In this clip from the Star Wars Rebels episode "Through Imperial Eyes," Grand Admiral Thrawn ratchets up the hunt for the rebel spy in their midst, codename Fulcrum.

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StarWars.com:

"Cameras are rolling on the adventure-filled past of the iconic scoundrel and everyone’s favorite Wookiee; principal photography on the untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story officially began February 20 at Pinewood Studios, London.

The movie will explore the duo’s adventures before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, including their early encounters with that other card-playing rogue from a galaxy far, far away, Lando Calrissian".

For the full scoop head on over to StarWars.com.

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A few people emailed us stating that Hasbro is cancelling their orders for The Black Series 40th Anniversary 6" figures that were available on Saturday.

I decided to reach out to HasbroToyShop.com and they stated that they are in the process of cancelling orders for those that placed multiple orders of the same figures (or if your credit card was declined).

Per HasbroToyShop.com,
"As these are exclusive (they are not exclusive BTW) items there is a strict 1 per household limit. Your first order will ship. The duplicate orders even though authorized will be canceled and the charge will be taken off any credit card used".

So if you needed more then one of each figure, you will have to wait and preorder them from a online retailer or wait to find them at a Brick and Mortar store. Don't give into the scalpers on Ebay, these should be just about everywhere in March / April.

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Preorder At Amazon - TBS Carded 40th Anniversary 6" Wave 1 Figures

Amazon is taking preorders on The Black Series Carded 40th Anniversary 6" Wave 1 figures, which are R2, Luke, Leia, Han, and Obi-Wan. Price is $19.99 each with a ship date of April 21st.

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Hasbro's 2017 Toy Fair Press Photos

Hasbro's PR has just sent us Press Photos for what was revealed at the 2017 Toy Fair. Below is a list of what was revealed and the photos can be found on our Facebook Page.

Products:

• 12 Different 40th Anniversary Black Series 6" Carded figures. (some new and some are just repacks).

• A 40th Anniversary Black Series 6" Darth Vader Legacy Pack. (Includes a Carded 6" Vader and a Display stand with backdrop)

• GameStop Exclusive 40th Anniversary Black Series 6" Carded R5-D4 figure

• Target Exclusive Black Series 6" Imperial AT-ACT Driver figure

• Celebration Exclusive Black Series 6" Carded Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot figure

• New Wave of 4 Walmart Exclusive Black Series 3.75" figures (looks to be repacks)

• Black Series Centerpiece Darth Vader

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In this installment of Rebels Recon, we take a look at the Star Wars Rebels episode "Legacy of Mandalore," in which Sabine returns home to Krownest, looking to recruit her mother and Clan Wren to the rebel cause. Host Andi Gutierrez sits down to discuss the episode with the show's creators and stars, including Dave Filoni, Pablo Hidalgo, Tiya Sircar, Henry Gilroy, and more.

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HasbroToyShop.com now lists the first wave of The Black Series 6" Carded figures as "in stock". The first wave consists of Han, Luke, Leia, R2, and Obi-Wan. Price is $19.99 each with a limit of 1 of each figure per order.

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As of this post, Amazon is taking orders on 5 of the 6 figures from The Black Series Wave 9 if your still in need of them. Revan is sold out as expected. Figures are sold and shipped by Amazon. Prices range from $11.08 to $23.75 per figure and the ship dates are different on some of the figures.

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Star Wars Force Friday II & The Last Jedi Packaging Reveal

Disney / Lucasfilm has sent us the following Press Release:

Glendale, Calif. (February 16, 2017) – Disney and Lucasfilm today announced Star Wars Force Friday II, a global fan event celebrating the launch of new products inspired by the highly anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Toys, collectibles, books, apparel and more will go on sale beginning at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2017, with stores around the world opening for a weekend-long celebration of all things Star Wars.

"The first Star Wars Force Friday event was truly unique, uniting fans across five continents in an unprecedented global live unboxing event ahead of thousands of midnight openings at retail," says Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. "We're excited to confirm that Star Wars Force Friday is back for 'The Last Jedi'. Plans for this year's world-wide event are top secret but expect something befitting the excitement around the next episode of the Star Wars saga."

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The Star Wars Show Episode 37 (at about 1:18 in video) has revealed a Exclusive 40th TBS Carded 6" Luke X-Wing Pilot that will be available at this year's Celebration. It is rumored (no official confirmation yet) that we will also see a assortment of Carded Black Series 6" hit retail as well.

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In this installment of The Star Wars Show, we have a major Star Wars: The Last Jedi announcement for Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Dhruv Chanchani (a.k.a. Kitster from The Phantom Menace) sits for a chat, we visit Sideshow Collectibles for a look at their stunning figures, and much more!

