 We have heard back from our lastest round of Hasbro Q & A Sessions this week and we couldn't be more thrilled. The Force Unleashed line is a hot topic but they did manage to drop another crumb or two of information on us, you Troops ask three questions, they dropped us three great answers! Take cover and then head for the forums and take a look at what they had to say. Do you have a question for the Hasbro Q & A Team? Log-in and leave your question in the forums. United We Find! |
 Right now in honor of the 30th Anniversary the USPS is letting fans choose something very special. The USPS has decided to make a special stamp in honor of this special year for Star Wars. There are 15 stamps representing all six movies. Some of the most important moments or characters are up for your vote!! Read all about it at Star Wars.Com and vote at USPS.Com,. |
| New Battlepacks: Treachery on Saleucami Capture of Tantive IV Restock Titanium: Royal Guard TIE Interceptor AT-TE Dagobah X-Wing Dewback with Stormtrooper | New T.A.C. Figures: Darth Vader #1 (includes coin album) Galactic Marine #2 Mustafar Lava Miner #3 R2-D2 #4 Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 Mace Windu #6 Airborne Trooper #7 Super Battle Droid #8 McQuarrie Stormtrooper #9 |
 In October Medicom Toy Company will be releasing the father of the clones and the scariest bounty hunter ever. Jango Fett will be joining your collection as one of the more impressive 1:6th scale figures on the market. All the troopers are talking about it and if you want to join the party come check out our forum so you don't miss out on all the news regarding this figure. We can only hope the holsters will stay together around the legs! |
 Hey troopers! It's a very foggy and sticky day here in the Chicago suburbs, but I took the little trooper out with me and we stopped at Target in Oswego, IL. I'm glad we decided to make the trek out there, because I scored pretty big! I was walking down one of the main aisles and was stopped by a store employee. She asked if I needed any assistance, and I told her about my frustrations with never finding anything at that particular store.She walked with me to the Star Wars section, found one of the new TAC figures, scanned it, and said there were two boxes in the back of the store. She went back there, brought them out, and there laying in my hands were those two minty fresh boxes. I opened them up and JACKPOT! Here's what I brought home with me: Galactic Marines (x4), Mustafar Lava Miner, Mace Windu, McQuarrie Stormtroopers (x2) and one more Airborne Trooper. I truly think the Galactic Marines are the best looking figures done yet, but that repainted McQuarrie Stormtrooper is sweet as well. I'd really like to see Hasbro come out with an entire case of nothing but McQuarrie styled figures. I did also pick up a second Ambush on Ilum battle pack for only $13.98, which is a pretty good deal if you ask me. All in all it was a fantastic journey at this Target, and I'm so happy that I went out on a little hunt. Troopers, all you have to do is ask the store employees if there are any toys in the back, and they may just help you out. United We Find! |
 In May at C4 Star Wars fans will get the chance to own a moment that has touched many over the last 30 years. Now, at C4 fans will get the chance to own this moment. The poster will be of Luke Skywalker looking over the twin suns on Tatooine. This poster will be sold at the official store during the event, and can be autographed by artist John Alvin who will be in attendance. Hit up the official site Star Wars.Com so you don't miss out on this very special item. |
 “Hey Troops. Here's a store report on TAC figure sightings. Target (Waukegan, IL) has the Darth Vader coin holder in stock. They also have the Battle of Illum packs marked down to $13.98. Wal-Mart & Toys R Us (Gurnee, IL) had only the TAC Obi-Wan & R2-D2 figures in stock. KB Toys (Gurnee, IL) on the other hand has the entire first wave of TAC figures in stock including the McQuarrie Stormtrooper. No sign of the Treachery of Saleucami battle pack or the Order 66 packs. That's all for now. Later.” |
 The most talked about Star Wars video game yet, Force Unleashed, has been looked at by ActionTrip.com. Of course their preview was a great read, but what's even better are the screenshots they've provided to go along with their article. The one shot with what appears to be a dark Jedi kneeling in front of Darth Vader blew me away! It's unfortunate that this game has been delayed, but I'd rather LucasArts push it back to make it as best of a game as humanly possible. Read more about this here. |
 The company known for bringing PC video games to the Mac world, Aspyr Media, has finished working on Star Wars: Empire at War. They've just released a free demo version of it which you can download and play on your Mac. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same game that's been made for the PC, but it sure would be worth checking out. One thing worth mentioning is that it will only work on Intel-based Macs and no on PowerPC caomputers. Read the full announcement here. |
 “Hey Troops, Donna checking in from So Cal. No luck in getting TAC basic figs from Target or Wal-Mart but luckily 2 weeks ago, I found one case at K-mart. Also if you have Fry's Electronics stores in your area, they are carrying the TAC figs and the Vader Album. TRU has the Vader Album and reshipments of both the AT-AT and Luke's X-wing. Other items showing up at Target are the Tantive battlepack and the Titanium Vehicle wave with the Sail Barge. No luck yet in finding the Wal-Mart Treachery battlepack, Target Order 66 packs, or the V-wing. Happy Hunting!” |
