April 22, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com:

Hi - Here is a big update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a wide variety of new items and some new pre-orders. There are a ton of new products listed below from many product lines so be sure to check out what interests you. Pre-Orders for all the items listed below will be processed today and Saturday and will ship on Monday.

CLEARANCE SALE: Thanks to all who helped make our clearance sale a huge success! Many items sold heavily and will either sell out or be removed from the clearance menu next week, so be sure to take advantage of the special pricing on the items that remain!

TRANSFORMERS:

-- BEAST WARS RETURNS: We were able to find a supplier in Japan for the Toys R Us Japan exclusive Beast Wars Returns figures. Now listed are Tank Drone, Motorcycle Drone, and Silverbolt recolored figures. Deluxe sized Blackarachnia is also in stock.

-- TRANSFORMER BOOKS: Two very cool Transformers books are now in stock - The new Binaltech & Transformer Collection book features a ton of pictures of each of the BT releases and all of the re-issues put out to date including e-hobby and convention exclusives. The book also features blueprints and schematic drawings. Back in stock is the G1 First Complete Book, this book features pictures of all the G1 toys and provides a variety of other info. Each book is over 100 pages, full color and is entirely in Japanese other than the character names.

-- TAKARA TRANSFORMERS: The following items are back in stock - #18 Soundblaster with Ravage and Buzzsaw, MP-02 Masterpiece Ultra Magnus, Robotmaster RM-02 Beast Megatron, Mega PVC Starscream, Mega PVC Megatron, JBW Lio Convoy, Re-Issue Rodimus Prime, JBW D-23 Hellscream, MD-10, BT-08 Meister - Red & White Versions. The BT-13 Shockwave Binaltech has shipped to us from Japan and will be arriving next week along with Galaxy Force restocks and new arrivals! We also expect to receive new product announcements from Takara later this month - no info about what they will announce yet, but I'd wager at least 1 or 2 new re-issues will be announced - we'll list pre-orders as soon as they are known.

-- UNICRON STAND: The innovative Unicron Stands have just been restocked after being sold out for nearly 3 months! This stand is great for displaying Unicron in planet mode and it also works to hold many other Transformers in a 'flying' pose. More Energy Cubes are also back in stock - thse are great for creating dioramas and fun scenes.

CONAN 2 - THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON: McFarlane's second release from the Conan series does not disappoint. The boxed set features King Conan sitting in a large throne as the King of Aqualonia. We have full sets of 5 figures available for $52.99 - the set features Conan the Warrior and the awesome Man Eating Haunter of The Pits. These figures can be posed together in a battle scene. The three other figures included are Pallantides of the Black Dragons, Xaltotun the Undead and the fetching Zenobia - who is chained to a dungeon wall.

STIKFAS: Another batch of cool new Stikfas has arrived - We've restocked the Pirate, Legionnaire and Spaceman and listed the following new figures: Basic Beta Female Tan, Blue, and Pink, Yellow Mechana Segmented Robot with Teddy Bear, Blue K-9 Unit with Brown Dog, and Red Omega Knight with Stallion. Most of the normal sized figures are now priced at $8.99 each! The 14" Skeleton Alpha Male has just arrived - only 150 pieces were produced for North America - priced at $74.99 each.

CAPCOM VS SNK - MILLIONAIRE FIGHTING - This is another nice looking set of figures based on classic fighter games. The set of 4 is available for $59.99 and includes one each of Ken, Ryu, Kyo, and Iori. The figures are about 6" tall each and are individually packaged in a nice display box. We'll be listing the series 2 pre-order shortly.

DC DIRECT & MARVEL: We'll be filling the Batman Hush 3 figure set pre-orders on Monday and are still accepting new pre-orders for the rest of our shipment which should arrive in around 10 days. The Alex Ross Justice League 1 Set of 5 is now in stock - $59.99 per set. These items have been restocked: Batman Hush 1, Return of Superman set of 4, Marvel Select Fiery Phoenix & Human Phoenix set of 2.

STAR WARS MODEL KITS: These are some of the first 'glue & paint' model kits we've carried and they have done very well! These model kits are back in stock: TIE Interceptor, Speeder Bike, Death Star, X-Wing, Snowspeeder, AT-ST, Star Destroyer, and Darth Vader TIE.

LORD OF THE RINGS STATUES: The Seige Troll and Catapult Troll Maquettes have just arrived and are each available for $64.99. More Gandalf and Shadowfax have arrived - $289.99 each, and the Rohirrim Helm of Merry is available. A variety of other statues, busts, helms, and plaques are in stock.

PALISADES: The new Transformers Wheeljack statue has arrived and is available for $59.99, also in stock from Palisades is the Alien 3 - Alien Queen Chestburster Plush for $26.99 and the Predator Defeated Micro Bust for $26.99. A variety of Alien, Palz, Muppets and other Palisades items are available.

YAMATO IMPORTS & ANIME: The high end Votoms 1:12 Scale Scopedog action figure has just arrived and is priced at $119.99 - this figure is about a foot tall and is highly detailed and articulated. From .hack//sign - we have received the Subaru and Black Rose action figures. Berserk Mini Figures volume 4 have arrived, we have cases of 12 figures available for $74.99 each.

BANDAI JAPAN: RANGERS, KAMEN, GODZILLA: The Magi Ranger DX Wolkaiser figure has just arrived and is available for $79.99. We have limited stock remaining of the DX Magi King. Kamen Rider Disk Animal #04 Yellow Crab and #05 Black Cobra are now in stock for $21.99 each. The DX Boxed Mecha Godzilla 2002 figure is in stock for $69.99

NINJA GAIDEN: The Ayane vinly figure sold out very quickly and we've just recieved the Ryu figure. Ryu is available for $36.99 and we have a lot more Ayane and Ryu on backorder waiting for the next shipment.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: The 12" Cylon and Captain Apollo figures from Majestic Studios have just arrived. This set is available for $74.99 and I was quite impressed with the quality and detail - this is the first item from Majestic Studios we have carried.

PREDATOR VINYL MODEL KIT: This kit is designed exactly like the 1/7 Scale Star Wars model kits. Highly detailed pre-painted pieces with a simple assembly that form a very cool figure. The Predator 2 figure is available for $69.99

NEW PRE-ORDERS: Master of the Universe Mini-Statues from NECA are now up for pre-order. The set of Hordak, Clawful and Snout Spout are $57.99. We have also listed the NECA Devil's Rejects set of 4 for $46.99

Thanks for your interest in www.bigbadtoystore.com and be sure to check out the clearance menu for great deals on a variety of older and overstocked items!