July 31, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

BBTS SUMMER SALE: We've just listed over 20 sale menus - most have discounts of 35% to 45% off and some go as high as 75% off! We've also slashed prices on 15 individual products including Star Wars, Transformers, and Chogokin items. These discounts will be valid until Tuesday, at that point some or all discounts will be removed. Check out the list of summer sale items.

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CYBERTRON DELUXE: The latest wave has just arrived and we now have the new Optimus Prime, Demolisher & Skywarp in stock along with Excellion, Cannonball, Downshift and more. All 'non-new' Cybertron items are on sale at 35% Off!

TRANSFORMERS ATTACKTIX: The first round of new TF figures from Hasbro has just arrived, we have starters, boosters & battle packs in stock

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN CUTLASS REPLICA: NECA is making only 2000 pieces of this hand numbered piece. It comes in a nice wooden display box with a plexiglass cover that can be removed for hands-on enjoyment of the saber. In stock now for $139.99

CLASSIC TV TOYS: A variety of items including Married with Children, Wrestling, Space 1999, Mad Monsters & I Love Lucy have arrived

SIDESHOW REIGN OF FIRE BUST: This huge 2 foot tall bust is great for any fan of fantasy, dragons, or Reign of Fire.

BEAST WARS 10TH: Waves 1 & 2 have been restocked and we have limited stock remaining of the Optimus and Megatron figures. More will be arriving soon so get a backorder in if we sell out.

DC STATUES: The new All Star Batman & Robin, and Superman #14 Mini Statues have just arrived.

WILLY WONKA: The Wonka Real Action Hero figure and Kubrick Wonka sets have just arrived.

FINAL FANTASY CLOUD STRIFE & FENRIR: This extremely popular figure set is finally back in stock for $59.99 - get one before they sell out again.

MORE NEW ARRIVALS: Do a quick search on the site for even more new items: Anime: Gunslinger Girl, Otome Kurogane, Demon Bane Al Azif, My Hime Mai Tokiha, Fate / Stay Saber 1/6,Sera-Chan PVC Statue, Bome Volume 11 Jungle Emi. Also various other items including: Buffy Library Playset, 18" Iron Maiden, Bearbricks wave 12, Lex Luthor 13" Deluxe Figure, Punisher 1st Appearance Statue.

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12" STAR WARS BIB FORTUNA: Sideshow's latest offering in their immensely popular 12" lineup - Bib Fortuna is available for preorder at $52.99

MACROSS 1/48 VF-1A KAKIZAKI: A cool new version with green trim and the skull & crossbones on the cockpit. This one is priced at $154.99

STUDIO SCALE MILLENIUM FALCON: This will be the largest single item we've ever received or shipped! The box is a whopping 4' x 3' x 2' and the Falcon herself is 32" long - the exact size of the model used when filming the Original Trilogy. We have the standard version and also a version signed by Harrison Ford! This is the most expensive item ever to come out of Master Replicas, but it looks worth the price of admission.

SDCC COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES: We've just listed more items from the show including the Revoltech Glow-in-the-Dark Eva, Akuma from Capcom vs SNK, and repainted versions of Yamato favorites: Ikki Tousen - Kanu & Ryomou, Excel Saga Nishiki.

GUNDAM ACTION FIGURES & KITS: A variety of new items including: Cosmic Region #7006, FIX 0033, MEGA BLOCKS RX-78-2 & Zaku II (we don't have images yet, but a few fan sites have preview images listed - these are awesome Lego-style Gundams) Zeonography #3011 Kaempfer, 1/100 Ball Shark, MSIA: Methuss, Gaza-C, Gouf Ignited Yzark & Heine versions, Cobra & Viking Gundam, Jegun & Base Jabber, Metasu & Launcher, Extended MSIA Nu Gundam & Sazabi, MSIA Renewal: Kaempfer, Gouf Custom, Ri Kazui, Jeong, Jegun.

REVOLTECH: Two more additions to this awesome series - the Patlabor Ingram and Eva-00' Blue are up for preorder at $19.99. Be sure not to miss the exclusive Glowing Eva SDCC Exclusive as well.

CINEMAQUETTE - ARAGORN - LOTR: The 5th Cinemaquette has been unveiled and it's an awesome rendition of Viggo Mortensen in 1/3 scale as King Aragorn. These ultra high-end collectibles feature real human hair and ultimate quality. The Cinemaquette Aliens figure will be here next week as well.

