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NEW Premium Format Darth Vader Announced

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Sideshow, as part of their May the 4th announcements, revealed a new Premium Format Darth Vader – based on his appearance in The Empire Strikes Back. This will be the second Vader we have received in this format, the first being based on A New Hope. Click on through for a preview and watch for an official pre-order announcement in the coming weeks.

Episode 13: Episode VII – It’s Real and It’s Spectacular

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Another week has passed and it’s time for our look back at the latest news in Star Wars collecting. On this episode of The Realm Recap  we discuss all the toy news revealed including new Star Wars Rebels product and the SDCC Exclusive Jabba from Hasbro, the wallet/marriage killing product from Sideshow, plus we talk a bit about the cast reveal for Episode VII, teaser trailer for Rebels and more! 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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Sideshow Announces Life-Size Yoda Figure

lifesizeYoda The May the Fourth festivities continue at Sideshow Collectibles with the announcement of their Life Size Yoda figure.

Standing 32 inches tall on a Dagobah themed environment base (complete with colorful morp critter), Sideshow’s life-size Yoda replica is a dream come true for any Star Wars collector!

The Jedi Master is available for pre-order now at $2499.00 and is expected to ship at the end of the year. A Flex Pay option is also available.

Episode 422: To Buy, Or Not To Buy? That is the Question.

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Yes, Sideshow Collectibles has put up for pre-order its newest life-sized Star Wars figure — The Han Solo in Carbonite.  And it has Arnie waxing philosophical about collecting, and how much is too much to spend on one item.  On this episode of the Star Wars Action News podcast he and Marjorie review all the information released about this new high-end item.  Join them for this discussion!

Also on this week’s show, Hasbro’s new 6-inch Star Wars line has reinvigorated action figure collectors, but with a new scale come old problems–like figure balance.  NECA makes a line of figure stands for 6 to 8-inch figures, but do they work for the Black Series?  Watch to see how this round peg fits in that foot hole!

Also in this episode are reviews of the Hasbro’s Mission Series figures Wave 2, including Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul, R2-D2, and C-3PO!

With a Savage new Premium Format figure, a report from Wizard World St. Louis, an interview with Star Wars sketch card artist Chris Hamer, and so much more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!

Episode 10: We’re Gonna Need a Better Box

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Another week has passed and it’s time for our look back at the latest news in Star Wars collecting. On this episode of The Realm Recap we chat about various customizing features including a one-off Black Series style box for a recent custom 6″ figure I acquired, pre-order solicitations from Sideshow, a canceled Darth Maul game and more. 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 (more or less) on the show.

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