LEGO Shop@Home now has the brand new UCS AT-ST available for order at their site. The set includes 1, 068 pieces, stands over 16.5" (42cm) tall and features rotating weapons, an opening pilot hatch, moving window panels, and more! Click below to order yours now!

     As we continue to bolster up our Star Wars Experience archives we decided what better article to follow up the Disney Star Wars Weekends than a ride on Star Tours, Paris! Head on over and check out the ride from start to end...it is a wild one, but the good thing you won't have to wait in line to get the whole experience of this ride!

     You Buy Now writes in to let you know there are lots of great updates this week, check out the new items that we just received as well as the items recently made available for pre-order. You have a few days left to get your pre-orders in for this month's Preview catalog at http://www.comichole.com. Check out some of the cool Star Wars below and read the entire Weekly Update right here!
     New Arrivals This Week

Star Wars Kotobukiya Commander Bly Statue

X-Men Series 1

     New Pre-Orders!

Imported Die-Cast Aliens Vehicles

     JTA would like to welcome the Big Bad Toy Store to the family! If you have not shopped there before you are missing out on a ton of great stuff...not to mention great prices, excellent shipping, super customer service...and the Pile of Loot! Head on over to check out all the great collectibles and service they have today!
     Check out what is in their latest newsletter:
Arriving Soon:

Transformers Millennium Falcon

New Arrivals

Saga Collection Wave 5 - Mos Eisley Cantina

Artoo Potatoo and Spudtrooper
New Pre-Orders:

Sideshow Collectibles Sith Probe Droid - Darth Maul Expansion Pack

     Click here to read the entire news letter and once again, welcome to the Big Bad Toy Store

     Todays Saga Collection update is the Hunt for General Grievous Battle Pack. Complete with Captain Fordo, a Heavy Gunner, and 3 Clone Troopers this is the type of battle pack we like to see! Check it out by clicking below!

 

 

     The Sideshow 12" Kit Fisto seems like he can't wait to make it to your collection as a surprise update was found in many in-boxes today letting us all know that he'll be in the warehouse in 15-20 days! If you have not ordered one for yourself yet there is still hope! Click here to add yourself to the Wait List...the sooner you do it, the better chance you'll have of scoring one for yourself! Thanks to JediTray for the tip!

     The Gentle Giant Blog has been updated with information about the San Diego Comic Con today! First and foremost the tid-bit everyone wants to know is that the Exclusive Shock Trooper Mini-Bust is planned for (an error-free) on line pre-order! Stay tuned for more info later this week. Also on tap for the SDCC will be the ever popular "Get Cloned" contest...if you would like the chance to become a mini-bust head on over and check out the Blog
     In other news the Mara Jade mini-bust edition size has been set at 2,000 and the General Grievous mini-bust release date has been revised to November.

     Don't forget...Master Replicas Elite Edition of Han Solo's Blaster from A New Hope will be up for pre-order for all Collectors Society Members at 9am today. Don't miss out on reserving this fantastic piece for your collection!

     You asked for it so you've got it...today we open up our 31st Visual Guide Section with the addition of the Hallmark Visual Guide!! July will see the release of the 2006 ornaments so why not start off with the assortment from 2005 to kick the Visual Guide off. Click below for a close look at last years ornaments and don't forget to head on over to the 2005 section so you can get an ear full too...yes, sound bytes are included!



 

 

 

     Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy.
     Star Wars Action News is back this week with another addition to the series “Collecting in the Outer Rim�. This week Arnie interviewed Javier from Mexico. Listen to the show to find out about his struggles with collecting.
     In addition we have the latest toy news including the rumored figures for 2007, the Hasbro Q&A and Marjorie and Arnie gearing up for the Dallas Sci-fi expo and the San Diego Comicon. 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!

     The Clone Strike Visual Guide gets another update today with the addition of Ki-Adi Mundi and the Luminara Unduli on Kaadu...click below to take a closer look.

     Hot off the truck at R2D Toys are tons of great new Star Wars items such as the Hunt For General Grievous Battle Pack, Mace Windu’s Jedi Starfighter, Darth Vaders Tie Advanced Fighter and the Sideshow 1:1 Scale Darth Maul Bust. Click here to read the entire news letter packed with incredible collectibles!

     Hasbro's latest round of answers to our questions are in...

