Week of: Aug. 9th, 1999

Saturday, Aug. 14th:

Jabba Beast Pack

I found one of these at Wal-Mart west in Madison. It was a .0000 box, so they do exist that way.

EP1 Epic Force

Wal-Mart west also had the Epic Force Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Yoda Wave

Necklace reports that TRU west in Madison had gotten in 20 cases of this wave. Also, Greg L. reports that the TRU in Northridge also had gotten in 10 cases along with 10 cases of the Tarpals wave. If you don't see the figures you want out, it would pay to ask.

Collection 1, Wave 2

Wal-Mart Sun Prarie had in a case of these this morning. All figures were present, but they were on pegs not located in the normal Star Wars section.

Friday, Aug. 13th:

I'm Back

It was a nice week of vacation, but now I am back. I hope that I didn't miss anything. Anyway, here is what I saw this week.

Jabba Beast Pack

The Jabba beast pack with the 2-headed announcer is out. I found this one Thursday at the Wal-Mart in Platteville. The one that I found was in a .0100 box, I have no idea if a .0000 box exists at all. Jabba, if he had a normal mouth he would be pretty nice, but the launching thing is pretty out of place. The 2-headed announcer is quite different from what you see in the movie and is almost cartoonish looking. Did these hit anywhere closer to Madison?

Epic Force

I came across the Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Epic Force figures this morning at Wal-Mart east in Madison. They were all on .0000 cards. Something new to the Epic Force figures is that not only do they rotate, but also their arms (and lightsabers) move as they are rotated. This is better than the static statues of the previous Epic force figures, but still makes them pretty expensive for what they are. Also, they are hard to rotate in the package since the lightsabers hit as they go around. For those that don't like the facial expression on the 12" electronic Darth Maul, it is the same on these.

Mos Espa 3-Pack

This morning I saw these at both TRUs and Target east in Madison. These are now everywhere it seems.

Yoda Wave

TRU east and Target west in Madison had these this morning.

Destroyer Droid Mt. Dew Can

Saw these at Target east in Madison packed in 24 can cases.

Phantom Meanies

Got these in the mail while I was gone. They are a spoof on Star Wars that uses animals to represent the characters. They are from left to right: Slobba the Mutt with Chihuahua Crud, Dark Mole with double spaded shovel, Anteater Dirtwalker, Queen Armadillo, Goata, and Dark Gator. Pretty funny and highly recommended to those who collect the Buddies.