{"id":13651,"date":"2005-01-31T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2005-01-31T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=13651"},"modified":"2013-09-17T00:03:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T05:03:02","slug":"january-2005-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2005\/01\/31\/january-2005-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2005 Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Sneak Preview Figures And Vehicle Detailed Packaged Images<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 31, 2005 | 8:34 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/preview\/af1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve just updated to bring you detailed packaged images of the already released sneak preview figures and soon to be released sneak preview Anakin&#8217;s Jedi Fighter.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/preview\/sneak.shtml\">Click here to check them out.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107114349,87807,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Still Looking For The Gamorrean Guard???<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 30, 2005 | 2:45 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">If you are still looking for the Gentle Giant Gamorrean Guard Mini Bust they are available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aislesniper.com\/\" target=\"_top\">Aislesniper.com<\/a>\u00a0They are having a store closing sale. In addition to their sale prices they are offering an additional 25% off their entire inventory. Be sure to check them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107114092,62185,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Brian&#8217;s Toys Newletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 30, 2005 | 2:41 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Customers,<br \/>\nWe have posted our latest Newsletter. Visit our Newsletter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/NL\/%3Cbr%3E\" target=\"_top\">Brianstoys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just in stock, an exceptional piece that will make a great and rare<br \/>\naddition to any collection, a AFA 80 12-Back Luke Double Telescoping<br \/>\navailable now for $7,000.00.<\/p>\n<p>Other featured Star Wars this week includes OTC Jedi Councils #2, #3, and #4, Darth Vader&#8217;s TIE Fighter, carded POTJ figures, packaged EP1 Beast Assortments, select POTF2 boxed vehicles, Clone Wars carded figures and Saga Unleashed, Prototypes and Mini-Busts.<\/p>\n<p>Featured Vintage this week includes 3 carded Droids figures including Kez Iban C-9+ for $110.00, Sise Fromm C-7 for $240.00 and a Tig Fromm C-9 for $179.99. Also in stock, over 25 Boxed Vintage Vehicles, everything from AT-ATs to Y-Wings. If you still need that one boxed vehicle to complete your collection be sure to check out all these great vintage vehicles today.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107112947,38299,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Clone Wars DVD Images And Details<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 30, 2005 | 2:22 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/cwdisc.jpg\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvshowsondvd.com\/\">TV Shows on DVD<\/a>\u00a0has just updated with all the 411 on the first volume of the Clone Wars on DVD, including lots of images.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvshowsondvd.com\/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2827\">Click here to check them out.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107091737,49553,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>If You Are Still Looking&#8230;.<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 30, 2005 | 8:28 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hfsolo@yakface.com\">Mark<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Over at Amazon.. these newer items are now available..<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00065AQDK\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">Galactic Heroes Vehicle: X-Wing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00061I4UG\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">X-Wing Fighter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00065H3Y0\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">Deluxe Figure- Speeder Bike With Luke<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107050896,98518,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Personal Sail Barge Now Available For Order<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 29, 2005 | 9:08 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/pbarge.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThis is not a joke, you can now have you own Sail Barge (if you&#8217;ve got 20K to spare), order right now on Amazon. Seriously&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00067F1CE\/103-3106821-1431022?v=glance&amp;s=miscellaneous&amp;vi=pictures&amp;img=14#more-pictures\">Check it out here!<\/a>\u00a0Thanks to Yak Reader Scott for the find.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107050636,11514,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Chewie&#8217;s Got Hair<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 29, 2005 | 9:03 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/hchewie.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe POTF2 Chewie that you never saw&#8211; hairy, err rather flocked. We received the heads-up on this one from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joetoy.com\/\">Joe Toy<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joetoy.com\/collection\/toy0104.htm\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107026102,66173,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Revenge Of The Sith Previewed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 29, 2005 | 2:15 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/walmart\/clerk.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve just updated to bringing you a whole slew of photos from Walmart&#8217;s Sith Preview. It looks like Walmart has hired our favorite Sith Lord to host your tour! Basic figures, beasts, chess sets, DVD Trivial Pursuit, Cereal promotions, it&#8217;s all here.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2005\/walmart\/walmart.shtml\">Click here to check it out.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107021386,25188,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Big Bad Toy Store Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 29, 2005 | 12:56 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Big Bad Toy Store<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>MASTER REPLICA: The Stormtrooper Blaster prop replica has just arrived! We have just a few available and Master Replica has already sold out of them. We also still have 1 AT-AT in stock &#8211; this is also sold out on the wholesale level.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER COOL ITEMS IN STOCK:<\/p>\n<p>STAR WARS: Sandtrooper &amp; Dewback Statue by Gentle Giant<br \/>\nSTAR WARS: Toys R Us Japan Exclusive Kubrick Boxed Set of 5<\/p>\n<p>CLEARANCE MENU ITMES: We&#8217;ll be keeping a variety of selected overstock items listed on the clearance menu. About 100 items are still listed on the menu &#8211; most with the same pricing as when they were first listed, but take another look through sometime to take advantage of reduced pricing on selected items, there are a lot of good deals.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your interest in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Big Bad Toy Store<\/a>\u00a0and be sure to check out the new items.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1107021097,53438,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Action-HQ Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 29, 2005 | 12:51 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/popbox.info\/phpadsnew\/adclick.php?n=a9f6d784\">Action-HQ.com -bringing the Best to you FIRST with Revenge of the<br \/>\nSith<\/a>\u00a0and More!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Revenge of the Sith Sneak Peak Collection 1 Figures set of 4 for<br \/>\n$39.95 and set of 2 for $19.95!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Revenge of the Sith Anakin&#8217;s JediFighter for $29.95!