| Star Wars OTC Vintage Style 12?: 2 More Cases to arrive on Monday. Boba Fett $35.99 Luke Skywalker $35.99 Stormtrooper $35.99 McFarlane?s Sportspicks NFL Series 8: Tim Brown Black Jersey $11.00 Ahman Green Green Jersey $11.00 Torry Holt White Jersey $11.00 Jamal Lewis White Jersey $15.99 Jamal Lewis Purple Jersey $11.99 Peyton Manning Blue Jersey $13.99 Steve McNair Blue Jersey $10.99 | Lord of the Rings: Only 3 Left Deluxe Poseable Fell Beast $25.99 Includes Ringwrath Rider Huge G.I Joe Sale until 8/5/04: Valor vs. Venom all figures $5.99 Spy Troops all figures $5.00 G.I. Joe vs. Cobra all figures $5.00 Alpha Vehicles as low as $7.00 Serpentor Mini Bust $44.99 Snake Eyes Statue $47.99 Storm Shadow Artist Proof Mini Bust $29.99 Scarlett Mini Bust $24.99 |
 “I have a toy report for today so here we go:Target (Waukegan, IL): “has VOTC Han, Leia, & Obi-Wan for $9.99 each. They also had 3 Unleashed Slave Leias & 3 Unleashed Obi-Wans for $14.99 each. The bottom left corners of the cards were bent which was probably caused by how they were packed inside the case. K-mart (Zion, IL): “has Galactic Heroes 2-packs. The 12-inch VOTC Luke is still on the top shelf from last week. TRU (Gurnee, IL):“has both Jedi Council 3-packs in OTC packaging & the OTC Millennium Falcon. I also saw our resident scalper asking employees if someone he knew was working today. I think he was asking for someone “named Jim. Wal-mart (Gurnee, IL): I picked up the only VOTC 12-inch fig remaining on the shelf & it was the Stormtrooper. The scalper I saw at TRU probably bought the rest. Every thing else was old Saga figs. Target (Gurnee, IL): “had the same figs from last week.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
 “Well just reporting in for central Texas. My local Target has reset the toy aisles and now has shelf space for OTC vehicles $17.99, OTC Millennium Falcon $49.99, Unleashed $14.99, OTC 12-inch $29.99 and VOTC figures $9.99. They did put out 2 cases of VOTC Wave one with all Ben, Han and Leia this week. Also they have some Clone Wars Cartoon figs left for $3.48 each now. My TRU is the only OTC spot in town still for Ships; they have most of them all now. Got a case of Falcons last week. But still no OTC figures. Both my Wal-Mart?s are D-E-A-D, dead. Nothing new in those spots for quite a while. Maybe sometime soon. Well just wanted to give a report. Hunt'em down Troops.”swfan_bcs@hotmail.com |
 “Hey Troops, Donna from So Cal. First of all, a big Happy 4th Birthday to the best SW site out there. Well, something good has come out of me being temporary disabled for the past 4 months. I was able to attend Comic-Con last Thursday and Friday via a wheel chair and an awesome Disabled Services staff at the Convention Center. I had a 4-day pass but skipped Sat and Sun due to no hotel rooms at a reasonable price and to anticipated crowds where it was going to be hard to maneuver about. Also rooms were scarce because the USS Reagan was landing in San Diego that Friday. Here is my belated but extended post of my experience at Comic-Con.First off, normally you have to wait in line just to get your badge for the show. By being disabled, I was escorted by a staff member to the Disabled Services Area inside the convention center right outside one of the exhibit doorways. They had a runner go upstairs to get my and my other half's badges. The door's to the exhibit hall was to open at 10:00 a.m. but they allowed disabled people to enter about 10 minutes early. Also what was cool is that a lot of the exhibitors allowed me to go in front for giveaways and purchases. My first stop Thurs was to get the Silver Sandtrooper. They only allowed 2 per person for the show and they punched your badge noting the purchase. Next, I went for the SW giveaways (poster, unleashed backer card, and galactic hero biker scout). Again, they only allowed 1 each of the free items and marked your badge. As to the Unleashed backer card, you did not have a choice from the 3 available. Whatever box they opened, the whole box was just one character and distributed all before opening another box. Then in succession, I went to get the free Lego Mini TIE Fighter, Stormtrooper miniature fig, and Topps cards. For these last three