Tonight we spotlight the fantastic customizing skills of Hemble, who has updated with more 6″ scale custom figures in our forums. Take a moment and check out his latest efforts after the jump!
Official Disney Elite Series Voucher Details
Here's some details. @yak_face @CollectCantina @DISKingdom pic.twitter.com/FaYSqfbJdJ
— Robert (@BobaSpeich) September 28, 2015
Here are the official details for the lottery/voucher program at participating Disney Stores for the Exclusive 6″ Elite Series Die Cast figures courtesy of @BobaSpeich
The Man Who Makes The Toys
FastCompany has posted and in-depth interview with Hasbro’s Star Wars Design Director, Steve Evens, about the process of designing a new slate of toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some pretty interesting details included in the article especially confirmation regarding character selection from only the first third of the film.
Free Shipping on 6″ Kylo Ren and First Order Stormtrooper at TRU
Toys”R”Us.com current has available in stock and ready to ship FREE the 6″ Black Series Kylo Ren and First Order Stormtrooper. Limit 2 per customer.
Thanks to German O. for the report.
“Desert Den” Playsets Arriving
If you pre-ordered a “Desert Den” playset from Twelfth Parsec, start keeping an eye on your email for a shipping notice as these have begun to arrive on the doorsteps of collectors.
Personal Note: Independent groups who are actually fans themselves are starting to take advantage of Hasbro’s negligence on the playset front, and hopefully we will see bigger and better things like this in the future.
On any note, head to the forums for a closer look.
Sponsor News: K & C Collectibles
K & C Collectibles has added New Star Wars Multi-Pack Action Figures, Force Awakens Vehicles, Black Series 3.75″ action figures, Titanium, Force FX Kylo Ren Lightsaber and Star Wars Insider Comic Cover Exclusive verison (Free Topps Trading Card). Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.
Faster & More Intense Interviews
Recently our good friend Eric Berry (aka “Raylen” in our forums) from Hole in the Ground Productions took part in a podcast interview session with the folks at Faster and More Intense:
Star Wars Spotlights is a podcast where we hear from the many different people working to make the galaxy far far away a better place. This time on spotlights we talked to Eric Berry, who is the owner of Hole in the Ground Productions. We also talked to Paul Lindberg, who heads up Cloud City Holonet. Finally, we talked with Omar Meshar, who started Now I Am the Master.
Check it out after the jump!
First Look at The Force Awakens Books Coming Dec. 18
StarWars.com has updated giving readers and collectors a first look and several books coming with the release of The Force Awakens on Dec. 18. Most interesting is the Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary which will be full of the minutia we’ve been waiting for surrounding the characters and technology of the new film.
S.H.Figuarts Reveals Captain Phasma
Tamashii Nations continues to blow the competition out of the water with their latest announcement of their S.H.Figuarts Captain Phasma from The Force Awakens.
The Clock’s Ticking…
The current Yalfinities Customizing Challenge is winding down – so be sure to get your entry in by the deadline of September 30th at 11:59pm CST!
As always, we’ll have several prizes with the Roundup Report in a couple weeks!