Have you browsed around Sideshow Collectibles‘ website lately? Did you notice a banner for something they haven’t actually posted about? I don’t think many of us noticed until recently. They are advertising a Star Wars – Blackhole Stormtrooper Premium Format Figure. Pre-orders go live May 30th and they will have a giveaway for the statue as well.
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LEGO has been hyping up a big reveal in Times Square since February at Toy Fair 2013. Well, today is the big day! Toyark.com has folks on scene and sending in pics, stayed tuned over the next couple hours for incoming shots from the event. To start things off, here are a couple teaser shots. Enjoy!
Updated 11:04 AM – Looks like we have an X-Wing Pilot walking around, hmmm… :)
Updated 11:07 AM – And, we have a super huge, possibly to-scale Lego X-Wing in the middle of Time Square NYC.
Updated: 12:02 PM – All on-scene preview shots up, high resolution being processed now. Stay tuned!
Updated: 12:08 PM – Press Release Added. Read on to check it out.
Updated: 1:09 PM – High resolution images going up now.
Updated 1:49 PM – High Res Panorama shots up now. All done, enjoy!
A Star Wars Jumbo Kenner Power Droid has already been announced by Gentle Giant. Today they have posted images and a video detailing the process of creating the exact, but oversized, replica of Kenner‘s classic Power Droid figure. Check out the details and video below. See the images after the jump.
Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! Gentle Giant continues on with their new line of vintage Star Wars Action figure reproductions with the release of this classic Power Droid!!Digitally scanned from mint 3 3/4” Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 7 1/2” tall. Nothing has been overlooked. Roto and injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure is fully articulated with “clicking” leg movement faithfully reproduced to be just like the original. That’s not all, this classic Kenner creation comes packaged on a 1977, Star Wars inspired blister card, featuring original front and “21 back” artwork, in a re-sealable plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display!
Sideshow has fully revealed their excellent looking new Star Wars – Darth Vader Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure. The figure will feature an astounding twelve interchangeable hands! Also included is a removable helmet, mimicking exactly how it appears in the films, as well as light up chest box and belt.
Pre-orders begin on May 23rd. It is priced at $249.99. There will be a standard and a Sideshow exclusive version. The exclusive version will feature an extra swap out “severed” hand.
Read on to check out the photos.
Back at Toy Fair 2013 -LEGO hinted at an event coming up later this year with their NYC themed LEGO Star Wars Yoda giveaway. Well, it looks like that event is upon us! LEGO sent out press kits this week announcing that on May 23rd in Times Square, they will be unveiling the world’s largest LEGO model. To catch our attention (and yours) they included a press kit exclusive set featuring a Star Wars Lego Chronicles environment with 3 mini figures. To check out the entire press kit in high resolution, read on!
Sideshow has posted a preview of their next Star Wars Sixth Scale Figure. The new previews gives us a quick sneak peek at their Darth Vader Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure. Pre-orders for the figure begin May 23rd. Also, they are holding a drawing to win one of the figures! Simply Click Here and enter your email for a chance to win.
We’ll have more images and info as it becomes available.
Gentle Giant has revealed their next Star Wars Kenner Jumbo Figure. Their next release is for the bounty hunter Zuckuss. Photos after the jump and details below.
Zuckuss Kenner Jumbo Figure
Regular Price: $80.00
Scale: 12″ Scale
Release Date: Q1 2014
Edition Size: TBD
Availability: Pre-Order
Product Code: 80305
Referred to as “the Uncanny One” by other bounty hunters, Zuckuss is one of the top bounty hunters hired to track down the Millennium Falcon after the Battle of Hoth. This ammonia-breathing findsman is especially dangerous because of a well-kept secret - his affinity with the Force!
Digitally scanned from mint 3 3/4” Kenner originals, Zuckuss has been reproduced in scale to the rest of our exciting Jumbo Kenner Vintage line. No detail has been overlooked. Roto and injection molded using durable plastics, this fully-articulated jumbo figure includes a faithfully reproduced Blaster rifle.
That’s not all, this classic Kenner creation comes packaged on a 1980 Empire Strikes Back-inspired blister card, featuring original front and “45 back” artwork, in a re-sealable plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display!
Are you ready to join the Dark Side? the next New Jersey Collectors Con will be held on August 18th, 2013 – You herd it right, we are having a Summer Event. The theme of this show will be “World At War” featuring a very cool marketing campaign of unlikely Enemies & Allies with all of the Toy Brands we have come to love as collectors.
We will also be reaching out to more Star Wars and Marvel Collectors at the Next NJCC summer event, while keeping our already awesome Transformers and G.I.Joe focus. This will be reflected in both extra door prizes, above and beyond what we normally do, including THREE Mega Door Prizes. Over the next few weeks we will be announcing our special events and our guest list. We plan on making this the best NJCC to date, and hope this will make up for the lack of a Fall show that will be moving to Tampa Bay, Florida. We are not quite ready to reveal details of that event yet, but when we do we hope you will join is for the “Ride”.
When and Where Is The Next New Jersey Collectors Con?
Holiday Inn Cherry Hill – New Jersey
2175 West Marlton Pike (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Sunday, August 18th, 2013
NJCC 2013 Dealer Registration is now open. Dealers should contact fran@njcc.co for more information on the Summer NJCC Toy Show, that is already 50% sold out of tables.
Full Update on Show Events coming soon…….
GRogall of the Eurobricks forum has posted some high resolution images of an upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Old Republic – Jedi Defender Class Cruiser 75025. The set is due out this summer, between June and July. You can see photos by reading on.
Kotobukiya, for May the 4th, unveiled their General Grievous ARTFX+ Statue. It features a removable cloak and arms. It’s due for release in November 2013.
A Kotobukiya Japanese import! The incredible Star Wars ARTFX+ lineup has already featured some of the most iconic heroes and villains from the Star Wars films, and now it returns to the final prequel to present the Supreme Commander of the Separatist droid army, General Grievous! A powerful alien cyborg with multiple arms and a mastery of the lightsaber, Grievous is one of the greatest threats the Jedi and the Republic have ever faced.
A vicious alien warlord made even more powerful by a cyborg body, General Grievous appears in full attack mode, advancing forward with his body hunched over and stolen Jedi lightsabers extended at his sides. Just like in Revenge of the Sith, this version of the Droid Commander has lots of tricks up his sleeves. Alternate parts let you display him with either two arms or four, and in either version he can also wear his long, flowing cape! Grievous’ cyborg body is intricately detailed in all of its skeleton-like glory, and his cruel eyes leer at you from within his skull shaped head. Like other ARTFX+ statues the commander has magnets in his feet for extra stability on his included display base.
ARTFX+ Statues are fun-to-assemble pre-painted snap-fit kits that can be easily put together in seconds without glue or modeling skill. General Grievous stands over 6 ½ inches tall (1/10th scale) and looks great displayed alongside other Star Wars statues!
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