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NECA have shared the packaging design for their Ultimate release of Bob as seen in Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Bob is an Ultimate format release in his yellow office suit. The set includes alternative parts for the head, hands, and shirt so you can also create Shrinkers Jeff and Dave if you wish. There is also swap-out name badge to identify your Shrinkers, and a stack of Deceased paperwork for them to work through. Originally listed as a Q4 (October to December) 2025 release, Bob is now imminent in the early weeks of 2026. The new packaging images have been added to our extensive NECA Collector Database From Tim Burton’s 2024 masterpiece sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, comes Bob — Beetlejuice's number one guy! Assistant to the After Life Care Manager, Bob is a Shrinker who does whatever his boss needs, including supervising the other Shrinker team members. Dressed in his mustard yellow suit, Bob puts his mundane office job aside to help his boss escape to marry the love of his life. This 7-inch scale, fully articulated Ultimate action figure from NECA includes multiple interchangeable heads, hands, and shirt pieces for additional Shrinkers Jeff and Dave, and files on the deceased. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening front flap. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

NECA's next Toony Terrors 6-inch stylised action figure release will be the Fisherman as seen in I Know What You Did Last Summer. He features an additional hook accessory and a hooked hand. As with all Toony Terrors, the Fisherman will be packed on a blister card with a cut-out backing card that can then be used as a backdrop for the figure on display. The figure is live for pre-orders at the NECA Store and NECA retailers as of the 13th of January 2026. Bring the fun of Saturday morning cartoons to your horror collection with these adorably creepy Toony Terrors figures from NECA! From the classic horror franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer, NECA presents the Fisherman for the first time in action figure form! With a stylized cartoon sculpt, this 6-inch scale action figure of the iconic killer includes a hook accessory and an interchangeable hooked hand. Comes in blister card packaging. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

The new McFarlane DC Collector Edition releases of Blackhawk, Elongated Man, Cosmic Boy, Professor Pyg, and Zatanna are all now confirmed as having Platinum Edition chase variants. Each of the Platinum Edition releases uses the same box and artwork, with the added Platinum Edition sticker. The figures are re-coloured as a variant, while the same accessories and collectors card are packed with them. Platinum Edition releases are chase variants, packed randomly into shipped cases. If you order a figure there is a chance you may get a chase version, although a lot of online retailers will break down the cases and sell the Platimum version at a premium. These will all ship in February 2026, the same as the standard versions We've added these to our extensive McFarlane Collector Database The post-Crisis Blackhawk™ was Janos Prohaska, a Polish fighter pilot who fought in the Spanish Civil War. Following the fall of Poland, he traveled to the UK, where he became the commander of the secret Allied Blackhawk Squadron. Blackhawk’s team stayed together after World War II and battled communists and Super-Villains. They subsequently served as both a courier service (Blackhawk Express™) and as part of the Checkmate organization. Possessing unparalleled strength and incomparable skill in manipulating magnetic fields and forces, founding Legionnaire Cosmic Boy is the backbone of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Voted team leader by his colleagues, Rokk Krinn is an athlete-turned hero, never hesitating when it comes to fighting for what is right Young Ralph Dibny was fascinated by traveling contortionists and worked out that their abilities stemmed from Gingold™, a soft drink containing juice from the gingo fruit. When Ralph drank a concentrated gingo extract it gave him amazing stretching powers. He moved to Central City to start a career as a Super Hero: the Elongated Man™. Initially mistaken for a villain by local champion, the Flash™, Ralph quickly built a reputation as an eccentric hero, detective, and member of several Justice League™ teams. He also somehow found time to fall in love with Sue Dearbon™, and after they were married, the couple traveled the country, solving mysteries. Driven insane by exposure to Doctor Dedalus’ Spyral™ labyrinth, Lazlo Valentin became pig-mask-wearing Professor Pyg. Pyg’s exploits consisted of kidnapping unfortunate Gotham City™ citizens and performing bizarre surgeries on them before adding doll-face masks that turned them into obedient minions called Dollotrons™. A driven free spirit, Pyg frequently opens new “clinics.” His latest foes have included the Teen Titans™, Red Hood™ and the Outlaws™, Nightwing™, and Batman™. The mistress of magic Zatanna Zatara is one of the most powerful magicians in the world, able to alter reality with a single word. As a member of Justice League Dark she helps defend the Earth from supernatural threats. However, this mighty sorceress has learned that magical power can be a curse as well as a blessing. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Alongside the new DC Collector Edition figures of Blackhawk, Elongated Man, Cosmic Boy, and Professor Pyg, McFarlane has also revealed their new Zatanna figure and Detective Chimp. The pair are both based on their DC Classic look. All of the new DC Collector Edition figures are general releases and open for pre-order as of the 7th of January 2026 with the set due to ship in February 2026. We've added these to our extensive McFarlane Collector Database The mistress of magic Zatanna Zatara is one of the most powerful magicians in the world, able to alter reality with a single word. As a member of Justice League Dark she helps defend the Earth from supernatural threats. However, this mighty sorceress has learned that magical power can be a curse as well as a blessing. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

The next four McFarlane DC Collector Edition figures, as previewed on the last episode of The McFarlane Show, will feature Blackhawk, Elongated Man, Cosmic Boy, and Professor Pyg. Blackhawk and Elongated Man are both based on their DC Classic look. Cosmic Boy is taken from Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. And Professor Pyg is taken from the Batman comics. All four figures are general releases and they went live for pre-order as of the 7th of January 2026. All four are listed as shipping in February 2026. We've added these to our extensive McFarlane Collector Database The post-Crisis Blackhawk™ was Janos Prohaska, a Polish fighter pilot who fought in the Spanish Civil War. Following the fall of Poland, he traveled to the UK, where he became the commander of the secret Allied Blackhawk Squadron. Blackhawk’s team stayed together after World War II and battled communists and Super-Villains. They subsequently served as both a courier service (Blackhawk Express™) and as part of the Checkmate organization. Possessing unparalleled strength and incomparable skill in manipulating magnetic fields and forces, founding Legionnaire Cosmic Boy is the backbone of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Voted team leader by his colleagues, Rokk Krinn is an athlete-turned hero, never