MistaBinks here again with another
quick newsbit. It is Star Wars versus The Godfather in the finals of
Time Magazine's Movie
Madness! Make sure and stop by and vote for your favorite.
Kubrick's
Wave 4 Chase Figure!
Our friends over at slave1.jp
have some more great pictures for you to drool over. This time around they
are of the Kubrick's chase Darth Vader.
Head on over for more!
MistaBinks here with my first newsbit.
Head over to StarWarsShop.com to
check out the latest imports from England.
SWS is the exclusive home to the
Clone Trooper and Yoda bobble heads. They cost $16.99 each and ship in July.
June 29 2005
New
Lego Sets and Hasbro Clone 5-pack!
Forum member JediJMan lets us know some insider information
Hey all! I work for a packaging company and just spotted packages for
several new Lego sets on the way. Here's the next wave of stuff coming out:
- 6207 Awing with Pilot and crewman
- 6205 V-Wing with Clone Pilot
- 6208 B-Wing with Pilot
- 6206 Tie Interceptor with Pilot
- 6209 Slave I with Fett, Ig-88, 4-LOM, and Dengar!
They also had the box for a new 5-pack of 3 & 3/4" Hasbro figures called
"Clone Attack on Coruscant," which includes 4 white clones with gray shoulder
pads and a blue commander that is similar to the Baccura (sp?) figure!
All look very very cool!
Jedi Jman
UPDATE: this packaging is in the same
style as the Battlepacks that feature Rebels vs. Empire and Jedi vs. Sith. I
think they'll probably just be included in an assortment of battlepack
figures - the back shows pictures of the other two battlepack sets. If it is
exclusive, it will be exclusive to Target, since that's where the packages
were being delivered to
Master
Replicas Information
A Bothan Spy told us:
The clone trooper helmets are in production right now but will be a little
delayed. The Special Ops Variation Helmet will be the first style completed
and shipped to the U.S. Here is the updated timetable for all of the
helmets: Special Ops-August/September, Shock Trooper-September/October,
Clonetrooper-November/December
Master Replicas is currently producing an LED version of the original Luke
Skywalker ROTJ FX Lightsaber as a U.S. Exclusive for Borders Bookstores that
will be available in the fall. The ROTJ FX will also be available to a small
number of key international retailers as well.
Leia
as Boushh Mini Bust Pictures!
Our friends over at slave1.jp
have some great pictures of the upcoming Gentle Giant Princess Leia disguised
as Boushh mini bust. These pictures should hold you over until the actual
product is released.
Galactic
Heroes Backpack Danglers!
Can't get enough of the cute Galactic Heroes line? Hasbro has got the answer
for you. Now you can take your favorite Galactic Heroes characters along
forr a trip, with Galactic Heroes backpack danglers.
Hasbro's website has four of these new danglers for your viewing
pleasure.
Look
Sir, Radio Controlled Astromech!
Exclusively available to the U.S. through
StarWarsShop.com (must be a Hyperspace member to order) the TOMY Remote
controlled R2-D2 is now available for pre-order! The action figure is in
scale with Hasbro's 3.75" line. Pre-orders are limited to Hyperspace members
until Friday, July 1st. After that date, and if still available, the general
public may purchase the little droid. While you are over there, also
check out the latest bobble head imports from England, and the
Celebration 3 set of badges.
The
Unseen Queen!
The title of the second book in Troy Denning's post New Jedi Order trilogy,
Dark Nest, has been revealed, along with the cover art. The Unseen Queen,
scheduled for release this September. Get all the details from the
official site.
For a limited time only,
KBToys.com is offering free standard shipping on certain items. Some of
those could be some Star Wars toys you might have missed out on. You might
want to head on over to
KBToys.com
Star Wars Evolutions is a new type of action figure and accessory 3-pack that
evolves characters through the Saga. Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader
features Anakin from Episode 2 as a Jedi hero, Episode 3 as Clone Wars
Commander, and finally as the dreaded Darth Vader is Episode 4. These packs
are in stock now priced at £22. This is a pre-release item and will sell
very fast! Other evolution packs will be released this year: The Sith, and
Clone Trooper to Stormtrooper (yet to be added to the site).
Now taking preorders on Master Replicas AT-AT Episode 5 signature edition
1399.00, Mace Wind fx saber, Vader Empire fx saber & Anakin Episode 3 fx
saber. MR Darth Sidious LE saber, Darth Sidious mini saber, Anakin LE saber,
Obi Wan Episode 2 mini saber, Obi Wan Episode 3 mini saber IN STOCK!
June 27 2005
Universe
Huge Booster Pack Pictures!
With a release date of mid August, pictures of the booster packs for the
upcoming Star Wars Miniatures Universe Huge set have started to surface
Also, you can brush up on your Star Wars Miniature Game rules with the newly
published
errata from Wizards of the Coast. Don't forget to visit our sister site,
StarWarsMiniGames.com
for more Star Wars Miniature information.
Yodasnews
welcomes MistaBinks to the Staff!
Today Yodasnews is proud to welcome MistaBinks to the Staff as Contributing
Editor. Many of you know him from our forums and from other non-Star Wars
message boards.
