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The Vintage Collection Gaming Greats sub-line was perhaps the best announcement from the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest presentation last Friday. And I am one who is eager to purchase them all. One thing is bothering me about them, however. (more….)

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Everyone trying to complete their prisoner’s skiff knows this. Let’s get this figure made! #CompleteTheSkiff #VoteForVelken

Hasbro, I am too tired to finish writing my standard “complaint” article after one of your online product reveals events, so you’ll have to come back tomorrow for that. However, I’d like to put in your ear that you need to fix the nameplate and figure backer color of Admiral Ackbar. It’s NOT green. The original 2010 figure messed this detail up, and you’re copying over the same error. The correct color is aqua. Not green or light green. Thanks.

We are updating and adding pre-order links to today’s reveals as we find them Here’s the complete list of both The Vintage Collection and The Black Series reveals that are up for pre-order today. Head over to Entertainment Earth or Amazon to pre-order! Direct links to the product pages will be added soon…

The Vintage Collection

• VC22 Admiral Ackbar (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC62 Han Solo (Endor) (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth) (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC105 Emperor’s Royal Guard (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Heavy Battle Droid (Battlefront II) (Entertainment Earth)
• Shadow Stormtrooper (The Force Unleashed) (Entertainment Earth)
• Scout Trooper (Jedi Fallen Order) (Entertainment Earth)
• Electrostaff Purge Trooper (Entertainment Earth Exclusive– You can get free shipping if you order 6)

The Black Series

• General Lando Calrissian (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Aurra Sing (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Tech (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon) 
• Zero (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon) 
• Koska Reeves (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Wedge Antilles Helmet Prop Replica (Entertainment Earth)

Go here to place your vote for one of these figures to make it into a future repack wave:

• VC100 Starkiller (Vader’s Apprentice)
• VC102 Ahsoka
• VC107 Weequay
• VC113 Republic Trooper (The Old Republic)
• VC126 Imperial Assault Tank Driver

Sadly, Hasbro chose Instagram as their voting system for this poll. 

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Today’s Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Livestream gave us a look at our next repack wave, a new TVC Gaming Greats line, and a new vehicle/figure combination: Antoc Merrick’s X-wing Fighter. And, Antoc Merric will come carded.  Click through for the full discussion! Look for most pre-orders to go live at 5 PM Eastern.

Note: Antoc Merric’s X-wing will NOT be available for pre-order at this time. Pre-order date/time TBA.

Gaming Greats (Shared Fan Channel Exclusives)

• Heavy Battle Droid (Battlefront II)
• Shadow Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens)
• Scout Trooper (Jedi Fallen Order)
• Electrostaff Purge Trooper

Repack Wave

• VC22 Admiral Ackbar
• VC62 Han Solo (Endor)
• VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth)
• VC105 Emperor’s Royal Guard

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Head on over the Fan Fest Live Stream on Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube Channel. We’ll break down all the Star Wars reveals back here when the time comes! Star Wars is set to kick off around 2:15 Eastern. All pre-orders for today’s reveals will begin at 5 PM Eastern.

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During this evening’s Hasbro Pulse Premium Member Party Hasbro announced a Vote From the Vault poll to choose a figure to repack. Look for voting details on tomorrow’s live stream. Here are the selections:

VC100 Starkiller (Vader’s Apprentice)
VC102 Ahsoka
VC107 Weequay
VC113 Republic Trooper (The Old Republic)
VC126 Imperial Assault Tank Driver

What’s your choice?

Here we go again! Another day, another inability of Hasbro to meet demand. Online retailers are beginning to cancel The Vintage Collection case assortment which contains the popular Darth Vader (Rogue One) figure. If your order got canceled, you can still pre-order singles from it at JTA sponsor Entertainment Earth, although, we have no guarantee these orders will be fulfilled either. But you may want to place an order for the case contents just in case. Special thanks to JTA reader Todd C. for the bad news update on this figure.

It’s not the change we were expecting, either! While we were waiting for an orange card with a cropped image a running change to the figure itself showed up. One of the biggest gripes for collectors with this figure was the lack of sensor bars on the chest armor. This detail appeared in the initial sculpted digital prototype shown by Hasbro when the figure was announced. I am thrilled to see this corrected in a running change! Thanks to Dustin W. for the photos. What do you think about this addition? Will you try and secure all 3 versions of this figure? Let us know in the comments.

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Walmart fixed the pricing on The Black Series [Phase IV] Boba Fett. If you still need one, you can pre-order it HERE.

After Hasbro followed JTA’s advice and updated The Vintage Collection Boba Fett figure from Return Of The Jedi, they mentioned that some units in the earliest production run would feature the original and abominable card art (seen below) featuring the orange nameplate and figure backer and a zoomed-in image of the on-screen character. To date, no units have appeared for sale or arrived at retail. Was Hasbro incorrect, or are they forthcoming from a FILO method of distribution?

The Black Series Boba Fett, Hunter, Crosshair, and more are now available on ShopDisney. Thanks to JTA reader Jeff for the alert!

UPDATE: ALSO NOW ADDED:

First Order Short-Range Evacuation Vehicle – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (with 3.75″ astromech droid)

If you missed it the first time, you can grab it right now. The Black Series Lucasfilm 50th Jawa is back in stock on Amazon.

