| New Titanium Ships: Naboo Patrol Fighter TIE Bomber - Battle Damage Snowspeeder - New Paint Republic Gunship - New Paint | New Commemorative Tins: The Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Revenge of the Sith |
 Hey troopers! It's a gorgeous fifty degrees in the western suburbs of Chicago, and I scored some good stuff this morning while stopping at the Target on Route 59 and 127th in Plainfield. The pegs had the most amount of action figures I have seen on their shelves since the ROTS line was released last April. Unfortunately there wasn't a whole lot of new figures to snag up, but the newest figure I found was the Death Star Gunner. Also picked up an extra Shock Trooper because you know I don't have enough army-builders. The pegs had a bunch of newer Titanium Vehicles, and I was lucky to find a Naboo Patrol Fighter, Republic Gunship and Snowspeeder (the last two with new paint styles). Also grabbed the Imperial Encounter Unleashed Battle Pack that has Han Solo, Chewbacca and a Tauntaun to re-create a scene from The Empire Strikes Back. Lastly there was an end-cap full of Unleashed figures on clearance for just under ten dollars (in the tube containers), and Boba Fett is who ended up coming home with me. He was the only Boba Fetta mixed with close to fifteen General Grievous figures. To sum things up, it was a pretty good morning for me. United We Find! |
 For the longest time it was all about the good guys versus the bad guys... the Rebellion versus the Empire. You were forced to choose one of those two sides, but thanks to a new expansion pack for the successful Star Wars: Empire at War you now have the opportunity to play a much different role. A role that has never been offered in another Star Wars video game at such a grand scale. The recently released expansion pack, Forces of Corruption, has received excellent reviews all across the Internet. Head over to the forums to see a complete list of several reviews that have already been written up. If you don't have the game yet you might want to head out and pick it up. |
 Some people think Darth Vader would be quite an invinvcible fellow, one who had such strong connections to the Force, would help him live a healthy life. Unfortunately that is not the case for Dave Prowse, the man who wore the famous Darth Vader costume in the original three Star Wars films. He's had numerous orthopaedic problems throughout his life, and he's opened up to reveal what he's gone through. Read what he had to say here. |
 Hey Troopers! We are a little late with our responses but better late than never! Do other websites have input on the Greatest Hits collection? Do we need new Star Cases again with the 30th Anniversary collection? Will they ever make Battlepacks worth the value? Until then head for the forums and take a look at what they had to say. |
 “Hey Troops, the Collector Tins have hit my area. I must say I am not at all impressed with these. A really good way for the big H to pack some rehashes back down our throats. I found to cases on a pallet at the Madison Wal-Mart. The DVD Commemorative Prime and the Classic Transformers have hit Wal-Mart.” |
 “Troops! Due to the general lack of hot product on the shelves, I haven't reported in a while, but the earth has somewhat shifted, so I'm back with some Northeast Illinois patrol. LaGrange (Countryside/Hodgkins) Target has had Rogue 2 snowspeeders (flying off the shelves fast), way too many Kit Fisto starfighters, clearance lava titanium Vader, all three battle packs, but a disappointing selection of GB and H&V. I grabbed the battle packs except for the Sarlacc pack because it didn't offer anything different than the last three times we've bought those individual figures! Wal-Mart in the same Quarry plaza has had Sarlacc Battle Pack, end cap basic figure displays (old figures), and the Transformers Classics. Toys R Us in Racine, Wisconsin is bristling with cases of Endor AT-ATs, Dagobah X-Wings, TIE Fighters, and Clone Wars Gunships. This store was a good place to be because they carry the Beast Wars Optimus vs. Megatron pack. I did receive my Masterpiece Edition MP3 Starscream and MP4 Optimus from BigBadToyStore which will blow you away. Visiting Buffalo in a couple weeks, so maybe will heed JediMaster Eric's words and wait! Keep up the good fight Troops, the Naboo wave will be found with a little energon, and a LOT of luck! United We Find!” |
