May 10, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com:

PRE-ORDER 1/48 MACROSS: Yamato has just announced the 1/48 Scale VF-1A Production Type figure. Pre-Orders are available for $164.99 and the figure is scheduled to arrive in September.

PRE-ORDER SOUL OF CHOGOKING: We've listed the latest release from Bandai - the S.O.C. Zambugle. The picture we have is a gray prototype, but it looks to be another cool release - pre-order price is $89.99.

UPCOMING STARWARS PRE-ORDER: We'll be listing new Master Replicas pre-orders for the following items around the May 23rd street date: Darth Vader Ep III LE Lightsaber, Yoda and Darth Sidious .45 Scaled Sabers, and the very cool AT-AT Signature Edition. The model will feature a new pose for the AT-AT, a snow-covered base with a crashed Snowspeeder, and a signature plaque from Phil Tippet, the creator of the original AT-AT filming model for Industrial Light & Magic. We also will be adding the Attakus brand Star Wars Statue Lineup to our selection this summer. We'll carry the full Series 4 lineup of statues from Attakus after they announce the lineup and pricing.

NEW ITEMS IN STOCK:

HASBRO ALTERNATORS: The latest wave of Alternators has just arrived (Pre-Orders will be processed shortly) This wave features Windcharger and Battle Ravage, along with the new Wheeljack and Shockblast (of which we have very few remaining) Once these sell out we will begin a new pre-order for the next shipment - which should arrive in late May or early June.

TRANSFORMER STATUES & BUSTS: The brand new Cyclonus Bust from Hard Hero has just arrived, this bust is limited to only 1000 pieces and is now available for $44.99. The Palisades Arcee Statue has been restocked and the 12" Palisades Prime Statue is also back in stock. A variety of other statues and busts are available.

STREET FIGHTER: The exclusive 9.5" Rotocast Evil Ryu figure has just arrived. We've listed this $4. below the MSRP at $25.99. This figure is limited to only 1004 pieces. We have pre-orders available for Street Fighter series 3 and 4, and just a few sets of series 2 are still available.

MARVEL LEGENDS 9: We've finished sorting through all the pallets of figures that arrived and we've been able to restock the Green Hulk & Variant Bullseye figure. Also restocked are the single figure listings for Nightcrawler, regular Bullseye, and Deathlok. Full sets of 7 figures are available for $69.99 - these come with the 16" Galactus bonus figure.

STAR WARS: We have very limited stock available of a few new Episode III figures - #41, #42, #43, #44 are each available for $14.99. A variety of other recent EpIII figures are also in stock and we have a very small restock of the IG88-Stormtrooper-Aurra Sing Unleashed Wave.
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JD PRODUCTIONS TRANSFORMING MODEL KIT: This is the first item we have carried from this small manufacturer. The HTM-01 uncolored model kit is a small transforming figure that will require a lot of filling and smoothening, patching, assembly, joint tightening and painting. If this sounds like something you are up for then take a look at this nifty little kit - $39.99 - it is completely unassembled and has many small parts and will require a lot of work to complete.

SIDESHOW: 1:1 PREDATOR BUST: This HUGE bust is limited to only 1000 pieces and we have it priced nearly $100 below the MSRP at $749.99 - and our $6.99 shipping rate does apply! This bust is about 21 inches tall and it comes in an amazingly large shipping box. This item is extremely detailed and is the ultimate item for a Predator collection.