giveaways, they did not punch or mark your badge so you could probably have gone back to get more. Then for the rest of Thurs we checked out all the display booths and went for the raffle tickets to earn the right to purchase some of the Con exclusives. The Hasbro and Lucas booths were huge. The main highlight was the actual size X-wing fighter on display. They also had large size vehicles hanging above and large bust statues of Boba Fett and Animated Yoda. There were about 4 display cases showing a lot of the OTC stuff out or due to come out. Again, they had a booth where you could pose as an action figure with the OTC background card behind you. As to the raffles on Thurs, we had no luck. Since on Thurs I obtained all my SW giveaways and my limit on the Silver Sandtrooper, I went for the raffles again. This time I got lucky. I won both raffles for Gentle Giant. I was able to purchase the Luke Stormtrooper Mini Bust and the Spirit of the Rebellion Bust-Ups. Even better yet, when I got home and opened the Rebellion Bust-ups, I discovered I had scored the variant glow in the dark set. As to non-SW raffles, I also won the raffle for Mattel and purchased the She-Ra and Batman exclusives. Lastly, I went by the Wizard/Toyfare booths where if you answer a trivia question, you get to spin a wheel for free stuff. They ask you what topic and of course I said SW. Then they asked me Original Trilogy or new movies and I said Original. They asked me to name 3 bounty hunters and I quickly answered Boba Fett, Bossk, and IG-88 and won a Toyfare exclusive 1/2 comic book. Did stop by Entertainment Earth and saw the EP3 t-shirt they were giving away for their trivia contest but I wasn't present for that contest. All in all we had a great time because we didn't waste a lot of time waiting in long lines. As to store sightings, I finally found the Target glasses with Anakin and Luke X-wing. Still no sign of Leia. Also Target had the Lego Falcon and I finally scored my first 2 OTC figs. (Dagaboh Luke Up-right and Chewie) K-mart received the Ask Yoda. TRU also got the Ask Yoda and Beanies. Wal-Mart still is empty. OTC basic figs are very scarce. Happy Hunting to all.” Theloneswlady@aol.com |
 “Well I'm back home and it's good to be here! Love the new look of the site, great work! Back in the big city of Killeen, TX, it looks like our TRU has been busy while I have been away.... they have the new OTC Falcon, the "Ask Me" Yoda, a bunch of the other OTC ships, but no OTC Figs yet, or they were all snagged up already! They also have some more SAGA figs out, the J'Quille wave to be exact. Target has nothing but stale Hoth Rebels and a few old HoF figs and a few Cartoon figs still at the reduced price. Wal-Mart still has about 25+ Zam Wessell from 2002 choking the pegs...that's all the new news from Central Texas, Starfox signing out....”starfox@hot.rr.com |
 “The "New" Is back in Jersey. Stopped by Target in Marlton N.J. after work and picked up VOTC Leia. They had one Obi, and Han. They also had Falcons, Ties, and all three 12-inch Boba with his pretty blue suit and when I got home My VOTC Vader came from Alliance Collectibles. SWEET.”kmclark14@comcast.net |
 “Greetings again from a scorching hot SoCal! Was able to drop by the Rosemead K-Mart this morning before going to the gym and spotted some restocked VOTC this time with Luke and the rest of the cast of characters. There was one OTC (/) Ask Yoda and they were just stocking the Galactic Heroes as well. That's all for now so be good to each other and fight the good fight. Peace, out!”swdude@earthlink.net |
 “It?s been a while. I?ve been on vacation with the wife and padawans. Anyway, went to the big apple and found some stuff at the TRU in Times Square. They had the Jedi Council scene 1, VOTC Ben, Han, and Leia and the OTC sabers. I passed on all of these, as they were priced too high. On the way home to Wisconsin we stopped in the town of Elyria, Ohio and found the new Falcon. I got one and it does in fact look cool although I haven?t opened it yet. They also had the usual stuff plus two RED Unleashed Clone Troopers. I didn?t pick them up, but they might still be there. Take care and MTFBWY!”dsollitto@new.rr.com |
