Another figure for which exactly no one was clamoring to be updated, the Shock Trooper gets the superior articulation treatment.  Click through to see if you’ll be replacing that army that you just built in the past couple years.

Apparently Hasbro forgot that The Phantom Menace is horrible.  2012 is book ended with Episode I product.  One of the fall releases is Jar Jar Binks which hasn’t been updated since 1999.  Click through to see if the figure is worth the wait.

Bantha Skull reader DarthChuckMc informs us that he’s learned that the price of the K-Mart exclusive AT-ST Driver and Ewok 2-packs will be $14.99.  That’s a pretty sweet deal.  At that price I hope Hasbro had the foresight to pack the AT-ST drivers at a 2:1 ratio to the Ewoks because the army builders are going to FLY off the shelves.  Thanks to DarthChuckMc!

Update:  The UPC number is 653569779452

Just a reminder that series premiere of Toy Hunter (singular) airs on the Travel Chanel tonight at 10 Eastern / 9 Central. Set your DVRs accordingly.

Our friend over at Jedi Temple Archives have learned the SKU/UPC information for the Toy R Us exclusive Pilot and Ewok multi-packs. Click through to arm yourself with the information to locate these much anticipated sets.

You’re not going to want to hear this, but you’re probably going to want to buy yet another Sandtrooper.  It’s pretty sweet.  Click through to check it out.

It’s numerically last in this run of the Vintage Collection, but will it be first in your heats?  Click through to find out.

So what did you do Friday night?  Me I spent some time taking pictures of a toy.  I’m that cool.  So take advantage of my nerdish leanings and click through for some pictures of the new Bespin gown Princess Leia figure.

The following is quoted directly from Entertainment Earth’s wholesale distribution email which was forwarded to us via an anonymous source.

This is in reference to Wave 05 of 2012 which is Wave 16 overall (or simply the Emperor’s Royal Guard wave):

This is it, folks.  Barring an unforeseen and shocking revelation at Celebration 6, this is the last Vintage Collection wave for this incarnation of the Vintage Collection prior to the switch over to the Legacy Collection in 2013.  This wave is also heavily rumored to be available online only.  Last wave plus exclusive is a double whammy as far as availability goes, so the best advice is to order early and order often.  Click here to get yours.

So one rumor floating around a popular Star Wars forum is that Hasbro is going to release Cantina alcoves as part of a “Build-A-Cantina” concept similar to Build-A-Droid in the Legacy Collection.  Forum base rumors need to be taken with extreme grains of salt even when coming from somewhat established sources, but they’re fun to talk about nonetheless.  So could this really work?  Would it be possible for a toy company to take on such a venture without breaking the bank?  We think the answer is yes.  It is feasible.  Click through to read how we think this can be accomplished.

We’ve gotten A LOT of Galen Marek figures over the years.  Here’s one more.  Click through to check it out.

If you were of toy age in 1983, this figure should be an instant way back machine.  Click through to check out the unnamed Nikto skiff guard.

In today’s installment of “neat things you can look at on the internet, but don’t have a prayer of buying in a store”, we bring you the Old Republic bounty hunter, Shae Vizla.  She’s really cool, so you’d better click through to check out the figure because unless you’re willing to shell out for an entire case and eat a bunch of extra figures, this is the only way you get to look at one.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  One luxury of having the boys at Jedi Temple Archives down the coast is that I can just wait for them to report on the Philly area and wait a day or two for it to hit the Bay State.  Via the DPCI number 087-06-1172 at $24.99 each: