| No Action Fleet in 2005 |
7/30/2004 |
| Hasbro made the official announcement at their Q & A session at the Sand Diego Comic Con: there will be no Action Fleet toys produced in 2005. Hasbro has been known to change their minds, but at this time that is the official word straight from Hasbro. |
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| New Year. No New Action Fleet. |
1/30/2004 |
| Will there be any new Action Fleet toys in 2004? Will we have to wait until 2005? Will Wave 5 EVER be released? The only answer is that we have no definitive answers. We can only hope the the barrage of new Star Wars toys come Episode III will return Action Fleet toys to the shelves. In the meantime, enjoy the AFs you have and keep you hopes alive for new AFs in the future. Thanks to everyone who has helped by contributing information about older Action Fleet toys in an effort to fill the holes in the SWAF Archive. These contributions will be added to the site in the coming months. |
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| Wave 4 Is Available Again At D&S Toys! |
11/7/2003 |
| Still looking for a Republic Gunship (or Slave I and Republic Assault Ship)? DNSToys.com currently has the entire wave in stock. They are only available as a complete set of all three ships. Better hurry on over if you want to get a Gunship at a good price! |
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| Action Fleet Is Back! Did It Ever Leave? |
9/18/2003 |
| Sicqnus has come through with a great scoop regarding Hasbro's current plans for Action Fleet. The Star Wars Fan Club magazine from his homeland of France has run an article that indicates that Imperial Star Destroyer, the Death Star, and the (blue) A-Wing will be released in time for Christmas. It also appears that the Death Star may be the original Death Star (from A New Hope), not the Death Star II (from Return of the Jedi) version that was shown back in 2001. |
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| Imperial Landing Craft Test Shot Photos |
9/1/2003 |
| Special thanks to Joshua Bell who recently emailed photos of his Imperial Landing Craft test shot. You can view it on the Imperial Landing Craft page in the SWAF Archive. Be sure to check out Joshua's Action Fleet Toybashing website by clicking the link in the Swaf Sites section. |
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| New Section: SWAF Sites |
9/1/2003 |
| Check out the new Swaf Sites section of StarWarsActionFleet.com. The new section is dedicated to other Action Fleet sites on the web. |
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| Action Fleet Stuck In Limbo? |
8/31/2003 |
| It's been reported that the action Fleet line has been put "on hold" by Hasbro. This story originated on Rebelscum.com where they also indicated that the Action Fleet line would come back in 2005, just in time for Episode III. I've been holding back on posting this news until I could get confirmation from Hasbro themselves but have not, as of yet, received that confirmation. Some online stores have cancelled their Wave 5 orders and it is not clear wether Wave 5 will be released at all. Please be aware that StarWarsActionFleet.com will remain, even if no new Action Fleet toys are produced between now and Episode III. More news on this story as it becomes available. |
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| Gunship, Gunship, Gunship |
7/4/2003 |
The #1 question I get around here is "Where can I find the Republic Gunship?" If you weren't lucky enough to find it in stores, or you weren't amongst those who pre-ordered it, your best bet is to click here to buy the Republic Gunship on eBay. Prices are still reasonable for such a hard-to-find toy, even on the secondary market.
