The latest Yakfinities Customizing Challenge continues through the end of September, which means there is still plenty of time to roll up your sleeves and get to work on a custom submission! Or, kick back and check out the latest custom figures submitted in the Yakface Forums!
It’s time for August’s Collectors Cast with your hosts James Burns and Dan Curto – it’s a MEGA show with updates on the Caravan of the Force, a look back at Star Wars Celebration Europe with Steve Sansweet (~18mins) along with a teaser of something big happening very soon with Rancho-Obi-Wan. James and Dan also look back at San Diego Comic Con and review all the latest Star Wars figures from Hasbro (~77mins) including the Mission Series 2-Packs, Saga Legends, The Black Series 3¾” figures and the brand new 6″ line too – plus there’s all the latest rumors as well! Get your Star Wars collector fix and tune in now…
Forum member CloneCrazy has just wrapped up a new installment in his photonovel series, Shroud of Darkness. Check out this latest fan-fiction Clone Wars chapter in our forums after the jump!
Yak Face reader Adam Vinson, writes in with an interesting find at his Target. It appears that the latest batch of The Black Series figure have the bubble taped fresh from the case in order to address the bubble adhesion issue. Here is his report:
Looks like Hasbro is reading the reports or at least Target is….Notice the tape, this was a fresh new case, all of the figures had it.
With Hasbro’s new lineup, I was optimistic that we’d see some real positive changes. And while we might not be drowning in new product like we were with Hasbro’s over-zealous 2012 launch, it’s hard to walk by much of Hasbro’s toy sections these days without yawning.
That being said, I hope that the hobby has better days ahead and we will return to the glory days of 2005-2009 when Hasbro had a better grasp on demand and had a broader selection of impressive figures available at retail. That was all before bandwagon trends like Fighter Pods and Angry Birds became such a priority for them.
I think it’s time to go back to the bread and butter and pull the collectors back in like Hasbro has had to do a couple times in the past and realize that in 2012, they abused the license and pushed kids away… and now most of them moved onto something else. And they won’t be back until Rebels launches.
As for catering to collectors, I’m not sure they are really doing that with their launch to The Black Series. Angry Birds isn’t going to interest anybody – not kids or adults. It’s a lame crossover that has been overplayed. Yet they’ll invest in this instead of some 3.75″ environments. Seriously?
Do you agree? Disagree? Read my full rant and share your thoughts in the forums!
New figures are on the pegs and Marjorie and Arnie are back in the Star Wars Action News studio ready to review them! On this week’s podcast the hosts look at new new Saga Legends figures from Hasbro. With limited articulation and smaller card backs these figures have divided collectors between those who demand more collector-oriented figures and those who find the limited pose-ability a throwback to vintage collecting. Hasbro claims they’re some of the best sculpts they’ve ever done. Listen to find out the final verdict!
But with the new items shipping there seem to be new problems for collectors. The figures seem to have problem staying on the cards, and reports are widespread regarding shipping damage to the Amazon exclusive Slave I. Even those who received perfect Slave I vehicles may still have issues as many report manufacturing issues and missing parts with Boba Fett’s iconic ship. Marjorie and Arnie run down these disappointing details.
With listener voicemails giving their thoughts on the toys, a review of the Star Wars chess set, and a Legend-ary Darth Maul collectible, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
You’ve read reports that the The Black Series 3-3/4″ line has an issue with the bubbles not being fully adhered to their respective card backs. Here is a video I shot this morning at my local Target. Do not try this in the store.
(Note: I bought this figure afterward)
K & C Collectibles has added the new Black Series Action Figures, 6″ Black Series, Saga Legends and much more. Click on through for the complete listing.
Toys”R”Us is offering a free digital episode of The Clone Wars with every purchase over $30 on their website. You can choose from all 5 seasons at ToysRUsMovies.com
Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives have posted info regarding the discovering of new Saga Legends and Mission Series sets in Walmart’s inventory system. Head on over to check in out.