Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – August 2010 Call for Questions!

Were you, like us, stuck at home during Star Wars Celebration V and drooled over pictures of Hasbro’s new toys and presentation?  Well, here’s your chance to ask them about what you saw!  It’s time once again to submit questions to Hasbro’s Star Wars team! Questions must be in to us by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Thursday, August 19! You can post your questions below, send them to us on Twitter, or send them to hasswqa@asmzine.com. We’ll pick the two best questions and send them off to Hasbro. As usual, the following rules apply: * Hasbro probably won’t answer questions

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Stewart Trooper Figure at Star Wars Celebration V

Hasbro and HunterPR sent over some pics of the one and only Jon Stewart as a Stormtrooper. This was a special figure made specifically for today’s Main Event Q&A with George Lucas.  Sadly, the production count of “JohnStu” (or “JonStew” or “Stewart Trooper” or whatever his official name is, there are several versions) is one, as in the one given to Jon Stewart himself, so don’t look for him in stores.  Dang it.

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Hasbro News: Droid Part Swap at Celebration V

Just received the following news from Hasbro and Hunter PR: Announcing the Build-A-Droid Galactic Swap Meet at Celebration V Hasbro will be hosting the Galactic Swap Meet at the Hasbro booth at Celebration V! Bring your surplus Build-a-Droid parts and trade with us, and other fans, as our booth becomes the hub for some serious droid-part-swapping! We will have a limited supply of complete parts available for 14 of the buildable droids from the Legacy/Droid Factory basic figure line (see attached poster for exact droids we will have). Just bring your extra Legacy/Droid Factory parts and trade them 1-for-1 for

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Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – July 2010 Answers

You asked and Hasbro answered! Hit the jump to see the answers from Hasbro and Hunter PR! The Sun Fac figure has given us some terrific Geonosian Warrior redecoes… but they’re all based on a character with a very distinctive one-eyed head sculpt, giving army-builders a legion of squinting Geonosians. Is there any chance of a retooling to give the head a second eye the next time it’s used? In the same 2-pack as the aforementioned Geonosian, we got a Kit Fisto based on his iconic pose in the arena…but he’s still not smiling! How did he end up with

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Bid on an AT-AT for Charity!

Just received an E-mail from Hasbro/HunterPR: A charity auction launched today by the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) provides the opportunity for STAR WARS fans to own the hottest new collector’s item – Hasbro’s STAR WARS AT-AT – before it hits toy store shelves in the coming weeks. Proceeds of the auction will benefit TIF programs that provide much-needed support to charities supporting children at-risk, abused, abandoned, ill or otherwise in need. The auction on Givingworks.ebay.com began at noon (EST) today and features two of Hasbro’s all-new STAR WARS AT-AT vehicles. The auction will close at noon (EST) on Monday, July

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Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – June 2010 Answers

You asked and Hasbro answered! Hit the jump to see the answers from Hasbro and Hunter PR! The new roleplay Boba Fett helmet is great!  It’s sure to be a hit with kids and fans of the bounty hunter.  It does seem odd that this would be the next in line when the previous helmets have been kid-centric Clone Wars helmets.  Was this done for the 30th anniversary of “The Empire Strikes Back” or is there something you know about season 3 of “The Clone Wars” that you aren’t telling us? We heard something in a previous Q&A about some

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Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – Late June 2010 Call for Questions!

It’s time once again to submit questions to Hasbro’s Star Wars team! Questions must be in to us by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Thursday, June 24! You can post your questions below, send them to us on Twitter, or send them to hasswqa@asmzine.comenable Javascript to see the E-mail address. We’ll pick the two best questions and send them off to Hasbro. As usual, the following rules apply: Hasbro probably won’t answer questions about future product unless they can reveal it to the public, so keep that in mind if you ask about future toys. Be constructive in your questions.   Don’t

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Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – May 2010 Answers

You asked and Hasbro answered! Hit the jump to see the answers from Hasbro and Hunter PR! Was the huge empty space inside the Clone Wars Y-Wing meant to be used as figure and/or accessory storage, and the bar it has in the middle meant to evoke a carry handle? It looks like it was meant to transport characters in both play and real life. One of our readers recently picked up the old Power of the Force 2 Death Star mini-playsets and found himself very amused by the pretty blatantly tacked-on missile launchers and the 12-inch-scale Rebel Trooper blaster

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Hasbro Star Wars Q&A – June 2010 – Call For Questions!

It’s time once again to submit questions to Hasbro’s Star Wars team! Questions must be in to us by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Thursday, June 3! You can post your questions below, send them to us on Twitter, or send them to hasswqa@asmzine.comenable Javascript to see the E-mail address. We’ll pick the two best questions and send them off to Hasbro. As usual, the following rules apply: Hasbro probably won’t answer questions about future product unless they can reveal it to the public, so keep that in mind if you ask about future toys. Be constructive in your questions. Don’t

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Hasbro News: Transformers & Star Wars Promotions

Just received this E-mail from Hasbro/Hunter PR: We are excited to announce the launch of two great, new Hasbro ‘Summer Savings’ promotions for our TRANSFORMERS and STAR WARS brands. Starting today, through July 31, 2010, when you purchase $25 or more of select Hasbro TRANSFORMERS or STAR WARS products, you will receive product of $25 value FREE! In Hasbro’s “TRANSFORMERS Double Your Action Giveaway,” when consumers purchase $25 or more of select Hasbro TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN product, they will get three (3) TRANSFORMERS Deluxe Class figures free! For more information visit http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway Also, Hasbro’s “STAR WARS Free Gear

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