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Visual Guide Update - TIE Fighter (9492) - LEGO

Posted by Chuck | May 23, 2013 at 11:20 PM EDT |

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.

TIE Fighter (9492) - LEGO

Visual Guide Update - SDCC 2009 Brickmaster Exclusive - LEGO

Posted by Chuck | May 22, 2013 at 05:43 PM EDT |

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!

Brickmaster Exclusive (2009 SDCC) - LEGO

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!

The Yoda Chronicles Exclusive Souvenir Set - LEGO

Visual Guide Update - Savage Opress (CW59) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 30, 2013 at 07:02 AM EDT |

Savage Opress is magically strengthened by the witches of Dathomir and trained by Count Dooku in lightsaber combat and the ways of the dark side. Dooku sends Opress on a mission to kidnap the king of Toydaria, but when the Jedi intervene, Opress wields his double-bl`aded lightsaber with devastating results. Click below to check out the complete Visual Guide for this figure, based on his appearance in The Clone Wars (Season 3 Episode 13: Monster). You can also check out our complete review of this figure right here!

Savage Opress (CW59) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Savage Opress (CW55) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 28, 2013 at 03:54 PM EDT |

Savage Opress is a dangerous assassin whose strength and abilities are enhanced by the Nightsisters, mysterious witches on the planet Dathomir. Opress uses menacing battle axes to deliver death and destruction at the command of Count Dooku and the Sith Lord's former agent Asajj Ventress. Click below to view our Visual Guide for CW55, and revisit this figure in our complete review!

Savage Opress (CW55) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW40) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 26, 2013 at 10:50 AM EDT |

Obi-Wan battles the enemies of the Republic as war expands across the galaxy. The Jedi General continues his hunt for General Grievous and leads diplomatic missions to far-flung worlds. Whether he is battling droids or negotiating with potential allies, Obi-Wan is resolute in his fight to save the Republic. Click below for a detailed look at this all-new version of Obi-Wan Kenobi from The Clone Wars. While a nice improvement to the original, see why we didn't give it top marks in our Research Droids Review.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW40) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Clone Troope Draa (CW35) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 22, 2013 at 10:52 AM EDT |

Clone trooper Draa fights battle droids on Geonosis. Draa is part of a Republic mission to destroy a Separatist droid factory. Under the command of Jedi General Luminara Unduli, Draa fights the droids with an arsenal of weapons including a blaster pistol, blaster rifle, and missile launcher. You can check out our full Visual Guide below, and, as always, don't forget to visit our complete write-up of this figure in our Research Droids Review!

Clone Trooper Draa (CW35) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Infantry Battle Droid - Mini Busts

Posted by Chuck | April 09, 2013 at 10:08 PM EDT |

Roger, roger! Tonights Visual Guide update features the Infantry Battle Droid Mini Bust from Gentle Giant. Check out this complete guide below, and check out our full review right here.

Infantry Battle Droid - Mini Busts

Visual Guide Update - Muftak and Kabe - Mini Busts

Posted by Chuck | April 08, 2013 at 08:48 PM EDT |

Gentle Giant gives us another two-pack of Mini Busts, this time featuring the cantina aliens Muftak and Kabe. Click below to check out our Visual Guide of this great set!

Muftak and Kabe - Mini Busts

Visual Guide Update - Wicket W. Warrick - Mini Busts

Posted by Chuck | April 07, 2013 at 09:57 PM EDT |

Everyone loves Ewoks, right? Gentle Giant finally realized that and released the most popular one of all: Wicket W. Warrick. Click below to see how they did with this Mini Bust, and see how he fared with us in our Research Droids Review!

Wicket W. Warrick - Mini Busts

Visual Guide Update - Kit Fisto - Mini Busts

Posted by Chuck | April 06, 2013 at 06:23 PM EDT |

We continue our Gentle Giant run of updates with a look at Kit Fisto, also featured in todays Research Droids Review. Click below to check out our fully detailed Visual Guide.

Kit Fisto - Mini Busts

Visual Guide Update - Nien Nunb - Mini Busts

Posted by Chuck | April 05, 2013 at 07:35 PM EDT |

We are following up todays review with the Visual Guide for Nien Nunb, as featured below. Be sure to check out what this collectible has to offer in our detailed guide, and read our full report in our comprehensive review. This dynamic duo of information will tell you everything you need to know about the Nien Nunb Mini Bust!

