August 21, 2009 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about another great round of new preorders and more new arrivals. Don't forget to check out our current sales as well:

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NEW PREORDERS:
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TRANSFORMERS RPMs Hasbro has just released information about their new line of mini figures, RC figures, and Battle Chargers. There are a bunch of movie characters miniaturized to a size somewhere between mini-cons and legends class figures. Also pull-back and Radio Controlled figures - take a look at them all here

MUSEUM REPLICAS STAR WARS COSTUMES, ACCESSORIES, LIGHTSABERS We've just listed a number of new Star Wars costume items. We've got lightsaber (hilts) for Anakin, Obi-Wan and Luke, along with full costume ensembles for those three and Imperial Death Star and Fleet Officers. We've also got accessories like belts and caps if you prefer to mix and match, and we've got Anakin, Obi-Wan and Imperial boots in sizes 8-13. Check out the complete selection in the new costume section.

DC UNIVERSE - WAVE 12 LISTED We can't release details on the characters included in wave 12 yet, but Mattel has given us the go-ahead to accept preorders for cases of 10 that contain all the figures needed for the Build-A-Figure. Sets of 8 are up for preorder at $114.99. The listing is available here

GI JOE MOVIE - WAVE 5 FIGURES Wave 5 brings us new versions of Snake Eyes v4, Duke v4, Desert-Viper, Ripcord v3, Storm Shadow v4. Sets, singles and cases are available - more cool figures

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED - NEW WAVE TO BE RELEASED The case including Freeway Jazz and Electrostatic Soundwave has just been listed at $99.99 and the set of the two new figures is also available at $35.99. We don't have any images of these yet

STAR WARS PRINCESS LEIA IN SLAVE OUTFIT MINI BUST Gentle Giant's latest star wars bust shows Leia in her memorable outfit from the beginning of "Return of the Jedi", wielding a vibro-ax and ready to take on your slug problem. Leia in Slave Outfit is priced at $49.99, and will be arriving this February.

STAR WARS DART BOARD & CASE SET This stylish dartboard and case set features the artwork of Adam Hughes, showing the Princess (yet again) in her slave outfit. Priced at $139.99 ($25 off the MSRP), this set also comes with Rebellion and Empire flights - darts not included.

AVATAR - AMP SUIT 30" MAQUETTE From the upcoming "Avatar" film by James Cameron comes this AMP Suit Maquette. This 30" tall sculpture shows former Marine Jake Sully standing in front of his giant AMP suit, and we've got it priced at $1099.99, a full $100 off the MSRP.

ALIEN MOVIE MASTERPIECE VINYL - BIG CHAP 8" FIGURE This new figure is the first in Hot Toys' new Movie Masterpiece Vinyl line. The Big Chap figure is priced at $76.99, is done in a deformed style, and includes a transparent skull dome.

1/144 SCALE SUPER HCM PRO UNICORN GUNDAM The Unicorn Gundam is to be the main warrior in the upcoming Gundam series "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn" following a series of successful light novels, and now Bandai is giving him a figure in the Super HCM line. This figure appears to have the parts to switch between the two modes, and we've got it priced at $129.99

HARRY POTTER - PETER "WORMTAIL" PETTIGREW MINI BUST The wizard responsible for Voldemort's final return to the flesh is coming in bust form. Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew's bust is priced at $49.99 ($10 off MSRP) and will come with an alternate silver hand, given to him by Voldemort to replace the one he sacrificed.

HALO BRUTE MINI BUST One of the many types of creatures the Covenant can throw at the humans, the Brute is a huge, powerful ape-like melee attacker. This furry beast's bust measures 7" tall, is priced at $54.99 ($10 off MSRP), and will come with a certificate of authenticity.

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BBTS SALES CONTINUE
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Our 25% Off GI Joe 25th Anniversary Sale will continue a bit longer, the response has been fantastic (some sale orders may take a bit longer to ship due to backups in the warehouse) Take a look at the GI Joe menus for great deals on all our remaining 25th Anniversary Stock
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=1264&company=0&category=3623

Also be sure to check out our other sale that features a variety of BBTS Exclusives, Transformers, Star Wars and many other items
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=3877

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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FANSPROJECT CLASSIC G3 TRAILER & ACCESSORY PACK Just in is the newest classics TF accessory from FansProject. This set includes a trailer made to look like the original, which opens to offer a repair bay and a launching roller unit, along with storage spaces for the included weapons for the rest of the Classics gang. We've got this set priced at $79.99 - a great deal on a fantastic new trailer.

