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2019 – A Year in Review of Star Wars Action Figures

For Star Wars action figure collectors, 2019 will be a year that will stand out and be talked about for years to come. The final year of this decade has been an unusual one in the world of figure collecting. It has provided us historic toys while also altering 40-year-old traditions and the combination of the two has us entering a new decade uncertain about the future of the hobby, especially when it comes to certain scales. We'll begin our year in review by the various figure scales Hasbro now supports. By the Numbers When it comes to the numbers, there were about 200 figures released throughout 2019 and as you can see 3 3/4" figures outnumbered the amount of 6" figures released. The breakdown [...]

By |2019-12-30T07:45:43-08:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: 12" Figures, Galaxy of Adventures, Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: Resistance, The 40th Anniversary Collection, The Black Series, The Mandalorian, The Rise of Skywalker, The Vintage Collection, The Vintage Collection 2|

Hasbro’s The Child (AKA Baby Yoda)

Today, Hasbro finally put up for pre-sale what many collectors have been patiently waiting for; a Baby Yoda in 6" scale. The Black Series will, in May of 2020, add "The Child" to the popular line. The figure will be priced like the Porg accessory set from The Last Jedi and therefore we are assuming it will be in a smaller package and not a part of the normal numbered line. In addition, Hasbro announced The Bounty Collection which includes a set of 2.2" cutesy versions of the breakout star from The Mandalorian, an electronic plush doll and a 6.5" figure (which appears to something separate from Hasbro's typical 12" Hero line of figures). One scale obviously missing from today's announcement at this moment was [...]

By |2019-12-12T23:46:07-08:00December 12th, 2019|Categories: The Black Series, The Mandalorian|Tags: |

“The Child” Pre-Sales Cometh

Our friends over at Disney have let us know that Baby Yoda aka "The Child" set to invade your homes in a number of ways in the foreseeable future and today shopDisney.com has pre-orders ready to go! While no pictures were given, we are happy to see Hasbro was not left behind and made reference to having a release in The Black Series and The Vintage Collection. Based on previous announcements, both releases are slated for Spring 2020 or later. Check out the press release and let us know which release you are most excited for! Fans of The Mandalorian and the new character, the Child, can pre-order brand new toys and plush starting today on shopDisney.com and through many retailers. Funko, Mattel and Buffalo Games are each taking [...]

By |2019-12-03T14:49:08-08:00December 3rd, 2019|Categories: The Mandalorian|

Playing “The Mandalorian” on Thanksgiving

Today is a day to give thanks and we are thankful for The Mandalorian and those who bring the show to life! As anyone who is active on social media or who likes to hang out at the watercooler on their breaks can tell you The Mandalorian is a huge hit not just with Star Wars fans but with viewing audiences overall. Reports have come out this week that the Disney+ show unseated (after 21 weeks) Stranger Things Season 3 as the most viewed streaming series. For those who have been watching the series, know that beyond Baby Yoda, there are numerous characters who collectors would love to see in plastic someday. While we wait for the first 3 3/4" figures from the show to drop [...]

By |2019-11-28T10:32:02-08:00November 28th, 2019|Categories: The Mandalorian|

Bestbuy’s 6″ Heavy Infantry Mandalorian

In an amazingly well-timed release by Hasbro, Bestbuy announced their next Mandalorian exclusive just a day after the character's screen debut. The latest 6" figure to join the slow buy steadily increasing line of figures based on the hit Disney+ series, is the Jon Favreau-voiced character in which Hasbro refers to as "Heavy Infantry Mandalorian." This character, based on Chapter 3's credits, is referred to Paz Vizla which is very close to one of Favreau's other famous characters from The Clone Wars series. In that series, he played a different aggressive blue-armored Mandalorian by the name of Pre Vizsla. The coincidence seems too uncanny not to be related. But regardless of the origin of the character, we are excited to be getting this version in [...]

