Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy. Marjorie and Arnie talk about why the US has not seen the TAC line yet, rewind back to 1982 and have an interview with Courtney and Christian Macht, creators of the Star Wars documentary The Force Among Us.
     Click here to get the whole scoop on what to expect in this latest edition of Star Wars Action News
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     While our Timothy Zahn book signing coverage may have taken a slight backseat to that little event called Toy Fair, we didn't forget about it! Take a look back as Arnie from Star Wars Action News, members of the KSWCC, and a whole legion of 501st welcome Mr. Zahn to Lexingon, KY...

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    Hi – Here is another big update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about another exciting round of preorders and more new arrivals....

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     The Titanium Visual Guide gets a small update today with the addition of the Endor AT-AT...

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    Saga 2 Wave 10 set is in stock for $89.99. You can also purchase each figure individually for $19.99. The Expanded Universe Comic Pack with Darth Vader and the Rebel Officer are still available for $11.99. This week we have the Sideshow 12" Jabba the Hutt statue for $119.99. A very unique piece we are featuring this week is the Yoda Hand Pupped AFA U85. The Yoda was taken directly from a sealed factory case and put into a sealed acrylic display case. There are 2 new 30th Anniversary Vehicles available. One of them is the Sith Infiltrator To find out what the other one is and to see thousands of other great action figures click over to www.brianstoys.com. See you at the site!

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     We have a small, but very cool update today to the Saga Collection Visual Guide. Click below for a closer look at the Elite Corps Clone Trooper.

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     Now that you ordered your brand new 2007 Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX lightsaber you no doubt need the perfect stand to dispay it on! Head on over to Saber-Stand.com and order one of their unique vertical stands that will display your saber with style and help prevent the saber warp that happens over time when displayed vertically. Stop by Saber-Stand.com now and place your order!

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     From one Battle Pack of baddies to another, today we add the Imperial Briefing Room to the Saga Collection Visual Guide. This awesome pack contains Vader and six of his best trusted, and not so trusted - Motti - cronies. Click below for an up close look!

 

 

 

 

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     Andrew's Toyz has the new Kotobukiya Concept McQuarrie Duel Statue for $139.00 when you pre-order either today or tomorrow. Only those who pre-order on February 20th & 21st will receive this low price. Supply on this statue is expected to be very limited, so order today by clicking here!

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    It's time for the Geonosians to join the Deltas in the Saga Collection Visual Guide! Even though these 3 guys are repacks/repaints, they add alot to this very cool set!

     Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy. Marjorie and Arnie continue their look back on 30 years of collecting by winding the clock back to 1981. They also take a look at 3 Day Blinds, talk about their toy runs from NY to Illinois to Tulsa and more!
     Click here to get the whole scoop on what to expect in this latest edition of Star Wars Action News
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    From the very beginning, it was understood that the tactical superiority of the Grand Army of the Republic would reside in its flexibility of response. Hopelessly outnumbered by the armies of the Separatists, every clone trooper is expected to be the equal of ten of his enemy. Sometimes though, ten-to-one odds is too much to hope for, and that's when you call in the Deltas...

     beforethedarktimes.com will be running an on-going contest where each week, a new scifi character will be revealed. Readers can guess the character by making an entry in their Forums, and repeated winners will be eligible for a multitude of different prizes. Take a look and take a stab!

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     Two more additions to the Titanium Visual Guide tonight: Anakin vs. Grievous, who has the cooler starship? You decide...

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     SOME NEW PRODUCTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Great new deals this week at www.r2dtoys.com. Those long awaited Pre-Orders may not be so far away after all... Look at our Pre-Order section for more details! Read more for the full list.

