Sideshow now has the Premium Format Chewbacca available for pre-order.
CW11 Republic Commando Boss Variant
For variant collectors out there, we thought we’d pass on news and visual confirmation of a rumored running change/variant to the 2012 Clone Wars Republic Commando Boss (CW11) figure. Initial versions of this figure included an all white backpack (as seen in our Toyguide), but orange accented backpack variant has shown up on pegs in the UK and Australia and on eBay. Click the image above for a closer look.
Thanks to McMetal over on the JediDefender forums for the alert.
Jumbo Kenner IG-88 Pre-Order
Gentle Giant has updated today and is now taking pre-order for their Jumbo Kenner IG-88.
2013 Clone Wars and Movie Heroes In-Stock at CmdStore
Canadian retailer Cmdstore.com has updated today and now has cases of the exclusive 2013 Clone Wars and Movie Heroes in-stock.
Thanks to Cmdstore for posting their availability via their Facebook page.
$4.99 Sale Ends Soon
Toys”R”us has been running a great sale over the past month – but as a reminder, this sale ends on Saturday.
Stores around the U.S. have been consistently restocking TVC figures for this, most notably the Deleted Scenes wave. So if you’re in the hunt for these figures, or just want some extra army builders / custom fodder for a good price, you’ve only got a few days left to take advantage of this price.
Chewbacca Premium Format Figure Details
Sideshow Collectibles has updated today with new images and pre-order details for their upcoming Chewbacca Premium Format Figure. Head on over to check out the photos and be sure to watch for the pre-order this Thursday!
Yakfinities #48 – Cast Your Vote
The next Yakfinities Customizing Challenge launches in April – voting has begun in our forums. Click here to cast your vote for what you’d like to see Yakface forum members customize next!
The current Yakfinities is also underway – head on over to the forums to see the latest enteries — and don’t forget, there will be some cool prizes given away to some random winners once again, so be sure to submit a custom before the deadline of March 31!
Toyguide Update: Mandalorian Warrior (CW29)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today starting a look back at some of the older Clone Wars figures that we have yet to add to the archives. We kick things off with the Mandalorian Warrior (CW29).
PROS: Collectors that had trouble tracking down this figure via the “Death Watch” Battle Pack, thankfully, got another opportunity to bolster their Mandalorian Warrior ranks. Like most Clone Wars figures of this era, articulation was abundant allowing for varied “actiony” poses and the sculpting and deco is top notch.
CONS: At the time of release, this figure wasn’t available in any great quantity, which is a shame considering their reemergence in The Clone Wars Season 5. It’s also disappointing that Hasbro didn’t see fit to reissue this figure in 2013 with a revised “Maul armor” deco or perhaps a sweet Obi-Wan-in-Mando disguise version.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth tracking down for your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
A New Direction for Lucasfilm Animation
After 5 years and 100+ episodes, the Official Site has updated today with the announcement that The Clone Wars is coming to an end. Fear not, The Clone Wars isn’t dead… not yet. They have also announced that they are continuing in the production on a few final episodes that will air (location/dates TBA) to conclude some of the arcs and stories that need to be told. These final episodes are promised to be the best in the series.
To read the full announcement, head to StarWars.com and watch a special video from Dave Filoni complete with awesome teaser footage.
Episode 384: Bishoujo and Jocasta Nu
With few new Hasbro Star Wars toys showing up in stores, Star Wars collectors and podcast hosts Marjorie and Arnie must look online to build their collection. On this week’s podcast, they review two new mail-order additions to their collection! First, they review the Brian’s Toys exclusive Jocasta Nu action figure from Hasbro. Then they look at the first statue in Kotobukiya’s new Star Wars Bishoujo line–Jaina Solo.
Star Wars Action News segment host Nathan P. Butler has also kept busy collecting the variant covers for Dark Horse’s new Star Wars #1 comic book. How many covers are there and how far will Nathan go to get them all? Listen to this week’s podcast to find out!
With a UK collecting report by Steve “The Gingerprince” and Johnathan giving tips on collecting the Yoda carded Clone Wars and Movie Heroes figures, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
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