 | Action-HQ has the new Vintage OTC Figures! Bringing the best to you first, weeks in advance are Darth Vader and Yoda. Also this week, Transformers SuperLink SC-08 Saber and Energon MM-01 Street Action Mini-Con Team. Plus Dragon Ball, Rockman, Harry Potter and more! |
 How many times have you wished that you could sound just like Darth Vader? Hundreds of times as a kid and maybe even more so now as a grown adult. Well, now your dreams of sounding just like Darth Vader are about to become a reality. Hasbro has recently announced the new Darth Vader Voice Changer. It features a realistic helmet and chest plate, the ability to change your voice to sound like Darth Vader's, and it even does the famous breathing sound of him. This is something I am definitely going to have to pick up for myself. This is scheduled to be released in November 2004, and will be available for purchase at StarWarsShop.com. Read more about this here. |
 “Well, after an exhausting 14-store toy and scalper hunt, RyantheHutt and I came up with some solid leads. Looks like everything is close to drying up in the Grand Rapids area. Targets however have seemed to gotten their act together and started pulling in the new stuff. I scored the 12-inch vintage Boba Fett at the Alpine Target. This is one cool fig! I don't get into the line, but this was worth the $'s. They also had the 12-inch Stormtroopers as well, along with the X-wing Luke and Anakin glasses. No Leia glasses as of yet. As mentioned earlier, they did have a bunch of the Han, Ben, and Leia VOTC's.... still no Luke's. On a side note, the Jenison Target had the Transformers Unicron on clearance for $19.99. For new stuff, Wal-Mart?s are as dry as a bone. Not only that, but it's beginning to get discouraging with seeing the same bent up Bar2 and Ultra C-3PO on the pegs week after week. The TRU's we hit had an abnormally huge amount of Darth TIE fighters. Between the two, I'd say we saw well over 20. Still some POTJ figs popping out of the cracks and making their way to the shelves. No OTC figs at all. Lots of the 4-packs and Jedi-Councils though. Our Kaybee has come up more than empty. Both the 3-packs and the 12-inch Gamorrean Guard is on clearance there. Buy one clearance item get second 50% off. There are still a lot of really old Saga figs on the pegs....just in case anyone is still looking. Meijers is standing firm, but barely. Found a few OTC figs (Wave I) at the Alpine Meijers including the Vader I needed to complete the first 11. Yoda, Han, R2, X-wing Luke, and Jedi Luke remained on the pegs. Yesterday, found some more VOTC Luke's at my local Meijers and hooked up some of the troopers who had been looking for these. As I find more, I'll try and contact those on my "waiting list" who had inquired about a trade when I had some available. All the stores had the cheapy OTC lightsabers as well. If anyone can hook a trooper up, I'm in serious need of a 300th Boba Fett as well as still looking for the vintage and POTF2 Y-wings. Maybe my only chance is the OTC Y-wing coming out? Anyway, hit me up if you have something! Sandtroopers Jetfire and RyantheHutt out!”jetfire_99@yahoo.com |
 “Boba-Brett with a bounty report from nearby the Rocky River, Ohio system. Wal-mart: “in Avon had about a dozen of Tanus Spijek, an OTC R2-D2 Dagobah swamp, a single OTC Chewie, and A lone OTC Darth Vader and older waves consisting of the Executor Wave and Jabba's palace wave and the HOF wave w/ black stands. Target: “in Avon had the same old tired Animated clone wars figs.YAWN! K-mart: “in Westlake had remnants of the HOF wave with clear stands and 2 OTC vintage 12-inch Luke. I passed on him though...too bad no Boba-Fett or Stormie. Boba-Brett out!” lbg2000@netzero.com |
 The Silver Sandtrooper has been made available to Hyperspace members at StarWarsShop.comThanks to S.C.A.L.P. Trooper J Loud for the tip, and I won't print what you wrote about Hyperspace J, I'm sure everyone feels just like you! |
