Entertainment Earth is now taking preorders for the Hikari Sofubi E-3PO vinyl figure from Funko. It is limited to 500 piece and retails for $79.99
SDCC Exclusive 20″ Hologram Darth Vader from Jakks
Entertainment Earth has announced their convention exclusive 20″ Hologram Darth Vader figure from Jakks Pacific. Available only at the Entertainment Earth Booth (#2343), the figure retails for $59.99 and is limited to 1000 pieces.
SDCC Exclusive LEGO Dagobah Mini Set
Complex.com has announced an new SDCC exclusive mini Dagobah set coming from LEGO. It features 177 pieces and will retail for $39.99. Head to Complex.com for the full details.
Funko Announces Gold Chrome POP! C-3PO & Hikari 501st Clone
Funko has released their next wave of SDCC Exclusives and today they announced their Gold Chrome POP! C-3PO and Hikari 501st Clone Trooper. Click on over to Funko’s blog for these reveals and more.
Darth Vader: One Man Fleet
StarWars.com YouTube page has launched a new preview for this weekend’s Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal movie. It features Darth Vader is some impressive piloting force the crew of the Ghost to go on the defensive.
SDCC Exclusive Star Wars Droids Jumbo Boba Fett from Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant has announced another convention exclusive debuting at San Diego Comic-Con: the Jumbo Kenner Droids Boba Fett! You can get the first in-hand look at this set over at YodasNews.
PGM members can preorder now from GentleGiant.com
Black Series Captain Rex Quick Fix
There has been a lot of commentary out there about the helmet size of the new Captain Rex (#09) figure from The Black Series being too small. There is a very easy “fix” that most people can do if you have some older Clone Wars Rex figures laying about. Click on through for a quick fix on bringing that shrunken head version back to the front lines of your collection.
Rebel Militia Customizing Challenge
Our current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge only has a couple weeks left, as entries will be accepted through June 30.
So, if you’re planning on making a custom figure, be sure to get your entry submitted before the deadline! Or if you’d just like to kick back and check out some cool customs made by other collectors, the forums are just a click away!
So Easy a Caveman Can Do It…
If you’ve been able to get your hands on Hasbro’s latest 3.75″ Han Solo, chances are you are wondering how they could have given this otherwise flawless figure such a poorly sculpted (and painted) head.
There’s a quite simple fix though, as thankfully back in 2006, Hasbro “got it right” with Harrison Ford’s likeness.
This is a simple head swap for everyone, and takes no customizing skills whatsoever – head on over to the forums for a closer look and to share your thoughts!
Darth Vader Strikes in New Rebels Clip
IGN has posted an exclusive clip from this weekend’s Star Wars Rebels Season 2 special event. In this clip, Darth Vader confronts the crew of the Ghost with an impressive display of force powers.