hesitating when it comes to fighting for what is right Young Ralph Dibny was fascinated by traveling contortionists and worked out that their abilities stemmed from Gingold™, a soft drink containing juice from the gingo fruit. When Ralph drank a concentrated gingo extract it gave him amazing stretching powers. He moved to Central City to start a career as a Super Hero: the Elongated Man™. Initially mistaken for a villain by local champion, the Flash™, Ralph quickly built a reputation as an eccentric hero, detective, and member of several Justice League™ teams. He also somehow found time to fall in love with Sue Dearbon™, and after they were married, the couple traveled the country, solving mysteries. Driven insane by exposure to Doctor Dedalus’ Spyral™ labyrinth, Lazlo Valentin became pig-mask-wearing Professor Pyg. Pyg’s exploits consisted of kidnapping unfortunate Gotham City™ citizens and performing bizarre surgeries on them before adding doll-face masks that turned them into obedient minions called Dollotrons™. A driven free spirit, Pyg frequently opens new “clinics.” His latest foes have included the Teen Titans™, Red Hood™ and the Outlaws™, Nightwing™, and Batman™. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

As a child of the '70s and '80s, I grew up with Star Wars and particularly the Star Wars 3.75-inch figure line from Kenner. Having acquired a fairly complete set once, I sold them all off in the late 80s in pursuit of other toys - to then collect nearly all of them again. Eventually, as I grew out of toys the collection was sold again with a couple of survivors by luck rather than judgment. Roll forward to the 90s and I started a POTF2 collection through to and including the Phantom Menace releases, but I got a bit bored of that and sidestepped slightly with a plan of picking up a set of the original Kenner releases. That focus fell by the wayside, and the small handful of figures I had picked up were boxed away and partly forgotten. Nowadays, I am a collector of the Star Wars Black Series , but I have recently found myself drawn back into the Kenner Vintage collecting - but with the knowledge that it is pretty unlikely I have the resources to pull together a complete set. At an Antiques Centre in Summer 2024 I was surprised to find several Vintage Star Wars figures at sub £10 and realized that while there are very expensive and sought-after Kenner figures, there are also many of these 40-year-old figures still in the wild, particularly across more common figures and those with a little - or indeed a lot of - play wear. And so I kicked off my Star Wars Vintage Rescue challenge, a way to expand my limited collection, ideally with figures that I find on my trips around the UK - allowing each purchase to represent a memory of an event I have attended or a store I've visited. Autumn & Winter 2025 Things certainly have slowed since the Summer with the Last 17 gaps much harder to fill at a reasonable price tag in line with the spirit of this project, but also while collecting other lines like the Black Series and Marvel Legends. The first gap was filled in October and at the Echo Base event in Redditch. The Luke Skywalker Stormtrooper was in pretty bad shape with yellowed arms and legs and missing its helmet - but at £25 and obviously passed over by many other collectors, he was a great candidate for this project and paired up with a Stan Solo helmet I had picked up a few months earlier. The Imperial Dignitary was a figure I had been watchig on eBay only to guage pricing levels when the seller offered it at a much reduced price. Like Luke, he was discoloured and also had the usual nose rub, but as he was also priced at £25 plus delivery, it was a deal not to be missed. Like Yakface, EV-9D9 is a figure that, even in rough condition, is still in the hundred-pound-plus bracket. While tracking a broken figure and researching if I could replace missing limbs, I came across a 3D print of the EV droid for only £13. While I eventually missed out on the broken original figure, it seemed a waste not to take advantage of the 3D print. I have now painted her up, and she is a placeholder in the collection and may still donate parts in the future if a real 9D9 is ever found. Summer 2025 Summer 2025 presented as a new phase of my Vintage collecting with the original 79 in hand in terms of figures, and a daunting task ahead to pick up some missing key accessories, as well as the Last 17. The first acquisition of the summer was an original Bespin Leia cape that updated that figure in my collection. At the same time I nabbed a Luke Endor without the poncho or belt and with a repro blaster. Fate was with me as soon after a poncho, albeit ripped under one arm, turned up on eBay so I reunited the two and used a spare Leia belt to complete the look. With Paploo and Lumat secured back in May I had expected Warok and Romba to be a tough ask, but they both turned up on Vinted . I am still looking for Warok's hood, but he came with his quikver while Romba had his hood. I have bow as yet for Warok while Romba is using a repro spear for the moment. Vinted was also kind to me when a Carbonite Block popped up as part of a larger lot of mixed figures. I took a chance expecting it to be the Stan Solo version, but it was the original from Kenner and allowed my Last 17 Han Solo to be reunited with his slab of Carbonite. Speaking of Stan Solo, I've ended up with a trio of these over the Summer. The first is a stand-in for Lando General from the Last 17, picked up from AliExpress. From the same AliExpress seller came a Stan Solo Garindan, although I had to furnish him with a cut-down Darth Vader Cape and a repro black communicator (Cloud Car Pilot) for the full look. IO was then at a Toy Fair in Stafford with a seller who had a batch of Stan Solo Jawas with Vinyl Cape, and considering the real version of the Jawa is definitely outside my price range, I added this one to a side display along with Garindan and some of the newer Retro Collection figures. I am slightly addicted to Vinted by now, particularly as it keeps coming up trumps on some figures - although I've been ripped off just as many times with items not sent, or a package sent with different contents to what I'd bought. I came in lucky again in late Summer with a seller who had a Last 17 R2-D2. The condition is rough, particularly around the back, and the saber is a report, but this was another big-ticket L17 figure I had not expected to ever own. The same can be said of Amanaman, who turned up on eBay with a relatively low Buy-it-now price, and I had cash from some Vintage re-sales of spares to spend. He has a bit of a forehead rub and no staff, but he was delivered on the same day the Mandalorian & Grogu trailer landed, which feels like a sign. May 2025 I didn't have to wait too long after Star Wars Day to finally say I own all of the first 79 Kenner Star Wars figures . The last piece of that jigsaw being a fixed dome R2-D2 I grabbed through Echo Base. With that milestone under my belt, the attention turned to starting to get accessories for the figures in that First 79 set who are currently without them. Having been burned multiple times on eBay and Vinted, my accessories will only be purchased through Echo Base sellers or in person, where I can inspect the item in hand. The first to be nabbed was a blaster for 4-LOM (Zuckuss). Further purchases followed, including loose guns for the AT-AT Driver and IG-88, although the latter is still pending his blue Imperial pew-pew. I also picked up a rifle for Bossk, giving nearly all of my Bounty Hunters