 Entertainment Earth sent me an email yesterday, reminding me about my pre-order for the 2004 Holiday Edition Jawas that will be released sometime this December. For a second I thought it was an email stating they had just shipped, but since I already knew it wasn't shipping until December I realized it was still a nice reminder from them any way. |
 Helloooooo America. Another South Florida transmission is about to take place directly from Miami and its latest toy store happenings. A valuable information for the locals and a laughable view for the rest of the country. After all, we are the last ones to receive anything new. Without further delay here are the news from the nation's southern most area:Toys R Us: Lots of things going on this week at the giraffe store. Wanna sound like the man behind the breathing mask and black ropes? Well, leave it to Toys R Us to dress up your head this Halloween. Seems everyone here in Miami will be able to turn to the dark side this coming Sunday. They've gotten the Darth Vader Voice Changer mask by the truckload. No need to mention a specific location; they are everywhere!...If only that would be the case for new OTC figures we would be in plastic paradise. Speaking of Toys R US, they've received again the VOTC ROTJ wave. A few Fetts and Stormies are still hanging from the pegs but hardly any Chewbaccas. I've seen a couple of VOTC Artoos but no Golden Droid and of course, lots a lots of Lando Pegwarmer Calrissian. As for the Y-wing well, they landed here on Tuesday but had taken off by Wednesday and seems its second "fleet flight" it's been delayed; their landing shelf space is empty. I did find a lonely one with a switched figure inside, no pilot but instead a S.W.A.T team member! This beautiful example of plastic theft can be admired at the Kendall Toys R US on 117th Ave and Kendall Dr. By the way this store has reduced its Star Wars are to a small 4 footer, four sided display and the new lady manager appears to have left the broom in the back ..try to approach her, you won't ... mean the witch, she is. Last but not least, the Silver Vader has shown up in armies at SOME Toys R us while others don't even know about them. The Kendall Toys R Us STILL has some of them for $4.99 ?? while International Mall's TRU has them for $9.99 ..Go figure! So much for the FREE figure deal with a $19.99 purchase. When asked about it, an employee looked at me completely mesmerized ...."Eh? What sale?" He said ... He must had been experiencing a short trip to the Twilight Zone, a common experience among some retailer! K-mart: Wow, I can't believe this name even comes up but heck, it is the only place where Cantina Scene 2 can be found with the REHASHED sculpt of the blue Snaggletooth and REHASHED friends. Yup, K-Mess, sorry ... K- M a r t has gotten them in good numbers! But be prepared for the worst scenario. I would say 95% of them have been given the bulldozer treatment, having beautifully crushed blisters, artistically taking up a diversity of shapes and forms. Nevertheless if you look among the damage ones you're bound to come up with one or two "unhurt" specimens. Where is this rehash trio? Give a try to the K-Mess on U. S 1 and 114th Ave right by Williamson Cadillac/Hummer. As for OTC figures they still have the same first and second Wave and they are the best place to find an incredible sea of perfectly lined up VOTC Han Solos. Such uniformity makes me sick! K-B Toys: Cough! ... Cough! ... Cough! ... Next! Wait, wait!... Sawgrass Mills Mall had ONE OTC Greedo. Whew! Target: Well, Target is best known as Scalperland here in Dade as well as Broward counties. Miss work, call in sick, drop a few classes ... whatever. But make sure you are there early in the morning and beat the scalper traffic; if you are not, chances are slim to get anything new. I've seen first hand scalpers rush inside the stores the minute the doors open, drooling to the smell of fresh plastic, like a hungry pack of wolves. So, with this view in mind, Target's gotten the latest Wave of OTC, as left overs indicated. I've seen the flatten out cards of the Gamorrean guard and Slave Leia at Dadeland Mall's. The U.S 1 store in Cutler Ridge sports the stupidest sign I ever seen. The sign is placed in the Star Wars area and it reads something to this effect: "We are out of Star Wars figures But we recommend Lord of the Rings figures for the same price" C'mon I'M LOOKING FOR STAR WARS! not LOTR! To them is all plastic! They really make you hold your breath and count till ten. Wal-Mart: A mysterious place where figures could show up at any time or quietly disappear. Nothing, I mean N O T H I N G! Other than a couple of lonely Lando General Walmart has been a total Zero find this week. Okeechobee Walmart still has EP1 Figures, yes the ones I mentioned in my last report, nothing worth selling your house for. And if you want Unleashed Ben, head to 152 Ave and Kendall DR, there are three pegs THREE PEGS!..about to fall down packed with such figure. And this brings us to the end. From the Expresso and cigars capital of Miami, Florida this has been a live report brought to you and sponsored by "Banthadene", the toothpaste that gives you that shiny Bantha smile! Banthadene on sale now at your local Tusken store. Until next week, hoping to bring you better news ... Desert Rat, Sandtroopers.com. |
