October 6, 2004 - (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 some great new arrivals! (Pre-Orders are in the process of being shipped on all items listed below)

TAKARA TRANSFORMERS:

-- BINALTECH: BT-08 Mazda RX-8 Meister (Jazz) has just arrived! We have listed Meister for $54.99 - available in either red or white versions. The set of red and white versions is also available for $107.99 for both figures. This figure has a nice amount of die-cast metal parts (roof, doors, hood, rear panels) and the head definately captures the look of Jazz.

-- RE-ISSUES: The #16 Insecticon Re-Issue set is now in stock for $39.99 and features more nice Dreamwave artwork on the cover and interior. The box itself has lime green highlights that give it a much brighter look than most of the other re-issue sets. Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel each come with their original chrome G1 weapons and 3 small energon cubes were added to the set for a nice effect. The repaint exclusive Insecticon sets arrive to us later this week and are available for $54.99

-- SUPERLINK: Headlining the new arrivals is the awesome SC-26 Superion Gift Set - The box is surprising large (about 15" x 12" x 4") and figures are packaged in a nice window display box in both robot and vehicle mode. It will be at least several months for all 5 of the figures to be released domestically by Hasbro and this is probably the only way to get them together in a more collectable Gift-Set version. Other Superlink arrivals include: SC-22 Omega Superme, SC-23 Hotshot Fire, SC-24 Roadbuster Wild, SC-25 Skyfire Sonic.

-- ROBOTMASTERS: RM-13 Smokesniper & RM-14 Gigant Bomb are the latest releases from the popular Robotmasters line. These two figures are similar to the Starscream & BB Set from Japanese Beast Wars and several other incarnations of this same mold dating back to G2. They are priced at $19.99 and $33.99 respectively and the RM-14 is by far the largest Robotmasters figure released so far. We have all the other Robotmasters in stock from #01 to #12 as well.

MICROMAN: Takara brings us more cool Microman figures including: Catwoman, Batman & Batgirl 2-pack, Devilman and Silene 2-Pack. Catwoman comes with a whip, alternate head, extra feet, and a variety of extra hands. Batman & Batgirl come with a variety of typical bat-gear and many extra sets of hands. The Devilman & Silene set and several other Microman items are in stock on the main Microman menu.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN / S.I.C.: Bandai's GX-24 Tetsujin 28 is the latest
Chogokin to be released, we have it listed at $71.99 and its another quality release from Bandai. The GX-10 Boss Borot and GX-15 Eva have been restocked at $54.99 and $59.99 respectively. We've received a S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) figure - the #25 Alternative Zero & Masked Rider Ryuga is available for $54.99

BANDAI JAPAN GUNDAM FIGURES: Zeonography #3004a Pezun Dowadge and #3004b Rick Dom figures have just arrived. More superior detail and armaments/ accessories from Bandai. These figures are priced at $39.99 each. The older 1/144 ZGundam boxed figure has arrived and is available for $49.99

SIDESHOW-WETA LORD OF THE RINGS: A few more LotR items have been restocked including: Arwen Statue - $104.99, Uruk-Hai Berserker Statue - $109.99, Escape Off the Road Plaque - $134.99, Grishnakh and Uruk-Hai Swordsman Busts are back in stock and we still have a few Morgul Lords remaining.

NECA: HELLRAISER & KILL BILL: The Kill Bill figures are very nicely done - sets of 5 are available for $54.99 along with single Go-Go and The
Bride. The Crazy 88 Fighters from this set each come with a bottle of red
disappearing ink and spraying mechanisms so they can spout 'blood' when dismembered! Hellraiser Series 3 features another Pinhead figure and also the Dr. Channard Boxed Set.

OTHER ITEMS IN STOCK:

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: Sets of 5 Back In Stock
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: She-Ra Exclusive - $24.99 - MOTU Menu
HARD HERO: Ultra Magnus Bust - $44.99 - TF Bust Menu
MEGAMAN NT: 10" Rotocast Megaman and Protoman - 'Other' Menu