The Associated Press has published a story about the Mattel’s Hot Wheels partnership with Lucasfilm and Disney, detailing the features of the life-size, full drivable Darth Vader car that will be on display. They also reveal the names of a few new character cars as well as some that are in the works.
Our friends at JediNews have also exclusively debuted the 501st Clone Trooper Character Car.
We’re back! After a brief vacation, the Realm Recap returns this week to parse all of the news that has come out since our last show. We’ll be discussing a TON reveals (official and otherwise) from Hasbro, new product announcements from Sideshow and Gentle Giant and a lot, lot more. Mr. Dan Curto is our special co-host/guest this week to help sort out everything as we await San Diego Comic-Con in a few short days. Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.
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Hot Wheels has officially taken the cover off of their Luke Skywalker Character Car via Twitter. What do you think?
“I’m not such a bad pilot myself.” The Force is strong with this one. pic.twitter.com/9X3mTkVDgQ
— Hot Wheels (@Hot_Wheels) July 19, 2014
Hot Wheels & Mattel has officially taken the cover off of their Chewbacca Character Car via Twitter. What do you think?
“WAGRRRRWWGAHHHHWWWRRGGAWWWWWWRR.” pic.twitter.com/oYM6FgQWPH
— Hot Wheels (@Hot_Wheels) July 16, 2014
Hot Wheels & Mattel has officially taken the cover off of their Yoda Character Car via Twitter. What do you think? Watch for the remaining two cars to be revealed soon.
“Judge me by my size, do you?” This wise one taught us that appearances could be deceiving. pic.twitter.com/CPVuDVvcpE
— Hot Wheels (@Hot_Wheels) July 12, 2014
Hot Wheels has officially taken the cover off their R2-D2 Character Car via Twitter. What do you think? Watch for the other 3 to be revealed soon.
Is this the droid you've been looking for? He’s a “feisty one.” #SDCC2014 @StarWars pic.twitter.com/gJD97UlSxz
— Hot Wheels (@Hot_Wheels) July 9, 2014
MattyCollector.com is now taking pre-orders (for Club Eternia Subscribers only) for the SDCC Exclusive Darth Vader Vehicle ($40.00). Limit 3 per customer for on-site pickup only. General pre-sales will begin tomorrow (6/24) at 9am PT for SDCC attendees.
UPDATE: Pre-orders closed for the day.
On this episode Marjorie and Arnie review the Mission Series Bespin and Utapau figure packs, Jerry’s Vintage Viewpoint looks at country of origin stamps, and we give information on the 4th Annual San Diego Comic-Con Fan Breakfast!
Star Wars collectors have braved the Hasbro booth year after year to get the latest, hottest exclusive toys. While the lines have been long and brutal and the toys expensive it was, at least for the past several years, the only line for exclusive, hard-to-get Star Wars toys. Until 2014. Now, as Disney’s corporate partnerships bring new Star Wars toys around the globe, Hasbro toy competitor Mattel has a license for Hot Wheels from a Galaxy Far, Far Away! The line has been previewed and the first opportunity to get an exclusive Darth Vader car is at SDCC this summer! On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast Marjorie and Arnie discuss the released photos and share why collectors shouldn’t need to race as hard to the Mattel booth on Preview Night!
And as San Diego Comic-Con International draws near it is also time to announce details for the 4th annual Star Wars Fan Breakfast at SDCC. This year Star Wars Action News has partnered with Steve Sansweet to raise funds for Rancho Obi-Wan and make the fan breakfast the best yet! Watch this episode of the podcast for the details.
With Jerry returning to put his stamp on a new Vintage Viewpoint, looking back at the original Kenner toys, Johnathan telling you what is On the Pegs, and Marjorie and Arnie reviewing the newest Mission Series figure packs, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
Another week has passed and on this episode of The Realm Recap we discuss some recent developments regarding products from Hasbro, Gentle Giant, Sideshow, LEGO, Anovos, Bandai, SDCC exclusive announcements and more! Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.
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USA Today has posted a reveal of the SDCC Exclusive Hot Wheels Darth Vader Die-Cast Car. Featuring lights and sounds, this limited edition display box (with car) will be available during SDCC for $40.00 and available through HotWheelsCollectors.com after the event.
UPDATE: Hot Wheels Collectors has updated today with a new loose shot of the car. What do you think?
