Monthly Archives: June 2021

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 three versions of Boba Fett.

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The Black Series 6″ Flametrooper is awesome. All you’ll think of is Ralph McQuarrie. Check it out!. (more….)

Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!

Welcome back Toy Runners. I am so sorry about last week, but I took a sick day from everything. So we’re back with the official one-hundredth TRT!! That is very exciting. As previously mentioned, today’s theme is ‘Favorite Figures.’ Please share a photo of your top most favorite Star Wars action figure in the comments! If you have more than one, or want to also pick some non-Star Wars ones you can pick your top 5, so long as 1-2 of them are Star Wars. Good luck picking, and thanks for reading!

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I finally managed to watch and review the latest Bad Batch episode “Bounty Lost”. It’s the European Football Championship (delayed for a year thanks to a certain virus), a major sport event here in Europe, which means there’s not much time to watch other things. And on Tuesday Germany will face England in Wembley in the round of the final 16 teams. Anyway, here it is, the review of the latest Bad Batch chapter. With Omega in the hands of Cad Bane and en route to hand her over to the Kaminoans she has to find a way to escape. Things don’t get easier when someone else shows up who also wants Omega. With the Bad Batch far away Omega has to fend for herself… So let’s discuss “Bounty Lost” and read my spoiler review!

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Check out the Hasbro Toy Shop eBay page for quite a few figures on sale, including the TBS Archive Commander Cody. Click here to browse their store.

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These are some of my favorite figures this year. I love video game characters and I hope they make more! I just got my scouts and heavy battle droids in the mail a over the weekend and it looks like they still have some stock available so hurry!

• Heavy Battle Droid
• Shadow Trooper
• Scout Trooper

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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 Koska Reeves (#215) and Sith Jet Troopers (#216). 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.

Holy moly! The Prop Store YouTube channel posted a video by Phil Tippet that shows a clip of the pre-production animatics of the elaborated rancor scenes including some that never made their way to the final cut of Return Of The Jedi. You can also bid on the original videocassette of these scenes if you’re so inclined. Check it out!

LEGO reveals NEW products today at LEGO Con! Click each thumbnail image below for a closer look, and be sure to click through for all the details!

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Walmart has updated an image of The Vintage Collection Teebo. Check it out. Special thanks to JTA reader Mark for the alert!

In case you forgot, the next Star Wars is movie is currently scheduled for a December 2023 release. Which is not that far away anymore and thus (pre-)prodction on “Rogue Squadron” must begin soon. While director Patty Jenkins was announced last year, nothing was said about who would pen the script. Now it turns out that Jenkins is not writing the script, instead Lucasfilm hired Matthew Robinson. Click through for more.

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Gentle Giant opened up pre-orders for 3 new items. Click through to check out Luke Skywalker (Milestones Statue), Count Dooku (Mini Bust), and First Order Stormtrooper (Legends in 3-Dimensions Bust). 

I hope they update the Dooku’s head sculpt because it might be one of the worst they’ve done!

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Pre-orders are open over at Sideshow Collectibles for today’s The Mandalorian Sixth Scale reveals:

• Hot Toys The Mandalorian and Grogu (TMS051) 1/6 Scale Set
• Hot Toys The Mandalorian and Grogu (TMS052) 1/6 Scale Set (Deluxe Version)
• Hot Toys The Mandalorian Swoop Bike (TMS053) 1/6th Scale Vehicle

Hot Toys hits us with another addition to their 1/6 scale The Mandalorian line with an all-new 1/6 scale Swoop Bike Vehicle (TMS053). Click through for complete details!

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Want more accessories? The Mandalorian and Grogu (Deluxe Version) (TMS052) features even more accessories for Din Djarin to carry around, including some of Boba Fett’s armor. Click through to check out the full details and gallery!

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The Latest The Mandalorian figure release features another The Mandalorian and Grogu set (TMS051), this time with Din Djarin revealed, as seen in Season Two. Hot Toys has also upgraded the armor with new chrome-plated armor. Click through for the full details and gallery!

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It appears (so far) that Walmart is sticking to their July 1st release date for the first TVC exclusive wave featuring Paploo, Princess Leia (Endor), and AT-ST Driver. So far, so good! For the first time since these went up for pre-order back in March, they are all three now listed Out of Stock.

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 Power Droid.

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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 Death Star Droid.

