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Walmart currently has both The Vintage Collection Bespin Security Guards back in stock for $13.78 each. Click below for product pages.
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Do you remember the scene from “Misery” when Annie Wilkes exclaimed “He didn’t get out of the cockadoodie car!”? That’s about where we are with the Walmart exclusive Imperial Gunner figure from The Vintage Collection. Apparently, Hasbro believes they can pull the wool over longtime TVC collectors’ eyes so they can pass off an old figure from a Disney Star Wars source as an OT character when it’s entirely inaccurate! (more….)
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Glory, hallelujah! It’s another George Lucas-era masculine male O96 figure! Check out the astounding Bespin Security Guard (Isdam Edian) action figure. It will bring a tear to your eye. (more….)
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Get ready for more aggravation. The Walmart exclusive “The Ninety Six” figures are clearly for carded collectors looking to have a modern counterpart to the original vintage Kenner run of Star Wars action figures. But once again, they’re are arriving in padded envelopes, and most samples are being reported and “severely damaged,” ours included. How difficult is it to code these items as collectibles so they can guarantee they get packed in a box instead of a flimsy envelope? Let us know of your arrivals.
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We get another army-builder in the Imperial Stormtrooper (Nevarro Cantina) Deluxe set from Walmart. (more….)
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The Vintage Collection Bespin Security Guard (Helder Spinoza) is the best figure of 2022, and we say that knowing it has imperfections and is 50% reused parts. And it’s hard to believe we waited 42 years for the FIRST modern counterpart to the classic 1980 The Empire Strikes Back vintage Kenner release. It’s like waiting for a new ABBA record. But it’s finally here, and it’s divine. (more….)
Thank you for reading Research Droids Reviews: Season 14!
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The Walmart exclusive Clone Wars General Grievous is currently available for $26.49. Click here for the product page!
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The Walmart exclusive Clone Wars General Grievous is currently available for $26.49. Click here for the product page!
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A decade ago, all of the accessories with the Ahsoka Tano & Grogu two-pack would have been included in the basic carded release. But not with the current Hasbro Star Wars team. No way, and no how. (more….)
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If I had written this article the day of the announcement, it might have looked pretty ugly, not that this post will be much better. But in all seriousness, what’s the deal with making The Vintage Collection Stormtrooper from A New Hope a Walmart exclusive? (more….)
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After two disappointing releases, The Black Series Clone Wars Mace Windu is a delight. Find out why you’ll want this one. (more….)
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Holy cow. Hasbro is giving The Black Series collectors the shaft. So much for the line with higher profit margins. As much as we hoped to adore the ARC Trooper Captain, we quickly learned how lazy Hasbro was once again with a new character added to the 6-inch line. (more….)
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You can preorder Captain Rex RIGHT NOW! Hurry!
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Click below for pre-order pages for the Walmart Collector Con exclusive The Vintage Collection figures:
Update: Several are now showing ‘out of stock’, including the Stormtrooper and R2-D2.
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Walmart Collector Con is set to launch tomorrow morning at 10 AM Eastern. Here are the links for the upcoming The Vintage Collection exclusives expected to go live at that time:
Note: Until the links are activated, they will default to the Collector Con home page.
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Thanks to Volker c over at starwars-figuren.com, here’s a look at three carded images from the Walmart exclusive Original 96 wave announced this week. What are your thoughts? Looks like they (almost) got 2 of 3 correct.
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There is another… Bespin Security Guard! Check out the next fansite reveal for The Vintage Collection: Bespin Security Guard (Helder Spinoza). Full details over at GalacticFigures.com. This will also be a part of the Walmart Collector Con, up for pre-order on March 24th at 1 PM Eastern at Walmart.com.
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It looks like Walmart.com will be the place to be next week as we have another The Vintage Collection exclusive revealed, this time by Jedi News. The Vintage Collection Bespin Security Guard (Isdam Edian) will be available to pre-order next week at the Walmart Collector Con.
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Our friends at Banthaskull.com have revealed another Walmart exclusive The Vintage Collection figure. Head on over to their site for the full reveal of the Original 96 Stormtrooper. This figure will also be up for pre-order on March 24th at 1 PM Eastern at Walmart.com, as part of their 2022 Collector Con.
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Check out Instagram user @victoriascantina for two more fansite reveals today: The Vintage Collection Imperial Gunner (Return of the Jedi) and R2-D2 (with Sensorscope) (The Empire Strikes Back). Both will be Walmart exclusives and up for pre-order on March 24th at 1 PM Eastern. You can also view them on her Twitter account.
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The Walmart exclusive Clone Wars General Grievous isn’t a great action figure. We wanted to enjoy it more than we did, but Hasbro took too many shortcuts. (more….)
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We are wrapping up our Visual Guide updates for the Walmart exclusive wave of Clone Wars figures with the ARC Trooper Captain (VC213). Click below for the full Visual Guide. Here’s also the full review of this figure.
Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!
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Let’s take a look at our next The Vintage Collection Visual Guide update featuring the ARC Trooper (VC212) from the Walmart exclusive Clone Wars wave. Click below for our fully detailed Visual Guide. Make sure to also check out our full review of this figure right here.
Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!
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Up next for our The Vintage Collection Clone Wars Visual Guide updates is the Battle Droid (VC216). Click below to check out our full Visual Guide. We also have a full review of this figure right here.
Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!
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We are continuing our Visual Guide updates for The Vintage Collection’s Clone Wars wave. Click below to check out Luminara Unduli (VC215). You can also read our full review right here.
Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!
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