     The boys over at Jedi Defender have some nice boxed images of the new Dagobah X-Wing...head on over by clicking here to check out the whole gallery.

     The first Elite Edition of 2006 from Master Replicas is here and it could not be a better choice...Han Solo's Blaster from A New Hope. It will be on sale for Collectors Society Members only at 9am Pacific time on June 27!

     The Clone Strike Visual Guide gets another update today with the addition of Agen Kolar and the Gungan Cavalry on Kaadu...click below to take a closer look.

     Andrew's Toyz has up for pre order this unique piece featuring a hand-painted cel of Anakin Skywalker in the cockpit of his starfighter with R2D2 ready for action on the nose. The cel is placed in a special curved frame to achieve a "3D" effect. The background is a fine art giclee. Limited to only 150 pieces, this piece measures 24" wide by 10.75" high with a 3" depth at the center. Click here to reserve yours today.

     Entertainment Earth has the Darth Vader Anakin Reveal Mini Bust in stock and they are processing all pre-orders. If you have not ordered one yet, now is the time to do so before they sell out forever!

     The Official Site has posted a guide of all the goodies you can expect to find only at this years San Diego Comic Con...from Gentle Giant to Del Rey and Sideshow, Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast and more...see all the great goods you can score right here!

     The boys over at RebelScum have info...and images...of a new(ish) TIE Fighter that looks to be on tap for this year...its the "larger wing" version and sports a color scheme that finally veers away from blue! Click here to check it out.

     You Buy Now writes in to let you know there are lots of great updates this week, check out the new items that we just received as well as the items recently made available for pre-order. You have one week left to get your pre-orders in for this month's Preview catalog at ComicHole.com. We would like to thank everyone who has decided to give us a try, we have been overwhelmed with the response so far. Check out some of the cool items below and read the entire Weekly Update right here!
     New Arrivals This Week

Star Wars Boba Fett Statue

Spawn Series 29s

     New Pre-Orders!

Stikfas Dome Robot Walker

     The Clone Strike Visual Guide gets another updat today with the addition of Captain Typho and a Clone Trooper...click below to take a closer look.

     Star Wars Action News latest pod cast is up and ready to enjoy.
     Star Wars Action News is back again with a special review of the Sideshow Collectibles 1/4 scale General Grievous statue. Also this week we begin a new series focusing on the perils and triumphs of collecting for those who live outside of the US. Our first interview is with Daniel from New Zealand.
     There is so much more in the show, so 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!

     Don't forget that the deadline for ordering your Sideshow Inclusive Edition 12" Darth Maul and Sith Probe Droids Expansion Pack is 6pm Pacific time today! Don't miss out...click the images below to head over to reserve yours now!

     It's time to fill in some Star Wars Miniatures and even a few missing stat cards tonight. The Clone Strike Visual Guide gets the addition of Aayla Secura and Anakin Skywalker tonight...click below to take a closer look.

 

 

 

     In what Coruscant Tattoo Shop did Darth Maul get his tattoos done? Did Dr. Evazan have a medical diploma? Was Jar Jar Bink really the Phantom Menace? Do Ewoks grow taller than 1 meter if you feed them hormones? They're all questions to which we'll probably never know the answer ...
     What did Sha'a Gi do in London? Is it possible to make friends and collect happy memories in the Star Wars Universe? What happens if you celebrate a Star Day? Now those are questions to which you can find the answer! The only thing you need to do is follow the links to three brand new chapters in our Star Wars Experience section to find out ...

Star Day 4 - 10/2005, Paris (France)

Embra: "About Old Friends and Happy Memories"

Real Shaggy's SW hunt, London (UK)

     Got your own Experience to relate? We reserved a page just to do that, so write in and we'll share it with the world!

     Enrique Uribe sends in a cool update to his collection with the addtions of his FX sabers and other cool stuff we all love. Click the images below to take a closer look!
     Gracias a Enrique Uribe por enviarnos más fotos de su colección que incluyen fotos del los "FX Lightsabers" y más! Haz un click en los imagines debajo por ver todo su colección!
     Remember, if you want to add your collection just send in an e-mail to collections@jeditemplearchives.com with your images and we'll take care of the rest.

 

     Action Figure Xpress is providing us what we have waited a few years to surface...the Attack of the Clones style clone trooper Gentle Giant bust-ups! The 4-pack includes a white, red, yellow and blue clone and are scheduled for November delivery.

