First shown at Star Wars Weekends, Entertainment Weekly has posted the first extended look at The Clone Wars Season 5 Trailer. After viewing the stunning visuals, be sure to read their one-on-one with Dave Filoni to discover which favorite character will be returning and some of the new locales we can expect to visit this Fall!
Update: You can also watch it at StarWars.com
Season 5 of The Clone Wars appears to be shaping up to be one heck of a ride – if you haven’t seen the high quality trailer at Entertainmentweekly, you’re missing out! Check it out you haven’t already after the jump!
ToysRUs this week is having a Buy one, get one 40% off sale and select Star Wars merchandise in-store and online.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Aqua Droid (CW10) from The Clone Wars sub-line.
PROS: The Aqua Droid, though repacked from 2011, is an excellent figure in design, detail and deco. The figure is loaded with articulation resulting in a variety of posing options* and features a cool retractable head. Having a half dozen (or more) of these figures is necessary for an Separatist army builder or general droid fan.
CONS: The knee and ankle/foot joints can get a bit loose with repetitive play, resulting in the figure collapsing under its own weight. *Since this figure is aquatic based, Hasbro should develop a proprietary figure stand in order to display it in a swimming pose.
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Big Bad Toy Store has updated with new Pre-Orders and New Arrivals this week. Click through to check out the latest Vintage Collection and Clone Wars items!
K & C Collectibles is having a Memorial Day Sale. Take 10% OFF your entire order starting today May 25th through Tuesday May 29th, 2012. The discount code is “memorialday“. Click on through to check out their latest Vintage, Clone Wars and Movie Heroes in-stock items.
Customizer Brent Picha “Darkknight4516” sent us a link to his eBay auction for his custom Spider Maul from the Clone Wars. Head over to check it out this amazing piece.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Class I/Deluxe Republic Assault Submarine with Scuba Clone Trooper set from The Clone Wars sub-line.
PROS: Hasbro was on-the-ball in getting this particular vehicle/figure combo to market as from the outset, fans of the series wanted it after Season 4’s debut story arc. The sub itself is loaded with fun features that make “playtime” actually fun. Lots of accessories for added value. The Red Five markings on the sub are a nice touch I think. The figure is highly articulated (13 POA) which is becoming more of an exception than the rule these days. The helmet sculpt (with the gear removed) has a cool McQuarrie Concept Art Boba Fett vibe that like.
CONS: The deco on the clone trooper itself leaves a lot of room for improvement as there are areas of overspray/bleeding that should be addressed. There is no display stand included that might facilitate posing the vehicle/figure combo in an underwater-scenario.
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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Class I/Deluxe Attack Recon Fighter with Anakin Skywalker set from The Clone Wars sub-line.
PROS: After being delayed for over a year, the Recon Fighter finally makes its way to retail albeit in a different deco and with a different/better pack-in figure. The 2011 Anakin figure gets an update with additional soft goods, a new left arm (remedying the prior useless “force-wielding” one), a new belt and new pilot-specific head sculpt. The fighter itself is a great toy despite it not really doing much, but Vintage mini-rig fans will instantly get a sense of nostalgia when playing with it.
CONS: The accessories are light for this set considering the pricepoint of about $20. Some launching projectiles or deployable bombs would have been an easy fix.
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Our friends at JediDefender are reporting that next week starting Sunday, 5/27 through 6/2, Target is having a Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale on Star Wars merchandise (excluding LEGO, of course). Hopefully this will be just the thing to clear the pipeline for newer waves of TVC, Movie Heroes and Clone Wars figures!