Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are commemorating their 800th Research Droid Review with addition of the highly-sought after SDCC Exclusive Revenge of the Jedi Death Star Figure Pack! Head on over for the breakdown of this set, complete with loose photos and an extensive summary of each figure and what is new about some of them.
Last weekend saw Comic Con International hit San Diego, and it had everything you would expect, from cosplay superheroes to big name celebrities to the Star Wars Action News team covering all the great Star Wars collecting from the convention, from the exclusives from Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, and Hasbro to the Star Wars collectibles panel featuring Sideshow, eFX, and more!
In this episode of Star Wars Action News, Arnie and Marjorie recount all the Star Wars moments from the con, from the great new products on display to the not-so-great handling of the line at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth. Also Justin joins in to run down the new toys revealed by Hasbro, and Jakob reviews new Star Wars 6-inch figure prototypes from ThreeA.
Also on this episode, we interview representatives from Star Wars collectible companies Uncle Milton, Kotobukiya, and Gentle Giant, all talking about their new product reveals at the con, and Star Wars author Timothy Zahn talks to Arnie about his new novel Choices of One as well as looking back at his first Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire 20 years later. All this, plus more, on this SDCC episode of Star Wars Action News!
Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN305.MP3
Enhanced Version
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/Enhanced/SWAN305.M4A
Per the description of the Revenge of the Jedi Death Star Figure Pack at HasbroToyShop, Salacious Crumb and the Mouse Droid are given their own numbers VC66 and VC67 respectively. Which means if you’re a MOC collector (or have OCD) and you don’t get this set (or at least these two carded figures), you won’t have a complete carded Vintage set.
As you are probably painfully aware by now, HasbroToyShop this morning placed the SDCC exclusives up for sale on their site, including the Revenge of the Jedi Death Star Figure Pack. Needless to say, the site couldn’t handle the rush of traffic to order this and the other exclusives, forcing many to miss out on this highly sought after piece. Couple this latest snafu with the frustration collectors are having finding new product in general and you have the perfect storm for breaking the Tauntaun’s back. Collectors in forums and Facebook and Twitter are voicing their disgust. Let’s hope that Hasbro and HasbroToyShop gets the message (1-800-224-4438).
Even though the Exclusive “Revenge of the Jedi” Vintage Set sold out at SDCC this weekend, fear not as it will be going up for sale on HasbroToyShop.com sometime on Tuesday (July 26, 2011).
For your review, here is the Hasbro SDCC Panel Presentation…
Here is a quick breakdown of what was revealed at Hasbro SDCC Panel…
The Yakface/Hasbro QnA returns this week with questions submitted on 6/24. In this session, we attempt to get a better answer regarding the Rebel Fleet Trooper’s missing holster and an attempt to get look at card art for upcoming Vintage Collection figures (denied).
Some of the most anticipated news regarding the release of the Star Wars Saga on blu-ray has been revealed at SDCC. Visit StarWars.com to check out a trailer of Deleted Scenes from the Original Trilogy!!!
At SDCC today, Microsoft revealed a special edition bundle of their Xbox360 for the upcoming Star Wars Kinect. The hardware includes an R2-D2-inspired, 320GB Xbox360 console, with sounds from the Star Wars saga; a Stormtrooper-white Kinect sensor; a gold C-3PO-themed wireless controller. Visit Microsoft.com for the full press release.