Star Wars toys are set to be one of the big trends this year at Christmas, especially with the new movie coming out on December 18th (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens)
One of the best places to shop for your Star Wars items this Christmas has to be at the Disney Store. Since Disney took over Star Wars, they now have a great range in their Star Wars shop
We were sent the Star Wars Talking Darth Vader figure to try out.
This Darth Vader figure is a little bigger than typical action figures, and it stands up well by itself so it would be good to display on a shelf for Star Wars fans rooms as well as to use as a toy. It has plenty of detail on the figure.
The Darth Vader has a working light sabre, activated by the small button at the top of his arm, and also sound effects which are activated via the buttons on his chest. There are a couple of different buttons there and they do make different sounds, rather than just being one selection of sound effects.
The limbs are posable, so you can move the direction that the light sabre is pointed in, to be pointing upwards or out across Darth Vader’s body, and when you do activate the light sabre with the button that I just mentioned, it will light up as well as making some sounds. My kids found this pretty cool!
My youngest (4 years old) claimed this figure as soon as it arrived and it has stood up well to being played with by him. I would say it’s best suited for age 4+, and would appeal to any age of Star Wars fan as a collectors item as well as a toy.
There are lots more great Star Wars items in the Disney Store. My kids also have a light sabre which they love for pretend play, and there’s plenty of Star Wars clothes available there too – so do check out the whole range.
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I think this will be very popular this Christmas, as much for the dads as the children!
The only problem the children will have is to persuade dad to let them play with it and not be a figure on a shelf!
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My children have recently watched the old Star Wars films and are subsequently mad on it. I love that this figure is a good size although I’m not sure if hubby would be playing wih it more than the children #ToyTuesday
Star war figures will still be the talk of the town even in 2030. Boys will always be boys and the trend will go on. But one thing for sure is that by then you will have to sell your heart to acquire some of these figurines. That’s why I don’t let anyone play with my star war figures anyhowly.
@Tracy