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August 2007

Hasbro's Questions & Answers #38

Posted by Chuck | August 31, 2007 at 05:11 PM ET |

Hasbro has the answers to our latest questions! Check out the full Hasbro Q&A here!

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Hasbro Fan's Choice Poll Top 20 Results Are In

Posted by Chuck | August 31, 2007 at 04:51 PM ET |

Hasbro has released the results of the net-wide fan's choice poll. Click here for the full Hasbro report, and to see how JTA's top 10 fared in overall popularity...

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Visual Guide Update - TAC Saga Legends Coins

Posted by Pete | August 29, 2007 at 10:45 PM ET |

The 30th Anniversary Visual Guide is updated tonight with the Saga Legends coins for Episodes 1 through 6. Click below for a closer look.

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Visual Guide Update - Gentle Giant Zuckuss Mini Bust

Posted by Chuck | August 28, 2007 at 04:08 PM ET |

Our Gentle Giant guide gets another update today, this time it's the Zuckuss mini-bust. Take a look at this cool bounty hunter below..

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Gentle Giant Bib Fortuna Gift Redemption Info

Posted by Chuck | August 28, 2007 at 02:57 PM ET |

Gentle Giant has announced instructions on how to redeem your free Bib Fortuna statue gift if you have purchased both the Jabba the Hutt Statue and Jabba's Palace Band Statue. Click here for the full redemption guidelines...

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Visual Guide Update - Gentle Giant Mace Windu Maquette

Posted by Pete | August 27, 2007 at 10:29 PM ET |

Tonight's addition to the Visual Guides comes in the form of the Jedi Master Mace Windu animated maquette, complete with 2 different lightsabers for added fun! Check it out in the Gentle Giant Visual Guide or by clicking below.

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The Hunt is On!

Posted by Chuck | August 27, 2007 at 07:41 PM ET |

Keep your eyes peeled! The 2007 UGH figures are starting to show up at retail! Chad writes in with his score...

I wanted to let you know that the 2007 UGH figures have hit the Wal-Mart in Decatur Alabama. I went there on my way to my folk's lake house and boom they had them.They had the Mc Chewie,Animated Fett and the Airborne trooper. I enclose a pic of my score.

Thanks Chad! Let the hunt begin!

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Urban-Collector News Update

Posted by Chuck | August 26, 2007 at 09:24 PM ET |

Urban-Collector is running a special promotion for the upcoming Gentle Giant Dengar bust. We are offering a 25% off coupon good against the low pre-sale price of $39.99. Go to Star Wars Dengar bust and use coupon code: ucsw0910

Coupon is valid through September 10th, 2007. We also have several new non-Star Wars pre-orders such as:

Essence of Willow Statue: From Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow statue has a pre-sale price of $99.99
Serenity Zoe Statue: Serenity's firstmate Zoe has a pre-sale price of $78.99
Aerith Gainsborough Final Fantasy Statue: Final Fantasy's Aerith praying at the water altar of the Forgotten City. Pre-Sale price of $179.99. $60 below MSRP!

Find these and more Star Wars Collectibles at Urban-Collector.

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The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Posted by Pete | August 25, 2007 at 01:45 PM ET |

For those of you who have always wanted a bit more Star Wars in your music collection check out the The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition 8-CD set from John Williams! Complete score? We don't know yet...what we do know is now is a great time to reserve a copy for yourself!

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Brian's Toys Newsletter #425

Posted by Chuck | August 25, 2007 at 09:13 AM ET |

Once again, we've received a fantastic shipment of 30th Anniversary products. New items include the Unleashed ARC Trooper, AFA Graded Carded Boba Fett McQuarrie variations, and Saga Legend Figures--which include the Red and Yellow Clone Trooper Officer. Back in stock are the Expanded Universe Wave 3! Also noteworthy, all 30th Anniversary Galactic Hunt have been reduced by $5.00! We have even added another healthy selection of Vintage AFA from the Lucasfilm Licensing Archives! Surf on through www.brianstoys.com to get your fix of all the greatest collectibles from Star Wars to Masters of the Universe!

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Master Replicas Cancels Studio Scale X-Wing

Posted by Chuck | August 25, 2007 at 09:09 AM ET |

Master Replicas just announced that they will be canceling their highly anticipated Studio Scale X-Wing. However, as a peace offering for this sad news, check out how you can get $500 dollars off of the Studio Scale Millennium Falcon, which has now officially become the last Master Replicas Studio Scale offering! Read the full release here.

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Holiday Special Boba Fett Bobble Head EE Exclusive

Posted by Chuck | August 24, 2007 at 04:10 PM ET |

Entertainment Earth has a new Star Wars exclusive, this time it's the Holiday Special Boba Fett Bobblehead! Check out the very cool deco on this version of everyone's favorite bounty hunter...

