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Our “Pilots, Commanders And Droids! Oh My!” marathon concludes with the incredible 4-LOM figure which started off as a mail-away figure. Relive your memories of this classic 1982 action figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to add your own experiences to the conversation! Reminisce your own childhood stories of this figure in our comments. Share your life-changing vintage Kenner adolescent experiences with us!
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Our friends at Star Wars Figuren have some wonderful close-up shots of the Han Solo/Princess Leia 6″ set that is an international exclusive. Check it out!
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Longtime fans of Ralph McQuarrie and his concept art that inspired a universe will surely enjoy this brilliant fan-made trailer. Click through for an insanely cool concept trailer based on the works of McQuarrie and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Site IGN has posted a brief article confirming that Disney will slow down the pace of its Star Wars films going forward. While this isn’t entirely news, there are some other details which you may find intriguing depending on how you interpret them. Check out the article and then come back here to comment!
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By popular request, we’re adding The Original Trilogy Collection Jedi High Council Scene Packs which were all Toys R Us exclusives from 2004. Hasbro saved the best set for last and it’s only because of one figure. Shaak Ti turned heads and was a significant ugrade from the one released in the basic figure line a couple of years earlier. It still holds up well today. Let’s finish up with Jedi High Council (Featuring Shaak Ti, Agen Kolar & Stass Allie) (Scene 4). It’s the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.
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The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ Dewback is now $45 with FREE 2-day shipping on Walmart.com. Special thanks to JTA reader Tommy W. for the alert!
Tags: 6" Figures, 6" Vehicles, Affiliate Advertising, Dewback, Hasbro, Sandtrooper, The Black Series [Phase III], Walmart.com
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It’s almost time for another Star Wars Blu-ray home release! Solo: A Star Wars Story comes out next Tuesday (September 25), and we have a full review to get you ready for the action. Get a quick look at what you can expect from the standard Blu-ray release. Click through for our full review!
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eBay seller tunghori has listed some new The Vintage Collection figures including TVC Imperial Hovertank Pilot and TVC Rey (Island Journey). Check out his latest listings HERE! Special thanks to JTA reader Craig P. for the alert!
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By popular request, we’re adding The Original Trilogy Collection Jedi High Council Scene Packs which were all Toys R Us exclusives from 2004. Let’s continue with Jedi High Council (Featuring Anakin Skywalker, Saesee Tiin & Adi Gallia) (Scene 3). It’s the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.
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Variety has an interesting exclusive article about Disney’s plans to make MCU shows for their upcoming streaming service. That alone would not be worth mentioning really, what is worth mentioning is that Variety also reports that the MCU shows will not just feature main characters from the movies, but that each character, such as Loki or Scarlet Witch, will be played by their MCU actors, Tom Hiddelston and Elizabeth Olsen. What could that mean for Star Wars? Click through for some speculation!
Tags: Disney Streaming Service, Marvel, MCU, Speculation, Star Wars TV Show
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Click through for links for the latest The Vintage Collection figures. All are currently out of stock, but if you keep these links handy you never know when you might score! Special thanks to JTA reader Mark for the links!
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Sideshow Collectibles has put up for pre-order the Iron Studios 1/4 Scale Yoda Statue. This statue has a very impressive environmental display base. Click here for the pre-order page and full gallery!
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The USA and China are currently engaged in a trade war, it’s not the taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems that is in question, the US administration is of the opinion that China is taking unfair advantage of free trade, so more and more imported goods from China are subject to trade tariffs. What would happen should the US administration impose a 25% tariff on virtually anything produced in China? Including toys? How would and could Hasbro react? What effects would consumers feel and what scenarios are there? Click through for details!
President Trump meeting Xi Jinping in China in 2017
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If you missed out on the Walmart stock, you can pre-order the Range Trooper, Doctor Aphra and Luke Skywalker [TLJ] at sponsor Entertainment Earth. Some figures are also in stock as of this post.
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Hurry! Order The Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker [The Last Jedi] at Walmart.com!
UPDATE: And he’s history! Out of stock!
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Hurry! Order The Vintage Collection Range Trooper at Walmart.com! Special thanks to JTA reader Craig F. for the alert!
UPDATE: And he’s history! Out of stock!
Tags: 3.75" Super-Articulated, Range Trooper, The Vintage Collection, Walmart
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By popular request, we’re adding The Original Trilogy Collection Jedi High Council Scene Packs which were all Toys R Us exclusives from 2004. Let’s continue with Jedi High Council (Featuring Plo Koon, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Eeth Koth) (Scene 2). It’s the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.
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For the thirteenth release in New Zealand Mint’s Star Wars Classic collection they have chosen the tyrannical Emperor Palpatine. Another great choice! A masterful and patient manipulator, he carefully played countless people. His intelligence coupled with his desire for power makes him one of the most formidable villains you’ll encounter in fiction. Click through for more details!
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How about finding The Vintage Collection wave 19 at your local Walmart and then bringing them to the register where they ring up for $1.00 each! It’s true! JTA reader Brian A. from Massachusetts sends us the proof! Check it out!
