Hasbro has announced that after over 40 years, designer Mark Boudreaux will be retiring from the company. Mark was instrumental in the development of many of the iconic Star Wars vehicles for the Kenner & Hasbro. Hasbro also announced a few other moves in the company. For more details, check out this article on JediNews.
Thank you Mark! For a background article on his tenure with Hasbro, check out this article on StarWars.com from 2017.
Hot Toy has revealed two new 1:6 figure sets featuring The Mandalorian and The Child. The standard edition includes both figures and an assortment of accessories including flame effects, jet pack, rifle, pistol, tracking fob, knife, grappling hook, swappable bezkar shoulder armor, various hands and more. The deluxe edition includes all of the standard accessories PLUS, The Child’s pram, a camtano of bezkar, whistling birds gauntlet attachments, Mandalorian armor hologram, two versions of The Child (sitting and standing) and more. Click the links above to check out each version.
UPDATE: The deluxe version is now up for preorder at Sideshow.com
UPDATE 2: The standard version is also available for preorder
A new Yakfinities Customizing Challenge will commence in April.
Right now, registered Yakface forum members can vote on the theme. The categories are: Medics, Bootlegs, Gladiators, Merchants, Rebel Militia, Force Acolytes, Ancient Droids, and Sheev Palpatine (any version).
If you are registered in our forums, click here to vote! And if you ‘re not registered, you should be. Our forums aren’t as hip as social media, but we have a great little community, especially in our customizing bubble.
Due to current events with the COVID-19 pandemic, Red Brick Collectibles is postponing this weekend’s toy show in St. Louis. The planned reschedule date at this time is May 10.
May the Force be with all of our readers during these sudden interruptions to our daily lives. Be smart, and stay healthy everyone… and please don’t panic!
A source who wishes to remain anonymous, sent us a link confirming the upcoming 6″ Black Series Shadow Stormtrooper “Gaming Greats” figure from The Force Unleashed. Still no official word on this figure but hopefully we hear something soon.
PERIODICALLY I reference new and upcoming products with an ELEMENT of wordplay. For this next rumor, I can say there have been FOUR of these officially released PLUS TWO more recently rumored. Over the weekend I learned of a third, but before you get GREEN with envy over not finding these in stores, there may be a SILVER lining to this BLACK cloud of potential frustration in terms of accessibility. Sometimes, repaints are good but in these cases they are ALL BAD.
In case you missed our Tweet and Instagram posts yesterday, there looks to be another “Gaming Greats” 6″ Black Series figure coming – the Shadow Stormtrooper from The Force Unleashed game. You may recall the artwork for this figure slipped out a couple months back. The preorder and release date is still unknown for the US market – as is with the TFU Stormtrooper Commander – but based on a couple sources I have, it should be revealed soon as production pieces have been seen. From what I know, the figure is much like the 3.75″ version from the TFU multipack and has a gunmetal color (kind of like the Carbonized Second Sister Inquisitor) and incorporates translucent parts to their sculpt (forearms, biceps, lower legs and knee area, and abdomen).
Additional searching has turned up info for a repaint of the upcoming Black Series Boba Fett Electronic Helmet in the famous white coloration to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
Hunting around the web today has turned up search results for a second FORCE FX Lightsaber coming later this year – and its for the Phantom Menace himself, Darth Sidous. It is also rumor to be part of the Elite line which features a removable blade and a $250 price tag.
Online stores (including at least one of our sponsors) are shipping out a new cycle of Stormtrooper goodness from Hasbro right now.
While we are nowhere close to the glory days of army building from 10-15 years ago, there is still demand out there in the market. This Stormtrooper, for example, should be constantly refreshed on the pegs at retail; yet it’s not. People have to resort to online buying to find these, which doesn’t even expose children to this greatness when they walk into the toy aisle. Hasbro is missing a huge opportunity here (and with so many other areas, but that’s a different conversation).
That being said, we’re curious as to how many of this Stormtrooper our readers have added to their ranks now. And how many more do you plan to acquire? Let us know, and we’d love to see more pics after the jump!