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Sideshow - 12'' Palpatine Set

Posted by Chuck | August 24, 2007 at 03:42 PM ET |

Check out the latest offering from Sideshow Collectibles, going on pre-order September 6! This set will feature Emperor Palpatine & Darth Sidious...

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Disney Star Wars Weekend's Exclusive Figures!

Posted by Denton | August 24, 2007 at 02:30 PM ET |

     Here are the Disney Star Wars Weekend 2007 Exclusive Cantina Band Figures. These exclusive figures come with a musical stand that lights up and plays the famous Cantina Song! Click the pictures below to take a closer look.

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Visual Guide Update - TAC Ultimate Galactic Hunt

Posted by Pete | August 23, 2007 at 11:23 PM ET |

A nice update to the 30th Anniversary Visual Guide includes six of the new Ultimate Galactic Hunt figures and gold coin! Click below of a closer look at some of this year's UGH collection.

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Big Bad Toy Store Newsletter

Posted by Pete | August 23, 2007 at 10:50 PM ET |

The latest newsletter from the Big Bad Toy Store and it includes the soon to arrive USH Figures with gold coins, Unleashed ARC Trooper and much more! Click here to read the entire news letter!

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Visual Guide Update - Gentle Giant Blackhole Stormtrooper

Posted by Chuck | August 22, 2007 at 07:00 PM ET |

Another Gentle Giant exclusive gets added to the Gentle Giant visual guide. Gentle Giant makes another rendition of the Blackhole Stormtrooper, this time in their popular animated format. Take a closer look below at this very limited Premiere Guild exclusive...

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R2DToys Newsletter!

Posted by Pete | August 21, 2007 at 12:26 AM ET |

The latest R2D Toys is packed with new battle packs like the ARC-170 Elite Squad, Betrayal on Bespin, Clone Attack on Coruscant and more! Toss in Sideshow Bespin Luke and Snowbunny Padmé and tons of other great stuff you can read about right here and this is one newsletter you won't want to miss!

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Mynock Hunt Chewbacca - High Resolution

Posted by Pete | August 19, 2007 at 11:11 AM ET |

Check out the high resolution images of the Previews Exclusive Mynock Hunt Chewbacca...just click the thumbnail below!

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Brian's Toys Newsletter #424

Posted by Pete | August 18, 2007 at 08:32 AM ET |

New this week at Brian's Toys are AFA graded Vintage Star Wars items from the Lucasfilm Licensing Archives, each comes with a certificate of authenticity! Kotobukiya Utapau Clone Trooper, an exclusive to Comic-Con, and Obi-Wan Kenobi (ROTS) model kits are now in-stock. We are now taking pre-orders for the Limited Edition Luke Skywalker (ROTJ) Lightsaber Hilt, created in beautiful and exact detail by Master Replicas. The hilt is the second version of the ROTJ lightsaber hilt, which is seen in a majority of the film, while the well-known, first version is seen in a single close-up shot. Make sure you are and owner to this fine (and perhaps final) item from Master Replicas! Go to Brianstoys.com for the newest and greatest collectibles for Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Masters of the Universe!

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Hasbro's Questions & Answers #37

Posted by Chuck | August 17, 2007 at 06:38 PM ET |

Time for another round of Hasbro Q&As. Check out our latest questions, and Hasbro's answers...

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JTA Final Poll Results Submitted to Hasbro

Posted by Chuck | August 17, 2007 at 06:35 PM ET |

The time has ended for our contribution to Hasbro's next Fans Choice poll. Click here to see which figures JTA sent to Hasbro...

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Gentle Giant - Mynock Hunt Chewbacca

Posted by Pete | August 17, 2007 at 06:01 PM ET |

For those of you wondering when and how the Gentle Giant Mynock Hunt Chewbacca will be released head on over to Forbidden Planet where they announce a February 2008 release date...looks like this is not going to be an exclusive after all.

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Visual Guide Update - Gentle Giant Commander Cody

Posted by Pete | August 16, 2007 at 08:32 PM ET |

Tonight we have yet another piece that was a San Diego Comic Con exclusive...the Gentle Giant Commander Cody. Click below for a closer look or head on over to the Gentle Giant Visual Guide to browse the entire line.

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Big Bad Toy Store Newsletter

Posted by Pete | August 16, 2007 at 06:41 PM ET |

The latest newsletter from the Big Bad Toy Store is in and it includes great stuff like their 25 item clearance sale, the Master Replicas Luke LE Saber pre-order for just $359.99 and new in stock items like TAC Wave 4 including UGH figures! Click here to read the entire news letter!

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Visual Guide Update - San Diego Comic Con Coins

Posted by Pete | August 14, 2007 at 08:32 PM ET |

How about adding a few of those shiny coins to the 30th Anniversary Visual Guide tonight? Check out the San Diego Comic Con Star Wars 30th Anniversary & Indiana Jones coins by clicking below!