He brings a very in depth knowledge of all things Star Wars to the site and
will be doing a very cool new feature called "Ask Da Binks!" Readers will be
able to send in questions from Vintage to Revenge of the Sith and he will get
back to you on a regular basis. In addition to that he will be helping out
with news and graphics as well development of new and exciting features to
the site!
This week we will receive our Anakin/Vader volution pack. Priced at £22 each
we are getting a small pre-release allocation. Product will be added asap....watch
this space !
June 26 2005
Sith
Breaks the Top 10 ALL TIME LIST!
This weekends of $358,606,000 push Revenge of the Sith into the top 10
ALL TIME Domestic category taking over 10th place! It now joins A New Hope
and The Phantom Menace on the top 10 All Time Domestic List!
Worldwide it stands at 19th Place with $717,540,173
Well don't worry. Burger King's across the land were told to take them down
this week as the promo ends and pull them back out in December for a 2nd Star
Wars Promo at Burger King! So take the summer off after trying to get your
set of BK figures because come December, we'll have more stuff to hunt down
and more burgers to eat!
Chewbacca Deluxe Vinyl Statue The faithful Wookie companion of Han Solo,
Chewbacca is now an impressive vinyl statue from Kotobukiya! Featuring
amazingly intricate detail and a battle-ready pose! In Stock. Only $99.95
NECA 18" Terminator Endoskeleton Based on the T-800 Endoskeletons from T-2,
this 18" figure features motion activated light-up eyes and great
articulation! $44.95 In stock!
And so much more! Don't forget to enter promotional code "DISC10" for 10%
off all items when checking out!
500th
Vader Found! *Update*
Yodasnews.com readers are letting us know that the 500th Darth Vader figure
has started hitting Toys R Us shelves. The latest sighting is in Burbank,
California. This Darth Vader figure is retailing for $15.99. Be sure to
let us and our
forum
members know about all your latest findings
*More reports coming in from folks finding him this
weekend, all the reports so far are for TRU, which raised about 15 e-mails
asking us if it was a TRU Exclusive and IT IS NOT exclusive to TRU, it
will in stock now at many e-stores and will coming to other stores this week!
June 24 2005
James
Earl Jones Suffering From Pneumonia
CNN.com is reporting that accomplished actor James Earl Jones, known to
Star Wars fans as the voice of Darth Vader, is suffering from pneumonia. His
health is of such concern, that the current play the actor was participating
in, On Golden Pond, will close. More details
here. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Exclusive
Black Chrome Anakin Skywalker Mini Lightsaber!
Master Replicas keeps on producing exclusive products. This time around,
Anakin's Revenge of the Sith mini lightsaber gets the black chrome
treatment. To get your hands on this particular item you will need to go to
StarWarsShop.com as they are the exclusive retailer for this scaled
replica.
SDCC
Star Wars Day!
The official site reports that this year's San Diego Comic Con will have a
whole day dedicated to Star Wars, Friday July 15. There will be plenty of
things to watch out for that day. From upcoming books, trivia game shows,
comics, prop replicas, a Hasbro Q&A session, to Steve Sansweet himself. Get
all the details
here.
Imperial
Walkers Spotted!
From Master Replicas:
Recreated from a direct study of the surviving miniatures in the Lucasfilm
archives, this studio-scale replica is signed by renowned special effects
supervisor and animator Phil Tippett. Master Replicas' AT-AT Signature
Edition faithfully reproduces the details of the original filming miniatures
and includes a snowscape diorama, complete with Luke Skywalker's crashed
snowspeeder TM (cast directly from an ILM miniature). More details
here.
500th
Vader Found!
Yodasnews.com readers are letting us know that the 500th Darth Vader figure
has started hitting Toys R Us shelves. The latest sighting is in Burbank,
California. This Darth Vader figure is retailing for $15.99. Be sure to
let us and our
forum
members know about all your latest findings
Imperial
Idol!
If you still need the Celebration III exclusive Darth Vader figure then our
friends over at
Yakface.com might be able to help you out with their latest contest.
Head on over to their site for all the rules and details.
Big Time Comics is having a summer clearance. Most items are marked down 10
to 40%.. Stop by and
check out the savings.
Battle
Packs!
Hasbro's website brings us more pictures of the upcoming battle packs. This
time around we get a boxed picture of the Jedi vs. Sith battle pack. The set
comes with "Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, Asajj Ventress, General Grievous and
Obi-Wan Kenobi" with clone trooper armor. Check out all the details
here!
Andrew's
Toyz News!
We at Andrew’s Toyz have been busy listing many new items on our website. New
in stock items, tons of new pre-orders, sales, and winning a set of figures
are what you will find at Andrew’s Toyz! Checkout the lists
Right Here
for all our new stuff that is available for order.
Frankly,
my dear, I don't give a.....
The Top 100 Movie Quotes of all time were listed by AFI and "May the Force be
with you," by Harrison Ford placed in the 8th overall position. To read more
and see the whole list check out
CNN.com!
Star
Wars Flash Drives!
Looking to Save your files in a flash? Why not do it with style? Then check
out
this site for more info! They should be shipping in July in Japan!
Today we started shipping the following Episode 3 figures. Clone Trooper
3-pack (BLUE accents) £12 Ask Aak £6 tarkin £6 Meena Tills £6 Still shipping
48, 49 & 50 (though 49 and 50 are almost sold out) ! This week we will
receive: 12" Shaak Ti 12" Barriss Offee/Luminara 12" Emperor and figures
41-45 plus more.....
