New pictures of Ewoks and Pilots multi-packs!

POTF2.com has some pictures of the upcoming (and still not yet officially announced) Ewoks multi-pack and Pilots (both Rebel and Imperial) multi-pack! Click through to see some images...including the long-awaited Kneesaa figure!

New Vintage Collection images

Last week JediDefender posted the first carded images of several upcoming figures from 2012 Wave 3 and 2012 Wave 4 of The Vintage Collection. Click here to check them out!

Special Report - Twenty Clone Wars Figures We NEED (Part 2)

The Clone Wars line in crisis! As Hasbro cuts back on this fan-favorite action figure line, the reporters here at Echo Base News present the case for why we need to see more from The Clone Wars, and most importantly, which characters fans want to see included in the line next! David, Chris, and Ruari, joined by guest contributor "darth_sidious" have compiled a list of twenty must-have characters. Yesterday we kicked off this two-part report and revealed ten of our choices. Read on to find out who we placed at #1!

Special Report - Twenty Clone Wars Figures We NEED (Part 1)

The Clone Wars line in crisis! As Hasbro cuts back on this fan-favorite action figure line, the reporters here at Echo Base News present the case for why we need to see more from The Clone Wars, and most importantly, which characters fans want to see included in the line next! David, Chris, and Ruari, joined by guest contributor "darth_sidious" have compiled a list of twenty must-have characters. Read on!

Rebel Reviews - Battle Packs: Republic Troopers

                                                         

Will the sole Battle Pack for the Clone Wars line in 2012 be good enough to keep collectors happy, or leave them wanting more? Read on to hear my thoughts on this Battle Pack.

Rebel Reviews - Battle Packs: Rebel Heroes

Hooray, more repacks! Just what the line needed, especially during the debut of a whole new line look. I kid of course, but sadly there's nothing funny about it. In fact our friends at Yakface are reporting that some of the brand new 2012 Star Wars stuff including the "new" Battle Packs are already being spotted on clearance at retail! Read on to see why figure selections like these are terrible for the line. It's not much of a secret, but read on anyway.

New Battle Packs revealed....yikes

Pictures of a couple interesting new Battle Packs that have been the subject of much anticipation since Toy Fair have finally been revealed. The included figures in both sets are all-new, but their limited articulation and pre-posed sculpts have already made them pretty unpopular among most collectors. Click here to head over to the POTF2.com forums where the pictures first showed up today and see for yourself!

"Who's Left?" 2012 - Revenge of the Sith

Our special report "Who's Left? 2012" continues this week with Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The final installment in the Prequel Trilogy, it was released in 2005. Seven years later, over seventy-five characters still remain to be made into action figures, including several Jedi, a few Wookiees, over a dozen Galaxies Opera House patrons, and ten versions of Senator Amidala in various outfits from her extensive wardrobe. Here's our list of "Who's Left" from Revenge of the Sith. Click on the links to go to each character's Wookieepedia article and learn a little more about them. Some of them are pretty obscure! This list is unchanged since last year's report.

Rebel Reviews - Class I Republic Assault Submarine with Scuba Clone Trooper

Even with the limits Hasbro has forced upon The Clone Wars line, there are still four mini-rigs coming out in 2012. The first of which, based on the season four premiere on Mon Calamari. Is this pack really worth all the hype it was given from the leaked pictures? Read on to find out!

2013 line look revealed

A report from our friends at Yakface has confirmed the green and black Yoda-themed line look for 2013. This confirms their rumor report from back in December. Click here to check out their unofficial reveal. Congrats to Yakface for uncovering this exciting intel!

New York Toy Fair - Image gallery at official site

While we may not be getting the official presentation, a great gallery of images of MOST items revealed at Toy Fair has been posted at the official Star Wars site. Click here to check it out (and prepare to drool if you haven't yet seen the upcoming Vintage offerings)!

