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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Grogu (The Armorer's Forge, The Vintage Collection) . While not much of a figure - and technically, an accessory - he's interesting. He actually has a a unique torso with a new torso with the beskar armor, rather than another unadorned brown potato sack. I wouldn't say it's necessarily worth paying $60 for the figure, but with the playset and the Armorer, at least it's unique and different from the many Grogu toys you may already own. I am kind of surprised we haven't gotten a lot more variations of Grogu - him eating, playing, or what have you - as accessories to other toys. As such, it's neat to see something like this. Read on!

The Hasbro Star Wars Fanstream for January 2025 is live and it's... a lot more of the same stuff you may already own, but slightly different. There were new reveals for The Vintage Collection and The Black Series, but nothing for The Retro Collection or Epic Hero Series at this time.

So for those of you who don't want to spend 31:08 watching a video, what's new?

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Padme Amidala (The Retro Collection). This is the first - and possibly only - version of Natalie Portman's character in the retro format, and comes complete with cape and blaster. I'm surprised they gave her a new gray blaster mold, rather than reusing the Leia pistol. It's a pretty decent figure, with a few sculpted details that look amazing and boots that look a little too precise. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - what qualifies as "vintage"? What's in a name? That's going to be argued a lot isn't it? And pegwarmers - your mileage may vary.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jabba the Hutt (Throne Room, The Vintage Collection). This is the third toy to use this sculpt, but he had some surprising modifications (a big vinyl square on the underside) and deco that, depending on your lighting situation, might not look as good as the one you already have. This 2024 release came with Salacious Crumb and 8D8 as well as a seat for the big guy, and it's also probably the only affordable version of this particular mold of the space gangster on the market right now. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: 8D8 (The Vintage Collection). This pack-in figure from Jabba's Palace set is an amazing upgrade - with very little articulation. The last release was in 1998, and this one lacks the light-up eyes or torture rack. He has a lot more paint, though, and looks more on-model. You'll want it, but the $89.99 Jabba set it comes in is kinda pricey. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Making Metal Men at Home - is it going to happen any time soon? Maybe it's already happening. Also Where was The Bad Batch? Not in The Vintage Collection, or at least, not yet.

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Via The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Rory McCann Replacing the Late Ray Stevenson for ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2.  That pretty much says it all. 

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Hera Syndulla (The Ghost, The Vintage Collection). She shares the head and hands with the basic carded figure from Ahsoka, as well as the blaster, but pretty much everything else is new. You can't actually buy this figure outside of eBay right now, but she's pretty good and can be crammed in the Phantom vehicle from that set, just barely. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Mother Aniseya (The Retro Collection). Sure, she's from new Disney+ content and not the original trilogy, or Ewoks or Droids or Star Tours or the 1977-1987 Marvel comic book, but she still makes for a decent Kenner-style action figure. Her costume in The Acolyte was incredibly ornate, as was her make-up, and this figure has to tone it down a bit - and does a pretty good job. Her hair is still huge, with some gold in it. Her outfit has a lot of good sculpted detail, including a very Hoth Rebels-esque pattern in the blue part of her costume. She's very much a simplified version of what you saw on the small screen, but if she weren't, she wouldn't be "retro." Give this one a look. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - The Lost Sellers of eBay! Where did the army builders go? Also HasLab - should be be asking for more of things we already have? Man, I hope not.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: C1 (Penguin, Holiday Droid Factory). This was the "secret" figure in last year's Disney Advent Calendar - and it's pretty good. The flourishes look like a cross between a rockhopper penguin and a certain mouse, and while it doesn't have a radar dish it does have a wreath. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: KE4-N4 (The Vintage Collection). This pack-in figure from the E-Wing fighter is pretty awesome - I'd love to buy him in many other colors, including/especially R2-D2 colors since the dome is based on the 1978 design of that very droid. Should you get it? I mean, I did, I'd recommend it. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Skeleton Crew! Should we expect exciting new figures in The Retro Collection? Probably not. Most new shows have a pretty short figure half-life these days. And what figures do the kids want? Well, not much seemingly.

Also, we're out of questions, so send in more if you like!

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