Vintage Star Wars action figure guide to variations – Page 2

Vintage Star Wars knock off vinyl action figure cases.

November 19, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

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.

Kenner US ROTJ 65 bk card back Country variations

August 25, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff

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.

Luke Skywalker Saber variations.

April 24, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff Uncategorized Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

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**

Vintage Star Wars 12 back Princess Leia Vs reproduction repro fake cardback

April 2, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

I have to say it is really frustrating to see people being taken when I go hunting on eBay for vintage Star Wars toys. A flurry of vintage carded figure 12 backs have “suddenly materliazed” in the market place over the past year.- I am not sure what is worse seeing people being duped by the waning, everything is a POCH scams by melting a figures backside and calling it POCH or this. Many items are are not what they appear to be.

Here are some comparison pictures of an original Kenner Princess :ii a12b compared to a reproduction cardback. The original in all pictures is right or on top

Some key points to identify a reproduction or fake card back and bubble< this is list goes beyond just this figure but applies to many repros of 12k cards currently out there.

PRICE in white box text wrong.
The Text for the stock Number of white price box wrong.
The Ages 4 and up text wrong.
Blue color wrong.
Footer incorrect size
bubble incorrect size. although other repro bubbles closer to original shape have surfaced.
back of card back incorrect texture. brought matte and text slightly fuzzy.
POP color wrong.
The repro card may look good on display, but do not get taken, there are unaware or more likely intentionally unscrupulous sellers attempting to pass these off as original . They intentionally place a old price sticker over the PRICE text, slightly bend up the card, in an attempt to emulate a more vintage look.

Original card back aways right or TOP.

Follow me for future and more look thru back posts to other reproduction VS original cardback comparisons.

These are being added to my Vintage Star wars figure guide in upcoming editions.

FX-7 have you ever really looked close at the different heads?

February 27, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

Have you ever taken a good look at FX-7 and compared the differences in his heads and also his body, There are some distinct differences of note is also the length of his neck, color of his eye. Did you also know his arm can swivel around his body?

More details included in the breakout of each figure and variant details.

Check out more in my guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figure variations.

Han Solo Vintage Kenner 1977 small head hair colors

February 20, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

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.

Han Solo Small heads comparison of dark brown and brown hair versions. - left 1C right 2C — Han Solo Small heads comparison of dark brown and brown hair versions. – left 1C right 2C

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.

Display case shot

January 19, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection

Vintage Kenner Darth Vader No coo or date markings

January 7, 2016

by Robert Johnson From My collection Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

A recent acquisition and a new addition to my Figure guide. It was from a collection of mostly late ROTJ era figures, in the collection were numerous no coo vars, guessing from Trilogo cards. I am not sure if this is a first shot or actual just another of the numerous marking vars. It has a thicker cape and similar chest plate and head as most HK marked figs. Shown as I found him torn cape and no saber.

please share your thoughts. Not sure how to define this yet.

I was asked if it was a Top toys. no – The Top Toys Darth has no coo or date although this is not a Top toys figure , it has the holes in the feet as any other figure would.

Ree Yees Taiwan and the many boot colors

November 19, 2015

by Robert Johnson From My collection News and other Star Wars collecting stuff Vintage Kenner Pix of figures or variations

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. from 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.