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Hammerhead: A Star Wars Collecting Story

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  For this review, I wanted to do something, deluxe. Why? Because this figure is deluxe, but also pays homage to the 3 figures that have come before him. And also because my favorite Kenner Era alien figure is, you guessed it, Hammerhead. With the Cantina HasLab coming later this year (I hope. As of this writing on Wed June 11th Hasbro has a livestream set for Friday Jun 13th, so hopefully some update will be offered), Hammerhead is an essential figure for that display. But there are 2 main gripes I have with this figure:  1. He should not be on a deluxe card with his original Kenner image. 2. He should have gotten a single card like the one he comes on for the cardboard Cantina Playset.  With that out of the way, I will say so far this is my best figure of 2025. Hands down. So far. There is more to come, but topping Hammerhead will be difficult. So let's take a look!  My blog post a couple weeks ago had the top picture. But as you can see, he's got plenty of excelle...
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What's New

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 Now that I'm done with the VC Top 25 in 2025, I've had a lot of new stuff arrive, and just couldn't cover it while I was daily blogging. So what's new? A lot! I have had a lot of new arrivals, and I've even had time to work on some customs, plus I found an accessory that improves a recent figure as well. So, it's time to share what's new, and I will be doing dedicated reviews of all these figures in the near future, except for the custom figures.  BAYLAN SKOLL & SHIN HATI  The Black Series versions are not properly scaled to each other, but the VC versions are. Baylan is a contender for my favorite figure of the year, he's got a lot of articulation and is well balanced. Shin is slightly disappointing, her head sculpt and shoulder armor are what I don't like. When I review these figures it will be together since they are Master and Apprentice, similar to my review of Kanan and Ezra.  DR EVAZAN  A face so ugly, I bet his momma hated to kiss it. He...
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VC Top 25 in 2025: Numbers 1 & 2

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 We're finally at the end. For 3 weeks I've done daily blog posts, finding images, and posting the results. But today I'll show you how I came up with everything for the Countdown. But before I begin, I want to thank everyone who voted, plus Chris and Nomad at BanthaSkull for allowing me to post my blog posts in the comments section. It's been a big help. I used Bossk's Bounty's VC checklist as a guide, and getting images from Hasbro, BanthaSkull, actionfigure411.com, eBay and other sites, and I want to thank them as well, a very huge 'thank you'!  I'll be doing my Top 2 figures first, then I'll save the Collector's Choice for the very end. But more importantly I'd like to thank everyone for reading along this journey with me.  MY VC TOP 25 SO FAR: 25. Ponda Baba ✔️ 24. Dr Evazan ✔️ 23. Gamorrean Guard ✔️ 22. Bom Vimdin ✔️ 21. BOBF Luke Skywalker ✔️ 20. Rebel Endor Commando ✔️ 19. Dagobah Landing Luke ✔️ 18. Cara Dune ✔️ 17. Reva ...
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VC Top 25 in 2025: Number 3

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 Down to the next to last stretch. For tomorrow I'm changing the order up. At the top of tomorrow's review will be my top 2 choices, preceded by my rundown from 25 to 3. Then, I'll break down all the votes for the ranked figures, followed by the list rundown from 25 to 3, and then adding the final 2 figures. Only 1 vote separated the 2nd place figure from 1st place. One vote.  MY 3rd RANKED FIGURE:  VC 241 DARTH VADER (DARK TIMES) Photo from BanthaSkull  WHY I LIKE THIS FIGURE: The old Darth Vader VC sculpts weren't great. VC 93 had been the best one, as he was the only Vader who could hold his lightsaber in his right hand. This figure knocked it out of the park! And it led me to discover that Jason from the BanthaSkull comments section had a YouTube channel: MAKMCSWF! I subscribed to his channel then, and you should too, if you haven't already. When I got him, I played with it for a good hour or so after taking photos of the card. I had fun playing around with the ...
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VC Top 25 in 2025: Number 4

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 MY 4TH RANKED FIGURE:  VC 335 THE MANDALORIAN (ARVALA 7) Photo from Hasbro Pulse  WHY I LIKE THIS FIGURE:  If you got the Blurrg, this is the figure that came with it. The Blurrg is a long requested creature, and well worth the wait for collectors. This version of The Mandalorian is from S1, and with his new shoulder armor. Mando comes with his blaster pistol, which fits in the holster, and his long disintegrator rifle. Unlike previous Mando figures, he comes with a cloth cape. And to fit on the Blurrg, he has barbell hips. Which makes a huge difference in posing for action. The cloth cape can be easily removed if you want to do so. This is a definite Mandalorian for when he rescues Grogu from marauder custody. Plus if you have the Razor Crest he can easily fit in that too, if I had the RC I'd try it out anyway. It also doesn't look like the lower body was altered too much, so it may be possible to add barbell hips to figures that had ball socket hips, in a way that...
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VC Top 25 in 2025: Number 5

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 The Top 5 begins today!  MY 5TH RANKED FIGURE:  VC 206 IG-11 Photo from Galactic Figures  WHY I LIKE THIS FIGURE:  If anyone remembers the 2002 Clone Wars Microseries, there were IG droids that Obi-Wan fought, and they could do all these near acrobatic poses in battle. When IG-88 came out years later....he couldn't. When this figure was announced my biggest fear was he'd be a repack of IG-88. Nope! He not only was an all new sculpt, he's got all the moves! He can moonwalk, he can do the mashed potato and the twist! My sample luckily hasn't had any breakage, but if opening I recommend putting him in just boiled water in case he has tight joints. He also holds both of his weapons with ease, and the only complaint I have is the wires on his legs get unplugged by moving them around.  WHY HE'S RANKED 5th:  He's a solid figure head to toe. As soon as I got him I literally played with him for an hour or two. Next to another figure it's the most fun I had wit...
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VC Top 25 in 2025: Number 6

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 Back to a normal pace until Sunday.  MY 6TH RANKED FIGURE:  VC   KANAN JARRUS  Photo from BanthaSkull  WHY I LIKE THIS FIGURE:  To be honest, when I ordered The Ghost HasLab I had intended to open the included figures. But once Hasbro announced this version of Kanan would be coming into the line, I reconsidered doing that. Kanan was my best figure of 2024, and with good reason. The sculpt, articulation, he's a great figure! Besides, I wanted a pre-blinded version of this figure anyway. I still believe the HasLab versions of the Ghost crew will inevitably get standard Rebels cards, so doing a head swap with blind Kanan could still be a possibility.  INTERESTING FACT: I almost considered adding HasLab Kanan votes to Kanan's totals in the Collector's Choice, but that would have meant some of my choices would be invalid, so I opted not to do that. Had I done this, Kanan would have been tied for 2nd place in the Collector's Choice.  WHY HE'S...
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