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Kenner Cameos Present: The F-LER & The YT-XC

Welcome to our newest feature where we will be spotlighting original Kenner (and Hasbro) designs and concepts that have appeared in other forms of media outside of the action figure line. Over the next few months we'll be looking at cameos in comic books, trading cards, novels, television shows, reference guides and much more. To kick-off our inaugural "Kenner Cameo" we are giving you a two-for-one; a Kenner and a Hasbro Cameo from the same source. The Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual (Haynes) by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas gives you a detailed in-universe look at the famous Modified YT-1300 Corellian Freighter. From floor plans to fuel systems, quad laser cannons to escape pods this book leaves no Falcon stone uncovered. To find [...]

By |2015-01-22T23:13:57-08:00January 23rd, 2015|Categories: The Legacy Collection, Vintage|Tags: |

Star Wars in the Hands of Fans

On episode #10 of Rebels Recon "Inside Idiot's Array" we were provided a brief glimpse behind the editing process of Star Wars Rebels. In the featurette we see that editor Joe Elwood gets a little help from the first 12. Proudly displayed below his monitors you can see not only the first dozen Kenner action figures released but they are displayed on the Acton Display Stand. Also lurking in the shadows is an ITT (Imperial Troop Transporter) and a few extra vintage Jawas flanking an unsuspecting 12" R2. How great is it that all facets of Star Wars is now in the hands of the fans. From JJ Abrams, Jonathan Storey (The Disney Store's Vice President of Sales) and Rebels creators like Dave Filoni and Joe Elwood. [...]

By |2015-01-21T08:38:11-08:00January 21st, 2015|Categories: Star Wars Rebels, Vintage|Tags: |

The Celebration Anaheim Prep Begins!

With Celebration Anaheim just three months away, it seems preparations are being made just about everywhere you look.  The official site has released their next set of action figure-inspired pins, announced the debut of Revenge of the Sith 3D and Season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels! This morning The Star Wars Collectors Archive has put up for sell their Archive Party II which will be taking place Thursday night of the convention. This party will be a fantastic time which is why within 45 mins they had only 50 tickets left. For those attending we'll see you there! We too have begun our Celebration swag preparations.  Thanks to our good friend Tom Berges of IGrewUpStarWars.com and Galaxy of Toys Podcast fame we are happy to debut our [...]

By |2015-01-17T17:30:26-08:00January 17th, 2015|Categories: The Legacy Collection, Vintage|Tags: |

Episode 7 Cameo in Star Wars #1

Did Marvel's Star Wars #1 just give us an appearance of an Episode 7 alien? Yesterday Marvel Comics returned to the galaxy far, far away for the first time in close to 30 years. Their return to publishing Star Wars comics was promoted at comic book shops across the country with "Welcome Home" parties that included free swag. The premiere issue of the ongoing series is set to break comic book records by selling 1 million copies. This was helped by the creation of about 100 different cover variants that were made available at numerous exclusive locations (our sympathies to completest collectors).  In our extremely biased opinion the best by far was the incredible cover by John Tyler Christopher which payed tribute to Kenner's vintage action figure line! Now in the story, which [...]

By |2015-01-15T11:41:30-08:00January 15th, 2015|Categories: The Force Awakens, Vintage|Tags: , |

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas and seasons greetings from your friends at From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com ! Its hard to believe but this is our final Christmas before The Force Awakens in 357 short days! And with so little product on the shelves this holiday it has given us a little spare time to dress-up a few vintage friends for the Christmas season. If you have holiday custom figures, we'd love to see them!  You can share them on our official Facebook  page or send them to 4LOMKUSS@gmail.com. And for more Holiday Greetings click here. And until next time, May the Figures be with you!

By |2014-12-25T01:48:52-08:00December 25th, 2014|Categories: Holiday, Vintage|

Merry X-Mas Eve

This may be one of the last non-centered Star Wars Christmases for a long while to come. So since we are expecting very little in the way of new Star Wars toys under the tree this year we thought we would cast a wist to Santa for a repeat of one of our favorite all-time Christmas gifts! Merry Christmas Eve everyone and remember, “When you care to send the very best – you say it with Star Wars action figures!” Click the pic for more Holiday Greetings! And May the Figures be with you!

By |2014-12-24T12:26:32-08:00December 24th, 2014|Categories: Holiday, Vintage|Tags: |

Galaxy of Toys’ Exclusive Interview with Mark Bellomo

This week Jason and the hosts of Galaxy of Toys Podcast had a chance to speak with author Mark Bellomo about his new Star Wars action figure guide. Last month saw the release of Bellomo's The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures 1977-1985 which sold out of its first printing and just begun its second. In Episode 36, Bellomo shares some great behind the scenes information about both the creation of the guide and his massive action figure collection. For those who are not familar with the super collector or have not had the pleasure of flipping through his GI Joe and Transformer figure guides, he has this to offer: If you're unfamiliar with my work, I suppose the aspects of my career that [...]

By |2014-12-19T06:30:19-08:00December 19th, 2014|Categories: Action Figures, Galaxy of Toys, Uncategorized, Vintage|Tags: |

Galaxy of Toys and the Vehicles of ’81 & ’82

In our newest episode we are joined by Jerry from Star Wars Action News Podcast to discuss the vehicles and accessories from The Empire Strikes Back. Jerry, who's well known for his "Vintage Viewpoints", shares his history and thoughts on these toys from '81 and '82. Jason and the co-hosts (Tom, Chris, Ryan and Jake) also give their thoughts about The Force Awakens teaser which debuted over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. For a trip down an Episode IV-themed memory lane check out Episode 35. And if you are interested in other vintage Star Wars pics make sure to check out the galleries at IGrewUpStarWars.com. Want more from The Empire Strikes Back check out Episode 22: Kenner Star Wars Vehicles, Playsets Ect. 1980! For a visual guide of [...]

By |2014-12-14T21:34:36-08:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Vintage|Tags: , |

Marvel & Hasbro – Could There be More to Come?

Over the last week, we have been just thrilled to see some of the newest variant covers for Marvel's Star Wars #1.  The new series is set to debut in January with no less than 39 (and counting) different covers so far. It goes without saying that the one that has got us giddy with excitement was none other than last Friday's reveal of the "Action Figure Variant".  The amazing cover by artist John Tyler Christopher is a great tribute to Kenner's vintage packaging.  The image of the figure itself has more of a modern sensibility yet still retains the vintage (and most recently) 5 points of articulation. Our friend Michael over at Retroblasting was quick to jokingly point out that Luke has a screen accurate blue [...]

By |2014-12-09T23:33:41-08:00December 9th, 2014|Categories: Comic Packs, Vintage|Tags: , |

A 5POA Stormtrooper Glance

The recently released Saga Legends Rebels line has brought longtime collectors their newest version of a 5 Points of Articulation Stormtrooper.  This limited articulated line which has been met with apprehension from many modern collectors, is a worthy nod to a much simpler (but also then revolutionary) form of action figure. The original Stormtrooper was part of Kenner's first 12 figures released in 1978's Star Wars line and technically wasn't even a 5POA; it was a 4POA as Kenner molded the helmet as part of the torso. Kenner's next attempt, which we purposely did not feature above due to its number of POAs, was in 1995's The Power of the Force (POTF2) line and featured both a swivel head and waist upping its POA to six.  It appeared this [...]

By |2014-11-25T19:24:08-08:00November 25th, 2014|Categories: Saga Legends, Star Wars Rebels, Vintage|
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