 Click to enlarge. "Hey, Trooper Erich Fritz checking in from the soon to be great white tundra of Minnesota. Not much new going on out here. I've seen the occasional sighting of the waitress droid wave. I did however want to post my latest painting for feedback. I did this one for my son who will be two on thursday. Let me know what you think. Thanks."ejfritz@hotmail.com |
 Master ReplicasThe set also includes the distinctive clasp with which Palpatine fastens his flowing black cape. Crudely shaped and molded in resin with the same glossy finish as the cane, the clasp is one of the very first pieces of Star Wars jewelry ever offered by Master Replicas. The cane comes with a numbered metal plaque, plaque holder, certificate of authenticity, and on a wall plaque with a gunmetal texture and machined aluminum support posts covered in rubber coated silicon, to display the replica to its best advantage. |
Brian's Toys Special of The Day! 
 "The R2 unit has wandered from the sand dunes into the rocky borders of the Jundland Wastes. Unaware of the danger that lurks in the rocky pass, every move that the R2 unit makes has been closely watched." Check it out at ACPin SW |
 Dateline - Sandtrooper Chris DAGOBAHCOOKIE "CWA" reporting: "Hello my fellow Sandtroopers! I have recently found a first of its kind Star Wars variant and I thought I would share it with all of the Sandtroopers out there. What I have found is a STAR WARS SAGA IMPERIAL OFFICER with THE LEFT SHOULDER IMPERIAL INSIGNIA MISSING. This is the first version head sculpt. The Imperial emblem is completely missing. I'm not a huge variation collector, so I'm parting with it on ebaycwa77@yahoo.com Use the tool that is ebay |
Special of The Day! 
 Dateline - Sandtrooper The Devil's Ewok reporting: "A Scalper saw my poem on the SANDTROOPER.COM site and sent me this little nugget of intelligence:
(e-mail hidden to protect writer) TheDevilsEwok@aol.com This person is obviously a freak. References to a microcosm lifestyle of toy collecting, getting a girlfriend, and Hot Wheels, all point to a maladjusted and desperate individual. Don't let this tragedy happen in YOUR home! That being said, a wood-paneled S.C.A.L.P. station wagon has been dispatched to suppress any similar rhetoric. |
 Dateline - Fan Club EXCLUDES members from buying Holiday Yoda! "Sorry for the leading headline (ed note - to the contrary, a banner headline is half the battle). I found out when buying my Silver Fett's back on 9/2 that the Fan Club only accepts Visa or Mastercard. No American Express, no Discover. I know many collectors have multiple credit cards, but I only have Amex, and found my order came to a screeching halt. (Luckily a friend with a MC helped me out)."Rather unhappy with this news, I e-mailed customer service inquiring why the Fan Club would choose to exclude some members from buying its exclusives. They finally replied over two weeks later, stating that they had NO plans to accept anything other than Visa or MC. "So anyone without those cards will not be able to purchase the upcoming Holiday Yoda, resubsribe online, nor make any other online Fan Club purchases. To add insult to injury, they then sent me a generic e-mail reply informing that they still had the Silver Fetts in stock and that I could still buy them now (unless, of course, you don't have Visa or MC!)." "Their first e-mail is as follows: 'Hi, We have no plans to accept any cards but VISA and MasterCard in the near future. The other cards are just too expensive for a small business like us to accept. Sorry. : ( Thanks,'- Jeff Alvarez, jeff.alvarez@paizo.com, Customer Service, Paizo Publishing, LLC" wjacobs5@juno.com |
 Dateline - Strange Things at Amazon "Hey Jason, I wanted to show you something that I found on Amazon.com. Check these out. A company called Distibutoys have these 'vintage Star Wars sets.' I wanted to pass it on. Also, check out this latest find. Take care."c-ryan@mchsi.comWe'll be back with more coverage on this in a future ST Factor or Dateline follow-up. |
Brian's Toys!
 "The crash site of the escape pod has been spotted by the Imperial forces. A unit of sandtroopers scours the site looking for the survivors or any evidence of their existence." Check it out at ACPin SWCan you dig it? If you look really hard, you can see some of the legacy Troopers. |
 "Jason, I did manage to stop at another Wal-Mart & Kay-Bee, but didn't see anything newer than Boba Fett Carkoon, and no more value packs."I have a question for you. I've seen reports of the Wal-Mart Cantina sets hitting the clearance racks (one report has them at $1 each). I've never even seen these on the shelf, possibly due to my hiatus from the hobby. If you, or any Troopers you may know can pick up a set for me, I'd REALLY appreciate it! Thanks!" - Joe LastOfTheJediIAm@cs.com I haven't seen these at clearance at Whitehall Wal-Mart on Seventh Street, can anyone out in Trooplerland locate the 'Baba Bunch' for a dollar a pack and help Joe catch up? |