 “It has been some time since I last posted on the site, as moving creates such distraction and stress. Stores out here in So Cal are barren, or filled with the same stuff from last year. We have seen some of the new lightsabers, Jedi Council 3-pack, TIE, X-wing, and Vader's TIE, but not much else in the way of figures.I did want to let everyone know that I have 4 of the new OTC figures that I have extras of, and would like to trade them, or sell at cost plus shipping. I have the Biker Scout, Lobot, Leia Death Star, and Cloud Car Pilot. All 4 in excellent C-9.5 condition. Each were $5.50 + tax. I was unable to make the trek to the Comic Con this year, so I missed the Silver Sandtroopers. According to the star wars shop, they are available through their site to hyperspace members only for $9.99. I was hoping someone out there could get me 2 of them since I am not a member. I would like to trade straight up if possible. Email me if interested. Lastly, I have the 1st 20 OTC figures released and was wondering how many have been found to date. I was under the impression that there were 23 so far, but am hoping someone knows for sure. Email me if you know.” chicanodom@msn.com |
 “Can anyone help with VOTC Luke? Read all the reports of some fellow troopers finding the VOTC Luke at Meijers. Do not have a Meijers in My area, and was hoping a fellow trooper can help me acquire a VOTC Luke. Local Wal-Mart has about 5 lobot, 5 bespin leia, and a few others. TRU New OTC Vehicles except Millenium Falcon, no new OTC or VOTC though. If anyone can Help Please let me know. "Revenge of the Sith" How Awesome is that?”TandJ914@webtv.net.com |
 Just when you thought it was exciting enough to hear what the new title for Episode 3 is, Hasbro came to the plate releasing a new image of what the EP3 basic figure packaging will look like. Read more about this here. |
 Revenge of the Sith will be the official title for the third and final installment into the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Read more about this here, and be sure to talk about this in our forum. |
| “I have more news from the deserts of AZ, the Target on Hampton & Power in Mesa has some new OTC figs, there was holo Ben, Dagobah Luke, Yoda, Vader, Leia, Han and many more! All my other stops proved to be most fruitless?that's all for now, I'll post more when I get back to Texas...Starfox signing out...” DDEMEL@peoplepc.com |
| “Sandtrooper Jetfire reporting in on last weekend's trip to Traverse City as well as what's going on down in the Grand Rapids Area: Sandtrooper Ryan the Hutt will be checking the Traverse City area out this weekend as well so we'll be able to see if there's been any kind of change at all over the past week. The Traverse City TRU was the only place that really scored any type of VOTC or OTC toys. They had the Han, Ben, and Leia VOTC in very limited #'s. However, they were very plentiful with the Darth TIE's, regular TIE's, and the X-wing. The Wal-Mart had a J'Quille as well as a few of the Tanus Spijek. A lot of the Executor Wave and HOF Wave as well. Target was really disappointing. They seem to be getting plenty of the new lightsabers (both the hanging on a peg kind and boxed kind) but nothing else. Lots of Animated Clone Wars figs on clearance at just over $6, but how many Dookus, Anakins, and Maces could one really want? Also quite a few Hoth Hans (brown coat) as well. Meijers, which has been helping me out down in the Grand Rapids Area, was really disappointing? all R1-G4's and Hoth Rebel Troopers. The Grand Rapids area has been fairing a bit better as of late. Meijers has been my main source for OTC and VOTC figs. Both the Holland and Grandville Meijers (thanks for the heads up Ryan the Hutt) have had a good supply of these figs. All 4 of the VOTC released to date have been found at Mejiers along with the first 11 of the OTC regular figs. The Holland TRU has had two of the VOTC figs, as well as the Darth TIE, regular TIE and X-wing, but also the new talking Yoda. He's kind of fun, but not really truly interactive (try that interactive Stich that I found at Kay-Bee if you want to have a fun conversation!). This TRU also had the new Jedi Council packs. Also lots of POTJ figs (BoShek, Teebo, R4) popping on to the shelves. On talking with my contact at this TRU, it seems that the TRU's on this half of the state ran out of the limited VOTC figs they had. He confirmed with both the computer and store manager that they wouldn?t be getting more anytime soon. The Alpine TRU has tame story with the