     The gift packs just keep on coming...this one includes 5 figures from the Revenge of the Sith line and another silver R2-D2...

     Ahhh...At long last with the addition of Clone Commander Cody the UGH figures are all in the Saga Collection Visual Guide! To top it off the pewter Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda "holograms" have been added as well! Check them all out by clicking below!

 

 

     The latest round of questions sent out to Hasbro now have their answers...

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     Today we round out the 2004 section of the Kotobukiya Visual Guide. Check out this cool ANH version of Han Solo, striking a pose...

               Attending the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con in July? The time has come for all you fans who will be attending to head over to EntertainmentEarth and pre-order your Limited SW Chaykin Mini Sculpture now and they will have one waiting for you at their booth in July. This limited edition item of only 1,976 peices is modeled after the first ever Comic-Con exclusive poster from 1976. No worries for those of you who are not attending, you also have the chance to pre-order one for home delivery this fall. Hurry! They will not last long!

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Don't forget...today at 6pm Pacific time the Sideshow 12" Darth Maul and Sith Probe Droids Expansion Pack will be available for pre-order! Just click the images below to head over and order yours!

     You Buy Now writes in to let you know there is lots of great updates this week, check out the new items that we just received as well as the items recently made available for pre-order. ComicHole.com is ready for your orders, save 30% - 50% off all your comic book purchases, see below for more details. Check out some of the cool Star Wars below and read the entire Weekly Update right here!
     New Arrivals This Week

Star Wars Bust Ups Series 6

Superman Returns Busts

     New Pre-Orders!

Star Trek Classic Enterprise

     Head on over to check out todays update in the Kotobukiya Visual Guide. The wise 900 year old Yoda receives his second appearance as a Kotobukiya collectible in this 2004 rendering of our favorite little green Jedi. Click below for a closer look.

     JediTray writes in to confirm what Hasbro let us know last week during the Q&A session...that folks not going to the SDCC will have a shot at the 501st Stormtrooper. This is what Hasbro let him know: As soon as inventory is available, the figure will be posted to the www.hasbrotoyshop.com web site. Unfortunately, we are not able to advise of the exact date inventory will be available. Please continue to check availability as this web site is updated on a daily basis. Thanks JediTray!

     The latest San Diego Comic Con update magazine has some more information about this years exclusives, specifically the Code3 Legendary Cast we can expect to find at the show. This years sculpted poster will be a reproduction of the 1976 Howard Chaykin's "Poster 1". Only 1,000 were printed and a bunch were available at the SDCC that year. Click below for a close up of the images and the original artwork or head on over to the SDCC Update page for all the latest scoop!

     Another pair of Transformers take their place in the Transformer Visual Guide today. The Clone Trooper / ARC-170 and Darth Maul / Sith Infiltrator both have their images added for your viewing pleasure. Click below for a closer look!

 

 

     Star Wars Action News latest podcast is up and ready to enjoy.
     This week Marjorie and Arnie continue chat with Aaron Alston, the author of Betrayal, the first book in the Legacy of the Force series. Their store reports are packed to the rim with goodies and they've got a brand new contest going one...What is ? Head on over and listen to this weeks podcast to find out!
     Click here to get the whole scoop on what to expect in this latest edition of Star Wars Action News
     Please remember to cast a vote for them at Podcast Alley and don't forget to tell a friend to listen!

     Master Replicas writes in with an update on the status of the Special Ops, Shock Trooper and Clone Trooper Helmets. Please click here to read all the information on the status of these great prop replicas.

     R2D Toys writes in to let us know that it looks like being another scorching hot weekend... what with the hot weather and the kick off The World Cup! Have we got some Scorching products for you including great deals on Master Replicas, Gentle Giant and even full sets of UGH figures! Click here to read the entire news letter!

     As promised here is todays second update...this time we jump on our weekly updates of the Master Replicas full scale prop replicas. Yoda's Revenge of the Sith lightsaber is perfect in every single way...right down to all the little imperfections that his weapon suffered during the Clone Wars. The detailing for this lightsaber came directly from the Lucasfilm computer generated models and you can tell that Master Replicas didn't miss a beat!
     Click the images below for a close up view of Yoda's lightsaber and remember, the Master Replicas full scale prop Visual Guides will grow again week after week!