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 12&#8243; Medicom 1\/6 scale Luke Skywalker figure!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/popbox.info\/phpadsnew\/adclick.php?n=a9f6d784\">Get yours FIRST at Action-HQ.com!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106953328,99648,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>NEW Before the Helmet Image<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 28, 2005 | 6:02 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Jayson@yakface.com\">Jayson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/hyperspace\/member\/bth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/community\/webmasters\/img\/mini_bth.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Before the Helmet photo is entitled &#8220;In For The Kill&#8221; which shows (highlight to read)\u00a0<span style=\"color: white;\">a determined General Grievous moving in on a Jedi Combatant. Don&#8217;t mess with this guy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106799319,69106,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Sith Opening Crawl Revealed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 26, 2005 | 11:15 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Que the Star Wars theme music!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\">The Official Site<\/a>\u00a0has just revealed the opening crawl for Revenge of the Sith (along with the opening crawls for the other 5 movies as well). It confirms much of what spoiler fans have known\/suspected for a while now.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/episode-iii\/bts\/production\/f20050126\/indexp2.html\">Click here to check it out. SPOILER WARNING APPLIES.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106745564,43352,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Animated Clone Wars 3 Packs Revealed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 26, 2005 | 8:19 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Australian site\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mousedroid.com\/\">Mouse Droid.com<\/a>\u00a0has broken the news on a pair of 3 packs figures for the Animated Clone Wars set to be released with the first volume of the Clone Wars DVD. The 2 packs are split into heroes and villians, with the heroes pack containing Obi Wan, the &#8220;new&#8221; wave 3 Anakin, and the Red Arc Trooper, and the Villians pack has Asaaj, Durge, and Grevious.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mousedroid.com\/\">Click here to check them out.<\/a>\u00a0There&#8217;s no word yet on US distribution plans for the 3 packs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106714044,65703,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Entertainment Earth Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 25, 2005 | 11:34 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from Entertainment Earth:<\/p>\n<p>Preorder your E3 preview merchandise now!<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head (Item# HS02337, $9.99)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS02337\">http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS02337<\/a><br \/>\nCreate your own Mr. Potato Head and with your favorite Star Wars<br \/>\ncharacter &#8211; Darth Tater! Playskool is proud to announce the launch of<br \/>\nthe new character, Darth Tater, just in time for the theatrical release<br \/>\nof Revenge of the Sith. There&#8217;s all kinds of mix &#8216;n match, Mr. Potato<br \/>\nHead fun with this wacky spud dressed as Darth Vader. The package comes<br \/>\nwith lots of silly parts, including lightsaber, cape, helmet, shoes,<br \/>\neyes, nose, teeth and more!<\/p>\n<p>SW Episode III Sneak Preview Figures Wave 1 (Item# HS85172D, $79.99)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85172D\">http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85172D<\/a><br \/>\nStar Wars &#8211; Episode III Revenge of the Sith 3 3\/4-inch Sneak Preview<br \/>\nBasic Action Figure Assortment Wave 1. Contains 12 individually<br \/>\npackaged action figures may include. 4x General Grievous (#1), 2x Tion<br \/>\nMedon (#2), 4x Wookiee Warrior (#3), and 2x Obi-Wan&#8217;s astromech droid<br \/>\nR4-G9 (#4) (Subject to change).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/\">Click here to order.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106698254,70049,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Code 3 Falcon<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 25, 2005 | 7:10 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hfsolo@yakface.com\">Mark<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">If you are looking to get one of these Falcons.. Over at Amazon they currently have the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0006FU9RI\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">Code 3 Falcon<\/a>\u00a0in stock.<\/p>\n<p>Also in stock is the&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0007MCR0C\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">Exclusive Holographic Sith Lord Bust-Ups 2-Pack<\/a>\u00a0at $10.99<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106677858,54787,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Episode III Prequel Book Out Today<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 25, 2005 | 1:30 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=yakfacesrealm01&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0345475720&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000ff&amp;bc1=&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=ffffff&amp;f=ifr\" height=\"240\" width=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<p>The new Episode III Prequel Novel &#8220;Labyrinth of Evil&#8221; was released today. You&#8217;ll want to pick this up to learn more about General Grievous and how he comes to lead the Federation armies. (And if you&#8217;re in a shopping mood, Alien vs. Predator and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow were both released on DVD today as well!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106620214,56395,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>The Sneak Preview Figures Have Arrived&#8230;<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 24, 2005 | 9:30 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Browse007X@msn.com\">Brandon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This highly special store report has just came in! Brian M. from Chino, CA writes:<\/p>\n<p>SNEAK PREVIEW FIGURES ARE HERE!<\/p>\n<p>Well, not in my city, but close&#8230; read on.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend I struck gold when I decided to take a drive to look for clearance OTC product. Saturday in Yuba City, CA Wal-Mart I found the 4 sneak preview ROTS figures hanging on the pegs! They had roughly 12 General Grevious, 12 Wookie Warriors, 6 Tion Medon and 6 R4-G9 hanging on the pegs. I bought one of each. Also Saturday in Oroville, CA Wal-mart I picked up the last C-3PO Carrying Case for $11.00<\/p>\n<p>I decided to go back to Yuba City Sunday to pick up two more sets for my friends after hearing from a Chico Wal-mart associate that she saw the box arrive but it says: &#8220;Do not display until Feb. 1st&#8221;. I also found the last Darth Vader Carrying Case, a little beat up, but also $11.00 and they had VOTC Luke, Leia, Han, and Ben for $5.00 each.<\/p>\n<p>I headed south to Woodland, CA (my hometown) and their Wal-mart also put out A LOT of sneak preview figures in fancy cardboard displays on an isle endcap. COLLECTORS, THERE ARE PLENTY! BE PATIENT! I am more concerned in finding the Post OTC Sandtrooper&#8230; No post OTC or clearance there. The 3 Cantina figures and a few animated Clone Wars were at Target in Woodland.<\/p>\n<p>On to Sacramento, CA (2 different Wal-mart&#8217;s had no clearance left and no new figures hanging).<\/p>\n<p>On to Roseville, CA Wal-mart: Once again, NO clearance anywhere but more fancy cardboard cases of preview figures in the isle. I asked a clerk if I could have a cardboard display because it was almost empty. I have included a picture for your enjoyment! Target: one &#8217;05 Yoda and a few Animated Clone Wars.