MR Darth Sidious LE lightsaber & mini lightsaber, Don Post tie pilot
fiberglass helmet & chestbox, 30 Burger King premium toys, Code 3 diecast
AT-ST walker & signature X-wing fighter, Episode 3 Rawcliffe pewter figures &
diorama IN STOCK. Hasbro MPire 2 pack sets & MR Luke Jedi mini saber
preorder.
Click
here for list!
Super Summer Sale: As the temperatures starts rising, we want to help you
beat the heat with great summer savings with some super savings. These great
deals expire on 06/30/05 and only one coupon can be used per order: These
great deals expire on 06/30/05 and only one coupon can be used per order:
* For all orders under $65.00, use this code SSS10 to save 10% on your
order.
* For all orders $65.00 and over, use this code SSS15 to save 15% on your
order.
Star Wars: - NEW REVENGE OF THE SITH IN STOCK NOW
Burger King Super-D Toys Waves
1 thru 6, including the hard to find Darth Vader
Basic Figures #01-#47
including #11 Darth Vader, and many variant figures
Deluxe Figures , including
multiple versions of the Clone Trooper 3 Pack -
Exclusives, including Micro
Machines Waves 1 & 2 and Palm Talkers
Exclusive Micro Transforming
Playsets
NEW Kubrick Max Rebo Band,
only $149.99, and many other rare Kubricks
BACK IN STOCK, including the Medicom Vinyl Boba Fett for only $149.99 -
NEW Star Wars Titanium Series Vehicles, Waves 1 and 2 RESTOCKED, including
the hard to find X-Wing Fighter - NEW Clone Wars Animated Figure 3 Packs BACK
IN STOCK, as well as many single carded figures, including all 4 versions of
the Animated Clone Trooper - Many popular Original Trilogy items restocked,
including the limited edition Commemorative Figure 3 Packs, Sandcrawler, and
Holographic Emperor Palpatine - Massive restock in Power of the Jedi & Power
of the Force figures, including basic, deluxe, vehicles and 12" figures
New
Force Battlers and Jedi Force figures!
New Images Just in of the next wave of Force Battlers and Jedi Force figures!
The Clonetrooper should be a big hit with army builders and the Han Solo in
the Jedi Force line is a welcome addition. I don't think we needed ANOTHER
Luke and Chewie, but we got them anyway! Thanks to Bill for the pics!
Master
Replicas FX 25% Off!
Brad Sends us this report:
From the July '05 issue of Gamepro magazine on page 59. Master Replicas
has a quarter page ad offering a 25% savings on Force FX Lightsabers. To
redeem this offer-
www.masterreplicas.com/fx and enter this code: GPFXEV9D on checkout.
This offer is good until August 31, 2005.
Thanks a lot Brad, that is a great deal!
Amazon
Lists Evolution Sets!
Amazon listed 3 of the new evolution sets today. They also list them as a
July 1 ship date. I would not take that date literally buy if you want to
pre-order them for $19.99 each, head to amazon.com now! The Clone Trooper
Evolution, Anakin/Vader Evolution and the Jedi vs. Sith Battle Evolution are
all there!
June 21 2005
Create
a Figure Contest Images!
Out of all the entries for our Custom Figure Contest, I found 2 that I liked
the most! I could not figure out which one should win so I put together a
panel of 7 judges who did not enter to pick the winner.
Kone Trooper (aka R2Smoke2) won over our panel of 7 judges with his
Yodasnews.com Clone Trooper! The runner up was a very nice Astromech Droid
from Adam Solo! The vote was 5-2 in favor of the Clone. You can check out
pictures of both the winning entry and the runner up below! And look for
more entries later this week!
ToyFellas.com
News!
We received new products from Hasbro & Toybiz!
STAR WARS ROTS EP III DELUXE ONLY 6 OF EACH IN STOCK!
3 Pack of White Clone Troopers Deluxe $18.99
Crab Droid Deluxe $16.99
Darth Vader on operating table Deluxe $16.99
Spider Droid Deluxe $15.99
Stass Allie Deluxe $15.99
Yoda with Can-Cell Deluxe $15.99
LORD OF THE RINGS
TFOTR Trilogy Carded Series 5 Complete Set $45.00
Weathertop Strider with Light-Up Torch, Fiery Ringwraith with Light-Up
Flame, Talking Super Poseable Boromir, Legolas Council of Elrond, Light-Up
Galadriel Entranced & Frodo with Sword Attack Action.