STAR WARS CLONE COMMANDERS ARTFX SET This set of statues from Kotobukiya includes Captain Rex, Commander Cody and Commander Gree, each done in a 7" scale. Each figure also comes with a piece to assemble the build-a-figure for this wave, a Clone Trooper. We've got the whole set priced at $149.99, a $30 savings off the MSRP.

BBTS EXCLUSIVE DOC SAVAGE FAUX BRONZE STATUE Our latest exclusive offering is a 19" statue of the golden age hero Doc Savage. This piece is done in a faux bronze finish, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. This piece is limited to 50 pieces worldwide, and we've got it listed at $249.99.

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS SERIES 8 SINGLES We've got some singles in stock from the DC Universe Classics wave 8 assortment. We were shorted on some of the pieces from this wave, but we've got singles of the Green Parademon, Hawkgirl, Gentleman Ghost, Red Parademon and the standard Dr. Fate available, priced at $13.99 each.

STAR WARS CLONE WARS DELUXE VEHICLE WAVE 2 CASE, SINGLES This new case includes the popular ARC-170 in the new delxue style, as well as the brand new Clone Wars Era Y-Wing Starfighter. We've got the ARC-170 priced at $74.99 and the Y_Wing at $84.99, or you can save about $20 and pick them up as a case of two, priced at $139.99.

STAR WARS VEHICLE FIGURE PACKS SERIES 2 CASE, SINGLES We've also received the second wave of the Figure & Vehicle collection, and we've got the case of 4 priced at $69.99; if you'd prefer to mix and match, we've got singles of Anakin on Can-Cell and the Clone Trooper on BARC Speeder, each priced at $18.99.

IG-TF003 MASTERPIECE GRIMLOCK UPGRADE KIT Just in the door is the IGear Masterpiece Grimlock Upgrade kit. Priced at $14.99, this set inludes a golden crown for him to wear, an oil cup from Maccadams, and even a scaled non-transformable Thrust jet, to re-create the scene from the cartoon intro, where dinobot-mode Grimlock bites him out of the sky.

WORLD OF MMA SERIES 4 SET, SINGLES Round 5's next wave of World of MMA figures has arrived. This series includes Dan Henderson, Cung Le, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Matt Serra and Gina Carano, and you can pick up the set of 5 for $74.99, or go ahead and mix and match your favorites, priced at $16.99 each.

HOT TOYS 1/6 SCALE TRUETYPE CAUCASIAN BODIIES - SLIM VERSION, NARROW SHOULDERS VERSION Priced at $29.99 each, these two newest releases from Hot Toys' TrueType series ought to be quite popular with 12" figure fans. Each has 38 points of articulation, include alternate hands and a display stand, and the new body alterations should make using them with new clothing a snap.

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS "BEST OF" FIGURES: We've restocked a number of DC Classics "Best Of" figures; each comes with a display base and is priced from $12.99 - $13.99. These figures are a great way to pick up some of DC's biggest heroes, without having to collect an entire wave of figures.

SHAZAM
GREEN LANTERN
ROBIN
BATMAN (BLUE & GREY)

TF: ROTF DELUXE WAVE 5 SINGLES RESTOCK We've received some cases of Revenge of the Fallen Deluxes in, and as a result, we've been able to restock a number of previously sold out items. We've restocked Autobot Skids, Swerve, Cannon Bumblebee and more, priced at $12.99 - $15.99 each.

CYBERTRONIAN TRANSFORMERS RECOGNITION GUIDE - POCKET VERSION Antarctic Press has re-released their Cybertronian Recognition guide, in an easy to carry pocket version. Priced at $12.49, this great book means you won't have to lug a bag of price guides around, nor will you have to hope the price you're looking at is fair, or that it is missing any pieces.