<\/p>\n<p>Going backwards a bit, Friday at Chico Target I was able to pick up the 3 new Clone Wars Animated figures, plus a &#8220;blue&#8221; and &#8220;red&#8221; clone trooper, but not &#8220;yellow&#8221; one. This was, I believe, the 3rd time they had gotten them, but I missed out at first. Chico Kmart, Yuba City Kmart, and Yuba City Toys R Us also had remainders of Animated Clone Wars + either Wave 1 or 2 of post OTC.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen &#8217;05 versions of Dagobah Luke, ANH Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Dagobah Yoda, and one Stormtrooper hanging on shelves this weekend, but NO Scout Trooper or Sandtrooper. Unleashed Dooku and Mace hang on Shelves, but NO Vader&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the awesome report Brian! Looks like it&#8217;s time to get out the good ole huntin&#8217; boots folks and find us some award winning finds! Start sending in the reports! You may notice a delay in time it takes to posts store reports as we are currently revamping the store reports section! Stay tuned for more store report news as we get it in!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106620071,75185,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Big Bad Toys Store Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 24, 2005 | 9:27 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Big Bad Toy Store:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20% OFF ALL INSTOCK ITEMS! BBTS is going through a transitional phase as we build our all-new website and reorganize our warehouse. This is a unique situation in the history of BBTS, we&#8217;ll be implementing a new ordering philosophy and system with our new site that will help us to generate much less overstock and help us to pre-sell nearly every item that we plan to offer! Given this new philosophy and our upcoming improvements, we are looking to move out our current overstocked products and move towards a much larger selection and scope of items in the future! Take advantage of the savings we are offering during this special time &#8211; it won&#8217;t last much longer and discounts will not go higher than the current 20% Off! We appreciate your business and thanks for helping us clear out excess inventory in preparation for big improvements in the future!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/10.asp%3Cbr%3E\">Click here for the details on the sale.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106619861,17880,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Celebration III Toppers Revealed!<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 24, 2005 | 9:24 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Browse007X@msn.com\">Brandon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebelscum.com\/toys2005\/C3topvader-tn.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebelscum.com\/toys2005\/C3topgrievous-tn.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebelscum.com\/toys2005\/C3toproyal-tn.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebelscum.com\/toys2005\/C3topclone-tn.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to our friends over at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theforce.net\/\">TheForce.net<\/a>: The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwarscelebration.com\/\">Star Wars Celebration III Official Site<\/a>\u00a0has just released pictures of the 3-in-1 Toppers available at C3! The Darth Vader topper is only available by pre-ordering your badge for C3, and the other three, General Grievous, a Royal Guard, and a Clone Lieutenant will be available at C3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106619608,43908,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>New Game Announced&#8230;<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 24, 2005 | 9:20 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Browse007X@msn.com\">Brandon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Lucasarts.com has just announced an amazing new game! According to their website: PC players will have the opportunity to control the fate of the galaxy in an all new real-time strategy (RTS) game titled Star Wars: Empire at War.<\/p>\n<p>Set a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, the game will allow players to rewrite history, as well as experience the aftermath of Episode III, the creation of the Rebel Alliance and Darth Vader&#8217;s rise to power. Star Wars: Empire at War is scheduled for a release in Fall 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/server-us.imrworldwide.com\/cgi-bin\/b?cg=email&amp;ci=us-lucasarts&amp;tu=http:\/\/www.lucasarts.com\/games\/swempireatwar\">mini-site<\/a>\u00a0to check out screenshots, concept art and learn more about the game.<\/p>\n<p>This game looks awesome and highly entertaining! We finally have the change to take control of the galaxy post-prequel trilogy \/ pre-original trilogy! Looks like a lot of questions may also finally be answered pertaining to that mysterious block of time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106601895,58080,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Brian&#8217;s Toys Newsletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 24, 2005 | 4:24 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Customers, We have posted our latest Newsletter. Visit our Newsletter at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/NL\/\" target=\"_top\">Brians Toys Newsletter<\/a>. New in stock this week the Toys R Us exclusive Kubrick 5-pack. Get yours today for only $99.99. Also back in stock OTC basic Darth Vader ROTJ, Greedo, Gamorrean Guard and Sly Moore. The OTC Jedi Council packs 1-4 are also all back in stock from $29.99. Carded classic Boba Fett and 12&#8243; Boba Fett Blue Jumpsuit are also both back in stock. Clone Wars Green Clone Trooper Army and the Gentle Giant ARC Trooper Maquette and Obi-Wan Kenobi Maquette are all back in stock as well. Saga vehicles featured this week include the Imperial Shuttle, A-Wing and TIE Fighter. Also in stock the carded Toy Fair Darth Vader for $349.99 and an AFA 90 Toy Fair Darth for $549.99. Other featured Star Wars this week includes POTJ carded figures and the AT-ST with Speeder Bike. EP1 items include the Darth Sidous Holographic, Ammo Wagon &amp; Falumpaset (Euro) C-9 and the Trade Federation Droid Fighters. POTF2 featured includes the exclusive Cantina Band Members Set of 6 for $79.99, and other featured Red Cards. Featured vintage this week includes AFA 85 ESB Luke Hoth Palitoy for $799.99, an AFA 90 POTF Romba for $249.99 and a packaged Darth Vader&#8217;s Star Destroyer C-8 with C-7+ Box for only $105.00.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106452527,762,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Free Real Stands<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 22, 2005 | 10:55 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beforethedarktimes.com\/\">Before The Dark Times<\/a>\u00a0has just announced a new contest&#8211; this one aimed to collectors with lots of snow who like to build dioramas&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beforethedarktimes.com\/\">Click here for all the info.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106447461,30889,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Entertainment Earth Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 22, 2005 | 9:31 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/\">Entertainment Earth<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Now available for pre order:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS00655\">Star Wars Darth Vader Wrestling Buddy (Item# HS00655, $20.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/hitlist.asp?searchfield=rc2+star+wars\">Entertainment Earth is proud to carry the full line of Star Wars<br \/>\nmodel kits from RC2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hasbro Star Wars Clone Trooper Troop Builder 4-Packs are pre-selling fest. Be sure to place your order now as this limited edition exclusive may be pre-sold out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85688A\">Exclusive SW Clone Trooper Troop Builder Case (Item# HS85688A, $299.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85688AA\">Exclusive SW Clone Trooper Troop Builder Set (Item# HS85688AA, $119.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85774\">Exclusive SW Clone Troopers (Colors, Battle Damaged) (Item# HS85774,<br \/>\n$34.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85776\">Exclusive SW Clone Troopers (White, Battle Damaged) (Item# HS85776,<br \/>\n$34.