At Toy Fair, it's easy to confuse Bluefin for Bandai. After all, the majority of their products are made by Bandai. So the question you're probably asking is, "What is Bluefin?" It's a little complicated, but the easy answer is that they are the exclusive U.S. distributor for many of Bandai's collector market brands, including Tamashii Nations. They also distribute products made by Beast Kingdom, a high-end, life-size figure collection, and Sentinel, another high quality collectors figure company. If you're familiar with any of these products, then you already know that they do a great deal of licensing through Marvel and Lucasfilm. I will delve into their offerings by starting with the one-and-only Disney branded product on display this year.

Toy Story

It's been over 22 years since Toy Story changed the animation game and Bandai Tamashii Nations is celebrating its legacy with a Toy Story inspired Chogokin robot figure. Similar in concept to the zords in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, this line of diecast metal robot toys debuted in Japan in 1974 and was an inspiration for the creators of Voltron. In December 2016, Bluefin distributed the Woody Robo Sheriff Star, a combination of Woody, Bullseye, Slinky, Rex and Hamm. The second part, Buzz the Space Ranger Robo, debuted this month and comes with Buzz Lightyear, his Star Command space ship, and two Three-Eyed Aliens. Each set can create their own Chogokin, and you can also merge them together to form the Toy Story Super Combination Gangreat King.

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Marvel

Marvel is entering the S.H.Figuarts line this spring with the Iron Man Mark VI & Hall of Armor Set. For those unfamiliar, S.H.Figuarts is Bandai's line of high quality, ultra posable figures that often come with interchangeable faces (definitely not for Iron Man, though), hands, and accessories. This Iron Man figure includes blast-action that can be added to his hands and feet. The included clear base allows you to stand the figure and even raise him in the air, as displayed. You can also pose him in standing pose to display him in the included Hall of Armor. More in this series are expected in the future, allowing fans to collect the entire collection of Iron Man armor. He is expected to hit shelves this May and a Doctor Strange figure will follow in July.

Manga Realization is Bandai's line of uniquely Japanese takes on pop culture icons. Their Marvel collection began last September with the release of Samurai Spider-Man and continues this March with Koutetsu-Samurai Iron Man Mk-3. Like the S.H.Figuarts line, these figures are very posable and have interchangeable weapons.

Sentinel offers an impressive Iron Man collection of posable figures with light features. The collection has been going since 2015 and continues to this day. The gallery below will give you a closer look at each figure.

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No, that's not Benedict Cumberbatch, I assume he was too busy to attend Toy Fair. But it is a life-size statue the likes of which rivals Madame Tussauds. His feet aren't connected to the base or the ground, giving him the realistic appearance of floating in midair. If you do a 360 degree circle, you will find that tiny, hard to locate a pipes connect through the extreme edges of his cape to his base. Obviously, this type of figure isn't for everybody. But if you have a home and a bank account that rivals Tony Stark, there's an entire catalogue of Marvel characters that you can collect. These include Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Ant-Man. All of them come in their Marvel Studios looks and are modeled after the actors. This means that you, yes you, can have your own life size Chris Evans Captain America. You can put him in your grotto and visit him in secret. "Why Chris, this is all so... so sudden." On a serious note, if any of our readers do end up collecting these figures, please invite me over for a tour of your gallery.

To see all of the Star Wars products that Bluefin has to offer, proceed to the next page.

Star Wars

Bandai's Movie Realization line of figures fittingly includes Star Wars. If you've ever seen original concept art from pre-production on the original 1977 classic, then you already know that Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers were modeled after samurai warriors to begin with. While only a few aspects of their design remained by the finished film (Darth Vader's cape and the shape of the back of his helmet), this line of figures will be very appealing to diehard Star Wars fans who love pouring over concept art books.

This collection began in 2015 with figures based on Darth Vader and has expanded over the years to include Boba Fett and a myriad of Stormtroopers. New for 2017 is the Yumi Ashigaru Stormtrooper (pictured above on the left holding the bow and arrow). The street date for this figure is June and he is joined above by the Taikoyaku Stormtrooper. Guests visiting Walt Disney World can experience an authentic Taiko drum presentation at Epcot's Japan. The gallery below highlights the other figures in the line, including Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and other Stormtrooper models.

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These Chogokin droid figures are 1/6th scale metal recreations of classic Star Wars characters. C-3PO was already released and R2-D2 will join him later in 2017. Both figures feature light-up elements and feature movie accurate details. This collection is a collaboration between Tamashii Nations and Sideshow Collectables, made for both Japanese and American markets.

Bandai also makes intricate plastic model kits based on Star Wars ships and vehicles. I remember building several Star Wars models as a kid, but these are designed for adults with considerable model building talent. Above, you can see the final products displayed on their base. But this is what you get to start with...

As you can see, everything from the exterior to the figures that go inside the models are completely unpainted. You need to not only be skilled at assembly, but also a master painter if you want to get that authentic Star Wars look. But the level of detail on each model is impressive. For example, the Slave I comes with two Boba Fett figures (one standing, one sitting) and Han Solo in carbonite.

This X-Wing model is the first Moving Edition in the Bandai Star Wars model line. The buttons on the base connect to mechanisms inside the model that allow the wings to open and close. It also turns on lights in the engines and cockpit, and it makes sounds. This X-Wing model is based on The Force Awakens, but there are also classic X-Wing models that don't move.

Bluefin helps bring a lot of great Marvel and Star Wars collectables to the US and there's a little something for every level of fan. For more of our Disney related Toy Fair coverage, be sure to check out our other articles.