their weapons. Echo Sellers also furnished my Gamorrean with the correct axe, a blaster for a Luke Skywalker Hoth that had been part of my 90s assembled collection, and a fully completed Teebo. While most of May had been spent focusing on accessories, I still had half an eye on the Last 17 figures and, in particular, opportunities for incomplete figures or those with some paint rub. This 'half-an-eye' monitoring turned into three purchases in May, starting with a deal on Echo Base for a Paploo complete with hood that I couldn't resist. That was shortly followed by a very cheap Lumat on Vinted, which came complete with his hood and his quiver. The trio of Last 17 purchases in May was completed with a low-priced Han, albeit without Carbonite Block. While these are very much the low-hanging fruit of the Last 17, it does reduce those I need down to 13 (plus the Carbonite block as a minimum for the accessories) May the Fourth 2025 Like last month, May kicked off with orders placed in the month just gone. These included the addition (finally) of Boba Fett and with his arrival, the completion of the Empire Strikes Back series of figures. Boba didn't come with his Imperial Blaster, but I had a correct version that had been displayed up to now with an IG-88 acquired in the 90s. Now Boba has it and I've promised IG-88 a weapons update ASAP. Boba was joined by another online purchase, with a Vinted order of Sy Snootles completing the Max Rebo Band much earlier than I had anticipated. The First 79 was therefore very close to completion, and while I haven't photographed them all just yet, a quick totting up showed me to be an original Farmboy Luke, a Stormtrooper, and a solid dome R2-D2 short. The Stormtrooper was ticked off at the Bolton Toy Fair for £15, and on the same day, Echo Base served up a Farmboy Luke for a tenner. The question now was, would I complete the First 79 run (albeit without a full set of weapons) before May the 4th? A trip to Scotland with work presented the opportunity of an outside chance of finding that final R2-D2. Across the course of the trip, I dropped in on the Lothlorien Antiques and Collector Centre in Moffat, the Scottish Antiques Centre in Doune, near Stirling, and Vintage Toys and Collectibles in Aberdeen. The latter had just received a full collection of Kenner figures, and while there was no R2-D2, I took the opportunity to pick up a 2-1B and a Zuckuss (4-LOM) with their accessories - upgrading the versions I had currently. So what about R2, did I find him? Well, the answer is yes, although only as part of the wonderful Lothlorien Toy Museum, and therefore sadly not for sale. The hunt continues.... April 2025 Part 1 April sort of started in March with our first trip to the Barry Potter Toy Fair in Stafford, which turned out to be very cars & trains focused - but I did pick up a loose Droopy McCool for a tenner. Droopy did have to wait to get a subtle clean and a photo shoot, hence sitting under our April update. Droopy is joined by the last online purchases of March, a Han Solo Endor with Trenchcoat and a bundled pair of Teebo and a new Pruneface, now with his cape. The three set me back £24, so £8 each. I found myself away from home in early April and dropped into an Antiques Centre, which included a cabinet of Star Wars Vintage figures maintained by a dealer. The prices were higher than I have been paying, but there was a very clean-looking Tusken Raider for £26 with a cape and weapon marked as fully original. The staff at the centre had been instructed not to let anyone into the cabinet or for any customers to handle the figures so I was shopping with one hand behind my back, but I took the plunge, only to be devastated to find out when I got home that the cape and the weapon are repro - something I need to learn more about when shopping in person. I have reached out to the centre who have declined to comment at this point. As I am now leaning into a need to have genuine accessories as much as possible, I did go on to purchase a second beater Tusken with original cape on eBay - combining the clean base figure with the eBay Sand Person for display - albeit with the repro gaffi stick for the moment. Thankfully, the solid sellers on Echo Base made up for that disappointment, and I picked up a Max Rebo for £14 posted to go with Droopy - albeit without his keyboard at this point. I also nabbed a pair of genuine accessories, a bag for the ESB C-3PO and a Rancor Keeper hood, which I then joined up with an eBay Rancor Keeper that cost me £6. Further online business included nabbing a Jabba the Hutt and throne for £20 on Vinted. It was missing the rail, which then turned up on eBay for £26 with the Hookah and Bowl. This gives me a more or less complete Jabba with Throne for £46. Other eBay business included Cloud City Lando, and a General Madine with his staff - £14 for both. I do already have a Madine in my collection, a figure that looks in pretty poor condition and with repainted arms. This is, however, the figure on which this entire collection is built as this is my other childhood toy and the paint work was done by my Dad (who is no longer with us) giving it a sentimental value way beyond anything else in this collection - I will display both of these side by side. The collection focus so far has been on completing a First 79 as I am concious that the Last 17 figures are very much going to set me back a much higher figure than my current average spend per figure - but I have jumped the gun thanks to a deal on Echo Base again starting the Last 17 off with the easiest and cheapest, an Anakin Skywalker for £23 shipped. Purchased at the same time, via an eBay offer, was a lovely condition Klaatu with his skirt & forcepike and a Snowtrooper. I had the latter in my existing collection from the 90s, but this new one included his blaster rifle and a repro skirt, which was declared in the auction. I finished the first two weeks of April with a punt of a purchase on Vinted for a job lot of Star Wars figures at less than £8. Within the Vinted listing picture, I could see a Luke Skywalker Farmboy, meaning the lot was worth a gamble. Sadly, on arrival, and as I had expected, the figure was a modern Retro release. It does now provide a stand-in until I find the original 1977 version to replace it. April 2025 Part 2 As you can see already, April was very much a month of volume, with the collection edging closer to a full set of First 79 figures. We kicked off the second half of the month with the Barry Potter Toy Fair at the NEC in Birmingham. The event was bittersweet, with four very well-priced new additions in the shape of an R5-D4, Han Solo, Luke X-Wing, and Obi-Wan Kenobi for about £10 each. But I was also burned again with a couple of other purchases which were priced as genuine and ended up as reproduction accessories. Getting hacked and banned on Facebook took me off Echo Base for a few weeks, but once I was back online, I picked up some more bargains, including Han Solo Bespin, Salacious Crumb, and an alternative Han Solo from A New Hope, giving me a choice of two for display - although for now I've stuck with the one from the Birmingham Toy Fair As I come closer to one of my initial milestones of completing the First 79 from a figure perspective, my focus has started to move over to the task of filling in some missing weapons with genuine versions. This is a minefield in terms of the extensive spread of reproductions in the hobby. In just the last two weeks of April alone, I was stung on an IG-88 rifle, an Ugnaught case, a Gamorrean Guard axe, a 4-LOM rifle, and a Dengar