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85777\">Exclusive SW Clone Troopers (White, Clean) (Item# HS85777, $34.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=HS85775\">Exclusive SW Clone Troopers (Colors, Clean) (Item# HS85775, $34.99)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/prodinfo.asp?number=DC043598\">We are also accepting pre-orders for the Pride Display Star Wars Diorama (Item# DC043598, $69.99)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106441455,13571,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>The Rumors Are True, And Lots More Details<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 22, 2005 | 7:50 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Long rumored to be the Celebration 3 figure,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\">The Official Site<\/a>\u00a0just confirmed that the Celebration 3 figure will be Darth Vader. This isn&#8217;t just your ordindary Vader by any means, he&#8217;ll have 3 lines that he speaks! Including 2 new phrases recorded by James Earl Jones just for the C3 figure!!!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/collecting\/news\/hasbro\/news20050121.html\">Check it all out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106310414,23046,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Action-HQ Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 21, 2005 | 7:26 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/popbox.info\/phpadsnew\/adclick.php?n=a9f6d784\">Action-HQ.com:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Action-HQ.com -bringing the BEST in Star Wars to you FIRST with<br \/>\nEPISODE III, Revenge of the Sith!<\/p>\n<p>Action-HQ.com is going BIG in 2005 with ROTS! This means you will<br \/>\nbe getting yours FIRST and at only $10 per figure! Yes, months ahead<br \/>\nof all others and at our lowest price ever on newly released figures.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule to be released the 1st week of February are Collection 1<br \/>\nfigures sold in sets:<br \/>\n&#8211; Set of 4 General Grievous, Tion MEdon, R4-G9 and Wookie Warrior<br \/>\nfor only $39.95!<br \/>\n&#8211; Set of 2 General Grievous and Wookie Warrior for $19.95!<\/p>\n<p>Also the Medicom RAH Luke Skywalker 12 inch figure will be out in the next week, be sure to order yours now, before they sell out.<\/p>\n<p>And wait to you see the discounts on vehicles, 12&#8243;, Galaxy Heroes and<br \/>\nothers!<\/p>\n<p>Action-HQ.com wants your business! Plain and simple! And we are<br \/>\ngoing to keep it too with a retroactive Loyalty Program! More to come<br \/>\nnext month!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/popbox.info\/phpadsnew\/adclick.php?n=a9f6d784\">PreOrder yours NOW while they last at Action-<br \/>\nHQ.com!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106287821,64986,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Jade from Star Wars Shop (but not Mara!)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 21, 2005 | 1:10 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.starwars.com\/img\/products\/SWNWMWP_R.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0is now offering a cool new line of Jade lightsaber pendants. You can get Darth Vader, Mace Windu, Luke Skywalker or Yoda&#8217;s lightsaber as a pendant with a Jade stone blade. While these are pretty pricy, they are one of the coolest Star Wars collectibles ever!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106206367,96645,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Hasbro Anakin\/Darth Vader<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 20, 2005 | 2:32 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sirstevesguide.com\/news\/?m=show&amp;id=30911\" target=\"_top\">SirStevesGuide.com<\/a>\u00a0has pics of the Hasbro Anakin\/Darth Vader, 12&#8243; Ultimate Villan, Grievous Unleashed, as well as the 12&#8243; General Grievous. &#8220;SPOILERS&#8221; apply. To view them\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sirstevesguide.com\/news\/?m=show&amp;id=30911\" target=\"_top\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106205310,64675,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Gentle Giant C-3PO Mini Bust<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 20, 2005 | 2:15 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">For those of you looking for the next new Gentle Giant Mini Bust,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toynk.com\/catalog\/star_wars_mini_bust_-_c-3po_3126848.htm\" target=\"_top\">Toynk.com<\/a>\u00a0is reporting that they will be receiving them in stock on 1\/19\/05. This is a limited edition run of 8000 and will definitely sell out. To place an order\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toynk.com\/catalog\/star_wars_mini_bust_-_c-3po_3126848.htm\" target=\"_top\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106187190,29430,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Big Bad Toy Store Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 19, 2005 | 9:13 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">The Big Bad Toy Store.com:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15% OFF ALL IN-STOCK ITEMS: Just order $50.00 or more of instock<br \/>\nnon-pre-order items between now and Sunday January 23rd at 7:00 PM Central time and we&#8217;ll deduct 15% from your order when we process it! Please see important details about the sale here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/10.asp\">http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/10.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One reason for this sale is because we will be re-organizing our warehouse in the next month or so to more efficiently deal with the much larger selection of items our upcoming new website will allow us to manage! (The new site will also have a full &#8216;account&#8217; feature, search\/filter\/browse features, improved vintage listings, comprehensive pre-order selection, email notification system &amp; more &#8211; the site should be done sometime in March) Given this situation we are looking to clear out overstocked and older inventory before the new site goes live and the warehouse re-organization begins.<\/p>\n<p>MASTER REPLICA: The awesome new Rebel Snowspeeder has just arrived and we have a few left after filling pre-orders. We have one AT-AT left in stock. Our shipment of Stormtrooper Blasters is on the way and will be arriving next week!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Click here to order.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106184147,11767,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Vader Potato Head<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 19, 2005 | 8:22 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hfsolo@yakface.com\">Mark<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Pre-order the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00061I4U6\/yakfacesrealm01\/\">Darth Vader Potato Head<\/a>\u00a0for $8.99 due March 15&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106105913,49340,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Breakfast of Vintage Rebels<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 18, 2005 | 10:38 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">A great tribute to themed cereals has posted an entire page devoted to C-3POs, the cereal General Mills produced to cash in, err celebrate the release of some of the original trilogy movies.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/x-entertainment.com\/articles\/0922\/\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106105725,22942,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>New Site And Free Stuff<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 18, 2005 | 10:35 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Jedidaxter has launched a new reviews page\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shelfwarmers.com\/\">Shelf Warmers.com<\/a>\u00a0and to celebrate, they are giving away a MOC Saga Luke Skywalker Holograph action figure.