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Looks like Walmart.com continues with some markdowns. Here are some other items significantly marked down:

• TBS First Order Jet Trooper (Carbonized) – $9.99
• TVC Carbonized Imperial Death Trooper – $8.99
• TVC Carbonized Remnant Stormtrooper – $8.99
• TVC Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard) – $5.99

Check here for a full list of their markdowns (including TVC Queen Amidala ($4.79) and many LEGO markdowns)

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Hurry! The Black Series [Phase IV] Jar Jar Binks DELUXE figure is only $9.99 at Walmart online! Special thanks to JTA reader John P. for the alert!

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 R5-D4.

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The plot thickens on The Bad Batch! The current episode is setting up the season 1 endgame  and it promises to be quite exciting. There’s much to talk about, so click through for my spoiler review of the episode and then let’s discuss the latest chapter of The Bad Batch!

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Check out some of the Prime Day deals on Star Wars Merch… We’ll add to this list as they show up…

• TVC Carbon-Freezing Chamber Playset ($33.59)
• TVC Basic Figures ($7.99 and up)
• TBS Figures ($9.99 and up)

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Today is Amazon Prime Day, so keep an eye out for any Star Wars deals! Please feel free to let us know any that pop-up and we will add them here!

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 Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot.

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If you were actively collecting during the fabulous The Original Trilogy Collection in 2004, you’re aware that Hasbro introduced the first “Vintage Kenner” carded figures, much to the excitement and amazement of the entire Star Wars collecting community. The Hasbro team back then realized the importance of the 1978 Star Wars toy line and the main characters that should be part of it. When choosing four characters for placement on the replica 1978 STAR WARS cards, Hasbro wisely chose Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi. These four main heroes are synonymous with the Star Wars branding. The modern counterparts started a fire in collectors to see every original Kenner figure updated in vintage Kenner packaging. So why are these four characters still conspicuously absent from The Vintage Collection after eight active years? (more….)

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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 Chief Chirpa (#213) and Luminara Unduli (#214). 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.

OK, Hasbro. You need a reality check. The current exclusive program is an unmitigated disaster. And you should be held accountable for its ineffectiveness. Unless you’re dead under a rock somewhere, you must know how pre-orders for online exclusives are COMPLETE calamities, right? This nonsense has to stop. (more….)

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Click below for pre-order links to yesterday’s The Black Series reveals. These are all exclusives, so hopefully, they will fare better than the Target exclusives! 

We will add links as we find them, so keep refreshing if all links are not yet live.

Notes:

• The POTF Red exclusives will also be available at Hasbro Pulse
• Use code SAVEMORE as ShopDisney for tiered savings
• Use code SUMMER20 to save 20% at Walgreens.com
• Walmart is now listed out of stock, but they will likely be back and available, so keep checking

UPDATE: Well, it seems ShopDisney and Walgreens decided not to go by the official pre-order time, so who knows when they will go live (probably after their sitewide promotions end). Hopefully, Walmart will do like it did with their other TBS exclusives and put them back in stock once the dust settles. We will update this article with links when they are finally added. 

The Black Series

• Crosshair (Imperial) (Walmart Exclusive)
• Clone Captain Rex (Walmart Exclusive
• Clone Trooper (212th Battalion) (Walgreens Exclusive)

Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Power of the Force “Red” Inspired (ShopDisney)

• Han Solo
• Luke Skywalker
• Greedo

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Just in time for the new pre-orders, we should be able to take advantage of the sitewide ShopDisney tiered promotion: 15% off $50, 20% off $75 & 25% off $100, plus free shipping on orders over $75. This should add up to some nice discounts for the upcoming The Power of the Force TBS exclusives that go on sale today at 1 PM Eastern. Use code SAVEMORE to take advantage. 

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These are not available for pre-order yet, but the pages are live for both Walmart exclusive The Black Series Figures. Thanks to JTA reader Thomas for the alert! You can keep these handy when pre-orders go live tomorrow.

• Crosshair (Imperial)
• Clone Captain Rex

That was something else when the out-of-production The Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) (VC175) showed up on Amazon for $12.99 a couple of days ago. The orders are arriving, and the shipping reports are all over the map. Especially my shipments for my 48-figure order. (more….)

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Another day, another Fan Celebration reveal. Three new The Black Series exclusives will go on sale tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern. The Clone Wars Clone Trooper (212th Battalion) will be a Walgreens exclusive. The Bad Batch Clone Captain Rex and Crosshair (Imperial) will both be Walmart exclusives. Thanks to the team at Jedi Business for sharing the news. 

