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Star Trek at 60

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 Now I know what you're thinking: why does someone who runs a blog that focuses on Star Wars action figures, and Star Wars topics in general, doing a post about Star Trek?! Well, I'll tell you why: without Star Trek, there would be no Star Wars. Without Star Wars, there would be no Star Trek movies, or series (TNG, DS9, Voyager or Enterprise). I still love Star Trek to this day. But like Star Wars...the newest Star Trek isn't great. Some of Strange New Worlds I like, but I would have liked it more if the crew from The Cage was heavily featured instead. And if in a 8-10 episode season they had less filler episodes, or make the filler the B plot to episodes. Picard S3 I enjoyed, the 1st 2 seasons, not so much. And the 2009 movie? Read on, I'll talk about it later. And I'll talk about the toyline that I've recently decided to get back into after moving cost me my old collection: 1990's Playmates Star Trek figures! But before I get into that, the only photo (cre...
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VC ROTS Anakin Skywalker Review

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 This week's post is a long awaited figure review. After the negative events and feelings I've had for well over a month, I feel good enough to do a review. Especially if I'm not disappointed. And with the new Anakin Skywalker from the Wally World exclusive 2 pack with Commander Cody, I have in my hands a figure that in my opinion will be tough to overcome as the best figure of the year. In my Lagniappe Section, the BanthaSkull Disqus commentors take over as I have really needed to be positive, especially with all the recent happenings in the VC.  Before I begin, after opening the Obi-Wan figure I lost the extra hand. Now that I've just found it, I can begin my review. Now I should note that while the Anakin Skywalker figure is the main point of this post, I wanted to show the packaging. Anakin came to me via Fed Ex, while I had to drive out of state to find Obi-Wan, although to be fair I was already there but you get the point. Retail exclusives are supposed to actuall...
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HasLab Support Wish List

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 Without a HasLab on the horizon for delivery next year, Hasbro's plans for the Vintage Collection for 2027 is going to be different. So, this gives Hasbro an opportunity to catch up on supporting HasLab's already completed. Which is good, especially with one of the previous campaigns that has gotten little to next to nothing. In the Lagniappe Section I'll explain why one figure I planned on reviewing isn't going to happen for a while. My rule for this list is an emphasis on who was physically interacting with the ships or place itself. So, without further introductions...  1. JABBA'S SAIL BARGE  The 1st Star Wars HasLab kinda limped over the finish line, and I believe adding a POTF carded YakFace figure was what put it over the top. While getting some immediate attention from Hasbro, they have played a long game in support of this. The Desert Skiff, Skiff Guard Packs, Jabba's Goons pack, and figures like YakFace and Weequay repacks have helped build this out. B...
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