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shelfwarmers.com\/\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106105580,99855,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>The Clearance Sales Continue<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 18, 2005 | 10:33 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">We&#8217;ve gotten lots of updates on clearance sales, here&#8217;s a couple of highlights:<\/p>\n<p>Yak Reader J&#8217;s find:<\/p>\n<p>Hi, I was able to grab a Slave 1 in Albany NY for $7.48!!! Only one there which still had the $20.38 clearance sticker so I guess nobody bothered to scan and check it, I did!! Nice deals, also grabbed some 12&#8243;VOTC&#8217;s at $6.67 each, glass\/figure sets at $2.48, otc\/saga fig&#8217;s at $1.18 in Conneticut Target yesterday. I was also able to grab some Falcons at $12.48 each, super uber great deal!! I needed one to go along with my Sam&#8217;s club Falcon and held out, glad I did.<\/p>\n<p>And Yak Reader Amiec reports:<\/p>\n<p>Just FYI, I went to Target today looking for $12.98 Falcons and they had none (no Falcons at all, and the clearance aisle was gone). Then on a grocery shopping trip to Super Wal Mart (Spfld, IL) my wife found 34 Falcons all for $12 each. She snagged me two for customs, but I thought your readers might want to know Wal Marts are also a good stop for people looking to pick one of these up at a deep discount.<\/p>\n<p>Good hunting to all!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106023741,73149,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Electronic Falcons For 12 Bux???<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 17, 2005 | 11:49 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yak Reader Richard C, just sent us this heads-up:<\/p>\n<p>My local Target in Hackensack NJ had the Millenium Falcon reduced to<br \/>\n$12.98. Great deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106015997,4244,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Revenge Of The Sith Novelization Overview<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 17, 2005 | 9:39 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theforce.net\/\">The Force.net<\/a>&#8216;s book section has posted a synopsis of the Revenge of the Sith novel. MAJOR SPOILER WARNING APPLIES, however if you want to know<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theforce.net\/books\/story\/Revenge_of_the_Sith_Novelization_Summary_88880.asp\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106014034,88613,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Slave I Price Drops&#8230; Again<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 17, 2005 | 9:07 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yak Reader Tom sent in this report on the Target Exclusive Slave 1 with Jango Fett:<\/p>\n<p>They droped the price to 14.98 for this item in Southern Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1106013921,15258,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Skippy In Revenge Of The Sith<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 17, 2005 | 9:05 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2004product\/r5d4.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nYak Reader Christopher made a very astute observation in the Vanity Fair Article on the Triligy we&#8217;ve discussed before. If you look closely in the above photo, the back of an R5 droid is very visible. Who knows whether this is just a prop for the photo shoot, or a hint at E3!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/features\/portfolio\/050110fepo\">Check out the full story here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105978650,70476,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Natalie Portman wins Golden Globe<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 17, 2005 | 11:17 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/news\/archive\/2005\/01\/16\/entertainment2017EST0060.DTL\">Here&#8217;s the full story.<\/a>\u00a0Natalie Portman (Padme Amidala) won a Golden Globe award for her work in the movie Closer along with her co-star Clive Owen. Congrats to both of them for well deserved awards!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105904304,46389,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Brian&#8217;s Toys Newsletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 16, 2005 | 2:38 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Customers,<br \/>\nWe have posted our latest Newsletter. Visit our<br \/>\nNewsletter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/NL\/%3Cbr%3E\" target=\"_top\">http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/NL\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just arrived the Gentle Giant Chewbacca Statue. With the popularity<br \/>\nof their mini-bust line and their reputation of quality, this<br \/>\ncollectable statue is sure to not disappoint. Get yours today for<br \/>\n$199.99. Also back in stock the fun Darth Vader voice changer and<br \/>\nloads of carded OTC and Saga figures.<\/p>\n<p>Classic AFA U90 figures currently in stock are also featured, all at<br \/>\n$99.99 including Lando, Yoda, Boba Fett and Stormtrooper. Over 20<br \/>\nOTC and Post OTC carded figures are now back in stock. The exclusive<br \/>\nEmperor Holographic is still available for $29.99 and three featured<br \/>\nvehicles this week includes Darth Vader&#8217;s TIE Fighter, X-Wing, and<br \/>\nthe TIE Fighter all in stock now.<\/p>\n<p>All season 3 Animated Clone Wars figures are currently in stock! New<br \/>\nlow prices on our Anakin, ARC Trooper and General Grievous figures.<br \/>\nGentle Giant chrome busts of Darth Vader and Jango Fett are now back<br \/>\nin stock. Toy Fair Exclusive Darth Vader C-8.5\/9 is also back in for<br \/>\n$349.99. Lots of featured Saga this week including the 12&#8243; Jango<br \/>\nFett and over 15 popular carded figures from all 5 movies now back<br \/>\nin stock!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of great POTJ, EP1 and POTF2 featured this week including 12&#8243;<br \/>\ndolls and vehicles from POTJ, seven 12&#8243; dolls from EP1 including<br \/>\nselect Queen Amidala collection figures and Beast Assortments and<br \/>\nExclusives from POTF2. Featured Vintage this week includes an ESB<br \/>\nPalitoy Cloud Car Pilot AFA 85 45 Back #6525760 for $249.99, an ESB<br \/>\nHan Hoth AFA 85 &#8211; 45 Back #4732171 for $299.99, an Original Hoth<br \/>\nSurvival Pack in Sealed Kenner Baggie for $19.99 and our Repro Parts<br \/>\nAT-AT Chin Guns (Sold as pair) are now in stock for $20.00 per pair.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks. We appreciate your business!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105903998,90459,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>K &amp; C Collectibles Newsletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 16, 2005 | 2:33 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Star Wars Collector,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kandccollectibles.com\/cgi-bin\/store\/agora.cgi\" target=\"_top\">K &amp; C Collectibles<\/a>\u00a0has received the new Titanium vehicle collection this week.<\/p>\n<p>NEW \u2013 Titanium Die Cast Metal Vehicles:<br \/>\nSlave I<br \/>\nTIE Fighter<br \/>\nX-Wing Fighter<br \/>\nMillennium Falcon<\/p>\n<p>Unleashed Figure:<br \/>\nDarth Vader<\/p>\n<p>NEW &#8211; 2005 Figures:<br \/>\nSandtrooper #12 &#8211; very limited supply will sell out quickly<br \/>\nScout Trooper #13 &#8211; very limited supply will sell out quickly<br \/>\nStormtrooper # 11 &#8211; very limited supply will sell out quickly<br \/>\nFeltipern Trevagg Cantina Encounter #6<br \/>\nMyo Cantina Encounter #7<br \/>\nDannik Jerriko Cantina Encounter #8<br \/>\nLuke Skywalker Dagobah Training #9 \u2013 limited supply<br \/>\nDarth Vader &#8211; Death Star Hanger #10 \u2013 limited supply<br \/>\nHan Solo Mos Eisley Escape #14 &#8211; limited supply<br \/>\nChewbacca Hoth Escape #15 &#8211; Sold Out<br \/>\nYoda Dagobah Training #16 &#8211; limited supply<\/p>\n<p>NEW &#8211; Clone Wars Season 3 Figures:<br \/>\nGeneral Grievous<br \/>\nARC Trooper<br \/>\nClone Trooper (Blue) &#8211; sold out<br \/>\nClone Trooper (Yellow) &#8211; sold out<br \/>\nDurge<br \/>\nAsajj Ventress<br \/>\nAnakin Skywalker<br \/>\nMace Windu<br \/>\nObi-Wan Kenobi<\/p>\n<p>OTC Figures:<br \/>\nImperial Trooper &#8211; Scanning Crew Member &#8211; OTC #38<\/p>\n<p>Darth Vader &#8211; OTC &#8211; #29<br \/>\nGamorrean Guard &#8211; OTC &#8211; # 30<br \/>\nBib Fortuna &#8211; OTC &#8211; # 31<br \/>\nLando Calrissian Skiff Guard &#8211; OTC &#8211; # 32<br \/>\nPrincess Leia &#8211; OTC &#8211; # 33<br \/>\nDarth Vader &#8211; OTC &#8211; # 34<br \/>\nLando Calrissian &#8211; OTC #37<\/p>\n<p>50% OFF Select Power of the Force Freeze Frame Figures.