TFOTR Trilogy Carded Series 5 Set of 4 $30.00
Weathertop Strider with Light-Up Torch, Fiery Ringwraith with Light-Up
Flame, Legolas Council of Elrond & Light-Up Galadriel Entranced
TFOTR Trilogy Carded Legolas Council $7.50
TFOTR Trilogy Carded Strider $7.50
ROTK Trilogy Carded Return of the King Series 5 Set $37.50
1 Eye of Sauron, 1 Mount Doom Sam, 1 Gothmog, 1 Legolas, 1 Mount Doom Frodo
ROTK Trilogy Carded Frodo Mount Doom $7.50
ROTK Trilogy Carded Legolas $7.50
New Lower Price LOTR Pelennor Fields Gift Pack only $24.00
G.I. Joe
New Lower Price on G.I. Joe 3-Pack with Comic Book
G.I. Joe 3-Pack with Comic Book #24 $15.99
Duke, Gung Ho, & Roadblock
G.I. Joe 3-Pack with Comic Book #49 $15.99
Serpentor, Scrap Iron, & Firefly
G.I Joe 3-Pack with Comic Book #21 $15.99
Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, & Red Ninja
USA
Network's A Tribute To George Lucas*UPDATE*
Airing tonight on the USA Network The 33rd AFI Life Achievement Award: A
Tribute to George Lucas. The show is will have lots of special guest from
the Star Wars Saga. You can get more details about the show, as well as show
times
here
If you missed it last night, it will replay on June
25th at 2am and June 26th at 9am!
June 20 2005
SDCC
Master Replicas Yoda Mini Saber!
No Bothan spies were harmed in bringing you the following pictures of the San
Diego Comic Con exclusive from Master Replicas. The pictures should hold you
over until the Yoda smoke chrome mini lightsaber is available at this year's
convention. Until then, enjoy the pictures! (click for larger view)
USA
Network's A Tribute To George Lucas
Airing tonight on the USA Network The 33rd AFI Life Achievement Award: A
Tribute to George Lucas. The show is will have lots of special guest from
the Star Wars Saga. You can get more details about the show, as well as show
times
here
First they miss giving poor Chewbacca a medal for helping to destroy the
Death Star, next they use him as live bait for an Imperial Probe Droid, and
then they having him getting trapped by Ewoks. If you thought Chewie couldn't
look any sillier then check out these images. The first
a Chewie Wrestle Buddy and the second we think is
Plush Chewie.
K
& C Collectibles News!
K & C Collectibles has received the latest figure with glasses, Micro
Playsets and Deluxe figures.
New - Revenge of the Sith Deluxe figures: Clone Troopers – Green Clone
Troopers - Red Crab Droid -Spider Droid- Stass Allie -Darth Vader on Table
New - Figure with Glass set: Boba Fett - Yoda - Han Solo
New - Revenge of the Sith Micro Playsets: Mustafar Duel Battle Set
Sith Attack Battle Set
This weekends estimates push Revenge of the Sith into 11th place ALL TIME in
the Domestic category ($347,802,000)! Only 10 million behind 10th place
Jurassic Park!
Worldwide it stands in 19th place, passing AOTC. At this point I doubt it
pass TPM at a little over $924,300,000, but you never know!
Since you readers seemed amused by my sour-graping back during Celebration
III, I thought they might get a kick out of the latest update over at SWAFT:
Click on
http://swaft.info/deskjob/stretch.gif to check it out!
Thanks! Tresob Yr for the link!
June 19 2005
Brian's
ToyNews
Just in stock, new ROTS 3 3/4" Meena Tills, Ask Aak and Tarkin. The OTC
Emperor Holographic is back in stock along with the ROTS AT-Rt w/ pilot and
Kotobukiya Darth Vader.
New
Anakin Kotobukiya!
Slave1.jp posted images of a new Kotobukiya Japanese featuring Anakin as he
fought his battle on Mustafar! It looks one very cool piece, with this and
the new Blue Clone coming out, I see some new Kotobukiya fans being born!
Pictures from www.slave1.jp
From
Our friends at Mousedroid.com!
Australia missed out on one of the best exclusives this year, the Lava
Reflection Darth Vader. But fear not as the good fellows at Mousedroid.com
have one to give away to a lucky Aussie in their Hunter-Seeker Competition.
Simply, grab your digital camera (or scan in your normal photos) and enter
the Australian Hunter-Seeker Competition. Snap your collection, send in up to
5 images and if your collection is voted the 'Most Unique Collection
Display', then that hot little Vader is all yours. More info and rules on the
Contest Page.
http://www.mousedroid.com/contest/july05.htm
All entries will be added to our Hunter-Seeker Gallery. Head over and check
out a sample of MSE-6's collection. Remember your collection does not have to
be massive to win, unique, original and interesting.
http://www.mousedroid.com/hunterseeker/hunterseeker1.htm
New
Contest, Create a Figure *WINNER NAMED*
Yodasnews.com and BillsToysandgames have teamed up to bring you the latest in
our run of cool contests! Today we are proud to announce the winner is
R2Smoke2! R2Smoke2 sent in 2 entries to the contest and his initial entry
help ended up being the winner!
Out of all the entries, his figure and package won our panel of 7 judges over
with a vote of 5-2. The runner up was a very nice Astromech Droid from Adam
Solo! You can check out pictures of both the winning entry and the runner up
this week and thanks for all who entered as well as
www.billstoyandgames.com for
putting up a great prize!
June 18 2005
Showdown
on Utapau?
From StarWars.com:
The Clone Wars began on Geonosis, a barren world beyond the Republic's
sphere of control. They ended on a comparably obscure planet: Utapau -- a
planet were colossal erosion has become a cradle to a unique and striking
civilization, a world that has cowed to the terrifying might of the
Separatists, and the last bastion of the Confederacy and their cyborg leader.
Here, Obi-Wan Kenobi leads his loyal clone forces to finally face the
faceless scourge of the Jedi, General Grievous. As battle erupts a momentous
tide begun on Coruscant engulfs Utapau, and the clone troopers suddenly
switch allegiance and the very nature of the war itself changes.
