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You better watch out…Darth Vader is coming to town!

December 21, 2011
Holiday Edition Darth Vader

‘Tis the season to be jolly, so here’s a look back at Hasbro’s Holiday Edition Darth Vader action figure that was a StarWarsShop.com exclusive back in 2005. Essentially the same figure with eight points of articulation which had been issued as part of the Original Trilogy Collection in 2004 and earlier still as part of [...]

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Deluxe Darth Maul by Hasbro

November 6, 2011
Deluxe Darth Maul

When Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first film in a series of patchy prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy, hit movie theatres in 1999, a global wave of disappointment was felt resulting in a huge backlash against director George Lucas amongst die-hard fans. One character, however, seems to be standing the [...]

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Give me the truth before I take it from you! Barricade from Transformers

June 17, 2011
Barricade from Transformers

The countdown to the release of the third Transformers live action movie – Transformers: Dark of the Moon, or more simply Transformers 3 as it’s being trailed here in Italy – is well underway! Megan Fox may have jumped the franchise (or, if you believe the gossip columns, been pushed out by director Michael Bay), [...]

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Crazylegs – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

February 20, 2010
Crazylegs from the G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero toyline

Whilst many vintage G.I. Joe action figure collectors concentrate on the original 12 inch figures, there are also armies of equally passionate fans of the 3 ¾ inch G.I.Joe figures which first hit the toy market in 1982. The smaller, relaunched figures were issued with all sorts of gadgets and even a back-story involving the [...]

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Hasbro’s William “The Fridge” Perry as G.I. Joe physical training instructor!

November 14, 2009
The Fridge GI Joe figure

As I live in Rome, Italy I couldn’t have been more surprised to find this action figure of American pro football player William Perry aka The Refrigerator the other day.  He was right at the bottom of a bargain toy bin in a local second-hand store…but I knew I just had to add him to [...]

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Hulk Hogan with Hulkster Slam!

September 1, 2009
Hulk Hogan with Hulkster Slam!

After a great August break we’re back in the saddle here at Vintage Action Figures with a bit of 1990s wrestling nostalgia with this vintage WWF Wrestling Action Figure of Hulk Hogan made by Hasbro under license from Titan Sports. Hasbro took over production of wrestling figures when toy-makers LJN – responsible for the enormously [...]

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