As we revealed yesterday, Hasbro is releasing a special “value” assortment of vehicles for Rogue One and joining the TIE Striker is the Rebel X-wing Fighter. These lower cost vehicles strip out most of the toyetic features of their larger vehicle counterparts in lieu of more accurate proportions and aesthetics.
Remember that smaller scale Millennium Falcon from Hasbro last year? Hasbro is issuing more vehicles in this “value” scale — one of which is the TIE Striker. As you can see, the vehicle is a tad smaller, lacks figure compatibility and (to some collector’s delight) the omission of the NERF firing features. What do you think?
Thanks to Corey from First Order Transmissions for the heads-up on the image.
Shoutout the Hasbro team for hosting the fan site Hangout on Google+ this morning. There were a few interesting bits discussed for what we can expect on shelves on Sept. 30 and beyond.
Be sure to check out JediDefender, Star Wars Action News and JediNewsUK for more info gleaned from this discussion. Look for some new official toy announcements for Rogue One next week.
UPDATE: QnA breakdown added
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Since its reveal/leak, people have been curious about the pack-in display base for the 6″ Black Series Sergeant Jyn Erso (Eadu) figure. YouTube Reviewer KingofDragons has posted an in-hand review of this piece and it reveals it is an all-new base with pegs for figure’s foot holes. Jyn also includes a new E-11 blaster, her baton (collapsed), blaster pistol and removable breathing apparatus.
In an interesting move, Funko has officially revealed the POP!s packed in the Smuggler’s Bounty “Rogue One” box coming in November: Jyn Erso (Eadu “Mountain Gear”) and the Imperial Death Trooper Specialist. Since this is an official announcement, we are not considering this reveal a spoiler since these figures are also shown on the back of the POP!s packed in September’s Smuggler’s Bounty as well.
Head on over to StarWars.com for the official announcement as well as an brief QnA with Senior Product Designer, Reis O’Brien.
Mashable.com has posted a first look article showcasing the features of the upcoming Star Wars StudioFX app launching on Sept. 30 with the role out of new Rogue One products.
The free app will be available for for iOS and Android.
Update: Hasbro’s press release added after the break.
Continue reading UPDATE: Star Wars StudioFX App Featured at Mashable
Cases of Star Wars Universe/Rogue One Wave 1 are starting to show up on eBay confirming the pack out/breakdown of the assortment. It is as follows:
2x K-2SO
2x Sergeant Jyn Erso (Eadu)
2x Imperial Ground Crew
2x Imperial Stormtrooper
2x Kylo Ren
1x Sabine Wren
1x Kanan Jarrus
Thanks to Corey from First Order Transmissions and The Cargo Hold for the heads-up.
A new image has pop up on Facebook revealing an unannounced Kmart Exclusive 6″ Black Series Jyn Erso (Eadu) figure.
Thanks to Mike M for the heads-up.
We are “going rogue” and producing an independent downloadable PDF checklist (similar to last year) to guide collectors through the toy aisles on September 30 and beyond. As of now, we are including most products announced (and unannounced) for Hasbro, LEGO, Funko, Jakks Pacific, Hot Wheels, and Disney Store.
And as last year, not all items will be available on Rogue/Force Friday, but in lieu of any of those brands providing anything “official”, we felt it would be in collector’s best interest to know what to expect/budget.
Click on through to check out a sample page.
Street date? What street date? We been getting several reports a day of Rogue One products hitting retail early. Today’s latest reports come from Pocky Bandit and Eric Saunders via Twitter. Pocky Bandit found the 6″ Black Series wave at Walmart and Eric found a few 3.75″ figures at Kroger.