And now we add the inaugural figure from the Massively Multiplayer Online game, The Old Republic.  Click through to check out some photos of the much anticipated Sith, Darth Malgus.

With the 93rd figure of the 2012 Vintage Collection, the Pawtucket Hasbros select Darth Vader in Episode IV armor.  And with that, we finally get a Vintage Collection Darth Vader on a “Star Wars” card.  Click through to check it out.

Is the third time a charm for the Imperial Navy Commander (also know as Death Star Trooper)?  You’ll have to click through to find out.

Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are starting a grass roots collector movement to try to rescue the situation many of us are facing at brick and mortar retail with respect to the Vintage Collection.

Click through to see how you can participate.  This comes as interesting timing for us as we’ve had two forum members declare “no mas” when it comes to collecting in part due to this exact issue.

If a lack of articulation is your thing, boy are you in luck.  Entertainment Earth has wave 2 of the Battle Packs in stock.  These are the ones with nicely sculpted figures with 1995 articulation.  If you’re the “stick ‘em on a shelf” kind of collector, these might be ideal for you.  Click through to check them out.

Big Bad Toy Store has wave 6 (officially wave 3) up for pre-order.  This is also known as the “Grand Moff Tarkin” wave.  Here are the new figures in this assortment:

1x Clone Pilot Davijaan “Odd Ball”
1x Grand Moff Tarkin
1x Nikto Skiff Guard
1x TFU II Galen Marek
1x SW:TOR Female Bounty Hunter (Shae Vizla)

And as promised, it also includes:

1x Darth Malgus

So if you miss out on him from wave 3, don’t worry.  He’s coming back (and coming back soon!).

Forum member BosskMR scored wave 2.5 (sometimes referred to as wave 5) at a Walmart in central Massachusetts today.  This is the wave with 4/5 of the Dr. Evazan wave (minus the 501st) plus many difficult to find 2010/11 carry forwards like the Gamorrean Guard and Bespin Han Solo on slightly different card backs.  This may be more circumstantial evidence of our earlier report that the assortment of wave 2 (aka wave 3 the Malgus wave) may be in shorter supply.

You can see the exact contents of wave 2.5 by clicking this link to Big Bad Toy Store.

Here we have one of those odd main character figures that Hasbro seems to have ignored (or improperly executed) for too long. Can Hasbro finally put Luke Skywalker (Hoth Outfit) to rest?  Well almost.  Click through to find out why.

As reported by Yakface.com, the code QVNLFNS will get you 10% off and free shipping on orders over $25 at Hasbro Toy Shop

Click through to check out their wares. One item that may pique your interest is the Deleted Scene wave case.

We’ve received word that wave 3 (officially wave 2) otherwise know as the “Malgus wave” may end up being shorted.  Don’t let this be cause for alarm.  No need to succumb to Ebay prices.  At least four of the five figures in the wave appear to be slated for re-release later in the year, so like a pair of Jedi trapped in a ray shield, patience.

Three of the figures (Vader, Hoth Luke and CW Anakin) will be released in the very next case show here at Big Bad Toy Store.

Unfortunately for many of us, the Malgus and Imperial Navy Commander figures are the most in-demand out of the five, and we’ll have to wait a bit longer.  Darth Malgus appears to be slated for the July Grand Moff Tarkin case:

1x 49687 Luke Skywalker (Jedi Origin, Episode VI Deleted Scene)
1x 37508 Darth Vader (Episode IV)
1x 37511 Luke Skywalker (Hoth, Episode V)
1x 37513 Darth Malgus (The Old Republic)
1x 98692 Rebel Pilot Wedge (Episode VI)
1x 98534 Bariss Offee (Episode II)
1x 98536 Bom Vimdin (Episode IV)
1x 37514 Clone Pilot Davijaan (Episode III)
1x 37516 Grand Moff Tarkin (Episode IV)
1x 37517 Nikto Skiff Guard (Episode VI)
1x 37518 Galen Marek (The Force Unleashed II)
1x 37519 Female Bounty Hunter (The Old Republic)

There are rumored fall cases that include the Imperial Navy Commander, so hopefully that will work out as well.

The good dudes over at Jedi Temple Archives have announced that wave 2 (3rd wave of 2012) has hit the Philippines meaning it won’t be too long before it starts showing up on US shores.  They even have a preview pic of the wave carded, so head on over to check it out.

This news is personally bitter sweet to me.  Between left over wave 1 Phantom Menace figures and a glut of AOTC wave returns from the $5 sales at discount stores, my local Target stores don’t have a lot of peg room for the only 5 new figures in this case.  Plus the moronic case assortment carries forward seven totally unnecessary wave 1 figures which will only further gum up the retail pipeline.

Hasbro, honestly did you learn NOTHING from 2011?  Start up your Q&A’s again so you can be held accountable for this.  Would combing wave 1.5 and 2 into a single case assortment so we could have 10 new figures to 2 carry forwards have made too much sense?  This really is pathetic on your part.  STOP STICKING STORES WITH MORE INVENTORY THEY CAN’T SELL THROUGH ALREADY JUST SO THEY CAN GET 5 FIGURES THAT WILL SELL OUT IN UNDER THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF BEING PLACED ON THE PEGS.

Itching to see carded pics of Grand Moff Tarking, the Nikto Skiff Guard, Galen Marek and the debut figure of Shae Vizla?  Well head on over to Sandtroopers.com to check them out.  Considering Hasbro is forging forward with asinine case assortments, this may be your only chance at seeing them.

POTF2.com has pics of the heretofore unannounced Yavin Pilots and Ewok multi-packs.  Click over to give them a look.

He does it again.  Volkerc of Star Wars Figuren has another scoop for you too peep.  Here is the first ever carded pic (to my knowledge) of Odd Ball.  Mesa like.  Click on over to check it out.

Big Bad Toy Store has waves 2 (Luke Hoth / Malgus), 2.2 (Dr. Evazan / Aayla Secura) and 2.5 (mixed wave with hard to find 2010/11 revisits - Gamorrean Guard) available for pre-order.  Head on over to reserve yours.  This has been a rough go a retail for many of us, so why risk it? Guarantee yourself a shot at these awesome figures.