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TBS 6" 37: Baze Malbus - HD Photos

Still dialing in my new camera, but managed to get some photos finished of The Black Series 6" 37: Baze Malbus figure. The sculpt looks great and has plenty of articulation. He includes a Heavy Repeating Cannon and a Taser. Please enjoy our new HD Photos!

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In this clip from the Star Wars Rebels episode "Legacy of Mandalore," Sabine arrives on her homeworld with something unexpected...

Watch Star Wars Rebels every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on Disney XD.

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TBS 6" 34: Darth Revan - HD Photos

The Black Series 6" 34: Darth Revan figure has been added to our HD Photo Gallery today. Personally think this is one awesome looking figure. Revan is super articulated as expected and includes 2 Lightsabers.

Unfortunately these have yet to hit Brick and Mortar Stores in large numbers. The only retail stores it has trickled into so far is GameStop and ThinkGeek. If your looking for this figure your best bet is online stores like our sponsors.

Enjoy the new HD Photos!

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TBS 6" 33: Sabine Wren - HD Photos

Just finished photographing The Black Series 6" 33: Sabine Wren figure and have added her to our HD Photo Gallery today. This includes Box, loose, and variations.

These photos are from my new camera which I think look pretty awesome. Also since I have a lot more pixels to work with, I will be increasing our HD Photos size by about 40% over our previously photos, which were already impressive. Enjoy!

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There Has Been An Awakening

After a much needed break from photography for the past few months (been doing this since 1995) I am refreshed and ready to get back into it. I have decided to also retired my 10 year old digital camera that to this day produced some of the highest quality photos out there and bought a new camera and lenses.

I am in the process of creating all new digital filters and tools for my new camera, to process these new photos. This new camera produces some amazing high detailed photos and has allowed me to increase our already large photos by about 40% with even better detail that I was able to get with my old camera.

Also I will be working on restoring our older HD Photo Galleries, which was corrupted by a catastrophic Server failure a while back.

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Another paint application update from Hasbro. This time its on The Black Series 6" 23 Captain Cassian Andor (EADU) figure. They have thinned out his Goatee and changed the color from black to brown. Also eyebrows changed from black to brown as well.

• 1st (DS 61681): Black Eyebrows & Goatee.

• 2nd (DS 63131): Brown Eyebrows & Goatee.

I have included a comparison photo above. Old version on the left and newer on the right.

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Hasbro Updates TBS 6" 25 Imperial Death Trooper Hemet Paint Application

Hasbro has updated the paint application on The Black Series Imperial Death Trooper figure. The newer application looks much cleaner on the helmet and they have changed the vent colors from a gray to a dark charcoal color. Also the green circles at the base of the Helmet have been omitted as well for some reason. The newer figures were packed in the The Black Series 6" Wave 6 case (which includes Baze Malbus).

• 1st (DS 62231): Gray painted vents - green circles.
• 2nd (DS 63131): Dark Charcoal painted vents - No green circles.

I have included a comparison photo above. Old version on the left and newer on the right.

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New 2017 Black Series Centerpiece Figure, 3.75-Inch Titanium Series, Force FX Lightsaber, & Monopoly

Hasbro's PR has sent us a Press Release along with some product photos on some of the new Black Series products we can expect this year. The Press Release is below and you can check out the Product Photos on our Facebook Page.

STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 2017

• STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 3.75-INCH TITANIUM SERIES Figure Assortment (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $14.99/Available: Spring 2017) This highly detailed scale of action figures allows fans to recreate epic scenes from STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE. Inspired by the 40th Anniversary of the first STAR WARS film, each iconic figure represents a notable character, including DARTH VADER, HAN SOLO, LUKE SKYWALKER, PRINCESS LEIA, and OBI-WAN KENOBI, in impeccable movie-real design. Each figure features a dynamic, double-sided backdrop and character-specific accessory, allowing fans to recreate iconic moments. Even better, collect each individual backdrop to piece together a bigger STAR WARS scene. Each figure sold separately. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.

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Back at last years San Diego Comic Con when we spoke with Hasbro about the poor / messy paint applications on The Black Series 6' figures, they stated they were working on a new way to apply paint applications onto the figures so they look much cleaner and more accurate. Well it looks like they have begun doing so starting with the Rey figure that we reported about last month and now Jyn gets updated as well.

Just found a Sergeant Jyn Erso (Jedha) figure with the updated paint applications on her face which include eyes, eyebrows, and lips. This was found in The Black Series 6" Wave 6 case (which includes Baze Malbus). I posted a quick comparison photo above. Old on the left and new on the right.

• 1st version - (DS 61681)
• 2nd version - (DS 63131)

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