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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Toy Review: Boba Fett's Starship (EP 5) from Star Wars: Micro Galaxy Squadron by Jazwares

 


   It's been a few years since I last picked up and reviewed one of Jazwares' Star Wars: Micro Galaxy Squadron ships but I've really been admiring them lately and have got back into them. As a fan of the old school Galoob Micro Machines and Action Fleet Star Wars lines, these really scratch an itch for me. I also have this real infatuation with the idea of living inside of a spaceship. Like, I'm just oddly intrigued and comforted by the idea of a vehicle that's also like a little apartment, and looking at the Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles that open up kind of channels that feeling. Weird, right? Anyways, today I'm checking out what I believe is the third release of Boba Fett's Slave I in this line (there was an earlier release based on the ship from The Book of Boba Fett and a release based on Episode II), which is based on the Episode V: The Empire Strikes version of the ship. Yeah, this one definitely stuck out to me. Now, like most stuff featuring Slave I these days, Disney and Lucasfilm are having licensees call it "Boba Fett's Starship" instead of Slave I, but we all know the ship's name. Ready to check out Boba Fett's Starship (EP 5)/ Slave I? Then join me after the break...




Monday, June 2, 2025

Action Figure Review: Monkey D. Luffy (Ver. 1.5) from One Piece Variable Action Heroes by Megahouse



Come aboard and bring along

All your hopes and dreams!
Together we will find everything
That we're looking for!
One Piece!

  Yup! It's time for another One Piece review and this time I'm checking out a fairly new figure from Megahouse's One Piece Variable Action Heroes line: Monkey D. Luffy (Ver. 1.5). Bandai/ Bandai Namco technically owns Megahouse now, but this line is much larger Bandai's other lines, so they are noticeably different in scale and style. With the renewed interest in One Piece and lots of new fans coming aboard, there's no shortage of One Piece collectibles available currently. I ordered this Luffy (and a couple others) from HobbyLink Japan back in March and have had him sitting here for well over a month now. I actually had this guy in hand before buying the S.H. Figuarts version of Luffy in this same outfit, but I think there will be room in my collection for a few different Luffys. Ready to check out Luffy in his post time skip outfit? Then join me after the break...