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Visual Guide Update - McQuarrie Obi-Wan & Yoda

Posted by Pete | August 13, 2007 at 11:08 PM ET |

Check out the Ralph McQuarrie style Obi-Wan & Yoda from last month's San Diego Comic Con! You can now find them in the 30th Anniversary Visual Guide or by clicking below.

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Master Replicas Final LE Lightsaber

Posted by Chuck | August 13, 2007 at 05:42 PM ET |

Here it is, the last LE saber to be available from Master Replicas...

Our first becomes our last. The very first Limited Edition Lightsaber Master Replicas made was the Luke Skywalker EPVI "Version 1" Lightsaber. Now our final Star Wars Limited Edition Lightsaber from Master Replicas -

Luke Skywalker EpVI V2 Lightsaber Signature Edition

This is ONLY available at www.MasterReplicas.com and is strictly limited to 500 pieces!

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Big Bad Toy Store Newsletter

Posted by Chuck | August 12, 2007 at 10:54 AM ET |

Hi - Here is another quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about many new arrivals, exciting new preorders, and a new clearance sale!

CLEARANCE SALE: We've cut prices in half on 25 overstocked items - save 50% or more on a variety of Star Wars, Transformers, DC, and various items from Halo, LotR, X-Men and more. This sale will end Thursday so be sure to take advantage of these very low temporary prices!

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Visual Guide Update - Shadow Scout with Speeder Bike

Posted by Pete | August 11, 2007 at 11:23 PM ET |

Tonight's update is the very cool SDCC Shadow Scout with Speeder Bike! Head on over to the 30th Anniversary Collection Visual Guides or click below for a closer look.

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Urban Collector News

Posted by Pete | August 11, 2007 at 09:34 PM ET |

Urban Collector has received our allocation of Gentle Giant Princess Leia ANH mini-busts. All of our Leia busts are numbered below 300. Fans who pre-ordered these busts from Urban-Collector will be receiving their orders within the next week. With only a handful still remaining - we expect to sell out soon. Click here for more great news from Urban Collector

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Visual Guide Update - Gentle Giant Commander Bly

Posted by Pete | August 10, 2007 at 10:11 PM ET |

The Gentle Giant Visual Guide has a very nice addition today as Commander Bly from the Forbidden Planet Event in the UK is added! Check him out by clicking the thumbnail below!

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Brian's Toys Newsletter #423

Posted by Pete | August 10, 2007 at 10:09 PM ET |

Brian's Toys has plenty of great, new Star Wars items this week, including Master Replicas' Boba Fett Blaster Signature Edition and Gentle Giant's Leia Organa from Episode IV Mini-Bust. Now available through our website are 30th Anniversary Exclusive figures, including the Shadow Scout with Speeder Bike and Darth Vader Holographic Bobblehead. For vintage Star Wars, we have mint-conditioned Darth Vader Carrying-Cases and Micro Collection Bespin Freeze Champber, AFA Graded to protect your investment! Check www.brianstoys.com for more awesome collectibles from Star Wars, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Masters of the Universe.

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Saga Legends 2008 Fans Choice Poll - FINAL ROUND!

Posted by Pete | August 10, 2007 at 08:54 PM ET |

The final round of the Jedi Temple Archives polls for the 2008 Legends line are now live! Head on over the forums to head on over to cast your votes. Voting is open until 8:20 pm Eastern on Thursday August 16th and the top 10 vote getters will be submitted directly to Hasbro!

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Sideshow - 12' Bespin Luke Pre-Order Today

Posted by Chuck | August 10, 2007 at 12:45 PM ET |

It's almost time to place your order for the exclusive Sideshow Luke Skywalker - Rebel Commander: Bespin. You can find a full preview gallery here.

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Visual Guide Update - Sideshow Holographic Sidious

Posted by Pete | August 09, 2007 at 11:37 PM ET |

Well, we have some Visual Guides from SDCC to get to so let's start getting...tonight we have added the Holographic Darth Sidious with Mechno-Chair to the Sideshow Collectibles Visual Guide. All you need to do is click below to take a closer look at this Episode 1 version of the "good" Senator Palpatine!

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Star Wars Shop - New Gentle Giant Offer!

Posted by Pete | August 09, 2007 at 08:14 PM ET |

The Star Wars Shop not only has some great new Gentle Giant stuff in stock, but all Hyperspace Members will now save 10% on all in-stock and future Gentle Giant orders! Click below to head over and take advantage of this great deal!

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Sideshow - 12'' Bespin Luke Pre-Order

Posted by Chuck | August 09, 2007 at 03:45 PM ET |

Tomorrow is the big day to pre-order the latest Sideshow 12" figure: Luke Skywalker - Rebel Commander: Bespin. Don't forget:

Pre-Orders begin August 10th 2007 at 10AM PDT
You must be a registered newsletter subscriber and sideshow account holder by Thursday, August 9th, 2007, 11:59PM PDT

Check out a full gallery here in their production blog!

