Before 2007, most collectors thought that they already had every version of Lando Calrissian possible. All that changed when the 30 (77-07) line came out. And Research Droids Reviews checks out Lando in smuggler gear in great detail. It came out better than we ever expected. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

The Clone Wars Bossk hits eBay!

The Clone Wars Boba Fett hits eBay!

4-LOM has been in the spotlight for a while now lately and Research Droids Reviews isn't going to let the light diminish. We check out the 4-LOM from the 30 (77-07) line and recall what made this figure great, but not entirely perfect. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

We are so eager for The Vintage Collection that we just had to pay homage to The Empire Strikes Back...again. And with that, Research Droids Reviews heads back to the 30 (77-07) line and checks out one of the most deluxe basic figures we have ever received (almost) in The Empire Strikes Back wave of that wonderful anniversary collection. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

A simple search for Star Wars tvc on eBay is showing more and more results... Let's hope this means the figures will be hitting retail soon!

The fine folks at POTF2.com have in their forums a review of the new The Vintage Collection Boba Fett figure. The reviewer goes into pretty good detail about all of the differences and what makes this figure superior to the Legacy Collection (BD36) Boba Fett. Click the thumbnail below to check it out. And can these figures please get to retail already!?

We have good and (mostly) bad news to report with the Toys R Us exclusive The Force Unleashed Figures Packs and TRU in general. Click the thumbnail below to see what we have for you.

We have just got back from Disney World, and unfortunately we don't have any mouse ears to give away, but we do have the Star Tours Boarding Party 5-Pack!  It has all your favorite characters: Star Tours Office, Kaink, Teek, Ree-Yees, and Chewbacca!  Well, maybe not your favorite, but pretty darn cool.

For more random Star Wars characters, we are taking pre-orders for the Kabe and Muftak Mini Busts from Gentle Giant.  Look at our Vintage section, we have many low-priced Return of the Jedi carded figures available.

For more of a great selection, check out the complete newsletter!

Sometimes Hasbro really delves deeply into the Expanded Universe to come up with some pretty cool ideas. While you may think that the Hoth Speeder Bike Patrol Battle Packs set is based on concept art, you would actually be wrong. It is based off of a fabulous cross-sections book at the same time Episode I was released. Be sure to read our Research Droids Reviews entry today to check out this cool set. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new arrivals, more great new preorders and a new sale:

INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE
Hasbro and many other vendors will be sending us huge piles of great new items this summer and fall.  We need room to deal with the new items so we are putting a wide variety of items on sale.  Save 20% to 75% and everywhere in between on items like:  Star Wars Clone Wars, GI Joe, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Movie Toys, LPS, Zhu Zhu Pets, BBTS Exclusives and more.  We have around 20 menus with discounts of 20% to 75%, and 50+ individual products with similar discounts.   Please help us make room by ordering some of these items, and please ship any Pile of Loot that you are ready to receive.  Click here for the sale info!

The Clone Wars certainly is responsible for bringing us some very unique and very cool characters. Commander TX-20 is probably the coolest droid in a long time and he is made a lot better than most action figures in the line. Research Droids Reviews looks at this Separatist droid and the cool Wat Tambo hologram that comes with him. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

The official preview page of the 2010 San Diego Comic Con exclusive Clone Trooper Lieutenant (Episode II) is up. Item goes up for sale June 24th (10 AM PDT) for attendees and June 25th (10 AM PDT) for non-attendees.

The edition size of Sideshow Collectibles' 12" Greedo regular version has been set at a nostalgic 1,977 pieces worldwide. But the question is do you have yours pre-ordered yet?

It's official! Sideshow announces the 12" Gamorrean Guard figure. Click the thumbnal below to check out the product preview! Pre-orders start June 22nd!

Thank you very much to all of our colleagues and especially our readers for making A Digested Look at the Legacy Collection a huge success. We have archived this Special Report in our Special Reports section; makes sense right? Click the link below to find out where this and many other Special Reports by JTA are stored!

