Hasbro’s newly revealed The Black Series X-34 Landspeeder and 6-Inch Luke Skywalker figure which will be on display at Hasbro’s Booth. Exclusively revealed on Yahoo this morning, we now have the high resolution images to share with you! Approx. Retail Price: $59.99/Available: Fall 2017
Via Thegizmolife.com:
On May 25th, the Star Wars franchise turns 40 years old. In 1977, ”A New Hope” ushered into the cinemas. With the popularity of the movies, Star Wars action figure toys became a big hit among fans. With “The Force Awakens” and “Rogue One” breaking records at the box-office, we now have new generation of fans and toy collectors.
Older action figures have become highly desirable and the secondary market is exploding with demand. For a new collector, where does one start? Which toy line should you be looking at? This brief will try to answer some of those questions and focus on the Kenner and Hasbro Star Wars Action Figure Toys lines of the past 40 years.
The major eras of action figures consist of: Original Vintage Kenner, Power of the Force (POTF), Saga, Legacy/Vintage Collection(TVC), and Modern era. There will be some overlaps of eras with repacks. Repack is the term referring to a toy’s re-issue without any significant change.
This article will not cover all the sub lines as there are too many to list. The major eras represented here should help you discover and hopefully provide a starting point for reference.
Original Vintage (1977-1985)
The original action figures originated in 1977 and ran until 1985. This is where it all began and where all the high dollar valuation comes in. With Star Wars’ merchandising in it’s infancy, nobody could have imagined the collecting craze 40 years later.
After the discontinuation in 1985, there was a long period where Star Wars action figures were absent off the store shelves. Due to the long 10 year absence, demand for figures skyrocketed in price. This is the most collectible line with some figures fetching thousands of dollars for mint MOC (Mint on Card) status. The desirability of these figures are two fold – scarcity and the nostalgia factor.
Most of the collectors for these figures are in the older demographics. The 40 to 60 year olds collectors tend to have higher income to splurge and many long for their 1977 childhood. There isn’t much to say about this era. The figures are very distinct in their sculpt with 5POA (points of articulation). They have stiff poses and not very screen accurate.
Vintage Appeal
Despite the flaws, the figures have their appeal. Many of the vehicles are cool. In 1979, Kenner designed a series of mini, smaller vehicles called mini-rigs. Mini-rigs did not have on-screen equivalents and were made up entirely by Kenner to combat the rising inflationary cost of plastics. Despite their non-canon status, Mini-rigs were priced lower and extremely fun to play with.
In an interesting note, after Disney acquired Lucasfilm, many of the past toys and expanded universe story lines were deemed non-canon. In 2013, David Filoni, LucasFilm’s animation head, re-canonized the Imperial Troop Transport. The new Star Wars mobile game, Force Unleashed, re-introduced some mini-rigs as canon.
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Hasbro just shared 3 great images with us of the THE BLACK SERIES REY’S SPEEDER (JAKKU) & REY (SCAVENGER) Figure This will be on display at the Hasbro Booth #2744 at Star Wars Celebration, and will hit shelves later this year (Fall 2017) with a MSRP of $59.99 USD. Check it out below!
I have no idea how long it will last, but YN reader Scott just texted us that this is up for pre-order for $22.99, click HERE or below while it lasts to secure it for a 4/15 ship date!
Star Wars The Black Series: 40th Anniversary R5-D4 – Only at GameStop
I have no idea how long it will last, but YN reader Gail just texted us that he is up for pre-order for $22.99, click HERE or below while it lasts to secure him for a 4/15 ship date!
Kicking off another 13 Year Giveaway! This one is from our friends at Gentle Giant, Ltd. – This is open only to our Facebook Followers of our fan page (www.facebook.com/YodasnewsPage) which has just passed 113,500 organic likes (Wow, Thank you) – This one is BIG so it’s only open to fans in the USA.
Like, Share or Comment on the picture on Facebook between 3/7/2017 and 3/9/2017 at 10pm EST and we will pick one person at random to take home the Kenner Style Jumbo Leia (Hoth Outfit) from Empire! *Please note we can only see public shares, if it’s a private share and we can’t see it and won’t be counted.*
Don’t feed the scalpers, pick up the Star Wars The Black Series 40th Anniversary on Amazon, you’ll have to wait a little bit, but these will be EVERYWHERE in 4-6 weeks. Click below to secure them now just in case we are wrong!
Hurry now if you want the 1 per case Star Wars The Black Series 40th Anniversary Han Solo for just $17.99 AND Free Shipping, I just secured one for just over $19 with tax shipped! Click HERE or below and order now, Han won’t last long. R2 is sold out but the others are also just $17.99!
FYI – The Star Wars Black Series 40th Anniversary R5-D4 figure is not an Entertainment Earth exclusive, it is a Game Stop exclusive.
