Monthly Archives: February 2018

Make sure to check out the latest newsletter from sponsor Big Bad Toy Store, featuring all of their latest pre-orders and new arrivals.

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Here you go! The second question for The Vintage Collection Conversation is here!
“What existing 3.75″ Star Wars super-articulated figure would you like to see updated with new parts or deco to create a new version of that character or possibly even a totally new character? Name the figures and the parts. Be descriptive!lated format?”

You can comment here to share your thoughts and provide some inspiration, but only comments posted on Instagram will be submitted to the Hasbro Development team. GO!

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There was some overwhelming The Vintage Collection goodness presented at Toy Fair this year, but a lot of that great stuff isn’t coming until 2019. In the meantime, we’re going to have to plug through 2018. There are some significant figures arriving in 2018. But with Hasbro throwing out so much information at once, it’s hard to remember what’s coming next. We have put together two waves for 2018 (after wave 1) which we believe make the most sense for the figures already announced. Click through to see what we came up with, and leave your thoughts in the comments of what you’d also like to see this year!

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Tonight we are adding the Tamashii Nations Onmitsu Shadowtrooper Meisho Movie Realization figure to our Visual Guide database. Click below to have a look at this figure, and make sure to read our full review right here. We’d like to thank Tamashii Nations for sending us this review sample!

Here on JTA we discuss all things Star Wars, we argue about which action figure line is the best, we criticize Hasbro for repacks and at least some of us love to moan about the sequel trilogy.

But let’s talk about what we love: our Star Wars collection. We discuss action figures all day here on JTA – but we rarely get to see what you actually collect. So I thought it would be a good idea to create the opportunity to show everyone what you collect. (more…)

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Some images have surfaced of the new line of Hot Wheels Starships from the upcoming Solo movie. Check out eBay Leaks for the story, and share your thoughts in the comments!

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Toys R Us UK is filing for insolvency. After the company failed to find a buyer and a 15 million pounds VAT bill was due on Tuesday, Toys R Us UK went into administration today. (more….)

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We love the Chewbacca (A New Hope) S.H. Figuarts figure, despite his imperfections. See why this is the case in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

The Darth Vader Star Wars Toybox figure has arrived at Disney Store! Check out our sneak peek right now in our Research Droids Reviews. Review coming soon!!

There are some great deals being found still at Walmarts around the US. Click through to find out more!

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We’re taking a look back at the Kylo Ren (The Force Awakens) S.H. Figuarts figure for tonight’s Visual Guide update. Click below for our full guide page, and click here for our full review.

The end of Star Wars Rebels is almost here. After four seasons, the series will wrap up with a 90-minute finale on MONDAY, MARCH 5 (8:30 p.m. EST). Disney XD has released a trailer for the series finale. Click through to check out the exciting trailer and look for Rebels Reviews of “Jedi Night”, “DUME”, “Wolves at the Door”, and “A World Between Worlds” as the finale approaches.

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Back in August 2017, we provided you with a fantastic rumor report of upcoming The Black Series 6″ figures. One figure has been holding out for a while now as not being officially confirmed, but Amazon.com has updated their listings of this long-awaited figure we shared with you as coming almost a year ago! Special thanks to all who wrote in about this confirmation!

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Well, it’s official. Luke’s wife’s name is Camie. (I have no idea if it’s Camie Loneozner or not, but I wonder what happened to Fixer.) It will be interesting to see what comes of this in the canon. If it is her, I will update this post.

From our source: “We have the Novelization in our inventory now, and I was able to skim thru it. Luke’s wife’s name is…………Cammie. A new name for Canon “Cammie Skywalker.” And Luke still misses his old friend, Biggs Darklighter. He now considers Biggs one of his only true friends. That was about all I could get from it skimming thru the prologue.”

I don’t know if it’s a misspelling or not, but notice the double “m.” Camie is one “m.”

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Here you go! The first question for The Vintage Collection Conversation is here!
“What are your top 3 Star Wars Characters that have never before been made in super-articulated format?”

You can comment here to share your thoughts and provide some inspiration, but only comments posted on Instagram will be submitted to the Hasbro Development team. GO!

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We wanted to love the S.H. Figuarts Han Solo, but what’s up with his face? He has a couple other issues as well. Learn about this figure’s problems in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Site Green Card Back has a nice image of The Vintage Collection first wave up. We haven’t seen this image until now, so we thought you would like to see it as well. I know this first wave is rough, but let’s hunker down, pray for daylight and get through it so we can enjoy the magnificence coming shortly afterward! Special thanks to my good friend Josh M. for this alert!

Ever felt the need to rule the Galaxy with unlimited power? Need a nice place to rest your bones while you watch the Rebel Fleet witness the firepower of your fully operational battle station? Want a really cool chair to admire your Sail Barge diorama from? Now you can from your very own Regal Robot Emperor’s throne.

