Hasbro released the E-Wing last fall, as seen in the AHSOKA Disney Plus series. It comes with an exclusive droid figure. The sleek design is reminiscent of an X-Wing fighter and looks super cool. Play features include retractable landing legs, a sliding cockpit door, and a space that can fit various astromech (R2-D2 type) droid … Continue reading New Republic E-Wing & KE4-N4 (2024)
After a successful HasLab campaign the previous year, the Ghost finally arrived in December 2024. The famous ship from the REBELS cartoon series was also featured in the live action AHSOKA show and had a brief cameo in ROGUE ONE. The box has an AHSOKA label which irked some of the REBELS fans, but it … Continue reading HasLab Ghost 2024
There are different kinds of advent calendars that count the days to Christmas. You can choose the ones that have a splinter of chocolate each day - where you have to eat several day’s worth at once in order to taste anything, or you can have this beauty right here. Once all the doors were … Continue reading 2024 Smurf Advent Calendar
Wild Bill’s helicopter arrives in the G.I. Joe Classified Series, and the box features stunning art. This is HasLab’s third Joe offering and it needed 10,000 preorders to be made. It received over 24,000. The contents are divided into three boxes that fit into the main box. It comes with four exclusive figures: Wild Bill, … Continue reading HasLab Dragonfly (2024)
Hasbro dropped the Halloween Clone Trooper into their six-inch STAR WARS line last August. The bright green skeleton decoration over the black armor makes for a striking image. Accessories include a zombie porg, treasure chest, and five chocolate bars that resemble Imperial beskar blocks. Notice the Jabba ghost on the lid of the chest. A … Continue reading Clone Trooper (Halloween Edition) 2024
These were three of my favorites from the 1980s Joe figures, and here they are together as a new wave in Hasbro’s Classified line. The vintage style packaging explodes off the shelf with incredible new art, and it’s fun to see the file cards on the back. At some point, I’ll open these and update … Continue reading Classified Series Eel, Snow Serpent, and Beach Head (2024)
In 1991-93, Timothy Zahn released the original Thrawn trilogy. Thirty years (and millions of sold copies) later, the story remains as popular as ever and Hasbro just dropped a figure 4-pack based on characters from book 3: THE LAST COMMAND. This belongs to the Black Series, Hasbro’s line of six-inch STAR WARS figures. They come … Continue reading Timothy Zahn’s THE LAST COMMAND Figure 4-Pack (2024)
Last year, the Cobra Flight Pod dropped in the G.I. Joe Classified line and included a Tele-Viper figure. The Flight Pod is a great choice for the six-inch figures, being a smaller vehicle. Looking good! Here it is next to the original 1985 Flight Pod, which is of course scaled to the 3.75-inch figures. I … Continue reading Flight Pod (Trubble Bubble) for 6-inch figures (2023)
With Transformers turning 40 this year, Hasbro is re-releasing some of the original toy sculpts from the ‘80s, including one of my favorite characters, Blaster. I love the old school Tech Specs on the back of the box. Let’s rescue Blaster from the packaging. Out of the box is much better! Blaster and Steeljaw reporting … Continue reading Blaster & Steeljaw 2024 Re-Release
Here we go with another Transformers/G.I. Joe mashup from Hasbro, and the box art is outstanding! That's right! A Megatron that transforms into a Cobra HISS tank that's to scale with the 3.75-inch Joe and Cobra figures! It comes with a Baroness figure, and let's compare it with a vintage 1984 Baroness. As you can … Continue reading Megatron HISS Tank
