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New Collecting Resource Checklist – Large Scale Action Figures

Courtsey of Jason Luttrull In 1978, Kenner not only released one of the most impactful toy lines of the century with their 3 3/4" line of action figures, but also released a small line of Large Scale Action Figures which appealed to the collectors of yesteryear who grew up collecting 12" GI Joe figures. The Star Wars line featured 11 characters with the Droids both showing up as JC Penney exclusives in '78 before being released everywhere in '79.  Most international affiliates of Kenner who created product typically released identical toys with the exception of Lily Ledy.  Not only did they release all new sculpts of each character but they also offered an Artoo that was simply an enlargement of the original 3 3/4" Artoo and [...]

By |2016-03-24T16:31:37-07:00March 24th, 2016|Categories: 12" Figures, Vintage|Tags: |

TOY RUN Episode 2: Unboxing Chris Pirillo’s Love for Star Wars

TOY RUN: The Star Wars Action Figure Cast is back with their sophomore episode. In this episode, they chat with Chris Pirillo about collecting Star Wars action figures as a child and his live gig of unboxing the Hasbro Battle Action Millennium Falcon on #ForceFriday. The show is hosted by Criz Bee from JediBusiness.com and Jake Stevens from From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com who collectively have more than four decades of Hasbro Star Wars figure collecting experience as well as fond childhood memories of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s playing with Kenner action figures. Toy Run is hosted on the Galaxy of Toys Podcast feed which can be found on iTunes, Stitcher, The Zune Network and Podbean. In this episode, Criz Bee and Jake chat with Youtube personality and [...]

By |2016-03-18T07:59:27-07:00March 17th, 2016|Categories: Toy Run|Tags: , |

Happy St. Paddy’s Day from Endor

Top ‘o the day to ya and remember, “When you care to send the very best, say it with Star Wars action figures!” For more Holiday Greetings from your friends at From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com. Until next time, May the Figures be with you!

By |2016-03-17T21:34:27-07:00March 17th, 2016|Categories: Holiday, Return of the Jedi, Vintage|

Galaxy of Toys Episode 55 Kenner’s Final Empire Figures

In this month's episode, the hosts return to their vintage roots and take a look at close look at the final wave of figures Kenner released in their Empire Strikes Back line. To hear what the gents think about these final figs make sure to tune into Episode 55. Also in Galaxy of Toys related news, the show has been nominated as a finalist for a Star Wars Podcast Award.  Thank you for the votes and don't forget to cast a final vote for your favorite Star Wars Collecting Podcast at www.starwarspodcastawards.com! For a full list of Galaxy of Toys shows and episodes click the link below.

By |2016-03-15T12:45:47-07:00March 15th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, The Empire Strikes Back, Vintage|Tags: |

Announcing TOY RUN: The Star Wars Action Figure Cast!

Attention all Star Wars action figure collectors! JediBusiness.com and From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com have teamed up to bring you a podcast devoted solely to Star Wars action figures. Toy Run: The Star Wars Action Figure Cast is hosted and produced by Criz Bee and Jake Stevens who collectively have more than four decades of Hasbro Star Wars figure collecting experience as well as fond childhood memories of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s playing with Kenner action figures. Toy Run will be hosted on the same feed as the Galaxy of Toys Podcast, a show in which they also co-host and can be found on iTunes, Stitcher, The Zune Network and Podbean. The show, which is also an extension of the host’s websites, will cover news about [...]

By |2016-03-08T12:37:19-08:00March 8th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, The Force Awakens, Toy Run, Vintage|

Take Your Hasbro Action Figure to Work Day!

Tomorrow, March 4th, is the 3rd annual Take Your Action Figure to Work Day and Hasbro wants to celebrate the day with you!  If you are interested in sharing your hobby with your coworkers Hasbro wants to hear from you. Here are the details Hasbro has provided us on how you can be featured on their social media sites: We’re excited to celebrate the third annual Take Your Action Figure to Work Day tomorrow, 3/4 and wanted to make sure the holiday was on your radar! We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a Hasbro fan and to invite you to share a photo with your favorite Hasbro action figure at work for the chance to be featured on Hasbro’s [...]

By |2016-03-03T22:06:57-08:00March 3rd, 2016|Categories: Holiday|Tags: |

Star Wars Collectors Galaxy Podcast Ep. 9 – Jake Stevens

This week the Star Wars Collectors Galaxy podcast invited Jake Stevens onto the show to chat about collecting Star Wars action figures. In this episode Jake and host Justin Seeley discuss the naming of From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com, recent figure releases, thoughts about Toy Fair 2016 and a handful of other collecting topics. If you haven't checked out Justin's new show we highly suggest you do. His passion for collecting Star Wars figures blends perfectly with his great guests (present company excluded) make for one professionally produced podcast. As regular listens know, each show is filled with news and knowledge about the hobby, and because of this we have added this great resource to our Surfing the Holonet online resources page which can be found under Collecting Resources. To listen to the [...]

By |2016-03-01T22:04:16-08:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Toy Fair, Vintage|Tags: , |

How to Make New TFA Han Solo Figures

If you are anything like us we are extremely impatient for more figures of Original Trilogy characters that appeared in The Force Awakens (ahem Luke). Well with a little seed planted courtesy one of our favorite customizers, Colin Hobbs, we quickly jumped on the opportunity to do it ourselves. Whether it was intentional or coincidence, the good folks over at Hasbro made the new Han Solo figure's jacket removable. Now what's great about this is this allows anyone who owns the Han Solo (Echo Base Outfit) from 2010's The Vintage Collection to create a few new The Force Awakens versions of the late smuggler. The browns of the jackets are a near match thus making a simple jacket switch invaluable to those seeking to add to their [...]

By |2016-02-27T09:42:55-08:00February 27th, 2016|Categories: The Black Series, The Force Awakens, The Vintage Collection|Tags: |

RetroBlasting’s Latest Star Wars Folly

RetroBlasting is back with another Star Wars Folly video based on the vintage Kenner action figure line. In this episode, Michael takes a critical look at many of the line's "useless other appendage." And once again, our own Jake Stevens makes a guest appearance and to offer a few thoughts on the topic. Also appearing in this episode is our good friend and co-host Tom Berges from IGrewUpStarWars.com and Galaxy of Toys Podcast. To see more Star Wars action figure-themed videos, including both follies and restoration guides, by RetroBlasting head to our Featured Sections page entitled Retroblasting: The Star Wars Episodes. And of course, make sure to subscribe to RetroBlasting's YouTube channel and check out their other great videos on many of the lines children of the 80's grew-up with.

By |2016-02-26T15:51:06-08:00February 26th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|

Galaxy of Toys – Semi-Finalist for a Star Wars Podcast Award

We are happy to announce that the Galaxy of Toy Podcast has been selected as a Semi-Final nominee for a Star Wars Podcast Award. The show, which is hosted by creator Jason Lutrull and co-hosted by Tom Berges from IGrewUpStarWars.com, Criz Bee from Jedibusiness.com, Ryan Beise from Star Wars: Collecting Cosmos Podcast and our very own Jake Stevens, has been nominated in the Collecting category. The show is in great company and if you would like to cast a vote the details are as follows: The voting is now open for Collecting or Gaming Podcast! These nominees are gathered from fan nominations for podcasts that focus on collecting or gaming. The top five most popular votes will be organized into a finalists group. Submit your top five choices for the Semi-Final Nominees by [...]

By |2016-02-24T13:00:50-08:00February 24th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|Tags: |
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