Hasbro Pulse Con gave a nice peek into the future of the Vintage Collection with a few Pipeline Reveals specifically targeted toward the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi. They include: Darth Vader (retool), Weequay (reissue), Woof (reissue), Nikto (reissue), Kithaba (reissue), Yak Face! (Saelt Marae) (reissue), and the rumored Endor Bunker Playset (new) as well as the Female Tusken Warrior (new), and Clone Captain Howzer (reissue). Look for all of these in 2023.
Following up on a previous pipeline reveal, Hasbro Pulse Con gave collectors their first look at the Vintage Collection Hunter figure from The Bad Batch. This all-new, mainline figure features a removable helmet, backpack, pistol, blaster rifle and knife. Look for a preorder for this figure at a later date.
Hasbro Pulse Con gave collectors the first (official) look at the 2 mainline Vintage Collection figures from Star Wars: Andor. They consist of 2 all-new figures: Cassian Andor and Vel Sartha. Both are available for preorder now at Hasbro Pulse and through our sponsors/affiliates:
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Collectors are reporting receiving various shipping updates for most of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Vintage Collection figures including R2-D2 (Sensorscope), Heldor Spinoza, Stormtrooper, Imperial Gunner and Idsam Edian.
Most of them are currently out of stock or available through 3rd party sellers, except for Idsam Edian which is currently available at MSRP.
Instagram follower Blue Harvest Collector sends word over the weekend that the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Axe Woves from The Mandalorian has also been found in stores.
Target has finally updated some of their open ended release dates for various Black Series and Vintage Collection preorders. I look we can expect to see movement on TVC Axe Woves, TVC Boba Fett (Morak), TBS Mandalorian & Grogu (Maldo Kreis), and the TBS Dark Trooper on October 2.
For the first time in recent memory, I’m seeing a Star Wars Hasbro wave consistently selling and then getting restocked… and selling again. Are you experiencing this in your area? And how far down the Retro Collection rabbit hole do you want to see Hasbro go?
Personal Note: I’m still just lukewarm to the Retro line. It’s a novelty to me, and I pick and choose a few figures here and there. My preference is for the standard TVC line (though I would be interested in a mid-tier line that has modern sculpts, with 10-12 pts of articulation, and a lot more variety than what is offered today). However if the Retro line continues to gain momentum, it’s hard to see Hasbro deviating from this approach anytime soon.
We’ve received various reports around the U.S. of the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Boba Fett (Morak) figures hitting stores. The figure is not street dated so if you happen across one, you should be able to get out no problem — if you can look past the “Boba Tax” that is.
Doing some additional investigating regarding the Deluxe Black Series figures for the 40th Anniversary for Return of the Jedi, I not only came across the price of $33.99 each (regular ROTJ40 figures are $24.99) but I believe, based on the store code, found a third deluxe item. No word what character it may be yet, but there is a pretty short list of who it may be if it’s a repack. A third deluxe may also indicate a third wave as well.
Recent shipping data shows that the fan channel exclusive TVC R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick’s Astromech) from Rogue One has started to arrive in the U.S.. Orders should hopefully start filling soon – well before the intial release date of Feb. 2023.