Hopefully you caught our social media notifications and announcements via Twitter, Instagram and Patreon as (per usual) Target and Hasbro resorted to a 3am ET product drop (on a Sunday) for the exclusive Vintage Collection Antoc Merrick’s X-wing. It lasted about 35-40 minutes.
Well, I’ve had a lot of requests to create a Patreon page for the site in recent weeks, and after some encouragement, I’ve decided to open one. First and foremost, thank you to all of the yakface.com followers (site and social media) for the kind words lately regarding keeping collectors up-to-date with the latest rumors and (disastrous) preorder launches. (It blows me away that corporations the size of Hasbro and Walmart can screw preorders up so badly and on so many levels.)
For the most part, the Patreon page will serve as a blog separate from the site with some more random thoughts but it will still include occasional previews of upcoming articles, rumors, announcements and more. Patreon members can also make content suggestions as well.
We’ll see how this goes as I do spend a lot of my free time hunting for unannounced product which I’m sure will interest you more than my ramblings anyway. Donate what you wantper month – there’s no tiered levels of content at this point.
Again, thank you for the kind words and an advanced thank you to those that donate/contribute to the page to support the site. MTFBWY.
– Jayson
DorksideToys.com and Yakface.com are happy to announce the Jabba’s Sail Barge Ultimate Giveaway*. Simply follow the instructions on the above graphic on Instagram to enter. Winner will be selected on March 15, 2019. *Open to continental U.S. residents only. (Giveaway is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm or Hasbro/HasLab).
A SECOND barge will be given away to attendees of Star Wars Celebration Chicago next month. Stay tuned for details.
Instagram follower @obsessivecollectingdisorder sends the above image to us from a Toys”R”Us in Ontario, Canada. The TRU exclusive 6″ Black Series Captain Phasma (Quicksilver Baton) includes cloth cape, battle damaged armor and helmet (not removable) and the baton/spear!
UPC: 630509706556
What an AMAZING 45 days. As our first-ever #HasLab project comes to a close, the entire Star Wars team would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of the fans that supported The Khetanna. You #BackedTheBarge!!! pic.twitter.com/BPwibmllMV
— Hasbro (@Hasbro) April 4, 2018
A new image of the Target Exclusive POP! Han Solo from Funko has made its way online via social media. Click the image above for a closer look. Below is the pertinent DPCI and UPC info per our reveal last month. Thanks to @DisFunko on Twitter for the heads-up/
UPC: 889698269728/DPCI: 323-01-1699
Note: The numbering for this figure is incorrect (which is a pervasive issue for Funko). #248 is already in use on the Mudtrooper.
As you are probably aware, Hasbro’s asking collectors like you for input on figures to fill upcoming waves in the comeback of The Vintage Collection.
So, we thought now would be a great time to remind our readers of some of the amazing concepts for new figures using a combination of new and existing molds that were posted in our forums by different fans, most notably, Yakface Forum moderator localgotal.
So, for inspiration, check out some of the great concepts that were posted HERE, and be sure to be sure to make your voice heard on the Hasbro Pulse Instagram page, and stay tuned as new questions are posed to the collecting community.
Note: Above figures are a sample of concepts posted in our forums.
Hasbro Pulse has posted their next question for The Vintage Conversation:
“What are your top 3 existing 3.75″ Star Wars super-articulated figure would you like to see updated with new parts or deco to create a new version of that character or possibly even a totally new character? Name the figures and the parts. Be descriptive!”
Post your answer on their Instagram video as well as in our comments to keep “the conversation” going.
Hasbro Pulse has posted this 3D model via Instagram of their upcoming Klaatu (Skiff Guard) coming to the Vintage Collection in 2019 along side Yak Face.
A new customizing community has launched via a private Facebook group. Star Wars: A Custom 1:12 Galaxy is a community of like-minded customizers as well as an educational resource for 1:12 Star Wars custom figures and dioramas. Their customizer’s archive is a variable “cookbook” chock-full of figure recipes, diorama blueprints, tutorial guides and a databank of materials that will allow you to search out and find the unique custom cast parts you need to complete any project.
To help promote this endeavor, we are proud to debut their recipe and tutorial for an amazing 6″ Yak Face/Saelt Marae figure. Click on through for the detailed images and info.
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