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The Imperial Troop Transport(er)/Cruiser

Thanks to StarWars-Figuren.com we now have the first boxed images of the new Imperial Troop Transport.  As long time collectors and fans will know, this marks the third version of this vehicle to appear as a Star Wars action figure vehicle. The first arrived in Kenner's 1978 Star Wars line as the "Imperial Troop Transporter".  The second was only a few years later as the "Imperial Cruiser" in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back Line. The first two versions share the same mold with some electronic and color changes but the newest version which made its television debut on the Star Wars Rebels episode "Fighter Flight" is a brand new sculpt which has been modified from Kenner's original design. This was announced to be released in January 2015. Until [...]

By |2014-11-21T12:01:00-08:00November 21st, 2014|Categories: Star Wars Rebels, Vintage|

Happy Life Day!

It's that time of year again where we gather with our friends and family to celebrate the promise of the Tree of Life. Happy Life Day everyone from your friends at From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com! For the last 36 years fans have had the privilege of celebrating the traditions first seen on the Star Wars Holiday Special.  We here are huge fans of the admittedly awful variety show and always look forward to sitting down each November 17th for our annual viewing. Now we are not alone in our love for this vintage program, as it should be no surprise based on the logo, but the cast of the Galaxy of Toys Podcast are such big fans that they last year produced one of best tributes to the Holiday Special found [...]

By |2014-11-16T22:31:06-08:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Holiday, Vintage|Tags: , |

Retroblasting’s Kenner X-Wing Restoration – Part 2

Melinda and Michael return to the task of restoring a Kenner vintage X-Wing in the second part of their latest Retroblasting series. To view all of their Star Wars follies and restoration videos, check out our Retroblasting: The Star Wars Episodes page in our Featured Sections. Until next time, May the Figures be with you!

By |2014-10-15T22:38:28-07:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Vintage|Tags: |

“SARLACC 20” & Galaxy of Toys Returns

Last month SARLACC (Seattle Area Lucasfilm Artifact Collector Club) celebrated their 20th Anniversary.  To celebrate the occasion, the collecting club hosted a three-day event which consisted of toys runs, trivia contests and the viewing of some of the most amazing Star Wars collections in the area.  Now Seattle is becoming no stranger to epic Star Wars events as these series of parties was held one-year after ICE Seattle event which brought collectors from all over the world to Seattle for a five-day collector event. To read more about ICE, the International Collectors Event, click on the pic. “S20”, as members of SARLACC affectionately referred to September’s anniversary event, began on a Friday with a party hosted at the home of Galaxy of Toys Podcast’s host [...]

By |2014-10-03T07:38:10-07:00October 3rd, 2014|Categories: SARLACC, Vintage|Tags: , , |

Retroblasting’s Restoration of a Childhood X-Wing

Michael from Retroblasting begins their step-by-step restoration of a well-loved childhood 1978 Kenner X-Wing Fighter. To see more Star Wars action figure themed videos and restorations by Retroblasting look no further as you can now view them all right here on our newest Featured Sections page entitled Retroblasting: The Star Wars Episodes!

By |2014-09-30T11:14:17-07:00September 30th, 2014|Categories: Vintage|Tags: , |

AyecaROMBA! We’re on Retroblasting!

Our own Jake Stevens teams up with Tom Berges from IGrewUpStarWars.com to assist Retroblasting with their latest Star Wars folly; AyecaROMBA! The "Magnificent" 17! To see more Star Wars action figure themed videos by Retroblasting look no further as you can now view them all right here on our newest Featured Sections page entitled Retroblasting: The Star Wars Episodes! And to see more of Tom and Jake circa '77-'84, make sure to check out the fantastic vintage Star Wars photo galleries at IGrewUpStarWars.com! Until next time, May the Figures be with you!

By |2014-09-24T07:27:43-07:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: The Power of the Force, Vintage|Tags: , , , |

Question of the Day: Cardbacks or Cash

Would you love it or hate it if Hasbro mimicked the Kenner promo of cutting up your action figure cardbacks for cash? Would this promotion actually get some collectors to buy additional figures today? At what refund price would opening and cutting out the cardback become worth it? What promos would you like to see Hasbro run with its Episode VII or future The Black Series lines? We'd love to know what you think! You can contact us by email at 4LOMKUSS@gmail.com or on our official Facebook and Twitter pages.  

By |2014-09-19T06:57:46-07:00September 19th, 2014|Categories: Vintage|Tags: |

The Hobby Hall’s Star Wars Collections

Each year the Washington State Fair (known as the Puyallup Fair to locals) plays host to the collections of a handful of collectors.  From everything from bottle caps to Batmobiles, PEZ dispensers to playing cards; if someone has ever collected it, there’s a good chance it’s been featured at the Washington State Fair.  The Hobby Hall is where collectors of all ages have their collectibles staged for the two and half-week run of the fair. Collections are selected by a committee and vary by size.  This year, fans of vintage and modern toys had many displays to fawn over but the coolest (and yes we are very biased here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss) was the vintage Ewok collection. This fantastic collection of Ewok paraphernalia [...]

By |2014-09-14T23:01:45-07:00September 14th, 2014|Categories: Ewoks, Vintage|Tags: , |

I.C.E. Seattle’s First Anniversary

One year ago today in Seattle, Washington, started one of the most impressive Star Wars collector events to ever take place.  I.C.E. (International Collector's Event) Seattle was put on by Seattle's (and the country's) oldest Star Wars collecting club, SARLACC.  The Seattle ARea Lucasfilm Collectors Club was founded by Gus Lopez and other Seattle collectors in 1994 and boasts an active and thriving membership still today and on Labor Day weekend 2013 they put on an exclusive 5-day "convention" for a handful of lucky collectors from around the world. Among the many highlights of the event was the release of The I.C.E. Star. Obliviously taking after the vintage international cardboard version of the Death Star Playset, this star features the collections of many of the collectors who live [...]

By |2014-08-30T10:32:42-07:00August 30th, 2014|Categories: SARLACC, Vintage|Tags: , |
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