Star Wars Collectible News, Photos, and Reviews

Today is the 30th birthday of Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi!!! That's hard to believe, isn't it?! A fantastic film, Star Wars collectors get to appreciate it a little bit more through the collectibles Hasbro makes for us. To commemorate this event, we are celebrating 30 years of ROTJ with the recently released AT-AT (Imperial All Terrain Armored Transport) vehicle, a Toys R Us exclusive. Is this behemoth for you? See why we love it in our Research Droids Reviews! Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Brian's Toys this week has the holy grail of Star Wars collecting... a double-telescoping Darth Vader on 12-A cardback graded an overall 70 from AFA!  This item is currently put up for auction and the bidding is going wild.  The reserve has been currently met and one collector will have a chance to own this extremely limited piece.  Follow through the link to bid on this Vader on eBay.

If you want more Darth Vader, the newsletter also contains a new Sideshow 12" Darth Vader Deluxe pre-order, a Noble Studio Full Bronze Vader Statue, and a 12 Back-C Darth Vader AFA (non-telescopingly priced!).  New Masters of the Universe figures have been stocked, including a new Wind Raider vehicle.

For more from this week's newsletter, visitBrian's Toys.

Today we kick off a new marathon, this time featuring the high-end collectibles of Gentle Giant. To start things off we take a look at the Visual Guide for today's featured Research Droids Review: Scout Trooper (Ewok Attack). Click below to check out our detailed reference guide for this creative collectible! And, if you missed the review from earlier today, stop by and check it out! Keep checking back over the next few weeks as we run this marathon, featuring more than 20 Gentle Giant Collectibles!

Click through for a full gallery of yesterday's LEGO event in Times Square, featuring the unveiling of a life-sized LEGO X-wing!

We are celebrating an anniversary today!!! Today marks FOUR YEARS of Research Droids Reviews! If you have been with us since May 24, 2009, you have seen a new review here every single day. We owe it all to our readers for making this feature as successful as it is, so thanks goes all out to you. We are only a few thousand shy of 4.5 MILLION total hits now. That continues to blow our minds! We are commemorating our four year anniversary with the Scout Trooper (Ewok Attack) Maquette, a piece that has already become one of our favorites. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

We have another LEGO guide to add to the Visual Guides tonight, this time 2012's TIE Fighter. Click below to view our full guide.

Gentle Giant Ltd. has sent out a memo to remind collectors that you have until June 30, 2013 to enroll in the PGM program to ensure you will have the opportunity to purchase all of their exclusive products! Be sure to enroll today. There are some great benefits and nice products this year!

The pre-order is now open for the Sideshow Collectibles Darth Vader Deluxe Sixth Scale figure! Click through to place your order!

Read all about today's big LEGO news in the official press release, along with some official images provided by LEGO of both the X-wing Fighter in the hanger and the unveiling.

LEGO is holding their special event in Times Square right now, and JTA reporter Paul Harrison is on site with the news. Click through for a peek at what's going on!

And the big reveal is....

The Original Trilogy Collection Princess Leia (in her slave outfit) is proof that super-articulation isn't isn't needed for every action figure. A mixed media figure, she sport soft-goods, metal and corn silk details. While she is only a repack (or slight repaint depending upon your point of view), she looks fantastic in the OTC packaging. Do you own this good-looking figure? You should. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Here is a quick update about a bunch of cool new preorders and the latest arrivals from Big Bad Toy Store. Want daily product news and updates? Check out our Facebook page and Twitter!

Today's Visual Guide update features another exclusive set from LEGO, this time the 2009 SDCC Brickmaster set, which includes the mini versions of the Republic Dropshop and AT-TE Walker. This set was limited to just 500 and only available to attendees who won the "lottery", making them eligible to purchase this at the show. Click below to check out the full guide, and make sure to stop by our newly renovated LEGO Visual Guide which features a complete up-to-date listing of LEGO Star Wars sets!

Click through for our Research Droids Reviews recap and see what recent reviews you may have missed.

Frank over at Frank Diorio's Diorama Workshop wanted us to share with our readers that the voting is now ready for his 1st Anniversary Diorama Contest.

The fans choices were sent in and I selected my TOP 5 Dioramas that I think I would have fun building and so, the Contest Voting can now BEGIN. You could win my Star Wars Tantive IV, Detention Block, Emperor's Tower, Indiana Jones Golden Idol room or Star Trek the original series Enterprise Bridge Diorama. YOU DECIDE THE PRIZE !!!

