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Star Wars Masterwork Release Date February 2015

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Star Wars Masterwork New Date 02/11/2015!

The release for this product has been pushed back to February 2015. Most of the artist apparently were having difficulty delivering the original artwork, and thus the date has been pushed back so that no one gets a horrible redemption card. I know I hate them. Anyway here is a breakdown of the product and what you can expect to give you an idea as to whether or not you are going to plunk down about $75.00 for a mini box.

Seems like plenty of money, and at least you do not have to tie down your Christmas money on the product. Too late for me, as I was a busy purchaser some weeks back, but at least I know I have the product secured. This product will nearly double in my opinion. With a hit in every mini box, Star Wars fans will be pleasantly surprised.

The Star Wars Masterwork Breakdown:

High-end is finally feeling the Force. 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork brings a formula similar to the card maker’s Museum Collection line in baseball, promising a hit or premium insert in every pack. Boxes promise one autograph and a premium sketch card.

Sticking with the trend started by 2014 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives, virtually all of the autographs here are on-card. Base autographs come from actors and are done on foil-stamped premium card stock. Parallels include Foil (#/25 or less), Canvas (#/10 or less) and Wood (1/1). Every case also has a Silver Framed Autograph that is numbered to 29 or less.

Five Dual Autograph Book cards are the only signed cards in the product that use stickers.

Signature Pen Autograph Relics are something new. In addition to the signature, the cards come with a piece of the pen used during the signing.

Star Wars sketch cards have been a regular feature in sets for a decade now. However, 2015 Star Wars Masterwork attempts to change things up a little. For the first time, basic sketch cards are done on 72-point card stock, giving them a much thicker feel. Sketch Card Variations have a different logo and are numbered to 10. Wood Sketch Cards use a very different stock and are numbered to 5. Sketch Card Books have a pair of panels with original art. Rare, these are numbered 1/1.

Randomly inserted are 50 mini boxes that have four sketch cards that fit together to form a puzzle.

Production-used relics are still a novelty in Star Wars sets as they’ve only been used a couple of times before this. Momentous Movie Relics include some new materials that haven’t been used in cards yet. They’re inserted at a rate of three per case.

2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork has two additional premium inserts. Weapon Lineage Medallions come with a metal piece showcasing a famous tool from the franchise. Postage Stamp Relics have a US stamp embedded in them. These stamps feature artwork from Drew Struzan, one of the most iconic Star Wars artists.

While the premium inserts may be the focal point for many, 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork does have a base set. That said, it’s not a massive one. Printed on premium 72-point stock, the set has a total of 75 character-driven cards. On top of that, there are four parallels that combine to fall one per pack. Base set parallels are Blue Metallic (#/299), Silver Metallic (#/99), Green Metallic (#/50) and Gold Metallic (1/1)

The product also has a trio of ten-card basic inserts: Defining Moments, Companions and Scum & Villainy. Every pack has either an insert or one of six insert parallels: Foil (#/299), Canvas (#/99), Wood (#/50), Clear Acetate (#/25), Metal (#/10) or Golden Metal (1/1).

Each pack of 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork is packaged in its own mini box. Master boxes have four of these.

Estimated Release Date: 2/11/15
Product Configuration: 4 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork Box Break:

1 On-Card Autograph
1 Premium Sketch Card
2 Additional Premium Inserts
4 Inserts
4 Parallels
8 Base Cards
20 Total Cards

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Lucas Films Is Sold To Disney

With the ever changing hands of the property of the Star Wars empire (Disney’s the new owner) you can expect to see new things on the horizon for the Star Wars family of collectible toys, cards, comics, and statutes. Lucas Films sold the Star Wars family, as well as Lucas Films entertainment of items for the hefty sum of approximately 4 billion.

George Lucas will remain active in the planning and decision-making for many of the ongoing projects that are currently being designed and developed on the studio. Lucas will act as creative consultant on the new “Star Wars” film, with more feature films expected beyond Episode 7. Episode 7 will release sometime in 2015. Then there will be other films as well, as Disney will look to expand the Star Wars empire to include many more films, as well as the interactive ride and other venues that are currently a part of Hollywood studios in Orlando. That ride is called “Star Tours” the ride was upgraded in 2011 to include some hundreds of different scenarios that can unfold during the ride.

Darth Maul 12″ Figure

My favorite character of the latest movies released in 1999 was the Darth Maul 12″ figure. This figure was one of the hottest in demand when it was released. I was fortunate enough to purchase about 5 of them, and have kept a few of them over the years mint in the box. At the highest point the 12″ Darth Maul figure sold for about $80.00. With widespread popularity, and even though he was a 1 movie character, the popularity of Darth Maul was as high as any other character with the possible exception of maybe Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker.

Some of the other harder to find toys was the Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight with the tan vest, also released in the late 1990’s. There are many different variations of these Star Wars toys, and in order to find some of the pricing of these toys and action figures, resort to a toy price guide.