Also of note... we have been hard at work bringing another licensee into our new Visual Guide format: Gentle Giant! We've started converting some of our guides to this new format, including Aayla Secura, Shaak Ti, Boba Fett (McQuarrie Concept) and more! Be sure to stop by the Gentle Giant page to see what's new (almost every guide beyond 2008 is in the new format). We didn't stop there though, we've also add brand new galleries to several of the Gentle Giant Mini Bust reviews, including Aayla Secura, Oola and Airborne Trooper. There's plenty to look at so start clicking!

Nien Nunb - Mini Busts

Visual Guide Update - Cato Parasitti (CW37) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 02, 2013 at 10:03 PM EDT |

Cato Parasitti helps Cad Bane steal a Jedi holocron. The Clawdite changeling can alter her appearance to look just like someone else. She enters the Jedi Temple by changing into the Jedi Master Ord Enisence. Then she shapeshifts into Jocasta Nu, the director of the library, and helps Bane sneak inside the temple. You can check out our full Visual Guide below, and read our full report in our comprehensive review!

Cato Parasitti (CW37) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Quinlan Vos (CW36) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | April 01, 2013 at 08:30 AM EDT |

Quinlan Vos hunts for an escaped prisoner. The rebellious Jedi teams up with Obi-Wan Kenobi to search for Ziro the Hutt, who has escaped from prison with the help of Cad Bane. Vos and Kenobi must get over their differences and work together if they hope to capture Ziro and Bane – and avoid an untimely end. You can check out the full Visual Guide on this figure featured in the episode Hunt for Ziro by clicking below, and as always you can read our complete breakdown in our Research Droids Review...

Quinlan Vos (CW36) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Undead Geonosian (CW34) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 26, 2013 at 08:39 AM EDT |

Undead Geonosian warriors lurk in a vast underground hive. They are under the control of their queen, Karina the Great, who uses a green worm to bring dead Geonosians to life. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and a squad of clone troopers battle these mindless zombies to rescue Luminara Unduli from her Geonosian captors. Click below for our complete and detailed Visual Guide. If you haven't read our Research Droids Review on this figure, click here to catch up!

Undead Geonosian (CW34) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Ki-Adi-Mundi (CW25) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 24, 2013 at 09:16 PM EDT |

Ki-Adi-Mundi is part of the massive attack to destroy a Geonosis factory churning out dangerous new battle droids. Damaged by enemy fire, the Jedi's transport crashes short of the designated landing point. As he pushes forward, Ki-Adi-Mundi and his squad enter a cave where they are attacked by Geonosian drones. Check out our complete Visual Guide of Ki-Adi-Mundi as featured in Landing At Point Rain by clicking below, and be sure to read our Research Droids Review, where you will find all the stats and details on this figure!

Ki-Adi-Mundi (CW25) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Kit Fisto (CW23) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 22, 2013 at 10:03 PM EDT |

Kit Fisto endures a grueling battle in the lair of General Grievous. The Jedi and his former padawan Nahdar Vebb enter the cyborg general's lair while on the trail of an escaped prisoner. Fisto battles Grievous in a fierce duel and emerges alive from the lair, taking Vebb's lightsaber from the general before he escapes. Click below to check out the full Visual Guide, and read our report on this figure right here in our Research Droids Review database!

Kit Fisto (CW23) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Battle Droid (CW09) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 21, 2013 at 09:40 PM EDT |

The final The Clone Wars figure makes its way into the Visual Guides tonight. Click below to check out this version of Battle Droid, with upgraded arms and a new app... You can also revisit our Research Droids Review to read the full details on this upgraded figure.

Battle Droid (CW09) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Pre Vizsla (CW08) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 19, 2013 at 10:24 PM EDT |

Pre Vizsla is governor of Concordia, the moon orbiting Mandalore. Vizsla appears to support peace and criticizes the Death Watch, a violent group of Mandalorians who want to return to their warrior past. But when Obi-Wan discovers that Vizsla is actually the leader of the Death Watch, the governor tries to silence the Jedi in a duel – darksaber to lightsaber. Catch up on one of the coolest figures from The Clone Wars in our Visual Guide below, and read our detailed report of this figure in our Research Droids Review!

Pre Vizsla (CW08) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Savage Opress (CW02) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 14, 2013 at 10:17 PM EDT |

Savage Opress is another (deserving) repack in the final wave of The Clone Wars figures. You can see the full details in our Visual Guide below, and read about what makes him different from his previous releases in our Research Droids Review...