     Another week of great deals and awsome products. We have a large selection of Attakus Statues featured this week including the Boba Fett. The Revenge of the Sith Utapau Shadow Trooper is marked down from $39.99 to $19.99. The Master Replicas Luke Skywalker ANH FX Saber is now available for Pre-Order. A nice selection of the 30th Anniversary Vehicles are listed for sale and the figures are set to be here in March. We just received the Sideshow 12" Jabba the Hutt and Jabba The Hutt's Throne Room Set. Check out these Star Wars and many other action figure toy lines at our website www.brianstoys.com

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     The Dejarik Holochess Set is available to all qualified Priority Pre-Order subscribers at 10am Pacific time today! Click below to order this 1/6 scale iconic game piece, complete with a ton of creatures! Order the Exclusive version and you'll score an extra pair of creatures for your Dejarik board!

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      Hi - Here is a big update from www.bigbadtoystore.com about a ton of new Toy Fair Preorders and another wave of new arrivals. There are almost 130 new Preorders so be sure to view the entire list - tons of great new items. We'll be listing many many more new items as we work through all the new offerings announced at Toy Fair 2007 so check back frequently!

NEW STAR WARS ITEMS:
MCQUARRIE CONCEPT LUKE VS VADER KIT: Another awesome release from Kotobukiya, this hefty set features twin statues that fit together to form McQuarrie's take on the classic duel. Read More for the full newsletter and goodies.

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Stop by Saber-Stand's Web site to see how they can help you properly preserve your Master Replicas Force FX Lightsabers! And, once you are ready to buy, be sure to take advantage of their "buy 4 get one free" offer! That will save you 20%, and that's extra money to go towards all those new Star Wars items you are drooling over from Toy Fair!

     Time to add some more heavy metal to the Visual Guides. Check out the Dewback with Sandtrooper, Royal Guard TIE Interceptor and Invisible Hand in the Titanium Visual Guide or by clicking below!

 

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     The The Saber Vault has the latest saber in the Master Replicas FX line up for pre-order....the Luke Skywalker A New Hope Lightsaber. Finally, a brand new FX saber from the original trilogy!! The Luke ANH FX marks the first new FX from the OT in two years! This will start shipping in May so it will arrive just in time for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
     Also for sale is the Vader ANH FX (shipping in April). And as always it's free shipping within the U.S.!

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     The general public can hop on over to Master Replicas today at 9am Pacific time to reserve a copy of the brand new Luke Skywalker FX lightsaber. All collectors...Click below to place your order!

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     We're adding a bunch of Wave 9 to the Saga Collection Visual Guide tonight with a nice mix of clones, holographic Jedi, astromechs and, well, one repack. Click below for a closer look at them all!

 

 

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     Sideshow's brand new Obi-Wan VS Anakin Diorama is now up for pre-order! Head on over and reserve your copy of the very first 1/9 scale diorama created by Sideshow Collectibles! Click below to place your order.

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     JTA wraps up Toy Fair 2007 tonight with our closing thoughts and a small Miscellaneous Gallery featuring Javits Center. We've also put together a small Toy Fair Roundup from around the Star Wars community so you can see what everyone else has been up to this past weekend too!

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     LucasArts Force Unleashed web site sprang to life today and it starts to spill the beans on the game setting, the new technology being used to provide the ultimate gaming experience and an image gallery. Click below to check it out!

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     Collector's Society members...Head on over to Master Replicas today at 9am Pacific time to reserve your copy of the brand new Luke Skywalker FX lightsaber. Click below to place your order!

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     The Star Wars Shop has the extremely cool Kotobukiya Concept McQuarrie Duel Statue up for pre-order! Remember, this will be a one time limited release in the US so order yours before they are gone forever!

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     The Star Wars Saga Legends Figures Wave 2 images and pre-order are up at Entertainment Earth. Head on over to check out the assortment that contains a Sandtrooper, Boba Fett, Battle Droid 2-Pack (Saga Legends #9), 501st and regular Clone Troopers, a Destroyer Droid and more!

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     Toy Fair is coming to a close, so tonights Visual Guide Update will concentrate on two of the cooler give-aways at this years Toy Fair: Hasbro's 30th Anniversary coin, and LEGO's very cool LEGO style 30th Anniversary t-shirt. You can also find a nice, hi-resolution gallary of both of these items on our main Toy Fair page...

