We hit a milestone, talk about the feast or famine that was Solo Weekend and review Wave 2 of the Power of the Force!

Welcome to our 50th episode of Star Wars action figure therapy! Thank you to all our listeners that have hopped on board the Sandcrawler Express since the Fall of 2016!

Last weekend saw the release of Solo:A Star Wars Story merchandise and the guys have different stories about how it went down. Did you get a lot of Solo merch? Tag us on Twitter(@sandcrawlercast) and let us know! Head to our website for a look at what we saw when we hit our local stores.

We finally get back to doing a segment of I Wanted Everyhing where we talk about new finds including some surprising ones from Mac and Dan’s 10 inch Funko POP Porg!

In our second look at the Power of the Force action figure line we discuss Wave 2, a small wave with some big characters.

Thanks to everyone who has sent us photos of their Power of the Force collections! You can see those photos here.

The Sandcrawler #50: Tarkin's Knee Holes

We hit a milestone, talk about the feast or famine that was Solo Weekend and review Wave 2 of the Power of the Force!

Welcome to our 50th episode of Star Wars action figure therapy! Thank you to all our listeners that have hopped on board the Sandcrawler Express since the Fall of 2016!

Last weekend saw the release of Solo:A Star Wars Story merchandise and the guys have different stories about how it went down.  Did you get a lot of Solo merch? Tag us on Twitter(@sandcrawlercast) and let us know! Head to our website for a look at what we saw when we hit our local stores.

We finally get back to doing a segment of I Wanted Everyhing where we talk about new finds including some surprising ones from Mac and Dan's 10 inch Funko POP Porg!

In our second look at the Power of the Force action figure line we discuss Wave 2, a small wave with some big characters.

Thanks to everyone who has sent us photos of their Power of the Force collections! You can see those photos here. If you'd like to display your Power of the Force collection too, send photos to [email protected]

 

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: [email protected]

Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

Proud members of the Retrozap Podcast Network!

With a new trailer and new toys hitting shelves Mac and Dan are in a Solo mood!

Recorded on Wednesday April 11, 2018, on this week’s show we take a look at the aliens revealed in the Denny’s commercial and discuss which one’s we would like to see in toy form. Funko has the jump on a lot of these new characters and we discuss.

Along with Funko’s awesome offerings StarWars.com revealed a ton of Solo related merchandise and even though we have sworn to stick to our collecting focuses we’ll probably break our own rules yet again.

We take a look at the Solo trailer and geek out about what could be the most fun Star Wars movie yet!

Check out some of the names of new ships and weapons via Yakface.com.

The Sandcrawler #49:  Han Solo Is Pancake Driven

With a new trailer and new toys hitting shelves Mac and Dan are in a Solo mood!

Recorded on Wednesday April 11, 2018, on this week's show we take a look at the aliens revealed in the Denny's commercial and discuss which one's we would like to see in toy form.  Funko has the jump on a lot of these new characters and we discuss.  

Along with Funko's awesome offerings StarWars.com revealed a ton of Solo related merchandise and even though we have sworn to stick to our collecting focuses we'll probably break our own rules yet again.

We take a look at the Solo trailer and geek out about what could be the most fun Star Wars movie yet!

Check out some of the names of new ships and weapons via Yakface.com.

 

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: [email protected]

Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

Proud members of the Retrozap Podcast Network!

 

This week we begin a series that we are simply calling, “The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created .” What is that line? The Power of the Force line that launched in 1995.

The first modern Star Wars action figure line, still a part of Kenner, was the line that turned a nine year old Dan and at the same time, a twenty seven year old Mac into Star Wars collecting fanatics. It’s time to give it it’s due and over the next several shows we’ll be looking at this line, one wave at a time.

We want to see your favourite Power of the Force figures! Email them to sandcrawler @retrozap.com or tweet at us via @sandcrawlercast.

We also take a look at Haslab’s images of the completed Jabba’s Sail Barge and discuss the exclusive Yak Face figure that is included.

What does the ToysrUs bankruptcy news mean for collectors and more importantly, future generations? We talk about our memories of what could be the last big toy store.

The Sandcrawler #48: The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created———————————————

This week we begin a series that we are simply calling, "The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created ."  What is that line? The Power of the Force line that launched in 1995.

The first modern Star Wars action figure line, still a part of Kenner, was the line that turned a nine year old Dan and at the same time, a twenty seven year old Mac into Star Wars collecting fanatics.  It's time to give it it's due and over the next several shows we'll be looking at this line, one wave at a time.

We want to see your favourite Power of the Force figures! Email them to sandcrawler @retrozap.com or tweet at us via @sandcrawlercast.

We also take a look at Haslab's images of the completed Jabba's Sail Barge and discuss the exclusive Yak Face figure that is included. 

What does the ToysrUs bankruptcy news mean for collectors and more importantly, future generations? We talk about our memories of what could be the last big toy store. 

