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Luke Skywalker Saber variations.

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1995 POTF Classic Luke
1995 POTF Classic Luke

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.

A collection of Luke Sabers- Bottom Reproduction
A collection of Luke Sabers- Bottom Reproduction
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Luke Double Telescoping
Luke Double Telescoping
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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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Ree Yees Taiwan boot colors- the tan to dark olive rainbow

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One of the figures getting an expanded section in my update to my Guide  “Vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure variations of North America”  is Ree Yees.

Not a particularly rare figure, particularly the Taiwan COO, but the boots quite a rainbow. for tan to dark olive. Some of the colors are like due to fading over time and conditions.   Other vars highlighted is the neck color and the two body colors found on him..

The new update comes out early December, God willing and the creeks don’t rise.

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Happy collecting.

 

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Sandpeople or Tusken Raider- Body color variations Vintage Kenner 1977

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A nice example of the variation of the belt colors found on the Tusken raider, or the Sandpeople- whatever your preference is.  Light brown to near dark brown black shown .  I have more detailed information and who is exclusive to particular COO marks in my guide on Vintage Kenner variations, including the head styles. and comparative COO matches.

 

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Bootleg Custom Yak face and Blue Snaggletooth

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Considering the value of these two Holy Grails no doubt bootlegs are out there.  Here are a very nice version of Yak face and the Blue Snagglettoth.  They look great when you see them in a pile of figures, on a small picture online or on your phone, but beware.

The key on these two are the feet, which have NO holes in them. No doubt in the future more detailed boots or customs will come out of the woods. If your looking for reasonably priced fillers for your collection these will of and purchased  them on eBay.

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Star Wars Kenner Playsets 1978-1979

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Kenner released several Playsets during the early era of Star Wars toys. These were often overlooked by vintage era Star Wars collector collectors, and until recent could have been picked up for fairly reasonable prices. Here are the unique playlets of the  Kenner Star Wars universe 1978-1979 era.

The most valuable of the Playsets is The Cantina Adventure set- with the rare Blue Snaggletooth.

A Highly sought after and made of just cardboard- the set was not real exciting- but has one of the rarest of the Star Wars figures  The Blue Snaggletooth The playset was simple a cardboard backer  and figure display base with white pegs to hold figures in  place.

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The Largest of the Playsets was the Death Star- at near 3′ tall  is was quite a large set. The Death Star has a lot of play features from the Laser Turret on top, and the swing across the Death Star Trench, Trash monster in the Trash compactor. and an elevator to each floor.  The part which went missing constantly was the rope for the death star trench. still a hard piece to find in a vintage set.  The set offer a lot f play activity  for kids, and is a nice display set for figures today.

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NO DROIDS ALOWED “We don’t allow there types in here”  The Creature Cantina may have kept droids out but was the party spot of Mos Eisley.  just a cardboard back and a door,  with a few figure stand swivels.

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The Land of the Jawa’s Playset offered another cardboard back, with an elevator, and escape pod.  It is a nice display piece, but offers little in play ability. The elevator lifts up and down , and the Escape pod pend so you can put the droids in .

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The Display Stand , same as a mail in premium, but war releases in a box version, which is extremely rare.  The stand, not actually a playset, was a early Star Wars mail away  collectible which of recent has seen large increases in value.

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The Droid Factory included the 3 legged R2D2 figure. It came with numerous bodies wheels and leg to create unique robots, comelier to Micronauts.  The set was also released in a ESB box.

The 3 legged R2 is hard to find in mint condition, the legs which came with this set has fragile tabs which break easily.

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The PlayDoh action set playset. was one of the first Star Wars toys designed for younger Star Wars fans. It was not a playset for the Kenner action figure line, rather a mold your own figure set.

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Internationally:  Palitoy UK release its own version of the Death Star, A Cardboard playset totally  different than the US version, Also release in Europe was the Droid Factory, which had variations t the Stickers  of the droids, and the  R2 figure.

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WANTED to buy or pix of the following figures:

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Looking to fill a few Holes in my collection and or  good photos for  Loose figure guide.

If you can share any good pix of the following it would be appreciated. :

My format is as follows please send me pix 4 or 6   one front  one back one detail head ,  and or special item that makes it specifically unique ( i.e boot color  mold tweak  etc.. )  and one of the coo marking.

please a white background ! 

photos  like this:  I can edit and color correct  size  should be more than 500 k ea

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I will gladly credit you: so please enclose your name  and email to info@starwarsfigurevariations.com I could use help or improve on what I have with the following :  /=  figure/another figure  it appears a few can’t figure out the / is between figures.

ANY PROOFS OT FIRST SHOTS!

ANY “JAPAN”  MARKED  –  Darth  stormy  etc.

ANY  TOPTOYS  except stormy

4LOM-  rare PBP w details of  chest plate

ATST Driver – Ledy version

BARADA 1984 version

BIB FORTUNAS = Ledy and odd colored capes

Biker scout:       MADE IN/ PBP tri figure

BOBA : Ledy slot removable rocket  figure  l / TAIWAN w Charcoal belt    /      painted head

BOSSK=  Super green limbs  PBP version extended coo coo overpainted face

C3PO ledy variants  JAPAN takara REM limbs Ledy var and ledy basket, DROIDS any

CHEWY- BLACK POUCH Poch or PBP?

Cloud car pilot- Scarred coo

Darth Toptoys  Darth TAIWAN only coo

Death Squad commander- Meccano Tri figure-?  – one line GMFGI1977 coo

Death star droid = no coo ? Does it exist .. ?

Dewback no coo

Han  hoth made in coo

hoth rebel  PBP

JAWA- Ledy rem hat – not repro bootleg / TOLTOY –

KLAATU SKIFF black hood- unpainted hood – staff ledy

LANDO black neck    PBP or POCH?

Logray  Top TOYS

LUKE FARMBOY- Meccano 3 line coo/w /black face paint- /Glasslite / no coo – one line small GMFGI1977 LL  type w yellow/ Toffe /and dark brown hair.

LUKE BESPIN – PBP  brown boots

LUKE HOTH PBP Scarred coo

LUKE JEDI TOPTOYS and gun detail

POWER DROID no coo

LEIA white gown – no coo scarred?

LEIA HOTH – Meccano – black hair w no coo  LL GMFGI1977  one line

Leia Endor Ledy w cape detail

R2 – Ledy vars w good pix of decal front straight on.

R2 Droid factory Palitoy version w good pix of the decal  also

R2 Sensor no coo  Euro var-

Rw Pop up – glasslite-   and droids version

R5D4 Uzay-

Rancor Keeper  no coo –  raised scarred line below ?  w plum pants -?

SQUIDHEAD- CAPE COLOR EXAMPLES AND  LEDY

STORMY- Takara

Rebo band Ledy and led box front on

Teebo:  Brown eyes ledy

Tie pilot :No coo Large emblem – Mecc / PBP ?

YOA:  Toptoys

thanks appreciate the help

sorry for abbreviations and typos   just a list here..  feel free to ask i you have q.s or have anything else unique  to contribute.