   

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     Today is the day when Sideshow online account users who have bought a Premium Format figure directly from Sideshow in the past will be able to purchase the Exclusive Premium Format Darth Maul. Qualified collectors will see a red Darth Maul banner at the top of their online account home page under the welcome message and will be welcome to place a pre-order at 10am Pacific Time. Click below to place your order!

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     As tiring as this past weekend in New York was I just had to do a nice large Visual Guide for today's update after standing on the Sideshow floor for an hour and a half on Sunday. Click below to see the awesome detail in Salacious Crumb and friends. Or...just head on over to the Sideshow Collectibles Visual Guide and check out Salacious and the rest of the scum and villainy in the 1/6 scale collection!

 

 

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     In the mood to pick up some Toy Fair goods already? Then head on over to Sideshow Collectibles and place your pre-order for the VCD Imperial Royal Guard now before they sell out!.

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     Attakus was a nice surprise at this years Toy Fair, with their massive Death Star/Millennium Falcon playset prominantly displayed! They also had their statue line in full force, including a very detailed Probe Droid! Head over to our Attakus gallery for full details!

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     February is a month of great deals from Brian's Toys. Saga 2 Exclusives George Lucas Stormtrooper and Lucas Collector’s Set have both been reduced by $20. Master Replica Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader FX sabers have been discounted as well as 10 other items. Vintage Style Carded Figures starting as low as $5.99. Action Figure Tins starting at $17.99. Once again, all POTF2 and EPI Action Fleet and Micro Machines remain 50% off. Click here to view our complete list of February Specials.

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     Master Replicas did not disappoint with their showing at Toy Fair this weekend at all. No, with the introduction of a few more helmets, a studio scale X-Wing prototype, and a full line of Star Wars goods that is now under the Corgi name it was a stop well worth making. Check out all the Corgi / Master Replicas goods right here.

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     Sideshow Collectibles treated us well once again by showing a ton of product that has not been on display before as well as the just announced Darth Maul Premium Format figure, the Ani vs. Obi "Versus" diorama and the Royal Guard super-deformed vinyl figure from Medicom. Click here to see all the goods displayed on the Sideshow floor!

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     Star Wars Action News is still in the Big Apple attending Toy Fair, and today they met with representatives from Funrise Toys, Master Replicas, Sideshow Collectibles, and a handful of other companies. Find out in this episode about Star Wars pinball machines, the future of the Code 3 Star Wars product line, Sideshow Collectible's new line of Star Wars statues, and Master Replicas Studio Scale X-Wing and scaled helmets!
     Click here to get the SWAN scoop on Toy Fair.

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     LEGO's annual Toy Fair party didn't dissappoint Star Wars fans this year, with a full Star Wars theme complete with a few members of the 501st. And, they unveiled right before us the largest set ever made... Check out the full report!

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     Hasbro talked about Force Unleashed, UGHs that will be easier to find, curved bar pieces, cool moisture evaporators and more! Click here to check out all the Star Wars goods, including the awesomest V-Wing you could have asked for! Oh yeah!!

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     You want Gentle Giant Toy Fair News? We got it...from mini-busts, the bust-ups new look, statues you can give homage to, chess sets and some "funky" Star Wars we got all the news. Did you say exclusives? Yeah...we got that too! Click here for all the Gentle Giant coverage you could want...and more!

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     A new diorama line from Sideshow Collectibles starts off the Toy Fair coverage for them. Star Wars "Versus" will kick off with Obi-Wan VS Anakin...Click here to read more.

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     Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy. Arnie and Marjorie met with Gentle Giant and Hasbro today to see previews of many of their 2007 products. From concept stormtroopers to figures from the upcoming Star Wars Force Unleashed video game, as well as Jawa mini-busts, Marjorie and Arnie discuss all these new products.
     Click here to get the whole scoop on the Star Wars Action News Toy Fair coverage!

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     Kotobukiya has been quiet lately, but this year they are going to make up for it ina big way...with a slew of their vinyl figures being released this year they decided that was not eanough and they will introduce 2 new lines into the mix Click here to find out what they will be...and you do want to know!

