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Jawa & WED Droid

Jawa & WED Droid

All of the Wal-Marts in my area have been resetting all their displays and haven’t been stocking anything to speak of. I was actually surprised to find this new Jawa & Treadwell two pack when on a recent visit. Stormtrooper Luke I could pass up with a $7 price tag, but the blister on this […]

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Bane Malar

Bane Malar

If you look in the background of any Star Wars film, you will see a number of very earthly items being used in unearthy ways. Ladies razors being used for walkie talkies. Pen tops being used for belt doodads. Even the original lightsabers were made from something as mundane as a camera flash. A number […]

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Tri-Droid

Tri-Droid

This is probably another one of those things fans will be discussing for ages. Obviously, the Tri Droidis one of the many mechanical maniacs of the Separatists’ forces from Star Wars Episodes 2 & 3. Which one could be debated since there were large and small versions of this three limbed beastie. I’ll quote from the Star Wars Databank, “The tri-droids […]

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Mustafar Panning Droid

Mustafar Panning Droid

Mrs. Nerd made a rule for my collection. If it was going to be on display in the main area of the basement it had to be on some nice shelves. We’ve got three book case units that house the portion of collection that’s on display. I like the nice dark wood cases, but figures don’t always stand out against them. […]

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Hermi Odle

Hermi Odle

Ah, another figure collectors have dreamt of for years. Hermi Odle, the big hulking lug from the back of Jabba’s palace. I remember Hermi as being something that was asked for back in the Beast collection days. I think a lot of collectors always thought it would take something special to bring this character to figure life. I have to […]

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Yoda & Kybuck

Yoda & Kybuck

I want to preface this review of Yoda and his Kybuck by saying Ihaven’t seen the Clone Wars Episodes he’s from. I’m not even a huge EU fan. However, a kick butt Yoda with a new creature, EU or not, I couldn’t pass up. The short version of the story is Yoda and helped a sick Wookie Princess and […]

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Imperial Jumptrooper

Imperial Jumptrooper

I always say I’m not really an Expanded Universe collector. And then something comes out that catches my eye. I tend to go for the EU pieces that could be from a film. Tsui Choi is a good example of this. There were various Jedi shown from different races in the prequels and his race, while not shown as a Jedi, is […]

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Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight

Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight

This seems to be the year of Luke Skywalker, action figure wise, at least.  This is the third Luke we’ve seen in the TAC line.   Must always have to be a Luke or Vader in the assortment.  Hasbro must have hired the Homer & Bart marketing team for the WOS line. Oddly this is another Jabba’s palace Luke. Most […]

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Ak-Rev

Ak-Rev

Last year, Hasbro gave us a figure of Umpass Stay, one of the drummer’s from the “enhanced” Max Rebo band. He came with half of the large drum that he shared with Ak-Rev. This year we get the other half of the drum with Ak-Rev. Cool, the Rebo band rhythm section is complete. I really feel bad for the folks […]

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4-LOM

4-LOM

Zuckuss here was one of the bounty hunters from “The Empire Strikes Back.” Did I say Zuckuss? I meant 4-LOM. A little explanation for the POTF2 generation. Back in the vintage line days, the names for 4-LOM and Zuckuss got switched. So, this guy got branded as Zuckuss.When POTF2 rolled around the names got switched to the correct ones. The […]

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TAC#16 Darth Vader

TAC#16 Darth Vader

I understand that all the kids think that Darth Vader is cool. He’s the bad ass of the galaxy, fights with a lightsaber, and chokes people from across the room. However,how many of figures of him do we need? The vintage line had one. And for the most part, that’s all we needed. His costume […]

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Fireside Padme Amidala

Fireside Padme Amidala

Fanboys have been around for a long time. For that reason, there always seems to be a scantily clad female heroine in Sci-Fi films. Barbarellla, Uhura, and Dale Arden where all precursors to Princess Leia. When “Return of the Jedi” came along, Leia was “enslaved” by Jabba the Hutt and forced to cover her self in an outfit very uncharacteristic of […]

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Jawa & LIN Droid

Jawa & LIN Droid

Ah, Jawas. The mysterious little nomadic junk dealers that give R2 and 3PO a lift. I’ve always had a soft spot for these guys. I think as a kid watching Episode 4 you could relate to them. They were about your size and height, and ran around picking up junk. One Halloween (77 or 78), I was Jawa. Of course, […]

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Rebel Honor Guard

Rebel Honor Guard

The end of Star Wars with it’s elaborate medal ceremony gave us a look at a bunch of the different folks involved in the Rebellion. This guy was apparently there to keep the peace when things got rowdy.These guys are obviously the rebel counterparts to the the red robed Imperial Guards. I would imagine their function is more ceremonial than […]

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Death Star Trooper

Death Star Trooper

The first twelve Star Wars Figures. That’s where this fellow harkens back to. You’d have to ask yourself why this guy got made when back when. Why? Easy, two words. Cannon fodder. There was this great Death Star Playset out, and nobody to fill it. You wouldn’t want to have Darth Vader at the computer consoles, would you? And the […]

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Biggs Darklighter Rebel Pilot

Biggs Darklighter Rebel Pilot

Hasbro is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by treating us with some New Hope characters that fans have wanted for years. I knew that there was a version of Biggs Darklighter coming up that from his deleted ANH scenes, but I didn’t realize that there was a new pilot version coming out as well.This is the second time […]

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Luke Skywalker Yavin Ceremony

Luke Skywalker Yavin Ceremony

Ah, the summer of ’77 and Star Wars fever was sweeping through the country. Soon after, kids, including me, where crazy for Star Wars figures. Ceremonial Luke was one of the figures that grade school kids would say was coming out next. The exceptionally bold kids would say they had him, and he was so special they wouldn’t bring […]

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Gragra

Gragra

Lately, it seems like there have been a number of figures that I was interested in seeing, and just never do. I saw exactly one of the “Crispy” Anakins at a comic shop a few months back. If he wasn’t in the hands of a twelve year old, I’d a had him. Endor Luke is a newer example. Gragra […]

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Kitik Keed’kak

Kitik Keed’kak

I have to say, while I don’t like a good portion of the newer figures Hasbro has been coming out with, they seem to have embraced the fact collectors want EVERY character from the films, not just redone original figures. The last few waves have had some really cool background characters that I would have guessed we would have never […]

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Commander Cody

Commander Cody

Just when I was starting to like clone troopers, they all turn on the Jedi. Love it or hate, Star Wars Episode III had plenty of troops to make figures from. Since the most of the Commanders had individual names, you knew they would get figures. Cody was one of the more memorable clones. Probably because he was […]

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