Kenner Star Wars X-wing Fighter some variations to look for

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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 one may sell for double or triple another even if they look similar-   happy collecting

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R2-D2 Sensorscope ever looked close at the front sticker

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Have you ever looked close at R2-D2 with Sensor scope the Stickers vary wildly. There are also single stickers and double stickers.

 

Here are the different COO marks found on R2- Other variations can be found in the color of the Blue on dome, paint on legs, and he can also be found with a hard-torso- (hard plastic drum, a super rare variant. ) It appears the from is  the same as the regular R2 since the dates are all 1977.

check out my guide on Figure variations for more info.

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Vintage Kenner Star Wars Stormtrooper COO marks

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I Thought I would lay out all the COO marks available on Stormtroopers. There are quite a few out there.  Most Common are the 3 line Hong Kong as well as the 2 line Hong Kong, The Raised bar China is from ROTJ era it is legit. I still see people saying this is a fake, not true.

Several years age there were some recast  bootlegs of the 2 line COO Stormtrooper being sold on Ebay, but these were super white, and had some distinct molding distinctions.  I have seen none in the past few years out on the market.

Stormy’s have distinct molding sculpt  differences , take a look at the heads and the back panels for starters.

some heads variation examples:

Stormy’s were molded i a variety of plastics form very transparent soft and rubbery white to a very dense white.

 


More info can be found in my guide :

Vintage Kenner  Star Wars Action Figure Variations of North America

3rd Edition update now available :

check  www.starwarsfigurevariations.com for more info

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Vintage Luke Skywalker Taiwan COO head variations

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There is a unique head variation for the Luke Taiwan COO. Notice the elongated chin, compared to the more familiar head similar to the Hong Kong Figures, The elongated chin head appears to be more common than the more traditional molded head. My suspicion is the left two shown are ROTJ era figures, where the far right one is an early SW release 12 back TAIWAN release. The

Figure also has either a bar in the slot int he arm or no slot. And a few other differences which I have updated in the newest revisions of my figure guide.
12 back Taiwan figures are relatively hard to find compared to the Hong Kong figures, Luke, Leia, R2, Darth and Chewy were also released on 12 back Taiwan Cards.

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To answer a question from a collector, No Luke’ s From China are not fakes.

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Darth Vader Double Telescoping DT saber figure original vs repro

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It can be hard to authenticate a DT (double telescoping) saber as original.  Reproductions are becoming rampant,  and a fake saber can be had for under $20. I am dedicating a page in my figure guide, Vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure variations,  to the issue of reproduction sabers. Vs originals. etc..

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Here are some pictures of an original saber-  marked N- originals can be found with marks for A to ZZ  and some with just a dot on the hilt also can be found.   They are slightly transparent, and with age they can be come very brittle. dsc09842

Reproduction sabers are becoming very precise-  but there are some things to look for-   Some, but not all Repro’s by Revalvit are marked REV on the hilt, theres are not marked abut have II mark on the hilt. Any saber that is unmarked should be suspect as being a repro.

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Note seam, on the shaft, rounder tip – REV on the hilt.  Ejection point marks on shaft. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-8-17-41-am screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-8-17-02-am

pix of revalvit sabers- from website.

 

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Kenner Star Wars Death Squad Commander – Star Destroyer Commander variations

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Screen Shot 2016-05-29 at 1.13.17 PMThe Vintage Kenner 1977 Star Destroyer Commander/ Death Squad Commander. has many variations- here are a few Things to look for are  eyes colors, his insignia, color and type of grey plastic, head color,  mold of helmet, gloss or matte finish to boots and gloves,  as well the coo markings.

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Luke Skywalker Saber variations.

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I have been going thru Luke Sabers , updating,  organizing and getting sorted to figures.

        Here some of the versions out there.

Lettered sabers,  Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and a reproduction bottom.

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Han Solo white molded legs did you know there is more than one ?

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If you are a collector or new to collecting Star Wars you need to check your Han Solo figures. The Vintage Kenner Han Solo was first released as a small head figure. And you may have one twice as valuable if you have white molded legs.  Pegged the “pinhead” figure. He can be found with several COO versions. The White molded legs was an early production change to the figure. Legs painted black, molded in white. Take look in his peg holes on the bottom of the feetswfigvars116cover.  He can be found on  two different  COO versions.

From my guide ” Vintage Kenner  Star Wars  Action Figure Variations of North America..

 

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Jabba The Hutt Playset, green box with 3 POTF figures

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One of the hardest to find playsets to track down in the vintage Star Wars universe. It is special for he 3 rare figures it contained and its exclusivity to one distributor.

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The green box POTF Jabba the Hut Dungeon Playset, an exclusive of JC Penny’s in the US.

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Included in the set were three of the hardest to get figures, Amanaman, Barada and EV9D9, all in Kenner baggies.  The base for the playset  is the same base for the more common red box version.This version contained Klaatu Skiff, 8D8 and Nikto.

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