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Amazon currently has the TVC Speeder Bike & Scout Trooper marked down to $23. Thanks to JTA reader Mike for the alert!
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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 Vane (#451) and High Magistrate Greef Karga (#452). Two new cards will be released each Tuesday and only be available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.
Tags: High Magistrate Greef Karga, Star Wars Living Set (Trading Cards), Trading Cards, Vane
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The Vintage Collection Special 4 Action Figures [Ree-Yees/Tessek/Velken Tezeri/Taym Dren-garen] multipack has some remarkable additions. But it isn’t perfect. (more….)
![Special 4 Action Figures [Ree-Yees/Tessek/Velken Tezeri/Taym Dren-garen]](/galleries/2023/Review_Special4ActionFiguresROTJTVC/Review_Special4ActionFiguresROTJTVC_post.jpg "Special 4 Action Figures [Ree-Yees/Tessek/Velken Tezeri/Taym Dren-garen]")
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This week’s character poster from Ahsoka episode 7 features C-3PO. Click below to check it out.
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The Black Series [Phase IV] Darth Malgus figure is quite an achievement. But it’s also a rip-off. (more….)
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Iron Studios unveils their latest release in their 1:10 scale statue line, Ahsoka Tano. Click through for complete details and gallery images. This is now available for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles.
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The Black Series [Phase IV] Tala Durith (Imperial Officer) figure is another boring release in the lineup. (more….)
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The Black Series [Phase IV] Inquisitor (Fourth Sister) figure is beautiful, and to us, reminiscent of a popular female superhero. (more….)
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Nielsen have updated their streaming charts and added the third Ahsoka episode! So how did the third episode (or the show as a whole) do in its second week? It did “ok”. Click through for more!
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Sideshow Collectibles has opened up pre-orders for the Hot Toys Sixth Scale Chopper figure. Click here for the pre-order page!
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Sideshow Collectibles has opened pre-orders for their latest sixth scale figure from the animated The Clone Wars line, Cad Bane. Click here for the pre-order page and details. Cad Bane joins Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and Ahsoka Tano in this growing lineup.
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Hot Toys is adding an incredibly well-done Chopper to their Sixth Scale Collection! Click through for complete details and gallery images.
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She has a big head. And a boring costume! The Black Series [Phase IV] Vel Sartha figure is alright, but nothing extraordinary (more….)
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Last week I said episode six of Ahsoka, “Far Far Away”, is some of the best Star Wars on Disney+. Fast forward one week and episode seven is in many ways the counterpoint, it is in some ways the worst Star Wars on Disney+. How is this possible? Why is Ahsoka so terribly uneven? Now on the surface the current episode is fun, it has lots of ‘splosions, lightsaber action, space action, it has a swift pace and yet even more memberberry cameos. On the surface it’s never boring. But when you look behind the curtain you find there isn’t some Oz, there is nothing, just a vacuum of nothingness. The plot of this episode is plain stupid when you think about it all for just one second. No other way to put it. So click here to read my spoiler review for “Dreams and Madness” and let’s discuss the penultimate Ahsoka season 1 episode!
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Too many consonants! The Vintage Collection Krrsantan figure is stunning, but why can’t Chewbacca get this kind of love? (more….)
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Entertainment Earth has dropped pre-orders for both the Ahsoka and The Book of Boba Fett Retro Collection figures announced earlier this year. Click below for pre-order pages:
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Click here for the full Ahsoka case assortment
Click here for the full TBOBF case assortment
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The Black Series [Return Of The Jedi 40] Bib Fortuna figure is a marked improvement when compared to its first release. What did Hasbro do to make it look better? (more….)
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The Vintage Collection Boba Fett’s Throne Room playset is exquisite, but how could Hasbro call it that during the 40th Anniversary of Return Of The Jedi? Anyway, check out this spectacular creation! (more….)