By |2019-11-25T22:54:04-08:00November 25th, 2019|Categories: The Black Series, The Mandalorian|

Hasnotalent’s 3 3/4″ Blurrg = Happiness

This morning custom action figure designer @hasnotalent released a micro-run of his new 3 3/4" vintage-styled Blurrg creature. The beast which was limited to just 10 pieces sold out near instantly when it went up as a claim sale at 8 AM PST. This amazing digital sculpt not only includes a harness but an opening for an action figure to ride to replicate the technique Kenner used in the 70s and 80s. As the headline of this article states, this creature makes us very happy. Not only because we had the speed of a Jedi in claiming one this morning but we are huge fans of all things related to The Mandalorian and when it comes to the 3 3/4" line, the show has only [...]

By |2019-11-22T15:47:30-08:00November 22nd, 2019|Categories: The Mandalorian|Tags: |

The Sandcrawler Episode #85 – We Have Spoken

The Sandcrawler Podcast has dropped Episode #85 and its all about The Mandalorian (apologies to the rest of the world)! Tune in only once you have watched both Chapters 1 & 2 and then find out if any of our speculation about the series comes true this Friday when Chapter 3 debuts. Recorded on Sunday, November 17, 2019 IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE MANDALORIAN THEN HIT HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON AS WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ALL ASPECTS OF THE SHOW! Recorded on Life Day 2019 (it’s canon, deal with it) Jake Stevens joins us to talk about The Mandalorian, Rhode Island Comic Con, Maclunky, Disney Plus and the ongoing argument of crossing the streams by mixing different lines of Star [...]

By |2019-11-20T13:29:05-08:00November 20th, 2019|Categories: The Mandalorian, The Sandcrawler|

MCM London Comic Con 2019 Press Release

This past weekend Hasbro held a panel at not one but two European conventions. The first of which was MCM London Comic Con where they made several new reveals. Two Black Series figures from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, a single Vintage Collection figure (Cara Dune from The Mandalorian and not included below) and two roleplay items also based on The Mandalorian. Each of the figures included in the press release Hasbro provided us are now up for pre-sell at e-tailers such as Hasbro Pulse, Amazon, and Entertainment Earth. Now according to Hasbro Pulse, Zorii and the Knight of Ren will be available in March of 2020 and Dune is set to drop on April Fool's Day. Official press images can be found below. HASBRO STAR [...]

By |2019-10-28T22:38:50-07:00October 28th, 2019|Categories: The Black Series, The Mandalorian, The Rise of Skywalker, The Vintage Collection 2|Tags: |

A Triple #ForceFriday Reflection

This past weekend saw the release of the new merchandise for not only Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but also The Mandalorian and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. While the title implies this should have been the biggest celebration by three of Star Wars merchandise in years, in reality, it included none of the fanfare, bells nor whistles we’ve seen in the past four years of Disney-era Star Wars films. Unlike every major Star Wars film merchandise release date since 1999’s The Phantom Menace, there was no wide-spread midnight event taking place across the country or world. This is mostly due to the lack of Toys ‘R’ Us in the United States and fellow retailers like Target not having anyone to compete with for [...]

By |2019-10-08T00:13:28-07:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: Galaxy of Adventures, Skywalker Saga, The Black Series, The Mandalorian, The Rise of Skywalker, The Vintage Collection 2|

The Black Series Triple #ForceFriday Press Release

Thanks to Hasbro, we have received the following press release and images in preparation for October 4th’s Triple Force Friday merchandise release event for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian  and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BLACK SERIES STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN FORCE FX ELITE LIGHTSABER (HASBRO/Age: Adult/Approx. Retail Price: $299.99/Available: Fall 2019) Fans can imagine the biggest battles in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER with the STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN FORCE FX ELITE LIGHTSABER. The real metal hilt features design and deco based on KYLO REN’S iconic Lightsaber featured in STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, and STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. 80 LED lights and movie-inspired [...]

By |2019-09-28T08:03:40-07:00September 27th, 2019|Categories: The Black Series, The Mandalorian, The Rise of Skywalker|Tags: , |
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