 “Hi Troopers. I have not had much news worth posting on the front page for some time, but as of right now, kbtoys.com has many figures from the first TAC wave in stock. Head over to their site to pick up an Airborne Trooper, Lava Miner, or other figures from that wave for $7.99. KBtoys.com |
 This May at Celebration 4 there will be a dozen different coins given to fans at twelve random panels. These coins will be based on the original twelve figures from the Kenner Line. The panels start on May 25 at 10am PST so make sure if you'll be at C4 you get to every panel. These coins will be limited to only 350 of each so they will be hard to come by. Wanna know what four are being shown right now? Just zip right over to Star Wars.Com. |
 Hey Troops, it’s been quite awhile since my last ground report but I’ve found some good luck in the clearance aisles of late. I’ve discovered Kmart may want to go back to the eighties slogan of “the Savings Place”! About a week ago I picked up a Jedi Temple assault for a mere $7 but yesterday I hit the same location in Zion where I found another set marked down to $3 and the collector cases were down to $2! For two figures, it makes a great starter set for new young collectors so I grabbed a few more for gifts or charity events. With all your searches to the stores make sure you hit the clearance aisles, you never know what you could find! Good luck to you Troops, United We Find! |
| New T.A.C. Figures: Galactic Marine #2 Mustafar Lava Miner #3 R2-D2 #4 Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 Mace Windu #6 Airborne Trooper #7 Super Battle Droid #8 McQuarrie Stormtrooper #9 | New In Stock: Clone Wars Watch TC-14 Electronic (talking) Queen Amidala 2000 Portrait Edition Queen Amidala Black Travel Gown Jabba the Hutt w/2-headed annoucer Episode I Celebration Passes General Grievous with Glass Lava Darth Vader & Obi-Wan Kenobi |
 The latest interview for my column, In the Line of Fire, is in and ready for your reading pleasure. Forum member Arcturus_1020 sat down with one of the greatest Star Wars artists of our time, Dave Dorman, and asked him several questions relating to his career and what it's like to be an artist in the Star Wars galaxy. This is an interview you won't want to miss out on, so be sure to read the full interview here. Afterward, visit to the forums to share your thoughts about what was discussed in the interview. |
 The Collection Gallery gets an update tonight thanks to the photo submission from scalperhunter1. I've been updated his collection photos a number of times, and you can easily tell that his collection keeps on growing. There's all sorts of greatness in the photos, but of course I love the ST.com shirt hanging on the door. Be sure to check out all 21 updated photos of his collection here, and don't forget to give your feedback over in the forums. |
 “All I have is a Kmart in my area that still hasn’t seen any TAC yet, well just have to try again tomorrow, but once again the mailman is not letting me down. New stuff arriving at the doorstep today, all to easy... I am a huge fan of sideshow gentle giant and Medicom products. The Obi-wan clone trooper face is not all that bad as many people have been talking about, I have enjoyed the portrayal of obi-wan in the clone armor ever since I first saw it on Cartoon network and I'm thankful it was produced in a non-cartoon statue. So here are some more photos of Medicom ROTS clone trooper (cool gray box, complements the black Stormtrooper and white Shadow Trooper boxes) and GG Obi-wan in clone armor. Happy hunting.”dylanp@cox.net |
| Hasbro Q & A Sessions have encountered a communication breakdown and we regret to inform you that we will not have the answers to your questions for two more weeks. We're sorry to those of you who look forward to the session and we will do our best to rectify the situation A.S.A.P.! I encourage you all to hit Rebelscum tomorrow for Curto's round-up to see what was answered around the web. United We Find. |
 This fall Star Wars fans will get a chance to relive some history. A new book will be hitting the shelves this fall that opens the vault on all that is Star Wars. In this book written by Steve Sansweet and Pete Vilmur fans will get a look back at the paraphernalia from the last 30 years of Star Wars. This book contains never before published items, production notes, 2 CD's, and much more. Make sure you check out Star Wars.Com so you'll know when to open the Star Wars Vault |
 “Hi Troops, Dead Hero reporting in from northeast Illinois. LaGrange (Countryside/Hodgkins) Wal-Mart has been receiving a sketchy pattern of wave 8 and 9 figures, while Antioch Super Wal-Mart has the same, most of the final 2006 wave of figures and Unleashed Shadow Stormtroopers on the rear end cap. Kenosha, Wisconsin Wal-Mart came through big time with mass quantities of the final wave and waves 8 and 9, while Waukegan Target and Zion Kmart saw a glimpse of the TAC figures with just a couple on the pegs this past weekend. A price scan showed them in the stockroom, but, of course, I got the run-around with the team there stating that the figures were never scanned out and the status on the store scanner was an error. We know better, but hopefully other Targets and K-Marts especially will come through before the twenty-fifth. Thanks to trooper Jimmy for the recent hook-ups. Keep on troopin!” |
