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Collectors are grumbling about “yet another Luke” from Sideshow Toy’s Star Wars 1/6 scale line. But I think this is a necessary (and needed) version, since it’s our introduction to the character of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope. I…
Sideshow dropped the news of their distributing of Medicom Toys’ Oversize Darth Vader VCD (Vinyl Collectible Doll). The original Vader VCD stands about 9″ tall, while the new, oversize version measures about 17″ in height. So there is a considerable…
The holidays at Sideshow Collectibles means another special announcement. Reservoir Dogs. The company will be bringing Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic film characters to your shelves. Sideshow has the license to produce Vinyl Collectible Dolls, 12″ figures, Premium Format figures, dioramas,…
Sideshow recently released the newest Han Solo figure in their 12″ line. This one depicts Solo as seen in Star Wars: A New Hope and has a number of great accessories. While, the Sideshow Exclusive quickly sold out, the regular…
Sideshow is dropping another figure in their Star Wars line of 1/6 scale figures. This time around, it’s Han Solo from Star Wars: A New Hope. It depicts him as a smuggler on the planet of Tatooine. Look for this…
Sideshow Collectibles has announced that they obtained the license to produce figures based on the 1990 Sam Raimi written and directed film – Darkman. In the original film, Peyton Westlake, aka Darkman, was played by Liam Neeson. I am guessing…
This is serious! Sideshow has gone ahead and given us Shaun of the Dead fans just what we’ve been looking for – Shaun and Ed 12″ tall figures. You might not be able to tell from the above photo, but…
Background Medicom’s Vinyl Collectible Doll (VCD) line is of interest to both designer vinyl collectors as well as Star Wars fanatics. (They do have plenty of other VCD lines such as Disney and Marvel) Their super-deformed vinyl series has brought…
Sideshow Collectibles revealed their Palpatine 12″ Figure Set today at 1PM EST. The set contains 2 figures: Palpatine – Chancellor of the Republic and Darth Sidious – Sith Lord. While the exclusive figure has already sold out, the regular edition…
Background Sideshow Collectibles distributes several lines from Medicom Toy. Among those is the Vinyl Collectible Doll, otherwise known as VCD, line of super-deformed vinyl figures. The stylized figures have a little more attitude than the 1/6th scale variety and are…
Fans of both Star Wars trilogies might be excited by this news. Sideshow will be accepting pre-orders for the Palpatine 12″ figure set beginning on Thursday September 6th at 10AM PST. It looks like the set will include Palpatine as…
Sideshow recently opened the pre-order window for their Luke Skywalker: Bespin 12″ figure. If you didn’t get a chance to pick up the Sideshow Exclusive (which includes the auto-tourniquet used after he lost his hand), they still have the regular…
Sideshow Collectibles really got the ball rolling by showing off a few of their upcoming 1/6 scale Star Wars figures: Bespin Luke Skywalker and Padme Amidala – Ilum (the winner of the Extended Universe poll). Also displayed from the Star…
Background Arguably the most famous Marine alive today, R. Lee Ermey is well-known for his roles in Toy Story, Full Metal Jacket, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and is currently the host of the History Channel’s most popular show, Mail…
If you missed out on Sideshow’s exclusive 1/6 scale Obi-Wan Kenobi figure from Star Wars Episode 4, the regular edition is now available. Looking like an exact replica of Alec Guiness, the figure includes the following: hooded Jedi robe, lightsaber…