Last night, Jimmy Kimmel had a special “Force Awakens” themed show featuring the stars of the film and director J.J. Abrams. Check out the custom 6″ Black Series version of Abrams as Han Solo and Jimmy as Princess Leia which incidentally provides a pretty clear look the upcoming 6″ figure – the body and soft goods anyway.
Thanks to HunterPR’s Justin Aclin for the heads-up.
Dan Emmons from StarWarsCollector.com has posted word of a packaging variant for the Walmart Exclusive 3.75″ Black Series Darth Vader figure. He notes that the position of the lightsaber has changed and black hang tags have been implemented as well. Head on over to check it out.
SAGA TOYS is now open, located just minutes south of St. Louis.
With a huge inventory of Star Wars, GI JOE, He-Man, LEGO and other toy brands, there are countless collectibles (new and old) for all your collecting needs.
Diorama workshops and kid birthday parties are also on tap, so if you’re in the St. Louis area be sure to check them out!
K & C Collectibles is providing 15% discount starting today November 22nd through November 26th, 2015. The redemption code is NOV2015. We have added New Force Awakens 3.75″ 5-Pack Action Figure set, Kylo Ren (Starkiller Base) and Stormtrooper 4-Pack Black Series 6 inch and Star Wars Insider #161 Comic Store Exclusive cover. Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.
Long-time Hasbro designer, Mark Boudreaux as won the coveted TAGIE Toy Designer of the Year award for his work on the Battle Action Millennium Falcon for The Force Awakens!
Mark graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. in Industrial Design. In 1977, as a co-op, he started working at Kenner Toys and has developed Star Wars product at Hasbro for 38 years. Mark is a Senior Principal Product Designer in Boy’s Toys, and has worked on the six original Star Wars films, EPVII and the Clone Wars and Rebels animated TV series. Mark has designed all five of the 3-3/4” Millennium Falcons, including the new Force Awakens ‘Battle Action” version, and has action figures produced of his likeness.
In the US, this item is exclusive to Kmart, but in Mexico, collectors will be able to score the 6″ Black Series Kylo Ren (Starkiller Base) figure at Walmart.
You might have missed this on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope social media channels last night, but I was putting the finishing touches on the toyguide update for the Walgreens Exclusive 6″ Darth Vader (Emperor’s Wrath) and snapped the above photograph. This is not a Photoshop trick or filter, this is the actual figure “lighting up”. Find out how it was achieved by watching the video on our YouTube channel.
Instagram follower @baseballfan_matthew sends word that he has found the Walgreens Exclusive 6″ Black Series Darth Vader (Emperor’s Wrath) in Florida – A month earlier than expected.
Update: DJtrip23 found one in Bel Air, Maryland as well
