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Episode 319: Hero Tauntaun

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Vintage, Clone Wars, battle packs, new toys seem to be hitting not just in the USA but worldwide! Inspired by these reports, Star Wars Action News hosts Arnie and Marjorie went to a large number of stores. Did they strike figure gold? Listen to this week’s episode to hear their report, as well as store reports from The Gingerprince in the UK, and listeners from the USA and Australia.

Also this week, Star Wars Action News podcast enhancer Berent comes clean with an interview with Luxury Lane Soap, makers of several Star Wars soap bars including the Han Solo in Carbonite. Listen to find out how they make these soaps, what their future plans are, and how you can win a full set of Star wars soaps!

With garage sale Star Wars hints, a run down of Sideshow’s Spooktacular and Gentle Giant’s Terrorific sales, and a reflection on the Hasbro Fan’s Choice vote, it’s all this week on the Star Wars Action News podcast!

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Episode 318: This Year’s Top 20 Most Wanted Figures

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Dan and Jerry are back and they kick things off with a lunch-time store run. Jerry finds and reviews the Target exclusive Tauntaun set, “The Search for Luke Skywalker.” But, the big news this week was the announcement of the 20 characters eligible to be the 2013 Fan’s Choice figure. Did your favorite figure make the list? Listen and find out. Also, Dan and Jerry offer their “certain point of view” on which ones you may want to save your vote for. All that and a run-down of the Legendary Scale Darth Maul that Sideshow put up for order this week! Listen and see what you think about Dan and Jerry’s picks!

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Episode 312: Blu Horizon

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Jerry and Dan are back with some help from another member of Republic Forces Radio Network… Jen! The saga on Blu Ray is on the near horizon! Well for some of us it’s already here! But that’s later in the show…

And what a show we have for you this week! We’ve got a rundown on all the offers that stores will be using to try to tempt you into buying your copy of the Blu Rays from them! We’ve have lots of Store finds, Online finds, news about NYCC, and a Hasbro Q&A!

Think we’re done? No way! Our own Steve the Ginger Prince was one of the lucky folks to get a copy of the Blu Rays early! Be sure to catch his first look into all the goodies!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN312.MP3

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Episode 310: The Good, the Bad, and the Hairy

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Saesee Tiin, Plo Koon, Kit Fisto, Eeth Koth, Savage Opress, and Chewbacca–all figures in the recent waves of the Star Wars Clone Wars figures! Arnie and Marjorie got these figures from Brian’s Toys One of Every Figure Club, and on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast they review these figures! Are they some you should add to your hunt, or an easy pass on the pegs? Listen to find out!

Also on this week’s show, your hosts run down the latest in Star Wars video game and Blu-ray news, and Nathan P. Butler joins them once again continuing his look back at the line of Hasbro Comic Figure 2-Packs.

With a talking Ewok and much more, it’s all on this week’s podcast!

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Episode 308: My Kind of Lego-Town – Chicago!

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Dan and Jerry are back to host this week’s episode while Arnie and Marjorie go on-location to Chicago Comic Con! We share all the latest on the new LEGO sets that have been hitting–most of which include new mini-figures! As Jerry has stepped in the world of a Nintendo 3DS with its latest price drop, the duo from Cincinnati take this week as an opportunity to reminisce about their favorite Star Wars video games of yesterday. Topped off with a store report from Justin and a con-report from Arnie and Marjorie, this week’s show is packed!.

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Episode 307: Voices of One

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The Star Wars toy finds continue as exclusives and non-exclusives keep appearing at K-Mart, Toys R Us, Walmart, and Target! Listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast as Marjorie and Arnie run down their store finds, and play your voicemails reporting what Star Wars Action News listeners have been finding, buying, and what they think of it!

Also this week, Star Wars Action News Book Club liaison Brock reviews the new Timothy Zahn novel Choices of One, Marjorie reviews the new Jedi Force figures, and Garmin uses the Force to help you find your destination! All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 304: A Short Pre-SDCC Show

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As Arnie, Marjorie, Justin, and Berent prepare their trip to San Diego, they give a quick pre-con episode running down the latest in Star Wars collecting news from the Hallmark 2011 Keepsake Ornament release last Saturday to a monumental new announcement from Gentle Giant!

And also on this show, listen to find out all the details about the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Star Wars Fan Breakfast! With prizes donated by Hallmark and Star Wars Action News, and such collectors as Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, and Duncan Jenkins attending, there’s no cost to attend, just pay for what you order off the menu, and a great way to start off what has always been known as Star Wars day at SDCC with a group of other Star Wars fans! You need to RSVP by Wednesday, so listen to the details and RSVP today!

With a London Film and Comic Con report by the Gingerprince, and more, it’s all on this week’s first Star Wars Action News podcast!

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Episode 303: Countdown to ComicCon

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San Diego Comic Con panels have been announced and more than Star Wars day, it’s Star Wars every day with panels on Clone Wars Season 4, Star Wars Kinect, High End Star Wars Collectibles, Star Wars Books, and the always anticipated Hasbro Star Wars panel which will be broadcast live from swactionnews.com (bandwidth permitting). On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest Comic Con news, including new exclusives announced from Toys R Us, Acme Archives, and Mimoco.

And also at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Star Wars Action News will be arranging a Star Wars Fan breakfast the Friday of ComicCon! If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to show@swactionnews.com and we will e-mail you details!

With news on the latest Sideshow life-sized mini-bust, and where you can find Wave 7 figures, the Republic Attack Shuttle, and the new B-Wing, it’s all this week on Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 301: Almost There…Almost There!

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This week on Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie are joined in the studio by Johnathan, forum name RancorBoy, a long time Star Wars collector who has come to aid in the packing of the Sithsonian, and also to aid in Arnie’s quest for a complete modern carded figure collection. Listen as Johnathan shares his thoughts on the state of collecting, and exactly how close Arnie is to the dream of a carded collection.

Also this week, Marjorie, Arnie, and Johnathan run down the latest SDCC exclusives, including the Gentle Giant Vinyl Cape Jawa, the McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper Bust, and a picture book from director Morgan Spurlock.

With The Gingerprince providing Vintage Collection figure reviews and Justin’s store report, all this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN301.MP3

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Episode 300: Cracks in the Dam?

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This week Star Wars Action News releases its 300th regular episode (not even counting all the breaking news episodes, Book Club episodes, and episodes of Republic Forces Radio Network)! And it’s got some good news, it seems from coast to coast, and even abroad, reports are coming in of new Wave 6 and 7 Vintage Collection figures being found! Listen as Marjorie and Arnie run down where these figures are being spotted, play listener store reports, and even address distribution again with Hasbro in Hasbro’s latest Q&A!

Also this week, Nathan gives his third segment looking back at the collector-loved line of Action Figure 2-Packs, and Jerry has a vintage viewpoint tying into Gentle Giant’s recent announcement of the Jumbo R2-D2 figure.

All that, and a review of Wave 7 in-hand, in this week’s 300th Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

Regular Version:
http://www.swactionnews.com/Podcasts/SWAN300.MP3

Enhanced Version
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