Wave 5 will likely be just as hard to find at retail so do yourself a favor and pre-order the Jedi Starfighter, Mon Calamari Cruiser, and blue A-Wing so you don't get left out in the cold again. |
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| Where To Buy |
7/4/20003 |
Now there's a better way for you to find old, rare, or brand new Action Fleet toys. Just go to the SWAF Archive and select the Action Fleet toy you are looking for, then look for the "Where To Buy" section on the item page. These links will take you directly to online stores where you can buy that hard-to-find Action Fleet item you are looking for!Try it now to find these rare ships:
Republic Gunship
TIE Defender
E-Wing
Sith Infiltrator
Royal Starship
Droid Control Ship
Find out where you can buy Action Fleet toys that will be coming out soon:
Jedi Starfighter
Mon Calamari Cruiser
A-Wing Starfighter (blue) |
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| Wave 3 Restocked |
6/28/2003 |
| Wave 3 (Imperial AT-AT and Rebel Snowspeeder), which was extremely hard-to-find upon it's initial relase a few months ago, has been popping up at WalMart stores across the country over the last few weeks. This may be a sign that Wave 4, which was very popular due to it's assortment of Episode II ships, will be stocked again. Keep checking your local stores if you still don't have the elusive Republic Gunship. |
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| Wave 5 Available For Pre-Order |
5/4/2003 |
Wave 5, containing the Jedi Starfighter, Mon Calamari Cruiser, and A-Wing Starfighter (blue), is now available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth. |
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| Death Star II and Imperial Star Destroyer Confirmed |
5/3/2003 |
| Three years after their original announcement the Death Star II and Imperial Star Destroyer will finally see the light of day at a retail store near you. Both have been added to Hasbro's release slate for late 2003 and have been moved from the Unproduced section to the Saga section of the SWAF Archive. |
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| Two More Rumored For 2003 |
4/17/2003 |
| Anakin's Starfighter (a modified Jedi Starfighter) and the Death Star (which was on the release slate back in 2001) are the latest additions to the rumor list. |
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| New Action Fleet Photos |
4/9/2003 |
| Hasbro has released photos of the Jedi Starfighter, Mon Calamari Cruiser, and a repainted (blue) A-Wing. All three vehicles have been added to the SWAF Archive. |
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| Photos of Classic Action Fleet Test Shots |
2/8/2003 |
| Special thanks goes out to Rick Schmidt for emailing these great photos. His collection of Action Fleet test shots includes an A-Wing, Cloud Car, Dewback, E-Wing, and Jawa Sandcrawler. Haven't heard of a test shot before? Head on over to the Glossary to find out the definition of this and other terms used throughout the collecting community. |
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| Site Updates |
2/8/2003 |
- The display of the Overview area in product pages has been altered slightly. Products sold at retail are still in the usual alternating white/gray rows but prototypes are now listed at the bottom of the Overview area in a yellow row. A complete list of product pages containing images of prototypes can be found by using the Quick Search feature near the top of the screen.
- The Glossary has been updated with new terms.
- A description of the differences between the SWAF Archive and the Quick Search feature has been added to the F.A.Q. section.
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| Three New Action Fleet Photos |
1/29/2003 |
| Hasbro has released photos of Anakin's Speeder, Zam's Speeder, and the Homing Spider Droid. All three vehicles have been added to the SWAF Archive. |
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| Wave 4 Available For Pre-Order |
1/23/2003 |
Action Fleet Wave 4 is now available for pre-order at Action Figure Express and Entertainment Earth. This wave includes the Republic Gunship, Republic Assault Ship, and Jango Fett's Slave 1. |
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| Two More AFs Confirmed |
1/20/2003 |
| The Jedi Starfighter and Mon Calamari Cruiser have been confirmed by Hasbro for release in summer 2003! |
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| More Confirmations and Rumors |
1/15/2003 |
| Anakin's Speeder, Zam's Speeder, and the Homing Spider Droid have been confirmed and will most likely comprise wave 5 for release in spring/summer. There are also rumors of both the Death Star and Star Destroyer finally seeing the light of day at some point in 2003. While still a rumor, it seems likely that these two ships will be produced because Hasbro was showing prototypes of these ships at the 2000 San Diego ComicCon and they were scheduled for a 2001 release at the time (before the Action Fleet line was temporarily cancelled) |
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| Wave 4 Photos |
1/13/2003 |
| Hasbro has released photos of the new Action Fleet Republic Gunship, Jango Fett's Slave 1, and the Republic Assault Ship. These ships are scheduled for a Spring 2003 release and you can see the photos in the SWAF Archive. |
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