Want to do some early Christmas shopping? Then
StarWarsShop.com is the place to go. Now in stock, lots of Star Wars
holiday items, like ornaments and stockings with all your favorite Star Wars
characters. Don't forget to pre-order your Gentle Giant series 4 of bust-ups
while you are over
there.
What
Are You Trying To Push On Us?
Shop.Lego.com is now taking orders for the latest Star Wars Lego set, the
sandcrawler. The set consists of 1669 pieces, comes with 11 minifigures, and
a
What better gift for a Star Wars loving father than taking him to the theater
to see Revenge of the Sith this coming Father's Day? Taking him to
the movies and receiving a free Darth Vader poster! The
official site brings word of this limited promotion where ticket holders
receive a Dart Vader poster, at participating theaters, when they go to see
Revenge of the Sith this coming weekend. Details
here!
Yesterday we added to stock the new Anakin FX Lightsaber with stand from
Episode 3. It is our deal of the week and is priced at just £69! OUR SITE
DID NOT DISPLAY THE DISCOUNT at the time you ordered, so we will make sure
you are indeed charged £69 and not the £79 as displayed. THE PRICE OF £69 IS
GOOD UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY! Also IN STOCK now: HAN SOLO BLASTER! All
pre-orders have shipped and will arrive this week! LIMITED stocks remain!
First
Look: Crazy Hair!!
Today we added a very interesting item to our First Look feature. Lucas Brand
ROTS Crazy Hair Candy! What we found when we looked at these up close is a
very interesting read! Click
here to access this feature!
Suncoast
Sales!
If you have a Suncoast in your local mall you might want to stop in and take
a look! This week we found Gentle Giant Bust Ups from all Series for $1.88
each, they also had Star Wars Shirts 2 for $20 and many other Items at 25% to
50% off. With Plenty of ROTS stock still coming in, you may be able to grab
some deal!
June 15 2005
Master
Replicas Collector's Society
From Master Replicas
Master Replicas announces the launch of our NEW 2005 Collectors Society
membership kit. Sign up for our team and we promise we’ll share with you a
galaxy of excitement in the coming months as we celebrate the great and the
good of prop collecting.
As a member of our alliance, you'll receive a variety of exclusive
benefits available in no other system
A full Darth Maul .45 Scaled Replica LightsaberTM* (MSRP
$50)
A personalized Membership Card and ID Number
An exclusive CS 2005 embroidered patch
The Replica Report featuring behind the scenes on how we make your favorite
replicas
Advance purchase on all Master Replicas releases
Exclusive contests with the chance to win prototypes and Artist Proofs
Special offers, discounts, & invitations
The chance to purchase CS Exclusives
AND RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THIS INCREDIBLE OFFER WE BRING
YOU OUR FIRST 2005 CS EXCLUSIVE!
Luke Skywalker LightsaberTM Episode IV: A New Hope Elite
Edition
I'm
Going To Be Sick!
But you won't have a messy problem with Virgin Airline's limited edition Star
Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith video game airsickness bags. There are
four different bags to collect. The bags are available on Virgin Atlantic
flights. Check out all the detail on the
official site.
Now
I Am The Master!
Hasbro's site is showcasing the upcoming Ultimate Darth Vader Kit. This
kit includes: a Darth Vader mask with voice changer, a black cape, and a
Darth Vader electronic lightsaber. The kit is set to hit store sometime in
the Fall, but in the meantime you can check it out
here.
Since father's day is just around the corner,
Fossi.com has free overnight shipping on certain orders. If you have
been putting off purchasing Star Wars watches from Fossil, then this might be
the time to do so.
June 14 2005
Clone
Wars Barriss Offee and Luminara Unduli Maquette
Since the duo appeared at StarWarsShop.com yesterday we got in a bunch of
questions asking if this would be a SWS Exclusive item, Since it seemed to be
a popular question it was easier to post the answer here, and that answer is
NO, it will not be exclusive to them!
So if you think the price is a bit much, look for some of our site sponsors
to have it up in the next day or so, and we predict it will be lower than
what SWS has it listed as!
This is the latest and greatest Star Wars guide from vintage right up to
Episode 3 ! Priced at £12.50 this book retails for £12.90 (E17,90) and is in
stock NOW ! You will see an advertisement from us in the book. This is
because r2dtoys.com is preparing for a big change affecting all of you. As a
result of the plans for this, and the time commitment it needed, and of
course the many news updates and new products, plus staff shortages, we have
found that the past couple of weeks have delayed the release of the info -
but here is a brief:
July 2005: r2dtoys.de will launch in Germany
August 2005: r2dtoys.fr will launch in France
September 2005: r2dtoys.com will launch in the USA
Shipping now are the very early released figures Commander Bacara, R2-D2 with
sound and Anakin Battle Damaged (Mustafar). These items are shipping NOW ! We
are still shipping limited and almost final stocks of the superb Animated
Commemorative DVD Packs from Clone Wars ! Both sets of 3 figures (6 figures
in total) is still just £29 and by far the cheapest in Europe ! Anakin
Skywalker .45 mini lightsaber also in stock and tomorrow we will receive the
FX Anakin from Episode 3 at just £69 ! This price will last for just 7 days
so hurry !