“Fully operational (and comfy) new Star Wars Furniture for your home or fan cave. Coming to Regal Robot on 3/1. Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about this and other new creations.”

Jakks Pacific, known by most here for making large scale Star Wars figures, reports a net loss for 2017 of 83.1 million USD.

2017 saw fewer sales for Star Wars, Frozen and Tsum Tsum. Net sales for the fiscal year were 613.1 million USD, which is 13.1% less than in 2016. This is in line with the overall downward trend for Star Wars toys in 2017. Jakks Pacific cites various reasons for the loss but singles out the TRU bankruptcy in the US as a contributing factor and less interest in some film licenses.

Have you bought a Jakks Pacific Star Wars figure in 2017?

You can read the full press release here.

Check out the amazing Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike set from S.H. Figuarts, tonight’s addition to the Visual Guides. Click below for the full guide page. This was also the focus of our 3200th review! Make sure to stop by and give it a read!

The Vintage Collection conversation continues. The Vintage Collection is back in 2018! Steve Evans, Design Director at Hasbro for Star Wars, needs your help in deciding what figures, ships and playsets to do in the future. There are just too many to choose from! All comments will be made public and are not confidential. No credit or compensation will be given for any ideas. Leave your choices on the Hasbro Pulse Instagram page! Hasbro is checking this page every day too, so you can also leave your comments in this article or other articles like it.

We’ve hit another milestone today, hitting the 2000 mark with 36 days to go. What are you waiting for? Back the Barge! Thanks to JTA reader Agustín for the alert and screenshot!

ABC News has released a new documentary, The Force of Sound, that explores the process of creating sound for the Star Wars galaxy. The short documentary offers an in-depth look at the sound design and sound mixing that were done for The Last Jedi. Click here to watch the full documentary.  When you’re done watching the documentary, go back the barge! 

Our friends at Star Wars Figuren have added what looks to be packaging images from Hasbro’s impressive The Vintage Collection Rogue One Hovertank. Check it out!

It does appear as if Hasbro is doing its part in advertising Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna). I have received multiple emails since Toy Fair, and each has something about this HasLab initiative in it. I personally feel Hasbro should be tagging celebrity Star Wars fans/collectors like Chris Hartwick and Donald Faison (amongst MANY others) on Twitter and Facebook to spread the word. There are some people out there that are influenced by celebrities that they’d probably buy one just to believe they’re making the celebrity happy. (Sarcasm, folks.)

It seemed like the perfect time to back another Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna). Be sure you back at least one too!

As we approach the end of catching ourselves up with the S.H. Figuarts line, we are saving some of the best figures for last. Luke Skywalker (A New Hope) may be the greatest figure in the line. We’re not kidding. See why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

I have an honest question for you, so I am seeking genuine answers. For those of you on the fence with backing Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna), if Hasbro included the highly sought-after Salacious Crumb (VC66) and Mouse Droid (VC67) miniature carded figures, would that be enough to make you take the plunge? They almost never show up on eBay anymore, are HUGE holes for 95% of The Vintage Collection collectors, and go for ridiculous amounts of money on eBay. (Click either thumbnails below to see what I mean.) Let us know your thoughts in our comments. It would cost next to nothing for Hasbro to produce these and add them to this campaign as a bonus. I believe that bonus/exclusive carded figures in this campaign are what is going to push people over to deciding yes.

Anakin Skywalker (Attack of the Clones) gets added to our S.H. Figuarts Visual Guide tonight. Click below to check out our full guide page. You can also get additional information on this figure in our full review right here.

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys also has The Black Series [Phase III] Darth Revan figure up for pre-order for September availability!

IGN has put together an excellent video which discusses the real problems with Hasbro’ first HasLab project. While excited to see it get produced (and one-half of the team wants this thing), they go into great detail about why this may not have the steam behind it that it should. One example is lack of exclusive pack-in figures. I feel strongly that if five EXCLUSIVE skiff guards were included with this set that this would have reached its minimum order by now. Hasbro needs to understand the power of exclusive figured and when it’s essential and necessary to include them in exclusives like this. Anyway, check out the video and come back and leave your thoughts here. PLEASE BACK THE BARGE!

BREAKING NEWS! Darth Revan is returning in a solid case pack for a September delivery! JTA sponsor Empire Toys has the figure up for order! It’s great that Hasbro has finally decided to do this for this highly sought-after figure!

UPDATE: We have learned that these solid case assortments will be “exclusive” through Entertainment Earth and all supplies through another vendor will come from EE. We are unable to confirm this completely, so stay tuned for more.

It’s our 3200th review! Check out the stunning Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

The Star Wars [The Last Jedi] Battle of Crait multipack started shipping, and it’s the focus of tonight’s Visual Guide update. Click below to check out the full multipack, and make sure to also check this set out in our full review. We would like to thank Entertainment Earth for providing us with this sample for our Visual Guides and review database.

