Adam's Star Wars Newsletter is back with the announcements of new Walmart pre-orders for Vintage figures based on the original trilogy. I know, I can't believe it either - Mustache Bespin Security Guard is coming back! For real! Pre-orders are next week, but did you know a lot of other items were added to these updated checklists which you may have missed? It's true! And you can read them on the toilet if you bring your device in the bathroom, and we don't make you watch YouTube videos or anything. It's just text.
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: S3-R9 (Droid Factory Mystery Crate). It's a robot. And it's kind of like a robot you may already have. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: G4-5B (Droid Factory Mystery Crate). It may look like green droids you already have, but rest assured, that's because it is a lot like green droids you already have. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: JB-9 (Droid Factory Mystery Crate). The BB-9E redeco is yellow and grey, and it's a theme park exclusive in a fancy box for $15. So it's expensive for what it is - but is it worth it? Read on! Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R5-D33R (Droid Factory). It's new for 2021, and not a bad design. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R6-W1CH (Droid Factory). It's new for Halloween 2021, which means the Christmas droid should show up any day now and this one will likely be gone shortly - so get it somewhere if you want one. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R9-Series Astromech Droid White with Purple Panels (2015 Edition). The dome may not be super familiar outside fans of the classic Expanded Universe, but that's what makes it neat! Also it's very purple. Read on!
Via ShopDisney: Fi¿Star Wars Droid Factory Halloween Figure – R6-W1CH. Right now, the droid is $12.99 plus shipping - not a bad deal, considering previous ones tend to sell $20 or more (much more) if you wait too long. Sadly many of us missed R2-RNBW, the Pride droid, and I'm still cranky. (Please sell me one if you have a spare. Loose fine.)
Happy Halloween! This means the Christmas droid is likely to show up real soon.
What's today's popsicle-colored figure? This one: C2-B9 (Droid Depot Line Look). This is Disney's release for theme parks, and it's part of one of the very best robot boxed sets they have released to date, which includes two astromech droids and some big, all-new molds. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: 4-LOM (Droid Factory Line Look / Droid Depot). This is Disney's release for theme parks, and it's probably the best-painted one yet. Read on!
After being out of circulation for decades, save for some laserdiscs or VHS tapes (along with some heavily edited DVDs and VHS tapes), the original 13 episodes with the original music can be seen! Disney+ posted Droids overnight, so if you're a subscriber you can log in and watch this fun and admittedly goofy masterwork starring R2-D2 and C-3PO.
It's another robot! R1-J1 (Droid Depot Line Look). It's like the Hasbro one from almost 20 years ago, but there are a ton of tiny differences to infuriate or delight you. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: EG-01 (Droid Depot Line Look). It's boxy, but good - and compatible with the previous Power Droid domes, strangely enough. Read on!