Take a close look at your R2-D2 stickers did you know there are variations of the sticker itself. Some which specific to the particular COO mark.
R2 has become a much harder figure to get in excellent condition in the recent years and you should always make sure your sticker is not a reproduction. See more info in my guide on Star Wars action figure variations.
The X-Wing Fighter is one of the most popular and known ships in the Star Wars toy universe. The first version of the fighter was released in 1978 By Kenner. If you are a collector of Vintage Star Wars toys and collectibles there are some things you might want to look out for in understanding valuations.
The first boxed versions of the X wing and most Star Wars toys had the LP logo on the box. The LP (long Play) logo was removed for the second release of the box. LP logo boxes are worth a little more as they were the first release. Both versions had the same white X- Wing ship.
The early X-wings are mld marked ©GMFGI- (General Mills Fun Group Incorporated) a division of Kenner , and dated 1978 There are 2 versions of the mold mark – the earliest version of the X wing contained the Pat. Pending body and most likely came in early LP boxes. The more common ship is the non Pat Pending ships.
Finding an X-Wing box white special offer sticker, or any Star Wars toy for that matter is like finding gold and can double to quadrouple the value of your box very easily.
The rarest box with a white Kenner X wing ship is the red ESB box. ESB saw the release of the Grey X wing and most ESB ships were the later grey X wing, that included the Battle damage stickers in a redesigned box.
Some things to look out for in collecting vintage Star Wars toys and a little help in understanding why on
e may sell for double or triple another even if they look similar- happy collecting
In this MAD world, a refreshing tour of Star Wars covers through the years.
When Star Wars Came out in 1977 General Mills and Kenner were not ready for the onslaught of interest in toys for the movie. In fact it was not until 1978 toys hit the shelves.
This opened the door for a lot of Manufactures to fill voids in the market place. Here are some fun Vinyl action figure cases. Thee were available at Sears, Woolworths among others. The graphics are great on some of these cases, most were 12 figure, 24 figure cases can also be found. Its always fun to find one and see what treasure is inside. No matter your flavor if collected Mego Super heroes, or Star trek, or MASH, Micronauts Lord of the Rings, or Dungeons and Dragons, Zee Toys Metal masters figures these cases filled the bill.
I will be adding these to my glossary of my e book, Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Variations of North America.
Got any more versions not shown here, please share them with me would love to see what else can be found.
US Kenner 65 back country card variations.
Summer has come to a close now on to editing new additions to my Star Wars figure guide. Here are Kenner ROTJ 65 bk card country variations.
From left to right: ROTJ / HK figures- blocked out, 65k “Hong Kong”, 65k” Taiwan”, 65bk “Made in Hong Kong or Taiwan”. The latter appears hardest to find of the four 65 back cards.
Han Solo with a small head has been known to have two head variations for a long while. But did you know he found with two different COO marks. These guys also have distinctly different color hair, a dark brown and more reddish brown.
Not only that he also can be found with both solid legs, as well as white legs (check the foot pegs.
All the vars. of Han are shown in the figure guide.
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Chewbacca MADE IN TAIWAN has a variation int he color of the eyes, The figure also some with a solid black bowcaster, which is cast in a very clean mold style.
From Vintage Kenner Star Wears figure variations of North America. Second edition now available for download.
One of the rarest Star Wars toys , the Tatooine Skiff. 1984 POTF line.
from my collection. I have been updating my Star Wars figure guide, which now includes the ships, vehicles and playsets.
heres the Page for the Tatooine Skiff
Ohh if only A time machine to go back and nab up these !!
Pictures form the 1979 Kenner Products Merchandise Catalog..