12" collectors, start drooling! Sideshow just released ANOTHER "Ask Sideshow" segment with 60 new questions and they have confirmed that designs are completed for Tessek, Ree-Yees and Yak Face! Do you believe it? Click the thumbnail below to read all about it!

Click through for look at another upcoming figure, this time the camo-clad ARF trooper from The Clone Wars!

And, while you are at it, check out more figures from The Vintage Collection: Dak, Princess Leia and the AT-AT Commander!

    

Sandtroopers.com reviews the new Jabba The Hutt and throne! Click the image below to check out this baby loose and up close and personal!

Who doesn't love Muftak or Foul Moudama? Well, you should. The Talz species was reintroduced in The Clone Wars in a whole new way and Research Droids Reviews looks at Thi-Sen, a Talz with a new twist. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Wow! Sideshow answers forty (40) new questions in their extremely popular "Ask Sideshow" segment. Be sure to check these out!

Here is our Wednesday recap of the past week's Research Droids Reviews in an effort to let you know which Star Wars products have been added to our database. In case you may have missed any, simply click on each thumbnail below to take you directly to that specific review! And don't forget to put in your own two cents by voting in the poll found at the bottom of each review now!

      

And if you can't wait to get your hands on a loose TVC Dengar now, click the thumbnail below to grab one on eBay!

JTA reader Mike writes in with a neat update to the latest TARGET figure disappearance. Click through to read Mike's experience!

Our friends as Yakface.com have a forum member who just posted loose detailed pictures on the new TVC Dengar figure. It has more removable accessories than first realized. Be sure to check it out! Click the thumbnail below to see it!

A lot of news has hit the web this morning. First up, the official site announces LEGO Star Wars III, based on The Clone Wars. Click the thumbnail below to check out the details!

Research Droids Reviews returns to the Hasbro line after a brief marathon with some high end collectibles over the last several days from Sideshow Collectibles and Gentle Giant. We start back with one of the coolest (and very hard to find) figures in the red phase of The Clone Wars line. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

See no evil! Hear no evil! Speak no evil! These are three very wise statements to make when discussing the flawless craftsmanship of Sideshow Collectibles' most awesome 12" Sandtrooper line. The third and last Sandtrooper (Corporal: Tatooine) has just been shipped to your local comic books stores and hobby shops. (Remember, this will never be available at Sideshow's website.) You can check out our thoughts on all three reading our Research Droids Reviews on them here. Click the thumbnail below to find a retail location near you!

Wow! Gentle Giant, Ltd. has raised the bar on their mini busts! 4-LOM has just been released and our review of it is nothing but positive. We believe we know why the quality of their mini busts are getting better and better. Be sure to check out the 4-LOM mini bust in our Research Droids Reviews because it is one of their finest accomplishments to date. Click the Research Droids banner for our Research Droids Reviews archive index or the thumbnail for the direct review below! Don't forget you can also e-mail us your review requests and we'll be sure to add your choice to the queue.

Old Town Auctions is an auction house based in Maryland, and they have been given a large variety of Star Wars action figures and many other Sci Fi material to sell that will be even open for those who live across the country. Find out how! Click through to check out their press release and visit their website to check out all the cool vintage and modern Star Wars toys (among other things) that will go up for auction.

Our friends at Sandtroopers.com got their mittens on some great new close-up photos of the Jabba The Hutt Throne Walmart exclusive. Click the thumbnail below to check them out and for the link to where more are stored in Sandtroopers.com's forums! Oh, and if you want some detailed close-ups of Rocket Firing Boba Fett, then you best click on through for where to find them too!

Loose versions of the 2010 Jodo Kast are showing up on eBay. Click the thumbnail below to check out this auction! Auction lasts for 26 days from this post or while supplies last. More than 10 available.