The next wave of Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Figures have been revealed, this time featured on the card back that restarted it all. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Greedo are all featured on 6″ TBS The Power of the Force “Red” card backs. These will be available to pre-order tomorrow (Friday) at 1 PM Eastern exclusively on both Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney.

Available exclusively on Amazon.com, The Bad Batch Special Action Figure Set is available to pre-order. Click here for the product page!

The team over at starwars-figuren.com have jointly revealed a new Special Action Figure Set featuring 4 carded figures from The Bad Batch. Click here for the full reveal. This set is an Amazon exclusive and goes up for pre-order today at 1PM Eastern. 

Via Instagram, Hasbro Pulse dropped newly revealed carded images for the TVC Darth Maul (Mandalore) and Ahsoka Tano (Mandalore). Click here for the full post. They also added carded images for both ARC Trooper Echo and Offworld Jawa (Arvala-7), which were both previously revealed in a live stream event. 

Hello Toy Runners! This week I visited a few more toy stores and found a few good fodder figures for cheap at the Tucson Tanque Verde swap meet. Click here for some photos as well as an announcement about the theme of TRT #100. 

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Pre-orders are open for the latest Gaming Greats release, Zaalbar from Knights of the Old Republic. Click here for the pre-order page.

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HURRY! The Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) figure that’s going for $50 on the aftermarket is available for order for $12.99! Special thanks to JTA reader Craig P. for the alert!

UPDATE: Holy cow! SOLD OUT already!

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Pre-orders are up for the Hot Toys Hunter Sixth Scale figure. Head on over to the Sideshow Collectibles website to pre-order this figure!

Hot Toys adds the next The Bad Batch figure to their sixth scale collection. Click through to check out the full details and gallery for Hunter (TMS050).

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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 Pammich Nerro Goode (#211) and Tion Medon (#212). 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.

Hasbro revealed today the latest in the 6″  Gaming Greats line: Zaalbar from Knights of the Old Republic. Look for this to go up for pre-order on Tuesday at 1PM Eastern at Gamestop.com. 

In case you missed them, we reviewed the latest figures from Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection including AT-ST Driver (VC192), Paploo (VC190), Princess Leia (Endor) (VC191), Scout Trooper (VC196) (Gaming Greats), Heavy Battle Droid (VC193) (Gaming Greats), and Shadow Stormtrooper (VC194) (Gaming Greats). If you need to catch up, click any image below to be taken to that RDR! Thank you for reading!

The Bad Batch finally addresses a pressing issue in the latest episode “Battle Scars”. So click through for my spoiler review of the episode and let’s discuss the latest Bad Batch adventure!

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 Walrus Man.

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Hopefully, Hasbro is aware of the pure satisfaction The Vintage Collection community felt with their “I Am Your Father’s Day” presentation.  After one product presentation full of repacks after another, the TVC crowd was growing weary with anger. We’re not sure what changed, but Hasbro provided a good balance of modern Disney Star Wars Entertainment with incredible announcements of character from the Original Trilogy, the way things always should be when it comes to this collection. Because the last presentation even excited us, we put together a quick list (all featured below) of six The Vintage Collection figure ideas they should either reveal or announce as part of the “pipeline” to keep that TVC fan engagement alive and well and with energetic momentum.

Hasbro, would you kindly announce/reveal Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead), 2-1B, 8D8, Tessek (Squid Head), Amanaman, or EV-9D9 as the next characters we can expect in The Vintage Collection? We guarantee you that any of these figures would continue that thunderous applause you received at the last event. Keep these developments alive and well for The Vintage Collection. Thank you. If you’re a reader, be sure to list who you want to see that makes you happy too.

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 Snaggletooth.

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Hasbro: First and foremost, THANK YOU for announcing that the long-awaited update to Bib Fortuna is finally coming in The Vintage Collection. It’s a quintessential character for the RETURN OF THE JEDI collection of characters in TVC. Previous Hasbro teams made it clear in the past that 2005’s TSC Bib Fortuna (SAGA 003) figure would be the last attempt on this character. Never say never! That said, we need to get this Bib Fortuna right, and the most important aspect of this figure will be its facial expression. Some characters and their action figures are “dependent” on a spectacular head sculpt, and Bib Fortuna is one of them. We should probably also talk about how Hasbro should address the rest of the figure as well. (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 Hammerhead.

