Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Battle Droid (Right side of tray, The Vintage Collection). I was surprised by this guy. The sculpt looks the same as the previous releases, but the tooling is brimming with some improvements like swivels at the hand and a bend at the wrist. No, you can't stop the blaster in the backpack, but he can still crouch down and has a swappable antenna array - as we saw on the Commander droid revealed last week. Each red droid in the 4-pack has unique deco, too, so we'll be looking at those other flavors later. Read on!

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This week in Star Wars Q&A - AT-AT to get another at-bat? I'd love one, but nothing is on deck.  HasLab? No news is good news. Or all news is bad news?  Something like that.

Also we are out of questions so write in to be added to the mid-August queue.

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Is it time? Sure. We have some updates to the Retro Obsesso page, which tracks The Retro Collection data because I had time to kill.
 

It's San Diego's obligation to pop culture this week as Comic-Con International continues. Hasbro's Steve Evans shared a tease of what awaits Star Wars: The Retro Collection fans in 2027. The 50th anniversary of Star Wars seems to have 28 action figures and three larger items on deck. We don't know what these things are as of yet, but scuttlebutt seems to say that you should expect the bulk of the focus to be on the original Star Wars movie which is called Star Wars, and anyone calling it otherwise probably isn't over 40.   If Hasbro makes everything it broadcast, that will make 2028 the second-biggest year of The Retro Collection releases.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Night Trooper (Gray Jaw, The Vintage Collection). This one has a gray jaw along with lots of red wraps and gold repairs, but it also has the old hips and I won't let that go. Aside from those old hips, this is a pretty excellent figure with a blaster, a good sculpt, and can stand around just fine. Just prepare to fidget a lot to get him sitting in a vehicle. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Tig Fromm (Droids cartoon). I've never really dug in to pre-1995 figures in this feature... but the new Retro guys are late shipping out and I wanted to write about something different. Dating back to 1985, this Droids tech bro from a family of gangsters was a pegwarmer that was worth less than the price of a comic book for the first few years.

Time changes things.

Kenner's sculpt does a good job capturing the vibe of the Droids cartoon, but has slightly different colors on his outfit plus a few subtle changes to the head. It's a colorful addition to any collection, and it would be great if Hasbro reissued it (along with his henchman Vlix) at some point in The Retro Collection. He includes 2-1B's staff, but otherwise is his own man. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Is the original Star Wars generation still collecting? Some are - but not as many as there were in the 1990s. And Sequel Trilogy Toys - is Hasbro done? Well... they're not doing much with it this week, at least.

Also we are out of questions for August so write in - we'd love to have you!

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,353: Chopper (C1-10P in Mining Facility Disguise, Droid Factory) . This guy is a redeco that kicked off the second build-a-droid program, and it's pretty great. The bright yellow and pale blue reminded me of some other robots in recent years, but Chopper retains his typical functionality. The jointed arms are all still here, with nifty extra deco on his dish. I'd recommend this one just for the swell coloration, which is unusual for Star Wars. It's sold out online so that's probably moot, but get one if you can. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Zeb Orrelios (New Republic Pilot, The Vintage Collection). I haven't seen this guy in shops yet, but I got one from work - and it's pretty impressive. The smirk, the teeth, the tiny "PULL TO INFLATE" on the vest, Hasbro did a super nice job on this figure, with two accessories to boot.

And it's $28. so you're probably going to ask "is this $8 better than a basic figure?" to which I would say "...I guess?"

It's very good, but you don't get the energy blasts or any other bonus accessories to make you go "wow, sure, this is a deluxe figure." But the colors are nice, all the joints seem like they had a bit more time to design properly, and you're going to like this figure if you buy one and open it.  But you'll feel better about it if it was on sale, minus the fact that it probably would mean we won't get as many figures quite this nicely done down the road. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - The Return of Cody. Better late than never, but it's been 29 years since the last EV-9D9. And now that the Empire is back in the movies, might Hasbro reconsider The Retro Collection? Fans demanded original trilogy - so probably not. But I doubt fans would be angry about Remnant AT-ATs and Snowtroopers, as long as they remember to ask for them.

Also we are out of questions for August so write in.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,353: R4-6D0 (Droid Factory). This redeco droid includes a leg and sold out fast - I only got mine thanks to a brief window of restock on the Disney store site. While it's the same basic R4 body (with toe cables) we've been getting, there are new panel details that we haven't seen before like a box with split triangles or little white cut-outs. If you don't collect this stuff, it's probably not exciting, but it's a red and orange droid from The Mandalorian which actually feels fresh. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Guard Droid (with STAP, ActionVerse). This Target exclusive is pretty new, and has already been clearanced out all over town. I was planning on skipping this line entirely, but 75% off is a hard deal to pass up. The 4 1/2-inch droid is bigger than the 3 3/4-inch scale stuff we usually get, otherwise I'd recommend you all buy it. The vehicle is very good. The figure's construction and deco are great. My only real gripes are the beefy proportions and the changed scale. Had Hasbro kept this guy at 3 3/4-inches, $22 for a good figure and a good vehicle with a swamp stand and two launching rockets is quite a decent buy. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - We're back! A dinosaur's story, provided we are the dinosaurs. Thanks for your patience (and for the break), but most of all thank you for the questions.

This week's topics: Hasbro Hallways Playsets. Why aren't we getting more, bigger original trilogy items? Probably because of something you did. And why the slowdown? I almost didn't pick this one since it's arguably only interesting to me, but hey, I have a month to fill. July's questions are booked, so all I need now are new questions for August - send them as you see fit.

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