Rifle, all of which were sold as original but are clearly reproductions. And herein lies the issue, as while there are certainly those selling these knowingly, many people are selling these believing they are genuine parts from the 70s and 80s and listing as such without doing the homework. Variant Villain and Imperial Gunnery are your friends here, although this relies on good-quality photos available to review ahead of the purchase being made There were some successful purchases though, and after grabbing a Max Rebo on Echo Base, it hasn't taken me long to reunite him with his keyboard. I also got rid of the repro skirt from the Snowtrooper I bagged in early April, swapping it out for a genuine original skirt. I had continued with my accessory splurge before the first batch, and the included repros had arrived. Thankfully, the second set of purchases were genuine, and thanks to online auctions, I have now updated my Death Squad Commander with an Imperial Blaster, and upgraded an existing, poor condition, Weequay that I have had since the mid-90s with one with a better paint job and his Vibroaxe. This exercise is costing more than the original plan of cheap and cheerful, but picking up bundles and figures with parts seems cheaper than the weapons & accessories on their own in places. I also nabbed a relatively nice Death Star Droid who was packaged up with a Darth Vader that allowed another 'upgrade', giving my Darth Vader a genuine 1977 lightsaber, albeit with a missing tip. The online sales site also came up trumps on a Jawa with one seller having a genuine soft goods cape and another seller with a figure. These two are now united together as a lovely-looking Jawa that just needs its blaster at some point in the future. In a twist of fate, and arriving at the same time, the Jawa is nicely reunited with the Power Droid after that was nabbed online at a sub £20 price which was very good value considering the condition and inclusion of the original aerial. As the month drew to a close, I was back on Echo Base - the safest trading location - securing a Fixed Limb C-3PO and an upgraded Dengar, now with a genuine blaster. With those two, I now have 76 of the first 79, with May potentially being the month we hit our first major milestone. March 2025 As we head into March, it has been 6 months since I kicked off this personal project to build a cheap & cheerful Star Wars Kenner Vintage collection. In the past few weeks, I have found myself more engrossed in the project and have also had a couple of realisations. Firstly, the physical market at Toy Fairs and Collector Stores & Centres is limited, and I have found myself seeing the same figures over and over again now - which means continued online purchases are going to be needed. The second realisation is around how complete this collection may get. I've initially targeted the first 79 as a goal - and from there, I would like to build out the figures with accessories where possible. That brings us to the question of reproductions and while they do not sit completely comfortably with me, they may be something I will explore to enhance the collection while keeping costs low - particularly as some matched accessories are often more expensive than the figure. That decision is still weighing heavily and needs further consideration. Onto the March purchases... ...and like February, there were quite a lot of online purchases, particularly as I joined Echo Base Vintage on Facebook, opening up a new supply route for figures and a wealth of knowledge for an amateur collector like myself. The first purchase of March was a good deal from an eBay seller with four figures I was missing. The lot gave me the Endor Rebel Commando, Imperial Commander, Lobot, and Leia Bespin - with the latter coming with what I think is a reproduction robe. Barry Potter Fairs came back to Bolton in early March, and as it is our local show, my son and I paid a visit and I made two purchases to expand the Vintage collection. The first was a Rebel Hoth Trooper from a £5 figure bin. The second, as a complete Lando as Skiff Guard, including helmet and weapon, from a seller who came down from his £12 price to a tenner to secure the sale. I did leave the show kicking myself over some missed figures that I saw on our first sweep of the stalls and that had sold by the time I returned - notably a very clean Death Squad Commando and a nice Lando Calrissian including cape - the lesson is to be more decisive at these events! And then came another extensive run of online purchases across Echo Base , eBay, and Vinted and an influx of new figures including an Ugnuaght, Greedo, Bossk, and a Death Squad Commander (making up for the recent miss at Bolton). Another bulk lot at a very reasonable price of less than a fiver per figure also brought in a Bespin Guard, Leia on Hoth, a blonde-haired Luke Bespin, and a cleaner Walrus Man than the one I got last year in Wolverhampton. I know I have a darker hair Luke Bespin somewhere so it will be good to have both side by side as a comparison of the variations. After these deliveries had come in, I found myself in Newcastle with work and dropped in on Big Kid Toys and Collectibles in North Shields. Another gem for fans of 80s toys and a handful of Star Wars Vintage to choose from - and I settled on the other Bespin Guard to complete the pairing. The month's purchases concluded on Echo Base with a pair of pilots as I picked up both the Imperial TIE fighter Pilot and a Cloud Car Pilot at under £20. As March concludes, and for those who remember one of the bulk lots I bought back in February, I finally matched up some accessories from those lots to figures I have had for some time. That means I now have a complete Logray with hood, bag, and staff. And Wicket - one of only two figures I have from my own childhood - was finally reunited with his hood. While I was digging out the Ewoks from one of my storage bins I also got my hands on Admiral Ackbar, a figure I bought back in the 90s who came with his baton - so he has been rolled out and added to the shelf (there are more to dig out when time permits). February 2025 February kicked off with a few more online purchases as I targeted a few Vintage figure lots to expand the collection. Up first was a small lot that featured a pretty clean Princess Leia Boushh, complete with her helmet. The other figures in the lot were ones I already had, but there were some acessories that would suit a Logray I knew I had somewhere (more on this soon). A second lot of 8 figures set me back £20, so £2.50 a figure. While there were duplicates again, the purchase expanded my collection with Han Solo in his Hoth gear, and a Rebel B-Wing pilot. Like the Boussh lot, there were also some accessories that will bolster existing figures once I dig them out. I did my best to stay away from online sales for the rest of February and took advantage of improving health and taking half a term off work to venture out a bit, hunting vintage figures in the flesh. That hunting in person kicked off with the Barry Potter Toy Fair in Doncaster in mid-February, a vast event with circa 350 stalls selling a variety of toys, collectibles and figures. There was no shortage of Kenner Vintage - and after some deliberation, I ended up picking up four figures from a seller who was asking for £7 each or 4 for £20. In that bundle I got Yoda, a Biker Scout, another Jedi Luke Skywalker, this time with original cape, and another Darth Vader. Vader has gone into the spares section, while the cloaked Luke has replaced the one I bought back in January. Yoda came