which will later include a vehicle or two from the new movie.

I really think we'll see a TON of stuff from the new movie.  Lucas is waaaaay better at planning for things like that now - I mean, he even gave the Jedi Starfighters costume changes in RotS (red to blue for Obi, yellow to green for Ani).  I'm sure there will be plenty of things thrown into the movie specifically for toys...  plus Adventure Indy, Indy in Inca gear, Indy in suit, Battle Damage Indy, etc etc.

As for kids, I think Lucas & Hasbro are counting on Dads showing kids the old movies either before or after going to see the new movie - that will breed a lot of interest in them.  I've also seen rumors of plans to re-release the Indy movies this winter to get the marketing machine rolling... just like they did with the OT circa 1997 to get the old stuff on the kids radar prior to TPM.

Previews Exclusive "Mynock Hunt" Chewbacca Mini-Bust



Sounds like this one will be tricky to get on-line.  I've heard/read rumors from a number of sources that actual brick-and-mortar comic shops will get priority over on-line Previews shops...

The Winner is...

Darth Gamboa

Congratulations to Darth Gamboa and thanks to all those who entered!

All the votes have been tallied and the results are in!  Here are your JediDefender Top Ten:

#1 (tie) - Chewbacca (RotS Early Bird Kit)
#1 (tie) - Stormtrooper (2004 VOTC Sculpt)
#3 (tie) - Blue Snaggletooth   (OTC Cantina Aliens Cinema Scene)
#3 (tie) - Graxol Kelvyyn (TPM Watto's Box Cinema Scene)
#5 - Zev Senesca (TSC Snowspeeder Pack-In)
#6 (tie) - Ephant Mon (Saga Basic Figure)
#6 (tie) - Feltipern Trevagg (OTC Basic Figure)
#8 (tie) - Biker Scout (30AC Tin Version w/flip-up visor)
#8 (tie) - R3-A2 (Saga Battle of Hoth Multi-Pack)
#8 (tie) - Space Trooper (POTF2 Basic Figure)

The results have been passed on to Hasbro, who will now compile the top ten lists from all participating sites.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the voting process!

I have heard from a few friends in the midwest that these have been found at TRU brick-and-mortar stores - Ohio and Illinois.

So in what wave is the Crimson Empire pack supposed to be released?

The CE set is in the Wave 3, Revision 1 cases.

Thanks to Michael for quick payment on some loose figures. 

Yeah, I thought I remembered a PlayStation reference, but that's just about the only one. 

It was in Goblet of Fire... Dudley's PlayStation.

Nice to see the HP nerds can get mired in continuity like everyone else...