Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: RD-3 (Droid Factory). This Disney Ahsoka droid has the foot cables - which are very unusual for Disney droids - with a slightly larger head on an old body that you probably don't remember actually seeing on the show. But the colors look nice. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Edition Run Sizes and new toys for kids.

Also, send in more questions - I do have some work trips coming up and would love to bank a couple of entries ahead of the flights!

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Here's an interesting one - Goliath Games is making a Power Saber, which is a new non-licensed laser sword toy. Why are we mentioning it here? The Verge has an article titled "How Star Wars walked away from the world’s first self-retracting lightsaber toy" that kind of says it all.

The electronic toy is very "a lightsaber with the trademarks filed off," so no official sounds, and a generic hilt await this fully-extending blade which works through a screw mechanism. It's a really neat idea, but it's reportedly very loud and I assume kids (and fans) will be much less interested given the price combined with the lack of a license.

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!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Theme Park Face Lift! Do you believe in time travel? And More Cantina vs. Joe stuff, that's where the questions are coming from.

Also, The Acolyte had an iffy week.

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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!

According to Variety, 'The Acolyte' Is Dead: 'Star Wars' Series Won't Return for Season 2. While not a terrible show, it did spend 8 episodes repeating itself, but had a really good Dark Sider actor/costume and a lot of really good performers. This may be the fastest we've seen a Star Wars show get news of a non-pick-up for a second season, and I assume the clock is ticking on if this might get disappeared like Willow at some point. 

This week in Star Wars Q&A - a HasLab Blockade Runner - yay or nay? I'm less hopeful. Hasbro's been choking when it comes to figures that can reach out and touch someone. And would we need a new Vader for it? Probably, yeah.

Also, some new ramblings on 3-D printing and scanned vintage toys.

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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!

UPDATE: Sold out.

Coming up at 8:00 AM Pacitic on Monday: Star Tours StarSpeeder 3000 Vehicle Play Set.  It's huge - with a display stand, and a carded Rex, and apparently the entire ride of the original 1987 edition of Star Tours playing on the screen.  It seats a ton of figures (who may not fit, but that remains to be seen) and is basically like having the ride concept on a shelf in your house.  

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Enoch is Enoch! But do we need more? And More Cantina vs. Joe stuff, that's where the questions are coming from.

Also, we're out of questions for next week.  So send some in!

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