 Hey Troopers, I was at my local TRU today and they have the Silver Vader in stock for $9.99 or FREE with a $20 purchase. I picked up two Y-Wings and they gave me three for free! I don?t know if this was a mix-up or for every twenty you spend you get one but I would head out to TRU right now if you don?t wanna give the scalpers a chance to bend them all up! They had them behind the service desk so hopefully the slime won?t get a chance to destroy them like they did the Silver Clones! Good luck out there, Kick A#$ and take names. Thanks to Sandtrooper Jetfire for getting me outta bed! |
| K&C Collectibles has received the following new items this week. New Trilogy Vehicle Collection: Slave I - with Boba Fett figure New Jawa Sandcrawler ? EXCLUSIVE New Y-Wing fighter with Pilot figure New 3-Pack of Figures: Mos Eisley Cantina Scene 2 ? Zutton (Blue Snaggletooth), Ponda Boba and Obi-Wan Kenobi Special Figure Sets: Darth Vader - Silver Anniversary New Emperor Palpatine Hologram figure Yoda and Luke Mexico 2-pack | Vintage OTC Figures: Boba Fett Chewbacca R2-D2 Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Lando Calrissian New 3-Pack of Figures: Mos Eisley Cantina Scene 2 ? Zutton (Blue Snaggletooth), Ponda Boba and Obi-Wan Kenobi OTC Figures: Han Solo #35 General Madine #36 Lando Calrissian #37 |
 “Last Tuesday I was off and went to TRU and low and behold more Y-Wings came in, about 12 of them. I must say, I was a little apprehensive about the new Y-Wing but looking at it closely it looks pretty cool. I have the Gold squad version but I like this one as well. The only complaint is that the R2 unit is not removable but aside from that the ship looks very nice. A great way for people who got the shaft from Target. Take care.”c-ryan@mchsi.com |
 Amazon.com/ToysRUs.com has the OTC Silver Darth Vader in stock and on sale right now for the low price of $9.99 each. You can go to Amazon.com's website to order yourself one of these. You better hurry though, because supplies are limited! |
 “Hey Troops! Sithryan reporting in from the northern territory of The Idaho Wastelands! (Wastelands in the toy isles it seems) The only find worthy of reporting is the ROTJ and Empire VOTC waves at Fred Meijer stores. They have a sale for buy 2 get one free, and at 9.99 each, not too shabby a deal. They had Fett, R2D2, Lando, Stormtrooper, Chewie, and Vader. The Vader isn't the best ever made that's for sure. No 3PO or Yoda anywhere. The employee stocking told me there were no Yoda or 3PO?s in the cases. Odd. The Fett is fantastic. Should have included this one with the Slave 1 also. Anyway- good luck on the hunt!”sithryan@msn.com |
 “Hey Troopers, I did a small run this morning, I did find a few items of interest.Target (Gurnee, IL): “had only 1 OTC Slave I (non-mint) on the top overstock shelf. They also restocked more SAGA (Jedi Luke/Hoth wave) figs just like the Waukegan Target. KB Toys (Gurnee, IL): “had only 1 VOTC ROTJ Stormtrooper. That's the only new SW stuff I saw today in the stores. The rest of it was all peg & shelf warmers. That's all for now. Later.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
 StarWarsShop.com has recently added a new poster to their already huge inventory of Star Wars posters, and this is a teaser poster from the upcoming movie Revenge of the Sith. This will be the first time Lucasfilm has offered a poster to Star Wars fans, in the exact same format that's shipping to theaters! The poster is currently avaialable and on sale for $19.99, and there is a limited number of these available. This is only available for purchase at StarWarsShop.com. Read the full press release here. |
 Gamespot.com had written up a nice Preview of the recently released game for PC, Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed. I'm not going to reveal what Gamespot has written about this game, so you will just have to read their Preview here. |