<\/p>\n<p>To get there\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kandccollectibles.com\/cgi-bin\/store\/agora.cgi\" target=\"_top\">click on the link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105710962,13268,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>NEW Before the Helmet Image<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 14, 2005 | 8:56 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Jayson@yakface.com\">Jayson<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/hyperspace\/member\/bth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/community\/webmasters\/img\/mini_bth.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Before the Helmet photo is entitled &#8220;Culture Lover&#8221; which shows (highlight to read)\u00a0<span style=\"color: white;\">a scantily clad observer from the Galaxies Theater on Coruscant<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105709429,17373,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Revenge Of The Carbs<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 14, 2005 | 8:30 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.hasbro.com\/\">Hasbro&#8217;s Star Wars site<\/a>\u00a0has updated with pics and everything you wanted to know about what happend when good spuds go bad. The next entry in Playskool&#8217;s Star Wars line is Darth Tater&#8211; Mr. Potato Head meets Darth Vader.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasbro.com\/starwars\/pl\/page.news\/id.1130\/dn\/default.cfm\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105577555,42211,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Wal-Mart $1 Clearance<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 12, 2005 | 7:52 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">That&#8217;s right, we&#8217;ve been getting lots of Emails about Wal-Mart blowing out their basic 3 3\/4 inch figures for a buck each. Great news for army builders and customizers! From the reports we&#8217;ve gotten most have include the OTC, however have also included the 2005 post-OTC. Check your local stores, as they won&#8217;t last long!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105570687,39052,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>New Chrome Plated GG Stormtrooper!<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 12, 2005 | 5:58 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.starwars.com\/img\/products\/SWGGMBCST_R.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0has just added a new limited edition (only 2500 pieces) Chrome Plated Gentle Giant Stormtrooper Bust to their website. Its listed as in stock and ships worldwide (except Mexico?)&#8230;..these are sure to sell out fast so go get it now at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105508456,35421,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Gentle Giant Chewbacca Statue<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 12, 2005 | 12:40 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amoktime.com\/detail.asp?product_id=swstat1\">Amoktime.com<\/a>\u00a0has the new Gentle Giant Chewbacca Statue in stock. These are sure to sell out quick. To order yours\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amoktime.com\/detail.asp?product_id=swstat1\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105501073,67961,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>3rd Koto Sandtrooper<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 11, 2005 | 10:37 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.starwars.com\/img\/products\/SWDHKTSDT_R.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0has just added the third Kotobukiya Sandtrooper to their website for order. Now you can get the squad leader trooper with the orange shoulder pauldron, to go along with the 2 limited edition troopers also for sale at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. I&#8217;ve seen photos of the three of these displayed together and it looks like the bases fit together to make one big stand for them. Don&#8217;t miss out on these very cool kits (super easy to put together). Order today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105453006,1342,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Topps Revenge of the Sith Cards<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 11, 2005 | 9:16 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hfsolo@yakface.com\">Mark<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/collecting\/news\/topps\/img\/20050110_hardware_sm.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for this April, when Topps debuts a new collectible card set depicting characters, scenes and vehicles from the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. The collectible card set contains 90 foil-stamped cards: 15 Character Cards, 6 Alliance Cards (group shots), 51 Story Cards, 4 Planet Cards (Coruscant, Mustafar, Utapau and Kashyyyk), 5 Hardware Cards, 3 Behind the Scenes Cards, 5 Production Art Cards and 1 Checklist Card.<\/p>\n<p>More info\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/collecting\/news\/topps\/news20050110.html\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0at Starwars.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105450769,12161,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Animated Clones Wave 3 Arriving, Clearance Update<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 11, 2005 | 8:39 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from Yak Reader Iceburgh:<\/p>\n<p>Picked up 7 of the 8 of the new Clone War figures in Buffalo Grove IL Target, minus the Clone trooper. They were the same price as the other figures $6.99. Clearence galor there also the plastic cups with figures were 2.50 the Vintage OTC were $4 and change and a handful of OTC figures for $2.50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105450684,44716,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Master Replicas Stormtrooper Giveaway<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 11, 2005 | 8:38 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yodasnews.com\/\">Yodas News<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigtimecomics.com\/\">Big Time Comics.com<\/a>\u00a0have teamed up to give away a MR STORMTROOPER BLASTER! Every individual who makes a purchase between now and February 10th will be entered to win and the winner will be announced on February 11th at Yodasnews.com! One entry per completed purchase and if the winner has the Stormtrooper blaster they can request a Leia SE blaster or a Rebel blaster. In order to be eligible for this you must put &#8220;YodasNews Giveaway&#8221; in the special instructions and comments during checkout!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105371941,26171,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Sci Fi Wire Talks Clone Wars Season III<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 10, 2005 | 10:45 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">There&#8217;s a great article talking about the next set of Clone Wars cartoons over at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifi.com\/scifiwire2005\/index.php?category=0&amp;id=30112\">Sci Fi Wire<\/a>. Genndy Tartakovsky talks about the newest series of 12 minute cartoons that are set to debut late in March. Looks like these will fill in the gap between the end of the last Clone Wars toons and the opening of ROTS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105364051,79836,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>TRU 4 Pack Sale At Amazon<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 10, 2005 | 8:34 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Amazon has the TRU Exclusive Skirmish as Carkoon 4 pack on sale for $7.98.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B0000WYC8O\/ref=pd_thx_recs_5\/103-4204068-4669441?v=glance\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105328633,58767,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Before The Dark Times Contest<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 9, 2005 | 10:43 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beforethedarktimes.com\/\">Before the Dark Times<\/a>\u00a0has just announced a new contest with lots of great prizes, including a Jeremy Bulloch autographed Fett sketch.