Still miffed that the 6″ Black Series Jabba figures don’t include a proper dais? Alleviate that frustration and build your own! This DIY tutorial popped up on my feed today from The Fwoosh that is really worth a look. The materials are easy enough to come by, and best of all, a minimal amount of skill is required.
Marjorie and Arnie give a hands-on review of Hasbro’s San Diego Comic-Con International exclusives, Johnathan runs down the Toys R Us AT-ST set, and Steve the Gingerprince reports in from the London Film & Comic Con!
The irony of San Diego Comic-Con is that while everyone rushes to buy the exclusives, there’s no time at the con to really look at them! Now Marjorie and Arnie are back home and have unpacked their SDCC shipment, and are ready to tell you if Hasbro’s 6-Inch Jabba the Hut exclusive, or the SDCC/Toys R Us exclusive Cantina Showdown set, was worth the trouble.
Also on this week’s show Steve the Gingerprince reports in from the London Film and Comic Con. With a not-too-surprising number of Star Wars guests (given where Episode VII is filming) and tons of toys, listen in to find out about that European event.
With Johnathan telling us what’s hitting stores, a look at the Star Wars Celebration pin set, and more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
This week, Flyguy and I discuss the questionable shipping practices of HasbroToyShop.com regarding their exclusive sales from SDCC. We also cover the product and pre-orders hitting in-store and online. Finally, we wrap our heads around the latest spoilerific news regarding Episode VII and Star Wars Rebels. It’s another jam-packed episode of The Realm Recap! Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.
Also, if you prefer an audio-only version, a downloadable MP3 is available as well.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today as we take a look at the SDCC Exclusive Luke Skywalker (McQuarrie Concept) Mini Bust from Gentle Giant.
PROS: It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since the release of the Darth Vader (McQuarrie Concept) Mini Bust, but alas, this year’s offering is the perfect complement to it. The interpretive design, much like the Kotobukiya and Hasbro releases before it, captures Ralph McQuarrie’s original style and vision for the hero. The sculpt and paint apps are impressive leaving little room for improvement. Essentially, this is a must-have for any McQuarrie aficionado or mini bust collector.
CONS: None. It’s pretty fantastic.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this bust is worth adding to your collection.
You can also weigh in with your impressions on the figures we add to our toyguide on facebook and in our forums.
Get yours now while still available.
Thanks to Rob at JediDefender for the tip.
UPDATE: Out of stock
Poor Jabba has been bashed & bounced around all the way from Cali. This is what he looked like when I opened the box pic.twitter.com/ooRLOcpeSJ
— The Plastic Empire (@TPEmpire) August 11, 2014
Here is a twitter post from one of our followers, The Plastic Empire (@TPEmpire). I’d be surprised if this was an isolated incident.
Check those inboxes – HasbroToyShop is sending out shipping notifications today to collectors who ordered SDCC exclusives last week.
UPDATE: I tracked my packages enroute and it looks like a signature is required for delivery (via FedEx). You might want to check yours as well and make necessary arrangements for your order.
There’s plenty to discuss this week with all of the new product hitting retail and online. The SDCC Jabba finally reared its fat head on HasbroToyShop — a few times. Plus we discuss the latest pre-orders from Gentle Giant and Sideshow. Finally we (re)cap things off with our latest acquisitions for the week! All this and more on Episode 26 of The Realm Recap. Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.
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SDCC may be behind us, but we ‘d be remiss to not mention a couple of Q&A sessions that Hasbro held with our friends at Imperialshipyards and Jeditemplearchives during the event. Check them out by clicking on their respective links and see what Hasbro had to say!
If you’re like me, you liked some of what you saw at SDCC out of Hasbro, but for the upteenth year in a row now you find their lack of dioramas and playsets disturbing. So what can you do? Go to a resource who listens to the wishes of those that like environments for our figures!
So if you haven’t already, check out the high quality resin products from forum member Raylen, owner of Holeinthegroundpro.com.
You can also check out some of the products our forum members have purchased from him and painted up themselves, and even request new items from him in our forums.