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Walmart Clearances
Walmart stores are trying to clear out product from The Last Jedi now to make way for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Basically everything is getting marked down (though your mileage may vary).
Personal Note: The 5poa figures would move better if they were somewhat customizer friendly (without split torsos)! Take note, Hasbro!
Concept Series Update #21
Yakface forum moderator localgotal is back again with another round of Concept Series figures he’s created. This latest update harkens back to the slimy entourgage of the illustrious Jabba the Hutt.
Check them out, enjoy the pics, and join in the discussion in our forums! Hey, these would be awesome figures to populate a Sail Barge, right?
Show off your Collection in our Forums
I finally got around to snapping some new pics of my collection over the weekend. How does your setup look these days? We’d love to see pics of your displays – show off what you’ve got in our Collection Gallery!
Sail Barge Stalling
Hasbro’s crowd funded Sail Barge endeavor could be in trouble as the pace of new backers has stalled significantly over the past week.
Is now the time to panic? Or is that a bit premature since there’s still 4 weeks left? Are you planning on fronting payment for one? Let us know here or in our forums.
Note: You can check out some other cool Star Wars inspired famous painting alterations here. Then after that, Hasbro would like for you to bow before the mighty Jabba the Hutt and fund his pleasure cruiser at HasLab.
ToyMan Show Returns
The St. Louis ToyMan Show returns this this Sunday, March 11.
With over 200 dealer tables, you never know what vintage or new Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers or He-Man items you might find, and often at great prices!
You may even run into yours truly and a few of our forum members!
For more details, click here.
Rogue One Tank: TVC Style
Hasbro’s Steve Evans has revealed the upcoming Imperial Combat Assault Tank in all its glory! Look for it on shelf Fall 2018. Check out his Instagram page by clicking on the image above, and share your thoughts on what looks to be a true gem after the jump!
It was fun while it lasted…
If your Walmart is still selling TBS 3.75″ figures for $4.00 and you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, you may want to make those purchases soon as some stores are already raising the price back up to the “already reduced” price of $8.84.
Have you scored some goodies for the $4.00 price? Are you still seeing the lower price in your area? Share your experiences after the jump!
Future TVC Repacks…?
For better or worse, Hasbro is going to be supplementing the upcoming TVC line with repacks.
But, this could be a good thing if Hasbro is selective about it and picks great figures where demand still exists. That way carded collectors get their TVC fix, while openers get another shot at certain figures too.
Which figures are good candidates for a repack onto a TVC cardback in your eyes? Share your thoughts after the jump!
Make the Hobby Fun Again
Over the weekend, I stopped by a St. Louis based collector shop known as SAGA TOYS (great place, I highly recommend it), and was reminded of just how terrible the state of collecting Hasbro products has generally fallen over the past several years thanks to the awesome display of older TVC figures that SAGA TOYS has on their pegs.
Times are hard for collectors, and also for the retailers due to so many sublines of inferior product these days that appeal to fewer and fewer customers. We are truly hoping that Hasbro rights the ship with a great TVC line that goes on for years, brings back the glory of background aliens and droids, has a nice variety of army builders (with alternate heads), throws in a healthy splash of OT goodness, brings back good case assortments with nice distribution, makes smart use of articulation without over-engineering the figures, and puts an MSRP on the line that doesn’t doom it out of the gate.
But is that really going to happen with Hasbro’s next dive into TVC? Do you all have that much faith in Hasbro to get things back on track? Do they even know how to manage the 3.75″ line anymore with the Disney media barrage? Share your thoughts after the jump!