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     The big news out of the LEGO showroom this evening was the announcement of the UCS Millennium Falcon to celebrate the OT this year. Just how big? Try over 5,300 pieces at a cost of $499.99. It is up in the LEGO Store now for pre-order. Click below on the first of our images that will be featured in our 2007 Toy Fair LEGO gallery to order yours now!

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     Some big news came out of Hasbro today that has nothing to do with toys. The "welcome banner" at the start of the Star Wars goodies was created by Lucasfilm and offers a glimpse of what is to come these next three years. Force Unleashed belongs to 2007 and features an image of Darth Vader while the first real image of the 3D Animated Yoda graced the 2008 portion of the banner. The most revealing portion of the banner focused on the 2009 live action series and the character that went along with that Star Wars event...Boba Fett. The thumbnails below are just a tease...check back soon for some nice high res shots!

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     The Official Site checks in with images of the Celebration IV exclusive Darth Malak mini-bust and at the same time Gentle Giant lists evem more exclusives for the year! Just click away to check it all out!.

Event #5 – Special fifth location to be announced!: Commander Baraca

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     Once again we want to remind you that our Catalog #63 is now available for download on our website at www.brianstoys.com. This week brought us many new and interesting items. A new line of items we now have are AFA graded Star Wars Coins. Speaking of AFA, we also received a nice collection of Graded Playsets, Vehicles, Carded Figures, and Beasts. The Saga 2 Wave 9 set of 7 is in stock for $69.99. If you are looking for something on a larger scale we have a Life Size Stormetooper by Don Post. The Master Replicas Darth Vader ROTJ Limited Edition Lightsaber is here and for sale at $369.99. Stop in to see these and many other great items at www.brianstoys.com.

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     We head into Toy Fair weekend with a nice beefy update in the Saga Collection Visual Guide. Click below to check out the Wal*Mart exclusive basic figures...we've seen 5 of the 6 before but they all have varying degrees of new paint jobs (new astromechs never count as repaints)! Click below to check them out

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      Hi - Here is another big update from Big Bad Toy Store about about another round of new arrivals and more cool new preorders!

NEW PRE-ORDERS THIS WEEK
STAR WARS TITANIUM: Hasbro has just announced 6 new 3" Titanium figures
including: V-Wing, ARC 170 Green Starfighter, Orange B-Wing, Clone Turbo
Tank - Snow Version, Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter and Plo Koon's Jedi
Starfighter with Ring. All these new figures are available for preorder
at $5.99 each, or also listed as a case of 12 with a few other previously
released figures for $64.99. A variety of other Titanium figures are also
in stock or available to preorder. Read More for the full newsletter.

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     A pair of clones are added to the Saga Collection Visual Guide today! Click below to check out the Episode II Clone Sergeant and the 5th Fleet Security from Revenge of the Sith!

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    A long overdue addition to the Saga Collection Visual Guide gets added tonight: The UGH pewter-style Stormtrooper Pack-in, completing the villain section of the UGH pack-ins.

     There is a huge sale at The Saber Vault! The Obi-Wan ROTS LE sale went over so well, why not do it for all the LEs!! So on sale for a limited time for the same price as the Obi ROTS is the Qui-Gon TPM LE, Sidious ROTS LE, Yoda ROTS LE, and Luke ANH LE! These are limited quantities (far less than the Obi ROTS).
     If you've been holding out for any of these sabers, wait no more, because at these prices, they won't last long!!

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     The Star Wars Shop's recently launched custom print section just added a vast array of McQuarrie's famous illustrations, available as enlarged prints on a wide selection of different paper stocks. Click below to head over and add a classic poster or two to your collection wall!

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     A pair of 30th Anniversary vehicles are added to the Visual Guides tonight. Click below to check out Darth Vader's Sith Starfighter and the way awesome repaint of the Trade Federation AAT!

