Vintage Star Wars Action Figures Doing What They Do Best
Buying Notes on the Vintage Stormtrooper Check out the current vintage Stormtrooper listings here. The vintage Stormtrooper is among the most iconic of the vintage Kenner figures. The good news is they’re plentiful and you can pull a gorgeous, like-new one off the auction table for not much dough. Certainly no more than $15 delivered. […]
It wouldn’t take much to convince me that Han Solo rates best-in-class among the original 12 Star Wars action figures. Kenner succeeded on so many levels here. Dashing good looks. A blaster arm bent for quick draw in a duel. Excellent detail in both sculpt and paint from head to toe. At least that’s the […]
Thirty years ago the 2-1B action figure didn’t present a lot of game for me. That character in the Empire Strikes Back only had one or two spoken lines and his main gig was poking at dead Tauntauns and a near-dead Luke Skywalker. Kind of horrifying actually. Now (much as I’ve done with all 2nd-, […]
I loves ’em all. But let’s face it, nothing triggers an emotional response quite like the original group of 12 Star Wars action figures that were released in early 1978. Were the awesome Sand People part of all that biz? Oh, hell yes they were. Now seriously — can I get an “AROOOO”!?!
The vintage Zuckuss action figure is just mired in intrigue. It appears that operatives at the Kenner factory botched their intel and named the 4-LOM action figure ‘Zuckuss’ (while naturally naming the Zuckuss action figure ‘4-LOM’). Would the ill-tempered Lord Vader be pissed if he’d caught wind of this mess? You bet your ass. Did […]
Well what do we have we here? Looks like Lando Calrissian in shades of pink and lavender! Say what you will about the color palate. When Kenner released the excellent General Lando Calrissian action figure in 1985, all crimes related to 1980’s not-altogether-awesome Lando action figure were instantly forgiven.
Buying Notes on Vintage Darth Vader Check out the current vintage Darth Vader listings here. A nice vintage Darth Vader action figure is pretty much the alpha and omega of any collection. This is true for the beginner and advanced collector alike. A classic toy reaching back to 1978, the vintage Darth Vader has spun […]