Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Grand Admiral Thrawn (Rebels, The Vintage Collection). Taking the book character, and making him a cartoon, and making a live-action version of the cartoon version of the book character, is certainly a novel idea. It recycles some other movie figure parts, and it will again be recycled with the Ahsoka Thrawn in the future - with other new parts. As such this is something of a transitional figure, so if you skip it, you might be in good shape. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: CH-33P (Cheep, The Vintage Collection). If you didn't get the gold in Paris, maybe you can get one on eBay. This droid isn't C-3PO, but he comes from the droid bins that, sadly, no longer exist. He also looks pretty close to The Clone Wars version, but since it uses the Chopper body the torso and one of the legs don't match. You do get a new dome, and the old body is painted to look more or less like the on-screen robot. For a $70 set, it would have been nice to have had the correct body and limbs though. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Boba Fett (Epic Hero Series). It's fantastic - but not for everybody. If you were a Kenenr kid, this will feel like a roughly 1990s release with sturdy joints, awesome accessories, and a giant rocket-firing backpack that he can wear and stay standing. Deco is good, sculpt is excellent, and its ability to balance seems shocking giving how many The Vintage Collection guys just face-plent without a heavy backpack. I recommend him. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Academy, The Retro Collection). It's the same as the spring 2023 figure, which is a remake of the 1983 figure, except this time it doesn't have a blaster and the cloak is black. Is it worth it? Well, it'd cost you about $10 for a fan-made black cloak so may as well get the official one. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Kai Brightstar (Jedi Pilot, Young Jedi Adventures). You didn't buy it - it's on clearance at a store near you, and it comes with a Jedi Vector-ish starfighter. It's well-made, like a big Imaginext figure, and on clearance it's an absolute bargain. You should give it a look. You won't, but you should. Read on!
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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: 3PO Protocol Droid (Gold, Droid Factory). If you didn't get the gold in Paris, maybe you can get one on eBay. This droid isn't C-3PO, but he comes from the droid bins that, sadly, no longer exist. He also looks pretty close to The Last Jedi C-3PO, so you may not necessarily need it but you also might very much need it for complete droid power. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios (The Vintage Collection). It may not be quite as cool as the 6-inch "live action" Zeb, but it's very cool. I love the range of motion on the legs (remember when "legs swing forward all the way" was normal?) and the accessories are good - but there's a weird head variant, and it's a closed-box deluxe figure. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Mandalorian and Grogu (N-1 Starfighter Pack-Ins, Epic Hero Series). Since the figures are pretty much identical to previous releases, and the pair is bundled with a new jetpack and the new N-1 starfighter, you get two for one today. It's a good overall set for the money, assuming you want the ship, and you most likely do want the ship. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: HK-89 Assassin Droid (The Retro Collection). It looks retro, it's based on an old McQuarrie design, and for that reason it feels right at home with your other old Kenner toys. Mine is a little lopsided, but it's a nice figure and if they ever showed up in stores again, I'd probably buy another one. I only saw them in a few Targets for a brief period last year, and you might not have seen them at all - but you can still order them online. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: 3PO Protocol Droid (Silver, Droid Factory). It's not TC-14, but I can see why you might assume it is. This one doesn't have a shiny silver finish, the chest tooling and hands are different, and he has blue eyes - and you had to buy him by putting together parts from bins in a theme park. But now you can't. How was he when you could buy him seven years ago? Read on!
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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Night Trooper (Gray Helmet, The Vintage Collection). Just about a year ago we were all waiting to see how the Ahsoka show would turn out, and a year later we've got some troopers and figures and a giant vehicle on the way. This one retools some elements of a very good trooper figure, and the set has a couple of other flavors of him we can get to later. If you like the design, it's a pretty good figure. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Nash Durango (Crimson Firehawk Pilot, Young Jedi Adventures). I had absolutely zero intention of buying this vehicle pilot, or this line, but clearances at Ross make things too cheap to pass up - for $45 the figure (and vehicle) is actually pretty decent. For under $10, you should run out and buy the set.
Functionally, she's a lot like a big Imaginext figure with a massive head - but she's 4-inches tall, meaning you can put your 3 3/4-inch figures in her ship if you really want to. The sites are a little wide, but that means pretty much anyone will fit. Her hair turned out well, she has no accessories... are you sold yet? Read on!