Supervising sound editor Matthew Wood revealed to ABC News that the decision has been made to move on from the famous Wilhelm scream, which was absent from Rogue One and The Last Jedi. The distinctive scream was named by legendary sound designer Ben Burtt and it was included in the first seven films in the Star Wars saga. Woods commented, “We’re letting the past die, as Kylo Ren says.” He also revealed that they have begun to put a new signature scream into current and upcoming films. This seems to be part of a larger shift in philosophy, as Ben Burtt himself is no longer involved with the Star Wars franchise. Vanity Fair asked Burtt about his exclusion from Disney’s Star Wars productions and commented, “I was just never consulted or hired to do any of them. No one’s ever told me why.” Burtt concluded by saying, “You know that line in Indiana Jones, ‘It belongs in a museum’? That’s me. I’m a museum piece.” Click here to read the fill interview with Burtt.

Rumor: Luke Skywalker’s love interest is revealed in The Last Jedi novelization. Dork Side Of The Force has the full story. SPOILERS!

British website Toyworld reports that toy sales for the Amazon stores in Europe’s most important toy markets UK, Germany and France are very strong. In market share terms toys is actually one of the few product groups in which Amazon in Europe has a better performance than in the US. Meanwhile Toys R Us UK is close to filing for insolvency. (more….)

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We graciously thank Entertainment Earth for providing us with the Star Wars [The Last Jedi] Battle On Crait multipack sample for review. Check out this four-pack which is filled with lots of newness and an interesting crew of characters. They make up the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Check out the latest newsletter from Brian’s Toys, featuring:

• Sideshow Collectible sixth scale snowtrooper commander figure
• 5 items up to 40% off
• AFA graded 12 back figures
• A slew of newly listed non boxed vehicles and playsets
• Some vintage no reserve auctions on eBay

Click through for the full Newsletter!

JJ Abrams revealed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert yesterday that the script for Star Wars Episode IX is complete.

Imaginary re-enactment of the script writing process

Now, whether that is just the first draft or the actual shooting script is not confirmed. Filming for Episode IX is scheduled to begin in July 2018. So there would still be enough time to tweak the script.

One quote from Abrams’ interview stands out: “Having a script in advance is something we haven’t always been lucky enough to have.”

What are your hopes and fears concerning Episode IX? Do you think JJ Abrams and Chris Terrio can bring the sequel trilogy to a satisfying conclusion? What’s your wishlist of things you’d like to see, or maybe you’d rather not see at all?
And: will JJ Abrams somehow include a scene with a sail barge in the script?

Watch the clip with Abrams here.

Tonight’s Visual Guide update continues to look at the S.H. Figuarts line, this time featuring Rogue One’s K-2SO. Click below to have a full look at this Visual Guide. Don’t forget to also visit our review page right here.

If you’re curious to learn more about what is actually inside the interior of Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna), we have found a great resource online entitled Star Wars Technical Commentaries and the site provides evidence of the many things Hasbro’s 3D model has included. You’ll learn things you never knew before. For example, the baby rancor gargoyle and the Ishi Tib gargoyle are really from the film! Oh, and remember to BACK THE BARGE!

Hasbro just wanted to thank you all so much for your incredible support on the HasLab initiative since it launched at Hasbro’s Entertainment Brand Preview event last Saturday! We’re almost halfway there and it’s all thanks to you!!!

In celebration of this incredible fan community and your ongoing support, we’d love to give you access to never-before-seen images of Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna). Click the image below to start your journey! Also, BACK THE BARGE!

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The S.H. Figuarts Padmé Amidala (Attack Of The Clones) figure is outstanding, but not perfect. Let us know what you think of her in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

If you’ve been waiting for a price drop on the latest Sphero BB-8 then check out Amazon, now listed as $79.99. Thanks to JTA reader Jay for the alert!

Gentle Giant showed off their new Boba Fett Collector’s Gallery Statue at Toy Fair this past weekend. It’s now up for pre-order right here. 

Check out Qui-Gon Jinn from S.H. Figuarts, tonight’s Visual Guide update. Click below to access our Visual Guide database, and make sure to also catch up on this figure in our full review.

Be sure you’re here 9 AM ET tomorrow for a special post. That’s all we can say. So don’t ask for any more clues.

UPDATE: Post is LIVE!

You may want to check Hasbro Toy Shop’s eBay store. There are some great deals to be had!

If the LEGO Sail Barge can be placed at a $400 Buy it Now price on eBay, then surely you can pay for a $500 3.75″ scaled Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna) with th works! Please back it now.

