January 28, 2004 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

NEW TAKARA TRANSFORMERS: Our suppliers in Japan have just released info about Takara's upcoming spring releases! The #19 Re-Issue will be Perceptor, and two new Binaltech releases: BT-13 Shockwave (Purple Mazda RX-8 repaing) and BT-14 Wheeljack (Ford Mustang Repaint) Also available for pre-ordering is the RM-24 Robotmasters Reverse Convoy and GD-09 Galaxy Force Demolisher. We'll be listing more new Galaxy Force pre-orders next week after verifying some info from Japan.

MASTER REPLICA: The Men In Black II Neuralyzer and Stormtrooper Blaster prop replicas have just arrived! We have just a few of each available and Master Replica has already sold out of both of them. We also still have 1 AT-AT in stock - this is also sold out on the wholesale level.

ENERGON: The latest wave of Energon basic figures has arrived - new figures include: A3 Terradive, A4 Windrazor, D1 Stormcloud, D4 Kickback and we've restocked C1 Sledge and C2 Duststorm. The Super sized Energon Galvatron is also back in stock.

ROBOTECH: Alpha Masterpiece volume 3 has just arrived - VFA-6I Lancer is the green version of the Alpha Valkyrie and comes packaged in Toynami's very high end book style box. Volume 2 Rook Bartley is back in stock as well.

OTHER COOL ITEMS IN STOCK:

STAR WARS: Sandtrooper & Dewback Statue by Gentle Giant
STAR WARS: Toys R Us Japan Exclusive Kubrick Boxed Set of 5
SIDESHOW: Freddy vs. Jason - Robert Englund as Freddy
STIKFAS: G2 Set of 3 Alpha Males
TRANSFORMERS: 15th Anniv.Re-Issue Convoy from 2000, Dirge & C-307X
JAPANESE BEAST WARS: C1 Gray Ape, D-23 Hellscream, D-25 Cyber Waspinator
MARVEL SELECT: Venom, Green Goblin, Dr. Doom - Back in stock
EVANGELION: Soul of Chogokin GX-016 Blue Eva - $59.99

NEW ITEMS ON THE 'VARIOUS MENU:

ALIAS: Sydney Bristow figures + the full set of 4 available
FIST OF NORTH STAR: Roah on Horse - HUGE boxed set - $64.99
GREEN DAY: New rotocast set of figures from Stevenson
TRIGUN: Trigun Maximum PVC Statue - sitting in chair with TV

ITEMS COMING SOON:

The following items are in transit to us now and will be arriving around February 2nd or 3rd - Pre-Orders will likely be processed over the weekend to prepare invoices for shipping:

- LORD OF THE RINGS: Gandalf & Shadowfax Statue
- RE-ISSUE #17 BLITZWING - pre-orders available for $33.99
- MACROSS - KOENIG MONSTER - very nice new mold item - $149.99
- GALAXY FORCE: GD-03 Starscream & new GD-05 and GC-09
- MICROMAN: New Aqua Lady figures - 4 New Figures coming soon

CLEARANCE MENU ITEMS: We'll be keeping a variety of selected overstock items listed on the clearance menu. About 100 items are still listed on the menu - most with the same pricing as when they were first listed, but take another look through sometime to take advantage of reduced pricing on selected items, there are a lot of good deals.