Our sponsor Big Bad Toy Store is now taking pre-orders for the Walmart Exclusive “Wolf Pack” Ultimate Gift Set. As revealed first by Sandtroopers.com, this set includes Plo Koon, Clone Commander Wolffe, Clone Trooper Boost and Clone Trooper Sinker with the clones sporting their Phase II armor. Expected arrival date is late 2012.
If you were unable to attend Celebration VI or were unable to complete your full set, we now have a limited supply complete 6-pc. sets for sale for $25. If you’d like to add this to your collection, please email me at news@yakface.com with CVI Fan Patch Set in the subject line for further details. These are available on first come, first served basis.
UPDATE: Sold Out
Big Bad Toy Store has updated with new pre-orders and New Arrivals this week. Check out the Star Wars related items after the jump.
Sideshow Collectibles has updated tonight announcing their Captain Rex Legendary Scale Bust. Click on through to check it out and watch for the full reveal and pre-order next week!
The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues to go strong, as by my count we’re up to more than 20 new customs made specifically for this theme. But there’s still an entire month left, so head on over to the forums and check out the latest customs or submit your own Imperial Trooper by clicking here!
We’re also kicking off discussion for ideas for the next Yakfinities, which will run from October – December. So, if you’ve got a some good ideas, share them with us by leaving a comment here, or in the forums.
Thursday at Star Wars Celebration VI was the night of the Star Wars Action News/Yakface party. An edible Jabba attended, as did Slave Leia to flip the roles and eat the Hutt! Prizes were handed out, death sticks were consumed, and Jerry got to talk to several of the attendees about their expectations for Star Wars Celebration VI and their first day experiences. So join the party and listen now!
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The “As You Wish” Project is a charity art event featuring reimagined Boba Fett and Clone Trooper helmets which are being sold on eBay with all proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. These helmets were on display at Celebration VI and are now open for bidding. Auctions close on September 1, 2012.
Check out the incredible artistry in our latest CVI image gallery update.
Our good friends from Imperialshipyards.net were among the many fan sites that Derryl DePriest and company graciously spoke with about the state of the hobby at Celebration VI last week.
Check out their Q&A, which had a nice customizing theme involved in it by clicking here!
Gentle Giant has announced that collectors will soon be able to get Jumbo Kenner 12″ Power of the Force edition figures, complete with POTF-inspired card AND 3″ scale replicas of the famous original collector coins in a re-sealable plastic outer clam shell!
For Premier Guild Members that pre-ordered the Jumbo Gamorrean Guard, Gentle Giant is upgrading pre-orders to the Power of the Force edition at no additional cost.
For those that still want the ROTJ card version, fear not as that one is now a general release, available on Gentle Giant’s website and through distributors everywhere on September 18.
Gentle Giant has sent out notifications to those that pre-ordered the CVI Exclusive Jumbo Kenner Lando Calrissian figure at they will start processing orders tomorrow (Thursday).