POTJ figs as in Holland, but nothing really new except Darth's TIE and the Jedi Council packs. Wal-Mart?s have pretty well continued to suck...only exception was the one on Alpine that had 4 regular OTC figs. The guys I talked to there said that they only received 4 total! I begged and pleaded to see more were in back, but they said no. Four figs total? Don't these things come in a CASE? My guess is that they're in league with a local comic/toy store and they were gone before hitting the shelf. Local Targets continue to suck...same story as the one up in Traverse City. Did find a bent up Animated Yoda on clearance though...he now resides on my desk at work. The Holland K-mart, which usually has NADA scored me the Galactic Hero 2-packs. Three of the four were present (Luke & R2, Han & Leia, Obi-wan & Darth). Looks like the Jango one in later waves would be a killer. They also had two each of the VOTC Han and VOTC Obi-wan. On a side note, I'm starting to notice that it is easier to find items farther away from the more traveled areas. Guessing this has something to do with the lack of comics/toys shops in those areas. So, you may want to try those out of the way retailers for hopes in snagging a score. Also, still looking for vintage and POTF2 Y-wings. Would also like some help on the remaining 26 OTC figs + #10 Vader and a OTC Handstand Dagobah Luke as it doesn't look like we are getting these in. Well Troopers, ROCK ON and keep up the good fight against the enemy scalpers!” jetfire_99@yahoo.com |
| “I went on a figure hunt today & I didn't see much OTC stuff. Here's my store report: Kmart (Zion, IL): had 1 VOTC 12-inch Luke on the very top shelf near the pegs with the Teen Titans figs. Target (Waukegan, IL & Gurnee, IL): still has pegs full of Clone Wars animated figs. TRU (Gurnee, IL): has the Jedi Council 3-pack repack. This is the one with Yoda, Qui-Gon, & Ki-Adi Mundi. That's all for now. Later.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
 “Hey Troops,! I know it?s been awhile, but we haven?t had much to report about. TRU in Mentor has the OTC X-Wing and TIE fighters, but that?s about it. Wal-Mart in Mentor had OTC basic figures, but I missed them. Wal-Mart in Ashtabula also had some of the OTC basic. K-mart in Mentor had the first wave of the Galactic Heroes, which I picked up for my new Padawan Learner. Hope to get out soon, but sleep deprivation is kickin in. That?s about it troops. Keep kickin Scalper A$$.”amishbelchjr1@msn.com |
 Four years ago, two men joined forces to create the ultimate tool for Star Wars collectors around the globe and Sandtroopers.com was born. While Pat has moved his focus to his professional career, and George has moved on, their ways were taught to others and the legacy will continue. Sandtroopers.com uses a multitude of weapons to help the Troops stay on top of the collecting situation with the help of each other first and foremost, but if need be one of our many online sponsors. Many were very pleased to donate prizes to our cause to continue to help the Troops. I would like to thank each and every one of the sponsors who worked with us to make this one of the greatest, if not the greatest giveaway in Internet history. My only regret is we couldn?t get every Trooper a prize. I hope they at least feel like they get one every time they log on. We did our best and will continue to strive to make this the greatest collectors resource in the galaxy. |
 “While making a figure run at the largest of three Big K-Mart outlets in my area, I managed to score three of the brand-new VOTC figures (Ben, Han, Leia...no Luke?s, just as everyone else seems to be reporting) for only $9.99 each...a full fifty cents less than every other K-Mart report I've seen and two bucks cheaper than any VOTC scores at Toys 'R' Us. I don't have a scanner to post a picture of the receipt, but all three VOTC finds rang up for $31.32 total, VA sales tax included. They had only one apiece of each character, but the clamshells were-for the most part-free of any dings and nicks and the coffin blisters holding the figures seemed to be in near-pristine condition. The packaging on these VOTC figures has got to be some of the coolest I've seen in a long, long time, and the figures themselves are darn near close to excellent, although in retrospect the Leia isn't everything she could have been. Just a really good ANH Princess with a better head sculpt than we're all used to.”cooleddie74@hotmail.com |