New
Contest, Create a Figure *WINNER WILL BE NAMED*
Yodasnews.com and BillsToysandgames have teamed up to bring you the latest in
our run of cool contests! With this one, you have the chance to win 5 figures
to help build your army! For all the information and rules click the contest
link at the top of our site!
*WE WILL PICK A WINNER THIS WEEK, THANKS TO ALL WHO
ENTERED!*
June 13 2005
Sith
Passes Gump!
This weekends estimates push Revenge of the Sith into 13th place ALL TIME in
the Domestic category, passing The Lion King and Forrest Gump and only about
7 million behind Finding Nemo!
There is a good chance that by the end of next week, it could break the top
10! Worldwide it stands in 24th place, right behind AOTC. At this point I
doubt it will get up to Titanic type numbers, but you never know! Stats from:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com
More
Episode 3 Magazine Covers!
It seems like it has been a steady 4 months or so with something Star Wars
realted getting the cover of just about every magazine out there.
StarWars.com posted 4 more covers over the weekend! Check them out below and
click here for the full story!
June 12 2005
Brian's
ToyNews
Now in stock: The Gentle Giant Darth Vader Statue, New ROTS Deluxe Yoda, Crab
Droid, Spider Droid, Vader Rebuild and Clone Troopers! Lots of new ROTS
PRE-ORDERS now available.
Cards Inc are pleased to announce that they will be releasing from Master
Replicas two World Exclusive Star Wars pieces for distribution in Europe.
Each piece will carry the European Flag on the front of the box and the word
exclusive printed over the flag - they will be limited to just 5000 pieces
each. Both pieces are from Episode III are Mini Lightsabres at the .45 scale.
The first piece in a Yoda mini lightsabre and the second is a Darth Sidious
mini lightsabre - both replicas will be produced in Bright Chrome. The
picture does not do these pieces justice. These pieces should be available in
August at most Comic Shops and usual Star Wars retailers!
Big Time Comics, Hobbies & Collectibles is happy to announce that we have
just received our shipment of Code 3 AT-ST and Republic Gunship. They are
available from our main page and code 3 pages.
Spud
Trooper On StarWarsShop.com!
Back on May 12th you may recall that Yodasnews own Bothan Spy sent us the
first photos of Darth Spud saying he would be shipping in Septmeber, and sure
enough he hit the nail on the head, almost a month after we broke the news,
the Spud Trooper is now up for Pre-Order at StarWarsShop.com!
June 10 2005
ToyFellas.com
News!
We received 2 Cases of Family Guy Series 2; we should receive 2 more soon. We
also have confirmation that our order of The Lord of the Rings Asst 5 of
Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers & Return of the King will arrive next
week. We have many exciting items in stock now; please have a good look
around.
Mezco Toys
Family Guy Series 2 Figures $10.99 & Up.
Nighttime Peter & Lois 2-Pack $24.99
Star Wars Kotobukiya
Yoda Pre-Painted Soft Vinyl $38.24 & only 3 left.
ROTS Clone Commander Battle Gear $10.00 very limited.
Darth Vader isn't the only misunderstood villain in pop culture history.
In this very galaxy, there was yet another baddie who didn't make life too
easy for the good guys either -- Lex Luthor. As Clark Kent's nemesis, Lex
Luthor on "Smallville," actor Michael Rosenbaum spoke about his feelings
about iconic villains, comparisons between Anakin Skywalker and his character
as a young Lex Luthor, and his ultimate appreciation for Star Wars while he
attended a special screening of Revenge of the Sith at Skywalker Ranch.
Don't forget to enter promotional code "DISC10" for 10% off all items when
checking out!
June 9 2005
Size
Matters Not For Force Battlers!
Everyone's favorite diminutive Jedi master, Yoda make his debut in the Force
battlers line and
Hasbro's site has the pictures to go along with it. Joining him in the
line is Darth Sidious, so you can recreate scenes from the Revenge of the
Sith movie. Got to
Hasbro's site for all the details.
KB
Toys ROTS 9 pack!
KBToys.com has a new interesting product up for pre-order on their site.
The set consists of: a silver Darth Vader, a red royal guard, Kit Fisto, Bail
Organa, Luminara Undili, Ki-Adi-Mundi, C-3PO, Count Dooku, and Chancellor
Palpatine. The set has a release date of 09/15/2005 and retails for $49.99
San
Diego Comic Con Bust-Up Exclusive and More!
Gentle Giant's site announces the exclusive bust-up that will be available
during San Diego Comic Con this year. This time around its a silver Jango
Fett bust up. The bust up will have an undisclosed daily allocation to
ensure most people can get one. Get all the details
here. While you are over there, don't forget to
check out the new picture gallery showcasing series 4 of the bust-ups
line.
Go
See Revenge of the Sith One More Time!!
As if you needed an excuse to go see Revenge of the Sith one more
time, the
official site gives you a pretty good reason. Starting Friday June 10th
all the way to Monday July 4th, every time you go see Revenge of the Sith at
movie theaters will earn you one entry for a chance to win a Star Wars
Trilogy Pinball machine! Get all de details
here.
Omega
Squad Strikes Back!
