![Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul (Mandalore) (MS06) - Hasbro - Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge of the Sith] (2013)](/star-wars-darth-vader-revenge-of-the-sith/thumbs/sw-rots-mission-MS06Obi-Wan-Maul1-th.jpg "Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul (Mandalore) (MS06) - Hasbro - Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge of the Sith] (2013)")
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Hasbro surprised collectors in 1999 with high-quality Portrait Edition figures that still hold up extremely well today. Let’s go back more than two decades and check out the Queen Amidala (Red Senate Gown) 1999 Portrait Edition (3 of 3) figure. It’s beautiful. (more….)
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If you grew up wiht the vintage Kenner line, then you need to check out this Kickstarter project for Volume II of Kenner Star Wars Photography – The Empire Strikes Back, by former Kenner photograher Kim Simmons. Click through for more!
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If you rewind your mind 16 years, the first wave of The Original Trilogy Collection “vintage-styled” action figures began showing up and brick and mortar right around this time. It blows my mind that sixteen years later, we STILL don’t have any of the first four figures from the line launch updated in The Vintage Collection yet. Hopefully, with Hasbro’s new directive of completing the “Kenner 96,” these four figures including Luke Skywalker Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi should be the focus of Hasbro’s concentration. Could you imagine if they revealed all four of these on a Fan First Friday? The 3.75″ super-articulated collecting community might go a full year without complaining. Hasbro, these are LONG overdue. Please get them updated!
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If you need two of The Vintage Collection Carbon-Freezing Chamber playsets, GameStop is running a Buy One, Get One 50% off sale on select merchandise to help you out with that. The sale applies to other select Star Wars merchandise as well!
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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Peli Motto (#111) and Yaddle (#112). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.
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Hasbro Pulse’s blog updated with an interesting article on why it took Zeb so long to get added to The Black Series 6″ line. Check it out. Now we just need ALL of the Ghost Crew for The Vintage Collection!
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Walmart has put up The Vintage Collection Carbon-Freezing Chamber playset and it has a tentative ship date of September 15th and ships for free to store. Special thanks to JTA reader Lisa for the alert!
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There appears to be some production issue on the 40th Anniversary The Empire Strikes Back Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2) (Dagobah) action figure in the ASSORTMENT CASE. While the figure has no issues, we’ve learned that the packaging for units in the case assortments getting filled now all sustained some sort of damage. And they’re all like that and shipping as we speak. And we also understand that Hasbro doesn’t have replacements for them either. So, if you’re expecting a mint-on-card specimen, it may take some time to secure one, or until solid case packs are released in substantial numbers to serve as replacements. We DO NOT KNOW if the solid case pack units are affected by this damage as well. (But that seems to be the easiest remedy if Hasbro chooses this route to fix things.) We’re learning more about this in real-time, so stay tuned for any updates or clarifications to this story. We do know wholesalers are receiving credits for the damaged packaging. You can look all over the web, and this figure is out of stock almost everywhere.
UPDATE: Now Entertainment Earth is sending out emails about this situation!
Tags: Artoo-detoo (R2-D2) (Dagobah), Hasbro, Kenner, The Black Series [The Empire Strikes Back 40]
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It sold out instantly on Hasbro Pulse, but you can also pre-order the 40th Anniversary Boba Fett at Walmart online right now! Special thanks to JTA reader Craig F. for the alert!
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There seems to be frequent confusion surrounding Entertainment Earth’s FREE SHIPPING policy and offers. We reached out to the source and received the following response. Hopefully, this will resolve any misunderstanding. Click through for more.
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The all new “High Republic” book series was meant to launch this year, but Charles Soule’s flagship title “Light of the Jedi” has been delayed until January 2021 because of the current pandemic. But to whet the appetites of fans IGN released the first chapter of Soule’s “Light of the Jedi” and it has also been revealed what kickstarts the events of the new series. Click through for more details!
Hyperspace is a dangerous place now
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In Italy, Star Wars figures were released under the Harbert company label. The name of the line for the first Star Wars figures there was called Guerre Stellari. The card back didn’t vary all that much for the ones produced by Kenner, but there are obvious differences as you inspect and compare. Featured on 20-Back, the reverse side of the card features the same toy images in colored blocks made famous by Kenner, in addition to a few other related toys, including the Millennium Falcon and the X-Wing Fighter among others.
Today we revisit Power Droid. The figure wasn’t made available in the Trilogo line, so we’re representing it on the Italian Guerre Stellari packaging for our update today instead. Note the alternate card art, exclusive to this packaging. The review’s Collector Notes are updated with this information. See the full card art and additional notes by revisiting 1979’s STAR WARS Power Droid figure HERE.
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Pre-orders for all of the new products revealed on Fan First Monday are now live! Pre-order now from Entertainment Earth!
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Welcome back to another fine Tuesday! I’m pretty pumped up by yesterday’s TVC reveals. It was much better than the pitiful Luke stormtrooper “reveal” we got last live steam. I have a couple new customs to share with you! Please click here to check them out!
