The original Star Wars Jawa Sandcrawler is one of the rarest toys in the Kenner line. It was released in late 79 and was a remote controlled battery operated vehicle. It did not come with any action figures, but had plenty of play space for them inside.
Vintage and Original Trilogy Sandcrawlers.
It included a step down ladder, and elevator, the batteries were below a panel on the floor inside and the top hatch oped up. The remote control came with a metal antenna.
in 2004 Hasbro re-released the Sandcrawler as part of the Original Trilogy (OTC) toy line. The OTC sand crawler is a non electronic vehicle. It sports a very nice repaint which is more authentic to the actual film version. The top cockpit still opens, as well as the side door. It only came with a removable ladder, which is molded in a lighter brown color when compared to the original .
(original ladder left- OTC right)
The OTC Sandcrawler also included three figures. Jawa’s- which were a reissue and slight repaint of the POTF 95 Jawa’s. and RA-7 a repaint of the Death Star Droid.
The current market (2017 ) has vintage Sandcrawlers from $350 complete no box ,to $700 with a nice box and up to $1500 in a sealed box.
The OTC 2004 sandcrawlers can be found form $225 to $300 in a box, and around $150 complete out of the box.