JTA would like to wish Andy Ochiltree, former Senior Manager, Global Brand Marketing, Star Wars, well. He received a promotion and is now the Senior Manager, Global Brand Development & Marketing for NERF. He has done a great deal to get us where we are with The Vintage Collection. We’d also like to welcome Patrick Schneider who will take Andy’s place and former title. Patrick is also in charge of case assortments, and we will be holding him very accountable for his case assortment choices (as he already knows from our Toy Fair conversation). 🙂

Patrick, along with Joe Ninivaggi and Steve Evans will continue overseeing the Star Wars Brand.

The S.H. Figuarts Anakin Skywalker (Attack Of The Clones) figure is stunning. And it comes with BONUS PARTS! See its glory in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Hasbro, just to provide you with a single example that JTA isn’t the only fan site desperate to see the Original 92 Kenner figures updated in the modern line, please check out our friend Adam Pawlus’ post at Galactic Hunter. He lists the same characters we have been campaigning for a while now. And he’s right. They need to get made stat. We couldn’t agree more with him. Check it out!

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WOW! Steve Evans, Design Director for Hasbro, confirms in our comments that Yak Face will come with a soft-goods coat. I don’t think we can take much more goodness, Steve! But please show us Sim Aloo at your earliest convenience. Thank you!

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“This deal is getting worse all the time!” After disappointing holiday sales, Toys R Us plans to close another 200 stores. What a shame. The Wall Street Journal has the full story.

Congratulations goes out to Mark Hamill for he will soon be receiving his Hollywood Star! Variety has the full story!

Steve Evans has been interviewed by StarWars.com and goes into detail about the revolutionary new process for the “photorealistic” technology applied to The Black Series 6″ figures. It’s a major reason why these figures look so good now. Check it out the article!

And he’s the long-awaited and totally awesome Yak Face! We got to see this at Toy Fair. Now you get to see it!

How many of you missed The Vintage Collection update to Klaatu (Skiff Guard Outfit) at the HasLab website? This figure is coming, courtesy of Steve Evans and it is gorgeous! We hadn’t had an update to this figure in 20 years when it was part of the POTF2 Cinema Scenes line! Hasbro is remaining true to their word of bringing back important aliens from Jabba’s Palace and the Cantina. More to come!

Clone Trooper (Phase I) Captain is tonight’s S.H. Figuarts Visual Guide update. Click below for our full guide page, and click here for our full review.

JTA sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has posted their latest newsletter. Click through for the full listing of new pre-orders and new arrivals…

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I have been debating whether or not to share my interpretation of one part of my encounter with the Hasbro reps from Toy Fair. (more….)

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(Thumbnail stolen from BanthaSkull.com.) We have eleven (11) good reasons why you should INVEST in the HasLab Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna). If history isn’t any indication that we should, at the very least, learn from our mistakes, I don’t know what is. Click through to see why the $500 backing price is only the jumping off point for where this thing’s value can go. After you click through, click the thumbnails of each previously released TVC vehicle to see the latest  aftermarket values.

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The S.H. Figuarts Clone Trooper (Phase I) Captain figure is pretty nice. Find out why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

We’re switching back to Visual Guide updates for the S.H. Figuarts line. Check out Mace Windu by clicking below! And, don’t forget to also check out our full review of this figure.

Here is some news and it’s not about the HasLab Sail Barge. StarWars.com has confirmed that The Last Jedi is coming to Digital March 13 and Blu-ray March 27th. Check out the full article HERE.

UPDATE: PRESS RELEASE added.

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Here is a tip for you that might make the backing of Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna) a reality if $500 is just too much at once for your budget. We have NO IDEA why Hasbro gave us all such a sudden and short window to promote and support this item, but here is an option for you that might be more realistic.If you back this vehicle using PayPal Credit, the $500 won’t charge until April 3rd, and then you have six months to pay it off, which comes to about $91 a month. It’s an option for those who are waiting for income tax return checks and who just need more time to save up money. Good luck. Special thanks to JTA reader Jimmy K. for the idea. Back the Khetanna HERE. (Remember, we are NOWHERE near making this a reality yet.)

The S.H. Figuarts Mace Windu figure is stunning and has one of the best alternate portraits we have ever seen. He also can grow. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Hasbro has sent us an update to the international availability of the HasLab Khetanna Sail Barge. Click through for the update!

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The news from Toy Fair was flying down the page pretty quickly with all of the headlines and images coming out this weekend. Make sure to stop by our Toy Fair 2018 Portal Page where you can find all of our news and galleries gathered up in one place. A big thanks to all of our readers who hung out with us all weekend during the fun!

Tonight for our Visual Guide update we are taking a look at the Hot Toys R2-D2 (MMS408). Click below for a detailed look at this sixth scale figure.

The S.H. Figuarts Qui-Gon Jinn figure is very nice. Find out why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

We have compiled a Top 10 list of things that are more expensive but less important than the HasLab Sail Barge. Click through and see if we can hopefully motivate your butt to purchase this thing. Time is RUNNING OUT and we’re not even close to making this a reality yet!

