet still unannounced) Vintage Collection ARC Trooper Fives (VC172) courtesy of Instagram follower @vivisectstudios.
The other figures in the wave include Hondo Ohnaka (VC173), Chirrut Imwe (VC174) and Luke Skywalker – Jedi Knight (VC175)
Rumor Report: Third TBS Holiday Trooper Coming Soon?
It looks like there is a third 6″ Black Series “Holiday Trooper” coming soon from Hasbro. Checking my usual resources, it shows that dozens of cases of “SW BL HOLIDAY TROOPER 2” are currently en route to the U.S.. This mystery trooper joins the Walmart Holiday Trooper 5 discovered back in June and the Star Wars Holiday Trooper that was rooted out from Target system a couple weeks ago. Price for all 3 of them are about $25 each.
Yakfinities #77 Continues
The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge is in full steam with just a few weeks to go before the deadline of September 30. The theme is Open Season, which means pretty much any new custom made that has a Star Wars theme can be submitted.
Head on over to the forums to check out the latest entries, or to share pics of your own entry after the jump!
6″ Black Series Darth Nihilus Gaming Greats Revealed
In a surprise reveal (and confirmation of a previous rumor), GameStop is now taking preorders for their exclusive 6″ Black Series Darth Nihilus (Gaming Greats) figure from KOTOR. Expected released date in Oct. 26. Thanks to figurebrian on Instagram for the heads up.
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Rumor Report: Wave 27 Clone Trooper Is The Phase I Design?
Poking around the non-U.S. Amazon sites, I found a listing for the upcoming Black Series Clone Wars Clone Trooper from Wave 27. The descriptive text specifically calls out this clone trooper as being of the Phase I design:
The Black Series 6-inch figure is carefully crafted to resemble the Phase I Clone Trooper character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, plus features details and multiple points of articulation.
Now, Amazon text has been wrong before but looking at some of the other Amazon listings for Luke (Endor) and Leia (Endor), this text seems to be indicative for what we may be getting for the clone. Hopefully we can get better confirmation soon.
First Look at Season 2 of The Mandalorian from EW
Entertainment Weekly has posted the first official look at images and details for the highly-anticipated second season of The Mandalorian. Look for this issue on newsstands September 18.
Yak’s Top Ten: The Original Trilogy Winners
The results are in for the most recent Yak’s Top Ten, which is none other than The Original Trilogy.
There was a different top placement in The Vintage Collection vs. The Black Series. In fact, barely any crossover was present between the two scales at all.
Check out which figures Yakface readers said they want to see made the most in The Vintage Collection by clicking HERE.
We have tallies for the most wanted additions to The Black Series as well, check out the 6-inch scale results by clicking HERE.
Another Yak’s Top Ten has just kicked off in the forums. We’ll be posting those details soon.
Rumor Report: TBS Wave 27 Breakdown Confirmed
Updated shipping info confirms the long-rumored breakdown of the next wave of Black Series figures (Wave 27). They are as follows:
1x Cad Bane (TCW)
1x Luke Skywalker (ROTJ)
1x “Sawyer” The Armorer (The Mandalorian)
1x Leia Organa (ROTJ)
1x Han Solo (ROTJ)
1x Incinerator Trooper (The Mandalorian)
1x Unidentified Clone Trooper (TCW)
1x Hoth Rebel Trooper (TESB)