Our friends at Sandtroopers.com have posted the first look at an upcoming Sith-centric battle pack! Head on over for packaged and loose shots of the Target Exclusive Darth Maul Returns set featuring post-op Darth Maul, Savage Opress (Armored) and a Nightsister (not Mother Talzin).
The latest Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues, and with a theme that we haven’t tackled before, there’s some very interesting concepts being shown off in the forums.
And with the lull in new product these days, there’s never been a better time to roll up your sleeves and add some new figures to your collection in a different way – by creating your own figures! So check out some really cool customs or submit your own after the jump!
ReedPop has announced the first (of many) store exclusives for sale at Celebration VI. First up is a 12″ Clone Commander Ganch from Sideshow Collectibles! It will be available in very limited numbers starting the first day of the show, Thursday, August 23rd. Head over to MediumAtLarge.net for the full reveal!
The Official Site updates today announcing that at Star Wars Weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios fans will have the opportunity to be encased in carbonite! For the complete details on “Carbon-Freeze Me” Experience, visit StarWars.com
Bonnie Burton has posted via twitter confirming that she has been laid off from Lucasfilm as their Content Developer for Lucas Online and StarWars.com. She has been instrumental in establishing the Official Star Wars web presence as well has developing fun, family friendly crafts and educational tutorials and publications.
We at Yakface wish Bonnie the best of luck where ever she lands.
New Clone Wars Action Figures at K & C Collectibles. The latest Vintage Collection and Movie Heroes are back in-stock. Click on through for the full rundown!
We continue to have fantastic custom work shown off in our forums, and it’s only right to highlight more of the hard efforts of our resident customizers!
First off, Darth Daddy has created an awesome custom of Numa from the Clone Wars… take note Hasbro! This adorable little Twi’lek should have been made by now!
Next up, forumite super360 shares a very cool clone sergeant he’s working on – check it out here!
Fans of KOTOR will instantly recognize Bao-Dur from forum member stocos28. Click here for more pics of this fantastic custom that Hasbro has chosen to ignore.
Last but not least, forum member WookieeBalls shares his entries that he made for the recent tribute to MercuryArtStudios – check out his amazing customs here!
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Training Super Battle Droid (CW16) from The Clone Wars line.
PROS: A solid figure in the fact that it has a good sculpt and the episode specific deco looks great. It has all the necessary articulation – save for the legs of course. I hope will see a reissue of this figure someday perhaps with the missing members of Domino Squad.
CONS: In an era of more action feature heavy figures, Hasbro confoundingly left out the second set of missile launchers that were present with prior releases of this figure.
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.
An interesting image showed up on StarWars.com today of what looks to be an animated version of the Classic Boba Fett. It looks like Boba’s transformation to the iconic armor will turn up in the Clone Wars for season 5! Head on over for a closer look and be sure to check out their new Celebration VI announcements.
UPDATE: It appears that the cat was let out of the bag a bit prematurely as the Official Site has removed the image an replaced the animated version with one from The Empire Strikes Back. Thanks to our friends at JediNews for the tip.
Sideshow has updated their May the 4th landing page revealing their highly anticipated C-3PO and R2-D2 Premium Format figures! Head on over for a sneak peek and watch for a full announcement soon!