Last night, Jimmy Kimmel had a special “Force Awakens” themed show featuring the stars of the film and director J.J. Abrams. Check out the custom 6″ Black Series version of Abrams as Han Solo and Jimmy as Princess Leia which incidentally provides a pretty clear look the upcoming 6″ figure – the body and soft goods anyway.
Thanks to HunterPR’s Justin Aclin for the heads-up.
Dan Emmons from StarWarsCollector.com has posted word of a packaging variant for the Walmart Exclusive 3.75″ Black Series Darth Vader figure. He notes that the position of the lightsaber has changed and black hang tags have been implemented as well. Head on over to check it out.
Empire Magazine has revealed their special edition lenticular covers for The Force Awakens! The six covers (with a seventh subscriber cover to be revealed) features Rey with BB-8, Captain Phasma, Finn, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren and Han Solo with Chewbacca. Click on through to check them out.
SAGA TOYS is now open, located just minutes south of St. Louis.
With a huge inventory of Star Wars, GI JOE, He-Man, LEGO and other toy brands, there are countless collectibles (new and old) for all your collecting needs.
Diorama workshops and kid birthday parties are also on tap, so if you’re in the St. Louis area be sure to check them out!
Just a reminder that today marks the availability of the Disney Elite Series Darth Vader Die Cast figure in stores. If you can’t make the raffle, DisneyStore.com will have them available starting tomorrow morning.
K & C Collectibles is providing 15% discount starting today November 22nd through November 26th, 2015. The redemption code is NOV2015. We have added New Force Awakens 3.75″ 5-Pack Action Figure set, Kylo Ren (Starkiller Base) and Stormtrooper 4-Pack Black Series 6 inch and Star Wars Insider #161 Comic Store Exclusive cover. Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.
It may seem like there’s fewer items worth buying in the 3.75″ market these days – and if you feel this way, head on over to Holeinthegroundpro.com for a refreshing focus on items in this scale for scene and diorama building (collector language for playsets).
All kinds of fantastic items are available… the prices are fair, the quality is the best I’ve seen, and orders are received in a timely fashion. For more details, check them out here and share your thoughts in our forums.
Long-time Hasbro designer, Mark Boudreaux as won the coveted TAGIE Toy Designer of the Year award for his work on the Battle Action Millennium Falcon for The Force Awakens!
Mark graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. in Industrial Design. In 1977, as a co-op, he started working at Kenner Toys and has developed Star Wars product at Hasbro for 38 years. Mark is a Senior Principal Product Designer in Boy’s Toys, and has worked on the six original Star Wars films, EPVII and the Clone Wars and Rebels animated TV series. Mark has designed all five of the 3-3/4” Millennium Falcons, including the new Force Awakens ‘Battle Action” version, and has action figures produced of his likeness.
Instagram follower Jaycepticon brings our attention to a couple of sneak peeks of new 1:6 scale Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece figures from The Force Awakens. Finally, we are getting some human figures from the film with the release of Rey (Jakku) with BB-8 and Finn.
Instagram user @toy.fiction shares an image of one of the Smuggler’s Bounty exclusive POP! figures shipping now. Check out the Special Forces TIE Fighter Pilot (#90)!
UPDATE: There is also a regular First Order TIE Fighter Pilot variant shipping in boxes. So completist will need to track down this one as well.
