Did you ever wonder what a ranking list of the best figures from The Vintage Collection would look like? Wonder no more. We have been invited by Jedi Temple Archives to be part of the panel for their “A Digested Look at The Vintage Collection” special report alongside many other fan sites to rank what figures from this collection are the absolute cream of the crop. We also are joined by three special guests from the Hasbro Star Wars team which makes this an unprecedented event. See what figures made the final ranking and compare the panel’s picks and how they differ next to the Hasbro team’s choices. The Special Report also gives warm tribute to The Vintage Collection in a general retrospective manner. There are even some special “gifts” for readers to take away from it. Click through for more.
Starting Sunday, ToysRUs is having a buy 1, get 1 50% off sale on all Star Wars figures, play sets and accessories (excludes clearanced items). Might be a good place to start with new product hitting shelves.
Stephen Hayford has posted some new images of the figures from the upcoming Kmart exclusive sets and he reveals that the Stormtrooper has a new helmet sculpt and belt that features a removable comlink. Is this the ill-fated TK-421 is plastic form? Head on over to Stephen’s Facebook page and you be the judge.
Sideshow has posted a great teaser for the Commander Cody Premium Format figure which debuted “in the flesh” has SDCC. Watch for a pre-order announcement next week.
While not implicitly Star Wars related, this new G.I.JOE Retaliation promotion from Hasbro’s G.I.JOE brand may be something Star Wars collectors can get behind. It is a custom action figure sweepstakes where you design a figure (male or female) online and if you win it gets produced. Head on over to buildagijoe.com to create your figure today! What do you think of this concept? Let us know here in the comment section or in our forums.
Last month we reported that Retro Outlaw would be having a 12″ EVEL FETT at SDCC. If you are looking for something a bit more rare, you can hit up Booth 5051 for a limited edition Black & White version. It is limited to only 50 pieces. One lucky winner was able to win one of these at the Star Wars Fan Breakfast hosted by Star Wars Action News.
Hasbro has made available a selection of images from today’s panel at SDCC. Click on through to check out images of the Black Series (3.75″ & 6″), Saga Legends, Mission Series 2-packs, and New Class II Vehicle repaints.
The talented Stephen Hayford has posted some excellent images of the upcoming Kmart Exclusive Imperial Scanning Crew set, paying particular attention to the scanning gear. Head on over to his Facebook page for a closer look.
Hasbro’s panel at SDCC revealed that the canceled Droid Factory figures will be offered through Amazon.com. They will they will be released in the canceled packaging design as well. They will be sold as a set for $59.99 this fall.
Thanks to Galactic Hunter for the details.
UPDATE: This set is now available for pre-order – expected ship date is October 13, 2013 (Thanks to forum member Rune Haako for the tip)
