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“Coining a Galaxy” An Invaluable Resource

Jul

2013

Collectors James Gallo and Mark Salotti have put together one of the most comprehensive and beautiful resources for vintage collectors. “Coining a Galaxy – A Guide to Kenner’s Star Wars Coins” has everything you ever needed to know about the vintage collector coins and also the Millennium Minted coins from the early POTF2 series. This ...

Hasbro’s CEII Panel & Time Differences

Jul

2013

Just a friendly reminder that there is a significant time difference between the US and Germany, therefore Hasbro’s Celebration Europe II panel will be taking place in the middle of the night for us in the States. According to the Starwarscelebration.eu’s “My Show Planner” the panel is set for July 28th at 10:30 AM. For those ...

Wicket Spoiled by Skywalker Himself

Jul

2013

Anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing Warwick Davis present at a con or has read lots of Star Wars interviews has most likely heard this story before. Davis reflecting on his first few days on the set filming Return of the Jedi is a great little story and reminds us of what a ...

The Creation Motivation for Saga Legends Figures

Jul

2013

Arnie, host of Star Wars Action News Podcast, was able to get some great insight as to why Hasbro has begun making less articulated Star Wars action figures. The super-collector and his fellow collector and wife Marjorie attended last week’s San Diego Comic-Con and spoke directly to Hasbro’s action figure team. In the interview with ...

SDCC ’13 In-Depth Hasbro Review

Jul

2013

San Diego Comic-Con 2013 has now come to a close and we here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss are taking a look at what we learned. Hasbro’s Star Wars panel this year consisted of equal parts revelations and confirmations. And as expected due the close scheduling of Celebration Europe 2 left some questions unanswered. Friday’s ...

The Lost Figures of Hasbro SDCC 2012

Jul

2013

As we impatiently wait for this Friday’s San Diego Comic-Con Hasbro Star Wars panel we thought we would take a moment to look back at last year’s SDCC panel. In 2012, Hasbro announced the return of the Build-a-Droid concept in their new Droid Factory Legacy Collection. This series was to feature two (2) Build-a-Droids per ...

Vintage Works of Art

Jul

2013

Swedish artist Mats Gunnarsson continues to amaze with his life-like oil paintings. Now what makes his art extra awesome is that his favorite source of inspiration is Kenner’s vintage Star Wars action figure line. According to his website, Gunnarsson has been drawing his action figures since he was a child and now makes it so ...

Finally Mini-Rigs Get Some Love!

Jul

2013

Redbubble.com now has for sale their “Kennerverse – Collect them All!” merchandise. This fantastic design depicts the old Kenner logo created out of silhouettes of vintage era Star Wars action figure vehicles and playsets. The most frequently used silhouettes are those of Kenner’s Mini-Rig line which consisted of original concept vehicles Kenner created for extra ...

Gold 5’s Report – Staying on Target with Upcoming Figure Releases

Jul

2013

With convention season at hand and new product being found for the first time in months From 4-LOM to Zuckuss presents its newest section: Gold 5’s Report. Gold 5’s Report will provide a complete list of all upcoming Star Wars action figures releases here on From 4-LOM to Zuckuss (4LOMKUSS.COM) and on Facebook.com/4LOMKUSS we will ...

In 1996 Kenner Ships Ruled the Card Art Modeling World

Jul

2013

Inspired by the latest episode of the Galaxy of Toys Podcast, 4LOMKUSS.COM tracked down a set of Topps’ 1996 Shadows of the Empire card set. This 90-card set was entirely painted by The Brothers Hildebrandt who were no strangers to Star Wars as they created the original A New Hope movie poster. Topps has created ...