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We have a sneak peek of The Vintage Collection Range Trooper (VC128) for you. The figure is the best iteration of the character in any scale. In my opinion, it blows away the color scheme of The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ figure. And it goes without saying that it is a world away from the satisfactory 5POA Force Link 2.0 version. Hasbro nailed the likeness of the figure perfectly, and the deco is a pure pleasure. The lines are super clean and free from any sloppily applied details. The articulation is better than I expected, but the inherent nature of the figure’s design prevents it from being the most “mobile” action figure Hasbro has ever produced. The most interesting detail here is the white gun. Both the 6″ figure and the 5POA figure come with black blasters, but Hasbro corrected the error with the TVC version. We should count ourselves fortunate. The figure is hitting in the USA as we speak, and collectors can barely process this since the case assortment hasn’t even gone up for pre-order yet. But Walmart (of all places) is the retailer receiving them. Truth is stranger than fiction!
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Our last store report for The Vintage Collection wave 19 comes from Utah. JTA Facebook follower Aaron L. from Utah sends us a report from Utah. We have also seen a ton of other reports elsewhere from Florida, Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. Good luck to all!
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We are happy to share an international store report from Switzerland. JTA reader Phil B. can confirm that some of Hasbro’s greatest exclusives are hitting his homeland, but not through standard retailers. These include The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ Gamorrean Guard and The Vintage Collection Stormtrooper (Mimban) figures! Awesome find!
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We have another fantastic report from Connecticut. JTA reader Travis L. found The Vintage Collection wave 19 at his local Walmart too!
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JTA reader Ian from Nebraska (one of my most-favorite episodes of The Walking Dead by the way) sends us another great report of The Vintage Collection wave 19 success! Click through for his report!
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I can also confirm two store reports in NJ. One in Princeton NJ where I personally found the latest figures, and one in Hamilton NJ (both Walmart stores).
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The store reports for The Vintage Collection wave 19 (wave 3 in the new era) are pouring in left and right. One of our latets reports is from Texas. JTA reader Warren H. sends us the proof! “These were at my local Walmart. Looks like 2 cases of wave 2 and only 1 wave 3. I got all the better cards, some were damaged. Pearland Texas.”
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Ollie’s is apparently the dumping ground for the ton of unsold Hasbro Star Wars products that either never made it to retail or stuff that retailer gave up on after trying to sell it. JTA reader Edward D. finds something new every day he visits his local store. And the latest addition is the Walmart exclusive TBS [P3] 3.75″ AT-ST. The kicker? It’s only $10!
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We have another round of Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art, this time featuring Lando and L3. There’s also a bonus behind-the-scenes clip on the making of L3’s costume. Click through for the full gallery and video!
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Site Star Wars Collector has nice large imges of the upcoming TARGET exclusive Princess Leia (Bespin Escape) figure. Check it out.
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Wow! Five Below has Rogue One The Black Seris [Phase III] figures for $5 each. Get them before they’re gone. Those Jyns will be there forever! Special thanks to JTA reader Edward D. for the alert!
UPDATE: And in less than 10 minutes they’re all history. I guess I was wrong about Jyn. There were about 40 of each figure when I posted this.
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By popular request, we’re adding The Original Trilogy Collection Jedi High Council Scene Packs which were all Toys R Us exclusives from 2004. Let’s start off with Jedi High Council (Featuring Qui-Gon Jinn, Ki-Adi-Mundi & Yoda) (Scene 1). It’s the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.
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To celebrate the legendary friendship between Han & Chewie and the home release of the latest Star Wars movie, Lucasfilm released some concept art from Solo: A Star Wars Story. Click through for the full gallery!
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Click here to order the Amazon exclusive TBS6 [P3] Red Squadron Astromech Droid 3-Pack. As of this post, it is IN STOCK! In case you missed our review of this fresh set, check it out HERE.
Tags: 6" Figures, Affiliate Advertising, Amazon Exclusive, The Black Series [Phase III]
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Whenever you want to make a Star Wars toy, you need to have a license. This should be pretty common knowledge. Lucasfilm and Disney protect their intellectual property and whoever wants to make anything based on Star Wars needs a licensing agreement. Now, these agreements are usually secret, other than some very basic facts, no specific details are released, so it’s usually very difficult to know how much money is involved.
While digging through the internet I was able to find a (somewhat redacted) licensing agreement between Hasbro and Lucasfilm from October 1997, an agreement that was extended several times in the meantime until 2020. And while redacted, it is still very informative, so informative that I think anyone should click through now to read all the details and to finally find out how much Hasbro is paying for that Star Wars license! You may be very surprised. Also, a very interesting question will be answered: who actually owns anything Hasbro makes? So, click through for everything you need to know about Hasbro’s Star Wars license!
Tags: Disney, Hasbro, license fees, licensing agreement, Lucasfilm, royalties
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Let’s go back in time to 2002 and check out another one of Hasbro’s 12 Inch Figures. Anakin Skywalker is afir, but far from perfect. Find out more in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.
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