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Hi folks! Not a lot going on the last couple weeks by way of collecting. I’ve been swamped with homework anyway, so I haven’t had much of a chance to go looking. In my little spare time I’ve been working on a couple commissions. I finished another 1313 Boba Fett, and I’m working on an ARC trooper Fives in 6″ scale. More importantly than what I can share, I want to hear from you about your recent additions! Please click here to leave a comment.
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Bring Home The Bounty week 2 also featured some new Gentle Giant pre-orders. That Padmé likeness though…. ooof!
- Star Wars – Luke Skywalker (Concept) Jumbo Figure
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones – Padmé Amidala Premier Collection Statue
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – Yoda Legends in 3-Dimensions Bust
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Head over to check out this week’s Bring Home The Bounty products, featuring a bunch of Hasbro stuff that you can’t actually order anymore. You just can’t make this stuff up!
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JTA sponsor Brian’s Toys has some of the newest Hot Toys troopers ready to ship. Click through to see what’s available!
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It’s interesting how the “carbonized” The Vintage Collection figures are generally terrible, but the Shoretrooper (Carbonized) figure isn’t. It’s actually pretty nice! Check it out. (more….)
Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!
Tags: 3.75-inch Super-Articulated, Coastal Defender Stormtrooper, Galactic Empire, Hasbro, Kenner, Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Scarif Stormtrooper, Shoretrooper, Shoretrooper (Carbonized), The Mandalorian, The Vintage Collection, Walmart Exclusive
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Hasbro’s 2-day event kicks off this Friday, with the Star Wars Panel starting at 1:10 Eastern, followed directly by the Haslab panel. And then at 4 PM Hasbro Pulse Premium Early Access Starts for product pre-orders… unless, of course, you are a Star Wars fan, as Star Wars items are excluded from early access. Enjoy the benefits of your premium access!
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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 Jabba the Hutt (#247) and Qui-Gon Jinn (#248). 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.
Tags: Jabba the Hutt, Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars Living Set (Trading Cards), Trading Cards
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JTA reader Sergio R. from Mexico sends us some quick pic images of the Hasbro Pulse exclusive The Vintage Collection Emperor’s Throne Room playset with the new Emperor Palpatine figure (new portrait). Check it out, then let us know what you think in the comments!.
Tags: Battle Of Endor, Emperor Palpatine, Emperor's Throne Room, Hasbro, Hasbro Pulse, Kenner, The Vintage Collection
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Longtime JTA reader and friend Robert F. visited his local Ollie’s only to find a slew of new discounted Hasbro Star Wars products. Two are Walmart exclusives, and the other didn’t make it further than online. It’s amazing to see how much product never arrived in stores by visiting your local Ollie’s. Many never saw the “Force Spirit” Yoda at their local Walmarts. No one wanted a 5POA cardboard playset. And even fewer collectors anted a new scale of rubbery hyper-articulated action figures known as Hyper Real. if Hasbro is smart, they’ll stick to what sells: TBS6, TVC, and stay away from the ST like it’s the toxic wasteland it is. You have to wonder what the heck is going on at the distribution centers.
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The Walmart exclusive Tusken Raider and Death Star Droid are currently back in stock as of this post for anyone interested. Thanks to JTA reader Tim for the alert!
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It’s time to play the Star Wars pre-order game! We will add pre-order sources as we find them…
- The Mandalorian Retro Collection Wave 2 Case (Entertainment Earth)
- Ahsoka Tano (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
- The Armorer (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
- Boba Fett (Morak) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
- Bo-Katan Kryze (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
- Imperial Death Trooper (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
- The Mandalorian (Beskar) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • Gamestop • Pulse)
Click the images below for direct links to Entertainment Earth…
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Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s chairman and CEO, died Tuesday of cancer. He died just days after stepping down from his position for health reasons. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Goldner family.
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StarWars.com announced a new campaign leading up to the premiere of The Book of Boba Fett. Bring Home the Bounty will feature new product pre-orders, starting tomorrow with a slew of pre-orders, including the next wave of The Mandalorian Retro Collection figures, LEGO products, and more. Click through for the full listing of products, available at 1 PM Eastern TOMORROW.
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This is what the Star Wars section now looks like at my local Walmart. Now, to be completely transparent, it didn’t look any different for a couple of years now, it’s only been relocated now. This is an image of an inner endcap that is sectioned off from the rest of the aisle. Where the Star Wars section once was has been completely removed, and in its place are He-Man and other action figures from other lines. I can’t think of worse mismanagement of a toyline. This is one of many reasons why brick and mortar shouldn’t be carrying Star Wars toys. Gift givers are NOT buying or looking for Star Wars. At all. I will never understand the defense of that argument for as long as I live.
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Exclusives have been hitting homes the last couple of days, but they’re not arriving in pristine condition. Click through to read what JTA reader Tom R. received to his home recently. As he says, we should all be used to this now, but it’s still unacceptable.
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Hasbro reached “expert” status when it comes to pouring salt into the wounds of collectors. After a fantastic run of 6-inch Bad Batch characters, JTA reader icatch9, as well as I, found the Bad Batch Mission Series set over the weekend at Target. And the number of figures produced for The Vintage Collection remains a big, fat ZERO.
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It’s been wonderful seeing the few store report across the web of collectors finding the latest The Vintage Collection and The Black Series figures. But in my neck of the woods, this is the only Star Wars stock that does make it to brick and mortar. And for those that did find the new figures, once that stock is gone, it never seems to come back.
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Let’s now check out The Vintage Collection “Carbonized” Moff Gideon (Carbonized) figure, which is a Walmart exclusive. (more….)
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Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Rebel Commando.
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We’ve added a Visual Guide index page for the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Collection, featuring all of the updates from the various Hasbro lines collected in one place. You can still find all of these figures in their respective Visual Guide collections, but we thought it would be handy to have a complete listing for those looking to see the entire collection at-a-glance. Click through for the complete listing!
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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 Butler Swan (#245) and Derek “Hobbie” Klivia (#246). 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.
Tags: Butler Swan, Derek "Hobbie" Klivia, Star Wars Living Set (Trading Cards), Trading Cards
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Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Klaatu.
Tags: 3.75-inch Super-Articulated, Battle Of Carkoon, Hasbro, Jabba's Palace, Kadas'sa'Nikto, Kenner, Kintan, Klaatu, Pilot, Return Of The Jedi, skiff guard, Smuggler, Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi, The Khetanna, The Vintage Collection, The Vintage Conversation, Wooof
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Do you believe we are getting a second wave of The Vintage Collection “Carbonized” figures? Let’s continue with The Armorer (Carbonized) figure, which has the distinction of always being a Walmart excluisve in The Vintage Collection. (more….)
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Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Logray (Ewok Medicine Man).
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Do you believe we are getting a second wave of The Vintage Collection “Carbonized” figures? And by some miracle, they arrived within 24 hours of placing our online orders. Crazy. Let’s start with the Incinerator Trooper (Carbonized) figure, which has the distinction of always being a Walmart exclusive in The Vintage Collection. (more….)
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![Han Solo - TBS [P3] - Six Inch Figures (18)](/galleries/2015/Review_HanSoloE7TBS6P3/thumbnails/Review_HanSoloE7TBS6P3018.jpg "Han Solo - TBS [P3] - Six Inch Figures (18)")
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