Equipped and outfitted to withstand harsher desert-like environments, the Sandtroopers™ were the perfect squadron of troopers to deploy on Tatooine in Star Wars™: A New Hope. Sideshow’s Sandtrooper™ Premium Format™ Figure will be available for Pre-Order on Thursday, March 24, 2016!
Our friends from Star Wars Action News report via Facebook that their staffer, Justin, found the 6″ Black Series Wave containing Ahsoka, Kanan and Luke Skywalker at Target this morning.
Nice find!
Word on the web from a member of the Star Wars Elite Series Collectors Facebook group* is on April 5, Disney Store will be receiving reissues of a few Elite Series figures including Darth Vader and an updated Boba Fett. Click on through to read his post and to see a preview of the rumored updated Fett.
*Must be a member of this closed group to see the post.
Continue reading Rumor: Disney Store Elite Series Vader Reissue and Updated Boba Fett
Kmart has updated their website with a placeholder page for the upcoming Takodana Encounter set ($19.99). It is unavailable for order at this time, but maybe check over the next few days for orders to open up.
A new Yakfinities Customzing Challenge kicks off on April, but before that begins, we need to tally some votes to determine the theme.
So head on over to our forums, and if you’re a registered Yakface Forum member, cast your vote!
Gentle Giant has also announced their First Order Flametrooper Mini Bust.
Gentle Giant Ltd. announces the next of our amazing mini busts from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the First Order Flametrooper! These foot soldiers of the New Order have one purpose: Turn anything related to The Resistance into ashes! Designed, modeled and prototyped using top of the line 3D technology, this 1:6 scale mini bust represents the next of our new collection from the ongoing Star Wars saga. Each mini bust is hand cast, hand painted and hand numbered with a limited edition certificate of authenticity. May the Force be with you!
Today, Gentle Giant has announced the Darth Vader Collectors Gallery Statue – their first in a series of 1:8 scale statues.
Sculpted by Gentle Giant’s master artisans, this Darth Vader statue recreates the scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back of Lord Vader bowing in devotion to his master, Emperor Palpatine. Each limited edition, hand-painted piece is cast in high quality polyresin with crisp details. This statue also comes individually numbered with a matching certificate of authenticity.
Funko has just announced via Twitter the theme for the next Smuggler’s Bounty for May 2016: Bounty Hunters! Don’t miss out – Subscribe today!
Yakface Reader Chris L, sends in a report/image from his Kmart in LaPorte, IN showing his store has started adding new product shelf tags for not only the Rey (Starkiller Base) but also the companion Kylo Ren (Starkiller Base) set as well as a tag for the Takodana Encounter set labeled as “3.75 entertainment” for $19.99
The tags are labeled as such:
“SW E7 BL 6IN Rey Starkiller Base” 24.99
“SW E7 BLK SERIES Lead Villian Snow” 24.99
“SW E7 Pack 3.75 Entertainment” 19.99
Disney announced today the next installment in the Indiana Jones franchise has been green lit with Harrison Ford returning to the iconic role with Steven Spielberg as director. No word yet if he is killed by Mutt with the Spear of Destiny.
“Indiana Jones 5” hits theaters July 19, 2019