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This week in Star Wars Q&A - The Joy of Pre-Ordering - or do you prefer to hunt stores? Stores are fun, but is that era over?
Also, we're out of questions for next week. Send in new questions.
And we also have some filler, as this time of year is when nobody has any questions usually. I've started working on some notes for another article which might go up this month.
Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Paz Vizsla (Amazon Exclusive 3-Pack, Epic Hero Series). This Amazon exclusive comes in a 3-pack with Axe Woves (new) and an unnamed Mandalorian Warrior figure. Paz Vizsla is identical to the Deluxe figure in stores near you - but without the jet pack or firing rocket launcher. You probably don't need both versions, but if you want all figures and all gear, you're going to have both. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: D-0 (Holiday Droid Factory). It's a red repaint that comes in this year's Disney Advent Calendar - and I would say probably the least interesting droid of a pretty good collection for 2024. Read on!
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This week in Star Wars Q&A - The Peaks of 3 3/4-inch action figures - are the best days behind us?
Also, we're out of questions for next week. So I went on a tear about what I'd like to see in 2025. You should send in new questions.
The answers are very long this week but that's OK. In the USA, it's Thanksgiving Week and you should be shopping online or goofing off anyway.
Read on!
I'm on Bluesky. It got really popular in the last couple of weeks, so I am posting a few fun things there - like this! And yes there's a typo in it, Bluesky does not yet have an edit function.
What you're looking at is The Vintage Collection The Armorer’s Forge Playset populated by some 2022 and 2023 The Retro Collection figures from The Mandalorian. The playset got some criticism for being unpainted and old-looking - which my brain immediately read and thought "Oh so like a Kenner playset?" It even has a little cabinet that opens with sticker detail inside. The actual toy does not light up.
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Osha Aniseya (The Retro Collection) . Her The Vintage Collection figure was one of Hasbro's very best, and the Retro figure is also pretty neat. I was surprised she has a separately molded wig - an impossibility of the Kenner era - and it looks phenomenal. I like this one. Read on!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jod Na Nawood (The Vintage Collection). In a wave of repaints and a couple of retools, this is the sole all-new guy - we haven't seen the show yet, but we do know it's Jude Law in some sort of quasi-pirate getup. It looks neat. The show comes out next month, where we'll find out if he raided Hondo's closet, or is a robot like in A.I., or is just a boring old Jedi. Read on!
This week in Star Wars Q&A - Deep Discount Diving - what is going on? Is it the best time ever to start collecting cheap figures? (Yes.)
Are we being overcharged at current Hasbro pricing for 3 3/4-inch figures? I'll save you a click - no, we're not. And I did the math for you, adjusting a lot for inflation and finding some surprises I didn't expect to learn.
Read on!
Via Variety: Disney Removes ‘Star Wars’ Movie From 2026 Slate, Replaced by ‘Ice Age 6’. It is important to note that The Mandalorian & Grogu is still expected for May 2026, although updates on that one are still a little spare. For those keeping track, Disney is very fond of announcing a lot of new movie projects but few get made - but it's probably enough to keep shareholders happy as Disney's other businesses continue along.
I've been writing about toys for years and there have been countless recall rumors - who could forget "C-3PO and the speeder bike have lead paint" in 1995? Or "Carrie Fisher had Leia recalled because the face looks bad"? None of these were true - but there were faulty lightsaber electronics a few years later, and now we have a new one! According to the CPSC, Hallmark Recalls Cad Bane Christmas Tree Ornaments Due to Risk of Mold Exposure. Sometimes a cargo container comes to America on a boat and springs a leak, and that moisture can cause mold to spread on products which are, generally, disposed of.
Naturally, this probably will result in few going back and eBay getting a Mattel Wicked-style (small) surge of interest. And if you haven't heard that story yet, well, you're in for a treat!
Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Axe Woves (Amazon Exclusive 3-Pack, Epic Hero Series). This Amazon exclusive comes in a 3-pack with Paz Vizsla and an unnamed Mandalorian Warrior figure. Axe Woves is also made of retooled Boba Fett parts - hence why he's a little bulkier - but is still a decent looking toy figure. Read on!