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Saga Legends 2008 Fans Choice Poll - SEMI-FINALS!

Posted by Pete | August 08, 2007 at 11:01 PM ET |

The semi-final round of the Jedi Temple Archives polls for the 2008 Legends line are now live! Head on over the forums to head on over to cast your votes, but hurry, this round ends Thursday August 10th just past 7:30 pm Eastern!

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Urban-Collector Update

Posted by Chuck | August 06, 2007 at 08:17 PM ET |

Hello Everyone from Urban-Collector! We have 2 exceptional Star Wars Gentle Giant Pre-Orders that we have recently added to our site: The Admiral Ackbar Bust and the Dengar Bust.

Pre-Order

Admiral Ackbar Bust: Pre-Sale price of $39.99

Dengar Bust: Pre-Sale price of $38.99 We also have several new Pre-Orders from themes like Harry Potter, Star Trek, Marvel Comics and Battlestar Galactica. Stop by Urban-Collector to see all of our specials.

Adam and the Troops at Urban-Collector.

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Big Bad Toy Store Newsletter - UGH in Stock!

Posted by Pete | August 05, 2007 at 09:43 AM ET |

The latest newsletter from the Big Bad Toy Store is in and it includes great stuff like preorders for the Admiral Ackbar Mini-Bust and the Gentle Giant Classics Busts. Also...right off the truck are the UGH figures with the Gold Coin and much more! Click here to read the entire newsletter!

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Brian's Toys Newsletter #422

Posted by Chuck | August 04, 2007 at 09:28 PM ET |

The trucks are rolling in, and we've received many shipments on many anticipated items! First and foremost, 30th Anniversary Wave 4 has arrived and One of Each Figure members should expect their pre-orders to arrive soon. We have 12-figure sets of the new Galactic Hunts available which include McQuarrie Boba Fett, Chewbacca, and Stormtrooper in all new gold, chase packaging. Expanded Universe Wave 3 has also arrived, along with new shipments of G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Wave 1. Visit www.brianstoys.com to browse our huge selection of collectible toys from Star Wars 1977 to 2007, Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Masters of the Universe.

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Saga Legends 2008 Fans Choice Poll - VOTE NOW!

Posted by Pete | August 04, 2007 at 07:22 PM ET |

The Jedi Temple Archives polls for the 2008 Legends line are now live! Click here to read how the poll will work or just head on over to the forums to cast your votes!

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Saga Legends 2008 Fans Choice Poll

Posted by Chuck | August 03, 2007 at 05:23 PM ET |

As mentioned during the Hasbro panel at SDCC, all fan sites will get a chance to help determine what the final wave of Saga Legends figures will be! Click here for all the details directly from Hasbro, and to see how you can help determine which figures JTA will submit to Hasbro...

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Hasbro's Questions & Answers #36

Posted by Chuck | August 03, 2007 at 04:47 PM ET |

It's time for another Hasbro Q&A! Check out our latest questions, and Hasbro's responses...

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The Force Among Us Invades Wizard World Chicago

Posted by Chuck | August 03, 2007 at 04:34 PM ET |

The Force Among Us will be at Wizard World Chicago next weekend (August 9th - 12th) at the Rosemont convention Center. They will be bringing back the "spirt of Star Wars" to this event along with good friends sandtroopers.com, Doug Wangler (living model for Quinlan Vos), Dean Mitchell (Senator Cellheim in Revenge of the Sith), Mary Oyaya (Luminara Unduli in Episode II and III), and Star Wars artists Dave Dorman (Friday August 10th from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM, and on Saturday August 11th from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM). Stop by the Federation Toys booth area (#1836) for all the action - Its like a Convention inside a Convention!

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Attakus 10th Anniversary

Posted by Chuck | August 02, 2007 at 06:30 PM ET |

After ten years, it is time for Attakus to look beyond and take a step towards another ten years. But before we do so, we wish to thank you, the collectors, for all your support through those years...

Click here for the full report!

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The Force Among Us - Live Ep. 2 takes you to Norway!

Posted by Chuck | August 01, 2007 at 05:33 PM ET |

The Force Among Us - Live, interactive TalkCasts continue with Episode 2 on August 5th at 1PM EDT at http://show.tfau.net! Host Jeff Roney speak to Production team of Cris and Cortney Macht, and others on the crew (Frank Yario, Fred Ciba and Mike McGrath) of "The Force Among Us," to discuss location filming in Norway. What was it like to walk where the famous scenes from Hoth were filmed? Did they find any set pieces? Did you talk to anyone who worked on Empire? Click here for more information...

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