Author: P3t3
I Want My MTV-7.
I debated long and hard about whether to go with this photo or an alternate photo that includes the MTV-7’s steam-rolling wheels in all their glory. On the one hand, by coming in a little tighter like this, the mini rig’s body details really come through with alarming immediacy. On the other hand, without the […]
Blues for Snaggletooth.
Hands down one of my favorite action figures back in the late ’70s was the short-statured red Snaggletooth. So it’s ironic that it was only about 3 years ago (when I began collecting as an adult) that I first heard about the rare and hallowed blue Snaggletooth. It goes like this: in the original era […]
Deep Ties to the Empire.
The vintage TIE Fighter vehicle by Kenner is awfully sweet. The wings pop off in distress when you press secret buttons and another button lights up a chin gun and makes a cool laser sound to boot. I didn’t have one of these as a kid but was always deeply envious of my little buddies […]
If It’s a Fast Ship.
With Signs & Wonders
I think it was actually late in 1981 before I went full tilt collecting Empire Strikes Back action figures. Teaming in my basement playroom were various Hoth rebel guys, a gnarly snowtrooper, bounty hunters (that looked cool but who I couldn’t really place in the storyline), a Bespin Guard or two… not to mention a […]
Original Player Detail.
This is a close-up cropping of a popular entry from this blog, first published almost 2 years ago. Why bother with a whole new entry? Well first off I’m actually not so nutty about the composition of that earlier posting. Also the tighter crop gives R2’s details the focus they deserve. Now you can really […]
Easily Frightened.
Nothing says summer like a day out soaking up rays with your local Sand People! Outtake from a 2009 photo shoot.
The Beast in Me.
Also an outtake from an earlier shoot. I like how this one captures the quiet and regal side of a rare Star Wars classic. Buying Notes for vintage Yak Face Check out the current vintage Yak Face listings here. Welcome to the top draw among Kenner’s Last 17 action figures. Hope you brought your wallet! […]
Threepio.
Just cleaning out some old directories and came across this outtake from a set-up I put together almost two years ago. If memory serves me well, the Biker Scout was the only figure that I actually bought from the ROTJ line back in the summer of 1983. At the ripe age of 12 I was […]