with his robes, but no belt. Fortunately, two aisles over in the hall, another seller was offering genuine spares including Yoda's belt. I spent another tenner on the belt, bringing my spend to £30 for all four figures - £7.50 each. I finished February and the Half Term holiday with a trip over to Saltaire near Bradford, where a seller called Star Wars Man Saltaire has taken up several cabinets within Carlton Antiques on the second floor of the Salts Mill where he sells Star Wars figures. Having explored all the cabinets - a mix of Vintage and Modern including Black Series - I ended up buying a Snaggletooth and an Emperor's Royal Guard complete with a nice set of robes. The total price was £22 so that was a bit higher than I have been paying - but I am starting to get to a point where the lower priced figures are all in my collection, so I am bracing myself for a bit of extra spend each month - and probably lower volume - to continue to expand the collection January 2025 Following surgery in December, I spent much of January recuperating at home, which put pay to any trips hunting for figures. I did however scratch the Vintage itch thanks to the internet (continuing my rule breaking), winning a small lot on auction comprising of Darth Vader, Endor Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight, and R2-D2. At under £20 for the lot, this certainly fell into my 'cheap and cheerful' approach, setting me back less than a fiver each. R2 had distorted legs, but some gentle heat with a hairdryer and a bit of patience did manage to straighten these out to some degree. Leia was also missing her poncho, but by a weird coincidence I found a lot on Vinted that included an AT-ST Driver wearing Leia's poncho so that was purchased too and put Leia back into her Endor fatigues while adding a nice AT-ST Driver with just a touch of paint rubs to the feet and hands into the blossoming collection. November & December 2024 Having had a fruitless October, I picked up a trio of new rescue figures across November and December. In November I visited the brilliant King Street Toys and Collectables in Wolverhampton. There was plenty of Kenner Star Wars to chose from, but I ended up leaving with a Walrus Man (Pondo Baba) having found him all alone in one of their cabinets. Walrus Man was joined in December by Dengar and a Klaatu Skiff Guard, both picked up in Bolton at that months Barry Potter Toy Fair for a bargain of £2 each. September 2024 September 2024 was the first month of my Star Wars Vintage Rescue, starting at the end of the school holidays and finishing at the NEC Toy Fair. The first of my Vintage Rescues came at Bygone Times  an Antiques and Collectors Centre in Chorley, Lancashire when I found a lonely Ree Yees on a stall for just £3. The seller had him labeled just as 'figure' and everything else on the stall was very much McDonalds Toys and more modern 90s stuff. The day after my son and I went to York Unleashed Comic Con  and with this idea of 'rescuing' old Kenner figures in mind I had plenty to choose from - finally settling on bringing home a cape-less Prune face for just £3. While the NEC Toy Fair was the big event of the month, the week prior to the NEC it was the Bolton Toy Fair,  which is quite often themed more around Trains and Cars than action figures. The September event was a pleasant surprise with a wider representation of toys - although Vintage Star Wars were a bit limited. I ended up adding some Jabba's goons to the collection with a Gamorrean and a Weequay for £3 each. On the Sunday evening after getting back from the Bolton Toy Fair I broke my own rules when I was trawling Vinted and saw a very nice example of 4-LOM (Zuckuss) complete with coat and harness but with a stain on the reverse. Having watched it, the seller offered me a reduced price - rescuing a 4-LOM (Zuckuss) at just £6 plus postage. And then it was time to head to the NEC in Birmingham for the Barry Potter Toy Fair with a couple of figures in mind to purchase, namely 8D8 as one of my favourite Star Wars Droids and with Hammerhead front and centre of my thoughts after receiving the Black Series release the day before the event. I ended up picking up both of these at what worked out more or less £10 each from a dealer - both have a few dings and Hammerhead has a loose neck, but they look great on display. On the way out of the NEC I spotted a Chief Chirpa complete with hood on a table and marked at £3. I do already have Chirpa but he is hoodless, so this one was picked up to put a more complete Chirpa into my collection. The dealer offered to do two figures for a fiver, so I added Zuckuss (4-LOM) to the purchase and he goes nicely with the recent acquisition of 4-LOM (Zuckuss) To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

A number of new Target (US) website links have gone live with NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures from both The Last Ronin and the Mirage Comics source material. While these are all figures revealed previously in 2025 and sold initially through the NECA Store, we now get a look at the packaging for each of these. We've added these new packaging images to our extensive NECA Collector Database As seen in Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books from Mirage Studios! Raphael takes the mantle of The Shredder with an all-new sculpt from NECA. This 7-inch scale action figure includes two heads (damaged and angry eyepatch). Plus, a soft goods cape, removable helmet, extra hands, sais, pitcher, and glass. Comes in collector-friendly packaging with original artwork by Kevin Eastman. From Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books from Mirage Studios! Upgrade your TMNT collection with this Ultimate Casey Jones action figure from NECA. Featuring an all-new sculpt and mask with American flag deco, this figure of everyone’s favorite sports fanatic vigilante stands in 7-inch scale. Accessories include interchangeable heads and hands, hockey stick, gloves, bottle, chainsaw, and extra hands. Comes in collector-friendly packaging with original artwork by Kevin Eastman. Based on his first appearance in Eastman & Laird’s original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics from Mirage Studios! Nobody, the secret identity of Officer Longer, is here as a 7-inch scale NECA action figure with an all-new sculpt! He features a soft goods cape, grappling hook with real string, and a “blaster.” Comes in collector-friendly packaging with original artwork by Kevin Eastman. Based on the “Urban Legends” storyline in Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books from Mirage Studios! After a brutal cyborg attack nearly kills Donatello, he merges with a cybernetic host to save his life. Featuring an all-new sculpt, this 7-inch scale Cyborg Donatello action figure by NECA includes interchangeable heads, party hat, robo-knife hand, and robo-bo staff. