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Click through to check out the official Mando Mania week 9 page, featuring the release of the previously leaked The Black Series Mandalorian Fleet Commander. It took until week 9 but we finally have a reveal that was actually from Season 3 of The Mandalorian! This will be available tomorrow at 1 PM Easter at most online retailers.
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It seems The Mandalorian season has come to an end but Mando Mania will continue, for at least another week. Today’s reveal includes The Vintage Collection Speeder Bike, Scout Trooper, & Grogu set. Get the full details at IGN.com! Pre-orders going live tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern.
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Regal Robot has opened pre-orders for their all-new Indiana Jones line. Click through for more details!
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We don’t think that the likeness of Luke Skywalker (Imperial Light Cruiser) is that great. The TVC version looks better. But what are your thoughts? (more….)
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The Grand Inquisitor is a cool-looking and excellently-designed action figure. Too bad it was part of a garbage Disney Star Wars series. (more….)
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When Hasbro chooses to release pre-orders piecemeal it can be easy to lose track of everything that was revealed over an eight-week period event. Below is a listing of the Mando Mania reveals from The Vintage Collection, Retro Collection, and The Black Series (with pre-order links in case you missed any). And, if you haven’t figured it out by now, Mando Mania was celebrated each week during The Mandalorian season 3 but focused on characters from last year’s The Book of Boba Fett.
The Vintage Collection
- Boba Fett (Tusken) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Cad Bane (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Luke Skywalker (Jedi Academy) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- R5-D4 (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper & Grogu (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Tusken Raiders (Hasbro Pulse)
- Tusken Warrior (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Tusken Warrior & Massiff (Target Exclusive)
The Black Series
- Cobb Vanth & Cad Bane (Target Exclusive)
- Mandalorian Fleet Commander (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Krrsantan (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Luke Skywalker & Grogu (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Pike Soldier (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- R5-D4 (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Tusken Chieftain (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
Retro Collection (Not Yet Available for Pre-order)
- Boba Fett (Dune Sea)
- Cad Bane
- Fennec Shand
- Grogu
- Krrsantan
- The Mandalorian
- Tusken Warrior
Tags: Mando Mania, Retro Collection, The Black Series [Phase IV], The Vintage Collection
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The Aayla Secura 6-inch figure is getting a lot of praise, but it’s inaccurate to the character from Attack Of The Clones. However, you might not care about that detail. (more….)
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Zzzzzzz. It’s another dull Disney Star Wars action figure. Check out the Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission) figure. (more….)
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JTA sponsor Crazy Collecting has the latest pre-orders from both The Vintage Collection and The Black Series, including the N-1 Starfighter, R5-D4, Krrsantan, and more. Click through to see all available items.
Tags: N-1 Starfighter, The Black Series [Phase IV], The Vintage Collection
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Another excellent release in the latest wave of The Vintage Collection is Hunter. See why you’ll want to add this figure to your collection (more….)
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You saw our review posted earlier today, now pre-order the Clone Trooper (Phase II Armor) figure coming this July!
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It’s time again for yet another look at the Nielsen streaming charts. How does The Mandalorian fare with its fourth season 3 episode? Pretty well! While the absolute number, 795 million minutes, may seem pretty low (last week was more than 1.1 billion minutes) episode 4 which was added to the charts is also the shortest season 3 episode clocking in at just over 30 minutes of running time. This is good enough for #5 on the general streaming charts and #3 on the original series charts. So how does this compare to season 2 and other Star Wars shows? Also, I attempt to arrive at an estimate for the actual viewership numbers in the US and worldwide by using dark science, but no cloning! Click through to find out more!
Episode 4 featured an Order 66 flashback with Ahmed Best as a Jedi
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We have a near-perfect Clone Trooper (Phase II Armor) figure now. What a shame it’s on a Disney Star Wars card, though. Don’t let that ruin anything for you. This figure is stellar. And we thought the last action figure we ever would need would be a new clone trooper! (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 Teeka (#405) and Glaucus (#406). 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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A little later than usual here is the review for The Mandalorian season 3 finale! I suppose the final episode made a few people feel a bit silly about overthinking things where no overthinking is required.
The finale was certainly lot of of fun, if endless action, blaster shootouts, throwing spaceships at people and heroes fighting baddies clad in all black with melee weapons and blasters is your kind of fun! Add a cute little space baby that can use the force and you can have a really good time with the finale! And I will certainly not spoil anything when I say that everyone gets a “happy for now” ending. The Mandalorian is not a drama with wild character twists… it is an updated version of your typical 1930s or 1940s (space or wild west) adventure serial.
Anyway… it’s time to discuss the season finale and to talk a bit about the season as a whole! So click here to read my spoiler review and let’s discuss The Mandalorian season 3 finale!
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Thanks to The Vintage Collection Admiral Piett action figure, we have a near-perfect Imperial Officer template. It’s so good that we can barely complain about it. (more….)
Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 14!
Tags: 3.75-inch Super-Articulated, Admiral Piett, Battle Of Endor, Firmus Piett, Hasbro, Imperial Commander, Imperial Officer, Kenner, Return Of The Jedi, Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary, Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi, The Vintage Collection
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Once again, Ollies is the place to find amazing deals if you are lucky enough to catch them. Along with a $9.99 The Black Series Saw Guerrera, here are a few others that David in South Carolina found at his local Ollies:
- Archives Series Chewbacca $9.99
- Black Series Ponda Baba $9.99 (These disappeared quickly)
- Black Series Dr. Evazan (sic) $9.99 (These are peg warmers)
- Walmart Exclusive TVC Leia (Endor) 50th for $4.99
- Mandalorian Retro Boba Fett (Morak) $4.99
- Mandalorian Retro The Armorer $4.99
Let us know what you are finding in your area!
Tags: Ollie's, Retro Collection, The Black Series [Phase IV], The Vintage Collection
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Mando Mania is coming to an end for now, but there are still more pre-orders! Click below to pre-order this week’s The Black Series and The Vintage Collection announcements!
The Vintage Collection
- R5-D4 (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
- Boba Fett (Tusken) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
The Black Series
- R5-D4 (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
Other Entertainment Earth pre-orders (10% off all in-stock orders, plus free shipping on orders over $59):
Tags: Boba Fett, Mando Mania, Pre-Orders, R5-D4, The Black Series [Phase IV], The Vintage Collection
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Lucasfilm revealed some new poster art today to celebrate the season finale of The Mandalorian. Click below to check it out!
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The Black Series [Phase IV] Senator Mon Mothma is a lovely release, but is it perfect? (more….)
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The official Mando Mania page for Week 8 is now live, and it looks like we also get R5-D4 in The Black Series line. Also pictured, but not mentioned is a new Mandalorian Commander character. No word yet if this is part of the official reveal. Head over to the official Mando Mania Week 8 page for the rest of today’s non-Hasbro reveals.
UPDATE: The official site pulled the picture of the Mandalorian Commander, so I guess we will see that reveal at a later date 
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There’s another exclusive reveal today from The Vintage Collection. Screenrant.com has the full details on the newly announced Boba Fett (Tusken). Head on over for more images!
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This week there’s another fan site reveal for Mando Mania: The Vintage Collection R5-D4. Check out the full details over at our friend’s Jedi News.
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Target gets the 6-inch Gamorrean Guard for an exclusive…. again. And it’s more money than five years ago! (more….)
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It’s time to look at another Seagate release. This recently announced hard drive features a lot of bells and whistles for an SSD Drive, but how does it look ‘in the wild’? We’ve unboxed it, installed it, and taken plenty of pictures. Click through to check out our full review and get our thoughts…
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