AT-ACT – From 4-LOM to Zuckuss.com

TOY RUN Epsiode 25: First Order Transmitting with Corey

In this week’s episode Criz Bee and Jake talk about the Rogue One product launch rumors, the U-Wing and the Tie Striker and the outrages $300 price tag of the AT-ACT. Corey VanDyke from the First Order Transmissions Podcast, Cargo Hold and MakingStarWars.net stops by to talk about his history with Star Wars and collecting Star Wars action figures. You’ll find all this and more in Episode 25 of Toy Run - The Star Wars Action Figure Cast! All episodes are available for free download on iTunes, Stitcher and galaxyoftoys.podbean.com! Show Notes Jake’s vintage toy haul Yodasnews.com rumor list JediTempleArchives.com rumor list Amazon’s The Black Series Pre-Order List First Order Transmissions Podcast Cargo Hold Podcast MakingStarWars.net We want to hear from you! If you have [...]

AT-AT Inflation 2016

This past week Amazon.com briefly placed up for pre-order a handful of Rogue One action figure products. Most notably among them was the Rogue One AT-ACT for $279.99. And while Hasbro has stated there would be no vehicle at the $300 range, it appears there will be one just shy of it. Now this latest version of an AT vehicle includes brand new, never-before-seen features such as walking-action and smart phone interactivity but does that justify the enormous cost, especially for a child's toy? In order to examine this price jump more thoroughly we have graphed the cost of each four-legged AT (All Terrain) vehicle released since 1981 and adjusted that price for inflation to see what it would cost in 2016. As seen above, no prior [...]