 Halloween is just around the corner, and I would like to ask all the Troops here to send in pictures of you in your Halloween costumes. In order to qualify you must hold up a piece of paper in the picture with Sandtroopers.com and your screen name written or printed on it. This will prove to us that this person is you, as some people may steal images from all over the Internet. These costumes do not have to be related only to Star Wars. Sandtroopers.com will accept all image submissions until Sunday, November 7, 2004 at 7:00pm (CST). After this date has passed I will post all submitted images on a single web page, and we will vote to see who has the best costume. The date of the drawing has yet to be determined, but will probably be only one week past the final date of submission. A prize will be given away to the person who has the best costume, and that prize will be the StarWarsShop.com exclusive OTC Holographic Emperor figure (courtesy of Jimsjedi). So, put on that Halloween costume of yours, submit a picture of yourself, and you could be the lucky winner of a new OTC Holographic Emperor figure! |
 “More news from Central Texas, in Killeen today, I stopped by Kmart and was shown 3 unopened cases of Star Wars figures, Woo Hoo!! right? Wrong! I was allowed to open all 3 and this is what I found: 1st case-SAGA Jedi Luke wave, 2nd-first wave of OTC, 3rd-exact same case as the number 2 case, AARRRGGHHH! They do have Cantina scene 2 w/ Blue Snaggletooth (Zutton) on sale for $17.99, right after I paid $22 bucks 2 weeks ago. Wal-Mart is now stocked with over 30+ each of the new OTC Madine, AT-ST Solo, Bespin Leia and a few Lando mixed in...plus about 100 of the ANH wave VOTC figs, nothing new coming through here in about a year! Target has not had a new figure in over a month now! Double AAARRRGGHHHH! TRU still has no sign of OTC figs yet, but they did have the Y-Wings & Vader voice Changers...that's all from Central Texas, Starfox signing out...”starfox@hot.rr.com |
 LucasArts has just sent out their latest Insider newsletter, and in it is a great deal of exciting information. First up is the announcement of the release of Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed. In order to play this you must already have Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided installed on your computer, and a montly subscription is required as well. This will retail for approximately $30, and you can order this online at LucasArts.com.Next up is an update to another upcoming game titled "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" (available for Xbox and PC), scheduled to be released sometime this Winter. A new website devoted entirely to this game will be unveiled soon, and LucasArts has recently unveiled the new planet of Korriban, so you will definitely want to visit to the official KOTOR II website to learn more about this great-looking game! |
 Echo Base Arrival: Han on his Tauntaun reaches the main entrance to Echo Base as dusk looms in the horizon. The main hangar of the rebel base is in a flurry of activity as the various airships are going through maintenance checks. The Millenium Falcon is also undergoing much needed repairs to get its hyperdrive into full gear. |
 Always Welding: 'Do you know why I had Chewbacca work with a welding torch on the Falcon? That was the only thing I could find where you could see what he was doing. If he was screwing something with a tool, you wouldn't see anything. So whenever anything needs fixing, you'll notice the characters are welding!' - Irvin Kershner (Director ESB) |
| In Stock items include: Slave I Darth Vader TIE Fighter Y-Wing Fighter Millennium Falcon Sandcrawler Endor Ambush Set Exclusive Battlefront Scout Trooper Exclusive Silver Sandtrooper Cantina Bar 3-Pack Scene 1 | Pre-Order items include: New Post-OTC Figures Feltipern Trevagg, Myo, Dannik Jerriko, Stormtrooper, Sandtrooper, Scout Trooper, Chewbacca, Yoda Post-OTC Screen Scenes Jedi Council 3 and Jedi Council 4 New Unleashed Figures! New Characters: Stormtrooper, IG-88, Aurra Sing Revised Cards: Darth Tyrannus, Mace Windu, Darth Vader Holiday Jawas Plus All 12 OTC Vintage-Style Figures are now either In Stock or Available for Back Order! |
 “As of this morning, Wal-Mart.com currently has the ROTJ VOTC in stock. I would caution about ordering from them if you want the figures mint though. Two of the ones that I had ordered shipped in a padded envelope, and I found them crushed almost flat in my mailbox. Keep on Sandtroopin!”KaperJB@aol.com |
| “I was just at Target (Waukegan, IL) and they had the OTC Madine, AT-ST Han, & General Lando figs. There were 3 of each. The bad news is that they also had lots of the SAGA Jedi Luke/Hoth wave, which means more pegwarmers. That's all for now.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