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with artwork by Kevin Eastman. From the pages of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series, The Last Ronin! NECA is proud to present Uno for the first time in adult action figure form. A second-generation turtle, Uno, whose name means “one” in Spanish, is ready to train with his sensei Casey Marie as he prepares to protect the streets of NYC. This highly articulated 7-inch scale Ultimate action figure features an all-new sculpt and stylized, detailed deco. He includes interchangeable heads and hands and a removable fabric belt, poncho, and hood. Plus, handheld game, kunai, and the turtles’ signature weapons. Comes in collector-friendly window box packing with opening front flap featuring original artwork by The Last Ronin artist Ben Bishop. From the pages of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series, The Last Ronin! NECA is proud to present Yi for the first time in adult action figure form. A second-generation turtle, Yi, whose name means “one” in Chinese, is ready to train with her sensei Casey Marie as she prepares to protect the streets of NYC. This highly articulated 7-inch scale Ultimate action figure features an all-new sculpt and stylized, detailed deco. She includes interchangeable heads and hands, mask, hat, tool wrap, techno goggles, screwdriver, and the turtles’ signature weapons. Comes in collector-friendly window box packing with opening front flap featuring original artwork by The Last Ronin artist Ben Bishop. Based on her cover appearance in the “City at War” storyline in Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books from Mirage Studios! Karai, the new leader of the Foot Clan, is both a fearsome foe and uneasy ally to the Turtles. Featuring an authentic, stylized comic book deco, this Karai Mercenary action figure is ready to join your TMNT collection. The 7-inch scale NECA figure includes interchangeable hands, bow and arrow, and quiver. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with artwork by Kevin Eastman. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

“Who's up for a challenge? We’re not getting any reinforcements until those guns are out of commission” The Star Wars Black Series ‘Clones of the Republic’ line started in 2024 as exclusive two packs featuring a Clone Trooper and an associated Jedi and as seen in media attached to the Clone Wars, either animated, comic book, or movie. The first two releases in 2024 brought us new figures within the sets, with a tweaked General Mace Windu and his 187th Clone Trooper, followed by Master Yoda in his council chair and a Commander Gree from the Clone Wars comics. The 2025 releases started to veer away from this principle of new characters or Clones and brought us less wide-ranging releases. Both 2025 sets were repacked in their entirety, with one featuring Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex, with the other including a (welcome) repack of General Kenobi, accompanied by a repack of the 212th Clone Trooper. These sets are exclusive to Hasbro Pulse initially, with availability a few weeks or months later via Shop Disney globally. The sets continue to use the older slanted side design, with angled sides at both ends of the box that feature blue-hued artwork of the figures in action. For this set we have Obi-Wan on the left-hand spine in his Clone General armour, brandishing his lightsaber. On the opposite side is the Clone Trooper with blaster. Both images are illustrated with a cityscape backdrop. There is no connectivity or wider montage available; none of the sets artworks links into any of the others. The blue highlight colour is used on the front text, identifying this as a Clones of the Republic release and numbering it as number 03 in the series on the back of the box. The rear of the box also features a repeat of the images for both Kenobi and the Clone, and the briefest of background text confirming Kenobi’s role as General of the 212th Clone Battalion. The older slant side format also means the backing for the figures is not colour coded or illustrated, and remains the flat grey used on all the Phase 4(a) boxes.  General Obi-Wan Kenobi is the same figure as originally released in 2021  as part of the Clone Wars Retro carded wave, marking the 50th Anniversary of Lucasfilm. Kenobi is wearing his Jedi robes over a set of Clone Trooper armour, the armour executed as it is with the standard Clone Troopers as cast white gloss parts over a black ridged suited parts at the connecting joints. As the armour and suited parts are cast in their base colour, there is no real need for any paint apps, although a Republic decal is applied to the left shoulder Pauldron. The upper thighs are different in styling, sitting under the Jedi Robes, so devoid of any armour and a simple black ribbed finish to match the rest of the exposed undersuited joints.  The Jedi robes are their own piece featuring an upper sleeve over a base black torso that includes both the shoulder and neck armour, and the outer robes with a rough material finish and cast in a light brown. The robes are parted, leaving a ‘V’ section beneath the armour and above the belt, revealing the plain black torso beneath. The belt and skirt are cast as a second flexible plastic piece, utilising the same material texture and colour, but with the belt painted in dark brown and with a lighter soft metal-toned buckle.  The headsculpt is realistic in design, using the likeness of Ewan McGregor even though the source material is from the animated Clone Wars. It originated from the 2019 Kenobi from the Tartokovsky Clone Wars  material and features Kenobi with a fuller beard, and a longer parted hair style that he would carry into Revenge of the Sith for live action. This is all treated with facial printing to capture the eyes in particular and the edges of the facial hair, softening the edge to a more natural finish. There is no discernible difference between the 2021 and 2025 versions other than minor factory paint variations.  Obi-Wan has his lightsaber, which is well-painted with a silver base, black ridged grips and bronze just below the emitter. It features a plug that slots into a socket on the belt for a holstered look, and it then fits into either of Kenobi’s armoured hands. The right of these is still inclusive of the trigger finger from the original Clone Trooper figure, so that looks slightly out of place handling a lightsaber. The translucent blue blade of the saber is quite slim compared to some, but it clips into place reasonably robustly. Articulation is all pinless, and Obi-Wan has a count of 19 in total, carrying much of the Clone Trooper articulation across with him, but with more restrictions through the Jedi Robes. The upper robes and their neck and chest armour further box in the butterfly shoulders and restrict movement, while the softer plastic Pauldrons can no longer rise up unencumbered as the arm moves, and end up squashing themselves and warping against the chest armour. There is sufficient arm movement for some of Obi-Wan’s mannerisms, like having his hands on his hips, but not quite enough movement to have a folded arm look, or rubbing his beard as he thinks. There are, however, plenty of lightsaber poses available, single or two-handed.  The legs are somewhat held back by the skirt of the same Jedi Robes, but still facilitate battle stances and dynamic posing with a good level of stability. As this is a slightly older configuration of Clone Trooper legs, the knee pads are fixed in position and do not move with the joint; thankfully, this is more or less hidden behind the skirt of the Jedi Robes.  The 212th Clone Trooper in this Clones of the Republic Set utilises the same 2020 Clone Trooper body as Kenobi, built from gloss plastic cast armour pieces, connected with a dull black ridged undersuit at the jointed areas. Over the white of the armour is painted the deep yellow/orange markings of the 212th, which are applied neatly but with an edge that reflects the fact that the Star Wars canon has these markings hand-painted by the Clones. Other than these slightly rough edges to the paint work, there is no weathering or battle damage visible.  