| “Love the new look. Went across the river today to help another store and saw pegs of Silver Clone troopers at the Toys R Us in Willow Grove, PA. Heading home I passed Wal-Mart in Bristol and picked up OTC dagobah R2. I can pick up Silver Clone Troopers for trade only. All I need is VOTC Leia,and OTC Bespin Leia.” kmclark14@comcast.net |
| We hope you are enjoying the 20% discounts ! It continues until Midnight July 31st! Saga Limited stock: RED Battle Droid - rare and unreleased in Europe ?19 Boba Fett pit of Carkoon (both versions) Imperial Officer Rebel Trooper Eeth Koth Kren Blista Vanee Clone Wars back in stock: Geonosian Starfighter Anakins Enhanced Jedi Starfighter Hailfire Droid Yoda Animated | OTC back in stock: Boba Fett Stormtrooper R2-D2 C-3PO Wicket Obi Wan Kenobi ?5.60 each inc. discount! OTC news: We will be offering the Millennium Falcon for PRE-ORDER this week for ?45 ! The regular price is ?49 and will be available mid-late August. We will be getting the Greedo wave very soon AND vintage as general release soon. |
| New Vintage 12-inch Trilogy Collection: Stormtrooper ? VOTC Boba Fett ? VOTC Luke Skywalker ? VOTC Trilogy Vehicle Collection: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter TIE Fighter X-Wing Fighter Back In-Stock: Holiday Edition C-3PO and R2-D2 | Pre-Order (deadline July 26th): Jawa Sandcrawler ? EXCLUSIVE Clone ARC Trooper Maquette Heritage Topps Trading Card Box - Vintage Style Chewbacca Statue Bust-Up Series 2 - Case of 24 New Vintage Trilogy Collection: Han Solo - VOTC Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi - VOTC Princess Leia Organa ? VOTC Vintage Trilogy Collection 3 Packs:: Scene 1 - Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda and Ki-Adi Mundi Scene 2 - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon and Eeth Koth |
| “Well Troops the OTC has finally hit - sort of anyway. My local TRU seems to be the only place to pick up anything in a nice black and silver package. This past weekend I was able to pick up the first 3 VOTC figures, Ben, Han, and Leia. Also they have several Vader's TIE, TIE and X-Wing. Also they put out some of the new exclusive Jedi Council Scene 1 with Yoda, Ki-adi Mundi, & Qui-Gon Jinn. Not much else though around here in the way of OTC. My Wal-Mart?s are not as good as those I have seen reported to be overflowing with endcaps full of OTC. I think they put out one case a few weeks ago that I apparently missed. My Target has nothing new and its still trying to get rid of their Clone Wars Animated figures that are now marked down to $4.88 each. Nothing but HOF on their pegs for basic figures also. So times are slow. At one of my Wal-Mart?s an employee in the toy dept told me they are about to start inventory and will not be putting anything new out until after that, which will be August. So that may not be the best news. So here in Central TX it?s getting hotter outside and colder down the aisles and on the pegs. Let's hope the weather changes. Hunt 'em down troops.” swfan_bcs@hotmail.com |
 Star Wars Insider magazine has an ad featuring a Sandtroopers.com sponsored event. See page #29 in this months Insider for details! The Chicagoland Entertainment Expo will be host to a Charity Breakfast with help from Sandtroopers.com and Federation Toys. Come have Breakfast with Jermey Bulloch (Boba Fett) and seven other Star Wars personalites. We will also have a raffle for many prizes. Proceeds from this event will be donated to The Treasure Chest Foundation. If you were planning on attending the show but were waiting to buy the tickets, you may want to pick them up. My guess more than a few Star Wars fans will read the magazine and hopefully even more would like to attend the show. We'd really like to thank Paul from the Chicagoland Expo and Jim from Federation Toys for letting us be a part of such a noble and worthy cause. We believe in giving back, and so do the Troopers. We'll hope to see you all there. United We Find! |
