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Toy Fair 2019 Coverage

This weekend, Toy Fair New York kicks off its annual tradition of previewing, debuting and announcing new toys to be released throughout the year. "Toy Fair is THE can't-miss event for tapping into the $27B U.S. domestic toy market", and this weekend will be full of panels from every major toy manufacturer looking to get a piece of that billion dollar pie. On Saturday, February 16th Hasbro will hold their Hasbro’s 2019 Entertainment Brand Preview Event, powered by Hasbro Pulse. They will be providing, "a first look at the product from Hasbro’s Franchise and Licensed Brands including Transformers, Power Rangers and many more". Now, this panel is a not-to-be-missed event when it kicks off at 1:30 PM EST as Hasbro typically has announced major initiatives such as their HasLab or 40th [...]

By |2019-02-18T22:05:58-08:00February 16th, 2019|Categories: Toy Fair|Tags: |

Star Wars Lightsaber Academy – Press Release

Hasbro has provided us with an official press release and images of their new Star Wars Lightsaber Academy line. STAR WARS LIGHTSABER ACADEMY FALL 2019 STAR WARS LIGHTSABER ACADEMY (HASBRO/Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/Available: Fall 2019) Train to become a lightsaber master with the STAR WARS LIGHTSABER ACADEMY Interactive Training System! Download the official Lightsaber Academy App, choose from one of five of the best Masters in the galaxy, and begin your journey to become a lightsaber expert! Learn official STAR WARS moves and train and battle with one of 5 legendary Jedi or Sith Masters! Loaded with Smart-Hilt™ technology, your lightsaber connects via Bluetooth and tracks your motion to evaluate and score your moves. The Smart-Hilt™ will track your progress and help you [...]

By |2019-02-16T08:46:06-08:00February 15th, 2019|Categories: Toy Fair|

Behind the Scenes Video on Hasbro’s Photo Real

Insider has an inside look at "How Hasbro Makes Action Figures Look Just Like Movie Stars." This gives us a look at how the artists create the new lifelike face sculpts for Hasbro's Marvel Legends and Star Wars: The Black Series lines. It is interesting that they choose to reference a 1995 Power of the Force figure for their comparison figure. That figure is almost 25 years old! They also do not mention in the video that this process is also used in The Vintage Collection 3 3/4" line but nonetheless, it is a fascinating look at who Hasbro has achieved the Photo Real process.

By |2019-02-14T07:48:45-08:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: The Black Series|Tags: , |

Sillof’s Wes Anderson Star Wars

For years now James Follis, AKA Sillof, has created custom Star Wars action figures done in different genres of film and fantasy. His latest set comes at the request of actor and proud nerd, Patton Oswalt who requested a Wes Anderson take on the galaxy far, far away. Sillof elevated his game in the debut of this set by not only creating backgrounds and sets but releasing a brilliant Wes Anderson style video to showcase his work. For more of Sillof's genius work, make sure to check out his website and subscribe to his channel.

By |2019-02-13T08:23:13-08:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: Customs|Tags: , , |

GALAXY OF TOYS Episode 75: The Last 17 (Part 2)

Jason Luttrull and the hosts are back with another Kenner-themed episode in Galaxy of Toys' now six-year journey in revisiting the vintage Star Wars action figure line wave-by-wave. Tune in as Ryan Beise (MrByZ's Toy Reviews), Matthew Fox (This Week In Star Wars), and Jake Stevens (From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com) are joined by the return of Tom Berges (IGrewUpStarWars.com) to riff on each figure from this last, last wave of movie figures from Kenner before they turned their attention to animated series figures. You can follow along with each figure at JediBuisness.com and as always, let us know what you think of the show on the official Facebook page. About Galaxy of Toys Podcast Galaxy of Toys Podcast is a discussion about Star Wars toys from the past, present, and future. [...]

By |2019-02-12T13:46:22-08:00February 12th, 2019|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Vintage|

Galaxy of Adventures Wave 3 Press Release

Hasbro has followed up Starwars.com's announcement about the third wave of Galaxy of Adventures figures coming this spring with an official press release. The announcement of Wave 3 came the same day as the latest episode was released online which features Princess Leia. The Hoth Leia figure from Wave 2 (which is now in stores) and is seen in this clip is not in every Wave 2 assortment so finding her may be a bit of a challenge. STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES Figure and Mini Comic Assortment (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Spring 2019) STAR WARS fans new and old can discover the exciting action from the STAR WARS saga with STAR WARS GALAXY OF ADVENTURES figures! Learn about the characters from the STAR WARS movies and read the included mini comic or [...]

By |2019-02-12T11:21:33-08:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Galaxy of Adventures|

More Galaxy of Adventures Figures On The Way

Today, Starwars.com provided a preview of the next round of Galaxy of Adventures figures. Hasbro will be showing off these figures at New York Toy Fair next week and most likely providing more information about this wave that is set to for release this Spring. It's nice to see the prequels receive some attention in this line, especially as this is an anniversary year for the Saga. It should be noted that all of these figures appear to be direct reissues of past 5POA releases. The following is Starwars.com's description and images of the upcoming wave: The next wave in Hasbro’s Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures action figure line will introduce the next generation to even more of the saga’s heroes and villains, including Rey and Kylo [...]

By |2019-02-08T09:59:39-08:00February 8th, 2019|Categories: Galaxy of Adventures|
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