June 8, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

TAKARA RE-ISSUE STAR CONVOY: Takara announced just hours ago that the next re-issue will be Star Convoy with mini Hot Rod. The Japanese vintage version of this item is very hard to find, the vintage department only came across a few last year and they sold for around $400. This new item will be arriving in September and we have it priced very competitively at $92.99. (The Japanese retail price is 8000 yen - about $75 to $80 before expensive shipping fees for this bulky item) This figure will not be part of the 'TF Collection' series with Dreamwave art box, but will instead be a standalone re-issue similar to how Predaking was released. Pre-Orders are now available for $92.99.

STIKFAS: The latest Stikfas figures have just arrived and each is now in stock for $8.99 each. New arrivals include Beta Female Nurse, Beta Female Windsurfer, Glowing Omega Phantom, and Red Chinese Warrior Monk. We've also restocked the previously sold out and popular Beta Female Fairy, Green Omega Military, Black & Blue Ninja Set, Teal & Blue Hockey Players, 14" Stikfa, Superhero and Super villian.

STAR WARS - DARTH VADER STATUE: The 15" Gentle Giant Darth Vader has just arrived and we have them in stock for $189.99. We'll be carrying all the future Gentle Giant releases as well so be sure to pre-order the upcoming statues and busts you'd like.

PALISADES - SPECIAL EDITION PREDATOR BUST: Another nice Predator release from Palisades - this mini-bust is priced below MSRP at $62.99 and it features Predator ripping the skull & spine out of an unlucky victim.