I’ve read a report from a local collector friend, “Bob Dylan SW fan”, that the Clone Wars Republic Attack Shuttle has hit retail at Target and is priced at $79.99 (087-06-1822). Also, large quantities of Vintage wave 7 have hit several Target stores in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. But, for me the hunt continues….
EntertainmentEarth.com has updated today and is now taking pre-orders for Vintage Wave 9 which contains the Echo Base Trooper, Bastila Shan and Walrus Man. The case breakout is as follows:
1x VC22 Ackbar (Revenge)
1x VC23 Jedi Luke Skywalker
1x VC27 Wicket (Revenge)
1x VC34 Jango Fett
1x VC52 Rebel Fleet Trooper (Ep IV)
1x VC55 Logray (Ep VI)
1x VC39 Luke Skywalker (Ep IV)
1x VC68 Echo Base Trooper
1x VC69 Bastila Shan (Knights of the Old Republic)
1x VC70 Ponda Boba (Walrus Man)
1x VC63 Keyan Farlander (ROTJ)
1x VC08 Darth Vader
Toys”R”Us has updated their site recently placing their new exclusive Clone Wars Stealth Operations Clone Trooper (aka Commander Blackout*) up for pre-order. You can get yours (limit 2) at the link or wait until it hits retail as he’ll surely be “FREE” with a qualifying purchase like their previous exclusives.
Thanks to Dan from swCollector for the tip!
*Note: this figure isn’t called out specifically as “Commander Blackout” anywhere on the packaging front or back.
Our friends at JediDefender are reporting that the Toys”R”Us Exclusive Vintage Y-Wing Fighter has hit retail in the US in Nebraska priced at an attractive $39.99. Head on over for JD member Brian’s report!
There are also more reports (via our other pals at JediTempleArchives, Sandtroopers, and Galactic Hunter) that the Vintage B-Wing has hit retail at Kmart all over the US.
Slowly but surely, we are getting the older sections of the Toyguide back online after being disabled since the server switchover. Now for your review, I’ve activated the basic figures 2008-2009 (blue) and 2009-2010 (red) Legacy Collection sections. There may be a couple wonky links here and there but those will be worked out soon.
Thanks to all who’ve emailed asking about the status of the Toyguide, this section in particular.
This latest update from Hasbro brings us official boxed and loose images of the Blu-ray Commemorative Sets spanning all six films in the Saga. Click the image above or through for more.
Joining the never-ending crop of variants from the Vintage Collection (half of them seem to spawn from this Luke figure alone), Jedi Temple Archives is reporting that Hasbro has finally corrected the missing “chrome” gradient in the name pill for the Luke Skywalker (Endor Capture) first present on the “Jedi Knight Outfit” cardback from wave 3. Head on over for a detailed look.
Rumors are circulating today of a couple new Clone Wars two-packs themed around the “Brain Invaders” and “Legacy of Terror” episodes of the Clone Wars. A quick eBay search has revealed that a new 212th Clone Trooper is probably one of the figures slated for one of these sets – joining Clone Trooper “Scythe” in the other. As you can see this particular clone trooper features an updated helmet sculpt that incorporates the headlamps onto each side. A quick scouring of Wookieepedia reveals that this trooper is “Gearshift“.
Head to the eBay auction for more images or bid and be sure to check out this seller’s other items as well as he has a couple other new figures as well.
What are your thoughts? Hash it out in our Clone Wars discussion thread.
Our pals at Jeditemplearchives are reporting that the new AV-7 Mobile Cannon has not only been found, but also have an impressive gallery of pics of this outstanding Clone Wars offering to share as well!
Check out all their pics of this great new vehicle and share your thoughts on this Clone Wars offering in the Yakface Forums!
One of the more popular segments of Expanded Universe figures will be back in circulation again, with what appears to be enhanced sculpts and articulation – the Republic Commandos!
Find out more details in the forums.