February 26, 2003 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

NEW TAKARA RE-ISSUE TRANSFORMERS: Takara has just announced that Inferno and Starscream will be Re-issued again in the book style collector box. Scheduled for a June or July release - Inferno is $33.99, Starscream is $37.99 - pre-orders available now!

ARMADA JETFIRE & GALVATRON: Both these great figures are available for $29.99. We have also restocked Scavenger, Adventure & Space Minicon Teams and have many other Armada items in stock!

STIKFAS: We have restocked the Samurai & Fireman Stikfas - $7.99 each or also available by the case. Omega Knight and other Stikfas are also in stock.

BLUE BOX: We have restocked 35 of the previously sold out Elite Force figures - both 12" and the 1:18 scale figures. Most figures $25.99 to $37.99.

NEW SIDESHOW PRE-ORDERS: We've put up new pre-orders for upcoming Sideshow releases including 5 new James Bond Figures, 3 awesome horror based figures - Freddy Krueger, Jason, and Leatherface. Also up for pre-order are the Life of Brian figures and the awesome HR Giger 'Spell I' Statue.

JOYRIDE STUDIOS: Four Mech Warrior figures have arrived and we have restocked the Joyride Luigi and Link figures. Many other video game based figures are also in stock.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: 3 new MOTU figures have just arrived - Orko, Mekanek, and Smash Blade He-Man. All available on the 'Other' Menu.

GI JOE: We have restocked the very cool Spytroops figures - set of 6 for $46.99

GUNDAM: Perfect Grade RX-78-2, Green Zaku, and MK II Titans version have all been restocked. Many master grade kits and US action figures are also in stock.

DREAMWAVE: The War Within comic #5 has arrived and many other comics and posters are in stock.

PALISADES: More Alien Chestburster Statues are in stock for $31.99.

HELLRAISER: This great looking line is now available for pre-order. Pinhead and 5 other figures for $59.99

More new arrivals, from last week's newsletter:

BANDAI USA GUNDAM: We've just received a new shipment of Bandai items including: Xamel with Artillery Unit, Jegan & Jabber Base, all 5 of the Battle Scarred Gundams including the new Zeong and GP-02, Arch Enemy Wing Zero and Tallgeese, a variety of older basic and deluxe figures have been restocked.

TRANSFORMERS MYCLONE FIGURES: These cool 'Super Deformed' figures come packed 12 per box (2 sets) and include: Optimus, Megatron, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, Starscream, and Optimus Truck Mode. The figures are about 2" tall each and the box of 12 is $49.99 (Pre-orders ship soon)

MUPPETS: Series 3 Muppets have just arrived - the set is $34.99 (pre-orders ship soon). The Mega Beaker figure has also just arrived - $24.99 each. The Swedish Chef set is scheduled to arrive in March/April.

BLUE BOX: 3 new Blue Box items have just arrived - SAS Brigade, RAF Flight Lieutenant, DAK Mountain Troops. We've just re-ordered over 30 sold out figures so check back in 10 - 14 days or so for the restocked figures.

SPORTS PICKS - NBA 2: We've listed most of the NBA 2 figures as well as a few variants priced between $17 and $25. Limited stock on the variants and some allocation may occur if we become oversold.

TENCHI MUYO: Set of three 12" Figure is now in stock on the 'Other' Menu for the low price of $29.99!

TOYCOM: Kindom Hearts Series 1 is now available for pre-order - Toycom is making this item available again due to overwhelming demand. Set of 12 figures for $74.99. We have also restocked Brak, Moltar, Space Ghost, and Zorak on the Toycom Menu.

GI JOE: The Blackhawk Giftset from Dreams & Visions/Hasbro has been restocked.

SIDESHOW: The very cool Red Baron figure from the Peter Jackson collection has just arrived - $32.99

NEW PRE-ORDERS: Palisades: Alien Egg Statue, Cobra Commander Mini-Bust, Scarlett Mini-Bust. Toynami's 1/4 scale Terminator head statue - very cool - $139.99 Pre-order price.

UNICRON: We've just posted pictures of Hasbro's Armada Unicron and we've also cut the price on the Hard Hero Unicron Statue to $139.99.