The first Clones of the Republic set included a removable helmet and painted face. The second promised the same, but then painted the chin and fixed Gree’s helmet in place. This third release follows suit and has an unpainted Clone Trooper head under the helmet, with the helmet fixed in place. The helmet itself uses the same colour scheme as the armour, again with a ‘hand-painted’ edge to the blocks of colour. The visor is picked out in black with silver and grey used around the breathing apparatus and various vents to the sides and around the back of the helmet.  Image 1: 2025 on left, 2022 centre, 2016 right Image 2: 2025 on left, 2022 on right The figure is also a repack, this time from the 2022 single release from the Galaxy Collection . There are minor variations between the two of these releases around the yellow markings, while both present an enhanced profile and proportions to the original 212th figure from the 2016 Entertainment Earth Exclusive 4-Pack.  Our Clone features a single weapon, the smaller DC-15S blaster carbine, which is cast in black with zero paint additions. It only fits into the right hand, as despite the availability of a new left Clone Trooper trigger hand in the Black Series, Hasbro have chosen not to swap it into this release.  The articulation, like Obi-Wan, is 19 pinless points, and with a wider range of motion than Kenobi, without any Jedi robes to block movement. The arms extend to allow two-handed blaster positions, including having it raised to the helmet as though sighting a shot down the barrel before firing. The legs allow for wider firing stances, as well as dynamic running, crouching or kneeling positions. Again, the knee pads are fixed - another recent improvement not carried into this figure, despite it being a 2025 release - so bending the knees will leave the knee pad projecting at an odd angle. The Clones of the Republic Series launched with such promise of updated characters and Clones as well as enhanced functionality like removable helmets and updated articulation. While that was true of Set 1, it has been slowly eroded through Set 2 to this release being nothing more than a repack of two previously released figures. It should, however, be noted that the Obi-Wan figure is sought after on the secondary market and is a welcome re-release, and the 212th is an army builder, which allows collectors to expand their troops. It would just have been nice for both figures to have the most recent Clone body enhancements around the leg joints, in particular, and for the 212th to have an unmasked option.  The set has a £50 RRP in the UK, equivalent to two single releases, so it offers no savings considering there is nothing new in the set. It is currently available at the time of this review via Hasbro Pulse ,  and it should be heading to the Disney Store at some point as well in limited quantities. Keep Track of all the Star Wars Black Series figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive Star Wars Black Series Collectors Database & Checklist If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

"It was forged by my ancestor, founder of House Vizsla." The Star Wars action figure line has always recognised Star Wars creator George Lucas over the years with special figure releases of George in 3.75-inch and more recently in the 6-inch Black Series as a Stormtrooper to mark the 50th Anniversary of Lucasfilm in 2022. Prior to the Lucas release, the Black Series had also recognised Clone Wars and Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni with a 2021 figure of him as an X-Wing pilot, albeit this is also a canon release considering Filoni’s Trapper Wolf cameos in The Mandalorian. The following year, 2022, The Mandalorian’s main showrunner Jon Favreau was similarly honoured with the release of a Paz Vizsla figure - the character he voiced in The Mandalorian - updated with a removable helmet and a Favreau headsculpt beneath.  The Jon Favreau Paz Vizsla figure was an exclusive release marking Star Wars Celebration 2022. It was available during the event in Anaheim, and afterwards via Hasbro Pulse. Since that date, the figure has seen wider availability as stocks were also offered to Fan Channel retailers. The Vizsla release uses the convention exclusive packaging first established for the 2020 Cad Bane release, and features an outer black box with gold Black series logo and character detailing. The black of the box features an embedded image, created using different matt and gloss black finishes. For Vizsla, this image is an embedded vie of a Mandalorian helmet.  The outer black section is essentially a sleeve that contains an inner white box that can be slid out from the side. It is this that contains the figure, strapped into a recessed section with no window or protective cover as such. Accessories are packed into the side of this singular recess, and figure and parts are held in place by grey paper ties that must be cut to release the figure. The exposed right hand side of the box also features the established Galaxy Collection artwork and uses the same accent colour as the mainline Mandalorian releases. The exclusive figures are not numbered or part of the wider collection, so this artwork of an unmasked Jon in Mandalorian armour does not connect to any other releases. If you flip over the back of the box with the white drawer pulled out, the usual background text is included, which in this case talks about Jon Favreau as the creator of The Mandalorian and his persona, Paz Vizsla, within the show.  The figure, once unpacked, features the same bulky Mandalorian Heavy Artillery armour as was first released in 2019  as part of the first wave of Mandalorian figures. The armour is cast in a deep blue, with the suited parts underneath in a grey cloth sculpt with visible folds and creases. The armour is weathered by way of sculpted and painted damage, dings are built into the panels, are as scratches with many painted out in bright silver to reveal the Beskar metal beneath.  The armour includes variant sections around the forearms and the shins. Each forearm section is a different colour, dark brown on the right hand and lighter sandy brown on the left. The right-hand section features a corresponding brown gloved hand with a small red and silver dart weapon sculpted on the inner surface and painted. The left hand bracer features an upper cannon arm which is used as a flamethrower weapon. The main barrel connects back up to the body by way of a semi-flexible grey hose, which will connect to the backpack as we will see shortly. The lower leg armour remains broadly consistent with the other armour type, but both knees and some or all of the shin guards are painted in a sandy brown colour. The armour is finished by way of a broad two-tone brown belt with a painted silver buckle, and silver fasteners on the pouches. To the back of this and incorporated in the cast piece is a red/brown skirt in soft plastic, complete with ragged hem. The unmasked head is an excellent likeness to Jon Favreau and is not the same as used on the Marvel Legends line for Happy Hogan, which might have crossed Hasbro’s mind when developing the figure. It is given the same face print tech as the other releases, and that includes Jon’s beard, which is multi-toned vs the darker, slicked back hair. This hair shape allows the helmet to slip on and off easily, almost too easily if it wasn’t for Jon’s nose and once engaged, it will rattle around a little. The helmet uses the same blue as the armour with a black visor trimmed with lighter blue cheek sections and repeated silver scratch damage. The component parts to either side - range finders or similar - are a gunmetal grey, with a cleaner and brighter silver painted centre.  