Interview Mack Bellomo
 

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Star Wars Exclusive: Auteur Mark Bellomo over The Ultimate Guide To Vintage Star Wars Action Figures 1977 - 1985 - Geekster

Happy Ep7 year!

Quick question: is there any chances we will see an insane discount of Black figs on Amazon this week like we had last year?

not a toy, but I finally got this off of amazon earlier in the week :D

Didn't Bossk kill and eat his old man (Cradossk)? So this is like a book written as an in-universe perspective or what?

got this at hot topic today for only $25 :D

I found these this past week:

Star Wars Black Series Galen Marek Starkiller

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Star Wars Black Series Luke Skywalker Hoth Outfit

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I hadn't seen the new Black Series packaging before. It's ok but I hope the Vintage Collection packaging makes a re-appearance at some point in the future.

I like the fact it's finally a TIE pilot, they've always used the more basic troops or someone like Vader if it's a helmet cardback. We can hope they'll return to the vintage style some day, just call it Vintage Collection part 2.

What kind of hips does that Luke have? After getting Vader and starkiler in had I'm sad they didn't update starkillers legs.
I kinda like the new card art but the actual card itself fall apart like wet paper. Seriously I have seen several boxes new on the shelf look like someone pulled them open but the walmasrt stock guy said the actually came out the box that wsy .

Question: I would like to army build the Snow Troopers, but is the Black Series one a good fig?
Thanks!

the black series one is the commander

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WOOOOO! I finally got my TIE pilot!
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I really like how this one came out, like every armored character he actually looks like the spitting image of what we saw in the movie. As opposed to those human faced figures with less than great sculpts which passingly have likeness. These helmet heads though look totally great so far, keep 'em coming Hasbro.

Oh and see, he does have a usable TIE fighter to pilot...
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... it's just like, you know, the big wheel kiddy version or something.

MIE 1st TIE

I found 6 out of 8 of the regular carded star wars hot wheels. Has anyone else seen these? I was totally caught by surprise when I was looking at cars.

You mean the ones that are the movie posters for the card but the cars themselves are just repaints of existing Hot Wheels? If so then yes I've been seeing them at Walmart a lot after Christmas, only deemed the Empire one worth picking up.

Does anybody have the 4 pack SWBS 1 from Mexico for sale, or knows where to get it online some where? Thanks for the help guys.

I picked up 2 SW Black Biker Scout sets yesterday for $15 a piece. Meijer was having a sale. Jabba was $15 too. Locations vary on the sale, so if you have a Meijer you can scope it out.

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Was at target and saw special edition 4 pack 5poa figures in a whitebox. Anyone else see these during the weekend? Looks like i found them online at target site. One example:
Star Wars Digital Release Commemorative Collection Episode IV
A New Hope

found them this morning. picked up episode V.

Saw the whole series at a K-Mart. Neat idea.

I've seen them too and while the Episode V set was especially tempting, I'm not really into the 5 POA aesthetic anymore (even with the nostalgia factor as a heavy influence).

Having said that, the sets were only $20 each so that works out to $5 a figure. Not a bad deal, really.

Why is it I can't find any 6 inches beyond slave and greedo?

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I think my 6" Bossk's torso ball joint is either too long or not assembled 100% right because it makes him taller than he should be and the grey vertical band doesn't meet his white vest part like I thought it should.

The more I look at it I actually like my little factory error on Bossk. It doesn't really aesthetically detract from him other than the grey band not going where it's supposed to and it makes him taller, I know back in the day Bossk was listed as somewhere around 6'3" but according to Star Wars.com and based on his appearance in The Clone Wars he's somewhere around 6'8" so it works out in the end.

Finished the Bandai R5-D4 model. It turned out really well and is completely in-scale with Hasbro's Black Series figures. Building it wasn't too difficult but some of the tiny stickers were a pain. Now to start R2...

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I saw them at Wal-Mart earlier this week. Like Trebleshot mentioned they're all 5 POA figures but the price isn't too bad at around $20 per set.

I picked up the Han Solo Stormtrooper outfit figure earlier this afternoon. There were plenty of TIE Pilot and Chewbacca figures on the pegs as well.

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