     A few more of the brand new red hologram figure pack-ins are added to the Saga Collection Visual Guide today. The Rebel Trooper squares off with the Stormtrooper as Yoda comes to the rescue! Check them out by clicking below and don't forget to head over to Alliance Collectibles to add some of these to your collection.
     And...stop by a bit later for another update...I'm in the zone and I can't stop!



 

     Last week we submitted our first round of questions to Hasbro. Today, we received our answers...

     Straight from the great guys at LEGO themselves we have some more awesome images to share with you of the awesome UCS AT-ST that will be available for order this summer only at Shop@Home!

     Let Inclusives begin! And what a beginning...the Sideshow 12" Darth Maul was officially revealed today and it was announced that the Inclusive order window will be between June 15 at 6pm Pacific - June 19 at 6pm Pacific. And yes...the Expansion Pack of his three Sith Probe Droids will be available for order during the same window. Click here to learn more about Sideshow's Inclusive Editions.

     The Escape from Mos Eisley wave is rounded out today with the addition of the Sandtrooper (remove that pauldron for an instant Stormtrooper) and Darth Vader, complete with boxes to toss at Luke on Bespin! See them both in the Saga Collection Visual Guide and then head on over to Alliance Collectibles to pick up your Vader and a Sandtrooper or five!

     Hasbro.com has the latest scoop and tons of images on what they are calling the "last wave" of the Saga Collection for 2006...it will be out this October. Interesting...will we see the rest of the figures on the 2006 rumor list? What's up with room for numbering into the 100's? I guess we'll need to wait for the SDCC to find out all the rest of the details...

     You Buy Now writes in to let you know there are lots of great updates this week, check out the new items that we just received as well as the items recently made available for pre-order. ComicHole.com is ready for your orders, save 30% - 50% off all your comic book purchases, see below for more details. Check out some of the cool Star Wars below and read the entire Weekly Update right here!
     New Arrivals This Week

Final Fantasy 8 Figures

Pirates of the Caribbean Replicas

     New Pre-Orders!

Superman/Batman Series 2

     And don't forget to stop by ether new comic book store, Comic Hole and save up to 50% on your comic purchases!

     The Official Site is asking you to help LEGO decide what UCS set you'd like to see in 2007! You've got your choice between R2-D2, FX-6 (*cough* vote *cough*), Vulture Droid Starfighter or an electronic AT-AT. Click here to read up on the choices and place your vote!

     What does Auntie Beru do when she doesn't know how to entertain the guests anymore? Right! She brings out the family holo-albums! So, we decided this afternoon to do the same thing here at JTA. We'll be presenting you a couple of Star Wars Experiences from days long past:

Jedi on Promotion: a young Dutch fan puts on Jedi robes for the first time during a promo event...

Star Wars and the City: our very own Shagster (that's me) prowls the streets of Paris the day Episode 3 opens in the theatres and George Lucas visits Cannes...

In Pursuit of the Tournament Trophy: a die-hard card player ventures into the Star Wars pavilion during the San Diego Comic Con...

     Got your own Experience to relate? We reserved a page just to do that, so write in and we'll share it with the world!

     Calling all 2006 CS Members! Did you miss out on the 2005 Collectors Society membership kit? Well, if you did, or even if you just want a second of the way cool scaled full Darth Maul lightsaber now is the time to head on over to Master Replicas! They have a few of the kits left over and they are up for grabs to 2006 CS members only...place your order now before they are gone forever!

     Star Wars Action News latest podcast is up and ready to enjoy.
     Marjorie and Arnie discuss the past, current, and future offerings from Master Replicas and even got a hint at one future release. They also went to Columbus, OH where they toured the COSI Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit, interviewed the exhibit planner and Jeremy Bulloch, both of which you can hear on this weeks episode!
     Click here to get the whole scoop on what to expect in this latest edition of Star Wars Action News
     Finally, it is June, a brand new month, so please remember to cast a vote for them at Podcast Alley. And remember, please tell a friend to listen!

     Just in case you were not able to pick them up last year as part of the Revenge of the Sith line Hasbro has re-released Anakin's Starfighter (yellow), Obi-Wan's Red Starfighter, General Grievous' Wheelbike and the Droid Tri-Fighter. Click below for a quick peek at the ships once again or head on over to the Saga Collection Visual Guide to view the full gallery of each vehicle.