Pictures and reports are great, but a video is even better! Sit back and enjoy (and be sure to watch in 720 or higher for the best quality)
Via Yahoo.com:
Among the dozens of new Star Wars toys in Hasbro’s pipeline for 2017 — many of which will be on display at this weekend’s Toy Fair New York trade show — are a series of weapons and gear based on characters introduced in The Force Awakens who will be returning for The Last Jedi. You can make like Rey with the Bladebuilders Path of the Force Lightstaber ($49.99), the laser sword of choice for the discerning Padawan, by choosing the Jedi-themed connector, which will turn the blade blue. Or, you could channel your inner Kylo Ren, and rebuild your shattered lightsaber with the nasty-looking Sith accessory, which turns the saber red. The Path of the Force saber is compatible with previously released Bladebuilder connectors, allowing dozens of custom configurations.
First Order fans will be well-armed with the Nerf Glowstrike Stormtrooper Deluxe Blaster ($79.99), a motorized weapon that rapid-fires 12 glow-in-the-dark darts accompanied by light and sound effects for maximum Resistance destruction.
Finally, for the hot-shot aces who can fly anything, there’s the Black Series Poe Dameron Electronic Helmet ($79.99), a highly detailed, screen-accurate replica of the Resistance pilot’s headgear. The helmet has a surround-sound speaker system that plays X-wing and TIE fighter sound effects and communiqués from BB-8.
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Today, the Star Wars Show debuted the Star Wars Celebration Exclusive 6″ 40th Anniversary X-Wing Luke! Check out some still shots we took from the video below. Looks awesome, info on pricing as soon as we find out!
Following up on our earlier report, here is a gallery of high res images sent over by Hasbro of Admiral Raddus, Fenn Rau, Lieutenant Sefla, and Shoretrooper & Captain Bistan, as well as an electronic 12-Inch Imperial Death Trooper and Bladebuilders Jedi Knight Lightsaber!
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This idea was sent in by a reader back in 2010 and we did it again last year for our 12 year anniversary, and it’s always fun and has a great response! It won’t be for everyone, but it will be fun for those who choose to take part.
The first thing you need to do is print out the main 13 year logo below, you will need to include this in ALL photos to verify they are your photos and taken for this giveaway. On most computers you can simply right click and print it, you can also click here for the URL to just the image for those printing from a mobile phone or device.
Okay, now look at the list of 13 obscure items below. Find each of the items you need, gather what is needed or go to a location, place the logo you printed out in front of them and take a picture. Once you have all 13 done, email the images to us at YodasnewsAnniversary@gmail.com with the subject “13 Year Hunt” – We WILL be sharing some of the pictures online and on social media, so make sure what is in your photos is okay for the public to see.
THE LIST
1) A receipt, food order, sign, address, subway train number, flight, etc…showing 1138
2) A Star Wars branded grocery item
3) Picture of you playing in a park or playground with Star Wars toys
4) Picture of a store Star Wars display
5) You in the gym (or home made gym) working out with a star wars costume on, with a lightsaber, etc..
6) Create your own Happy Anniversary message (can be a sign, a drawing, a sculpture, anything you want)
7) Store receipt with an “embarrassing” item on it
8) Picture of how you browse Yodasnews.com
9) A Pet or pet of a friend
10) Sign or Product with something spelled incorrectly
11) In a store/mall/shopping center
12) In front of a Rogue One Movie Poster
13) Yoda Toy/Figure/Plush
There will be TWO Winners (and it is possible for the same person to win both).
The Early Bird Prize – The first person that sends in all 13 photos that are in the proper format wins a $40 Gift Card to BBTS, they are still eligible for the grand prize. We will be sharing all 13 images from the Early Bird winner, this will help others to see how it’s done! You can also click here to see the 2016 Early Bird winners images!
Grand Prize (25 total items) – 10 Random 3 3/4″ Hasbro Action Figures from multiple lines, 2 Marvel 2015 Star Wars #1 Hasbro Toyfair Previews Exclusive Cover, 1 Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Sergeant Jyn Erso 6 Inch Figure, 10 Topps Yoda Connexions 1st Edition chips, 1 Acme Archives Star Wars Clone Wars Asajj Ventress Character Key, and 1 Star Wars Science Item from Uncle Milton.
We will pick one random person from all the people who find all items or locations and send in 13 correct photos (early bird winner is eligible and part of the random pool the grand prize will be selected from). You must send in all your pictures before 11:59pm EST on 2/7/16.The random winner will get all 25 items listed above under Grand Prize.
Recap, you need to send 13 unique pictures and each one must include the logo above and be an actual picture – no google images or Photoshop is allowed. Have Fun and always be SAFE when taking your images! As with all our giveaways, please click here to read the Terms and Conditions of entering our giveaways, that are located at the bottom of that page.