This weekend's blog post will be a bit different.  It's a look back at a now very old figure, but its not the figure itself, but the story behind it and what it represents to me. The story can often times be more interesting than the figure itself, but all stories make it fun when that story is shared, and while this figure may not hold to today's demanding collector's standards, it's a story I've never told in detail before. So let's hop back to late 2005, early 2006. Back then, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita had already hit, so many people in those affected areas were in the process of putting their homes, and lives back on track. The Saints were in a tailspin, which made sense as they were basically playing a 16 game road schedule, even playing some home games at Death Valley, AKA LSU's Tiger Stadium. LSU won the SEC West, but playing 11 straight weeks took its toll as Georgia curb stomped them in the SEC Championship Game that year. Later that Decembe...

  This review has been a long time coming. I had shot some photos a while back, but I wasn't happy with how they turned out, so I deleted them and put it on the back burner as other things came up. Finally, I was able to shoot more photos, and this time I was okay with them. So how does Zeb measure up? Not bad, actually. He's definitely in my Top 5 VC Figures of 2024. But there is no way this figure should have been "Deluxe" at all! I'll go into that nitpick later on in this review.  If you watched Star Wars Rebels, Zeb is the "muscle" for the Ghost crew. He's actually designed by The Great One, aka Ralph McQuarrie, and was originally intended to be Chewbacca. Had I been able to find where I placed my McQuarrie Chewbacca you would have seen the similarities. So please accept this image from an eBay seller instead since my figure isn't loose:  Garazeb "Zeb" Orelios is a member of the Lasat species, which was thought to be wiped out by th...

 As Round 2 voting will soon begin for 2024's Last Figure Standing, I decided to recap not only the Top 12, but why I voted for who I did. I am not using this as an influence to say "Vote my way!", far from it. Personally all 12 figures deserve to, and should be made. I had some difficult choices, including 2 that caused me some anguish. Below is the Top 12:  An impressive group, to say the least. Again, ALL OF THESE FIGURES DESERVE TO GET MADE! And now for how I voted. For the purpose entertainment, I broke things down into brackets to make things more interesting. So please take that into consideration as you read along.  1st Bracket Easy no brainer for me. While Wrecker is a Bad Batch Main, the whole story of the Saga is about Anakin. Movie Main over TV Main. Wrecker is also a tougher figure to do, and would likely be a deluxe figure. For that reason, I went with Anakin. Besides, he was on my Top 10 LFS List. I couldn't pick against him.  2nd Bracket I love Baze M...

 Have you ever made a plan, and then just watch as things around you crumble, causing the plan you made to change? Welcome to my world! I had planned to do a full review of the Deluxe Zeb Orelios to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Star Wars Rebels which was this past week. But, the 9-5 ended up taking me on a few unexpected twists and turns. So this blog post will be a Mish-Mash of what I've done this week Star Wars wise.  READING   The comics lately have not been good. I've been buying them out of obligation, and to keep my local stores in business. But mercifully the monthly Star Wars and Darth Vader series come to an end. Star Wars 50 has Luke instructing Ben Solo by telling a story about how the Rebels took an ancient weapon that could kill anyone be used against Palpy, but there's a catch: using that weapon would kill him, but it would also kill anyone who was ever near him. It's a great morality tale, and written by Charles Soule, who also wrote the Rise of Kylo...

 As I wind down and conclude my foray as a Filthy Sixer, I thought it would be good to cover an interesting figure, and one that I would like to see in the Vintage Collection, Starkiller AKA Galen Marek. Now the VC has a decent figure already, but honestly it could use an update. However, I was disappointed with this figure. Not disappointed enough to turn around and sell it, but disappointed that for the price, it lacks accessories. And don't give me that "You should have bought the deluxe Comic Con exclusive!" argument! If I'm paying $25 for a figure, that damn thing better have some extras!  SCULPT & ARTICULATION That head sculpt alone looks exactly like Sam Witwer! On that part they nailed the likeness down. The head sculpt was one of the knocks I had on the VC Starkiller. The plastic skirt doesn't inhibit the leg articulation as much as I had thought it would. He can get into some decent poses, as you can see in the photos above. One thing I don't lik...