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beforethedarktimes.com\/\">Click here for more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105288862,30852,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Kotobukiya Biker Scout Trooper<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 9, 2005 | 11:41 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Our friend Boba over at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slave1.jp\/\" target=\"_top\">Slave 1 Japan<\/a>\u00a0has exclusive pics of the Kotobukiya Biker Scout Trooper and the Kotobukiya Sandtroopers such as the Sargeant, and Corporal Sandtroopers that are the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.Starwarsshop.com\/\" target=\"_top\">Star Wars Shop.com<\/a>\u00a0exclusives, and are due to come out later this year. You can view them by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slave1.jp\/\" target=\"_top\">clicking here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105288117,9133,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Brian&#8217;s Toys Newsletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 9, 2005 | 11:28 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Customers,<\/p>\n<p>We have posted our latest Newsletter. Visit our<br \/>\nNewsletter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/NL\/\" target=\"_top\">Brian&#8217;s Toys Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New this week, the Master Replicas AT-AT has finally arrived and<br \/>\navailable for $1,499.99. Feature OTC this week includes basic carded<br \/>\nfigures back in stock and the latest in Star Wars accessories. The<br \/>\nDarth Vader Voice Changer is now in stock for $59.99, the Darth<br \/>\nVader Battle Buddy is available for $79.99, and the new Darth Vader<br \/>\nCarrying Case is only $59.99. Our young Jedi hero is also available<br \/>\nin the OTC Playskool line, the Luke and Speeder Bike is priced at<br \/>\n$19.99 and the X-Wing is $39.99.<br \/>\nOther featured Star Wars this week include a selection of Carded and<br \/>\nDeluxe Clone Wars figures. Select items from EP1, POTF2 and POTJ<br \/>\ninclude carded figures, 12&#8243; Dolls, Deluxe, Unleashed and Multi-<br \/>\nfigure packs. Three Gentle Giant mini-busts are now back in stock<br \/>\nincluding the Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and Gamorrean Guard.<br \/>\nLots of Vintage Loose figures with Repro Weapons in stock. (This is<br \/>\ngreat way to get good condition figures for a cheaper price.) Also<br \/>\nfeatured a Rebo Band Loose C-9 complete, 12&#8243; Vintage IG-88 AFA 85<br \/>\nand a Leia 12-Back AFA 80 for $699.99.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105287577,46099,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>ROTS Unleashed Anakin!!!<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 9, 2005 | 11:19 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Our friends over at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galactichunter.com\/absolutenm\/templates\/full_article_template_1.asp?articleid=3818&amp;zoneid=2\" target=\"_top\">GalacticHunter.com<\/a>\u00a0Have prototype pics of the upcoming ROTS Unleashed Anakin. Spoilers apply. To check it out click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.galactichunter.com\/absolutenm\/templates\/full_article_template_1.asp?articleid=3818&amp;zoneid=2\" target=\"_top\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105157068,1058,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Big Bad Toy Store Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 7, 2005 | 11:04 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Big Bad Toy Store:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBTS 100+ ITEM CLEARANCE SALE: After analyzing our inventory levels we&#8217;ve determined that we need to clear out some product! We have a whopping 9,500+ total pieces of the 100+ sale &amp; clearance items in stock now. Be sure to check out the entire list for great savings on a variety of discounted items:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/clearance.asp\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This sale is scheduled to end on Wednesday January 12th &#8211; we may extend the sale date on some items at that point, but many will then go back to their normal pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Some items have had more modest price reductions while others have had $50 or more slashed from the price! There are a ton of Takara and Hasbro Transformers, DC Direct, McFarlane, Star Wars, Sideshow-Weta, Bandai Japan, Microman &amp; many more figures on sale!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105072149,40404,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>How Low Can The Prices Go?<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 6, 2005 | 11:29 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yak Reader KevinLC sent this report:<\/p>\n<p>I just back from my local Wal*Mart (Lufkin, Texas) and they had put out a ton of VOTC figures. I picked up 4 VOTC Stormtroopers and was expecting to pay the marked $7.00 but when I checked out, they rang up at $3.00 each. I headed back to the toy section and got the remaining 3 VOTC Stormtroopers when I noticed they had even more VOTC on another isle. I found Chewbacca and 3 more Stormtroopers.<\/p>\n<p>They also had the Lego Falcon for $45, Lego Snowspeeder and Cantina sets for $10 each, and the X-Wing for $25.<\/p>\n<p>I went right over to Target and found two 12&#8243; VOTC Stormtroopers, one Luke, and one Boba Fett, all for $10.00 each. They had the Bespin wave Saga figures for $3.54 and the first four VOTC for $7.00. They had no Lego Star Wars discounted but they had all the Harry Potter and Spider-Man Lego sets pretty cheap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1105018537,38106,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Revenge of the Sith 12&#8243; Jedi Photos<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 6, 2005 | 8:35 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2004product\/12\/shaakti1a.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like E3 already, with photos of two 12&#8243; Jedi surfacing on Ebay. Check out the photos\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakface.com\/2004product\/12\/e312.shtml\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104975281,19997,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Big Bad Toy Store Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 5, 2005 | 8:34 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">The Big Bad Toy Store:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>STAR WARS: One more Master Replica AT-AT is available for $1199.99! Just in from Japan &#8211; the ArtFX vinyl snap together 1\/7 Scale model kits have just arrived. These kits are fairly spendy, but we put a few together and the detail and quality is very impressive! Figures include: Yoda, Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Stormtrooper, Jango Fett, Boba Fett, and Han Solo &#8211; on the main Star Wars Menu.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbadtoystore.com\/\">Click here to order.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104897537,5334,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Code 3 Gunship Available for Order<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 4, 2005 | 10:58 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.starwars.com\/img\/products\/SWC3RGS_R.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/center><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0has the newest die cast vehicle from Code 3 available for order. The new Republic Gunship is the first one they have offered that includes figures (Yoda and Clonetroopers) along with the ship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104896897,91405,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>New Kotobukiya Sandtroopers at StarWarsShop<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 4, 2005 | 10:48 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mark@markandmegan.com\">Mark B<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Check out the 2 new exclusive Kotobukiya Sandtroopers at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. There are 2 different versions of these statues\/kits &#8211; each for $99.99 &#8211; you can get either a corporal with black pauldron, or sergeant with white pauldron. These are a US exclusive to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/click-1364730-10363300\" target=\"_top\">StarWarsShop.