 

 

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     Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy. Marjorie and Arnie interviewed Timothy Zahn who talks about his new book Alliance, have a full review of the book and their 30th Anniversary retrospective of collecting continues.
     Click here to get the whole scoop on what to expect in this latest edition of Star Wars Action News
     Finally, if you enjoy the show, please remember to cast a vote for them at Podcast Alley. Also, if you enjoy the show, please tell a friend to listen!

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     The The Saber Vault was doing a little cleaning up in the Vault and they found one Luke ROTJ Elite (#107) and on Luke ANH Elite (#319) lightsaber. These have been fetching VERY high prices on Ebay, but The Saber Vault is selling them for lower with shipping included within the U.S.! Both have been opened only to check the condtion of the items inside, so these are brand new never displayed pieces! There is only one of each saber so they won't be around for very long!
     While over there, check out the great deals on other items including the new Yoda ROTS FX, the new and improved Darth Vader ANH FX (just in time for the 30th anniversary of A New Hope!), Boba Fett LE blasters, Luke ESB LE blasters and more!

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     Today's update features a small addition to the Titanium Visual Guide. Check out the Titanium Series AT-ST by clicking the image below...

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     Another interesting tid-bit of news about a possible release of an ultimate Star Wars 6-disk box set came out of the Sundance festival a few weeks ago...Head on over to this USA Today article and pan down to the section titled "Archiving seminar reveals 'Star Wars' tidbit?" for the scoop! And thanks to Mista Binks from the MasEFX Forums for the tip!

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     Heads up Central Kentuckians! Today is the day that Timothy Zahn stops by Joseph-Beth in Lexington, KY to sign autographs and promote his new book Allegiance. And, he won't be the only one here...you'll be able to find a large contingent of the 501st Legion, plenty of members of the KSWCC, and I'll be on hand sitting in on a one-on-one interview with Mr. Zahn by Arnie of the Star Wars Action News team. The signing is from 2PM through 4PM. I look forward to seeing everyone there!

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     The Big Bad Toy Store warehouse is getting quite full and they were hoping you could help them out... From now until 2:00 PM Central on Monday February 5th, Save 25% on everything except 'new' and 'preorder / backorder' items! Thousands of items including vintage department listings are included. They've removed the 'new' tag from a few dozen more items as well so be sure to take a look around for a big discount off our already reasonable pricing.
     They also have some great new Galactic Heroes pre-orders and the Sideshow Sith Probe Droid, Death Star Briefing Room and more in stock! Click here to read the entire news letter!

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     30th Anniversary items are starting to fly in. This week received the TIE Fighter White and Saesee Tiin's Jedi Starfighter. There are a bunch of Pre-Order items from Gentle Giant including the Maquette Roron Corobb, Maquette Yoda on Kybuck, Max Rebo Band, Jabbe the Hutt and more. Gentle Giants Bust-Ups AOTC Clone Troopers are now in stock. The Sideshow Medicom Vinyl Collectible Doll (VCD) Yoda and the 12" Sith Probe Droids are both available for purchase on the site as well. Check out these and thousands of other items at Brian's Toys.

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     Mixing up the Hasbro updates a bit we'll add a 30th Anniversary vehicle...the Hailfire Droid with a fantastic new paint job! Click below or head to the 30th Anniversary Visual Guide for a closer look.

 

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     R2D Toys has fsome great weekend deals including £6 TAC figures, new Gentle Giant statues in sctock including the Leia maquette and pre-orders for the McQuarrie concept art Luke-Vader Kotobukiya!
     Click here to read the entire news letter!

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     Now that we have the Gentle Giant section all updated it is time for a Hasbro marathon of sorts. Tonight we have three bad boy droids join the Saga Collection Visual Guides. Click below for some Separatist and Imperial hardware close-ups!

 

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     Sideshow's latest newsletter is out and is packed with some very cool Star Wars news. First, have no fear with all of these RAH offerings...they don't mean that we won't see armored 12" figures from Sideshow, in fact, they confirmed that they are in their plans for the future!
     Second...and this has me on the edge of my seat...click below to see what is coming our way on February 16...Check mate!

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