Once again, LEGO wins the holiday season as this morning I found most of the new 2015 LEGO sets at my local Target (Plymouth, MN). Click on through for a quick gallery of images.
New Hot Wheels Character Cars Hit Target
Collector Tim Paul send in this photo of new Darth Maul and Stormtrooper (clean version) Hot Wheels character cars hitting his local (Bowling Green, KY) Target.
1:6 Scale Captain Rex Preorders Processing Soon
Sideshow has started to send out notifications that they will begin processing preorders for their 1:6 scale Captain Rex figure in the next 15 days. Make sure you allocate your funds accordingly.
Customizer Spotlight: Hemble
This evening we have a special treat for all you customizing fans out there – a huge photo dump of spectacular 6″ scale customs by customizing master, Hemble!
Head on over to the forums to check out these amazing figures, and share your thoughts for him in his customizing thread, or in our front page comments section.
Toyguide Update: R5-G19 (TBS #01)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with the addition of the R5-G19, our first entry for the 3-3/4″ Black Series (Blue) line look.
PROS: New (i.e. never before offered) figures from the Original Trilogy come few and far between these days so it’s nice to add another to the collection and scratch another off the list (Despite the less-than-accurate deco). R5-G19 recycles the Build-A-Droid/Droid Factory mold so it’s cross compatible with prior B.A.D. figures. Yay! Hasbro retired that bland black and orange card for a nicer TIE Pilot design in a more traditional 6×9 format.
CONS: The inaccuracy of the deco has ruffled a few feathers of diehard astromech collectors, as well as the use of the B.A.D. mold. Although purely anecdotal, R5-G19 has achieved Peg Warmer Status: Level 10 at most of the Toys”R”Us stores I visit.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
New Kylo Ren Helmet Concept Art
Indie Revolver has posted a new image revealing in greater detail the helmet for Kylo Ren. Head on over for the details.
ANOVOS Snowtrooper Ensemble Preorder Coming Soon
The Force Awakens 6″ Figure(s) Image
Rebelscum has posted a link and image to a leaked photograph of five 6″ figures from The Force Awakens. The image gives us our first “real” full look at characters from the teaser and one shot of a familiar walking carpet. Spoiler warnings apply.
UPDATE: Image has been removed from Rebelscum per the request of HunterPR. Image is still available at the original link.
Episode 45: But It’s A Whole ‘Nother Year
As we close out 2014, Flyguy and I discuss the latest collecting bits with news from Hasbro, Hot Toys, LEGO, Gentle Giant and more. Customizing and artwork gets another big focus this week as we feature some great builds and illustrations that again must be seen be believed. Finally, we run down the latest news regarding The Force Awakens, more Marvel cover variants and our latest toy acquisitions. All this and much more on Episode 45 of The Realm Recap.
We would like to thank everyone that has listened, watched, commented and shared our shows over the past year. You are all the reason why we keep doing it and we hope to continue into 2015 and beyond. MTFBWY.
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New 3-3/4″ Black Series UPC Details
The Realm Recap co-host Flyguy has shared with us additional info/UPCs regarding the next assortment (wave 7?) of Black Series 3-3/4″ figures. Click on through for the details.