We have three wise Sandtroopers now in our 12" collections and Research Droids Reviews looks at the latest which is a Sideshow Store Exclusive, a first for everyone! Find out what makes the Sandtrooper (Corporal) unique! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Click the thumbnail below for an exclusive look at the upcoming Darth Talon mini bust thanks to our friends at GentleGiantCollectors.com.

Our friends at JediNews.co.uk have an awesome review on the new BAT-AT. Click the thumbnail below to check it out!

All these changes as the line is dying away? We were shocked to find a variation (albeit small) on the Legacy Collection Clone Commander Cody (BD44) figure. The latest remix cases (with HK-50 droid parts) that also contains the Stormtrooper and Gungan Warrior figures are being found with Commander Cody figure with a head sculpt cast in a different skin tone. Why they expended the energy and time to change this and not the belt is beyond our comprehension. It doesn't look nearly washed out as the first version did. We took pictures for comparison purposes and we hope you can see the change, but it is a much more drastic difference in person. We almost thought is was a different head sculpt at first and the "new" version has a much better color to it as well as a cleaner and crisper paint job. Click through to check it out!

While searching for more The Clone Wars figures at more Kmart stores, we discovered the figures are on sale for $5.99 each until June 19, 2010. We also came across one store in the heart of Philadelphia where it looks like time stopped. Yes, that is a First Day of Issue Han Solo (BD 1) figure. Click through for the proof.

We turn our attention to another Premium Format figure that nicely complements the brand new Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) figure. Today's Research Droids Reviews looks at one smokin' hot figure. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

JTA located the very hard to find The Clone Wars figures including Darth Sidious, Thi-Sen and Commander TX-20 and two different Kmart stores (in Philadelphia) this evening (and it was the first time we EVER saw them in the wild). This is pretty sad for figures that saw release originally in February supposedly (but we doubt they ever hit the Philly areas because we find everything). With the vanishing TARGET figures and Walmart's clearance of $4.50 per figure, it looks like there is still some hope to find the figures that never saw widespread distribution at Kmart and Toys R Us.

For those of you who haven't visited your local TARGET lately, this is what you'll find on the shelves. We even asked for assistance and the associates got their LRT guns and said not nary a figure is anywhere in the building. Darn, we wished we picked up a few more army-builders for $4.99 each! Click through for the scary proof!

We are almost done with our Sideshow Collectibles marathon before we return to more Hasbro products, but be sure to check out today's Research Droids Reviews. We open a new category, 12 Inch Figure Environments, and one of the coolest props in the Star Wars films can be yours in one-sixth scale. But the price is one hurdle that many may not be able to clear! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

The 2010 Legacy Wave 13 has finally arrived! Pre-Orders and One of Each Figure Club orders are being filled, and we expect to get another shipment next week.  Looking to expand your Han Solo collection?  Well you can pick up his twin children, Jacen and Jaina.  Collect the whole Solo family!

Check out the new Death Trooper mini bust coming later this year to Brian's Toys. Simply Amazing!  Let's hope zombies and Star Wars continues to cross paths.

For more great stuff that is too big to cover here, go towww.brianstoys.com .

We couldn't help but shake our heads when we saw this Saga Legends Blockbuster Value two-pack hanging on the shelves today in Walmart. Only further proving that something just isn't right in "distribution land" at Hasbro, we found the extremely rare error-packed Chewbacca (Sandstorm) backed with an Episode II Clone Trooper. And this is approaching almost a year now since this error was "quickly corrected". Click through for the proof!

Our friends at GentleGiantCollectors.com have done it again and gotten a video showing off the upcoming convention exclusive Han Solo (Stormtrooper Disguise) maquette. This piece will definitely complement the Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper Disguise aFX exclusive! Click the thumbnail below to check out a YouTube video on it!

Sideshow Collectibles has just posted a Star Wars filled "Ask Sideshow" segment. Go check it out!