The enormous backpack and weapon plug into the figure by way of a single socket on the reverse. This is a combined jet pack and repeater cannon cast in orange with silver and gunmetal painted components. From the central section comes the ammunition feed for the cannon, a black segmented piece that holds a relatively good level of flexibility despite its width. This connects into the grey cannon, which is detailed in full with rivets, panels and components but lacking any paint detail until the trio of barrels, which are painted black at the nozzle and then fade back to silver and eventually fade out completely towards the main body of the gun. from left to right: 2022 Exclusive, 2024 Re-Release, 2019 Original This is the third standard release of Paz Vizsla, and the fifth if you include the non-screen-accurate Carbonized and Credit Collection versions. Comparing the three side by side, the variance is pretty much in the paint apps and most notably in the sandy beige colours. The original 2019 version  was lighter in finish, with the newer 2024 version  going much deeper and intense in colour. This Exclusive goes even paler on the sandy armoured panels and is the lightest and brightest of the three The articulation is as we would find on a figure that dates to 2019, pinned at the knees and with 19 points of articulation in total, including the butterfly shoulders and dual-joint neck. Due to the build and extent of the Heavy Mandalorian armour, movement is partly restricted but you can pose Jon/Paz into multiple positions, including firing positions with his wrist armour, or with the larger repeating blaster. The weapon includes a pivoting second grip so it can get into two-handed positions, aided by the butterfly joints and elbow movement to have it positioned out into firing position. The bulk also allows the figure to remain stable once posed, with the broad feet and solid ankle rockers holding him in most positions. The weight might pose a problem if you wanted to get him flying using the jetpack, as we see in Season 1, the aftermarket stand would need to be substantial. All in all, this is a perfect Star Wars Exclusive, sitting outside the mainline and releasing as a figure we already have, but with a twist that in this case nods to the showrunner of The Mandalorian and allowing Black Series fans to display him with mask off and alongside the other ‘Director’ figures of Dave Filoni and ‘the Creator’ George Lucas. The only irony with the figure is the creation of a figure with a removable helmet to mark a character who, by creed, has never removed their helmet or been seen unmasked outside of set photos, which is, of course, where this figure is aiming for. For those without a Paz Vizsla for your Mandalorian shelf, this figure works just as well helmeted and in that role in your collection - although more general releases have superseded this in terms of decor and availability thanks to the 2024 Galaxy Collection repack. For in box collectors, the exclusive packaging is nice, and for a time, created a nice uniform run of releases also featuring Dave Filoni and Cad Bane. For single exclusive figures, I do like this approach of forgoing a window to show off the figure as best you can without opening it fully. Keep Track of all the Star Wars Black Series figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive Star Wars Black Series Collectors Database & Checklist If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Mezco have announced a re-release for their One:12 Collective Gambit figure, releasing in the Summer of 2026. The figure has Gambit in his X-Men issued vest and costume, with armoured boots and a soft goods trenchcoat. You get two head options, a selection of hands, and magic effects. These include a hand with a magic propelled playing card as well a singular magic glaming card, and two larger effects with multiple cards being thrown. Remi also comes with his bo-staff. A display stand and pose are also included. The One:12 Collective Gambit is outfitted in a black mission suit with an X-Men issued armored vest and removable leather-look overcoat. Complete with 2 head portraits, the master of kinetic energy comes complete with a bo staff and a variety of throwing cards and throwing card FX. Remy LeBeau, the master thief better known as Gambit, possesses the mutant ability to charge inanimate objects with kinetic energy he can create and control. An agile and intelligent member of the X-Men, Gambit is also a master at card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a bo staff. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

NECA continues to expand its horror collection, and has now revealed this 8-inch retro-styled clothed figure of the Bayfield Babyface Killer from the Blumhouse movies Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U. The figure is in the 8-inch scale with articulated body and tailored soft goods clothing. It comes with different mask options as well as alternative heads and hands. Weaponry includes kitchen knives, a baseball bat, a sledgehammer and a pistol. Birthday cake accessories are also included The figure is a general release, and NECA have listed this as a Q4 (October-December) 2026 release. Relive a modern horror classic over and over again…on your shelf! From Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, NECA presents this retro-style clothed action figure of the Bayfield Babyface Killer. Don’t let that face (or name) fool you! There’s nothing cute or innocent about this ruthless killer. Dressed in tailored fabric clothing inspired by vintage toy lines, this fully articulated, 8-inch scale figure includes interchangeable masks, heads, hands, kitchen knives, baseball bat, sledgehammer, birthday cupcakes, and pistol. Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Hiya Toys has announced another Exquisite Basic release from Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire with the Mothra Premium Set. The set features Mothra, who has a 36cm (over 14 inch) wingspan and is based on original CG data from the film. Her wings are made up of PCV and a wired armature, allowing additional poseability from the usual joints. Mothra is joined by Suko, who stands 7cm (2.75 inches) tall and comes with interchangeable heads and hands. The set also includes a battle axe accessory for use with Kong figures. The set is available generally to all territories apart from Japan. It is listed for release in Q4 (October-December) of 2026. GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE released in 2024. This time, it thrusts Kong and Godzilla into a colossal confrontation with an unknown menace lurking within our world. Exploring deeper into origins of Titans. This brand new EXQUISITE BASIC Series Mothra Premium Set is based on the original film CG data, faithfully capturing the appearance. With a wingspan of approximately 36CM, Mothra features multi-layered paint applications. Wings benefit from a combination of PVC material and built-in wires, enhancing poseability while allowing adjustments to the wing's swinging angle. Suko is also included, standing approximately 7CM tall. Sculpt captures well-defined musculature and surface textures. Suko comes with 2x interchangeable heads, 4x interchangeable hands, and 1x battle axe used by Kong, allowing collectors to recreate iconic scene from the film. With Mothra in flight and Suko on the ground, recreates a striking moment from the Monsterverse. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...