GETTER ROBO: Aoshima brings us the Black Getter with Dr. Saotome pvc figure. This version of Getter comes with a flowing cape and all the extra fist and weapon goodies you'd expect.

DISNEY'S CARS MOVIE - 15" PLUSH: Mattel throws the little guys a bone with these figures. We'll get them 2 months before they are available at the big box mass marketer stores. We'll have them in November and the rest won't get them until after the holidays. Plus they are cool figures!

BANDAI JAPAN IMPORTS:

-- GODZILLA: New 6" Vinyl figures - Hedra & Godzilla 1968

-- BOUKENGER - POWER RANGERS: Daikenjin Zubaan, DX 4th Robo, Go Go Gattai #06 and #07

-- MACHINE ROBO MUGENBINE: Mugen Engine Turbo Animal Force & Zaurus

-- SAINT SEIYA: Six various preorders including 3 brand new figures coming out this fall have just been listed.

-- DUNBINE: Lord Byston Well Leprechan, and from MegaHouse - two different Sirbine completed figures

IGNITE - TIME SILHOUETTE: Another crew of cool historical 12" figures, many limited to just 500 pieces - including: Roman Vexillarius, Roman Imperial Legionary, Legions Centurion, Hoplite Spartan, Hoplite King, Gladiator Netman, Gadiator Myrmillo.

IRON FIST STATUE: Hard Hero's latest statue looks great and is up for preorder at $199.99

STAR TREK MIRROR UNIVERSE: Now up for preorder at $56.99 is the set of 4 figures including exclusive Chekov, Sulu, McCoy & Uhura.

KINGDOM HEARTS 2: Limited Edition (3000) Final Form Sora with Duel Blades - a cool addition to the lineup for just $25.99

MORE ANIME GIRLS: We've got yet another round of beautiful anime ladies, many with less than adequate amounts of clothing - here is the list:

-- IKKI TOUSEN BATTLE SONSAKU: You'll have to read the description on this one, this is the first time I've ever heard of this feature on a figure.

-- CHAOS GATE 1/7 IGNIS: By Orchid Seed - another great version of Ignis

-- GIRLS BRAVO: A big pile of girls and one with optional attire

-- FATE / HOLLOW - KAREN ORTENSIA PROLOG VERSION - 1/6 scale PVC

-- PLEASE TEACHER: Mizuho in wedding dress - also converts to mini-skirt

-- BURST ANGELS 1/7 MEG: This is Yamato's "Creator's Labo" line - Awesome!

-- BIRTH JUPITER RASA PVC STATUE - $77.99 for this nifty piece

-- CANVAS 2: EKIS HOUSEN - Your stereotypical anime schoolgirl figure

PETITE PUCHI COLLECTION - MINIATURE FOOD: These very Japanese items will work well for your collection if your figures need some mini plastic food or household goods to stock up the pantry with. Check out all the cool mini sets.

STAR WARS 12" KUBRICK DARTH VADER: A limited edition from Medicom - this 400% Kubrick is up for preorder at $94.99

VOTOMS - SCOPEDOG: The new Red Scopedog EX-01 1/35 Scale figure is now up for preorder at $49.99

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HASBRO'S TRANSFORMERS CLASSIC: We've just listed the first 6 figures from this awesome new series by Hasbro. They are going back to the G1 roots and modernizing all the classic characters with the improved toy technology available today. Megatron makes his triumphant return as a handgun - finally! Optimus gets a futuristic semi cab look - each of these is priced at $22.99. The 4 deluxe figures are available as a set for $46.99 - Astrotrain, Starscream, Bumblebee, and Rodimus all have great new molds that definitely pay homage to their G1 versions.

STAR WARS INTERNET EXCLUSIVE 7-PACK: The new Imperial Republic Commando Scene Pack is only available from online retailers and this one is not to be missed. It contains the very hard to find Scorch figure as well as 3 Commando figures with Green, Red, and Yellow trim. Sun Fac and two Geonosian warriors fill out the rest of this boxed 7-pack - available to preorder at a very reasonable price of $29.99

20TH ANNIVERSARY OPTIMUS PRIME: Hasbro is reissuing and improving the US version of Masterpiece Prime. This time prime comes with a collector base that speaks seven phrases from "Transformers: The Movie" Preorders are available @ $74.99 and prime comes with energon axe and mini-megatron.

