Check out this cool new First Order Stormtrooper shirt making its debut at Star Wars Weekends at the Galactic Gathering. This stormtrooper looks a bit more heavily armed than your standard trooper, too. Thanks to @MauiMickey702 on twitter for the heads up.
Imperial Troop Transport @ TRU
Slowly but surely, Hasbro’s Imperial Troop Transport is making its way into Toys”R”us stores. Has it shown up in your area yet? Share your reports after the jump!
New Black Series On HasbroToyShop
HasbroToyShop has updated today adding a few new Black Series 3.75″ figures to their store. You can preorder Chewbacca, Dutch Vander and Darth Vader (Dagobah Test) for $9.99 each.
Thanks to Michael M. for the heads up.
Darth Vader #5 Now Available
The next installment in the Darth Vader series from Marvel is now available via your local comic book store. You can also purchase and download the digital version through Marvel’s Digital Comic Shop.
Vader continues his investigation into the Emperor’s secrets…Not everyone wants him to find out the truth. Who are Vader’s mysterious new rivals?
Hot Toys Sandtrooper Preorder Now Available
Sideshow is now taking preorders for Hot Toys’ 1:6 Scale MMS Sandtrooper figure.
Black Series Wave 8 Preorder at Entertainment Earth
Entertainment Earth has also opened preorders for The Black Series Wave 8 of 3.75″ figures.
Black Series Wave 8 Preorder at DorksideToys
DorksideToys is now taking preorders for The Black Series Wave 8. This assortment includes:
• 1 x Captain Rex
• 1 x Darth Vader (Dagobah Test)
• 1 x Dutch Vander
• 1 x Chewbacca
• 1 x Clone Commander Doom
• 1 x C-3PO
• 1 x Princess Leia as Boushh
• 1 x Mosep Binneed
• 2 x Clone Commander Thorn
• 1 x Han Solo with Carbonite
• 1 x Jawas
Deluxe 6″ Luke & Wampa Preorders Now Open

Various preorders have opened up today for The Black Series Deluxe 6″ Luke Skywalker and Wampa sets. Don’t over pay through shoddy eBay/gray market sellers. You can get yours now through sellers that support your favorite sites:
Toyguide Update: #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special addition focusing on the #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar sent out by Hasbro and Hunter PR to various collector/news sites. This calendar counts down the days until Force Friday, September 4, 2015, when official merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits store shelves. Each page features a factoid relating to the date or product shown. Click on through to check out the calendar in its entirety and reflect on almost 40 years of Star Wars merchandise from Kenner and Hasbro.
Again, we’d like to thank Hasbro/Hunter PR for this great piece.
Customizer Mega Spotlight
Once again we stop to take look at more great custom figures being made by various members of our forum community!
First up, I-am-Boba-Fett has created a fantastic female Mandalorian that you won’t want to miss – check out several images of this awesome figure here.
Next, forum member Customjedi shares a fan-fic custom of Major Kem Monnon, who was the chief of the Rebel Alliance Corps of Engineers as part of his ESB prequel story.
We also welcome RTripp to the forums, who shares a Darth Sidious repaint, as well as several more custom figures.
Last but not least, we are treated to another masterpiece by Evilivo, as he shows off images of his fantastic take on Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper disguise.








