Heads up holiday Black Series collectors, it looks like the exclusive Clone Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure has started to hit Disney store locations at Star Wars Trading Post and The Emporium in Disneyland. This shared exclusive will be available for preorder on Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney on Nov. 1.
Thanks to DisTracker and Endor Express on Twitter & Instagram for the alert.
Initially set to close last Friday, the Vintage Collection Boba’s Fett Throne Room has officially closed for preorders and is listed as “Sold Out”. We now have to wait until late 2023 for this to arrive in our hands. A lot can happen in the world between now and then but thankfully we still have our cash in-hand as, unlike a Haslab campaign, we won’t have to pay for these until September. That said, let’s look at the preorder numbers this generated:
Hasbro Pulse US: 9695 (Max 19750)
Hasbro Pulse UK: 870 (Max 1000)
Hasbro Pulse EU: 529 (Max 1000)
Total: 11094 units preordered (this number may still fluctuate as preorders are cancelled or if/when they reopen.)
What do you think? Based on the numbers sold, it pulled in a little over half of the total allocated product to the 3 Hasbro Pulse stores.
I don’t think I speak out of turn to suggest that this would have had stronger global sales if it was marketed as a Return of the Jedi piece and include Jabba the Hutt — next year is the 40th Anniversary after all.
A reminder that preorders* for the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Vintage Collection Boba Fett’s Throne Room will be closing tonight at 11:59:59pm ET. Expected delivery of this set is scheduled for September 2023, preorders may open again as we get closer to that date.
*Preorders won’t be charged until the product is ready to ship.
Hasbro Pulse has been busy recently in processing and shipping preorders and in-stock items. Over the past couple of days, authorizations and shipping notifications have gone out for the Cassian Andor / B2EMO set, TBS Boba Fett (Arena Armor), TVC Jedi Survivor 3pk. and the TVC Phase I Clone Trooper 4pk. TVC R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick’s Astromech) will also be shipping very soon. Keep an eye on your inbox for these and other items arriving soon.
Hasbro Pulse is now sending out shipping notifications for the exclusive Black Series Cassian Andor & B2EMO set. It is currently in-stock for order at HasbroPulse.com
Hasbro Pulse Con officially revealed their new collection of 6″ Adventure Series figures for the Indiana Jones franchise starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wave 1 consists of Indiana Jones, Arnold Toht, Marion Ravenwood, Sallah, and Rene Belloq (Ceremony). Each figure in the wave includes multiple accessories and a piece to assemble an artifact from the film — the Ark of the Covenant. Only Indy and Toht are available for preorder now with the others available at a later date.
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Making good on a previous tease, Hasbro announced their Hasbro Pulse exclusive Figrin D’an and The Model Nodes 7 pack for the Vintage Collection. With this set you get the band back together (complete with all instruments) from their appearance in A New Hope. This set is available for preorder now for $89.99 exclusively at Hasbro Pulse.
Gizmodo has posted a new article today detail Friday’s launch of Hasbro’s new Selfie Series of customized 6″ figures. The main takeaway from the article is that despite being initially promoted with a $60 MSRP per figure, the price has jumped significantly (33%) to $80, pushing many curious collectors from “maybe” into the “definitely not” category. No explanation has been given as to the increase but maybe that willl be covered at this weekend’s Hasbro Pulse Con.
You may recall last year we had a look at what was set to be a continuation of the 2020 Holiday Edition Black Series figures, but distribution/production being what it was in 2021, only a handful of unofficiallly announced figures made their way to collectors.
Hasbro today officially annnounced 6 Holiday Edition figures (one of them being new) for 2022. Each has an MSRP of $27.99 and with be available for preorder through various retailers. Retail partners and preorder dates listed below:
First Order Stormtrooper – Amazon 10/25
Scout Trooper – Walmart 11/1
Wookiee – GameStop 11/1
New Clone Trooper (Phase II) – Hasbro Pulse 11/1
Protocol Droid – Fan Channel 11/1
Mandalorian Warrior – Target 11/16
When it raining, it pours. Recent shipping data shows several Vintage Collection items arriving in the U.S. including: ARC Trooper Jesse, Mandalorian Super Commando (Captain), Mandalorian Death Watch Airborne Trooper, Figrin D’an, 332nd Ahsoka’s Clone Trooper, Din Djarin (Morak), Clone Trooper 4pk*, R2-D2 (Sensorscope)**, Deluxe Imperial Stormtrooper (Nevarro Cantina)**.
*Hasbro Pulse/Shop Disney exclusive
** Walmart Exclusive