Is it me or did this one slip under the radar at SDCC? Mattel announced that in addition to the character cars, they will be releasing starhips and playsets.
See amazing Star Wars™-inspired Hot Wheels® character cars and a world of replica diecast starships and playsets.
You can see photos of the starships and the Hoth playset at Sir Steve’s Guide. The “click through” link will bring you to Mattel.com for the press release.
It’s clear from the chatter in our forums that the Imperial Troop Transport is the darling of this year’s San Diego Comic Con in our community. With the renewed interest in this classic vehicle, I wanted to spotlight that the excellent documentary Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys
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Lego sets based on the upcoming Rebels animated series are hitting Toys R Us stores. Click through for the details.
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Together with our friends at Jedi Temple Archives, we have the DPCI and pricing for the Imperial Shadow Squad. Click through for the details.
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Slowly but surely getting these published. Here’s our 6” line photos from the SDCC floor.
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Sideshow releases a two-pack of 501st clones. What’s not to like?
For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of SSC - Echo and Fives - Phase I
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The god(ess) of war continues to deliver. Ares has provided photos of the Sideshow booth from San Diego Comic Con.
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Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives have posted their San Diego Comic Con Q&A with Hasbro. My frequent refrain of the line quitting me before I quit it is becoming more true with each collector event.
The god of war was kind enough cover the SDCC floor for us and she has submitted the following Black Series 3.75” line pics.
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The highly anticipated Phineas & Ferb Star Wars special airs on the Disney Channel tonight at 9 PM Eastern and Pacific. People in other time zones can get bent. Set your DVRs.
The official Hasbro press images are here. Click through for the gallery.
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The official site has uploaded the hi-res images from the Hasbro presentation. Hasbro please don’t muck up these figures with shoddy quality. The hand painted samples looks pretty decent.
If you were following the Hasbro presentation live blog at our friends Jedi Temple Archives, you know it was another fizzle for the 3.75” line. The 6” line has some hits with an Emperor, Bossk, Hoth Han, Tauntaun, Hoth Luke and Wampa all announced, but there was nothing new revealed for the smaller scale. Hopefully the booth will hold more reveals for the smaller scale.
One note is that the Chewbacca that we reported will be coming in the fall is Episode IV based (Yavin ceremony). We made an assumption that it would be the Boushh’s prisoner version of Chewbacca.
The DVD of Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys is now available for order on Amazon. This documentary explores the groundbreaking and breathtaking world of Star Wars toys. Through interviews with former Kenner employees, experts, authors, and collectors, it looks at the toys’ history, their influence, and the fond and fervent feelings they elicit today. As I said when the first trailer hit, if this doesn’t hit your right at home, you’re on the wrong web site.
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There is a 13 minute preview of the documentary on the Plastic Galaxy website.
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