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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|

Finally Mini-Rigs Get Some Love!

Redbubble.com now has for sale their "Kennerverse - Collect them All!" merchandise.  This fantastic design depicts the old Kenner logo created out of silhouettes of vintage era Star Wars action figure vehicles and playsets.  The most frequently used silhouettes are those of Kenner's Mini-Rig line which consisted of original concept vehicles Kenner created for extra and cheaper play value for kids. To be the envy of all your friends, click pic to head to Redbubble and get your own (our T-shirts are on the way!).

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

Gold 5’s Report – Staying on Target with Upcoming Figure Releases

With convention season at hand and new product being found for the first time in months From 4-LOM to Zuckuss presents its newest section: Gold 5's Report. Gold 5's Report will provide a complete list of all upcoming Star Wars action figures releases here on From 4-LOM to Zuckuss (4LOMKUSS.COM) and on Facebook.com/4LOMKUSS we will help collectors to "stay on target" by providing store reports and useful toy hunting links and tips. Now we know from our experience with the Death Star trench that Gold 5 can't do it alone so we encourage our readers to join the squadron by sharing any store reports or recent findings you may have on our official Facebook page. Stay connected with From 4-LOM to Zuckuss over the next [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 12th, 2013|Categories: Gold 5's Report|

In 1996 Kenner Ships Ruled the Card Art Modeling World

Inspired by the latest episode of the Galaxy of Toys Podcast, 4LOMKUSS.COM tracked down a set of Topps' 1996 Shadows of the Empire card set.  This 90-card set was entirely painted by The Brothers Hildebrandt who were no strangers to Star Wars as they created the original A New Hope movie poster.  Topps has created many iconic card sets over the years but what makes this set special to us here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss, is it's obvious use of vintage Kenner vehicles.  One can tell by the detail and portions of these ships that the Hildebrandts for many of their cards used the action figure toys as reference.  Although by 1996 Kenner/Hasbro had alreadybegun making modern Star Wars toys, they had yet to [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 9th, 2013|Categories: Figure Art, Vintage|

Dave Filoni The New Toy Hunter!?!

On the June 21st episode of RebelForce Radio, host and mega fan Jimmy Mac sat down with supervising director of both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the in-production Star Wars Rebels, Dave Filoni.  During the interview Mac, being a Star Wars action figure aficionado, asked Filoni to elaborate on his brief video discussion with Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hildalgo about a certain vintage action figure vehicle.  The video was a behind the scenes look at the development of Rebels and in the video Filoni is seen holding a vintage TIE Fighter and saying to Hildalgo, “ten dollars”.  The Emmy winning director revealed to RFR that he had purchased the vehicle still in the box with its sticker sheets from an antique store for $10.  Not only [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 7th, 2013|Categories: Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, Vintage|

Hasbro at SDCC 2013

San Diego Comic-Con International has released their programming schedules for their upcoming convention and Friday, July 19th is what we have been waiting for.  Hasbro, Inc. will be holding their annual Star Wars toy panel from 1 pm to 2 pm on the 19th.  This panel is typically a great source for information and previews of upcoming action figure related toys.  SDCC's official description of the panel is as follows: "Members of the Hasbro brand and design team, including Derryl DePriest (VP, global brand marketing), Jeff Labovitz (director, global brand marketing), discuss the popular Hasbro StarWars and Angry Birds Star Wars line. Attendees will also get a sneak peek at upcoming action figures. Derryl, Jeff, and team will also host a Q&A for your burning StarWars action figure questions!" Now Hasbro usually puts on display [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 7th, 2013|Categories: SDCC|

Fan Club Mags’ July Action Figure Content!

Titan Magazines, publisher of the official Star Wars fan club magazines, features action figure content in both of their most recent releases.  In issue 142 (July 2013) of the Star Wars Insider an amazing action figure display is featured in their "Bantha Tracks" section.  The Leffrew family has artistically created a beautiful and playable Star Wars action figure display. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Magazine includes an offer for a free Star Wars action figure.  In issue 18 (July/August 2013) the offer states that with a year's subscription to the magazine for $26.99, you will receive a free Star Wars: The Clone Wars figure at a $9.99 value.  As only loose pics of TCW figures are pictured, it's unclear as to what TCW series these  figures will be [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 6th, 2013|Categories: Displays, Movie Heroes "Yoda", The Clone Wars|

Slave 1 – A Paint Job You’ll Pay 210% More For!

This week Amazon has put up for pre-sell two highly anticipated vehicles from The Vintage Collection; TIE Interceptor Vehicle and Slave 1 Boba Fett's Spaceship.  This marks Amazon's first foray into selling exclusive Star Wars Hasbro action figure toys.  Now after seeing the price tags attached to these sets, it lead us to wonder if the retail internet giant needs to seek advice from someone at Target or Toys 'R' Us in relation to their pricing schemes.  To make our point we have compared the price breakdown of The Rise of Boba Fett Slave 1 from a few years ago with its newest repaint incarnation in form of Amazon's The Vintage Collection Slave 1.   2010 - The Clone Wars: The Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Packs $110 pricetag -$8 [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 2nd, 2013|Categories: The Clone Wars, The Vintage Collection|

The Black Series to Debut Over the Pond!

UK website Jedi News has just announced their exclusive plans in partnership with Hasbro to Launch The Black Series.  This event is set to take place on July 19th, at a Toys 'R' Us in London and will also feature exclusive "First Day of Issue" cardbacks.  With no word of "First Day of Issue" cards being released anywhere else it appears that the very first figures released from The Black Series could very well end up being the rarest.  Now Hasbro has attempted "First Day of Issue" stickers before on The Legacy Collection and The Clone Wars series but however these were mass produced and eventually became pegwarmers.  The Black Series will have a significant advantage due to the exclusivity of this event and will [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 2nd, 2013|Categories: The Black Series, The Clone Wars, The Legacy Collection|
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