Jumbo Vintage Boba Fett review

[barryo]

if anyone has a boba fett they want to sell im willing to pay below retail with free shipping............

 

[thenammagazine]

It means this cultural icon:

Is very different than this one:

SSC is all about paying tribute to the first, and GG the second.

You missed the point then. I'm not buying Sideshow's figures because they're excellent representations of the 1:1 characters. I'm buying them because of my love for Star Wars and their appeal to the inner child that grew up watching the OT and playing with the Kenner toys.

if anyone has a boba fett they want to sell im willing to pay below retail with free shipping............

Nice to see you're getting into Star Wars now EdwardNyg... waitaminute...

 

[barryo]

Nice to see you're getting into Star Wars now EdwardNyg... waitaminute...

damn nam...........that was below the belt...........

 

[the angry orc]

like nam said, i'd like to get the ones that fit into my character specific collections but i don't know if i'd go further than that.

 

[thenammagazine]

damn nam...........that was below the belt...........

You shouldn't be flirting with high-end collectibles on a $20 a week allowance.

 

[Wor-Gar]

damn nam...........that was below the belt...........

And 'below the belt' is just where Nam likes to be...



Sorry, had to take that shot.

 

[morbidaj]

I got one and I think its awesome. Boba Fett was my favorite figure when I was little.

 

[thenammagazine]

And 'below the belt' is just where Nam likes to be...



Sorry, had to take that shot.

With those Freddy Mercury buck teeth, you think I'm gonna stick it in your mouth?!

 

[Khev]

I'm buying them because of my love for Star Wars and their appeal to the inner child that grew up watching the OT and playing with the Kenner toys.

Sorry but that's a totally incorrect way to enjoy the hobby.

 

[galactiboy]

Nice to see you're getting into Star Wars now EdwardNyg... waitaminute...

Oh snap

These actually make me appreciate my vintage collection even more. I really need to get those last few figures

 

[barryo]

You shouldn't be flirting with high-end collectibles on a $20 a week allowance.

she let's me have $25............so....
i never should have got married...................

 

[IrishJedi]

These actually make me appreciate my vintage collection even more. I really need to get those last few figures

Which ones are you looking for?

 

[galactiboy]

Here's my "needs list"

ANH
Princess Leia
(I know, easy to find... but never seem to find a complete one )

ESB
R2 D2 w/sensorscope

ROTJ
Sy Snootles and the Max Rebo Band

POTF
EV-9D9
Han Solo (In Carbonite Chamber)
Imperial Gunner
Luke Skywalker (Imperial Stormtrooper Outfit)
R2 D2 (pop-up lightsaber)
Yak Face

Sadly, mostly POTF... so figuring I can complete the set with around $400ish if I get some decent deals.

 

[thenammagazine]

Sorry but that's a totally incorrect way to enjoy the hobby.

 

[IrishJedi]

Here's my "needs list"

ANH
Princess Leia
(I know, easy to find... but never seem to find a complete one )

ESB
R2 D2 w/sensorscope

ROTJ
Sy Snootles and the Max Rebo Band

POTF
EV-9D9
Han Solo (In Carbonite Chamber)
Imperial Gunner
Luke Skywalker (Imperial Stormtrooper Outfit)
R2 D2 (pop-up lightsaber)
Yak Face

Sadly, mostly POTF... so figuring I can complete the set with around $400ish if I get some decent deals.

Hmm... Yeah, many of those are on the more obscure side for sure. But I definitely think that is doable without breaking the bank. Are you opposed to using repro items (vinyl capes, weapons, etc) to complete some of the figures? If not it'd be even easier (and cheaper).

I'll keep my eyes open. I tend to come across vintage collections for sale all the time. And, Dragon*Con is this weekend. A few dealers there will have some vintage SW stuff without the inflated Celebration prices.

 

[budafett]

Boba Fett just came today from GG!

Darth Vader is a most and then I'll be done with this line!

 

[icruise]

Not necessarily. For many the Kenner figures were a completely separate spin-off phenomenon in and of themselves.

I think that's true. If you read the vintage toy forums over on Rebelscum, it's amazing how many of the collectors don't really even seem to be Star Wars fans per se. They are fans of the toys that they loved as kids, not fans of the movies. That's why they spend thousands for the original prototypes, Kenner production materials, or whatever. For those kinds of collectors, I can see these being very attractive, because they are based on the things that they care most about -- the toys themselves.

I liked my Star Wars toys as well as the next kid, but I guess I don't have quite the same level of emotional attachment to them. I agree that these are too expensive, and somehow I got a little turned off when I found out that they're hollow, since it spoils the illusion that these are exact copies of the originals. I may pick up one or two of them at some point, but you'd have to be super hardcore to collect all of them. Of course I have huge doubts that they'll get anywhere near releasing the entire Kenner line.

 

[MicroJow]

When you say they're hollow, do you mean the torso section of the bodies? Or the heads, arms, & legs? Because having just checked my 3 3/4 vintage Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, Tusken Raider, and Hoth Rebel Trooper, the bodies are supposed to be hollow...

- MJ

 

[icruise]

I think all of the parts are hollow on the big ones. That's certainly not the case with vintage figures.

 

[The Josh]

I think all of the parts are hollow on the big ones. That's certainly not the case with vintage figures.

There's a joke in this someplace.