Tag Archives: The Black Series

Collecting News

Hasbro Toy Talk by Jodo

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Forum member Jodo has posted a nice read on his blog about the issues we as collectors are facing these days.

Remember  what it was like to actually look forward to walking into a retail store and know you had a fair chance at finding a Star Wars item you actually wanted to buy?  Remember when Hasbro was more creative and able to interest kids with their toys?  Do you recall the pre-2012 disaster with Hasbro, when they were doing an effective job at managing the Star Wars brand?

Check it all out at his blog, and share your thoughts too in our forums.

Collecting News

Carded/Loose Images of Jabba’s Skiff Guard

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Andrew’s Toyz has posted via Facebook, the first carded look at the upcoming Jabba’s Skiff Guard figure from The Black Series. As you can see, the figure omits the character name for something more generic, probably due to the confusion on which character this is intended to represent: “Sgt. Doallyn”  or “Brock Starsher”. It was confirmed in Star Wars Insider #143 that this is in fact Brock Starsher. Also take note that the included weapons shown with the new images are different than the ones shown in the solicitation image and from what was on display at Toy Fair 2014.

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Collecting News, Podcasts/Streaming

Episode 22: At the Corner of Happy and Healthy (and HTF?)

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On this special pre-Independence Day weekend episode of The Realm Recap, Flyguy and I gather to discuss a bit of the breaking news that has happened since the weekend. We get confirmation of the Walgreens Exclusive Prototype Fett, clarification on the Cantina Showdown set, plus we chat about the new official Star Wars.com website 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.

Also, if you prefer an audio-only version, a downloadable MP3 is available as well.

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Collecting News, Toyguide Updates

Toyguide Update: TBS #20 Bastila Shan

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The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with our next entry in the The Black Series 3-3/4″ line. Today, we take a look at Bastila Shan (#20).

PROS: The real benefit for this figure is that it (theoretically) gets a previously hard-to-find figure back on the retail market.

CONS: Like many of the more recent 3-3/4″ figures, this one suffers from an inferior paint job, especially when compared to the previous release. Paint is applied sloppily (face) and thin (torso, gauntlets, boots) in areas and downright missing in others (boots). I recommend skipping this one altogether and picking up the TVC version. It may cost more but I think the quality is far, far better. With the persistent retail distribution issues, I don’t expect this figure will be any easier to find at retail than the previous release. Your best bet is to pre-order but then you are at the mercy of what you are sent versus being able to pick out a figure with a somewhat decent deco at retail.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.

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