Ashley Wilbanks

A Star Wars fan since 1978, he has a passion for all things Star Wars and wonders why May the 4th is not a national holiday. He lives in the wastelands of middle Georgia with his wife, two girls, and two dogs.

Bandai Blockade Runner & Millennium Falcon Model Kit Set

Collecting

Bandai Announces a 1/1000 Blockade Runner & 1/350 Millennium Falcon Set

Ashley Wilbanks November 16, 2018

Star Wars has always had its fair share of model kits, thanks to the amazing ships and vehicles that can be found in that galaxy far, far away. Bandai has…

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Star Wars Celebration Chicago

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Star Wars Celebration Chicago Almost Sold Out!

Ashley Wilbanks November 16, 2018

If you were thinking about heading to Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019, and you haven’t purchased tickets yet, then you better hurry! As you can see from a recent tweet…

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Watching

Solo: A Star Wars Story Hybride VFX Breakdown

Ashley Wilbanks November 15, 2018

Hybride Technologies has released a video featuring some behind-the-scenes VFX work that was done on Solo: A Star Wars Story for Lucasfilm and Disney. In the video you can see…

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R4-I9 1:12 Scale Model Kit

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Bandai Adding to their Star Wars 1/12 Scale Figures with R4-I9 Model Kit

Ashley Wilbanks November 15, 2018

Bandai has revealed another great model kit in their line of 1/12 scale Star Wars figures. The new kit is R4-I9. R4-I9 was an R4 agromech droid painted a dark blue. It was owned…

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Watching

The Star Wars Show: Interview With Donald Faison

Ashley Wilbanks November 15, 2018

This week on The Star Wars Show, the voice of Hype Fazon, Donald Faison, takes over as the voice of the Yoda fountain and stops by to talk about his…

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Gina Carano

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Gina Carano Joins ‘The Mandalorian’

Ashley Wilbanks November 15, 2018

A new day and a new casting announcement from Lucasfilm. Gina Carano has joined Pedro Pascal in the first live action Star Wars television series The Mandalorian. You may recognize…

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Star Wars Resistance – Synara’s Score Preview

Ashley Wilbanks November 15, 2018

Lucasfilm and Disney have released a preview for the upcoming Star Wars Resistance episode titled, “Synara’s Score”. This clip gives us a little bit of a back story for Tam……

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Billie Lourd as Lt. Kaydel Connix

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Billie Lourd Thinks Episode IX is Going to be Magical!

Ashley Wilbanks November 14, 2018

Billie Lourd, the daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, and Star Wars character Lt. Kaydel Connix in the last two sequel movies, tells ET Online that fans are in for…

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Watching

Solo Stands Atop of the Latest Blu-ray Sales Report

Ashley Wilbanks November 14, 2018

The latest sales report from The Numbers reveals that Solo: A Star Wars Story is #1 in sales for Blu-rays. The movie had a rough go of it at the…

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Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt

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Simon Pegg Thinks New Star Wars is Missing George Lucas

Ashley Wilbanks November 14, 2018

Simon Pegg was a guest on the latest episode of The Adam Buxton Podcast, and gave his thoughts on the current state of the Star Wars galaxy. The veteran actor, including a role…

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Hot Wheels Chewbacca and Porg

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Hot Wheels Reveals New Star Wars Character Cars

Ashley Wilbanks November 14, 2018

The fine folks over at Yakface.com are reporting news of a couple of new Mattel Star Wars Hot Wheels cars showing up online. The packaging features the new black Star…

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The Mandalorian

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It’s Official – Pedro Pascal to Lead ‘The Mandalorian’ Series

Ashley Wilbanks November 13, 2018

Rumors of this news have been circulating for a few weeks now, but today it is official. Pedro Pascal is going to be the lead in the upcoming Disney+ show…

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