A few Hasbro exclusives will be released for preorder this Thursday, May 4th for Star Wars Day:
Walmart – 1pm ET
Black Series Hunter (Mercenary Gear)
Black Series Wrecker (Mercenary Gear)
Black Series Echo (Mercenary Gear)
Black Series Tech (Mercenary Gear)
Black Series Clone Commando
Hasbro Pulse – 1pm ET
Retro Collection A New Hope (Set 2) 6pk
ShopDisney – 11am ET
Black Series Dok Ondar
Droid Factory R2-S4M (unconfirmed)
List will be updated as needed.
ShopDisney has teased a Cal Kestis Limited Edition Lightsaber Hilt launching on May 4th at 8am PT / 11am ET for Star Wars Day.
Hasbro will once again be broadcasting a special Star Wars Day Fanstream on Wednesday, May 3 at 11am ET on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel. Watch for new Vintage Collection and Black Series preorders to go live on Thursday, May 4.
As part of next week’s May the 4th festivities, watch for 2, maybe 3, 6″ Black Series Gaming Greats figures to go up for preorder at GameStop. It is unknown at this time who they are or what game they are from but rest assured it will be a busy day for preorders for Black Series and Vintage Collection items from various retailers.
Last week for May the 4th, my daughters had a special “Star Wars Day” function for school where they encouraged the kids to dress up as their favorite character. Naturally, I was all for this but felt the need to take it a step further so I took it upon myself to add a bit of flare to my daughter’s Jyn Erso costume and give her her own stolen Death Star Data Tape stunt prop. Click on through to check out a few in-progress images as well as the final outfit.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with our next entry in the series of Disney Store exclusives: the Limited Edition Boba Fett Figurine.
PROS: The overall sculpt and size is good, making it manageable for most display applications and the pose is fitting for a bounty hunter in midst of battle. The carbon freezing chamber base gives it nice presentation while making it very stable for displaying. The best aspect of this piece is the addition of the light-up base – something that would have been great in the 2014 Darth Vader base. No assembly required.
CONS: Pricey for the size and its limited edition (750 piece) production run is driving up the secondary price on eBay with listings ranging from two to three times the retail price. Paint apps could be tighter, especially the silver weathering which borders on excessive.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and judge for yourself whether this piece is worth adding to your collection.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou! #StarWars Celebration comes to Orlando in 2017. Tix on sale 5/25: https://t.co/DjIex4cD9K #SWCO pic.twitter.com/VevjKReTyg
— StarWars Celebration (@SW_Celebration) May 4, 2016
Tickets for Star Wars Celebration 2017 go on sale May 25.
Sideshow Collectibles has kicked off Star Wars Day in a big way with the reveal of their First Order Stormtrooper Premium Format figure.
Watch for the preorder to go live soon.
Looks like our theory was right on the mark as an auction for that mystery astromech has turned up on eBay revealing R5-M4 as the carded Star Wars Day/May the Fourth Droid Factory figure.
Walmart has issued a press release announcing the “official” availability of 3 new 3.75″ Black Series figures: Captain Phasma, Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa. Click on through for the press release.
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