Click through to start voting! Voting continues through the end of May...

How can a figure with 14 points of articulation be so bad? We actually say that somewhat affectionately about The Original Trilogy Collection's Luke Skywalker [as Jedi Knight] figure. The packaging is great, and the likeness isn't terrible, but the articulation is seemingly pointless. See what we mean in our Research Droids Reviews today. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

LEGO is gearing up for a big event in Times Square on Thursday to celebrate the upcoming The Yoda Chronicles, and they kicked things off early by sending out a special Exclusive Souvenir press kit featuring the Holocron Chamber. Click below to check this completed set out as LEGO makes its debut in our new Visual Guide format!

Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie have reported many times on the Toy Man Toy Show in St. Louis, MO. Sunday, May 19th, was the most recent show and had Star Wars represented from all era, from 12-Back carded vintage figures to the most modern of Hasbro toys. Listen to find out if you should visit St. Louis for the next Toy Man show on July 14th!

One Boba Fett in any given format is just never enough, so Gentle Giant Ltd. quickly developed the second Jumbo Vintage Kenner Boba Fett [Rocket Firing] figure already. Check out this mythic action figure in super-sized glory in our Research Droids Reviews today as we complete our analysis of recently released figures in this line as well as finish up our "21 Days Of The OT" marathon. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

I just found out that my pal Chris Swanski at BanthaSkull.com has the same disdain for Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones as I do. But perhaps more importantly, what I also didn't realize is that he's written another clever wiki entry on the topic of something he's deemed the Sky Guy Paradox which attempts to explain the phenomena of how characters from Episode II look inexplicably 10 years older (and what I think it significantly more than that) than they should in Episode IV. Before you accidentally interpret this post as some sort of one-sided bromance, click through to learn about the Sky Guy Paradox. Brilliant! (And VERY entertaining!)

Listen up all our friends across the pond in the UK! Hard to find TVC figures are arriving at Toys R Us and on sale too! JTA reader Stuart has the full story for you! Click through to read his awesome report!

OK. So we now know a new Star Wars animated series is coming!!! This has our brains going into overdrive about how Hasbro will approach this toy line. Since they left us miserably hanging in the dark with The Clone Wars line, we hope that this new toy line based on the TV show is handled much differently. We have some ideas to throw Hasbro's way and we want YOUR INPUT too! Comment away please! Click through for more!

STAR WARS: REBELS

Coming in the Fall of 2014, a new animated adventure that takes place in between Episode III and Episode IV! Click through for more information!

How frustrating is it that the R5-D4 action figure from 1979 is technically more accurate than the modern ones? (Well, that depends upon your own point of view.) Find out why this is so as we we continue to visit some recently released collectibles in this line in our Research Droids Reviews. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Our resident The Clone Wars expert Mike_5555 is back with a recap of Season 4 of The Clone Wars. He analyzes the various episodes and story arcs that were part of the season and adds commentary and even scores them based on their impact to the overall series. Click through to read this in-depth analysis.

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys sends us their latest newsletter with new deals, pre-orders and incredible bargains! Click through for more!

Wow! Gentle Giant knows how to vac-metalize better than Hasbro! The sterling Death Star Droid looks incredible, and now you'll be able to see some cool details you would normally miss in the 3.75" line. Stay closely engaged with us as we continue to visit some recently released collectibles in this line in our Research Droids Reviews. Feel free to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

You saw our recent review of this awesome Jumbo Cantina Andventure Set HERE, but now ActionFigureXpress.com has put it on clearance for more that 50% off at $39.99! If you have been on the fence with this nostalgic collectible, now is your chance to act because they just won't last long at this price! (Just remember that the Jumbo Vintage Kenner Figures are all sold separately.) Sale ends May 18th, unless the product sells out first.

Well, it's official! The Endor AT-AT has FINALLY hit the East Coast. I just recently found it in the Philly area, but we are also getting reports from NY, NJ and CT too. We're actually a few days late posting this, but it's a safe bet that this behemoth is everywhere now. Sadly, it didn't "do it" for me. I may just be so burned out at this point. I will see how I feel next pay day. Click through for some other reports too!

Our friends at ToyHypeUSA.com are celebrating their first birthday on the web. They are running a contest too where you can win some cool stuff. Click through for more information!