 I'm pretty sure just about everyone here has purchased the new Star Wars Trilogy DVD set by now, and hopefully you've been able to enjoy them on several occasions in the comforts of your own surround sound entertainment system. I am somewhat curious to know what my fellow Troopers think about the video and audio quality of this DVD set. Was it worth the purchase? Probably so, but that doesn't mean you're completely satisfied with the quality that was put out by Lucasfilm.I have started a poll in the forms asking people how they would rate the DVD set, in regards to the overall quality of the video and audio, and I would like to hear your opinion about the matter. On a scale of 1-5, where 5 is the highest amount of satisfaction and 1 is the lowest, most people have selected the rating of 4. So, hop on over to the forums and cast your vote, and then feel free to explain why you chose your specific rating of the film. |
 Spoiler Warning Beware! “Episode 3 figures on eBay?!? Scam or Salesman Samples? Says nothing about pre-order. There are auctions on ebayTheDevilsEwok666@comcast.net Several other Star Wars sites are reporting these items as genuine articles, perhaps it is the real deal! We can only wait and see. Update: Auctions were pulled sometime Tuesday evening. |
| “Found a good amount of stuff today. I took today off of work to look around and found the OTC General Madine wave at one of our Wal-Mart stores. I also found the OTC wave that includes Bib Fortuna and the Gamorrean Guard at TRU. The Leia Slave was in the assortment too. They also had the Vader Voice Changer. I went to TRU on Saturday and they sold out of the Y-wings I saw last Wednesday. They didn't have them today. Back to the same ol? situation here in Alabama!” c-ryan@mchsi.com |
| Lucasarts recently announced that the expansion pack, Star Wars: Jump to Lightspeed, will be released on October 27. The most talked about new feature in this expansion pack is the ability to build and own starships for space exploration and combat. Having this expansion will provide you access to ten vast and distinct space sectors, more than 100 new missions, and four new space-specific professions. In order to play this you must already have Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided installed on your computer, and a montly subscription is required as well. This will retail for approximately $30, and you can order this online at Lucasarts.com. |
 George Lucas will be awarded the "Filmmaker's Award" by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, for his outstanding contributions to the art of sound. He is being recognized for his outstanding use of sound technology in his films, and also for the contributions he's made to improving sound in movies. George Lucas will be presented with this award on February 26, 2005, at the 52nd Annual Golden Reel Awards held in Los Angeles. Read the full news article here. |
 AOL Movies and Moviefone.com announced today that they will offer an online premiere of the highly anticipated teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith on November 4, one day before it appears in theaters. The trailer is scheduled to be shown in theaters on November 5, and will also be available online only on AOL and Hypserspace. Read the full press release here. |
 Composer John Williams, who has composed the music for all of the Star Wars movies, has recently assembled a 99 piece orchestra to record a new version of NBC News' theme song. The revised version of the NBC News theme is described as neo-classical, and is scheduled to be aired on November 4, 2004. Read the full article here. |
 “Hi Troopers: Lisette from NYC reporting. The TRU in Times Square and Union Square had the Y-Wing for those of you in NYC looking for this. The TRU in Times Square also had the Darth Vader voice changer, but this was found on the shelf behind the cashiers on the 2nd floor. This TRU also had a couple of VOTC Boba Fett, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca and Stormtroopers. That's all for now.”jhernandez13@bww.com |
 Star Wars Galaxies, the online game that brings millions of Star Wars gaming fanatics together, now has a fairly new feature called the JustG Developer Diary. This diary is written by the developers of the upcoming expansion set, Jump to Lightspeed. Reading this diary makes you feel like you're working in the trenches, side by side, with these developers. You won't want to miss this, so read the full diary here, and then talk about it in our forums. |