 

 

     Brian's Toys Newsletter #361 is out and the items are hot. We have the new R2-D2 Potatoo with Princess Tater available at $9.99 as well as the Master Replicas Luke FX Saber price cut down to $89.99. See the latest creations from Gentle Giant and pre-order yours before they are sold out! Still looking to complete your AFA Vintage Carded collection? We've just expanded our selection so be sure to check it out. The Sideshow 12" Anakin Skywalker EP3 is now in stock for only $89.99. Click here to read the entire newsletter!

     Our buddies over at The Jawa have not only come up with the news that the Dagobah X-Wing will include a Luke and R2 figure, swamp muck (yes, swamp muck) and a great paint job, but it'll have an extra special pack in as well! Wanna know what it is? Click here for all the info...and pictures!

     There is big news at Andrew's Toyz!
     This week we premiered our new web site! Our new web site features a great new look and improved ordering system. To celebrate the new web site, we will be giving away a Celebration III Darth Vader carded action figure. www.andrewstoyz.com for details on how to enter.
     They also have tons of new product available such as the Gentle Giant Rancor Statue and Cantina Bookends, the Obi-Wan FX saber, Heroes & Villains and Escape from Mos Eisley figures! Click here to see the full list of goodies and then head on over to Andrew's Toyz to pick up all those must haves!

     Hasbro really knows how to do it up these days, and these latest additions from the Escape from Mos Eisley wave of Garindan and Hem Dazon are no exception with awesome detail, paint, and articulation! Check them out in the Saga Collection Visual Guide. Don't forget to head on over to Alliance Collectibles to pick up your cantina creatures today!

 

     New images are here of parts of the Naboo and Endor waves! From Pod Racers to soldiers of all types and a Vader that'll be very hard to pass up, these all look like fantastic figures! Click here to see the whole gallery and a special thanks to Toys and Games for passing the images along!

     Star Wars Action News brings you the first photos from the COSI exhibit, Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination. We have exclusive photos before the exhibit is open to the public. Click here to see the photos! Click here to get the whole scoop on the event, tickets and tonights special guest...Jeremy Bulloch!

     R2D Toys next Open Day is this Saturday but there is plenty of stuff in stock for those of you who don't make it in person like the new UGH Republic Gunship, the Disney Weekends Mickey Jedi statue and the new 7" Unleashed. Don't forget to pre-order your Gentle Giant Boba Fett Statue...it's due in within a few days and you don't want to miss out!
     Click here to read the entire news letter!

     Sideshow Collectibles has some great news that will take some of the edge off of getting those highly sought after sculpts they put out there. Instead of setting the edition size before the piece goes on pre-order, it will be defined by us, the collectors, as the number that is ordered during a pre-order window! Click here to read more about this exciting new plan!
     If you missed out on the Sideshow Exclusive Version of the new Premium Format Luke & Yoda have no fear...the Wait list is still open or you can head over and place your order for the standard version Luke and Yoda instead...so many great options...don't miss out!

     Brian's Toys June Specials are live and include all kinds of great stuff including great deals on the ROTS, Clone Wars, The Saga Collection and more. DOn't forget to check out the unbelievable deals on Master Replicas product including their 5 LE ROTS lightsaber package! All the specials listed right here are good until June 30, but that does not mean the product will last that long so order today!

     LEGO makes tons of really cool Star Wars sets, including the brand new Jabba's Sail Barge and Imperial Star Destroyer, but now you have the chance to make your favorite LEGO vehicle your way and have the chance to buy it in their brand new "LEGO Factory". Head on over and try it out...the possibilities for creating the perfect Star Wars universe are endless!

     Some people just love to have that perfect example of their favorite Star Wars product on display at home and today we present to you a few un-circulated AFA graded goodies from the very latest in Star Wars in the likes of the Lucas Family Collectors Set to a very nice example of the Episode I Trade Federation AAT. Give them a click to check them out!

     The newest wave of Unleashed Battle Packs surrounding the Battle of Hoth are now available over at Action HQ! Head on over and order a set today!

     Have you been waiting for the right time to get a Rebel Fleet Trooper blaster? Wait no longer!! The Saber Vault has just reduced these to $175 shipped within the U.S.!!! Been waiting for a Snowspeeder? How about $375 shipped within the U.S.! Did someone say signature ATAT? How about $1050 shipped in the U.S.!! But you better hurry, once June is gone, so is the sale.