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JTA reader, friend, and customizer extraordinaire Alientek has put together a mock-up for us of what The Vintage Collection Republic Trooper (The Old Republic) (VC113) may look like for Hasbro to update it to current Lucasfilm standards. If they go this route, what do you think?

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 Greedo.

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Pre-orders are live for yesterday’s The Vintage Collection and The Black Series announcements. Click below for product pages (We’ll add links as we find them)!

Click here for the full Entertainment Earth listing of products
Click here for the full Hasbro Pulse listing of new products

The Vintage Collection

• Myhtrol  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Bo-Katan  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Kuiil  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Hoth Rebel Soldier  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)

The Black Series

• Baze Malbus  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Bodhi Rook  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Cassian Andor  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Chirrut Imwe  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Jyn Erso  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• K-2SO  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Galen Erso (Target Exclusive)
• Antoc Merrick (Target Exclusive)

The Black Series Archive

• 501st Legion Clone Trooper  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Princess Leia Organa  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)
• Darth Revan  (Entertainment Earth •  Amazon)

While Pedro Pascal himself only very recently confirmed once more that a Mandalorian season 3 is happening – check out the very interesting 31 minute talk between Ewan McGregor (fresh off the set of Kenobi, beard and all) and Pedro Pascal hosted by Variety on YouTube for more – no one really knows when the show will return. Collider however have learned a few things about the reason for the delay and when we can expect to see season 3 of The Mandalorian. Click through for more details!

He’ll be back!

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What a coincidence! Just 90 days after The Vintage Collection Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Battle Gear) (VC68) figure topped our 25 Better Choices For The Vintage Collection’s Fan Channel Repack Case Assortments As Voted By JTA Readers poll, Hasbro announces it as a repack for the current line. You’re welcome? Whatever happened behind the scenes to influence this decision, it will be interesting to see what the new version looks like with Photo Real (and perhaps other changes too). It will be interesting to see if any other finalists get reissued too!

The announcement of the upcoming “in the pipeline” The Vintage Collection Lobot figure is a tremendous victory for TVC collectors. Click through to learn why this is so.

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The announcement of a very first Black Series HasLab was certainly a surprise! Patrick would not reveal any details, of course, other than that the item will not be a vehicle! So what could it be? It more or less boils down to a creature and/or figures. Unless it’s a diorama piece / playset? So what would you like the very first Black Series HasLab to be? A Rancor? Jabba’s Palace playset? Or maybe a set of Cantina aliens? Leave your suggestions in the comments!

The Vintage Colletion receives several brand new Mandalorian figures! And we got a glimpse of a few upcoming reveals in the TVC pipeline! Click through for more!

UPDATED: Photos and additional info added!

One more figure for your Razor Crest display

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A ton of new and not so new Black Series figures were revealed in  Hasbro’s livestream today! And a Black Series HasLab was announced! Click through for all the details!

UPDATED: Photos and additional info added!

Completing the Rogue One team

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It’s time for another Hasbro Star Wars Livestream! Click here to to watch the even live on YouTube! Then, head back over here where we will break down all of today’s The Vintage Collection and The Black Series reveals for you to discuss. 

The Force is with you, #StarWars Fans! Tune into Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube channel at 11:00am ET on WEDNESDAY, June 9th, for a special Star Wars Fan First Wednesday livestream! Join Patrick, Chris, and Eric from the Hasbro Star Wars team as they kickoff 2021’s I Am Your Father’s Day celebration with some new reveals and upcoming pre-orders!

We’re receiving emails from readers asking us if we’ve sectioned off a place in our RDRs and VGs for the Lucasfilm 50 collection of Hasbro Star Wars action figures. Because the products marked with this logo are from across various lines, the best we could come up with was a search option. If you click HERE or type “Lucasfilm 50” in our RDRs search bar, you’ll be taken to a list of all the products released to date that sport the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary logo. We hope that helps you out for those that are looking for this.

Here’s our final Visual Guide update from the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Expanded Universe The Black Series figure releases: Carnor Jax. Click below for our full Visual Guide page. Make sure to also check out our full review of this figure right here.

My birthday and my father’s fall only about a week apart from the other, so, since he is a collector as well, we take an annual trip around the Phoenix area to all the local collector stores. It’s always fun, and there’s always something good to look at! Click here to see some wonderfully filled Star Wars sections.

