Toy Fair 2009 Coverage: Notes from Star Wars Press Panel & Showroom Images!

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There was tons of news coming from the Star Wars Press Meeting at this years Toy Fair. Let’s jump right in!

-Look for a big event in the fall of 2009
-Clone Wars will be around all year
-Big Legacy line-up, most will be shown for the first time at SDCC
-New Red & White packaging
-Mighty Muggs will become a TRU Exclusive

Clone Wars:
Basic Figures
-2009 Wave 1 is in stores now (Padme, Clone Trooper, MagnaGuard, Clone Trooper with jetpack, ‘Goldie’ R3-S6)
-2009 Wave 2 in April (Kit Fisto, Jar Jar Binks, Clone Trooper, Battle Droid)
-2009 Wave 3 in August (Mace Windu, Commander Gree, Admiral Yularen, ARF Trooper, 2 Jawas, Super Battle Droid)
-2009 Wave 4 in August (Space Suit Obi-Wan, Yoda, Clone Trooper Echo, Whorm Loathsom, 4-A7, Commando Droid)
-2009 Wave 5 in September (Space Suit Anakin, Space Suit Ahsoka, Cad Bana, Clone Trooper Denal)

Deluxe Figures
-2009 Wave 1 in August (Anakin with Can-Cell, Clone Trooper on BARC Speeder, Battle Droid on Scout Tank, Crab Droid)
-2009 Wave 2 (Turbo Tank Gunner Crew with Gun Turret that attaches to Turbo Tank, Count Dooku with Speeder Bike)

Starfighters (MagnaGaurd Fighter, Vulture Droid, TX-130 Fighter Tank, Anakin’s Starfighter)

Deluxe Vehicles (ARC-170 in Aug, Y-Wing in Oct)

Large Vehicles (Turbo Tank)

Legacy Collection:
-Over 46 figures in Droid Factory line, each including a piece of a Droid Build-a-Figure

Basic Figures
-Wave 1 in May (Medical Frigate Luke, Medical Frigate Leia, Emperor (Monkey Face), Capt. Needa, Hoth Rebel with Variant Head, Ugnaught with Variant, U-3PO Build-a-Figure)
-Wave 2 in June (Obi-Wan, Owen Lars, Beru Lars, Capt. Typho, Tarados Gon, Concept Art Anakin, HK-47 Build-a-Figure)
-Wave 3 in September (Obi-Wan, Queen Amidala, Gungan Warrior, Darth Sidious Hologram in Mecha-Chair, Rum Steg, Clegg Holdfast, L8-L9 Build-a-Figure)
-Figure Mail away of Qui-Gon a Eopie for the 10th Anniversary of Episode I.

Comic Packs Wave 2 (Darth Krayt/Sigel Dare, Kyle Katarn/Yuzan Warrior, Luke Skywalker/Lumiya)

Wal-Mart Exclusive 2-Packs (Anakin/Cortosis Battle Droid, Gen. Grievous/CB-3D, Darth Maul/I-5YQ, Boba Fett/BL-17, Corran Horn/Whistler) All figure have a piece of a Dark Trooper Phase II Build-a-Figure.

SDCC X-Wing Pilot Luke with a BIG SMILE (just after exiting the cockpit after the Death Star blew up)

Target Exclusives this year will be Geonosis Arena. Kit Fisto/Geonosis Warrior, and Coleman Trebor/Jango Fett plus more.

Saga Legends will continue

All the images are below, you can expect lots more in the coming days.

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