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Yakface Fans’ Choice Poll Ends This Sunday

Okay you’ve had a few days to ponder your wishlist for Hasbro’s Fans’ Choice Poll right? Well, throw it out the window! In an effort to stick with the theme of the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi in 2013 we are limiting the selection to characters from that film only. That’s right, no EU or Clone Wars, we’re going old school and sending a straight up Original Trilogy/Vintage/ROTJ-themed list. These can be figures that Kenner/Hasbro has already done since 1995 but just need to be brought up to today’s standards of esthetics (ahem, Yak Face) or an all new ROTJ figure that hasn’t been done yet.

The process is easy, simply post your list in our forums. Each forum member may submit five (5) characters for their lists, the top 10 figures from the compiled lists will form our official Yakface.com/Hasbro Fans’ Choice Poll submission. The deadline for list submission will be Sunday, September 25 at 11:59pm PST.

Rules: Forum members need only apply. Only one list per forum member, (IP addresses will be reviewed to weed out ballot stuffers). In the effort of full public disclosure, all list submissions sent in via email, facebook, or other media avenues will not be counted.

Sponsor News: K & C Collectibles

K & C Collectibles has received a lot of new items this week. They include Clone Wars Action figures, Legacy & Clone Wars figure with vehicle, Clone Wars Vehicle, Vintage Ships, Clone Wars Battle Packs and Blu-Ray figure sets.

NEW Clone Wars Action Figure:
Stealth OPS Clone Trooper

NEW Legacy Vehicle with Figure:
Rebel Transport Speeder with Rebel Ground Crew

NEW Clone Wars Vehicle with Figure:
Separatist Speeder with Geonosian Warrior

NEW Clone Wars Vehicle:
Republic Attack Shuttle

NEW Vintage Vehicles:
B-Wing Fighter
Y-Wing Fighter

NEW Clone Wars Battle Packs:
Defend Kamino
Assault on Geonosis
Stop the Zillo Beast
The Hunt for Grievous
Cad Bane’s Escape

NEW Blu-ray Commemorative Figure Sets:
Episode I: Darth Maul, Battle Droid, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn
Episode II: Anakin Skywalker, Count Dooku, Clone Trooper, Jango Fett
Episode III: Commander Bly, General Grievous, Yoda, Mace Windu
Episode IV: Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Sandtrooper
Episode V: Princess Leia Organa, Snowtrooper, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker
Episode VI: Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Biker Scout

NEW Vintage Collection Special Action Figure Sets
Imperial Forces – Bossk, IG-88 and Snowtrooper
Imperial Set – Imperial Commander, Dengar and AT-AT Driver
Android Set – C-3PO, R2-D2, and Chewbacca

NEW Vintage Collection Figures:
VC55 – Logray (Ewok Medicine Man)
VC54 – ARC Trooper Commander
VC53 – Bom Vimdin (Cantina Patron)
VC52 – Rebel Fleet Trooper
VC51 – Barriss Offee (Jedi Padawan)
VC50 – Han Solo (Bespin Outfit)

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VC23 Luke Variation #327

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.

Toyguide Update: VC53 Bom Vimdin

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of the Bom Vimdin (Cantina Patron) from the 2011 Vintage Collection’s (Wave 7).

PROS: Hasbro has added an all-new, never-before-released, goon to patronize our cantina dioramas and toy shelves. His outfit is loaded with details giving a very life-like quality, especially the spiky vest/torso and the gloved hands. He is well accessorized too with working holster and thigh strap (the RFT is very jealous) and side arm, and one of the coolest rifles ever done.

CONS: Absolutely nothing, other than the potential for him being tough to find.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and judge for yourself whether this figure is 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.

“Yak”Facebook Preview: VC53 Bom Vimdin

In today’s “Yak”Facebook Preview, we take a look at Bom Vimdin (Cantina Patron). This long-requested fan favorite has a truly amazing sculpt, is loaded with articulation and features a forehead only a mother could love. For more images, head to our facebook page and be sure to keep an eye out for more Wave 7 editions over the next few days as well as complete Toyguide Updates for each figure.

Toyguide Update: VC55 Logray

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the addition of the Logray (Ewok Medicine Man) from the 2011 Vintage Collection’s (Wave 7).

PROS: Hasbro knocks another Ewok sculpt revision out of the park with this new take on Logray. The accessories are great in terms of sculpt and deco. Also, designers went that extra mile and incorporated ball-joint elbow – a first for an Ewok – making this the most highly articulated Ewok yet.

CONS: Fur seems a tad dark when compared to movie still or other reference images, but hardly a reason the pass on this figure, if and when you can find it.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and judge for yourself whether this figure is 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.

“Yak”Facebook Preview: VC55 Logray

Thanks to one of my local MN collector pals, I was able to secure a few of the latest Vintage Collection figures from Wave 7. In today’s “Yak”Facebook Preview, we take a look at Logray (Ewok Medicine Man). This all new version features the most articulation yet for an Ewok, sporting not only ball-jointed hips and ankles, but elbows as well! Let’s hope this trend continues with future furball releases. For more images, head to our facebook page and be sure to keep an eye out for more Wave 7 editions over the next few days as well as complete Toyguide Updates for each figure.