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So, are you interested in guessing what Hasbro will be revealing for their I Am Your Father’s Day panel on Wednesday? Will they help me get closer to retirement with more The Ninety Six reveals (help us, Maker, you’re our only hope)? Will we see new Bad Batch 6-inch figures? Or will we see more new releases with that awful Lucasfilm 50th logo on them? Or will it be a whole bunch of nothing? Your thoughts in the comments, please!

We continue our look at the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Expanded Universe figures with our Visual Guide Update of The Black Series Luke Skywalker & Ysalamiri. Click below to check out the full guide page. You can also read our full review of this figure right here.

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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 General Rieekan (#209) and Boussh (#210). 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.

Up next for our Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Expanded Universe Visual Guide updates is Jaxxon. Click below for a look at the full Visual Guide page, and click here to check out our full review.

Yawn. Boring. Didn’t we just get the Imperial Rocket Trooper? This one comes with less too. Yikes. Is The Black Series 6-inch line already feeling the pinch of expended tooling budgets? Hasbro didn’t even try with this one. (more….)

Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!

We’re kicking off a run of Visual Guides featuring the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Expanded Universe Comic sets. First up is Darth Maul (Sith Apprentice). Click below for the full Visual Guide, and also make sure to stop by and check out our full review.

The Nielsen Ratings for The Bad Batch are in. Nielsen monitors ratings for the top 10 most watched original streaming shows and The Bad Batch, with just two episodes counted, has a strong debut and is the most watched original series on Disney+ in the US. Click through for more!

Low five!

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Another week, another adventure! The Bad Batch are back and this week’s mission takes them to Corellia where they meet some Clone Wars characters! And of course nothing works as planned. Let’s discuss the latest The Bad Batch episode and read my spoiler review of “Decommissioned”!

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Pre-orders are now open for both Kuill and the Kuiil & Blurrg set. Click below for the pre-order pages!

Hot Toys reveals another Blurrg set, this time including Kuiil the ugnaught. Get the full gallery and details after the jump!

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Teased on Star Wars Day, Hot Toys now officially announces their Sixth Scale Kuiil figure (TMS048). Click here for the full gallery and details… I have spoken.

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Wow! Look at that shimmery purple lining! We expected Carnor Jax to be the dud of the four Comics And Books figures, but it ended up being our favorite. Oh, and this IS NOT Carnor Jax. It’s Kir Kanos. Do you think Hasbro will issue a running change? (more….)

Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!

Hasbro’s next Livestream is officially set for Wednesday, June 9th at 11 AM on Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube channel. 

Join the Patrick, Chris, and Eric from the Hasbro Star Wars team as they kickoff 2021’s I Am Your Father’s Day celebration with some new reveals and upcoming pre-orders!

Gentle Giant posted an updated gallery for their upcoming Doctor Aphra Mini Bust. Click here for the full gallery. You can pre-order over at their main site.

The 6-inch line gets its first ysalamiri creature with Luke Skywalker. Will you get one to put with Grand Admiral Thrawn? (more….)

Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!

Why did 6-inch collectors get Jaxxon before 3.75-inch collectors? Has the world gone mad? (more….)

Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 13!

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Entertainment Earth has opened up pre-orders for The Black Series [Phase III] Clone Captain Rex. Click here for the pre-order page.

Hello again Toy Runners! We are nearing 100 issues of TRT which is pretty crazy to me! Should we do a special theme for the 100th issue? I’ve got some new customs to share with you today so please click here to check them out! Then leave your photos of new finds in the comments and/or post them on Instagram!

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We’re getting lots of traffic in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column, and we believe it will be the definitive source to determine where we are with Hasbro and the completion of the original 96 vintage Kenner figures updated to definitive modern status. We just finished up the first 12 STAR WARS figures, and we’re preparing for the 1979 STAR WARS figures next, including Boba Fett! As you know, JTA was known for our Vintage Vs. Modern Special Reports, but without years of Original Trilogy characters produced in 3.75-inch scale, there was little reason to continue them. Now that Hasbro has a focus to complete the Kenner Ninety Six, we’re eagerly on board to see what they do with the line. We also received some feedback from readers to help this experience be a little easier to navigate. Click through for more!

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We still have new The Vintage Collection figures to check out! Let’s finish up the Gaming Greats figure with the $14.99 Heavy Battle Droid. This figure is a mess and is based on Star Wars: Battlefront II. (more….)

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