Week of: June 28th, 1999

Saturday, July 3rd:

New Collection 2 Wave

Wal-Mart east in Madison had in one case of the new collection 2 figures. They include Destroyer Droid, R2-D2, Yoda, Rune Hakko, and Nute Gunray. I am told that the west side Wal-Mart my also have had these, but there weren't any when I went there. They are all .0000 cards and packed 3 each to a case with Darth Sidious being the 16th figure. The Destroyer Droid is great. It doesn't roll up into a wheel, but it does have at least 12 points of articulation and is HUGE. The R2-D2 is a disappointment. Although he is articulated at the two main "feet", there are 4 large rectangle holes in his sides for the booster rockets. These holes really detract from the figure. The rest are pretty good with Yoda having ball socket shoulder joints.

New Pepsi Cans

Saw Jabba the Hutt Pepsi and Captain Panaka Mt. Dew cans today on both 12 & 24 packs.

Wednesday, June 30th:

New Collection 1 Wave

Both Wal-Marts in Madison got in several cases of these. It sounds like most Wal-Marts in the state have as well. This wave includes Darth Maul (Tatooine), Queen Amidala (Coruscant), Obi-Wan (Naboo) and Qui-Gon (Naboo).

New Collection 2 & 3 Waves

Ray reports finding these at Target yesterday. Collection 2 includes Rune Hakko, Nute Gunray, Destroyer Droid, Yoda, and R2-D2. Collection 3 is the Tarpals wave.

Ree-Yees and Death Star Trooper

MosEspa.com along with the fan club have these for sale now. They are sold in pairs for $19.95 plus shipping. There is a limit of two sets. Get them while they last.

Ultimate Hair Amidala

TRU west in Madison had a couple of these this afternoon. At $24.99, they are a couple of buck cheaper than Shopko.

Tri-Con Update

A quick update on these. Hovering Watto at Taco Bell and Planet Naboo at KFC are now out. That leaves only Transforming Anakin Bank at Taco Bell and Gungan Battle at KFC. Their Star Wars promotion is winding down and I believe will end July 22. Next week will be the end of new stuff, then it's two weeks of clearing out the leftovers. Already such things as kid's meal boxes, cups, and carry out bags are running out at some locations.

New Name

I am changing the name slightly so that I stop getting confused as a dealer. Chis P. knows who came up with the new name and I'm sure he will thank her for me ;) Also, I'm trying out a couple of new images to headline this page. Let me know what you like and what you don't.

Monday, June 28th:

Tarpals Wave

The second wave of collection 3 figures were at Wal-Mart east in Madison this morning. They had in two cases. This wave includes Captain Tarpals, OOM-9, and Ody Mandrell.