Despite being only 80 days away from the The Force Awakens, the flow of product in and money out seems to be never ending. On this episode of The Realm Recap, Flyguy and I take a look at the latest reveals from Hasbro, Bandai, Funko, Anovos and much more (and hopefully with 100% less audio distortion).
Tonight we spotlight the fantastic customizing skills of Hemble, who has updated with more 6″ scale custom figures in our forums. Take a moment and check out his latest efforts after the jump!
FastCompany has posted and in-depth interview with Hasbro’s Star Wars Design Director, Steve Evens, about the process of designing a new slate of toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some pretty interesting details included in the article especially confirmation regarding character selection from only the first third of the film.
K & C Collectibles has added New Star Wars Multi-Pack Action Figures, Force Awakens Vehicles, Black Series 3.75″ action figures, Titanium, Force FX Kylo Ren Lightsaber and Star Wars Insider Comic Cover Exclusive verison (Free Topps Trading Card). Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.
Jedi Temple Archives has posted a report that the Toys”R”Us Exclusive “Desert/Jakku Deco” Special Forces TIE Fighter with pilot has been found in the US. Head on over for their report and use UPC 630509368969 to check for availability at your store(s).
Leave it to retailers and distributors to once again reveal Hasbro’s products for them as Walmart.com has posted the first look at four new 3.75″ Black Series figures coming exclusive to their stores soon. Head on over to check out place holder pages for Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron and Han Solo. Thanks to Jedi Temple Archives for the heads-up.
Those that preordered the Amazon Exclusive 3.75″ Troop Builder/First Order Legion 7 pack have started to receive notification that the item has been delayed to the end of January (Original release date was November), and in some cases, the first week of February as seen in the above image from reader Chance D.
Keep an eye out for additional info and we’ll update if any other developments arise.
Update: Twitter follower @socalrider received a similar notification with the revised February timeframe.