| “Hey Troopers, Starfox here coming to you live from the great state of AZ..... visiting my bro's in Phoenix and did a little toy run in the Mesa area. And I came up with jack! Went to 3 Targets and one Wal-Mart on Southern drive and did not find anything, just a bunch of old HoF waves and then some older SAGA figs from last year. I thought the western states got stuff first? Anyways, nothing new, but I will not give up hope...heading to the Grand Canyon and a few other side trips and I will post what I find, if anything! That's all from the Phoenix area, Starfox signing off?” DDEMEL@peoplepc.com |
| “Hello Fellow Troops, Rogue Jedi TJ here with a request for a little help from the Troops. I am in search of the new 12-inch VOTC Boba Fett With Blue Outfit; if anyone can help, please let me know, will pay cash and also have some Goodies to trade, just let me know what you need. Also in search of the VOTC 3 ? Luke, but not sure if He is out there yet? Local stores 9 Wal-Mart) recently have a Good bit (10 or more cases) of the New OTC, but that is about it. Please email me if you can help. Keep on fighting the Good fight.” TandJ914@webtv.net.com |
 “Not much new here to report in Columbus Ohio a lot of clearance of the toy departments at Mejier - some 12-inch figures - mainly Obi-Wan and Garindan for $15.00. The Target had Clone Wars figures and some of the deluxe figures. At Toys R Us I found the new cinema scene set hopefully some new items will appear soon I have some of the OTC figures for sale or trade I ordered a couple of cases from an online retailer and the one box they sent was the same as the other - Hasbro stopped shipment of the one case and they substituted the same box I would like to help out some fellow troopers in need - I am looking to trade the figures listed below or sell at cost+ shipping and handling. Check out my list in the Forum under Onebigk?s wants and needs.”Onebigk@aol.com |
 “Hey Troops,, Picked up the VOTC Obi-Wan, and Solo today at the Auburn, Ma TRU. Very cool looking, and with the protector case, for $9.99 each. They only had 1 of each left. I did happen to find the Marvel Legends Wolverine ?Unmasked" today at the Bellingham, MA Wal-Mart, and MOC. I do not collect these but keep my eye out for the hard to find ones. I do want to trade this towards some of my wants, or may even consider selling this. Please take a look at my trade page in the forums and let me know if we can work anything out. Later Troops.”JIMSJEDI@aol.com |
| “I went on a toy run today and I saw the VOTC 12-inch figs at Kmart (Zion,IL). They had 3 Lukes & 3 Boba Fetts, but no Stormtroopers. I passed on them because they were priced at $32.99.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
| In-Stock (Original Trilogy Collection): Luke Skywalker - Bespin-#01 Yoda - #02 Spirit Obi-Wan Kenobi - #03 R2-D2 - Dagobah - #04 Luke Skywalker - X-Wing Gear - #05 Luke Skywalker - Jedi Knight - #06 Han Solo - #07 Chewbacca - #08 Princess Leia - #09 Darth Vader - #10 Scout Trooper - #11 R2-D2 - #12 C-3PO - #13 Obi-Wan Kenobi - #15 Stormtrooper - #16 Wicket - #17 Princess Leia - Bespin - #18 Cloud Car Pilot - #19 Lobot - #20 | Pre-Order (deadline July 26th): Jawa Sandcrawler ? EXCLUSIVE Clone ARC Trooper Maquette Heritage Topps Trading Card Box - Vintage Style Chewbacca Statue Bust-Up Series 2 - Case of 24 New Vintage Trilogy Collection (very limited stock): Han Solo - VOTC Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi - VOTC Princess Leia Organa ? VOTC Vintage Trilogy Collection 3 Packs:: Scene 1 - Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda and Ki-Adi Mundi Scene 2 - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon and Eeth Koth Back In-Stock: Holiday Edition C-3PO and R2-D2 |
 “Hey, folks. Young George Lucas reporting from the Kansas City area. We've had a dry spell here lately--but today I found the new OTC 12-inch (also known as "Large Size Action Figures" for those of us who were around in the late seventies) at my local K-Mart (K-Mart??). I passed on the Luke because...it's lame- sorry- but it is (they should have done a Luke X-Wing or Jedi Knight outfit). Anyhoo, I did pick up Boba Fett and he was in the blue (??) jumpsuit and really well done- unlike that 12-inch Boba Fett Hasbro did years ago which was...peeyousa! Also, the retro Kenner packaging is very cool! Have a better one. Only 305 days until the saga continues...”davegrate@msn.com |