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: [email protected]

Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

Proud members of the Retrozap Podcast Network!

This show should be subtitled: “The Waterworld Episode” or maybe “The Best of Bill Gunderson.” But, it isn’t because this week we are talking about how our collecting habits have changed. Always in motion is the Star Wars room.

On Episode 33 we first talked about changing how we collect as Star Wars fans. With a few more months under our belts, along with The Last Jedi, Solo and some announcements from New York Toy Fair, we are both making some adjustments to how we collect Star Wars. It’s a conversation we feel many collectors are having right now.

Funko revealed what could be their final wave of The Last Jedi Funko POPs and Hasbro’s Haslab/Jabba’s Sail Barge project continues to intrigue us. Check out fellow Retrozap podcast, Dorklair for their thoughts.

The Star Wars official site has a great article about Haslab, check it out here.

Collector, Dan Curto had some thoughts on Haslab on Rebel Force Radio.

Want to let Hasbro know what figures and vehicles you’d like to see in the Vintage Collection? Tell them on Instagram!

Thanks to Fantha Tracks.com for mentioning our last episode. Be sure to check them out!

Mac was a guest on Rebels Reactions discussing the penultimate episodes of Star Wars Rebels. Listen to it here.

Episode 47: Changing How We Collect V2.0

This show should be subtitled: "The Waterworld Episode" or maybe "The Best of Bill Gunderson."   But, it isn't because this week we are talking about how our collecting habits have changed.  Always in motion is the Star Wars room.

 On Episode 33 we first talked about changing how we collect as Star Wars fans.  With a few more months under our belts, along with The Last Jedi, Solo and some announcements from New York Toy Fair, we are both making some adjustments to how we collect Star Wars.  It's a conversation we feel many collectors are having right now. 

Funko revealed what could be their final wave of The Last Jedi Funko POPs and Hasbro's Haslab/Jabba's Sail Barge project continues to intrigue us. Check out fellow Retrozap podcast, Dorklair for their thoughts.

The Star Wars official site has a great article about Haslab, check it out here.

Collector, Dan Curto had some thoughts on Haslab on  Rebel Force Radio. 

Want to let Hasbro know what figures and vehicles you'd like to see in the Vintage Collection? Tell them on Instagram!

Thanks to Fantha Tracks.com for mentioning our last episode.  Be sure to check them out!

Mac was a guest on Rebels Reactions discussing the penultimate episodes of Star Wars Rebels.  Listen to it here.

 

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: [email protected]

Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

Proud member of the Retrozap Podcast Network!

New York Toy Fair was last weekend and Dan was there to check out the latest in Star Wars merchandise! Cue the Big Apple-themed music!

Not only did Dan get "caught between the moon and New York City" but we got a ton of cool reveals from many Star Wars merchandise companies and this week we discuss some of our favourites! Head over to our website for photos from the event. We dive into all the Hasbro reveals for Solo: A Star Wars Story and what Star Wars action figure collectors can expect for 2018. Check out Yakface.com’s excellent coverage including press images from Hasbro. The big news from Hasbro was the announcement of HasLab and their crowd funded mega-playset of Jabba’s Sail Barge. Good idea? Bad idea? We aren’t sure, but we have a lot to say about it! Other products revealed at New York Toy Fair 2018: Uncle Milton Star Wars Skeleton Dig courtesy of Needless Essentials Online . Gentle Giant courtesy of Jedi Temple Archives . Toys That Time Forgot-link to Kickstarter . We hoped to get into something we’re calling “Changing How We Collect 2.0” but we’ll save that for our next show. If you want to hear what happened in the 1.0 version, have a listen to Episode 33: Changing How We Collect.

The Sandcrawler #46: HasLab-We're Mostly Excited But Confused

New York Toy Fair was last weekend and Dan was there to check out the latest in Star Wars merchandise!  Cue the Big Apple-themed music!

Not only did Dan get "caught between the moon and New York City" but we got a ton of cool reveals from many Star Wars merchandise companies and this week we discuss some of our favourites!  Head over to our website for photos from the event.   We dive into all the Hasbro reveals for Solo: A Star Wars Story and what Star Wars action figure collectors can expect for 2018.  Check out Yakface.com's excellent coverage including press images from Hasbro.  The big news from Hasbro was the announcement of HasLab and their crowd funded mega-playset of Jabba's Sail Barge.  Good idea? Bad idea? We aren't sure, but we have a lot to say about it!  Other products revealed at New York Toy Fair 2018:  Uncle Milton Star Wars Skeleton Dig courtesy of Needless Essentials Online . Gentle Giant courtesy of Jedi Temple Archives . Toys That Time Forgot-link to Kickstarter . We hoped to get into something we're calling "Changing How We Collect 2.0" but we'll save that for our next show.  If you want to hear what happened in the 1.0 version, have a listen to Episode 33: Changing How We Collect.