It’s no secret that collectors have been extremely frustrated by Hasbro’s case assortments, carry forwards and figure selections for a while, but now it appears that Wal-Mart might sick of it too.
Head on over to JediTempleArchives.com for some interesting information they’ve come across regarding the Movie Heroes line, and share your thoughts in their discussion or here in our forums.
I stumbled across this nice little Star Wars item over the weekend at Walmart in the back-to-school section. It is a small tin box with a hinged lid. It measures about 4″ x 9″ x 1.5″ and features the famous Hildebrandt artwork. You can pick these up for a very reasonable $2.47 each.
Our friends at JediDefender are reporting that the Vintage Collection Wave 5 (Tarkin Wave) has been found at Walmart in Eastern Iowa. Let us know if you come across these new figures in our forums, in the comment section or on facebook.
Yakface Reader Nic S. writes in to report finding new Star Wars Earbuds at his local Walmart. There are 4 styles to choose from: Darth Vader, Yoda, Darth Maul and C-3PO and retail for about $10 each. These were originally shown as mock-ups at Toy Fair 2012 by Jazwares.
Yakface reader EopieHerder tweets today that he found some new Clone Wars figures at his local Walmart. Hopefully this means that the insufferable lull in new product is finally coming to an end. Nice find Anthony!
Walmart is giving away a Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 Bundle! Simply head to their Facebook Gamecenter page for details!
I was able to score the entire “wave 2” assortment of Movie Heroes today from my local Walmart and have been posted a few loose shots of them on Facebook. In doing so, I’ve received a few emails regarding the quality and functionality of the Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan with light-up lightsabers in particular. Click on through for some additional details regarding these controversial figures.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Royal Starship Droids Battle Pack (2 of 2) from Walmart’s exclusive “Discover the Force in 3-D” collection.
PROS: Walmart picks up a great exclusive here. Anything astromech related has a huge following in the collecting community as demonstrated by their steady sell through at retail. The deco on all of the droids is great making these the most accurate versions to date. As a bonus, these figures use the B.A.D. sculpt which promotes a ton of customizing options and additional play value. R2-N3 (the green one) gets a debut here and each droid includes their power harness/docking stations – all of which act as a huge accessory set to the Naboo Royal Starship/Playset from 1999.
CONS: Some may not like the Build-A-Droid/Droid Factory play system. Initially difficult to find but the set is now shipping in greater quantity. Since there is only one new figure (by name) in this set collectors might feel obligated to pick this up by that reason alone.
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Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are reporting the discovery of a new astromech variant/running change for the R2-B1 from the Walmart Exclusive Royal Starship Droids multipack. As you can see, the internal “guts” of the body are now cast in silver/gray plastic whereas the initial releases were cast in solid blue. It also appears there may be a slight color shift in the yellow accents on the variant as well. Which one(s) do you have? Post your findings in our comment section, on facebook or in our forums.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with the Tusken Raider (11 of 12) from Walmart’s exclusive “Discover the Force in 3-D” collection.
PROS: The Tusken Raider from 2006 gets back to the market for those that might have missed him previously. Soft goods are superior in texture, weight and overall esthetic to many other modern figures that feature fabric accents. The deco update addes variety to the Tusken ranks as they all should look different from one another in that respect.
CONS: Swivel elbows are a reminder of how spoiled we are with most of today’s super-articulated figures. Forearms have a tendency to pop off when posing the figure dynamically.
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