Reports are that from approximately 2:15-2:25pm the Celebration Exclusive Luke Skywalker (X-wing Pilot) available on HasbroToyShop.com. While not completely out of the question, I would think that was the last of them to be had at retail price.
Congrats to any and all who were able to secure one or two.
As many collectors feared, the experiment with having TBS 3.75″ as an exclusive line to Walmart has turned out to be a mess.
In fact, the 6″ line has also become quite a nightmare across many retailers considering the mountains of Jyn and Cassian figures that are bottlenecking later assortments from reaching big box retailers.
Even with deep discounts, Walmart can’t seem to move much of this stuff (Hey, Hasbro… the trend here is you massively overproduced hero characters – and some in obscure outfits, – please don’t do this again).
How about you? What’s the trend at your current Walmart / Target / Toys”R”us / etc? Share your thoughts here or in our forums after the jump!
UPDATE – Just after posting this, forum moderator Jodo sent me this pic as his local Walmart (Edwardsville, IL) just received two more cases of this same wave that was released a year ago… how can they get in more of these when the same figures are falling off the pegs??
If this is the scene at your local Walmart, well… No Scarif Troopers for you!
There seems to be a touch of confusion surrounding the Celebration Exclusive 6″ Luke Skywalker in regard to the card back. The photography shown on HasbroToyShop today doesn’t convey the reflective quality of the special foil treatment it has, leading to claims that the card back is different. We can confirm that it is the EXACT SAME as what was sold at Star Wars Celebration. The two products were simply photographed under different lighting conditions and at different angles. DO NOT overpay for the Celebration Exclusive “foil card” version.
Still on the hunt for the short-packed R2-D2 and Han Solo from the 40th Anniversary Collection? Pop into your nearest Walgreens as we’ve been receiving and sharing multiple reports on social media of them hitting steadily across the country.
Thanks to best_before_1984 for the above image.
HasbroToyShop has updated (2:20pm ET) and is now offering the Celebration Exclusive 6″ 40th Anniversary Luke Skywalker (X-wing Pilot) for a limited time. Good luck and may the Force be with You.
Out of stock (2:55pm ET)
Hasbro has sent word that the 6″ Black Series Grand Moff Tarkin with IT-O Interrogator Droid will be released in Spring 2018, not Fall 2017 as previously indicated.
In case you missed it before, preorders have opened again for the GameStop exclusive 6″ Black Series Battlefront II Inferno Squadron TIE Fighter Pilot.
Thanks to Joe B. for the alert.
For your viewing pleasure, enjoy this hi-res images from Hasbro Star Wars Celebration panel. Not everything they showed is included here (3.75″ Vintage Collection Rey for example) but it’s a majority of the products previewed.
There is an interesting image floating about showing that GameStop is taking preorders for an as-of-yet unannounced 6″ Black Series Battlefront II TIE Fighter Pilot for $22.99. More as it develops….
Grand Admiral Thrawn unveiled earlier this afternoon in Hasbro’s booth with the assistance of the author that brought him to life, Timothy Zahn. Look for him to be released later this year.
Image via Steve Evans from Hasbro