 Today, people are enjoying their purchase of the recently releasesd Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, in the comforts of their own home. The first two movies, The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, were filmed using digital cameras, and the use of that technology made editing the film that much easier to work with. However, the Original Trilogy (epsidodes IV through VI) were filmed on standard reel film, and throughout the years these reels collected dirt, dust and other harmful objects that deteriorated the quality of the film. With the latest technology, the crew at Lowry Digital Images spent thirty days cleaning up the film the best that they could. How did they clean up the film? They did so by using 600 Apple G5 computers! Read the full article written by BBC News. |
 “Finally found somethings worth mentioning. At the Auburn,Ma TRU I found the Vader Voice Changer for $35.00 and the Y-Wing for $30.00. Passed on both since money is tight this week, since my son's birthday found me buying everything Power Ranger related. Check out some of my hard to find items available in the Trade section of the forums. Some items that are available for trade are: MIB Solo w/Taun Taun, POTF2 Tatooine Skiff, POTJ Crashed Snowspeeder, Saga Dagobah X-Wing with R2, and many more. What are ya waiting for, check out the Forums regardless. Thanks.”JIMSJEDI@aol.com |
 “I am glad to see that everyone is finding a good majority of things. I have had some of the same luck, although it has been somewhat limited. I was able to score the Endor wave of figures and I picked up an extra set for a fellow trooper who needs it. All 3 would include the ATST Han, General Lando, and Madine. In addition, I also have an extra Cloud Car Pilot, Lobot, Bespin Leia and Scout trooper. I prefer to trade, as I am in need of 5 figures to complete the OTC line: #26 Luke Bespin, #27 IG-88, #29 Darth Vader - Hoth, #30 Gamorrean Guard, and #34 Darth Vader. I would prefer to trade one-for-one, but if nobody has anything, I will sell them at cost plus shipping.I visited my local Toys R Us this week as well, and had some luck with the Y-wing; So Cal Rod, this pertains to you. I stopped in on Wednesday and asked the ever-so-busy associate to search her computer for the SKU # of the Y-wing, where her final answer was 4 in stock. With the idea that I was going to pick up 2 of them, one for myself, the other for fellow trooper Rod, she walked with me, over to the toy area, disgusted because she must have felt she had better things to do than render a little customer service. When we got there, also appearing a little distressed because of the long walk from the front counter, She then proceeded to inform me that the 4 were part of an assortment, and that the 4 tie fighters sitting on the shelf were the 4 shown to be in stock. I then asked how she could come up with that figure when there were 3 more Ties on the top shelves above, to which I was replied, "Those must not have been entered into inventory just yet." I then decided, after realizing this person was completely useless, I went to another associate to ask about backroom stock to which I was told, "I am not allowed to search in back for anything." I find this a little odd considering TRU's financial situation. You would think they would want to be selling anything they could possible to make a few dollars. Anyways, I went back the next day, and wouldn't you know, I see a collector with one in his hand, a little beaten up I might add. Went over to the section, all gone. Sorry Rod, I tried. I will keep checking, and I have an appointment with the manager Wed afternoon to discuss their practices.” chicanodom@msn.com |
 “Hey Troops, Donna from So Cal with some luck hunting on Sat. Was able to snag the last VOTC Stormtrooper and Fett and a OTC handstand Luke at Wal-mart. The OTC Endor wave is starting to hit Target so I picked up the Han AT-ST. I went to 3 Targets and only one had the Slave I but all three boxes were damaged so I passed for now. No sign of the Y-wing or Voice Changers at my local TRU. Also no Cantina II yet at my K-mart. They still have plenty of scene I. Lastly, stopped by the Mall and found the Deluxe Stormtrooper Mini-Bust and Wizards Minatures at Suncoast and a complete set of the Bust-ups at Hot Topic. Happy Hunting to all.”Theloneswlady@aol.com |
