Galaxy of Toys Episode 56 – Getting the Troops Back Together

Jason and the gang are back to talk about where all the Hasbro Star Wars action figures are!  There's chat about both upcoming Celebrations as well as what each host will be collecting until September's next ForceFriday. After a lengthy break the whole Galaxy of Toys crew is back together.  This time joined by Mike MacDonald from www.MikeTarkin.com. We talk about what we've been up to, upcoming Star Wars Celebrations and we ask the big question; where are the figures?  All this and more on Episode 56 of Galaxy of Toys Podcast. Make sure to check out Mike's collection, articles and guest appearances (From4-LOMtoZuckuss included) over at MikeTarkin.com. ____________________________________________________________________________ About Galaxy of Toys Podcast Galaxy of Toys Podcast is a discussion about Star Wars toys [...]

By |2016-06-08T22:02:42-07:00June 8th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Star Wars Celebration, The Black Series, The Force Awakens|Tags: |

Celebration Anaheim Memory Photo Album

One year ago this weekend 10s of 1,00os of Star Wars fans flocked to the Anaheim convention center for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. The official Lucasfilm/Disney convention played host to loads of Star Wars celebrities, movie and animated debuts, merchandise vendors and panels on every aspect of fandom. From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com was there as a member of the Star Wars press and co-host on the Podcast Stage. With the next Celebration still a few months away in London, we thought we'd relive some of the highlights from the biggest Star Wars Celebration to date! We packed our bags and headed from Seattle to Anahiem after work on Wednesday.   We brought along plenty of swag including a few different buttons.   Jedi [...]

By |2016-04-16T19:10:26-07:00April 16th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Rebels, The Force Awakens|

Your Star Wars Guide to Emerald City Comicon 2016

Welcome to our third annual Your Star Wars Guide to Emerald City Comicon! Our goal here is to set you up for having the most Star Wars-infused Seattle con experience possible! As ECCC has grown both in size and popularity (it’s completely sold out as of this writing) it can be easy to become overwhelmed and miss out on all the Star Wars fun the con has to offer. Well, that is where From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com comes in, to help you Star Warsify your trip to the Emerald City’s largest convention. This year Jake Stevens has joined his Galaxy of Toys Podcast co-host and fellow Seattle Area Lucasfilm Collectors Club (SARLACC) member Ryan Beise to host a panel all about the various scales of Star Wars action [...]

By |2016-04-04T10:38:41-07:00April 4th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|Tags: , , |

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|

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: |

Galaxy of Toys on Toy Fair 2016

The guys over at Galaxy of Toys Podcast are back from Mid-Winter break with a discussion about Toy Fair 2016. Episode 54 focuses on what Hasbro revealed and had on display at the annual toy show. Also released this week was a new episode of Star Wars: Collecting Cosmos. The topic for the show based around collecting Star Wars miscelania is collectibles from The Force Awakens. And finally, this week The Star Wars Collectors Archive put out an article entitled "Intergalactic Talking Heads: A Vintage Collector's Review of Star Wars Collecting Podcasts" in which Galaxy of Toys was included. Galaxy of Toys Podcast is “a discussion about Star Wars toys vintage to modern,” and is hosted by Jason Luttrull along with Tom Berges, Ryan Beise, Chris “Criz [...]

By |2016-02-20T09:03:22-08:00February 20th, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Toy Fair, Vintage|Tags: |

“Almost There” with Galaxy of Toys

The hosts of Galaxy of Toys Podcast get together to discuss leaked figure photos, cease and desist orders and all things The Force Awakens related! Check out Episode 52 (which is spoiler free) while waiting for this real show to begin later this week! For a full list of Galaxy of Toys Podcast episodes. Until the Force awakens in us all, May the Figures be with you!

By |2015-12-14T22:58:57-08:00December 14th, 2015|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|

Your Force Friday Hasbro Checklist is Here!

We have teamed up with JediBusiness.com and Galaxy of Toys Podcast to bring you the most up-to-date Hasbro checklist for use during tonight's Midnight Madness. To download your copy for Force Friday click the link below! ForceFriday Hasbro Checklist Also don't forget Seattleites; Jake from From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com will be appearing at the Tukwilia, Washington Toys ‘R’ Us where he will be providing physical copies of the #ForceFriday checklist for all in attendance. Joining him will be Criz Bee from JediBuisness.com, Tom Berges fromIGrewUpStarWars.com, Jason from Galaxy of Toys Podcast, Ryan Beise from Star Wars Collecting Cosmos, Gus Lopez from The Star Wars Collectors Archive, Amy Sjoberg from the Ewok Builders Club, YouTube's Star Geek and Paul from the Forcecast. We'll be there following fellow Seattleite and Star Wars [...]

By |2015-09-03T08:57:14-07:00September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Checklists, Galaxy of Toys, The Force Awakens|Tags: , |

#ForceFriday Preview on Galaxy of Toys

The hosts Galaxy of Toys Podcast discuss the numerous leaked products from The Force Awakens as well as the product catalog that made the rounds on social media last week. If you would like to follow along at home, you can see the all the photos mentioned in the show by clicking on the pic below courtesy of Jedibuisness.com. Also a reminder that the whole gang will be appearing a Toys 'R' Us in Tukwilia, Washington for #ForceFriday. You can get more details here and over at JediBusiness.com! Until #ForceFriday, May the Figures be with you!  

By |2015-08-29T00:23:56-07:00August 29th, 2015|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, The Force Awakens|Tags: |
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