On Monday, February 8th at 9 a.m. PST one of the most limited prop replicas
made in the past 10 years will go on sale--eFX Collectibles' Studio Scale
McQuarrie Concept Darth Vader helmet. This piece, based on the original
Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Darth Vader, is limited to 250 pieces. A
small amount put up for pre-order at Entertainment Earth sold out in a
number of hours, and fans are sure to be nervous about getting their hands
on this extremely limited, gorgeous piece. This week on the Star Wars
Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie catch you up on the history of this
piece, including its appearances at San Diego Comic Con in 2008 and 2009.
Then they are joined by Barry Jones of eFX Collectibles who tells some
stories of the making of this fine piece. he also updates us on what Star
Wars products are coming soon from eFX Collectibles, including an
announcement of an extremely limited item to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of The Empire Strikes Back! What is it? Listen to find out!
Also on this show, Marjorie and Arnie bring you up to date on the current
and future state of Hasbro Star Wars collecting in their latest round of
Q&As Hasbro gave some very important pieces of information about the current
state of the line and the future of Star Wars action figures. Hear this
information summarized in this week's show.
With a eulogy of Star Wars minis by Star Wars Miniverse podcast host Mark
Cheddar, a round up of new Star Wars products on the internet, and more news
about red-tagged Star Wars discounts, it's all in this week's podcast of
Star Wars Action News!
Star Wars Celebration V promises to be the preeminnate fan gathering event of 2010. Star Wars Action News will be there to bring you as much information
from the convension as possible. We will cover everything from fan panels, celebrity interactions,
panels, autogrpahs, the fans, and collectibles (of course).
Star Wars Action News promises to have a large presence at the con as well. Starting with "Arnie and Marjories Caravan of Courage: C5 or Bust" road trip from
Illionis to Florida with stops along the way, to another legendary Star Wars Action News party!
Keep up with all the latest information as it is revealed including hotel and programming information. Also check in with our forums to find out
where other SWANlings are staying and what they are doing.
Star Wars Action News will be your source for all
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information.