| New Bounty Hunters Miniatures: Chewbacca w/ C-3PO #6 of 60 Luke Skywalker #8 of 60 Princess Leia #9 of 60 Talon Karrde #14 of 60 Calo Nord #23 of 60 Dannik Jerriko #25 of 60 Komari Vosa #39 of 60 Krayt Dragon #52 of 60 | Pre-Order: Evolution Topps Card Box 30th Anniversary Coin Album Animated Stormtrooper Maquette Boba Fett Scaled Blaster Cinemascape Darth Vader Luke on Tauntaun statue Zuckuss Mini Bust Slave Leia Statue |
 “This has been a good last few days here just north of Atlanta. Have recently gotten the Target Starfighter and Snowspeeder. Finally found wave 7 figures as well at TRU and the new wave of Titanium ships. The new Wal-Mart exclusive Unleashed figures are here too. The new wave of Battlepacks is out in force (baaaad pun) though I’m not picking up those. The Wal-Mart DVD sets are still EVERYWHERE! Boy were these a flop. I know I didn’t get them either. (Can anyone say clearance?) No sign of the 30th AC tins yet. I’ll probably pick those up, though I honestly don’t know why. Well, there’s a lot out right now so hit it hard!” |
 “I just got back from Gurnee Target & they had the new exclusive Snowspeeders & Kit Fisto Starfighters on an end cap right by the Star Wars section. No sign of the Naboo wave. There are just too many of the previous waves in addion too all of the Greatest Hits waste to make any kind of room. That's all for now. Later Troops.” |
 “Just wanted to pass some information along about Target. We have on clearance: unleashed Boba and General, titanium and Lightsabers. The Vehicles are on a Sales Planner end cap for 10/15 set. As soon as I know when and what we have out for the toy revision before Christmas, I'll pass it on. It’s in Memphis and out on the east coast too.” |
 “Hi Troops. I haven't had any news worth posting on the front page for a long, long time. As of right this minute, KB Toys.com |
 Take those shoes off, kick back in your favorite recliner and get ready to watch all 6 Star Wars films in story order starting November 10th on Cinemax. For the first time ever, they will be showing the films they way they should be shown, from the very first glimpse of a young slaved Anakin, to a young Jedi looking to turn his evil father to good once again.Starting at midnight on November 10th and ending Monday morning (7:00am) on the 13th, Cinemax gives all of us 1 long weekend getaway to look forward to. Not only are they showing the movies in order, but they will also be offering different show times of the Prequel and Original Trilogy’s. Plus, for all you On Demanders out there, you can order the entire Saga anytime you want starting on November 2nd. I saw the commercial for this last night, and it looks very sweet. My wife just looked over at me and said “There goes that weekend.” For all of the showing times and other information click here. |
| Restocked Saga 2006 Figures: Luke Skywalker - Saga 044 Darth Vader - 045 Rebel Trooper - 046 (both versions) Obi-Wan Kenobi - 047 Holographic Darth Maul - 048 Rep Been - 049 Naboo Soldier - 050 Dud Bolt & Mars Guo - 051 Gragra - 052 Scorch - 021 | Titanium: Darth Vader TIE Mace Windu Jedi Starfighter Leia on Speeder Bike Commemorative DVD Collection: Three Generations of Jedi Captured at Cloud City Triumph of a Jedi |
 Thanks to the help of fellow staff member Jimsjedi, our Checklist has been updated to help you in your Star Wars collecting madness. Many sections have been updated including the following: vintage, POTF2, Episode I, ROTS, Saga 2006 and more! Some of the updates were brought to our attention from great troopers who are loyal to our cause, and I wanted to say "thank you" for helping us keep this up-to-date. If you happen to spot anything we're missing please send us an email and we'll include it in the next updated version. United We Find! |
 The Official Site has news of an exciting festival to help celebrate Halloween for all our Troopers near London! Feel the Force this October at Chessington World of Adventures outside of London, England. From Oct. 6 through 31, the park will feature a Jedi Training Academy, live-action stage shows, stormtroopers on patrol, and chance to "ride in the dark" with late opening hours. Warrick Davis, aka Wicket the Ewok will be in person on October 7th and 8th as well, so be sure to swing by this weekend and say hello! Click here to visit Chessington's own website for more details! |
| Hey Troopers! Is it Friday already? You keep asking them, we'll keep sending them and we're enjoying the particpation. However due to the shortened week we will not have a Q & A session until Friday October 20th. Until then head for the forums and take a look at what they had to say. |
