While the release of new product has drawn to a trickle, Star Wars Action News is here to keep the collecting info flowing! Wherever you are in the world, tune into this week’s podcast as Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest sales, including an AT-AT for under $50, and the latest news on the fluctuating price of Toys R Us exclusive Battle Over Endor packs! And Steve, the Gingerprince, joins in with where in the UK he found figures for less than a quid each!
Also this week, Marjorie and Arnie review some new figure exclusives, Brock joins in with a spoiler-free review of the latest Star Wars novel Knight Errant, and there are reviews of some very special items that Marjorie and Arnie received as unexpected gifts. All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
Carded images have surfaced today for the Vintage Collection’s wave 7 that includes Has Solo (Bespin Outfit), Barriss Offee (Jedi Padawan), Rebel Fleet Trooper, Bom Vimdin, ARC Trooper Commander (aka Fordo), and Logray (Ewok Medicine Man). Head to our forums for a quick look.
You can also head over to Rebelscum for some nice, new loose images of this wave as well.
Is this a possible plot twist to an upcoming photonovel series down the road? Possibly, if I can muster up the ambition to shake the dust off Rykrof Enloe and Freelo at some point.
StarWars.com has officially announced the release date of February 10, 2012 for Star Wars:Episode I The Phantom Menace in 3D. Head to the official site for the complete details.
PROS: Another great set of characters from the popular “Landing at Point Rain” episode from Season 2. With the rising cost of individual basic figures, these 2 packs are far more attractive than before. The Special Ops Clone Trooper has a great overall design with signature “Leia Buns” helmet. The Geonosian Drone too, has a great sculpt highlighted by a very nice paint job that almost passes for a realistic (non-animated) figure.
CONS: The only thing that could have made this set better is if Hasbro would have included a backpack for the Clone Trooper as most of the Special Ops Troopers wore them in this particular episode.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this set is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebookand in our forums.
At Star Wars Celebration 5 there were a number of hard to get exlcusives, from the Gentle Giant Boba Fett figure to eFX Collectibles’ Hoth Luke Helmet, but perhaps the hardest exclusive to get was the new Dark Horse Comics issue 0 of Knight Errant, written by John Jackson Miller, author of the Lost Tribe of the Sith eBooks as well as the new novel Knight Errant which takes place after the first arc of the comic series. On this week’s show, Arnie sits down with Miller to discuss his background with Star Wars writing, Star Wars collecting, and all things Knight Errant! Also on this week’s show, we run down the latest exclusives from KMart, Target, and Toys”R”Us, play your voicemails, and more all on Star Wars Action News!
PROS: Another great set of characters from the popular “Landing at Point Rain” episode from Season 2. With the rising cost of individual basic figures, these 2 packs are far more attractive than before. Great deco for Waxer, especially the little Numa graphic on his helmet. Battle Droid deco adds more diversity to the mechanized ranks.
CONS: None really, other than the persistent stability issues with the standard Battle Droid sculpt.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this set is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebookand in our forums.
Our friends at EchoBaseForums continue their “Who’s Left” feature, this time taking a look at unmade figures from The Empire Strikes Back. Head on over for our “want list” and to read the opinions of other fan site members.
Due to popular demand, the 2011 Yakfinities Customizing Challenge schedule has changed to a quarterly event, which means the current theme will run through the end of March.
Yakfinities #40 is currently in the discussion phase, and the voting will begin next week.
In the meantime, this gives everyone some more time as there is still another month to complete entries for the current theme, Alien Military Forces!