NEW YAMATO 1/60 & 1/48 MACROSS: Yamato has just unveiled the new 1/60 scale VF-0A - a followup to the wildly popular VF-0S. The VF-0A has an attractive gray paint scheme and of course the 'A' style head - $169.99. Two new entries in the 1/48 scale arena - the VF-1A Angel Bird has a wild 'high-visibility' red white and blue paint scheme and is priced at $154.99. There is also a new Super Strike parts kit - with Stealth Type colors for $64.99. Images for all three have just been posted.

STAR WARS SAGA COLLECTIBLE TINS: Hasbro is releasing a total of 6 tins, one for each Episode, and each tin comes with 4 figures depicting a key scene from that Episode. We have preorders up for Ep I to Ep VI - each is $29.99. There are no images yet, but we'll list them as soon as they become available.

STAR WARS BATTLE PACKS, UNLEASHED, GALACTIC HEROES: Hasbro announced even more new SW product at Comic-con including three new Battle Packs: Arrest of Palpatine, Battle of Theed, and Pit of Carkoon. Galactic Heroes get their own boxed sets with the new 'Cinema Scenes' line, these come with fairly high price points for Galactic Hero items so I'd expect each box to contain somewhere around 6 to 8 figures! Four new Unleashed Battlepack sets have also been announced - no images on any of these yet, so stay tuned for future updates.

HOT TOYS MOVIE MASTERPIECE ALIENS: Hot Toys rounds out the cast of Aliens with three new figures - Drake, Hudson, and Ripley - each priced at $84.99. These figures will require very minor assembly and come with a high level of detail

TERMINATOR 2 - 20" HUNTER KILLER REPLICA: Skynet would be proud of this awesome new collectible from Sideshow. The 20" Hunter Killer has tons of detail and is a great replica for any T2 fan.

HEROES OF CYBERTRON PVC FIGURES: Hasbro brings back the popular PVC figures with a set of 5 figures for $22.99 - this set includes: Optimus, Megatron, Ultra Magnus, Soundwave, and Rodimus

HOT TOYS RAMBO - FIRST BLOOD: Another great Movie Masterpiece figure from the very first Rambo movie. This figure comes with bullets, lots of bullets, and an M-60 machine gun - preorders available at $74.99

SIDESHOW MARVEL STATUES & BUSTS: Four cool new items just announced at Comic-Con. The 1:1 Scale Life Sized Spider-Man bust is up for preorder at $389.99, Archangel Marvel Archive Set is $94.99, Magneto Comiquette is $94.99, and the very cool 1/4 Scale Premium Format Incredible Hulk figure is $309.99. These items are spread throughout this menu.

MASTER REPLICAS MARVEL PROPS: Master Replicas is now taking on the Marvel universe and dreaming up more cool new items. Their new preorders include: Captain America's Shield, Spider Man 1:1 Mask Replica, Spider-Man scaled Mask Replica, and a Spider-Man comic book scene replica.

MEDICOM VCD - WOLVERINE AND TIE PILOT: These Vinyl Collection Dolls are imported from Japan and priced at $54.99. Following the very popular
Vader and Stormtrooper, we are now offering the TIE Fighter Pilot. From Marvel, Wolverine is the first to get the VCD treatment.

FREDDY VS JASON - SCREAM SCENE: Another cool new statue from Sideshow, this one depicts Freddy on Jason's back ready to attack - this statue is about 15" tall and priced at $189.99

1/4 PREMIUM SCALE SPIKE: A nice piece to display next to the upcoming 1/4 Buffy figure - Spike is up for preorder at $239.99

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN - GX-13 DANCOUGA: Bandai has decided to finally do another production run of this intricate and popular figure. Preorders have been opened at $219.99

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STAR WARS SAGA - WAVE 6: We should have these in around a week, preorders are still available for full sets as well as some singles.

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CYBERTRON SUPREME PRIMUS: We now have open stock on hand for the version with the bonus Unicron Head! Get your Primus now for $54.99. Hasbro will only be offering the bonus Unicron Head in the initial portions of their production run.

ALTERNATORS CAMSHAFT & PRIME: The brand new Camshaft Acura figure has just arrived and we also now have open stock for the awesome Optimus Prime Dodge Ram Pickup - each figure is priced at $29.99