Well, Hasbro just wrapped their Fan First Friday Monday showcase on Facebook and a few rumors were confirmed and little was revealed.
In a nutshell: TVC Chirrut (rumor confirmed), TVC Carbon Freezing Chamber with carded Stormtrooper (rumor confirmed), TVC Bespin Leia (revealed), TBS 40th TESB wave 3 (rumor confirmed), TBS Hoth Rebel Trooper (rumor confirmed), TBS Archive Cody (revealed), TVC/HASLAB 2020 (teased), Bop-It “The Child” (revealed).
Amazon has sent out delay notifications to those who preordered the 6″ Black Series Carbonized Darth Vader and the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Han Solo in Carbonite figures. The new anticipated release date is December 2020. No word yet if orders of these figure from Hasbro Pulse will suffer the same delay.
The long rumored third wave of figures in the 6″ Black Series TESB 40th Anniversary assortment have now popped up in the Walmart app. As you may recall, this wave consists of the Snowtrooper, Luke Skywalker (Dagobah), Chewbacca, Boba Fett and Darth Vader. The listing of these figures suggest that preorders will open in the near future. (These are not Walmart exclusives and pages are not yet active).
Amazon is now taking preorders for the 6″ Black Series Han Solo in Carbonite figure from the TESB 40th Anniversary Collection.
UPDATE: If you follow us on social media, you would have been some of the first to be alerted that The Bounty Hunter 2pk ($10 less than Hasbro Pulse) and Carbonized Darth Vader have been activated for preorder on Amazon.com.
Hot Toys has also revealed as special 40th Anniversary Edition of their 1:6 scale Darth Vader figure from The Empire Strikes Back. This version features specially designed retro-inspired packaging. For full image gallery and product details, check out HotToys.com.hk.
To kick off May the Fourth (Star Wars Day), Hot Toys has revealed a special edition exclusive version of Boba Fett in Vintage Colors to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. For the full gallery head to HotToys.com.hk.
Hasbro Pulse has stepped up and opened preorders for the (former) Amazon exclusive Carbonized Darth Vader, Han Solo in Carbonite, and 4-LOM & Zuckuss two pack. Limit 1 each.
Official images for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars 40th Anniversary AT-AT (75288) have been revealed thanks to a listing on Amazon.co.jp. The set features 5 mini figures including Luke Skywalker, General Veers, 2x Snowtroopers and 2x AT-AT Drivers. Click on through for additional images.
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Those who ordered the Retro Collection Hoth Ice Planet Game from Walmart.com should expect to see delivery of their items any day now. Corey Y. shares this image of his acquisition complete with the Retro Collection Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder) figure.
Thanks to a direct report from baacara on Instagram, there is confirmation that wave 2 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary assortment of figures from The Empire Strikes Back has now started to hit Target. This wave consists of Lando Calrissian , Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder Gear), Dagobah R2-D2, Hoth Rebel Soldier, and Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot. These were all found in Vista, CA.