Walmart has begun processing and shipping preorders for their exclusive Black Series Clone Commando (The Bad Batch) and ARC Trooper Fives (The Clone Wars) figures. Check your orders for any movement and expected arrival dates.
Previously only available as single figure preorders, sponsor Entertainment Earth is now taking preorders for the full case assortment of the TBS Ahsoka Tano (Padawan) wave (13). ETA September 2023.
Case assortment includes:
2x Clone Trooper (Phase II)
2x Ahsoka Tano (Padawan)
1x MagnaGuard Droid
1x Wicket W. Warrick
1x Omega (Mercenary Gear)
1x Chewbacca (Boushh’s Prisoner)
Remember to use code “FALLFREE79” for free shipping on all orders over $79 or use our code “YAKFACE” for 10% off in-stock merchandise and free shipping on orders over $79.
Recent shipping data shows that the Walmart exclusive Black Series Echo (Mercenary Gear) and ARC Trooper Fives figures are starting to arrive in the U.S.. It will probably be a couple months yet before orders start filling.
Hasbro Pulse has (finally) added some newer Vintage Collection figures to their site with the inclusion of Hunter, Admiral Piett, Clone Troopper (Phase II Armor) and Starkiller (Vader’s Apprentice).
Hasbro has announced new figures for The Bad Batch featuring revised season 2 looks for Omega, Hunter, Echo, Tech, Wrecker and the Clone Commando. Preorders for Omega open next week April 11 at 1pm ET at most retailers, the other 5 open for preorder on May 4 exclusively at Walmart. Full details at Nerdist.com
Entertainment Earth is now taking individual preorders for Vintage Collection Starkiller, Hunter (The Bad Batch), and Admiral Piett (not Jerjerrod as listed).
TBS Crosshair (Imperial) is now available again on Walmart.com
While Hasbro has cutback on the number of new preorders, you can still get some of the new figures shown this week by preordering the existing TVC Wave 15 at sponsor Entertainment Earth.
TVC Wave 15 breakdown:
2x Cassian Andor – Aldhani Mission (Andor)
2x Hunter (The Bad Batch)
1x Clone Trooper – Phase II Armor (Andor)
1x Admiral Piett (Return of the Jedi)
1x Starkiller – Vader’s Apprentice – (The Force Unleashed)
1x Cal Kestis (Jedi Survivor) – carry forward/repack from wave 13
Sponsor Entertainment Earth has listed on their Drop Zone page a teaser for an upcoming preorder in February. The language “enlist” and “batch” seems to suggest something The Bad Batch related and will likely be the Vintage Collection Hunter from the already solicited TVC Wave 15 with Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission) and Cal Kestis (Jedi Survivor). No word on if there will be anything else dropping that day but we will update when/if we learn more. Thanks to bac for the heads up.
Update: I’m reminded of the fact that there was a Black Series Omega from Season 2 pipelined back in October for MCM Comic Con, so she could be possible preorder as well.
Thanks to an image from Alan A. from the Star Wars The Vintage Collection UK Collectors Group on Facebook, we get a look at the back of the Scout Trooper (VC273) and some of the upcoming figures for Wave 7 (Wave 15): Hunter (The Bad Batch), Admiral Piett, Phase II Clone Trooper and Starkiller