Savage Opress (CW02) - The Clone Wars

Fan favorite Clone Commander Cody gets a re-release in the latest (and final) wave of The Clone Wars. Click below to check out the 2013 version (slightly different) and see how he stacks up against last year's release. You can also read our thoughts on this figure and vote in our Research Droids Review poll right here!

Commander Cody (CW07) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Darth Maul (CW08) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 12, 2013 at 11:09 PM EDT |

Following our earlier review, check out the Visual Guide for the (now carded) Darth Maul (with the cybernetic legs). Click below to check him out!

Darth Maul (CW08) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Captain Rex (CW04) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 11, 2013 at 10:06 PM EDT |

Captain Rex is our next featured figure from the 2013 The Clone Wars wave. Click below to examine the latest version of our favorite Captain, and make sure to read our in-depth review right here! We've teamed up with our friends at Yakface.com to round out our daily coverage, so make sure to stop by and check out their gallery too!

Captain Rex (CW04) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Anakin Skywalker (CW03) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 10, 2013 at 10:30 PM EDT |

Our mini-marathon continues featuring the 2013 The Clone Wars figures. Next up is Anakin Skywalker, another figure in this wave getting a makeover from a previously released figure. Click below to check out our Visual Guide, and if you missed our review make sure to check it out right here! After you are done perusing the Archives stop by Yakface.com and check out this figure in their Toyguide as we continue our multi-site effort to bring you full coverage of these figures!

Anakin Skywalker (CW03) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - R2-D2 (CW05) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 09, 2013 at 08:13 PM EDT |

R2-D2 gets a new look for the 2013 The Clone Wars line. Click below to check out the Visual Guide of this Build A Droid style version, and read our complete analysis in our Research Droids Review! And, in a coordinated effort with our friends at Yakface, you can also check out more images and details in their complete Toyguide.

R2-D2 (CW05) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW01) - The Clone Wars

Posted by Chuck | March 08, 2013 at 09:05 PM EDT |

Next up for the 2013 The Clone Wars figures is Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW01). Click below to see what changes were made to this figure in our detailed Visual Guide, and if you missed our earlier review make sure to stop by and check it that out too! When you are finished checking out JTA's coverage stop by Yakface.com to take a look at their Toyguide as we continue our coordinated effort to break down these new figures.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW01) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - 501st Legion Clone Trooper (CW06) - TCW

Posted by Chuck | March 07, 2013 at 08:52 PM EDT |

We continue our coverage of the final The Clone Wars wave of figures with 501st Legion Clone Trooper (CW06) Visual Guide, working in tandem with Yakface.com to bring you a complete look at these figures. Click below to view our Visual Guide, and visit our Research Droids Review posted earlier today for an in-depth look at this figure.

501st Legion Clone Trooper (CW06) - The Clone Wars

Visual Guide Update - Darth Vader - Kotobukiya ARTFX+

Posted by Chuck | February 22, 2013 at 09:00 PM EDT |

Darth Vader (Return of Anakin Skywalker) joins our recent Kotobukiya Visual Guide updates. Click below for a look at a striking 1/10th scale statue, featuring more than a few combinations of poses! You can also read our full review of this collectible in our Research Droids Review!

Darth Vader (Return of Anakin Skywalker) - Kotobukiya

Up next for our Kotobukiya ARTFX+ updates is Boba Fett (Return of the Jedi Ver.). Capable of two striking poses taken straight from Return of the Jedi, this 1/10 scale statue is very well done... and at an affordable price. Click below to check out our detailed Visual Guide, and make sure to read our full review from earlier today right here!

Boba Fett (Return of the Jedi Ver.) - Kotobukiya

Visual Guide Update - R2-D2 60th Anniversary Gift - Kotobukiya ARTFX+

Posted by Chuck | February 20, 2013 at 05:06 PM EDT |

Our Kotobukiya guide received an organizational overhaul this past week, and with that we will be adding a few guides as well. First up is the gold version R2-D2 60th Anniversary Gift, sent out last December by Kotobukiya. Not for sale, this will certainly be highly sought after by collectors! Click below to check out this amazing 1/10 scale golden R2-D2 from their ARTFX+ line!

R2-D2 (Kotobukiya 60th Anniversary Gift) - Kotobukiya

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