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.
Tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am ET, Walmart will be kicking off their Collector Con with select Star Wars preorders from the Vintage Collection and Black Series lines. Below is a list (with links) of known items available;
Vintage Collection
LIVE: ARC Commander Havoc
Black Series
LIVE: Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission)
LIVE: Imperial Officer (Dark Times)
Remember, this is Walmart we’re talking about so links may go live before or well after the advertised time slot.
It is possible the exclusive Halloween Wookiee Black Series figure will also be available as the silhouette is shown on their Collector Con page, but StarWars.com lists a Nov. 1 availablility. The link will be added below if it does in fact go live.
Collider.com has revealed a new TVC figure available exclusively at Walmart.com. ARC Commander Havoc (The Clone Wars) will be available for preorder starting tomorrow at 10am ET for Walmart Collector Con. Look for more announcements soon.
Hasbro Pulse Con also made a return to the Indiana Jones franchise with announcement of the Indiana Jones Retro Collection. Staying true to the original Kenner design in both figure design and packaging, the line kicks off with the man himself, Indiana Jones, complete with his signature string whip and pistol. This first figure in the wave is available for preorder now with more to be announced later.
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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.