Reports are starting to trickle in from around the country that Toys”R”us stores are putting out their latest cool exclusive out! Forum member Aaylasecurasman scored them today in Arizona, and I was lucky too and found them in St. Louis tonight… and with today’s one day coupon for Buy 1 Get 1 75% off any Hasbro Star Wars item there, the second one was only $5.50!
Hopefully things at retail this Fall will be better than the first 8 months of the year…?
UPDATE – Loose pics have now been added, including a size comparison to the old speederbike mold.
I headed over to my local (Minnetonka, MN) Toys”R”Us over lunch today to satiate my new found Fighter Pods addiction and lucked into a case of TVC/Lost Line figures. This was my first encounter with these at retail so with the new Speeder Bike, Ewok and Yavin pilots hitting, it’s best you too head to your local Toys”R”Us.
Yakface reader DarthChuckMc writes in with word that Target stores are prepping for the arrival of the Darth Maul Returns Battle Pack within the next week or so. His local store has already allocated shelf space and placed shelf tags. You can check your local store inventory with DPCI: 087-06-1175
Toys”R”us is running a Labor Day sale that is good through Monday – all Hasbro Star Wars items are Buy 1, Get 1 50% off. Might be a good time to try and score those exclusive Ewok and Yavin sets! Good luck!
Our sponsor Big Bad Toy Store is now taking pre-orders for the Walmart Exclusive “Wolf Pack” Ultimate Gift Set. As revealed first by Sandtroopers.com, this set includes Plo Koon, Clone Commander Wolffe, Clone Trooper Boost and Clone Trooper Sinker with the clones sporting their Phase II armor. Expected arrival date is late 2012.
Our good friends from Imperialshipyards.net were among the many fan sites that Derryl DePriest and company graciously spoke with about the state of the hobby at Celebration VI last week.
Check out their Q&A, which had a nice customizing theme involved in it by clicking here!
At Star Wars Celebration VI Marjorie, Arnie, and Steve the Ginger Prince recorded a live show in the Collectors’ Social Area, and were joined by guests from Think Geek and Star Wars artist Mark McKenna! They discuss the latest reveals from the Hasbro Star Wars panel, shopping on the show floor, and give their impressions of the con!
Star Wars fans will be looking at a busy fall in 2013 with both AOTC and ROTS receiving the 3D treatment, as both films will released in theaters again, this time just a few weeks apart! Attack of the Clones will be released on September 20th, 2013, and Revenge of the Sith on October 11th, 2013.
For all the fans of Hasbro’s toy line, could squeezing these two films so close together spell disaster? Share your thoughts on how this could impact the hobby after the jump!
For your review, we have now added Hasbro Presentation Images to our CVI Show Coverage Gallery covering Clone Wars, Movie Heroes, Droid Factory, Vehicles and Fighter Pods. Watch for more additions from other manufacturers throughout the day.
Better late than never right? Yesterday was a blur with taking in all that is Celebration VI, not to mention our fabulous party with Star Wars Action News, but here is our slightly delayed first run through the Hasbro booth. Not a whole not new really but that should change later today (hopefully) after the Hasbro panel. Watch for more additions to this section as well as entries for the other licensees at CVI!