| New Misc items: 501st Special Ops Clone Trooper Mini-Bust Biggs Darklighter Mini-Helmet Rebel Trooper Mini-Helmet Sandtrooper Squad Leader Sandtrooper Sergeant mini-bust Stormtrooper Kotobukiya Star Wars Trilogy 6-CD Set Grand Moff Tarkin Bust | In Stock Special Figure Sets: OT DVD Collection Set of 3 Lucas Family Collector Set Wedge Antilles Holographic Princess Leia Darth Vader 500 Silver Boba Fett Holiday Edition Yoda Silver Sandtrooper |
 “DarthPharaoh checking in from the A-T-L where things have gotten hot before summer has started. TAC figures have arrived! And, in good numbers. At this point the only stores with them on the pegs have been Kmart but Target has them in their stockrooms. From the way things have gone, they have a lot of it too. Nearly every Target around town has them and if you’re polite and friendly most will pull them from the back for you. Just remember, be nice! I’ve also located the 7-inch Unleashed Shadow Stormtrooper and the Tantive battlepack. The new figs are awesome.... Hasbro has really put out a fantastic wave, let’s hope they keep it up! United we find.” |
 “Hey Troopers, I'm still in disbelief, Kmart is the place to find these guys. I found the Mcquarrie Stormtrooper, the Galactic Marine and the Airborne Trooper at 2 different Kmart locations. It’s amazing that they beat Wal-Mart and Target and of course Toys R Us. It was good to hear the reports coming in days ago and once again patience and the awareness of the Troops who told me it was time to get out and start searching.” |
 “Greetings from the heartland of God's country. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. TRU and Target continue to suffer from bare pegs and empty shelves. It's been at least two months since they have had anything new or any figures on the pegs. Wal-Mart today had some figures I haven't seen before. Commander Appo, Elite Corp trooper, Clone Engineer and Aura Sing. They also have Darth's Jedi Starfighter, a new blue color Clone Trooper blaster and a light green Rebel Trooper blaster. That's all for today. Don't give up the hunt and United We Find.” |
 Hey troopers! I've had the absolute worst luck when it comes to finding new figures in stores lately, but today was my lucky as I scored big time at Target and Wal-Mart in Plainfield, IL. Now, it wasn't the ultimate discovery of coming across new T.A.C. figures, but everything you see in this gallery are figures I didn't have already (except the Scorch). I couldn't believe how many figures were lying there at Wal-Mart, but it was truly luck because there were only one of each of them on the pegs. There were a few of those Combat Engineer clone troopers, but I left those for others to pick up for the collections. I also found the newest wave of Galactic Heroes, and I'm really liking that Durge figure a lot. The level of detail is amazing! Lastly I found all those Titanium vehicles at Target. Talk about a great way to start off this gorgeous sunny day here in the Chicago suburbs. United We Find! |
 “Bobafred chiming in from So Cal with a little chase of my own. For those of you Troops that are strong with The Force, take this 087-06-1990 to your local Target and tell them these are not the 30th anniversary figures your looking for! Make sure to keep a stern smile...cross face wave, and break that on shelf street date of 3/24/07. Super Thanks to San Fernando Valley Rob for the heads up! On a future note try 087-06-0886 for # 1 coin album Darth Vader, and 087-06-0884 to execute your own Order 66...Bobafred on the hunt!” |
 Princess Leia's Plans: While on a secret mission to summon the aid of the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia is trapped on board her diplomatic starship. Knowing she will be captured, she nonetheless fights to the end, and does what she can to ensure that her message will reach Obi-Wan, via R2-D2, even if she herself cannot. |
 Dynamic Duo: The dynamic duo aboard the consular starship are bickering again. The astromech droid R2-D2 insists on going on board one of the escape pods against the prodding of the protocol droid C-3PO. Eventually they embark on a mission that will take them to places that none of them had foreseen coming. For those of you who haven't been in awhile or have just heard of ACPin and his amazing Lego products, see more work from ACPin here. |
| The Saga Legends cardbacks have been showcased for us at Rebelscum and there is even a feature on where Hasbro goes to get a Sandtrooper to pose for the artwork on the card. It's really impressive to see them utilize the 501st Legion for these duties, buckets off to Mike Harrison (TD-1536) who is notorious for having one the most accurate costumes in the world! |
 In November one of the most anticpated games on the X-Box 360 and PS3 will finally land that being The Force Unleashed. However, this won't be alone in the impact this game has on the Star Wars Universe. The Foce Unleashed Novel will give fans the chance to get even more background information on the events between Episode III and Episode IV. Not to mention the official cannon ending to tie all the loose knots together. Star Wars.Com has all the information you need so you don't miss what should be an outstanding novel hit up the Official Site now. |
 On Star Wars.Com some intersting information for all you Star Wars Transformers Collectors. Wave 2 will be hitting store shelves this spring with some awesome choices. Just a couple charactres you can expect to see are Darth Vader as a Advanced Tie Fighter and Mace Windue as his Jedi Starfighter. Make sure you read this article to see what all Hasbro has coming your way at Star Wars.Com. |
