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Original Release Date: October 24, 2021After an extended break we look away to the horizon….Thanks for listening.Dan & Mac

Catching up on summer collection news, Rancor Haslab oops, Rogue One Black Series and a big I Wanted Everything.

Today’s episode of The Sandcrawler was recorded on Thursday June 24, 2021Happy belated Father’s Day!  It’s been a while since our last show and we have a ton of new action figure announcements to run through.  Does it seem like things are getting better for Star Wars action figure collectors? It feels like it as we discuss new figures, potential play sets and oh yeah….Black Series figures on Power of the Force cards!!What should Mac do about the Black Series Rogue One releases? Should he stick with what he has and stick to his main focus or does he spend spend spend to get most of the Rogue One team? In I Wanted Everything Dan picks up a great looking statue from Shadows of the Empire.  Mac shares his new look for his “Rebel wall” with the Wedge Antilles Black Series helmet, a couple new books and figures and a very cool poster courtesy of our good friends The Fronsee’s.  An “I Wanted Everything Request” - Rob Williams Generation X-wing is looking for a Nik Sant action figure.  Nick Sant is the bearded rebel who is disguised as a Scout Trooper in Return of the Jedi. Rob is a Scout Trooper with the 501st who recently began working on a Nik Sant costume.  He would love to add the action figure to his collection so if you can help him out let us know, or let Rob know via Generation Xwing Podcast social media.Check out From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com for Jake’s report on Washington Summer Con where he interviewed a bunch of Star Wars actors.

Today’s episode of The Sandcrawler was recorded on Friday June 4, 2021.  This week Jake waxes poetic about some found toys, Dan doesn’t know what to do with a giant Naboo Starfighter and Mac get’s his wish to finally review the VINTAGE COLLECTION TANTIVE 4 CORRIDOR SET.   It’s a REANAISSANCE episode this week on your home for ACTION FIGURE THERAPY - The Sandcrawler!

May the Fourth festivities, The Bad Batch premieres and Hasbro announces new figures.

The Sandcrawler #112 - Cinema Scenes Part 2After an absence of 10 months we return to our happy place: Power of the Force and tackle the rest of the Cinema Scenes line that we first talked about in Episode 95.  Listen to that episode HERE.  To help us with the history of this line we used the excellent resources from Rebelscum.com and Jedi Temple Archives. We cover a bit of new figure news with The Black Series Clone Wars figures and you can check out Jake’s extensive look at the 3.75” line that these new figures were based on.  In I Wanted Everything Dan reveals his latest 90’s Star Wars passion and Mac finds spare parts for his Kenner Snowspeeder.  When modern collecting gets you down, go back to your roots we say!Check out our new Marfalump T-shirt design! We would love it if you would leave us a review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to us.Be sure to check our YouTube channel for reviews, special video versions of the podcast and more.Find our contact information and social media links at The Sandcrawler.netVisit our Tee Public store for a Tshirt or a MASK because it’s not over yet!We are part of the Star Wars Commonwealth Podcast network, find out more about the Commonwealth on our  Facebook page. The Sandcrawler.netFrom 4-LOM to Zuckuss.comEmail sandcrawlerpodcast@gmail.comTwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeBuy a Tshirt on Tee Public

We’re back after an EXTENDED break! Last episode we vented about the state of Star Wars collecting and in some cases Star Wars in general and this week we follow up with how we plan on continuing in this hobby in a way more positive attitude.Thanks to Rezikai and Ben11420 for your feedback and Apple Podcast review.We share our recent finds in I Wanted Everything including Jake’s big toy run while in Colorado last week.  Disney Plus added the Star Wars Vintage Collection series and we discuss those offerings, especially the Tartikovsky Clone Wars micro-series.  And Mac goes on an old man rant about 70’s Saturday morning TV.The Bad Batch hits May 4 and we take a look at the trailer. Finally on to toy news we take a look at the Lucasfilm 50th Publishing figures from The Black Series.Hasbro Fan Fest brought forth a lot of Star Wars figure news and we go through those announcements. See images and info on our website.  Vote on a Vintage Collection reissue here.Jake will be speaking to the Hasbro team very shortly so head over to From 4LOM to Zuckuss and vote on The Bad Batch. 

