Attention, Star Wars Fans! Tune in to Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube channel Friday, January 29th @ 11:00 AM ET, for the premiere Star Wars Fan First Friday livestream of the new year! Join Patrick and Eric from the Hasbro Star Wars team as they kickoff the celebration of the Lucasfilm First 50 Years program with some awesome news, reveals, and pre-orders!
Reports are coming in that the newest repack/reissue wave of TVC figures has started to hit Walmarts across the U.S. For long time collectors these sculpts are probably in your collections already, but the human figures have been updated with Hasbro’s PhotoReal process and the card backs are different than previously released.
Once again I join Jason, Chris, Matt, Ryan and Jake from Galaxy of Toys to rundown our selections for the Best and Worst Star Wars products released in 2020.
DorksideToys is holding their annual New Years Sale with deep discounts on select Black Series, Vintage Collection and Marvel Legends items. Head on over to check out some great deals.
In a small town off the interstate in southern Minnesota you may see a sight rarely seen at many metropolitan stores. Peg after peg of new TVC figures waiting to be liberated from their cardboard and plastic prison. I envision taking a roadtrip tonight.
PS: Hey Walmart, fix your distribution.
Image courtesy of the MNToyPosse FB Group
Last week we reported the first sighting of TVC Wave 16 at Target and this week, it looks like Walmart has followed suit. This report comes from scottw703 on Instagram in Chesapeake, VA courtesy of @KyloCollector.
Meanwhile, preorders for the TVC Incinerator Trooper (and TBS Clone Wars figures) keep getting pushed back into 2021, or outright cancelled, despite taking new in-stock online orders.
Thanks Walmart, your failure is complete.
Be sure to check out our Amazon Storefront for Cyber Monday markdowns including Black Series and Vintage Collection items from Hasbro.
Target is now sending shipping notifications for new TVC figure preorders including The Mandalorian (Beskar Armor), Moff Gideon and The Armorer.
Thanks to DarthChuckMc for the alert.
Twitter follower Alex Z. reports finding part of the newest (and last for 2020) wave of TVC at his Target store (Green Valley/Horizon Ridge – Henderson, NV). Acquisitions included The Mandalorian (Beskar), Moff Gideon, and The Armorer.
This is the way.
As mentioned on Hasbro’s last Fan First Friday, they’ve gone back and tweaked the cardback for the upcoming TVC Boba Fett (ROTJ) figure to more closely match the original Kenner release. The accent color has been adjusted to yellow and the reference photo has been zoom out for a “better” look at the character. The first orange version (left above) will be available initially then replaced as a running change.
Updated image on the right is from Starwars-Figuren.com