March 2009

Posted by: DarthWormie | 24 March 2009 | 23:12 EDT
Our Cruisers Can't Repel Lego's of that Magnitude!"
Where's Jar-Jar's Best Supporting Actor nomination? Gizmodo.com brings us the story of Thomas Benedikt, a Legomaniac of epic proportions. How epic you may ask? Well Mr. Benedikt took it upon himself to craft a 7-foot long, 52 pound model of the Mon Calamari flagship 'Home One' out of nothing but Lego bricks. As if the 30,500 bricks and $5,500 price tag ar not impressive enough, he went one step further and wired the entire model with interior AND exterior lights! For a complete picture gallery of this amazing creation, be sure to check out the full story.


Posted by: DarthWormie | 21 March 2009 | 16:10 EDT
Latest Hasbro Q & A Session:
Put it in the Cargo Hold for safe viewing!The first day of spring always brings joy in some form. Whether it's a few extra minutes of daylight, warmer temperatures or even a crocus or two in the garden. This year, we get an additional treat, answers from Hasbro to our latest round of questions. Springing up are the answers to such questions as can we expect a single carded Amanin anytime soon? How about some more expanded universe build-a-droids? Any chance of including the new ladder with future X-wing releases? As always, you can find the answers to each of these questions in our forums. So what are you waiting for? head on in right now. Is there a question you've been wanting to ask the Hasbro Q & A Team? Well now's the time! Simply log-in to the forums and post your question TODAY.


Posted by: DarthWormie | 18 March 2009 | 14:21 EDT
The Adventures of Captain Typho?
Nice to see an actor grateful for Star Wars In an interview with New Zealand website Stuff.co.nz, actor Jay Laga'aia, who portrayed Naboo's Captain Typho in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, expressed interest in appearing in George Lucas's upcoming live action Star Wars television series. In the interview he mentions that while fans would probably expect him to reappear as noble Typho, he actually has an interest in playing multiple roles...that is of course, if they are offered to him.


Posted by: DarthWormie | 18 March 2009 | 13:58 EDT
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 Incom. When it comes to customizing the four corners of the Expanded Universe, this forum member is at the top of the class. For this week's feature we are pleased to present to you his custom take on an ARC Trooper. 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 | 12 March 2009 | 12:26 EDT
And the Nominees are...
Where's Jar-Jar's Best Supporting Actor nomination? The Los Angeles Times reports that the first Season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Cable/Syndicated TV Series. The Saturn Award, which has been handed out annually since 1989, recognizes television and film excellence in genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Other series competing against The Clone Wars in this category include previous winners "Battlestar Galactica" and "Dexter". For more info and a complete list of all the nominees, you can visit the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Film's official site.


Posted by: DarthWormie | 4 March 2009 | 22:08 EST
Toy Fair 2009: The Force is Strong With Lego
Who's a Legomaniac? To wrap up our look back at the 2009 Toy Fair, we take a long, last look at what the folks from Lego had on display. As expected, Star Wars was a huge part of their presentation, but other lines were represented just as well. Whether your taste favors archaeologists, bionic warriors or patty-flipping sea sponges, these brickmasters always have you covered! So check out the The report and all of its visual goodness and remember, the 2010 Toy fair is only 49 weeks away!


Posted by: DarthWormie | 2 March 2009 | 21:32 EST
The Vintage Showcase is here!
Don't need 1.12 gigawatts for this time machine! After checking out the future of Star Wars collecting at this year's Toy Fair, we here at The Jawa though it might be fun to take a trip back in time and take a look at the toys that launched all of this. So to do that, we proudly present to you our latest project...The Vintage Showcase. The Vintage Showcase will be an ongoing feature which will continue to grow until we have covered every vintage figure (and perhaps more?) produced by Kenner during the late 1970's and mid 1980's. We decided to kick-start this project with the same four 'Early Bird' figures that launched the original line in 1978. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and R2-D2 are on display in all of their original glory. But this is more than a picture gallery. Each figure will have it's own individual page complete with every detail a collector needs to know. Want to know which weapons a figure came with or if a certain figure has any variants? Then this is the place for you. So come on in, take a trip back in time, check out what we have to offer and let us know in our forums what you think. We hope you enjoy this new addition to the site as much as we do.