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Collecting News, Podcasts/Streaming

Episode 386: St. Louis is Wizard!

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Wizard World conventions are a staple for sci-fi and comic book fans.  Having produced their multi-city conventions for years in Philadelphia, Chicago, and many other cities, they now expand their reach deeper in the midwest this year with Wizard World St. Louis!  Marjorie and Arnie were at the con meeting Star Wars fans, celebrities, and seeing what Star Wars collectibles were for sale!  With the 2014 St. Louis convention already announced, should you save the date?  Listen to Arnie & Marjorie’s report to find out!

Also this week, Johnathan is back with a look at the 2013 Movie Heroes action figures, Jerry gives a Vintage Viewpoint from Endor, and Steve the Gingerprince reports in from the UK–with a chance for one lucky listener to win some of the 2013 Yoda carded Clone Wars figures not released in the USA!

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Collecting News, Toyguide Updates

Toyguide Update: R7-A7 (CW43)

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with our look back at some of the older Clone Wars figures that we have yet to add to the archives. We continue with Ahsoka’s astromech R7-A7 (CW43).

PROS: It took a couple of years after the releases of Ahsoka and her unique Jedi Starfighter, but finally Hasbro gave collectors the final piece of the trifecta in 2011. R7-A7 uses the solid R3-S6 mold with opening access panels and extending utility arms. It also retains the vestigial grappling hook from R2-D2.

CONS: None really other than the delay it took for collectors to finally add it to their collections.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth tracking down for your collection.

You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.

Artwork, Customizing

Customizer Spotlight: Kodiak3d

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Customizer Kodiak3d has shared pics of an amazing 3D printed version of the cantina centerpiece in the forums!

After you click through and see the pics of this unpainted all the way through to completion, I am sure you will enjoy the images but if you’re like me, you may also be annoyed that Hasbro has focused on other areas instead of some small iconic environments like this.

Collecting News, Toyguide Updates

Toyguide Update: Republic Commando Boss (CW11) Variant

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of the Republic Commando Boss (CW11) Variant.

PROS: Hasbro looks to have tweaked the paint ops for this figure, specifically the zip-line backpack to incorporate some of the orange accents from the armor, making for a more visually interesting piece overall. The oranges seem to match perfectly between the figure and the pack so no one item stands apart from the other.

CONS: Not currently available in the US.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth tracking down for your collection.

You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.

Collecting News

Kmart Clearance Finds Continue

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If you have a Kmart in your area, keep in mind that all clearance toys are an additional 50% off and this deal goes on until March 30. 

Many stores have multiple areas where they pile up their clearance toys, which means if you dig a bit you might be able to score some great finds at drastically reduced prices, like forum member darthapathy did with the AT-ST crew members for just $5.50.

Collecting News

CW11 Republic Commando Boss Variant

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For variant collectors out there, we thought we’d pass on news and visual confirmation of a rumored running change/variant to the 2012 Clone Wars Republic Commando Boss (CW11) figure. Initial versions of this figure included an all white backpack (as seen in our Toyguide), but orange accented backpack variant has shown up on pegs in the UK and Australia and on eBay. Click the image above for a closer look.

Thanks to McMetal over on the JediDefender forums for the alert.

Collecting News

$4.99 Sale Ends Soon

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Toys”R”us has been running a great sale over the past month – but as a reminder, this sale ends on Saturday.

Stores around the U.S. have been consistently restocking TVC figures for this, most notably the Deleted Scenes wave.  So if you’re in the hunt for these figures, or just want some extra army builders / custom fodder for a good price, you’ve only got a few days left to take advantage of this price.