February 27, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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12" GRID ALIEN: The second twelve inch figure from McFarlane's AVP line has just arrived and is now available for $28.99. We still have limited stock left on the 12" Predator.

WWE WRESTLING: Four new series of figures just came in from Jakks Pacific - in stock now are: WWE Classic Superstars Wave 9 - this set of 9 figures includes The Road Warriors, Bam Bam Bigelo, Ric Flair, Paul Bearer, The Godfather and More. Sets of 9 are priced at $99.99, and there are a few singles as well. Also now in stock highly articulated Deluxe Aggression set of 6 plus Ruthless Aggression 18, and Adrenaline 2-packs wave 17, all priced competitively.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN: The domestic releases of Bandai Japan's awesome
Chogokin lineup is generally quite limited and hard to get at the wholesale level. This wave was not imported too heavily, but we still have some stock remaining. The GX-18 Getter Dragon, GX-19 Getter Liger, and GX-20 Getter Poseidon are each in stock for $59.99, these previously were all $70 to $90 items from Japan!

DC DIRECT ITEMS: A variety of new and restocked DC items have just arrived including: Batman Knightfall Series 1 set of 5, Batman 1:1 Scale Utility Belt, DC Pocket Superheroes Green Lantern Set, 13" Deluxe Batman Begins - Christian Bale, Justice League Boxed Giftset, Wonder Woman Mini-Statue, Justice League 1 Set of 5, Alex Ross Justice League 2 Set of 5, and Public Enemies Series 1 set of 5.

ANIME - COMIC PARTY AND TOHEART: A variety of hot new ladies made by Koto have just arrived! Mizuki Takase Swimsuit Version Series 2 highlights this batch of 5 new arrivals.

BEAST WARS BWR-01: This awesome set is already nearly sold out, but we do have a few pieces left at $89.99. Improved molds of Prime and Megatron are packed in a hefty box along with a DVD.

GUYVER: The Guyver II and Guyver III figures are now back in stock along with the freshly arrived Gigantic Guyver

12" INUYASHA: Toynami's latest release in this popular series is well done and comes with a huge sword - priced right at $27.99

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NEW PREORDERS:
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1/48 YAMATO MACROSS VALKYRIES: Yamato continues to use the same base mold for their 1/48 figures, but this time they have created two extremely cool new paint schemes. The 1/48 VF-1J Stealth Type, 1/48 VF-1A Low Visibility Version 2, and 1/48 SUPER VF-1J Stealth Type with Armor & Missiles are up for preorder at $159.99 and $199.99 respectively. The 1/48 Valks have historically been very popular, especially the special edition colors like this.

VOLTRON MASTERPIECE: Toynami's second production run of this amazingly popular figure will arrive in June. We've reopened our preorder at $149.99, if you missed out on the first shipment - which wasn't hard to do, now is your chance to guarantee a piece from the second wave.

MANY MORE HASBRO PREORDERS:

BEAST WARS 10TH: Optimus Prime and Megatron will each be released by Hasbro in May - they will presumably be the same as the Takara versions and we have them listed at $19.99 each.

TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON - No pictures yet, but we should have them soon.

-- MINICONS: Three new Wave 4 Mini-Cons
-- SCOUT: Ransack GT and a new Mini-Con Team
-- DELUXE: Cannonball & Skywarp
-- VOYAGER: Nemesis Breaker
-- ULTRA: Menasaur with Heavy Load
(Most of the items above are short-packed and the rest of the figures in those cases will be 'excess inventory' so these are priced a bit higher than I prefer, but its the only way we can offer them singly instead of as part of a full case preorder forcing you to buy all the older items also.)

-- LEADER: Metroplex will be arriving in April in a favorable case pack assortment so we've lowered the price from $49.99 to $44.99!

-- SUPREME: The latest Hasbro sales info lists 'Supreme Primus' as well as 'Unicron Primus' We are waiting to hear back from them about the differences between the two figures, at least one will include the 3" miniature Unicron Head pictured here.

Both versions are available to preorder for $54.99, we'll update all who preordered about each version as soon as we have solid info from Hasbro.

2.5" GI JOE SIGMA 6: The 2.5" Sigma 6 Lineup has just been officially announced and preorders are available for wave 1 Action Sets, Mission Sets, Vehicle Sets, and the Deluxe Dragonhawk Vehicle. We don't have any pictures on these yet, but expect them from Hasbro next week.

8" GI JOE SIGMA 6: Soldier Wave 3 has just been listed along with Commando Wave 4. No images yet, but some of the figurs sound especially promising like Destro, Firefly, and a few new versions of Snake Eyes.

GI JOE COMIC 3-PACK WAVE 4: No names or images yet on who is included in these 3-packs, but we do know what comic numbers will be included. Preorders are open for either set at $11.99 each.

STAR WARS TITANIUM: We've restocked a variety of pre-sold-out 3" Titanium listings and also added the Ultra AT-AT figure.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TITANIUM: Hasbro mixes it up by including B.S.G. 3" Titanium figures in with the latest waves of Star Wars Titanium. We've sorted them all out and listed single item preorders so you don't have to buy one line along with the other.

STAR WARS 2006 REPACKAGED VEHICLES: Hasbro will release new 2006 versions of Obi-Wan and Anakin's Starfighters, Grievous Wheel Bike and the Droid Tri-Fighter. Same items, but new packaging for those who missed the first releases.

SUPER ROBOT MONKEY: Preorders have been listed for the complete lineup of toys, including 5" and 10" Monkey and Primate figures, along with vehicles, a giant Super Robot, and role play action toys.