Did you know that Sideshow's latest Premium Format figures offers a lot more versatility than initially thought? Thanks to clever engineering, you can outfit Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) to look like he did in pretty much any scene in Return Of The Jedi. Now that is impressive indeed! Find out how this is possible by reading today's Research Droids Reviews. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

There are a lot of changes happening at retail. We stopped at our local Toys R Us in the Philly area and noticed that the Star Wars aisle had been totally reset (and also taking up more room than ever). Oh boy are we getting excited. It looks like there will be ample space for all the new product coming in late July/early August!

It's no surprise that we love Tartakovsky's Clone Wars! We look at the last 12" Tartakovsky-inspired figure in Sideshow Collectibles' awesome line in today's Research Droids Reviews. And this review is for you, Fernando! Even if you don't collect these spectacular large size action figures, you should treat yourself to checking out all the details about them. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Here is our Wednesday recap of the past week's Research Droids Reviews in an effort to let you know which Star Wars products have been added to our database. In case you may have missed any, simply click on each thumbnail below to take you directly to that specific review! And don't forget to put in your own two cents by voting in the poll found at the bottom of each review now!

      

We just wanted to let you know that we updated the Visual Guides section for the Legacy Collection from our marathon we ran this week. Click the thumbnail below to see where they are all stored, and check out some of our guides while you're there.

Our friends at GentleGiantCollectors.com have a first look at a new upcoming exclusive mini bust. Remember that 2006 TARGET exclusive Mace Windu's Attack Battlion Battle Packs set? The Airborne Trooper from that five-pack is being immortalized in mini bust form (or something that looks pretty darn close to it at least)!

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As more responses come in from the Hasbro Star Wars Q&A, there are more headlines to report! JTA in conjunction with our affiliate Jedi Temple War Room is right here, breaking it all down to bring you the news you can use in the Q&A Headline Report - HEADLINE EXTRAS!

-Why did Hasbro change the Shadow Stormtrooper in the TFU multipacks?
-Will the Ice Cream Maker Guy be the basis for a future Rebel Pilot?
-What's the status of the Funeral pyre Darth Vader?
-And which prequel Jedi Master has been confirmed as a Clone Wars Basic Figure?

Check out all of this and more in the Q&A Headline Report - HEADLINE EXTRAS, as brought to you exclusively by JTA & our affiliate Jedi Temple War Room with each and every Hasbro Q&A session.

Willrow Hood works for the gas mining company on Cloud City. When the Empire seizes control of the city, Hood destroys a computer memory core to prevent the Empire from discovering information about secret transactions with the Rebels. Thirty years in the making, click below for our Enhanced Visual Guide of THE Ice cream maker guy! Then, find out if he lives up to the hype in our Research Droids Review!

Don't forget that Jedi Temple Archives has our own page on Facebook. Check us out here. Read about all of our exciting updates there (and be sure to add yourself as one of our fans)!

Luke leads an attack on Imperial AT-AT walkers that are moving toward Echo Base. He instructs the other snowspeeder pilots to use their harpoons and cables and aim for the legs in an attempt to take out the Imperial walkers. Click below for the full guide! We think this is one of the best figures to come out of the Legacy Collection, find our why in our Research Droids Review!

Research Droids Reviews looks at another fine addition to Sideshow's beautiful 12" figure line. Today's review looks at their first Imperial officer, Commander Praji. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

The elite Wing Guard is in charge of security on Cloud City, working as police officers, customs officials, and crisis controllers. Troopers such as Utris M'Toc and Sergeant Edian handle these crucial duties with honesty and efficiency. Sergeant Edian is the first version released, and you can check him out below! Then, read our full report on him in our our Research Droids Review!

GentleGiantCollectors.com gets exclusive announcement of two new Cantina alien mini-busts, Kabe and Muftak! How is that for paying homage to the neo-classic line? Click either thumbnail below to check it out!

Suit up, Joes! The 2010 G.I. Joe Wave 2 is available for Pre-Order at Brian's Toys! Featuring your favorite characters such as Snake Eyes, Zartan, Destro, and Recondo.

