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Toyguide Update: TBS #14 Mara Jade

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with our next entry in the The Black Series 3-3/4″ line. Next, we take a look at Mara Jade (#14).

PROS: It’s been a long time coming, but the 2011 Fans’ Choice winner, and perennial EU fan-favorite figure has finally been released. This latest version of Mara Jade sports all the articulation one would require (save for ball-jointed hips) and is well accessorized featuring lightsaber and hilt, blaster and a reconfigurable holster capable of being placed in one of two positions. The sculpt is great, except…. well, you know.

CONS: Oh, that hair. While it is sculpted well, it suffers from being cast as separate piece which is glued to the head. This design choice gives her more of a “wearing a wig” look that effects the overall aesthetic negatively.

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Toyguide Update: Boba Fett “Bounty #239” Mythos Statue

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a look at the Boba Fett – Bounty #239 Statue, the latest statue to be released from Sideshow’s Star Wars Mythos line.

PROS: You’d be hard pressed to find anything wrong with the pieces in the Mythos line and this one is no different. Top to bottom, the Boba Fett statue is an amazing achievement in sculpt, paint and presentation.

CONS: A gorgeous piece only limited by its premium price tag.

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Toyguide Update: Saga Legends Wave 1

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with an entry dump covering the first wave of Saga Legends figures.

At this point, you’ve learned all you need to know about these figures and most collectors are in one of three camps: “hate’em”, “love’em” or the ever popular  “meh”. I’ll go on record again saying that I love them and can appreciate them for what they are – an inexpensive alternative play pattern for kids with a bit of nostalgia thrown in for collectors who grew up in a simpler time.

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