Toyguide Update: VC51 Barriss Offee

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of the Barriss Offee (Jedi Padawan) from the 2011 Vintage Collection’s (Wave 7).

PROS: A long-overdue upgrade to a previous incarnation delivers on design, articulation and overall playability. Two-piece plastic cloak is an inventive way to address certain limitations a one-piece cloak would have.

CONS: Initial images showed that Barriss Offee was to include a soft goods/fabric cloak. Included plastic cloak restricts movement. Lightsaber blade is a little light in terms of color/opaqueness. No word if this figure will receive a running change like Dagobah Landing Luke and Fi-Ek Sirch.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.

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Episode 300: Cracks in the Dam?

This week Star Wars Action News releases its 300th regular episode (not even counting all the breaking news episodes, Book Club episodes, and episodes of Republic Forces Radio Network)! And it’s got some good news, it seems from coast to coast, and even abroad, reports are coming in of new Wave 6 and 7 Vintage Collection figures being found! Listen as Marjorie and Arnie run down where these figures are being spotted, play listener store reports, and even address distribution again with Hasbro in Hasbro’s latest Q&A!

Also this week, Nathan gives his third segment looking back at the collector-loved line of Action Figure 2-Packs, and Jerry has a vintage viewpoint tying into Gentle Giant’s recent announcement of the Jumbo R2-D2 figure.

All that, and a review of Wave 7 in-hand, in this week’s 300th Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN300.MP3

Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN300.M4A

 

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