February 2009

Posted by: DarthWormie | 26 February 2009 | 22:47 EST
Welcome to our 'Corner' of the Galaxy!
Customize THIS Baby!! Welcome back fellow scavengers to our latest installment of Custom Corner. This time we turn our beady yellow eyes towards forum member CHEWIE34. This forum member has for years now been producing some of, if not THE best photonovels you're going to find anywhere. For this week's feature we are pleased to present to you his custom take on Prince Xizor from the 1996 multimedia event Shadows of the Empire. Be sure to take a minute and check out not only this piece, but all of the impressive work being done by your fellow members. Remember to check back with us often to see who will be featured in the next 'Corner'.




Posted by: DarthWormie | 18 February 2009 | 14:37 EST
Toy Fair 2009: More Than Meets the Eye
More Hasbro, More WalletFollowing up on our coverage of Hasbro's plans for the G.I. Joe line, we proudly present to you the highlights from their Transformers and Marvel presentation. With both franchises celebrating anniversaries this year, you can bet your last collecting dollar that you'll find lots of tempting, must-have items on the shelves in the upcoming months. So check out our gallery from these two giant toy lines and enjoy this bonus coverage!


Posted by: DarthWormie | 16 February 2009 | 3:16 EST
Toy Fair 2009: A Large Cup of Joe
More Hasbro, More WalletWith our sister site, Sandtroopers.com bringing us all the Star Wars goodness Hasbro had to offer at this year’s Toy Fair in New York City, we here at the Jawa decided to bring our loyal members something out of the norm. Starting with this post, we’ll take some time to show you some of the highlight from the rest of Hasbro’s presentation, starting with their plans for the G.I. JOE line. So check out our gallery and enjoy this bonus coverage!


Update: The armored cavalry at the mothership has prepared the first of many YouTube Toy Fair videos. The first is now live. At the usual Sith time and channel!



Posted by: DarthWormie | 12 February 2009 | 16:17 EST
Welcome to our 'Corner' of the Galaxy!
Customize THIS Baby!! Welcome back fellow scavengers to our latest installment of Custom Corner. This time we turn our glowing yellow eyes towards forum member Darth Doomy-Doom. This forum member can customize everything from a single figure to an entire chess set. For this week's feature we are pleased to present to you his custom take on the Emperor's Shadow Guard from the Force Unleashed video game. Be sure to take a minute and check out not only this piece, but all of the impressive work being done by your fellow members. Remember to check back with us often to see who will be featured in the next 'Corner'.




Posted by: DarthWormie | 8 February 2009 | 22:16 EST
The Vintage 54-Back Project
Thank God, no Ice Cream Maker Guy!In the early days of Star Wars toys, Kenner produced an action figure of every character imaginable...almost. Lucky for us, forum member tykrazen has once again taken it upon himself to fill in some of the glaring holes, this time with custom figures from The Empire Strikes Back. Complete with weapons and hand-made cardbacks, he was able to create six never before seen figures that blend seamlessly in with the original Kenner line of action figures. So take a trip to "what could have been" and stop into the forums and check out these amazing custom pieces of vintage-styled goodness. While there, make sure to take a moment and leave this talented customizer some well-deserved feedback.


Posted by: DarthWormie | 8 February 2009 | 15:45 EST
Darth "Depressed" Caught Red-Handed!
I'm depressed too, where my $11K worth of toys? New Zealand website Stuff.co.nz reported a story this week about a 24 year-old self proclaimed 'depressed' man who was arrested after using stolen credit cards to purchase over $11,500 worth of Legos online. Among the items confiscated from his parents home (insert parent's basement dweller joke here) were two Imperial Destroyers worth $965, two Death Stars at $1679 and a Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon for $1000. Along with monetary reparations, he was ordered to carry out 140 hours of community work.


Posted by: Rabid_Ewok | 1 February 2009 | 1:00 EST
Hasbro Q & A
Whip it GOOD!It's time for another Q & A session with Hasbro. This time they answer: "If Evolutions are going away, what's the chance of seeing a return to deluxe or Ultra figures?", "Will you make a neutrally posed Dark Empire Luke figure?" and "Are you planning to make an Alpha-66 ARC Trooper figure?" To find out the answers to these three questions, or to ask your own questions, head on over to the forums.