Star Wars Merchandise

Hi All,
I can't find a thread about SW merchandise not specific to the ST.. If I've overlooked it mods - apologies.

Thought I'd share something I just came across.
For me - one of the funniest pieces of merch I've seen!!!
How's this for a costume!

"Become embedded in carbonite like Han Solo with this inflatable costume!"
Source: https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY183055
Got any random, off the wall, plain wrong, awesome SW merchandise you've come across?
Please share!

I received a mug just like Daisy for my birthday! It arrived today.

Finally I could reunite Kylo with his grandparents!

That is a priceless piece of merchandize. A friend in the US held on to that spoon for weeks (months even) waiting for me to visit him this summer. That’s true friendship It was in a box of cereals or maybe with ice cream, I cannot remember. It is light grey at room temperature and turns dark grey when cold. I put it in the fridge, it works. How cool is that?

I don't think I've shown you guys my suitcase, but this is how I roll:


People literally stop to ask to take pictures of this suitcase like it is a celebrity lol. I also have the R2-D2 backpack and carry-on. They are great conversation starters. XD

Anyway we just had a long weekend in the U.S and I decided to take a road trip and drive from Illinois to Minnesota, land of Prince. While I was there I of course had to visit the Mall of America, the biggest mall in the U.S. Their Lego store is incredible! I ended up buying a Lego Vader keychain and this:


When I was checking out the cashier said something like "Ooh so cute, someone's shopping for a Darth Vader fan!" And then she was like... "Wait is this stuff for you?" and I totally pulled a Will Smith "Nah, girl psssh"



I said it was for my niece. But I am an only child. Ugh.

Then I went to the Disney store and spotted some 25% discounted Poe figurines and THIS amazing and lovely thing:


But I didn't get it because I'd already hit my spending limit on SW nerd stuff. Maybe next time.

@SanghaRen
You're lucky, I wish we had something like that in my country. The best we had were tiny lightsabers during the prelogy era. Now there are no toys in cereals boxes.

@Darth Rowan
Nice suitcase .
Yeaah, for some products we have to say it's for children, but at least you say it was for a girl. This little Chewie is really cute, it's the first time I see it.

@Darth Rowan

That Chewie plush I am struggling not to buy it. I have passed it a few times in stores and until now I’ve been strong but for how long..

And I try to avoid looking at the Lego buildable figures because they are so much fun to build, that I would buy them all and I want to limit now the amount of SW stuff. Merchandize is addictive. I’d pay though just to build the figures and then give them back to the store. LF: if you read this, this could be a new business model.

@LadyGaufrette

I think the US have more stuff like that. I don’t know if they have film-based toys in cereal boxes here in Germany because I only eat plain oatmeal, but I don’t think they do. I wouldn’t have bought it for myself (I want only unmasked scarred Kylo now), but it feels nice when a friend knows your obsessions and indulges you even if it’s SW and he’s a Trekkie. He also got me a toothbrush for kids last time in the shape of Ben’s lightsaber and with light and sound effect. Kylo’s voice while brushing your teeth: “I am immune to the light”

@SanghaRen wrote: I’d pay though just to build the figures and then give them back to the store.

@SanghaRen
You writted it right from my mind.

I'm opposite to you, I mainly have masked Kylo merchandising. (I'm weak against "creature in a mask")
I was thinking your friend was nice, then I saw he's a Trekkie, so my thoughts were:


(Kidding, kidding, I like Star Trek too. If he hasn't see it, show your friend this video, he should like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sdf4SQXdEk)

And so it starts with the Vulptex. Please don’t, LF, I am already resisting buying the fathier plush.



And googling for more Vulptex stuff, here is what I found. It’s fan made. A little challenge for you, @guardienne



https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/8619rn/ive_wanted_to_make_this_spiky_boi_ever_since_the/

@SanghaRen aaaaaaah this is seriously cute!

i wonder if the hairs are added or if the yarn is shaggy? it's insane to crochet with shaggy yarn, so adding them in later in probably makes more sense.

@guardienne wrote:@SanghaRen aaaaaaah this is seriously cute!

i wonder if the hairs are added or if the yarn is shaggy? it's insane to crochet with shaggy yarn, so adding them in later in probably makes more sense.

@guardienne

Maybe you can ask. Apparently she has no pattern and improvised. Looking closer, I wonder if the head and body are pompoms, but then how do you fix/sew the nose and legs to the pompoms. I don’t think that would work. I found some patterns (have to pay to download which I did not) for crocheted furry cat bonnets using shaggy yarn so I guess it is an option. This is going to bug me now. I can see how I’ll buy some yarn to give it a try and end up with yet another unfinished project lying around *sigh*.

If one of you don't know what to do with 9 000$, you can buy 2018 Topps Star Wars Stellar Signatures to have a chance to get the ultimate reylo card.

My new door mat:

Porg, Star Wars legos at Hamley's, and other lego fun.

https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-star-wars-75236-duel-at-starkiller-base/

Set to come out in April

Nice one. It does look like Daisy Ridley which is not a given seeing the amount of Rey figures that look nothing like her. Not sure if I like the wild strands of hair in her face, but it does set the figure apart from others making it dynamic.



https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/blog/gentle-giant-at-ny-toy-fair-2019-new-star-wars-busts-and-statues/

My reputation is really done at work. A colleague went to see the Lego movie with his son and they received 2 Solo cups. He gave me one that I have now on display on my desk: Slim!Chewie and Slim!Han.



And I brought Hera to the party to inspire me to remain calm.

@LadyGaufrette wrote:Finally I could reunite Kylo with his grandparents!

@LadyGaufrette  - oh dear - looks like they have all gotten the Darth Maul treatment!

Just came across this.. Vader is toast(er)!

LINK
Yes, it's real!

I was buying kitty litter at a local pet store and saw a range of SW chewing toys for dogs, including Kylo’s mask (the TRoS one with the red cracks). This was probably the most random SW-related thing I’ve seen Now poor Kylo is going to get slobbered over between some dog’s jaws.

I pre-ordered that expensive Kylo/Ben. I was first surprised by it because the face and hair are so different from the TLJ one. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. It’s like an older more mature king-like Ben Solo. It will be only available in Q3 2021. By then I will have probably forgotten I ordered it and maybe I won’t even be able to afford it