| “Greetings once again from a sweltering 100-degree SoCal. Visited a local comic shop (Meltdown Comics in Hollywood) during my lunch break and spotted some of the new OTC figs. They had Vader, Scout Trooper, Leia, and I think Han. The TRU in Montebello had couple of the X-Wings along with tons of Jedi and Skirmish at Carkoon 4 packs...what a waste of plastic IMO. The Rosemead Target had the repackaged OTC lightsabers. That's all the news that's fit to be news. Remember to be good to each other and always fight the good fight! Peace, OUT!” swdude@earthlink.net |
 Being a Hyperspace member sure does have its perks. Something new coming for all Hyperspace members is the addition of the "Star Wars" comic strip, which had actually run in newspapers from 1979 to 1984. The comic strip will become available online for all Hyperspace members this fall. For more information about this click here. |
 Remember when you were a kid playing with your vintage-style AT-AT toy, thinking to yourself how cool you were because you were probably the only kid in town that owned an AT-AT?. Well, be prepared to experience that same feeling, again, with the selling of the Masters Replica AT-AT. There will only be 1,000 of these AT-ATs made by Master Replicas, so if you're thinking about getting one don't procrastinate. These will become available for purchase sometime this October. Read more about this here. |
 The animated series, "Star Wars: Clone Wars," was recently nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More). The show, which aired ten episodes in November 2003 and ten more in March 2004, is already scheduled to come back for five new expanded chapters starting March 21, 2005. Read more about this here. |
| “Everywhere pretty much has the pegwarmers of Hoth Rebel Troopers, Cartoon Network Dooku's/Obi-wan's/Anakin's, General Dodonnas, and R1-G4. Think I'll scream if I see the little kid Jedi 2-packs ever again as well. Here's what else popped up on the radar screen though! Alpine Walmart: “Picked up some extra OTC figs for trade. Besides that, all the other Walmarts in my area (Holland, Grandville, etc.) pretty much stink as they won't put anything out until the Bartoo's are gone...it'll be a long summer. Meijers: “My local Meijers holds true for being my standby and hooked me up with the OTC Vintage Obi-wan and the Han Solo. Two days later they also hooked me up with eight out of the first eleven OTC figs! They only had one of each fig and that's been it. Been bare as bones since too! Toys R Us: “Saw the VOTC Han Solo and Ben there. Already had them so I passed. The Vader TIE is still there as well. Got one already.... may get another if it ever goes on clearance. More POTJ came in here at Holland. Lots of BoShek and Teebo's. Holland Target: “Scored a Cartoon Network Yoda on clearance. Card was beat up, but still a good opener. Discovering to check their Clearance area before leaving the store....some good finds there. The rest of the Targets in the area aren't bringing in much of anything. Did see the newer line of OTC sabers, but that was about it. K-mart: “Our Holland Kmart scored me another OTC Vintage Ben and Han as well as three sets of the Galactic Hero/Buddy sets. Got the Darth/Obi-wan, the Leia/Han, and the Luke/R2 sets. Cool little deals. Even my wife fell for them! That's about it folks! If anyone's looking to trade, let me know! I'm still looking for that elusive POTF2 Y-wing! Also looking for a lead on a Don Post Classic Action TIE fighter pilot helmet. LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE! The empire of collecting that is!” jetfire_99@yahoo.com |
| “Just a little call for help to those troopers heading out to SD Comi-Con. I would really like to get my hands on one of those Hasbro VOTC figure posters and a set of those Unleashed cardbacks. For that matter the free playskool Biker Scout too, but the others I want first. If anyone would be willing to help, drop me an email. I will gladly pay for the shipping of the items plus a little extra for your effort.” swfan_bcs@hotmail.com |
