August 25, 2003 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

ARRIVING SOON - PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE:

- Transformers Myclone 3
- Macross 1/48 Super Armor Sets
- Japanese Armada Tidal Wave
- Yamato Elintseeker and Super Ostrich Valkyries

MCFARLANE: More 10th Anniversary Spawn have arrived. Soul Caliber 2 figures are now in stock - $39.99 for the set of 5. The Matrix Chateau Boxed Set has arrived - $23.99. Pre-orders for the these items will be processed Monday.

GI JOE: Spytroops Mission Disks Series 2 has arrived. We have restocked some of the previously sold out 12" GI Joe figures as well as received 5 new 12" Items including Search & Rescue Team, Forward Air Control and SWAT Team Sniper.

TRANSFORMERS: Hasbro Re-Issue Hot Rod (Rodimus Major) is now in stock for $44.99 - Hard Hero's Kickback statue is in stock and we've received new stock of some older Japanese Beast Wars figures. More Armada Maxcons - Skywarp and Overload have arrived and a pre-order is available on the armada menu for the Japanese Tidal Wave figure with show accurate colors.

ROBOTECH: Masterpiece volume #4 and #5 have been restocked and the very nice armor sets are available for $29.99 - They come packaged in the same awesome book style packaging as normal figures. The armor itselfs looks to be very well made and quite a good deal at that price.

SPORTS PICKS: We've received more new MLB 6 variants and also received a shipment of Tri-Logo MLB 1, 2, and 3. Inventory counts have been updated on MLB and NFL figures.

BANDAI JAPAN: 'The Chogokin' small die cast figures have arrived. An exclusive MSIA 'Gundam The Ride' G-3 Gundam action figure is in stock. More Machine Robo Rescue sets in small cannisters.

TOYBIZ: HULK, LOTR, SPIDER-MAN - Wave 3 Hulk figures have just arrived and we've cut prices in half on Wave 1 and 2 figures - now only $4.99 each! The Return of the King Uruk-Hai Crossbow playset has arrived - a very fun item that fires foam 'arrows' up to 30 feet. Spider-man Mech Tech figures with Armor are also in stock

We've received quite a few other items including:

STIKFAS: Many of the older stikfas have been restocked - Samurai & more
STAR WARS: 12" Luke Skywalker - 100th 12" Figure
STAR WARS: A variety of older Ep1 2-packs & Green Carded Figures
THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN: On the 'Other Menu' Thundarr, Ookla, Ariel
HALO MASTER CHIEF: On the 'Epoch' Menu - awesome figure from the hit game