Past Generation Toys has received several new items in stock this week from Star Wars, Gentle Giant, Marvel and more. Click on through for the complete list!
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Toyguide Update: VC90 Colonel Cracken (Millennium Falcon Crew)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the our first Blu-ray deleted scene figure addition with Colonel Cracken (Millennium Falcon Crew) from The Vintage Collection.
PROS: A great sculpt and upgrade to the previously unnamed figure from the Saga Collection. The figure has all the articulation we’ve come to expect in the Vintage line.
CONS: Despite being are really nice sculpt, Hasbro misses the mark in terms of utilizing an incorrect sculpt for the torso. The shirt for Cracken is all wrong (note the collars/lapels – he shouldn’t have them) when compared to both the outfit in the film and the custom artwork created to the figure’s portrait on the card. The joints for the shoulders are mis-matched in terms of color and stand out quite a bit against the “sleeves” of his vest. No helmet or comlink accessory are a letdown as is the superfluous big honkin’ gun that doesn’t seem to fit quite right in the Vintage line.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
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The Force is Strong with LEGO
Despite the weakened economy, LEGO announced today that with the help of the Star Wars and Harry Potter licenses, their profitability and market share for 2011 surpassed it’s main toy competition Hasbro and Mattel. You can read their full press release at LEGO.com
Lost Line Card Back Gallery
For your review, we’ve also added a gallery showcasing the “Lost Line” cardbacks which will be exclusive to figures at SDCC then available later as “chase” cards at retail. Click through for all the images and then weigh in with your thoughts on this series in our forums.
Bespin Battle and Naboo Duel in High-Res
The acquisition of the Toy Fair Presentation has given us a better look at those controversial Battle Packs. Click on through to check out high-res versions of each sets and continue the discussion in our forums.
Toy Fair 2012 Hasbro Presentation
Hasbro has finally released the Toy Fair 2012 Star Wars Presentation to all fan sites. Obviously you’ve seen everything by now but it’s still worth sharing. Click on over to our show coverage gallery for all the slides.
New Clone Wars Case Up for Pre-Order
Entertainment Earth is also taking pre-orders for Clone Wars Wave 2 case assortment which features the new Republic Commando Boss and Phase II Rex. The case breaks down as follows:
1x Republic Commando Boss
1x Anakin Skywalker
1x Clone Trooper (Phase II)
1x Captain Rex (Phase II)
1x Obi-Wan Kenobi
1x Commander Cody (Flight Pack)
1x Plo Koon
1x Aqua Battle Droid
1x Savage Opress
1x Cad Bane
1x Yoda
1x Aayla Secura
Vintage Wave 4 Rev. 1 Case Up for Pre-Order
Entertainment Earth has updated tonight and is now taking pre-orders for the delayed Vintage Collection (Evazan, Wedge, Nom Anor, etc.) case assortment which breaks down as follows:
1x VC75 Qui-Gon Jinn (Phantom Menace)
1x VC77 Ratts Tyerell and Pit Droid (Phantom Menace)
1x VC92 Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker
1x VC93 Darth Vader (Episode IV)
1x VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth)
1x VC87 Luke Skywalker (Lightsaber Construction)
1x VC58 Aayla Secura
1x VC59 Nom Anor
1x VC60 501st Clone Trooper
1x VC56 Kithaba (Barada)
1x VC57 Dr. Cornelius Evazan
1x VC28 Wedge Antilles
Toyguide Update: Ric Olié & Naboo Pilot (Walmart Exc.)
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a “two-for-one” special since they are both so closely related. We continue on with the addition of Ric Olie (9 of 12) and the Naboo Pilot (10 of 12) from Walmart’s exclusive “Discover the Force in 3-D” collection.
PROS: Hasbro makes the most of its tooling budget here with two “all new” figures. While Ric “Captain Obvious” Olié was a great figure in 1999, this new version is simply great, especially the likeness of actor Ralph Brown. The generic Naboo Pilot is no slouch either. He features a completely nondescript portrait making him the perfect army builder for any Naboo display or hangar diorama so you’ll want a few to pilot those new N-1 starfighters due in a couple weeks, but they’ll work with the original 1999 vehicle just fine. Finally, the inclusion of the soft goods overcoat completes both of these figures nicely as does the removable helmet, both of which are unique sculpts to each figure.
CONS: Having two virtually identical figures as separate, concurrent exclusives seems like a odd move, but the line has to pay for all those other repaints and repacks some how, right? The color of the plastic coat seems a bit too brown when compared to the on-screen costume. In another strange move, the Naboo Pilot, not Ric Olié, will be making his way to the Vintage Collection – everybody say it with me – pegwarmer!
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether these figures are worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Star Wars Toy Fair Presentation Online
In an odd move, Hasbro has released the entire Star Wars New York Toy Fair Presentation to German site starwars-figuren.com for the world to view. Head on over for a look, then come back to the forums and discuss all that was revealed.