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It’s a good bet the Empire knows we’re here. Check out the amazing sixth scale Imperial Probe Droid, the focus of today’s Sideshow Collectibles Visual Guide Update. Click below for the full details. Make sure to also stop by our complete review for additional details and gallery images.

There is rightfully a lot of angst with international collectors over securing the Khetanna Sail Barge. If you currently live outside the USA, this is YOUR CHANCE to let Hasbro know that you desperately want to back this great vehicle. In our comments, please express your desire to back this item and also please list your country. This will give Hasbro a baseline of what they may need to do next to get international collectors to become a part of this campaign. Hasbro is watching, so be sure to leave your comments right away!

The S.H. Figuarts Kylo Ren (The Force Awakens) figure is divine. It’s the best one they’ve done. Find out why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Here is our Hasbro Q&A session! We had the joy of rapid-firing questions to Hasbro along with our friends at Jedi News and Bantha Skull. You’ll hear various people ask questions. One of the first questions I asked should allay your fears about the future of The Vintage Collection, so be sure to give it a listen. Click through for more!

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Yeah, baby! You read that right. We are TRULY getting back to the good old days when Hasbro focused on the best line in the world: The Vintage Collection. JTA has learned that there will be a The Vintage Collection focused San Diego Comic-Con exclusive this year! Feel free to speculate on what it will be in our comments!

Despite what you may have read or seen elsewhere, The Black Series [Phase III] red/black packaging will not be changing until 2019 the earliest (and it may go beyond that). It will not update with the Solo: A Star Wars Story product launch. This was confirmed by Steve Evans at the Hasbro Toy Fair Fan Event today during the Q&A session.

We have official PRESS IMAGEs to share of today’s Toy Fair reveals! Check out our gallery on our Facebook page!

We stumbled upon some some nice power banks by a company called Tribe while walking through Javits. They have a nice line-up of Star Wars featured at their booth. Click through to check them out.

Gentle Giant was showcasing the return of Bust-Ups this year, as well as some other new nostalgic replicas including some mini lunch boxes and Vintage-style packaging for their Enamel Pin line. Click here to have a look!

Anovos made their first visit to Toy Fair this year, showing off some of their latest replicas. They didn’t have a lot on hand, but they were impressive as usual. Click here to have a look at what they had on display. 

It’s time to put up or shut up, folks. A miracle has happened. And we all are responsible for making sure it becomes a reality. Although Hasbro was inspired to choose the Khetanna as their first HasbroLab vehicle because of the fan site coordinated “Bring on the Barge” campaign we participated in years ago, the only way this is happening is if you vote with your dollars and financially back this thing. We congratulate Hasbro on alienating those who just wait for clearance. If you don’t back this piece, you will be forever without it. This thing is a gem, and if you want to see future HasbroLab concepts brought to the table (like a Death Star for example), this is your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Don’t let this slip through our fingers. Skip a meal, skip your car payment, go on a cable television purge for six months. Just allow Hasbro to make this glorious vehicle for us! Expect JTA to hound you about backing this vehicle until the deadline. Oh, and it’s a hard deadline. If we don’t have 5000 backers by April 3rd, this vehicle is HISTORY.

Back your Khetanna Sail Barge RIGHT HERE!

We are switching gears with our Visual Guide updates for a few days as we look at a few 1:6 scale figures. Up first is Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Padawan) from Sideshow Collectibles. Click below to check out our full guide page. Make sure to also check in on this figure’s full review right here.

After the presentation we did the usual tour of the Hasbro Showroom. Click through to check out what they had on display.

It’s that time again and we are on site at the Hasbro event! We’ve set up a LIVE BLOG for full real-time coverage. You can Join us right here for our live blog of Hasbro Star Wars news as it happens. Feel free to comment and chat amongst yourselves while Paul and I transcribe all of the details coming out of the presentation. The presentation is due to start at approximately 1:30PM EDT.

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Kotobukiya gave us a booth tour this morning. Click through for a full gallery of what they have on display at this year’s Toy Fair.

We had a chance to stop by to check out the latest imports from Bandai. Click here for our full gallery!

Click through to our Facebook gallery to check out what Funko has on display for Toy Fair.

Steve Evans revealed via his Instagram account the upcoming Fans’ Choice Dr. Aphra figure. Click below for the Instagram post.

We just finished up at the annual LEGO Toy Fair Preview Party. Click below to visit our full gallery over on our Facebook page.

Our friend Steve Evans at Hasbro has posted the very first picture of the upcoming Imperial Combat Assault Tank in GLORIOUS The Vintage Collection packaging on his Instagram page. It’s stunning; both the packaging and the vehicle. We cannot wait for the presentation today. On another note, the image has since been pulled from social media, but figures from The Vintage Collection have been pulled, but Dr. Aphra will be fully revealed today as well. Stay tuned for more!

