Following up on a previous pipeline reveal, Hasbro Pulse Con gave collectors their first look at the Vintage Collection Hunter figure from The Bad Batch. This all-new, mainline figure features a removable helmet, backpack, pistol, blaster rifle and knife. Look for a preorder for this figure at a later date.
Hasbro Pulse Con gave collectors the first (official) look at the 2 mainline Vintage Collection figures from Star Wars: Andor. They consist of 2 all-new figures: Cassian Andor and Vel Sartha. Both are available for preorder now at Hasbro Pulse and through our sponsors/affiliates:
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Collectors are reporting receiving various shipping updates for most of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Vintage Collection figures including R2-D2 (Sensorscope), Heldor Spinoza, Stormtrooper, Imperial Gunner and Idsam Edian.
Most of them are currently out of stock or available through 3rd party sellers, except for Idsam Edian which is currently available at MSRP.
Instagram follower Blue Harvest Collector sends word over the weekend that the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Axe Woves from The Mandalorian has also been found in stores.
Target has finally updated some of their open ended release dates for various Black Series and Vintage Collection preorders. I look we can expect to see movement on TVC Axe Woves, TVC Boba Fett (Morak), TBS Mandalorian & Grogu (Maldo Kreis), and the TBS Dark Trooper on October 2.
For the first time in recent memory, I’m seeing a Star Wars Hasbro wave consistently selling and then getting restocked… and selling again. Are you experiencing this in your area? And how far down the Retro Collection rabbit hole do you want to see Hasbro go?
Personal Note: I’m still just lukewarm to the Retro line. It’s a novelty to me, and I pick and choose a few figures here and there. My preference is for the standard TVC line (though I would be interested in a mid-tier line that has modern sculpts, with 10-12 pts of articulation, and a lot more variety than what is offered today). However if the Retro line continues to gain momentum, it’s hard to see Hasbro deviating from this approach anytime soon.
We’ve received various reports around the U.S. of the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Boba Fett (Morak) figures hitting stores. The figure is not street dated so if you happen across one, you should be able to get out no problem — if you can look past the “Boba Tax” that is.
Recent shipping data shows that the fan channel exclusive TVC R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick’s Astromech) from Rogue One has started to arrive in the U.S.. Orders should hopefully start filling soon – well before the intial release date of Feb. 2023.
Amazon has started sending notifications that they will start shipping preorders next week for TVC Mandalorian Super Commando Captain and then the following week, preorders for TVC ARC Trooper Jesse and TVC Figrin D’an will ship.
When it raining, it pours. Recent shipping data shows several Vintage Collection items arriving in the U.S. including: ARC Trooper Jesse, Mandalorian Super Commando (Captain), Mandalorian Death Watch Airborne Trooper, Figrin D’an, 332nd Ahsoka’s Clone Trooper, Din Djarin (Morak), Clone Trooper 4pk*, R2-D2 (Sensorscope)**, Deluxe Imperial Stormtrooper (Nevarro Cantina)**.
*Hasbro Pulse/Shop Disney exclusive
** Walmart Exclusive