The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge only has a few weeks left! Be sure to get your Concept Series entries in by the deadline of March 31.
Concept Series customs can be anything from figures based on Ralph McQuarrie concept artwork to something from you own imagination. What if Luke Skywalker had never gone into seclusion? Or if Leia had become a full fledged Jedi Knight? What if tauntauns could fly?
Check out the latest custom entries or submit your own after the jump!
Disney has officially announced that Galaxy’s Edge will be opening on May 31 in Disneyland and on August 29 at Walt Disney World.
The first barge orders have started to arrive to collectors. Frank L. posted a few shots on Facebook but one of note has already sparked some discussion. There is no styrofoam corners in inside the box to prevent the Barge’s gorgeous box from damage. I suspect a few horror stories will be shared as a result of this.
Big Bad Toy Store has opened preorders for Jabba’s Sail Barge — $1,199.99 with a non-refundable of $240.
If you have a Best Buy in your area, if may be worth your time to swing by and check out their toy/collector section. Quite a few various Star Wars items have been marked down (as well as other brands, such as Marvel). Good luck and as always your mileage may vary.
Per our link reveal a couple weeks ago, Walmart has populated the page for their Exclusive Jabba’s Palace Adventure Set. The price is set at $49.67. Hopefully it will be available for order soon.
Hasbro Pulse via Instagram is now taking votes for what figure collectors would like to see immortalized in the 6″ Black Series line for the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. Voting closes Friday, March 8.
Feel free to leave your comments here as well for the 10 they have selected.
Looks like Hasbro’s dipping back into the orange line 3.75″ Black Series again as a new listing has popped up on Walmart.com via Brickseek for a Luke Skywalker (Yavin Ceremony) figure for the Vintage Collection. No word yet on exclusivity. On a related note, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 6″ version of this figure before too long.
Yakface and Flyguy discuss the reveals from this year’s New York Toy Fair and more!
UPDATE: MP3 audio file now available for download
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