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.qksrv.net\/image-1364730-10363300\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0and are limited to 3 per person. It sounds like the run of these will be pretty small (only 500 of each), so get them ordered quick!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104890501,92626,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Preview Figures Displayed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 4, 2005 | 9:01 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The latest issue of Tomart&#8217;s Action Figure Digest (No. 129 January) has some excellent photos of the upcoming preview Episode 3 figures. To say the lease, these look outstanding. You can check out one of the photos of General Grevious\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomart.com\/html\/new_afd.html\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104890113,33245,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Vader Explained By His Maker<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 4, 2005 | 8:55 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\">The Official Site<\/a>\u00a0has updated with an preview of the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair which focused on Star Wars with an indepth interview with George Lucas. Among the topics covered are Anakin&#8217;s descent, how Lucas sees Vader and the infamous midi-chlorians from E1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/episode-iii\/release\/publicity\/news20050104.html\">Check it out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104888828,10311,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Cloning Around<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 4, 2005 | 8:33 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.hasbro.com\/\">Hasbro&#8217;s Star Wars page<\/a>\u00a0just posted their first update of the new year&#8211; Clone Trooper army builder 4 packs. These bad boys are exclusives to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/\">Entertainment Earth<\/a>. Wait there&#8217;s more there are 4 different packs, all white, battle damaged, 1 each of the 4 clone ranks (colors).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasbro.com\/starwars\/pl\/page.news\/id.1128\/dn\/default.cfm\">Check them out here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104812232,83669,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Galactic Heroes Reshipping<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 3, 2005 | 11:17 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yak Reader Nikton wrote in to report:<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if anyone has posted about this or even noticed it yet,<br \/>\nbut the wave 1 (ANH) Galactic Heroes are showing back up with a<br \/>\nPreview Insert instead of the OTC insert. Good news for those who<br \/>\nhave not been able to get them, and bad news for the completests.<br \/>\nAlso I was able to score a set of the Tatooine wave in Nashville,<br \/>\nAR which always seems to be the last place on Earth to get<br \/>\nanything new, so if you have not seen them yet, they are coming.<br \/>\nFinally, I scored a Speederbike\/Luke Jedi Force at the TRU in<br \/>\nTexarkana, TX&#8230; they also had the Jedi Force figs, all of this was in the regular Playskool sectioin and not in with the other SW toys like Target is doing in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104812023,53478,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Action HQ Newsfeed<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 3, 2005 | 11:13 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This just in from Action-HQ.com:<\/p>\n<p>Hi Everyone,<\/p>\n<p>I belive that we&#8217;ve all heard about the recent Tsunami Disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Action-HQ and Tak Li \/ Hyperchild would like to assist in this disaster relief by auctioning off 2 Hong Kong limited edition gold Spiderman statuettes. Only 200 pieces were made and they are &#8220;not for sale&#8221; and available only through promotion. Each is numbered on the bottom of the base.<\/p>\n<p>100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross HK.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.action-hq.com\/cgi-bin\/action-hq\/auction_relief.html\">Click here to check out the auctions.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104695729,70934,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Brian&#8217;s Toys Newsletter<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 2, 2005 | 2:55 PM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:darkjedi1033@yahoo.com\">Joseph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Dear Customers,<\/p>\n<p>We have posted our latest Newsletter. Visit our<br \/>\nNewsletter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianstoys.com\/\" target=\"_top\">www.brianstoys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest Clone Wars Animated Maquette is now in stock for only<br \/>\n$149.99. The Padme has arrived and looks great! New reduced prices<br \/>\non OTC Basic carded figures. Plus 2 new basic figures just in stock!<br \/>\nLuke Dagobah Training and Darth Vader Death Star Hangar join the<br \/>\nline-up of great collectible figures. More reduced prices on the OTC<br \/>\nGalactic Heroes, and the set of 13 can be yours for only $89.99, you<br \/>\nsave over $20.00!<\/p>\n<p>Other featured Star Wars this week includes the back in stock<br \/>\nAttakus Padme for $399.99. The Saga exclusive Jedi-Con 2004 The<br \/>\nHolocron Adventure and the 12&#8243; Count Dooku, 12&#8243; Ki-Adi Mundi, 12&#8243;<br \/>\nMace Windu, 12&#8243; Zam Wessel are all back in stock. The POTJ 12&#8243; 4-<br \/>\nLom, 12&#8243; Death Star Trooper, 12&#8243; Death Star Droid, 12&#8243; IG-88, the<br \/>\nEP1 Sio Bibble and Sith Attack Speeder w\/ Darth Maul are also still<br \/>\navailable. POTF2 featured includes the carded w\/ slide Ewoks, Lak<br \/>\nSivrak and Biggs Darklighter, the boxed Bantha &amp; Tusken Raider for<br \/>\n$69.99 and the boxed Jedi Spirits for only $19.99.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s featured vintage includes more 12&#8243; Boxed Dolls just in<br \/>\nstock as well as a MIB Early Bird Kit, a MISB Talking R2-D2 and a<br \/>\nMIB Millenium Falcon ESB decals unapplied and new contents.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104684911,63259,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>OT Falcons Going Lower<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 2, 2005 | 11:55 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yak Reader Dave sent in this report:<\/p>\n<p>I found one Target is S. Florida with a pile of Millennium Falcons for $24.98 &#8211; most of the other Targets still have them at $34.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"newsitem1104684861,41942,\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>Comic Relief<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">January 2, 2005 | 11:54 AM EST |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wcox377492@aol.com\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Be sure to check out this morning FoxTrot comic strip for snowy fun with an AT-AT and other Imperial hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sneak Preview Figures And Vehicle Detailed Packaged Images January 31, 2005 | 8:34 PM EST |\u00a0Bill We&#8217;ve just updated to bring you detailed packaged images of the already released sneak preview figures and soon to be released sneak preview Anakin&#8217;s Jedi Fighter.\u00a0Click here to check them out. &nbsp; &nbsp; Still Looking For The Gamorrean Guard??? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2005\/01\/31\/january-2005-archive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">January 2005 Archive<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[878],"class_list":["post-13651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collecting","tag-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13651"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13652,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651\/revisions\/13652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}