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In 1984, the new packaging design for Star Wars figures was introduced for the European market. A cost containment initiative, the new packaging sported three languages of the Return Of The Jedi logo for a “one size fits all” approach. Although a “three-logo” design was created for The Power Of The Force line (as evidenced on some ‘boxed’ toys), it wasn’t carried over to the basic figure line’s card design. They continued to use the three Return Of The Jedi logos instead. Although the word “Trilogo” is found nowhere on the packaging, the term is universally adopted by all Star Wars collectors to describe this line of figures.
Today we revisit Death Star Droid. The Trilogo card art doesn’t vary much from the original Kenner card image. The review’s Collector Notes are updated with this information. See the full card art and additional notes by revisiting 1979’s STAR WARS Death Star Droid figure HERE.
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Tonight’s Visual Guide update features the Amazon exclusive The Black Series 6″ Emperor Palpatine and Throne. Click below to check out our Visual Guide of this set. You can also check out our full review of this set right here.
![Emperor Palpatine And Throne - The Black Series [Phase III] (Amazon Exclusive)](/news/images2020a/tbs3-six-emperor-palpatine-and-throne1-bth.jpg "Emperor Palpatine And Throne - The Black Series [Phase III] (Amazon Exclusive)")
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Here are the official Hasbro images for the reveals today. Check them out on our Facebook page.
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Now that Hasbro revealed a Carbon-Freezing Chamber playset, it’s time to give them a reality check. The Vintage Collection collectors will not be able to enjoy this brand new playset without a few key figures. (more….)
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If you tuned in to today’s Hasbro Pulse live stream, you saw some pretty nice reveals for The Vintage Collection. We’ve distilled the three reveals right here! All reveals will go up for pre-order tomorrow at 11 am Eastern.
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The fan first livestream didn’t reveal anything we didn’t really know was coming. Hasbro announced the lineup for the 3rd wave of 40th anniversary The Empire Strikes Back figures. Click through for all the details!
You can never repack him too many times
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If you tuned into the Hasbro Pulse Livestream today, you heard a wonderful development in the future of The Vintage Collection. Hasbro has been made aware of the steadfast interest in The Vintage Collection, thanks to #FightForTVC petition. Hasbro has conceded that it has changed the way they will approach The Vintage Collection in the future. Changes won’t be immediate, and we won’t return to the number of figures produced ten years ago, but changes are in the works! Speaking up always helps! And this is fantastic news!
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The next HasLab was teased during today’s Hasbro Pulse Livestream, and it was revealed that it will focus on The Vintage Collection. The specific campaign details were not revealed, but are going to be announced sometime in August or September. Let the speculation begin!
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In 1984, the new packaging design for Star Wars figures was introduced for the European market. A cost containment initiative, the new packaging sported three languages of the Return Of The Jedi logo for a “one size fits all” approach. Although a “three-logo” design was created for The Power Of The Force line (as evidenced on some ‘boxed’ toys), it wasn’t carried over to the basic figure line’s card design. They continued to use the three Return Of The Jedi logos instead. Although the word “Trilogo” is found nowhere on the packaging, the term is universally adopted by all Star Wars collectors to describe this line of figures.
Today we revisit R5-D4. In the Trilogo line, the figure was renamed Arfive-Defour (R5-D4). The Trilogo card art doesn’t vary much from the original card image. The review’s Collector Notes are updated with this information. See the full card art and additional notes by revisiting 1979’s STAR WARS R5-D4 figure HERE.
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Isn’t the HyperReal line supposed to give collectors realistic interpretations of on-screen characters? Then why does Luke Skywalker look more like a 5″ Galaxy of Adventures figure instead? Thank the Maker we won’t be seeing any more of these. See why this figure is a disappointment. (more….)
Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 12!
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In 1984, the new packaging design for Star Wars figures was introduced for the European market. A cost containment initiative, the new packaging sported three languages of the Return Of The Jedi logo for a “one size fits all” approach. Although a “three-logo” design was created for The Power Of The Force line (as evidenced on some ‘boxed’ toys), it wasn’t carried over to the basic figure line’s card design. They continued to use the three Return Of The Jedi logos instead. Although the word “Trilogo” is found nowhere on the packaging, the term is universally adopted by all Star Wars collectors to describe this line of figures.
Today we revisit Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot. In the Trilogo line, the figure was renamed Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Fighter Pilot). The Trilogo card art doesn’t vary much from the original card image, save for more yellowing this time around. The review’s Collector Notes are updated with this information. See the full card art and additional notes by revisiting 1979’s STAR WARS Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot figure HERE.
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![First Order Stormtrooper - TBS [P3] - 3.75 Inch Figures (Exclusive)](/galleries/2015/Review_FirstOrderStormtrooperTBSP3/thumbnails/Review_FirstOrderStormtrooperTBSP3019.jpg "First Order Stormtrooper - TBS [P3] - 3.75 Inch Figures (Exclusive)")
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