 Either after work or between the wedding ceremony and the reception while being all dressed up, this trooper is out hunting all the time for the latest goods. The Grand Rapids Target on Alpine has the Slave-1's. First time I've seen this in Michigan. A very nice piece indeed! Nothing on the pegs after the big sale that took everything BUT the old Saga pegwarmers. The Wal-Mart stores in the area have been quite lacking of anything new in quite a while, but they did put out a nifty Star Wars LEGO display that is about pallet size. It might be good for storing some toys. Meijers seems to be the place to find stuff these days as I came across the VOTC R2-D2, Lando, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, and Stormtrooper. They also put out a bunch of OTC Jawas and Tusken Raiders to help keep the OTC Snowtroopers company. They have by far the greatest selection of OTC figs in the area. Nothing new at our TRU's. We've still got a few POTJ Bo Shek's on the pegs at my local TRU as well as a ton of the Falcon's on the top shelves. No Vader voice changers yet either. Only thing that looked fresh was the Galactic Hero 2-packs with the ESB bounty hunters. All in all, it doesn't really seem like we've gotten anything substantially new in many moons. That's it for this time. Please keep this trooper in mind if you find a way to snag the display for the Sam's Club Falcon (see through oval with the ship and figures inside) or the Costco X-wing/TIE dogfight 2-pack. Sandtrooper Jetfire out!jetfire_99@yahoo.com |
| Since I haven?t heard from my local S.C.A.L.P. Trooper Dennis in quite some time, I decided to do some advanced recon and Y-Wing hunting of my own. The Target in Waukegan only had remnants of the OTC wave 1 and 2. Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan and the many rehashes we all knew would be pegwarmers when the line was unveiled. There was no sign of the Slave I either in Waukegan or Gurnee Target stores which had pretty much the same selection of broke a#$ figures. The Toys R Us had plenty of the Skirmish at Carkoon, Endor 4-packs. There was also an abundant supply of the Darth Vader voice changer and I just couldn?t say no to my son pleading for it! There was one Wicket OTC figure and the rest were Saga warmers. The Wal-Mart in Gurnee had one lone Darth Vader Collector case, many of OTC figures as well. Mostly 1-25 but nothing rare or something I don?t already have. There were also quite a few VOTC style 12-inch figures even Boba Fett. The Kmart in Zion still had plenty of the Cantina Scene I with no sign of II though. I?ll keep my ear to the rail and hopefully they will show up soon. No sooner than I could post Jedimaster C?s report of the local comic shops the phone rang and it was my local shop saying they would arrive next week! I am thrilled with this news, not only I have a cool piece I picked up months ago, my son now has a great Christmas present for this December! Good luck Troops, keep the good word coming in and the only bad news is NO news! |
 “Hey Troops, The local TRU in East Central Wisconsin has the usual stuff, no Y-wings though, plus a Red Unleashed Clonetrooper. Also, I have an extra non-mint Unleashed Darth Tyrannus. Give a holler if anyone's interested.”dsollitto@new.rr.com |
| K&C Collectibles has received the following new items this week. This week is your last chance to Pre-Order the IG-88 Mini Bust. OTC Figures: Han Solo #35 General Madine #36 Lando Calrissian #37 New 3-Pack of Figures: Mos Eisley Cantina Scene 2 ? Zutton (Blue Snaggletooth), Ponda Boba and Obi-Wan Kenobi Pre-Order by October 31st: IG-88 Mini Bust | Vintage OTC Figures: Boba Fett Chewbacca Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Lando Calrissian New Trilogy Vehicle Collection: Y-Wing fighter with Pilot figure Special Figure Sets: Emperor Palpatine Hologram figure - New Yoda and Luke Mexico 2-pack - Back in Stock A New Hope contains Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO & R2-D2. Empire Strikes Back contains Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca. Return of the Jedi contains Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Stormtrooper. |
| “Ann Arbor, MI: The VOTC ROTJ has been hitting Meijer stores in southern Michigan with regularity for the past week, but they don't last on the pegs for more than a day. The Toys "R" Us in Ann Arbor had four Y-Wings on the shelf today, and the packages were all basically mint. Also, the same store had a mountain of Darth Vader voice changers. I never thought that I would buy one, but after seeing one in person, it's pretty cool. There has been little else new in the area. Targets and Wal-marts in the area haven't put out new stock in over a week. I'm still hunting for Slave 1 and the final OTC figures. No luck so far. Keep on Sandtroopin'!” KaperJB@aol.com |
 The highly anticipated teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith will make its theatrical debut with Pixar's The Incredibles in the U.S. and Canada on November 5. However, members of starwars.com Hyperspace can see it before then as the full teaser will make its world-wide debut on starwars.com the early afternoon (U.S.) of November 4. This exclusive member-only preview will be in high-quality QuickTime format. Lucas Online is pleased to have partnered with AOL and Moviefone.com to provide starwars.com readers with fast and reliable access to Episode III video content. Subscribers to AOL will be able to see the trailer in streaming video formats starting November 4. Also look for the trailer on television the evening of November 4. Feel free to talk about this over in the forums. Please note this is an update to a previous story I published on October 20th. |
