Well, be glad you got your Cantina playset on order already and treasure what you've got.
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!
This week in Star Wars Q&A - The Acolyte Shortages. Where's the Stranger? And HasLab Stuff now that G.I. Joe is up and doing well.
Also, we're out of questions for next week. Send some in, won't you?
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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!
This week in Star Wars Q&A - Cantina Futures! Are the playsets enough to drive demand for even more alien toys? Gosh I hope so. And Clone Longevity - can we keep cloning clones and expect a viable line? (I think so.)
Also, we're out of questions for August, so new queries are welcome. We also have some SDCC ramblings, and oh it's almost my 29th anniversary of writing about Star Wars toys on the internet.
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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!
Just revealed - the Moff Gideon's Imperial Light Cruiser hallway playset with Mandalorian Privateer from The Vintage Collection. Also revealed, season 3 figures o The Mandalorian and Bo-Katan Kryze. All of the fun was showcased on a YouTube stream.
This week in Star Wars Q&A We're experiencing some massive storms, so I am going to post this early in case the power or internet goes out.
Was the Cantina HasLab a hit? Well, they did sell 14,000 $400-$500 toys for over $6 million in risk-free income, so I'd say yes. We aren't being sold these at cost, they're making a profit once they kick off production. Also how about some more Cantina alien figures? Well, I'd like some.
Also, we're out of questions for next week.
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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Grogu (Epic Hero Series). You can probably find him in stores, and if you can't, the same figure comes with Mando's N-1 Starfighter (but doesn't include the floating pram accessory.) Grogu is a good enough figure, just tiny, and very similar to the Kenner Retro-style figure in many respects. He's also bigger than The Vintage Collection releases. Read on!
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