November 15, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a quick newsletter from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new arrivals, some cool new preorders and the first sale on our new system!

SALE - 10% TO 35% OFF SELECTED ITEMS: Our new system is much more advanced and allows us to offer you a varied level of discounts on different product lines. The discounts are listed on the individual product pages and our new system applies all discounts immediately (items that are 'new' are not included) Here are the highlights of our current sale items, many more are not listed here, but shown on our site.

12% off Alien vs Predator
15% off Alien Statues
15% off Battle Star Galactica
15% off Buffy
12% off Evangelion Kits
30% off Fantastic 4 Movie Items
25% off Godzilla Rubber/Vinyl Figures
15% off Imported Gundam MSIA Figures
15% off Imported Gundam Kits
35% off Halo 2 - Series 3
20% to 25% off Lord of the Rings 'New Packaging' Figures
20% off Lord of the Rings Statues & Busts!
25% off Marvel Legends 9
15% off Microman
10% off Soul of Chogokin
30% off Spider-Man Classic
15% off Star Wars Deluxe (Ep III)
12% off Transformers Alternators
15% off Transformers Binaltech
12% off Transformers Cybertron
15% off Transformers RobotMasters

To view the entire sales list (which is quite large) - please use this link.

NEW ARRIVALS:

WALLACE & GROMIT 6" FIGURES: Fun new figures from McFarlane based on the quirky stop-motion 'Were Rabbit' movie recently released. We have 8 different figures in stock, each available separately and priced between $10.99 and $11.49. Figures include 2 versions of Gromit, 2 versions of Wallace, and the other surrounding characters.

STAR WARS BUST-UPS SERIES 4: The latest release in the Bust-Ups line by Gentle Giant. All figures are now available singly instead of by the bulky case of 24. They are priced between $4.99 and $5.49 each and figures include: Yoda, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Trooper, Grievous, and Palpatine.

THE BEATLES: McFarlane's new Animated Beatles boxed set has arrived, this set comes with the 4 band members and instruments, including full drum set, and also includes a green crocodile.

3" SPORTS PICKS: We have listed cases of 24 figures of the 3" Sports Picks at $79.99 per case. MLB, NFL, and NBA cases are each available. Each case will contain duplicates of some figures, but should include the full set.

GALAXY FORCE EXCLUSIVES: To go along with the very cool EX-02 Sonic Convoy set and the other recently arrived sets, we now have limited stock of the TRU Japan exclusive clear microns.

BUFFY - VAMPIRE DRUSILLA: The latest offering from Sideshow, Vampire Drusilla is in stock now at $39.99

NEW PREORDERS: We'll be listing even more new preorders later in the week, but here is information about what was just listed today:

COOL IMPORTED ROBOTS:

-- GX-30 Battle Fever Robot $69.99 and Aquarion Repaint - $215.99

-- GO DANNER: Max Factory's new version with a huge sword - $184.99

-- SHIN GETTER: Studio Halfeye's high end Shin Getter 1 and 2 - $294.99

SIDESHOW STAR WARS: The awesome 1/4 Premium Scale Princess Leia and the first figure from Sideshow's new 12" figure license. Leia is priced at $239.99 and the new Luke is $46.99 - both good looking releases.

http://www.bbts.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=SSC10280&mode=retail (luke)
http://www.bbts.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=620 (leia)

ALIENS DELUXE CHESS SET: SOTA Toys releases another awesome chess set, this time with much stronger pewter playing pieces. This set is priced well below the MSRP of $375 at $309.99

LIFE SIZE THING BUST: Another giant bust Sideshow! The $469.99 - 1:1 Thing bust is fantastic....

GODZILLA: Repainted Godzilla and Titanozaurus set - $27.99

SIMPSONS BUST-UPS WAVE 2: Surprising levels of quality for items so small

DOOM HELL KNIGHT: From First4Figures, this 12" resin statue is a great value at just $44.99 - very fiendish