We had a plan, we hit the record button and then-Being a Star Wars collector can be very challenging lately. Being a Star Wars FAN can be very challenging lately. This week’s episode is three friends basically unloading on each other about the state of collecting. It’s a rambling, ridiculous but also interesting conversation that we just felt we had to get off our chests. Thank you to BUNK DOGG for the 5-star Apple Podcasts review and thank you to Jon for his great question about what scale of action figure he should focus on. After that we talk about recent finds in I Wanted Everything including an awesome prototype that Dan recently acquired. Links from the show:•The Vintage Collection Queen Amidala•Episode One Packaging Stickers•Lay’s Chips “Pizza Flavoured” Spirit of Obi-Wan•Jake hits a WalMart and finds nothing•Dan’s mangled Hasbro Pulse delivery

This week’s episode was recorded on February 10, 2021This week we have something special for you. Jake took part in a Livestream Q&A with the Hasbro Star Wars team and we have the audio from that conversation.The Q&A featured of course, From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com as well as:Dan from Star Wars CollectorJose from Endor SystemVictoria from Victoria’s CantinaBrandon Rebelscum.com

Hasbro did their first Star Wars related online fan event for 2021 on Friday January 29 and well….there’s a lot to unpack.  Some of it good, some of it….well, let’s just say we’re concerned about getting Star Wars figures going into 2021. We break down all the announcements and what it means to a couple of guys that still collect toys.Be sure to follow along with our press release and press photos article on TheSandcrawler.net.   You can also watch Hasbro’s livestream.What did you think of Hasbro’s announcements? Let us know!We would love it if you would leave us a review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to us.Be sure to check our YouTube channel for reviews, special video versions of the podcast and more.Find our contact information and social media links at The Sandcrawler.net

This week we catch up on new Star Wars finds (and other franchises) in I Wanted Everything and Jake asks the question But Where Did The Pins Go?  Getting the Din Djarin/The Child Build Up Pack was a pain for most collectors. How did you make out?  If you haven’t gotten it yet, check out our photo gallery.T-shirt company mentioned by Mac:  OutofPrint.comWe take a quick detour into the world of Star Wars short stories (and a spiral down into the world of Clerks 2)  with the “A Certain Point of View….” series.  Some great stuff in those books but are they better or worse than the Legends “Tales of….” Series?Washington State Toy Show Monday January 25th ONLINE LIVE SHOWMac’s solution for displaying the Razor Crest thanks to IKEA.Adding lights to the Vintage Collection Carbon Freezing Chamber Play SetWe take a look at our favourite action figures from 2020 including The Black Series and The Vintage Collection.  It’s a fun discussion, showcasing what makes everyone different as collectors.  What were your favourites? Let us know on our social media pages.This Friday tune in to the First Hasbro Fan First of 2021Watch Mac’s appearance on the SWC+ Roundtable for a discussion on Rogue One

It’s all in the title this week! If you haven’t watched the season two finale of The Mandalorian then DON’T HIT THAT PLAY BUTTON!This week we give our first reactions to The Mandalorian Season 2 finale, say goodbye to the original Boba Fett, Jeremy Bulloch and sign off for the year. Also, Star Wars math is hard. And Deadpool rules.Thank you to our listeners for your support this year, ESPECIALLY this year. We hope you have a great holiday season and a very Happy New Year.

Disney announces more Star Wars than any one human could ever keep track off, Bill Burr returns to The Mandalorian and we present our favourite Darth Vader collectables in honour of David Prowse.All this and more on  your home for action figure therapy,  The Sandcrawler!!WATCH OUR DARTH VADER COLLECTIBLES TRIBUTE TO DAVE PROWSEJake guested onYes Have Some (on YouTube)Dan guested on Major Wrestling Figure PodDisney Investor DayMando Mondays Last Week December 7Mando Mondays This Week December 14•We are part of the Star Wars Commonwealth Podcast network, find out more about the Commonwealth on the network’s Facebook page.

Before we begin this week’s show we just want to warn you of two things.  FIRST we will be spoiling Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian.  SECOND,  Instead of bleeping the occasional bad word like we normally do, this episode has NOT been edited for language.   Might wanna have the kiddies leave the room this week.Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian blew our minds even more than what happened to a certain spaceship featured on the show.  We  give you our thoughts on the episode and the big event that is especially important to a couple of Star Wars collectors. It’s a short one, but a fun one!

FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE AVAILABLE HEREThis week we catch up on Mando Mondays and the announced Star Wars figures for Black Series and The Vintage Collection.Will we get the entire Bad Batch team at some point?Does it really matter if the announced Zutton figure is named Snaggletooth or not?In I Wanted Everything Jake knocked off a few big missing pieces for his complete Disney Parks Droid Factory collection.Dan finds a super cool KB Toys Phantom Menace sign and Mac proves he’s a hypocrite  and gets The Carbon Freeze Chamber play set. t’s a shorter show this week but it’s jam-packed with tons of ACTION FIGURE THERAPY!The Black SeriesGreef Karga (Season 1) - MM4Moff Gideon - MM4Kuiil - MM4Clone Wars Asajj Ventress - FFFLSClone Wars Bad Batch Hunter - FFFLSClone QWars Bard Batch Crosshair - FFFLSThe Vintage CollectionGreef Karga (Season 2 Magistrate) - MM5The Child with Pram and Frog -now have 3 different versions via Yakface - MM5Zutton (Snaggletooth)The Sandcrawler.netEmail sandcrawlerpodcast@gmail.comTwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeBuy a Tshirt or mask on Tee Public

DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MANDALORIANWatch the first 30 minutes of this episode on our YouTube Channel!As The Mandalorian cruises through the first three episodes of season two we are jonesing for action figures from the show.  We blue sky our favourite requests for Mando figures, vehicles and play sets and let’s hope Hasbro is listening. At the top of our list is Mon Cal in sweater.  If we don’t get him, we riot……Before wading into those waters we talk about “Chapter 11: The Heiress” and the split between Mando’s Covert and the rest of Mandalore as Bo Katan shows up to blow our minds!  Star Wars Rebels-Legacy of the Darksaber.We touch on recent Black Series rumours surrounding Rogue OneThe Razor Crest Haslab campaign wrapping up and get all giddy about seeing a hands on video of the vehicle.  Check that out here:  Usual Mike YouTube.  Jake shares some recent deliveries and Dan talks about his donation to our friends at The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast. Be sure to enter Jake’s Instagram Story contest!Happy Life Day this week: LEGO Holiday SpecialLook for our annual Life Day post on our social sites featuring Mick Jagger.Find our contact information and social media links at The Sandcrawler.netBuy a Tshirt or a mask on Tee Public

We’re back with our second show in a week and it’s all Mando, Mando, Mando!  Jake Stevens returns as we tear into the Season Two premiere of The Mandalorian and then break down the action figure announcements that were announced during the first two Mando Monday events. Mando Monday 2.We also take a look at The Razor Crest Haslab project and it’s latest Tier unlocks.  Will it make it to Tier 5 and an Offworld Jawa Elder?  You have until November 9 to help make that happen!Check out our special HASLAB RAZOR CREST PAGE for all updates to the crowd funding project.With all of the announced figures from Hasbro in the form of Black Series, Vintage Collection and Retro a listener asks, “why not in time for Christmas?”  It’s a great question and one we spend time talking over (Thanks, Ralph!).Spacewalls.net - official license for Black Series scaled Tantive wallPride Display Stands ANHPride Display Stands ROTSHead to our Show Archive for photos from I Wanted Everything including Jedi Luke’s eyes

Achievement unlocked! Presenting our 100th episode! Thank you to everyone that has supported us!  What better way to celebrate than with our annual Halloween Special?!?We talk about how Halloween 2020 is gonna be the most 2020 of any Halloween and then delve into some breakfast cereal news (thanks TechnoRetro Dads!) as we can expect Elf cereal on the shelves come Christmas.Mac gets some PLAY OUTSIDE photos featured on This Week In Star Wars and then we delve into Hasbro’s reveal of the fully decoed and painted Razor Crest.  Are we finally going to cave and pre-order? You’ll have to listen and find out!Order the Razor CrestToys of the Jedi Haslab VideoHere’s the bizarre ET accessory we were laughing about.Stephen Stanton’s Spooky Shakesperian Reading BANTHASKULL.COM Photo Reference and ChecklistFind our contact information and social media links at The Sandcrawler.net

Hasbro Pulse Con 2020  was this past weekend and their livestream of the event provided a ton of Star Wars figure announcements including the reveal of the next Haslab crowd funding project: The Vintage Collection Razor Crest from The Mandalorian.  Jake returns to help us break down all the announcements.Follow along with our discussion with Jake’s article on From 4LOM to Zuckuss.com.Hasbro Pulse Poseable Figure StandsWe also reveal the winner of the Black Series Jango Fett from last week’s impromptu contest.Jake’s video of the Darth Revan Black Series LightsaberLast week we celebrated our fourth anniversary of ACTION FIGURE THERAPY and we’re celebrating with an updated logo featuring our favourite Jawa figure from the Power of the Force line.  Head to our TeePublic store where you can pick up masks, t-shirts, hoodies, stickers and more.  Spread the word and bring ACTION FIGURE THERAPY to the masses!Find our contact information and social media links at The Sandcrawler.net

Buy A MaskFour years ago this week we released our very first show and we would like to thank everyone that has joined us on our Star Wars collecting journey! We begin our fourth year of Action Figure Therapy with a look at the trailer for Season 2 of The Mandalorian and the recent toy announcements surrounding it. Mandalorian Season 2 Trailer Entertainment Weekly CoversMandoMondays, Black Series The Credits Collection, Vintage Collection Carbonized Babu Frik DollCarbon Freeze Chamber Playset Photos via Yakface.com  Bossk’s Bounty ReviewCon Exclusive Black Series Endor set photosGalaxys Edge merch available on Disney Parks siteIt’s an epic I Wanted Everything this week as Mac shares recent Vintage Collection finds and Dan knocks another Star Wars item from his bucket list.  See his tweet for a quick look at this beauty! You can now find our show on Amazon Podcasts!  Tell a friend!Find all of our contact information and social media links on our website, The Sandcrawler.net