Also new this week, are the Star Wars Disney 2-packs from Star Tours! Get this part of your Disney and Galactic collection now.  Don't forget about the 2010 Vintage-Style Jedi-Con Bounty Hunters 2-Pack. Coming back in stock very soon, so get your pre-order now.

For more of great selection from our newsletter go to www.brianstoys.com .

Stop the press! Gentle Giant, Ltd. has just issued a press release about a new Death Trooper mini bust! Click through to check this awesome baby out!

Just a friendly reminder that you have two more days to take advantage of HasbroToyShop.com's Memorial Day sale. They still have a ton of figures for $4.99 each as well as other great deals. Click the thumbnail below to check it all out!

The massive AT-AT walkers need skilled drivers to handle them efficiently in battle. AT-AT drivers are experts at operating these ground assault vehicles to keep them moving over rough terrain while pounding their targets with laser cannon fire. Check out this awesome figure below, including a significant packaging variation comparison, and see what we think of him in our Research Droids Review!

Kul Teska also makes his way to eBay too! Check out this auction for a loose version of him Why the auction shows a carded sample eludes us.

In this concept art by Joe Johnston, the Imperial snowtrooper wears armor with features that are reminiscent of armor actually worn by samurai warriors. The gear has stylized elegance while still protecting the trooper from blaster fire and extreme cold. Click below to check out this cool concept art figure, and read our in-depth report on him in our Research Droids Review!

The fine folks at MouseDroid.com are reporting that the Big AT-AT is being found in Australia! Click throught to check out their report!

It's time to wrap up another wave of figures, this time with the BAD YVH-1! This cool Terminator-style droid is the 6th BAD from the Legacy Collection! Click below to check it out, including our unique 'parts catalog' helping you identify how to build this figure! You can also read our full review right here!

Loose versions of some of the new The Clone Wars figures like Aurra Sing have shown up on eBay. Click the thumbnail below to check it out!

Our next round of "repaints" come from wave 4, and are not technically repaints, but rather clean/white versions of previous figures. While Commander Bacara really has no business being so clean, the newly white Stormtrooper is a nice addition to this mould, which was previously only available in black! Check them out for yourself below!

   

Research Droids Reviews continues its marathon focusing on collectibles from Sideshow's beautiful 12" figure line. Today's review looks at our favorite scoundrel, Han Solo and this is clearly one of our personal favorites from the line. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Plo Koon is a Jedi Master whose homeworld is Dorin, where the atmosphere is mostly helium and another gas unique to the planet. He wears protective goggles and a face-concealing antiox mask whenever he is in oxygen-rich environments. Check out our full guide below, and read our in-depth report on him in our Research Droids Review!

Sideshow has just posted an excellent (albeit short) Backstage Pass video on their exciting upcoming 12" 501st Legion Clone Trooper. They have apparently made some updates to this armored body including a new stocking material for the body glove and revised placement of armor so that the stand fits around the armor. Click the thumbnail to check out this very ionformative video and be sure to place an order for it. You won't want to miss this one folks!

Hey all you The Empire Strikes Back lovers. Do you want to feel a knife through your heart? Toy News International has received the following response from Hasbro about the Rebel Troop Transport. So you want to know what the answer is? Then click through!

Clone Commander Cody receives a hologram from Chancellor Palpatine telling the commander to execute Order 66. Cody immediately orders clone troopers to fire upon Obi-Wan Kenobi, which sends the Jedi hurtling into one of the sinkholes on Utapau. Click below to check out this well needed upgrade! Want more info? Check out our detailed Research Droids Review!

Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new arrivals and a huge batch of new preorders!

Jeremoch Colton is the pilot of Senator Bail Organa’s ship, the Tantive IV. As Colton is flying the vessel into Coruscant, he receives a message from Chancellor Palpatine’s office, which he plays for Organa and his passengers Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. As usual, click below for our high resolution guide, and then see what we think of him in our Research Droids Review!