The
official site announces the upcoming book, Republic Commando: Triple
Zero, the sequel to Republic Commando: Hard Contact. The paperback book is
set for release in spring 2006 and will feature Omega Squad. For more
information click
here.
June 8 2005
Labyrith
of Evil, Revenge of the Sith and more!
The
official site announces that due to great success of both Labyrinth of
Evil and the Revenge of the Sith books they will be re-released
together with a bonus CD-ROM. The release date is November 22 and you can
get all the details at the
official site
Star
Wars Weekends, Week 3
Just in case you forgot about Star Wars Weekends at Disney-MGM Studios in
Disney World, with all the commotion of Revenge of the Sith's and its
stellar performance at the box office, the
official site has a recap of Week three's events.
Head on over for all the details.
Hasbro
Updates!
The latest info below was posted at Hasbro.com:
Episode III micro battle sets are micro packages of major action. Relive
the exciting battles of the newest Star Wars chapter with thrilling action
features like launching mini ships, firing weapons and cool micro figures.
Done playing? Not yet… convert the playset into a cool Star Wars vehicle and
continue the galactic-sized adventure. Available this summer – only at
Target!
Clone trooper exclusive 4 pack sets 4 versions in colors & white IN STOCK.
Vintage droids red lightsaber, ATL interceptor, Adam Joseph R2 bank,
snowspeeder & A-wing model, 3-D droids clock sealed; stormtrooper flag, audio
clips, POTF Hoth & Endor playsets set of 2 & more IN STOCK
CLOSEOUT PRICE ! THIS IS JUST 470 EURO ! We have very few remaining.....and
Master Replicas are sold out. Please hurry !
Stand
Up and Be Seen!
From StarWars.com:
Ever wish Chewie could hang out with you at work? Or have Yoda over to watch
over you as you sleep? Now you can have life-size, midsize and tabletop size
Revenge of the Sith characters in your home with the new line of cardboard
standees, also known as standups, from Advanced Graphics. Standees of Darth
Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Chewbacca, General Grievous,
clone trooper, Darth Sidious, C-3PO and R2-D2 are available now at
starwarsshop.com.
I was doing some surfing on ebay the past couple of days and so far I
have seen 4 different color variants of the clone army 3 pack. Pictures of
the all white and the 3 colored are from Hasbro. Then on ebay I found a
single green and single red packed in with 2 white clones. I would think we
will see the single blue guy packed with 2 white clones as well. Just like
the Clone Wars line we should see 5 different clone army 3pks.
Outer
Rim Show, Episode 26!
Be sure to check out the latest installment of ST-321's Outer Rim Show with
your host R2-D2 and C-3PO. This week's episode makes fun of the Triology
release on DVD! Be sure to check it out
right here!
Yes the long anticiated ARC 170 clone ship is shipping now ! IT IS HUGE !!
DEAL ! If you buy the ARC-170, Mustafar Playset and Republic Gunship together
you will get a FREE Episode 3 figure of our choice OR free shipping ! Simply
tell us in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS if you want FIGURE or SHIPPING....we will do
the rest !
We will update ths site tomorrow but we have received 5 new items !
*Yoda fullsize lightsaber
*Darth Sidious full size lightsaber
*Obi Wan .45 mini saber
*Yoda .45 mini saber D
*Darth Sidious .45 mini saber
*HAN SOLO BLASTER will be here soon...
New
Contest, Create a Figure *CONTEST EXTENDED*
Yodasnews.com and BillsToysandgames have teamed up to bring you the latest in
our run of cool contests! With this one, you have the chance to win 5 figures
to help build your army! For all the information and rules click the contest
link at the top of our site!
*We have extended the deadline for this contest one
more week click the
CONTEST link above for more info!*
June 6 2005
Win
an Exclusive LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Model!
Yodasnews.com regular Clark wrote in to let us know what he found on Amazon,
see the details below! Thanks Clark!
When you buy any LEGO toy from Toysrus.com between June 5 and June 11,
2005, you'll be automatically entered in a drawing to win an exclusive
desktop Star Wars R2-D2 LEGO model valued at $1,800. Winner will be chosen at
random from qualified contestants. No purchase necessary.
* Exclusive LEGO desktop Star Wars R2-D2 model
* Stands at approximately 12-1/2 inches tall
* Estimated value is $1,800
* Built from over 800 LEGO blocks
* Over 50 hours of design and production work went into creating this Star
Wars collectible
*Updated with a report of the weekend and some new
pictures*
Check out some quick snapshots of Wizard World Below! We will be doing a
write up and adding more pictures later! I was actually surprised at the lack
of 'Star Wars' related items and themes considered the movie just came out!
But it was still a lot of fun! Check out a few shots by clicking on the Logo
below!
June 5 2005
Brian's
ToyNews
Now in stock! New Kotobukiya Chewbacca and Scout Trooper for $99.99 each. New
Lego sets now in stock. Lots of new low prices on many ROTS items.
After
Episode III: Dark Lord!
From StarWars.com:
In Episode III you witnessed Anakin Skywalker succumb to the dark side and
be reborn as the fearsome Darth Vader. To find out what happens next, you'll
need to read Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader.
The Republic has become the Empire, ruled by the wicked Palpatine with
order enforced by his new right hand agent, Darth Vader. The galaxy is
reeling from civil war and the shocking elimination of the Jedi Knights. Some
worlds are resistant to the New Order, and are determined to make a stand
against these sweeping new changes.