Still absent from all reports so far are images of two new Battle Packs supposedly revealed at the show. One is Bespin themed and the other is Naboo themed. We'll let you know when we learn more! 

Also absent from the gallery at the official site is the San Diego Comic Con exclusive Carbon Freezing Chamber action figure six-pack. For a closer look at that, check out the coverage from our friends at Jedi Temple Archives.

No Toy Fair presentation slides this year

This week fan sites have been trying to obtain the Hasbro Star Wars slideshow from the brand presentation at New York Toy Fair, which has been distributed in past years. But this year, we're not having much luck. Echo Base News contacted Hunter PR, and they confirmed that the brand presentations will not be made available this year. It's a disappointing development, since the reports we have heard suggest that they went through the live Star Wars brand presentation very quickly and some information might have been missed. We hope to learn more about what exactly has been revealed at New York Toy Fair and will definitely update soon with complete details!

In the mean time, click here to check out some great event coverage from our friends at Jedi Temple Archives!

New York Toy Fair - Fans' Choice Poll winner announced!

And the winner is....Mara Jade Skywalker! The top three have been announced at New York Toy Fair. Jocasta Nu placed second and the green bunny Jaxxon placed third. We're looking forward to finally receiving the ultimate Mara Jade action figure!

Rebel Reviews - CW7: Commander Cody

The "new" The Clone Wars line is here! Unfortunately, there aren't very many figures that are actually new, and that sucks since it seems collectors of all ages were really starting to enjoy the quality stuff this line was bringing. Thankfully the new figures we are getting this year are very good for the most part. Commander Cody (now with Phase II armor!) is no exception. Read on and see if you need to add yet another version of Cody to your collection. 

January 30 launch date has arrived!

The date we've all been waiting for (with the exception of those of us who have found stuff early, which seems to have been most of us) is here! Today, January 30, is Hasbro's official retail launch date for most of the new 2012 product line centered around the 3D re-release of The Phantom Menace next month. Happy hunting!

P.S. - Don't forget that figures are buy 2, get 1 free at Toys R Us!

Rebel Reviews - Naboo Royal Starship Droids (Walmart)

Our Episode I reviews continue today with the new Walmart exclusive Naboo Royal Starship Droids multipack. It's nice to have all of these droids together in one set, but do they make an essential addition to your collection? Read on and find out!

New Vintage figures revealed at UK Toy Fair

Expanded Universe fans are in for a treat! Galen Marek from The Force Unleashed and Shae Vizla from The Old Republic have been confirmed as 2012 additions to The Vintage Collection by a UK Toy Fair report at Jedi News. Also revealed is an awesome new Nikto Skiff Guard figure. Click here for a closer look!

CONFIRED! Multi Troop Transport Droid Carrier

This year's big vehicle has been revealed in a series of reports by our friends at Jedi Temple Archives this morning! The MTT (Multi Troop Transport) has been confirmed and it looks like our droid armies are about to receive an awesome new addition! Click here to head over to Jedi Temple Archives for the reports!

"Who's Left?" 2012 - Attack of the Clones (Special Guest Commentary)

Here’s the latest installment in our ongoing special report Who’s Left? 2012 where we’re taking a look at all of the characters that Hasbro hasn’t gotten to yet from the six movies. Earlier this week, we revisited the list we've compiled of over eighty-five unmade characters from Attack of the Clones! Now it’s time to take a look at some of the characters from that list that we’d like to see plastic first. Last year I was joined by Paul Harrison from Jedi Temple Archives, Dan Curto from Rebelscum, Jim Cole from Droids & Ewoks, Jayson Krebsbach from Yakface, and Pat Newell from Imperial Shipyards in this very special report. A year later and with no changes made to our original 2011 list, let's revisit their Episode II commentary. Enjoy!

Discover the Force exclusives found at Walmart

Yakface is reporting that the new Walmart exclusive Dewback and Vulture Droid (part of the Discover the Force line) have been found. They are $29.98 each.