Images from Hasbro’s Toy Fair display have begun to hit Twitter. Star Wars 360 has posted an images of the Porgs 2-pack in TBS6 [P3] packaging.

The Funko Smuggler’s Bounty subscription service is ending! But have no fear! It is becoming a retailer exclusive. (Hopefully it WILL NOT be Walmart.) Click through for more!

S.H. Figuarts did a fabulous job on their K-2SO figure. See why this release is another must-have figure in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Ron Howard and Jon Favreau revealed on Twitter that Favreau will provide the voice for a “very cool & important alien character” in Solo: A Star Wars Story. You can actually see the four-armed alien in the trailer for the film. Of course, this isn’t Favreau’s first time voicing a Star Wars character since he provided the voice for Pre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Check out the full story at Entertainment Weekly! 

Yes, you read the headline correctly. ILM VFX Supervisor Mike Mullholland recently revealed that a change was made to the design of Kylo Ren’s TIE Silencer after Rian Johnson received an early prototype of the ship’s toy counterpart. Apparently, the original plan was to have the missiles on the underside of the ship but they were switched to the side of the wings since that’s where they were located on the toy version of the ship. So it appears a toy influenced a film in this case. Head over to io9 for the full story! 

A new Han and Lando novel is coming soon…

Last Shot is a Han and Lando novel taking place over multiple time periods, including Post-Return of the Jedi, and between Solo and A New Hope. This epic story features Lando, Han, Leia, young Ben Solo, Sana Starros and many others.

Today let’s check out the amazing S.H. Figuarts Battle Droid. Click below for the full Visual Guide. Make sure to also read up on this figure in our full review.

What are you looking forward to seeing revealed from Funko, LEGO, Sideshow Collectibles, Gentle Giant Ltd., Kotobukiya and Tamashii Nations? If there are any other licensees you’re curious about, let us know in the comments and we will be sure to see if they’re at the show. Let us know in the comments!

JTA is heading into the city today to begin our Toy Fair 2018 coverage! We will kick things off early tomorrow morning with LEGO, then continue on to Javits Center and finally the big Hasbro event, where we will do a live blog right here at JTA throughout the presentation (where hopefully they will reveal some great TVC news). Stay tuned as we post updates. We’ll post our galleries in real time to Facebook and post links on our front page as we get the chance. We’ll do followup coverage throught the weekend. We will aggregate everything on our portal page for a ‘one stop shop’ of all of our coverage.

We thank Tamashii Nations for providing us with our review sample of the brand new Onmitsu Shadowtrooper, a new release in the Meisho Movie Realization line. Check out this beauty in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

YODA ULTRA HIGH RELIEF 2oz Silver Coin
VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY – ORDER YOURS NOW!.

New Zealand Mint’s first Ultra High Relief 2oz silver coin for 2018 is the wise and powerful Jedi Master YodaTM. With only 5,000 available worldwide, half the mintage of their sold out Yoda 1oz silver coin, you will want to place your order today!

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A cursory look at eBay auctions for the original run of The Vintage Collection figures AS WELL AS The Black Series 3.75″ figures show that there is incredible demand for past figures. In this post, let Hasbro know what figures you want to see re-released in the return of The Vintage Collection this Spring. See the madness HERE for TVC and HERE for TBS.

As you’re all well aware, Hasbro has released information on new products today once again. Check out the galery of the new items on our Facebook page. Click through for full details on new items.

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Check out the last of the S.H. Figuarts BB units in tonights Visual Guide update. Click below for our guide page of BB-4, and make sure to read all of the details on how to acquire this promotional figure in our full review.

But will the movie be good or bad? According to Movieweb.com, Episode IX production begins this summer. Check out the article HERE.

Mashable is the next to reveal the latest Hasbro Star Wars toys. Collectors: get ready for Star Wars Ultimate Co-pilot Chewbacca! Check out the full story HERE.

The S.H. Figuarts BB-4 figure is great. See why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Rey (The Last Jedi) makes her way into our S.H. Figuarts Visual Guide. Click below for the full look at this figure, and click here for full details from our review.

The Prequel Trilogy, the old Expanded Universe (Legends), The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels are painfully ignored and excluded from Hasbro’s roster of figures each year. With the return of The Vintage Collection this year, we want to know what figures you want to see the most. Please pick your top five and add them in our comments. (Look busy. Hasbro is watching….)

The final episodes of Star Wars Rebels are almost here! The series returns with a pair of back to back episodes next Monday, February 19th at 9pm on Disney XD. Lucasfilm has sent out a new preview of the show’s return. Check it out! 

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As you know, Hasbro has dropped news today via other media outlets. Litzky PR has sent us PRESS IMAGES of what was revealed. Check out the gallery on our Facebook page! Click through for details on newly revealed items!

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the LEGO Millennium Flacon from Solo: A Star Wars Story. Check it out.

