The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge runs through the end of September, and some fantastic entries have been rolling in.
Check out the latest submissions, or get your own entry in after the jump!
Reminder: All entries should be new custom dioramas made during this Yakfinities window (July-September). Older dioramas, if shared, should be clarified as older as they are not eligible for a prize in the roundup report.
The Rogue One leaks continue as the Interactech Imperial Stormtrooper has surfaced at Fred Meyer (Greenwood, Seattle, WA) for $39.99 Click on through for additional images.
Thanks to my brother-in-law, Adam, for the report.
For all you fans of 3.75″ Super Articulated figures, Fresh Monkey Fiction and Remco Toys are teaming up to relaunch the return of the 1980s military action figure line EAGLE FORCE.
They have kicked off the return of Eagle Force by launching a Kickstarter campaign for a set of 4” action figures, as well as play sets and vehicles.
These guys are doing great on the kickstarter, but still have a little way to go – if you’d like to join in to help get these figures made, and have some really cool collectibles as a result, click here.
EndorExpress has posted this cool update to the Starspeeder 1000 3.75″scale vehicle/playset available at Star Tours. The vehicle (and packaging) has been updated for 2016 to include a new Tour to Jakku scene inside the vehicle. The vehicle now costs $75.00 – the 2011 version was $54.99
Thanks to our report from earlier today, Instagram follower starwars_trooperguy was able to acquire the Rogue One TIE Striker from a Fred Meyer store in Boise, ID. (Franklin Road).
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Twitter follower @KanjiClubDealer alerts us to finding the new Rogue One TIE Striker at Fred Meyer in Oregon and on sale too. You can check out a quick 360º of the packaging via Twitter here.
RobotKingdom has updated with packaging shots for the upcoming Walmart exclusive wave of 3.75″ Black Series figures. The wave includes TVC repacks of Ahsoka, Emperor’s Royal Guard, Lando Calrissian and Admiral Ackbar.
UPDATE: As a reminder, these are not available in the US yet, these were released in Hong Kong today (September 6) as stated by Robot Kingdom.
On this episode of The Cargo Hold: A Star Wars Collecting Podcast, Jayson, Corey, and Chris discuss the huge reveals regarding the “Go Rogue” campaign from Hasbro, Disney Elite Series, Hot Toys, Sideshow and Funko as well as several leaks that have hit since the last show.
The newest Droid Factory Astromech, R2-B00, is now available to order through the Shop Disney Parks app. It is priced at $12.99 and qualifies for free shipping. Thanks to @4LOMKUSS for the heads-up.
K & C Collectibles is offering our Labor Day weekend savings from from 15% to 20% off all products. Offer valid from 09/04/2016 – 09/07/2016. Have a safe Labor Day weekend. Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.