Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,264: B5-R4 (The Book of Boba Fett, Droid Factory) wants to buy yez a drink. While very similar to R4 droids from the past 20 years, the paint mask shapes are different, and it's more of a grayish blackish color more than a green like we've seen before. The drink harness is a little different too, as are the drinks. You won't be disappointed by it, even though you might be saying "I swear I have something like this at home." Read on!

It's time for another Q&A flashback for me to celebrate me writing about toys for 30 years! How self-centered!

Today: Why are my figures sticky? (From 2002!)

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All new today!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - HasLab chatter and bringing back old items! Also will fans ever make really good vehicles? Maybe!

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It's time for another Q&A rerun, but with added modern context! That's what the kids want, right?

Today: The fate of Hasbro 1:6 scale action figures (from 2013)!

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Now at Disney (thanks for the heads-up Phil) it's a Star Wars R2-B0025 Halloween Droid Factory Figure. It's the second pumpkin droid - the first was BB-8 in orange from 2020. The name R2-B0025 is a good choice, however it is unfortunate they did not hold off to deploy this nomenclature until 2085. Shipped, the droid is going to be around $27 after tax and shipping.

It's time for another Q&A flashback for me to celebrate me writing about toys for 30 years! How self-centered!

Today: How did people know to save stuff?

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Star Wars: A New Hope Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary, so says StarWars.com. That's a nice thing to celebrate on my 30th anniversary of writing about Star Wars online! The site does not elaborate which cut of the movie will be shown - the original, the current streaming Maclunkey cut, or a new cut.

August 1 marks my 30th anniversary of writing about Star Wars on the internet! (I know it says July 31, but it's late and close enough.)  On August 1, 1995, I wrote the first email newsletter issue of Adam's Star Wars Newsletter, where I tried to report to the world that the rumor of the Kelogg's Froot Loops cereal mail-in Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise figure was real. (It was!) It was a big surprise.

While the newsletter is on indefinite hiatus, Star Wars Q&A has been in rotation since about 1998. So why don't we look at more or less random old questions from the past decades and see if the answers have changed any? The Final 12? What would make a great end run if the line actually ended?

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Han Solo (Imperial Stormtrooper Outfit, The Retro Collection). The very first Han Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise action figure came out 30 years ago - I started Adam's Star Wars Newsletter as a text email thing August 1, 1995 once I was able to confirm a Froot Loops offer was real. Then just kept writing about toys online because what else was there to do?

This figure is a Target exclusive that I've barely seen on-shelf. One Target near me put them out on the toy aisle, finally, just last weekend. Sure he's a little tall, and yes the head sculpt is a little weird, but that's consistent with Kenner's old action figures. Chewie was a little short, Leia was a little tall. But this figure improves on Kenner-era engineering by adding an articulated neck - Luke didn't have one - and both of Han's hands can hold a blaster. This is important because he has a typical Stormtrooper rifle plus a longer blaster to hand to Chewbacca. It's a great addition to the toy box, and it's also what I pictured in my head when I heard about the Froot Loops mail-in back in 1995. If we get a Kenner Wedge Antilles, Slave Leia, and a couple more aliens, I'd say The Retro Collection will have been a success. But I digress. Read the whole review.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Captain Gilad Pallaeon (The Vintage Collection). While the packaging puts him as being from the book, he's a dead-ringer for the character as seen on The Mandalorian TV show. The head sculpt is incredibly good, while the body is, of course, recycled. Unlike some Imperial Officers, his hat isn't removable. I think he's better for it. I like this one. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Adding articulation to old figures! Is it against the natural order of things? Ask Mattel. And Advancing TIEs and other ships - is Hasbro giving us props at plussed-up toy prices? Asked weeks ago before the big reveal of this week's HasLab... and yes.

For the month of August, I'll be going into the Q&A archives and posting your old questions and my old answers (the short ones) to comment on where we've been and where we're going. It's been a fun exercise. You'll still get the regular new Q&A every week as scheduled, but the remainder of the days will have one classic question and one new answer each. Please look forward to it.

Also, we're out of questions for August. Send in new questions or you'll get more encore questions.

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Notable: The Retro Collection and Epic World of Action make no appearances here.

A new set of Jedi Spirits - Anakin Skywalker with your choice of Sebastian Shaw or Hayden Christensen heads - will be joined with Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. That's a nice set.

You have no doubt seen the Star Wars The Vintage Collection LAAT/i Gunship, which is cruising along to 1,110 backers since going live about 6 hours ago. (Not bad!) It will be followed by a "Return to Geonosis" product collection. Should you set your expectations highly?

Hasbro just announced the Star Wars The Vintage Collection LAAT/i Gunship. Due in the Fall of 2026, this heralds the "Return to Geonosis" where you can probably buy new versions of figures that you may already own - but if not, you'll get a crack at new superior versions.

This ship is $449.99 and needs 8,000 sales to fund. You get rockets, and a display stand. It has an incredible new gimmick - swappable nose art. This is way better than stickers that you can remove and replace (that will break down over time.) However, the figure tally is pretty weak with only 2 Clone Pilots in the box by default. Additional stretch goal figures include Coleman Trebor, Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin - all of which have two or more action figure releases in various 3 3/4-inch collections. There are no debuts here - everything exists in another format, many of which were in the more kid-driven eras.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R2-DL70 (70th Anniversary of Disneyland, Droid Factory). It's neat - it's still available. The colors look very modern, for 70 years ago, and the rich metallic colors pop nicely. I don't have a need to celebrate a building at a theme park, but metallic purples, golds, and blues made me want yet another R2-D2 repaint. Lots of little blue panels are colored in, with gold outlines, so I dig this one as yet another weird one-off. Read on!