Also, Entertainment Weekly has been given the scoop on new toys from Solo: A Star Wars Story.We wonder if there will be any new reveals for Toy Fair now.

New Hasbro The Black Series 6″ figures have been revealed by io9! Check it out!

And so it comes to pass. All of you eagerly awaiting shipping notices for Darth Revan will ultimately be getting this. Sorry, we tried, and we have proof that these were in stock at some point.

The S.H. Figuarts Rey (The Last Jedi) figure turned out better than anticipated. See why you might want to consider her for your collection in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

The latest trading card set from Topps releases tomorrow, February 14th. Star Wars: A New Hope Black & White Trading Cards give an all-new unique look at A New Hope. You can view the full solicitation by clicking below, and the full checklist right here. We will be adding this to our Topps Index soon. Hobby boxes are available to order through most online hobby stores, as well as right here on Amazon. 

Here’s the last of the S.H. Figuarts Elite Praetorian Guards for our Visual Guides. Click below to check out the Elite Praetorian Guard (With Whip-Staff). You can also check out our full review of this figure right here.

Hasbro has sent out a package to their media accounts which includes a diverse selection of Mighty Muggs figures. They have also provided us with images that we have shared on our Facebook page.

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Wow. Is there actual hope that Solo: A Star Wars Story could be a great Disney Star Wars film? Entertainment Weekly has posted an article that reveals that George Lucas was already developing a Han Solo standalone film before the Disney merger. Of course, it’s impossible to know how much of his story has influenced the final film, but click through and see if you have also found a new hope for this film. There are also other great tidbits of info in this article as well. Special thanks to Funtomaz for bringing this detail to our attention.

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We’re continuing to keep the conversation going while recapping major points for The Vintage Collection right before Toy Fair! (We’re now going to revisit THIS POST to refresh our memories about a very important detail for TVC’s return!) If you listened to the SDCC Hasbro Q&A (which was a team effort between JTA and Victoria’s Cantina – check it out HERE), you remember Hasbro saying something that was as loud as clashing cymbals. It was also very heartwarming to fans of The Vintage Collection. When asked about working aliens/patrons from A New Hope (Chalmun’s Cantina) and Return Of The Jedi (Jabba’s Palace/skiff guards) into the planning of TVC they said “Absolutely, that’s kind of one of the main reasons we brought [The Vintage Collection] back. It is.” So, let us know what Cantina and Jabba’s Palace/Skiff Guards you want in this year’s model of The Vintage Collection!

The S.H. Figuarts Elite Praetorian Guard (With Whip-Staff) is another fantastic release. See why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Check out the BB-8 promotional add-on figure from S.H. Figuarts. Click below to check out the full Visual Guide for this figure, and make sure to read our full review for details on how to acquire this figure.

As we lead up to Toy Fair, we’re going to recap discussions we had in the past. We will attempt to re-engage our readers with a unique topic each day. For today’s topic, let us know what you’re anticipating the most from Hasbro at Toy Fair this year. Are you dying for a vast The Vintage Collection lineup reveal? Are you waiting for Hasbro to announce that older The Black Series 6″ figures will be repackaged and updated with “photorealistic” technology? Or are you just hoping that you will be able to find figures at your local retail chains again, like in the past like when Hasbro held us like they did on Naboo? Let us know if your comments. And remember, please. 3.75″ and 6″ collectors should not engage in war like it’s the North and the South. Keep it friendly!

The S.H. Figuarts BB-8 should be a little dirtier than it is, but still great nonethless. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Are you still looking for great deals of The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ figures? Walmart online has rolled back some in stock figures. Check them out! Special thansk to JTA reader Mark for the alert.

Walmart online has now “bundled” some of The Black Series [Phase III] 3.75″ figures for a special price. Still, some of you might still be able to find these for $4.00 each at your local brick and mortar location. Special thanks to JTA reader Mark for the alert.

Continuing with the The Last Jedi S.H. Figuarts figures, we are adding Kylo Ren (The Last Jedi) to our Visual Guides tonight. Click below to open our full guide page. We are also continuing to review each of these figures, and you can find Kylo Ren right here.

It looks like a massive amount of The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ Darth Revan case assortment has been found. You’re aware of the JC Penney online thing, now JTA sponsor Big Bad Toy Store is taking pre-orders for this wave for a first-quarter 2018 release. It’s amazing how screwed up distribution is.

Hurry! JC Penney’s online store has The Black Series [Phase III] Darth Revan IN STOCK for $19.99. Be sure to select DARTH REVAN as your “color” before ordering! Limit 25 per person. Special thanks to JTA reader Ian D. for this gracious alert!

UPDATE: Readers are receiving an updated email from JCPenney.com. It reads “We are checking inventory. We’ll update you soon! ” It might be wise to not get your hopes up with this figure. We tried.