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Pre-orders are now live for Hasbro Pulse Premium members. Click here to browse the products on Hasbro Pulse! This includes the PulseCon exclusive The Black Series Starkiller & Stormtroopers set. We will update this post with the general release pre-orders at 5 PM.
UPDATE: General Release items added below!
The Vintage Collection
- Jedi Knight Revan & HK-47 2-pack (Entertainment Earth • Pulse)
- Director Orson Krennic (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Chopper (C1-10P) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Professor Huyang (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
The Black Series
- Baylan Skoll (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Shin Hati (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Roleplay Sabine Wren Force FX (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Roleplay Captain Rex Helmet (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
Full cases via Entertainment Earth:
- The Vintage Collection Wave 41 (includes Director Krennic and Chopper)
Tags: Hasbro Pulse, livestream, Pre-Orders, PulseCon, PulseCon 2023, The Black Series [Phase IV], The Vintage Collection
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Here are all the newly revealed Black Series figures from the Hasbro PulseCon livestream!
- Baylan Skoll
- Shin Hati
These are the only new figures revealed! Just two. But at least good ones.
Outside the US Hasbro will release a wave of archive figures for more casual fans, so these will not be sold in the US:
- X-Wing Luke
- Darth Vader
- Bo-Katan
- Stormtrooper
There will be two new premium roleplay items!
- Ezra’s/Sabine’s lightsaber
- Captain Rex’s helmet
And there were also some pipeline reveals!
- Darth Vader (A New Hope)
- The Mandalorian
- Phase I Clone Trooper
- Mandalorian Night Owl
The pipeline reveals are targeted at more casual collectors!
The new items will be available in spring 2024, pre-orders go live today at 4 pm ET for Pulse Premium members and 5 pm ET for the plebs!
The Ahsoka MVPs are coming to the Black Series!
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Here’s the breakdown for today’s PulseCon 2023 The Vintage Collection reveals. Pre-orders start at 4 PM Eastern on Hasbro Pulse for Pulse Premium members, and everywhere else at 5 PM Eastern. We will post a pre-order breakdown for all reveals at that time.
The Vintage Collection
- Jedi Knight Revan & HK-47 2-pack (Fan Channel) – Spring 2024
- Director Orson Krennic – Spring 2024
- Chopper (C1-10P) – Spring 2024
- Huyang – Summer 2024
Pre-orders for the final two Rebels mural carded figures (Sabine & Chopper) will be announced in the first few months of 2024
Pipeline Reveals:
- Cal Kestis (Imperial Officer)
- Mandalorian Judge
- Phase II Clone Trooper Troop Builder Pack
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Click through to tune in to this year’s PulseCon. The continuous livestream will run until approximately 3:30, with pre-orders starting at 4 p.m. Eastern for Hasbro Pulse Premium Members, and all fans beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET. You can also tune in directly at YouTube.com/HasbroPulse.
Star Wars coverage will begin around 12:20 PM Eastern. After the Star Wars coverage, we will break down all the reveals!
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The Black Series Jabba The Hutt & Salacious B. Crumb set is expensive but nice. Will you celebrate 40 years of Return Of The Jedi by purchasing it? (more….)
Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 15!
Tags: 6-inch The Black Series Action Figures, Battle Of Carkoon, Hasbro, Jabba the Hutt, Jabba The Hutt & Salacious B. Crumb, Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary, Salacious B. Crumb, Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi, The Black Series [Return of the Jedi 40]
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Nielsen have updated their weekly streaming charts today and it is the first time they include Ahsoka. As you remember Ahsoka dropped two episodes on the same night, and Disney even changed their release strategy for the series, releasing the episodes at 9 pm in the prime time slot, contrary to all of the previous shows where the episodes dropped in the middle of the night. So how did the show do? Not good. Not good at all actually. Click through for all the details!
Boom….
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This week’s character posters from Ahsoka episode 6 feature a great line-up: Grand Admiral Thrawn, Ezra Bridger, Captain Enoch, and the Nightsisters. Click below to check them out!
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