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What in the Paint Apps is Going On???
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Getting straight to the point, paint deco has decreased in TVC. The most recent wave assortment (Acolyte wave), creature pack (Blurrg with Mando), Shriek-Hawk Special Action Figure Set, and even more concerning, with a deluxe figure offering of Cobb Vanth, paint apps are reduced and/or lacking. I know I’m beating a dead tauntaun when I…
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My 2024 10 Most Wanted for Last Figure Standing
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It’s always challenging to pick only 10 most wanted characters/figures to be made in 3.75” premium form. I should note that The Vintage Collection is a premium expression offering us a character selection that has a balance of character debuts along with updated definitive releases of beloved characters offered in the past. The expression is…
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Hasbro Pulse Con 2024 Today @ 1pm EST
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Hasbro annual convention is upon us where they take the stage and broadcast live from YouTube. Here’s the details: Watch your favorite brands take stage for a live digital experience full of what you want the most: exciting product reveals, exclusive convention exclusives, giveaways, and even a special guest or two! Hosted by @JordanHembrough, #HasbroPulseCon…
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Last Figure Standing Launches on Sept. 14th
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Last Figure Standing (LFS) is back for it’s 2nd annual fan poll event where YOU will help decide who the most wanted figure is. We are going to kick it off on September 14th at 5pm EST with a livestream with LFS hosts Tim from Bossk’s Bounty, Chris from www.banthaskull.com, and me from here &…
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8D8 Over the Years…
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Receiving figures from Jabba’s entourage excites me beyond anything else in Star Wars. The first 30 minutes or so of Return of the Jedi are probably my favorite parts of the Original Trilogy and Star Wars. Jabba’s palace is so rich with diversity of characters. You have all our heroes, Jabba and his goons (including…
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The Unbearable Weight of Carded Collecting
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This article addresses the last 7 years of collecting and how frustrating it’s been for carded collectors and why TVC 1.0 2010-2013 was the golden age of carded collecting. Most carded collectors treat each TVC figure acquisition as if they are buying an Honus Wagner baseball card (the rarest and most highly coveted collectible in…
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A Discussion About the Future of the Deluxe Vintage Collection Line
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Please check out my newest guest article over at banthaskull.com: https://www.banthaskull.com/story/news-a-discussion-about-the-future-of-the-deluxe-vintage-collection-line I discuss my thoughts of the newest deluxe expression and what I’d like the future of it to include. Thank you Chris and Bret for allowing me to share my thoughts on my favorite collector site. Huge huge shoutout to Ivo Domozetov for his…
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Cantina HasLab Concludes By Unlocking 2 of 3 Tiers
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The Mos Eisley Cantina HasLab concludes with 14,737 backers unlocking two tiers and falling short of the final tier. Backers will receive the standard or deluxe cantina plus Wuher, Brea Tonnika, Senni Tonnika, Greedo (Tier 1 Unlock), and Nabrun Leids (Tier Unlock 2). Sadly Arliel Schous (Tier 3) was not unlocked since the campaign did…
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2nd to Last Day of HasLab Hits > 10k Backers
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The Cantina HasLab ends the second to last day not only hitting the 10,000 backer mark, but ending at 10,308 backers. It ends the day adding 944 backers to the grand total. If you take the last day of the Ghost HasLab of 6,832 backers (rounded to 6800) and add that to the Cantina backer…
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Mos Eisley Cantina Has Funded!
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The minimum backer quantity of 8,000 has been successfully achieved! Congrats to all those that have backed the Cantina playset. Congrats to the Hasbro Star Wars Brand Team on another successful The Vintage Collection HasLab campaign. TVC is now 4 for 4!!!!!!