 “Well Troops...It has been a long time. I have been completely swamped at work for several months and not doing many toys runs. My area seems to be devoid of any new plastic life. Every store here is drowning the Greatest Battles waves. I am not sure how my local Wal-Mart’s are EVER going to move all of those figures. Target is not much better but they have not restocked any 4" figures in over 4-6 weeks! There have been no Endor wave 1 sightings around here. But last week the local Wal-Mart’s put out a few of the tray assortments that had the Gunner and the Endor 3PO in the mix. Last night was another story. I went to one of my local Wal-Mart’s after I left the office (3am) and they had stocked some of the new Battle Packs. These were priced at $19,76 each. Also they had the first 3 of the Commemorative Tins. The first new 30th Anniversary items. The price point - $26.94! Seems mighty steep for just 4 repacked figures. They do look nice though. I struggled with the decision of purchase and ultimately chose to pass for now. Sideshow is killing my budget. Long post, I know but had some catching up to do. ST.com keep up the good work. Hunt 'em down.” |
 “Hey Troops, Donna from So Cal reporting in. Here is what has been found in the past couple weeks at various retailers here in SoCal: Target - Unleashed Boba/Grievous, Titanium regular and Patina Lava Vader, Titanium regular Clonetrooper (using DCPI#), C3PO with gray and brown bases and finally Fisto's Starfighter and Snowspeeder (again using DCPI#). Wal-Mart - Endor2/Naboo wave (only seen once), Dashboard Drivers, and Unleashed Vader/Luke. At Toys R Us - Plenty of X-wings, Big Wing White TIE Fighters (Saga pilot), and Republic Gunships. Very few AT-AT's hanging around. Kmart - Newest wave of galactic heroes, and Titanium Patina Clonetrooper and IG-88. Lastly, I have a Mara Jade and Shocktrooper Mini Bust for trade. Looking for C3 Sandtrooper and any AOTC Clonetrooper Mini Bust. Happy Hunting to all!” |
 If you enjoyed the animated series Star Wars Clone Wars then you're going to be in for a treat next year, as George Lucas announced today that his new TV series Clone Wars will more than likely air next year sometime. The show will be a continuation of the previous two seasons that aired on Cartoon Network, and will of course include the main characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, Anakin Skywalker and more. I personally cannot wait for this to come out on TV, because I thoroughly enjoyed the animated versions. It was a nice change of pace compared to seeing the films in live action, and this new show means Star Wars will still be alive and strong with the Force. Read the full story about it here. |
 It seems that next generation gaming is going to be a major priority for LucasArts, as they have been building up their forces to produce some of the most intense video games to ever come out. There are currently 70 to 80 employees working on different "next gen" video games for LucasArts, and I could only guess that more and more employees will make their way into LucasArts to contribute to developing these new games. One of LucasArts' employees, Chris Williams, spoke at a career fair in London, England, and you can read more about what he said here. |
 Wish you could be Darth Maul? How about Qui-Gon Jinn or Count Dooku? Maybe you wanted to be Jango Fett or even a young Darth Vader. For only 200 Microsoft Points you can purchase an Xbox Live exclusive 50-pack of prequel characters for the highly successful Star Wars LEGO II: The Original Trilogy video game. The characters in this special package are based from Star Wars Episodes I through III, and if there's a character you want to be that was in one of the prequels, chances are that they'll be in this special package. In order to purchase this you must be an Xbox Live subscriber and you will obviously need to own an Xbox 360. Read the full scoop here, and let us know if you end up buying this over in our forums.Big thanks to forum member chewykingwookie for sharing this exciting news in our forums! |
| If you liked the first two Star Wars Battlefront video games, you might like to know that LucasArts seems to be currently working on a third title for the series. However, this time it may include the "next generation" gameplay that can be utilized to its fullest with the Xbox 360 and other powerful gaming systms. Now this is just a rumor, but when you think about it LucasArts would be crazy not to create a third game with this type of futuristic gaming technology. Read the full story here, and be sure to talk about this over in our our forums. |
