February 3, 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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CHRONICLES OF NARNIA STATUES: We've received 4 more cool new Statues and Maquettes from Weta. All of these items are priced way below the MSRP ($109.99 instead of $149.99 as an example) - New figures include: General Otmin Statue, Minoboar Maquette, Satyr Maquette, and Mr. Tumnus Maquette. Take advantage of the great deals on these items!

FINAL FANTASY: Now in stock are the very cool and reasonably priced Shadow Creeper, Sierra Aircraft, and Trading Arts figures. The Cloud Strife and Fenrir boxed set did arrive, but the entire shipment went to fill preorders. More of this cool set should be here in 10 days, so the wait is not long.

LEGEND - 1:1 DARKNESS BUST: This giant beast is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide. The tip of the horns stands at about 36" tall and they are 24" wide at the widest part. We have this item priced about $70 under the MSRP and $819.99, the ultimate item for Legend fans.

CYBERTRON MINI-CONS: The third wave of Mini-Cons has just arrived and each of the three new sets is in stock for $6.49 - this is the wave that has one seeker jet per two-pack. Waves 1 and 2 are in stock for $4.99 and $5.49 per set respectively.

GI JOE - ARAH WAVE 3: One of the most popular Joe sets ever, this is our fifth shipment and its sure to go fast, Sets of 6 figures are in stock now for $34.99 and Cobra Troopers and S.A.W. Vipers are also available singly. Wave 1 has also been restocked.

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN: A small restock from one of our secondary suppliers, these items have been restocked: GX-01R, GX-05R, GX-08MA, GX-13R, GX-17, and the Space Battleship Yamato as well. We'll try for more if these sell out quickly.

TRANSFORMERS RESTOCK: Back in stock are the very desireable #11 Astrotrain, #18 Soundblaster, BT-08 Red, Micromaster Sixturbo, Robotmasters RM-24, Skywarp & Thundercracker RM Set & JBW C-16 Lio Convoy.

MASTER REPLICAS LIGHT SABERS: The Vader FX Saber has been restocked and is available for $94.99. We still have Anakin and Mace FX Sabers are attractive prices and don't miss out on the retailer exclusive Luke Skywalker LE saber at $349.99. More Green Luke FX arrive in a week or so.

VOTOMS: The small scale Blue Knight has been restocked and is available for $37.99

MARVEL & DC BUSTS: The new Emma Frost Bust and Wonder Woman Bust have just arrived - both are great looking sculpts and they are priced at $34.99 and $37.99 respectively

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NEW PREORDERS:
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NEW TAKARA TRANSFORMERS - COMING SOON: Our suppliers in Japan have informed us that Takara will be announcing their April to June reissue releases sometime in the next week! Check back with us then, we'll list preorders minutes after receiving the info! (we have no idea what the new reissues will be at this point, sorry)

SIDESHOW STAR WARS 12" HAN BESPIN: The next release in Sideshow's quick to sell out lineup of 12" Star Wars favorites. We don't have an image yet, but hope to have one uploaded this weekend. This figure is priced at $54.99

HOT TOYS - ALIENS 12" FIGURES: These highly detailed figures are priced at $79.99 each, we have preorders listed for Hicks, Apone, and Vazquez - very cool figures imported from Asia.

GUNDAM ACTION FIGURES: A variety of spring release from Bandai have just been announced, new preorders include: FIX 0030 ZII, Cosmic Region #7005 - Infinite Justice Gundam, Extended MSIA - Justice Gundam, and MSIA - Gouf Ignited.

BANDAI GODZILLA / GAMERA: Four new $9.99 Vinyl figures and the new Soul of Chogokin version of Gamera have just been listed. These are all new products, not re-releases.

13" DELUXE GREEN LANTERN: Another cool large scale release from DC Direct, these are priced under the MSRP at $51.99

STAR WARS DIE-CAST FIGURES WAVE 2: The next wave of upcoming die-cast figures will include Bossk & Sandtrooper, in both regular and 'vintage style' paint versions. Each is available to preorder at $16.99 - don't miss out on Darth Vader and Boba Fett, the first two figures from this line.

ATTAKUS GENERAL GRIEVOUS STATUE: A highly detailed new statue of Grievous is priced at $50 below MSRP at $529.99 - this statue features twin sabers and a flowing cloak.