Our most recent Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has wrapped up. Check out the Roundup Report to view all of the cool entries by customizers in our forums!

You can also see which of your fellow collectors are walking away with some TVC prizes and a special grand prize winner thank you to our special sponsor, THE ADVANTAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM for another generous donation this round.

Check out all of the fantastic custom submissions by clicking here!

Hasbro has sent emails indicating that it is time to start confirming those addresses for arrival of the TVC HasLab Gunship next month.

Your Star Wars The Vintage Collection LAAT/i Gunship is almost here! We want to get it in your hands as quick as we can, so please double check that your shipping address is up to date. Orders will start shipping soon, so please get the correct information in by August 28th. If your address is incorrect past this date, your order will not arrive. Once an item has left our warehouse, we cannot change its destination.

To get your Gunship to you as fast as possible, we are shipping them out in batches as soon as they hit our warehouse.
Some backers may receive their item earlier than others.

The TVC X-Wing Fighter w/Luke Skywalker & R2-D2 (Kenner Colors) is now available for preorder ($139.99*) for Hasbro Pulse Premium Members until 1pm ET. Open to general public at 2pm ET.

*Subject to change

In case you haven’t had your fill of TVC X-wings, it looks like more shipments of the TVC Antoc Merrick X-wing with Merrick (from 2021) are arriving in the U.S.. No word how these will be offered as this was previously a Target exclusive, so I imagine it will get new life as a fan channel release.

Remaining August Preorder Round-Up:

August 20
TVC X-wing Fighter w/VC420 Luke Skywalker (Kenner Colors) – Hasbro Pulse – $139.99
TBS Ahsoka Tano & ARC Trooper Jesse 2pk – Hasbro Pulse – $55.99
TBS Clone Commander Jesse Helmet – GameStop $109.99

August 27
TBS Thermal Detonator – Participating Retailers – $42.99

*DATES/TIMES/PRICES/RETAIL PARTNER/EXCLUSIVITY ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE MANUFACTURER.

If I may, I’d like to speak calmly about what transpired today regarding the colossal screw up with the launch of today’s Star Wars preorders on Pulse, especially the TVC INT-4. First off, mistakes happen. Typos, retail partner/exclusivity changes and pricing errors happen but rarely all at one time. But I can’t help but think that the recent increases in these types of errors are due largely in part to the “streamlining” of staff across the board at Hasbro. Proper (or at least previous) checks and balances are not being done to the level they once were. This is NOT an excuse for letting the misinformation for the TVC INT-4 to be posted and reposted, discussed and promoted by various sites and social channels for WEEKS WITHOUT CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION. Hasbro has worked very hard to establish and cultivate relationships with fans and fan sites via social media engagement but with incidents like this, the TBS Embo/Keibu Set and Retro/TVC X-wing mashup (not to mention continued price hikes) all that work unravels at the expense of the brand and those most dedicated to the line – YOU and ME – the collector.

In the past, nearly everything that Hasbro releases for TVC, TBS and Retro was a guaranteed purchase by me – no, I am not the typical collector. I’m part of a very small minority, but as Hasbro/Star Wars brand make it harder to justify these purchases, and harder to trust what they say, the overall collector base will continue to shrink.

As we head into the 50th anniversary of SW, I can honestly say I have zero expectations on being “wowed” by any announcements (except for a couple). Maybe that’s the best way going into this milestone year:

“Expect disappointment, and you’ll never be disappointed.” – MJ

-Jayson

Here is your reminder that the SDCC Exclusive Black Series AT-RT with ARF Trooper ($79.99) and the Vintage Collection Anakin Skywalker & Asajj Ventress Set ($51.99) release tomorrow, August 10, @ 1pm ET (Premium Members) / August 11 @ 1pm ET (General Public) at Hasbro Pulse.

UPDATE: Now available for Pulse Premium Members only.

In case that wasn’t enough, or Black Series isn’t your bag, plenty of Vintage Collection items are also arriving in the U.S.. If history is any indicator, the late summer and early fall will be murder on wallets and shelf space once again.

Preorders now open for new Vintage Collection and Black Series items from The Mandalorian and Grogu announced last week at SDCC.

TVC Amani Guard: Amazon / Entertainment Earth
TBS Embo & Keibu 2pk: Hasbro Pulse*

*Premium Access 1pm ET / General Access 2pm ET

Preorders open at 1pm ET (July 27) for most of the Vintage Collection and Black Series items announced last week at SDCC.

Amazon
Entertainment Earth

In case you missed my post on social media over the weekend regarding SDCC news and coverage, I’m taking a step back from around the clock duties on Yakface and its social channels to focus on my mental health surrounding this hobby/Hasbro. I fear that if I allow myself to continue with this bitter attitude that has been festering for a while now regarding Hasbro in general, I’ll rage quit altogether. I’m not ready for that. Yet.

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– Jayson