As a follow up to a tease I posted on Instagram back in March, I have now found an accessible link via the Walmart app to a listing for a new Vintage Collection playset to be revealed and released this year. It is not exclusive to Walmart (thank God) and isn’t a reissue of the POTF2 version. It is suspected to be the long-rumored Carbon Freezing Chamber playset from The Empire Strikes Back. Still no word as to how many (if any) figures it will include.
Update: It may include a single Stormtrooper and have electronics.
Hunting through some overseas shipping info shows that the 6″ Black Series Han Solo in Carbonite figure is currently on the way to the U.S.. Judging by the destination, this shipment looks to be headed toward the East Coast for the orders placed through Hasbro Pulse.
Amazon has sent out delay notifications to those who preordered the 6″ Black Series Carbonized Darth Vader and the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Han Solo in Carbonite figures. The new anticipated release date is December 2020. No word yet if orders of these figure from Hasbro Pulse will suffer the same delay.
UPDATE: If you follow us on social media, you would have been some of the first to be alerted that The Bounty Hunter 2pk ($10 less than Hasbro Pulse) and Carbonized Darth Vader have been activated for preorder on Amazon.com.
Those who ordered the Retro Collection Hoth Ice Planet Game from Walmart.com should expect to see delivery of their items any day now. Corey Y. shares this image of his acquisition complete with the Retro Collection Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder) figure.
Tomorrow at 12PM ET, Hasbro Pulse will be livestreaming new product reveals and preorder info for new Black Series and Vintage Collection products. If you’ve been following our rumor reports over the past couple months, there won’t be too many surprises, if any.
Thanks to a direct report from baacara on Instagram, there is confirmation that wave 2 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary assortment of figures from The Empire Strikes Back has now started to hit Target. This wave consists of Lando Calrissian , Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder Gear), Dagobah R2-D2, Hoth Rebel Soldier, and Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot. These were all found in Vista, CA.
May 1 at 12pm ET, Hasbro will have their first ever Fan First Friday livestream event on Hasbro Pulse Facebook. They will be sharing news about your favorite SW figure lines. Plus, there might be a couple preorders as well.
Instagram follower camaroguy85 sends word that he has received a preorder notification that his order for the Retro Collection figures has been bumped from May 4 to May 20. Check your inboxes for similar notifications.
Update: People are also receiving updates with a May 29 delivery date.
