The Mos Eisley cantina is the scene that made Star Wars fans want alien action figures, and nearly fifty years later Hasbro is still filling it. This is every character seen inside the cantina in A New Hope who has had a Hasbro 3.75-inch figure: who they are, what they do in the scene, and …
I have been collecting Star Wars figures for over forty years, and it still starts in the same place: twelve figures, a cardboard back, and a shop in 1978. This is a complete checklist of every vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure, all 96 of them, from Luke Skywalker in 1978 through to Yak Face …
This is every vehicle Hasbro has released in The Vintage Collection, from the 2010 Target exclusives to the Kenner-coloured X-Wing due this autumn. There are 41 in total, including the four HasLab ships. It is the vehicle companion to my full Vintage Collection checklist, which covers every figure. The vehicles get a page of their …
Hasbro’s Republic Gunship, originally introduced in 2002, has become a fan-favorite vehicle in the Star Wars toy line. Across multiple releases, each version brought something unique to collectors, whether it was a new paint scheme, exclusive nose art, or updated features. In this guide, we’ll explore the 8 distinct Republic Gunships made for the 3.75″ …
Hi Star wars collectors! Together with other fan sites I am happy to take part in this weeks Mando Mania by revealing a new deluxe set for The Vintage Collection. And here it is, once again from the Book of Boba Fett, we have the Tusken Warrior and Massiff 2-pack or deluxe set. This set, …
I have some G.I. Joe from my youth but nothing past 1985. While I am not an active Joe collector, I absolutely had to get this HasLab project. And you know what? It’s the most well-done HasLab project to date – and Star Wars should take notice. Why the Success? There are a few big …
There is a moment, the first time you ignite a Force FX lightsaber in a dark room, when you understand why these things cost what they cost. The blade lights up from the hilt outwards rather than all at once, the hum settles in, and for about four seconds you are eleven years old again. …
Hasbro’s Black Series helmets are about as close as most of us will ever get to owning the real thing. They’re full-size wearable replicas with screen-accurate sculpts and paintwork, and most of them are loaded with electronics too: voice modulators, light-up visors, working rangefinders. At somewhere between $100 and $140 depending on the character, they …
The December 6th Vintage Collection reveals make a clear statement that the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi is a priority. Hasbro revealed the Endor bunker with Rebel Commando in Scout Trooper disguise, and an AT-ST with Chewbacca – preorders are now open. We have also recently gotten news of a new Speeder Bike …
Check out images of the latest wave of Star Wars The Vintage Collection (TVC) figures which have just arrived. This is apparently wave 43, but this will depend on how you are counting. Some people count from when the line started in 2010, others from when The Vintage Collection came back, and some by year. …