One of Darth Vader's first tasks is to snuff out these early embers of
resistance, and it is this mission that will lead him to discover his true
strength and come into his own as the Emperor's iron fist.
Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader is a new novel by author
James Luceno. Together with his previous book, Labyrinth of Evil and Matthew
Stover's bestselling Revenge of the Sith novelization (which are now being
combined into an omnibus, as described here), this new hardcover forms a
trilogy of novels chronicling the collapse of the Republic and the emergence
of the Empire. Star Wars: Dark Lord:
The Rise of Darth Vader is due out in hardcover from Del Rey Books on
November 22. Here's a first look at a solicitation version of the cover; the
final cover may vary.
June 4 2005
Yodasnews.com
Invades Wizard World Philly!
Check out some quick snapshots of Wizard World Below! We will be doing a
write up and adding more pictures later! I was actually surprised at the lack
of 'Star Wars' related items and themes considered the movie just came out!
But it was still a lot of fun! Check out a few shots by clicking on the Logo
below!
Just as a heads-up we are experiencing our busiest period ever in 5 years, so
we are around 1-2 days behind in shipping but expect to catch-up by the
weekend ! Thanks for being patient. OK good news ! NEW ARRIVALS: Mustafar
Playset with 2 figures (Anakin/Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi) £30 ! GENTLE GIANT *
CHROME * Stormtrooper bust £49 ! And final re-stocks of the US exclusive
CLone Trooper 4-packs ! Sold as follows: Full set £79 Coloured £25 per pack
of 4 White £15 per pack of 4 There are more items arriving next week also !
June 3 2005
MR
Vader Helmet First Look!
Yodasnews Bothan Spy sends in these pictures of the yet to be released
Master Replicas Darth Vader Helmet from Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith! This
one is sure to be a quick sell out! Click any of the images below for a
larger picture!
Yodasnews.com
Invades Wizard World Philly!
Starting today we will be covering WWP 2005 and bringing you back all the
information and pictures we can. Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Jeremy Bulloch
and Jerome Blake will be there from the Star Wars world and some of our
sponsors will be there as well! Always a great place to find some hard to
find items and unique costumed guests, be sure to check back later tonight
and tomorrow as we start to post info and pics!
June 2 2005
Gentle
Giant C3 Bust Sold out!
If you were a member of the collectors club you had a special link that
allowed you to purchase one C3 Sandtrooper Bust yesterday. The high demand
for the bust caused the systems at Gentle Giant to crash and most club
members found a dead link or could not get the order to complete. If you are
unsure if you order was completed, I suggest you give them a call, and if you
failed to get one, they are now Sold Out. Congrats to the lucky few who were
able to snag one yesterday!
New
Contest, Create a Figure *CONTEST EXTENDED*
Yodasnews.com and BillsToysandgames have teamed up to bring you the latest in
our run of cool contests! With this one, you have the chance to win 5 figures
to help build your army! For all the information and rules click the contest
link at the top of our site!
*We have extended the deadline for this contest one
more week!*
June 1 2005
Comic
Con Leia Pre-Orders Start Today!
From StarWars.com:
The holographic Princess Leia figure, appearing as a transparent image
projected by R2-D2 in A New Hope, will be debuting at this year's San Diego
Comic-Con, and StarWarsShop is making it available for pre-order tomorrow!
In an effort to cut down line-time so fans can enjoy all there is to see
and do at Comic-Con, StarWarsShop is offering the chance to purchase figures
in advance, allowing shoppers to simply pick them up at the Star Wars
Pavilion with a purchase confirmation notice and photo ID. Advanced
purchasers can come to the Pavilion throughout the show, during any hours the
Comic-Con exhibit hall is open, to pick up their figures.
The holographic Princess Leia figure comes packaged on a unique card in
the style of the retro Original Trilogy Collection, featuring the Comic-Con
logo and scene from A New Hope displayed behind the figure. Fans who
pre-order this figure must pick it up at the Star Wars Pavilion at Comic-Con,
which is in the front row of the exhibit hall near Lobby D.
Orders for figures that are not picked up will be cancelled and refunded.
No holographic Leia figures ordered for pick-up at Comic-Con will be shipped.
There is a limit of three figures per customer, and the Lucasfilm staff will
punch badges to indicate purchases. Fans who attend the Star Wars Fan Club
Breakfast on Saturday, July 16, will be getting one holo Leia figure per
person, so attendees will not need to pre-order the figure unless more than
one is desired. The Leia action figure that they receive at the breakfast
will not count as one of the three they are allowed for advanced purchase. If
supplies allow, there may be some of these figures available at the show for
people who have not pre-ordered them, and StarWarsShop may also have some to
offer online following the con, but to greatly better your chances of
receiving a Comic-Con Leia figure, however, pre-order yours from
StarWarsShop.com starting tomorrow, June 1st. These are available while
supplies last, with and without a protective collectors' Star Case.
Click below for news more than 7 days old:
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Time
Magazine Movie Madness!
SWS
has exclusive England Import Bobble Heads!
Master
Replicas Information
R2DToys
Sith
Breaks the Top 10 ALL TIME LIST!
New
Anakin Kotobukiya!
Spud
Trooper On StarWarsShop.com!
