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Tusken Toy Raiders, Our Newest Section!

From 4-LOM to Zuckuss presents our newest section Tusken Toy Raiders.  Our goal is to show off cool and unique toy shores which feature Star Wars action figures which fellow collectors might enjoy exploring for themselves someday. We travel the galaxy quite a bit but we are just one droid and one alien so this section is calling upon our readers for help.  To learn how you can become a Tusken Toy Raider and feature a cool toy shop you know of here, check out our newest section found at the top of page!

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00August 10th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

Reviewer Reminisces Star Wars Figure Impact Via Sansweet

New York Times book reviewer Andrew Ervin lovingly praises mega collector Steve Sansweet's newest action figure book.  In an article published at Salon.com, Ervin gushes over the former Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Fan Relations director's book Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection.  Sansweet who is now president and CEO of Rancho Obi-Wan, a Star Wars museum/collection, has produced numerous incredible books over the years but his most recent is a must have for any Star Wars action figure collector or fan. Ervin confesses to Star Wars toys having a huge impact on his life and give his outlook for the future of the hobby. To read the article click here. To purchase the book (which was a complete labor of love for not only Sansweet but other [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00August 7th, 2013|Categories: Collecting Resources, Nostalgia|

Hasbro Cardbacks – 10 Styles and Counting

    As new product has finally begun to reach store shelves, collectors are seeing two new styles of Star Wars action figure cardbacks.  In celebration of the release of The Black Series and Saga Legends series, From 4-LOM to Zuckuss is taking you on a brief look back at the different cardback styles of yesterday and today. 1)      “Classic” Style The “classic” style of cardback (established in 1978) set the standard for Star Wars action figure cardbacks with its rectangle 9” x 6” shape.  This is the only style of cardback that does not feature a J-hook type hanger but instead an isolated peg hole.  This is the most widely used and most popular style of cardback. Series to feature this style: Star Wars, The Empire [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00August 6th, 2013|Categories: Droids, Episode 1, Movie Heroes "Yoda", Saga Legends, Shadows of the Empire, The Black Series, The Clone Wars, The Legacy Collection, The Vintage Collection, Vintage|

“Coining a Galaxy” An Invaluable Resource

Collectors James Gallo and Mark Salotti have put together one of the most comprehensive and beautiful resources for vintage collectors.  "Coining a Galaxy - A Guide to Kenner's Star Wars Coins" has everything you ever needed to know about the vintage collector coins and also the Millennium Minted coins from the early POTF2 series.  This book, published in 2012, profiles not only the coins released with The Power of the Force, Ewoks and Droids series but each mail-away, prototype and concept Kenner was panning for their post 1985 series.  Having a very limited print run of 500, only about 100 are still available according to author Gallo. To get your copy before they are gone head to www.coiningagalaxy.com to check out sample pages and to place an [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 30th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

Hasbro’s CEII Panel & Time Differences

Just a friendly reminder that there is a significant time difference between the US and Germany, therefore Hasbro's Celebration Europe II panel will be taking place in the middle of the night for us in the States.  According to the Starwarscelebration.eu's "My Show Planner" the panel is set for July 28th at 10:30 AM.  For those on Pacific Time that would be 1:30 AM and for those on the East Coast it would be 4:30 AM on the 28th. The following is the official description of the panel: Join members of the Hasbro brand and design team including Jeff Labovitz (Director, Global Brand Marketing, Hasbro) and more as they discuss the popular Hasbro Star Wars and Angry Birds Star Wars line. Attendees will also get a [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 25th, 2013|Categories: Mission Series, Saga Legends, The Black Series|

Wicket Spoiled by Skywalker Himself

Anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing Warwick Davis present at a con or has read lots of Star Wars interviews has most likely heard this story before.  Davis reflecting on his first few days on the set filming Return of the Jedi is a great little story and reminds us of what a class act Mark Hamill is. This snippet is from issue 143 (Aug/Sept '13) of Star Wars Insider which is guest edited by Wicket himself.  Its funny to think that Davis has been in more Star Wars productions than Hamill but here's our wish that we will be seeing both in film and plastic form again in the future.

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 25th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

The Creation Motivation for Saga Legends Figures

Arnie, host of Star Wars Action News Podcast, was able to get some great insight as to why Hasbro has begun making less articulated Star Wars action figures.  The super-collector and his fellow collector and wife Marjorie attended last week's San Diego Comic-Con and spoke directly to Hasbro's action figure team.  In the interview with Derryl DePriest (Vice President of Global Brand Management at Hasbro, Inc. and also fellow action figure collector) reveals why at this point in time Hasbro choose to make the 6 inch TBS figures and if this would cut into the amount of 3 3/4" figures that Hasbro can now release.  Another bit of good news was the confirmation that the next waves of The Black Series, Saga Legends and Mission Series [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 23rd, 2013|Categories: Mission Series, Saga Legends, SDCC, The Black Series|

SDCC ’13 In-Depth Hasbro Review

San Diego Comic-Con 2013 has now come to a close and we here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss are taking a look at what we learned.  Hasbro’s Star Wars panel this year consisted of equal parts revelations and confirmations.  And as expected due the close scheduling of Celebration Europe 2 left some questions unanswered.  Friday’s hour long panel began with the first thirty minutes devoted to Angry Birds merchandise leaving only about 25 minutes for the multiple action figure lines.  Confirmations In the weeks leading up to SDCC multiple items were previewed/revealed by various sites online such as Flyguy.net and Starwarsfiguren.com.  Most of these items were confirmed by Hasbro in their presentation.  The following items were officially announced: X-Wing Fighter This The Vintage Collection vehicle [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 22nd, 2013|Categories: Droid Factory Legacy Collection, Mission Series, Saga Legends, SDCC, The Black Series, The Clone Wars, The Vintage Collection|

The Lost Figures of Hasbro SDCC 2012

As we impatiently wait for this Friday’s San Diego Comic-Con Hasbro Star Wars panel we thought we would take a moment to look back at last year’s SDCC panel. In 2012, Hasbro announced the return of the Build-a-Droid concept in their new Droid Factory Legacy Collection. This series was to feature two (2) Build-a-Droids per wave and the first two waves were announced.  Now we all know that these plans did not stay in place due to a handful of factors: change in guard at Lucasfilm, cancellation of Episodes II and III in 3-D, over-produced Episode I 3-D products filling the shelves, retailers not ordering new product and so on.  These factors led to new figures being released exclusively outside of the US, some exclusively [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 17th, 2013|Categories: Droid Factory Legacy Collection, SDCC, The Black Series|

Vintage Works of Art

Swedish artist Mats Gunnarsson continues to amaze with his life-like oil paintings.  Now what makes his art extra awesome is that his favorite source of inspiration is Kenner's vintage Star Wars action figure line.  According to his website, Gunnarsson has been drawing his action figures since he was a child and now makes it so you can own some of his art that's been 34-years in the making.  Not only are you able to purchase these fantastic vintage works of art directly from the artist himself but they come shipped in classic looking frames and ready to hang next to your collection of carded figures on the wall. Click the pic to check out his other works or to inquire about a purchase.

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 14th, 2013|Categories: Figure Art, Vintage|
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