Hasbro Toy Shop has a new promo code.Use INVENTORSDAY18 (we’re not kidding) to get 25% off one item. Also, use DOPPELGANGER18 for 22% off everything else.

The S.H. Figuarts Kylo Ren (The Last Jedi) figure needs some improvement. Find out why in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

We have the S.H. Figuarts Elite Praetorian Guard (With Heavy Blade) as tonight’s Visual Guide update. Click below to check out our guide page. We also have a full review of this figure right here.

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The S.H. Figuarts Elite Praetorian Guard (With Heavy Blade) is another fantastic release. Check it out in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Well, here is a big shocker. George Lucas helped direct a scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Nerdist has the full story.

It’s almost hard to believe, but JTA reader and friend Robert F. has received a shipping notice for the Hasbro Star Wars [The Last Jedi] “Battle Of Crait” 4-pack, ordered from Entertainment Earth, despite its March 2018 release date.  The new figures presented here will only be available in this set! Pre-order your set HERE at Entertainment Earth!

Our friend and yours, Victoria, from Victoria’s Cantina, has put together a little op-ed about where we are as collectors, primarily with Hasbro. Click through for more.

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We are continuing to get great store reports on these fantastic Walmart markdowns. JTA reader John M. has found 3.75″ figures for $4.00. And yet some readers STILL haven’t seen these arrive at their local stores yet!

Tonight’s Visual Guide update from S.H. Figuarts is 2BB-2. Click below to check out this 6″ figure, and click here for our full review.

There is a general retail purge happening as stores prepare to welcome Solo: A Star Wars Story products, but some stores are having more aggressive sales than others. JTA reader Agustin sends us proof of what’s going down at his local Walmart.

The S.H. Figuarts 2BB-2 is awesome. Check it out in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

We’ve received our “The Sith” Smuggler’s Bounty Box today! For those who are interested in its contents, click through for more! The next theme is Endor and it’s going to be awesome! Be sure to place your order today!

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Our next S.H. Figuarts Visual Guide focuses on the First Order Executioner (The Last Jedi). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. You can also find our full review of this figure right here.

Sideshow has their Boba Fett Life-Size Bust up for pre-order. Click here for the pre-order page!

JTA sponsor Empire Toy Shop has received their stock of Rey (Island Journey). They also have The Black Series 40th anniversary Jawas and Sand People in stock too! Click HERE to order yours.

Disney may be on pace to announce a new series of Star Wars films each week, but JTA hasn’t forgotten about Star Wars: The Clone Wars and this week we’ll be looking at one of the series’ best episodes. Click the banner below to read our full review of the season one classic, “Trespass.”

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Harrison Ford served as a covert consultant in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Click through for more!

If you’re still looking to acquire The Black Series [Phase III] Rey (Island Journey) 6″ figure, Entertainment Earth has her in stock! Special thanks to JTA reader Agustin for the alert!

The S.H. Figuarts First Order Executioner (The Last Jedi) is cool. See why this is true in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Click through for the latest newsletter from our sponsor Big Bad Toy Store, featuring all of their latest pre-orders and new arrivals.

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It’s time to switch back over to our S.H. Figuarts Visual Guide updates, starting off with the Elite Praetorian Guard (With Double Blade). Click below for a detailed look at this figure, and make sure to read up on him in our full review.

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys has Jaina Solo (Legends) IN STOCK for $21.99! Order her before she is gone!

Wow! A store report of the Star Wars [The Last Jedi] Emperor Palpatine basic figure has been made in Rebelscum’s forums. There are also other NJ Walmart sightings of this figure too. This confirms our rumor report that this figure would likely make its way out to retail in some capacity. Interesting, huh? Special thanks to JTA reader Rich K. for the news and alert! You can see Emperor Palpatine and the rest of his wave in our exclusive look in our RDRs right now!. If C’ai Threnalli and First Order Flametrooper start showing up I think Entertainment Earth has some reason to be upset!

The Hasbro Reports Full-Year and Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results and the Q4 & Full Year 2017 Earnings Management Remarks have been published. I encourage everyone to read them through thoroughly. We have also printed part of it and you can read it by clicking through. Many factors are involved with Hasbro Q4 earnings, and they are making changes to address the issues, including launching new line looks closer to movie release dates. Click through for more!

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As part of their cover story about the May 25th Solo: A Star Wars Story movie, EW has new images from the film. See what they show and what the film will reveal about the guy who spent a lifetime proving that multiple wrongs do make a right.

Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has won the best movie for grownups award, presented Monday night at AARP The Magazine’s 17th annual awards show at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Variety has the full story.

Well, it’s official. Hasbro’s shares slump. Part of the cause? Star Wars toys fail to boost sales. My own conjecture: Disney, let Hasbro do what their best at: super-articulated action figures of characters people want, not what YOU want us to have. Give them back their autonomy please! CNBC has the full story.