Target.com has the latest The Black Series Boba Fett available. Click here to order!

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The second round of pre-orders for wave 3 from The Black Series The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary line (this includes Darth Vader, Snowtrooper, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker (Dagobah), and Chewbacca) are starting to get canceled. JTA reader Erik just informed us that his Dorkside Toys pre-order has been canceled and that BBTS will soon be following suit. If you have this on pre-order let us know in the comments if your pre-orders get canceled too. Entertainment Earth still has several from this wave still available for individual pre-order. Might be worth securing these as a backup just in case. 

There have been quite a few recent articles trying to pin down the blame on why The Vintage Collection is in the state that it’s in, and the editorials have been anywhere from ridiculous to conspiracy theory. After a recent audit of my The Vintage Collection stock, to my horror, I discovered I only have 38 Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) figures in stock, 34 short of my six dozen minimum. (more….)

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Either Walmart is doing things right this time and keeping pre-orders open long enough for everyone to get an order in, or we are in for a lot of cancelations! Seriously though, this is how it should be done. Even their non-Star Wars pre-orders are still available for those interested.

• VC190 Paploo
• VC191 Princess Leia (Endor)
• VC192 AT-ST Driver

For our crossover fans, here are direct links to the other brand exclusives launching today!

• Ghostbusters: Kenner Classic Ghosts: Bug-Eye Ghost
• Ghostbusters: Kenner Classic Ghosts: Fearsome Flush
• Ghostbusters: Kenner Ecto 1
• Transformers: Beast Wars Vintage Trex Megatron
• Transformers: Beast Wars Vintage Optimus Primal
• Transformers: Beast Wars Vintage Cheetor
• Transformers: Beast Wars Vintage Rattrap
• Transformers: War For Cybertron Battlefield Voyager
• Transformers: War For Cybertron Spoiler Pack

Here are some quick pics of the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary line of Kenner-inspired The Black Series 6″ figures, something Hasbro said they would never do for 3.75″ collectors despite constant begging, but have done it for 6″ collectors. Whatever. Enjoy the pictures courtesy of friend and JTA reader Alientek. They’re awesome figures!

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Yup! That’s right! For $79.99 you can have your very own interactive snackin’ Grogu. Pick yours up at Entertainment Earth!

If you’re wondering how to feed the Child, this is the way. The Galactic Snackin’ Grogu animated toy comes with 4 interactive accessories (bowl with tentacles, cookie, shifter knob, and spoon) that, when placed in his hand, he will react to with animations and sound effects. Pretend to feed Grogu (The Child) with the series-inspired accessories and he will react to them with eating, yummy, or yucky sound effects! Kids and fans can pat the Galactic Snackin’ Grogu toy’s head 3 times to activate a 2-handed Force animation, in which he will mimic channeling the Force, inspired by snacking scenes from the Disney+series The Mandalorian.

In case you haven’t noticed, the most recent wave of The Vintage Collection is strewn with horrid card art. What’s the deal, Hasbro? You need to fire your graphics team. These are mostly terrible. And if it wasn’t for JTA leading the campaign to fix the Return Of The Jedi Boba Fett card art, it would have been a total debacle! Princess Leia (Bespin Escape) is an embarrassment, Zutton is horrible. What the heck happened to Greef Karga’s packaging image? And with all the attention Baby Yoda is getting, you couldn’t find a less blurry image of Grogu? What’s with all of the hand-drawn-looking reference stills? They look worse than the vintage Kenner drawings! Please use high-resolution character film-outs, or hire someone else to do your packaging graphics. This collection deserves your best. Thank you!

“Well well well! Look what the cat cleaned up, showered, exfoliated, powdered, lipsticked, Gucci’d and dragged in!” Hasbro, without warning, is now invading the old Expanded Universe for The Black Series 6″ line. For the newbies, the Expanded Universe made its debut in 1998 during The Power Of The Force “2” era and ushered in a new and eager facet of the Star Wars collecting community. Years later, fans wanted more, and Hasbro introduced the Comic Packs line, and release dozens of two-packs featuring some of the most interesting, rich, unique, and beloved Star Wars characters ever introduced outside of the films. They are some of our most-visited reviews too! Some of the figures go for INSANE amounts of money today. With this post, we’re asking that Hasbro treats The Vintage Collection community with dignity and respect and get out some of the most classic (and expensive aftermarket) action figures in multipacks, or single-carded to include, and not exclude, us in this momentous event. See the full range of Comic Packs figures HERE.

StarWars.com reveals four new The Black Series 6″ figures based on the old Expanded Universe. Guaranteed to kill the hearts of 3.75″ collectors, Hasbro finally produces Jaxxon. See the full story HERE.

UPDATE: Photos and additional info added! Please click through!

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Evidence has just been revealed on Twitter that Cara Dune will ship in the Retro Collection assortment of The Mandalorian figures, thank the Maker! That Junkman on Twitter provides the evidence.

Is it just me, or has Hasbro severely lacked on communicating any HasLab Razor Crest updates? This wasted HasLab slot is eagerly anticipated, and we’re in the dark. You’d think they want the large population of collectors who backed 28K units happy, but what do I know? It feels like they were updating us on Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna) every couple of weeks, perhaps monthly. We haven’t had a blessed update since it was fully backed. “Where’s the update?” Clara Peller would want to know!