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Tired of going to Wal-mart on a daily basis looking at the spot where the exclusive Jabba on throne (or thrown, if you read the shelf tag) goes?  The figure is now available from Walmart.com for your ordering convenience.

Hasbro has provided a new batch of press images.  You can check out the latest Star Wars images here, in the galleries.

From Rebelscum.com (the whole post is great, so you should read it) here’s a list of the full 2010 line-up of Star Wars Vintage Collection figures.  This year’s line up consists of 37 figures; 10 of which are repacks.  The 2011 line-up is tentatively 39 basic figures, where 7 of them are repacks or refreshes.  Check out the list of 2010 figures after the jump.

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After only a few hours of being available for sale to the general public (see last night’s post), the 12″ Vintage Star Wars Boba Fett from Gentle Giant has sold out and is no longer available.  The Stormtrooper, which debuted at SDCC, is still available and is priced at $85.

On today’s lunchtime toy run, I found the Toys R Us exclusive vintage boxed version of Hasbro’s big AT-AT.  The toy itself is the same new AT-AT, but the box is fully inspired by the vintage AT-AT packaging from the 80s (and it is gorgeous as well; the graphic artists at Hasbro knocked this one out of the park).   The toy was in the same location where the normal boxed AT-ATs were earlier this week and the shelf tag had not changed.  The price is not verified, as I did not scan it.  After the jump, check out an image of the toy on the shelf.

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Gentle Giant’s line of 12″ Vintage style figures continues with the release of their Boba Fett figure.  This Celebration V exclusive was pretty tough to get at the show, with daily allocations selling out quickly.  Online this piece was previously only available to Gentle Giant Premium Guild members, but is now available to the masses.   As with the Stormtrooper, this figure is priced at $85 and you can check out the product page here.  I got my order in earlier and can’t wait for it to arrive!

Star Wars Celebration V is wrapping up today in Orlando, FL.  As I’m sure everyone has heard now, the big announcement coming out of the show was the Fall 2011 Blu-Ray release of the Star Wars trilogies; featuring never-before-scene footage.

In the action figure realm there were a few highlights.  Up first is the Hasbro presentation where several new waves of figures for 2011 were previewed.  You can download the entire presentation in PDF form right here.

Both Hasbro exclusives – the 4-Lom & Zuckuss Vintage 2-pack and the Cami and Fixer Comic Pack are available from both HasbroToyShop.com and Shop.StarWars.com.  Both are priced at $14.99.

The other big action figure news was the gifting of a “one of a kind” Jon Stewart as Stormtrooper during the George Lucas event (Stewart was hosting the panel).  After the jump you check out pictures provided by Hasbro.

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The redemption form for the Hasbro mail-away Boba Fett has been posted online.  You can download the form from HasbroToyShop.com; then collect your 5 proofs of purchase (Build-a-droid and Saga Legends UPCs work) and send off this form and a check for $7.95 and rocket firing Boba will be on his way.

Today Hasbro sent out a new batch of official press pictures.  Click here to head to the gallery page and check out the latest Star Wars images!

As I tweeted earlier today (follow me!) I found the new Legacy of the Dark Side 2-packs today at the Chandler, AZ Toys R Us.  These two packs, which feature two versions of the same character are priced at $17.99.  There are 3 packs to choose from, a Boba Fett; an Anakin and Darth Vader and a pre- and post-cyborg General Grievous.  Check after the jump for pictures of all three sets.

Now updated with an image of the shelf tag; including the TRU item number (50-6695)

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