 | Action-HQ is now offering Pre-order on the four newest Star Wars figures. Choose from Feltipern, Myo, Dannik, and of course the observant Sandtrooper! Plus they have just received Transformers Superlink & Bruticus! Get 2 of the most popular SuperLinks around with SC-26 Superion and SD-21 Bruticus. Action-HQ also has X-Men vs. Spiderman from Bandai Japan: With this set of 6 High Grade Gashapon capsules figures these are definitely the hottest Marvel product released in a while! Also this week Evangelion, Dragonball Z, Devilman and more! |
| “I went to TRU today after work and found the OTC Y-wing. It was a cool looking ship and it is fully put together in the box. Unlike the last version that was impossible to find. The only draw back is the R2 unit is not removable again. I?m out, and I hope the rest of you guys have the same luck finding the Y-Wing.” c-ryan@mchsi.com |
 Hasbro has updated their site with information about the Naboo Final Combat scene pack. Included in this set is a Battle Droid, Gungan Soldier, Naboo Palace Guard, Captain Tarpals and a Kaadu... all characters from The Phantom Menace. This is scheduled to be released in the Fall of 2004. Read more about this here. |
| Over at Cinescape they have announced that the teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith will be shown in theaters on Friday, November 5, 2004. You will want to read the full article by clicking here, and you can talk about this over in the forums. |
 If it came down to a choice between a Russian astronaut, a lawyer turned baseball player, or Starbuck?s best friend, who would you pick? Lucky for you, I had a chance to scope out all three at the Motor City Comic Con this weekend and can give you the breakdown on these celebrities. Of course, don?t forget the collectibles. The Novi Expo Center was packed with enough goodies that would make Santa?s workshop jealous. Read what I wrote up about the coverage here. |
| “I had a few extra figures that I wanted to see if anybody was interested in. I am willing to sell them at cost plus shipping, but I would prefer to trade them. I have the Cloud Car Pilot, Bespin Leia, Lobot, and Scout Trooper. I was planning on returning them but I wanted to give everyone a chance that might need them. I was looking to trade for any of the following: Gamorrean Guard, IG-88, Bespin Luke, and the last 2 Vader?s in the OTC line - Not figure #10. Let me know if anyone is interested.” chicanodom@msn.com |
| DVDAnswers.com has written up a nice review on the The Empire Strikes Back DVD from the new Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, in which they have compared video screenshots and audio clips from the new DVD set to past Star Wars versions (original and Special Edition). This is Part 2 of 3 of their reviews on the new DVD set, and coming soon will be their review on the Return of the Jedi DVD. Read the review here. |
 The 2005 Images section has been built early this year with the surprise release of the new Post-OTC figures. Pablo-Jill, Yarua, Sly Moore, Queen Amidala and Rabe are the first look at the new line for 2005! What a delight it was to not see any rehashes in this assortment. From the news I've heard, they are coming don't worry, they'll stick Han Solo ANH down our throats again but we can all grab ankles later. For now enjoy the new figures, it doesn't come like this too often! We would like to thank our Sponsor Big Bad Toy Store for the figures. They are currently SOLD OUT of these, but will be getting them back in stock very soon! |
 George Lucas was recently awarded the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award, and he will be the 33rd winner of that award. Lucas stated that it is an honor to be recognized by the AFI. Read the newspaper article here, which was published in the Indianapolis Star. Thanks to Sandtrooper Boba Binks for bringing this to our attention. |
| “I was down in Toledo, OH today, so I hit the usual toy retailers to see if there was anything new. The Toys R' Us on Monroe St. had two of the new Y-Wings, but both of the packages were pretty messed up for toys that are new to the shelf. (I hope mine arrive via mail in better shape.) In terms of OTC/VOTC figures, the store had mostly SAGA peg-warmers, which have been sitting there for months and months. I stopped at two Targets, but no Slave 1 at either. The Wal-Mart on Cent |