In Stores This Week from @CollectDST : Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Bo-Katan Kryze!
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s New Toy Day at your local comic shop or specialty toy store, which means a new shipment from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD! This week, all four new arrivals are from a galaxy far, far away, three of them as seen in Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney +, and one as seen in The Mandalorian! Find a store near you at comicshoplocator.com, or order online at gentlegiantltd.com! Read on for more info!
Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi Darth Vader Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Anakin Skywalker is dead, and Darth Vader has risen in his place! Capturing the Sith Lord behind a wall of flames, with his lightsaber drawn and hand raised, this approximately 11-inch statue is based on his appearance in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series. It features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and is limited to only 3000 pieces. It comes packaged in a full color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. SRP: $200
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-premier-collection-statue/
Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi Premier Collection 1/7 Scale Statue
A Gentle Giant LTD release! From the small screen to the Premier Collection, Obi-Wan Kenobi has an all-new identity in this all-new statue release! With his robe on, hood up and lightsaber ignited, “Ben” Kenobi stands behind a wall of flames, ready to take on the enemy. This approximately 12-inch statue features detailed sculpting and paint applications and is limited to only 3000 pieces. It comes packaged with a certificate of authenticity in a full-color box. Companion Darth Vader statue coming soon! SRP: $200.00
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-obi-wan-kenobi-premier-collection-statue/
Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi Obi Wan Kenobi 1/6 Scale Mini-Bust
A Gentle Giant LTD release! Obi-Wan Kenobi is being hunted by the Empire, and he’s ready for them! This all-new mini-bust of Kenobi as he appears in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series stands approximately 6-inches tall (10 inches with lightsaber) and depicts him in his robes, with lightsaber raised. It features detailed sculpting and paint applications, and is limited to only 3000 pieces. It comes packaged in a full color box with a numbered certificate of authenticity. SRP: $130.00
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-obi-wan-kenobi-mini-bust/
Star Wars The Mandalorian Bo Katan Kryze 1/6 Scale Milestones Statue
A Gentle Giant Ltd. release! The Mandalorian freedom fighter returns to Gentle Giant Ltd. as a 1/6 scale Milestones statue! Depicting the armored heroine as she appears on The Mandalorian TV series, this approximately 12-inch statue features detailed 3-D sculpting and hand-painted details. Limited to only 1000 pieces, it comes packaged in a full-color box with a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity. SRP: $250.00
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-mini-bust/
Daniel Pickett
AFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since.
In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features.
He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced.
In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com.
Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. Daniel was regularly featured on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today’s
“Pop Candy” Blog twice. Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com
Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo.com, Ain’t It Cool News, the Official
Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many
others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows.
But all of that really just sounds snooty and “tootin’ his own horn” – the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them.
