Vintage Collectibles Thread

[MANDO]

I didn't have many, but of them, Hoth Luke was the most memorable.

Hoth Luke is really a standout figure. The sculpt is really good and the detail with the paint apps almost make him feel like he's from later on in the line.

R2-D2 hands down. Take your pick of the three. Not sure who would be second. I would say it close between Luke , Tusken Raider and Jawa(vc).

That's a solid choice for sure! As a kid I used to pretend the sensorscope what's Luke's saber hilt. Never knew the pop-up Saber version existed.

While I never had him as a kid; I love the Amanaman figure. He's such an oddity in the series.

Wicket was my favorite as a kid though.

I've never had either though I've seen A-Man at the lcs and I see what you mean. Wicket I have no excuse for not owning though. Gungans gave me a new appreciation for Ewoks.

I'm currently watching the original version of ROTJ and started noticing all the creatures in Jabba's palace like Amanaman and Yak Face. I guess I never really paid attention to most of them until I started tracking down the Kenner figures.

It's funny how toys do that to a person.

That would be a blast! I'm still VERY much in the air though.



I'll PM you!



Jez... Let's see. Boba Fett was always cool. I think it was the mystery of the 'launching missile' that gave Boba a deeper legacy compared to other figures.

I love Hoth Han. Just being able to put is blaster in that loop in his holster was a huge deal to me.

Bossk, IG-88 and Gamorrean Guard were also favorites but if I were to just pick just one it would be Yoda. The robe, belt, cane and snake were all way cooler accessories that any other figure had to that point. I still remember getting my first Yoda too, my mom bought it for me when I had never even seen one yet. I was the first of my friends to have him, which was always a good thing.



I think Wicket was my last SW figure as a kid.

Good call on Yoda! In retrospect he did come with a lot of goodies, huh? On top of that they mde his house and even the backpack to stick him in.

<--Han Bespin all the way.

He's probably #3 on my list. Love that guy!

Very soild choice! I just got one the other day and it brought back LOTS of memories. We could never find any Indy figures in my area so Bespin Han doubled for Indiana Jones for me.

I never even knew the Indy figures existed until my collecting years. Now there's an underated line.

My favorites were Fett and the Biker Scout as well. In fact I used to take the jawa's robe and put in on the Biker Scout as a dark hooded sweatshirt to make him more badass.

The figure I longed for the most but never had was Bespin Luke, otherwise my favorite "hero" figures were Hoth Han and Luke.

AT-AT Driver was a high contender as well.

All dope figures! Anything Empire is always gold with me.

All Hoth Related figures.

Hoth is always a winner.

Suck it...

I don't need to get bit by that bug again....

Chewbacca the Wookie

And what a Wookie indeed.

What can I say? The coolest dudes post here and this is the best thread on the forum. I am still butt-hurt over the price of the Joker and Bats, the English run Bartertown in the Transformers thread, and GI Joe is all quiet.

Yeah the Joe section is like that. It spikes around announcements and releases but that's about it. I guess the flipside would be the cuthtroat diatribes and bellyaching a couple sections up though in which case I'll take the former!



Whew....

 

[user 1190]

Is it the d__k nose? That scares me, too.

____ nose?

 

[user 1190]

Mando remember the pop up saber was potf only. Most of us were over SW figures when they came out 2 years after ROTJ.

 

[Darth Waller]

____ nose?

From certain angles, his nose looks like another body part.

Maybe it's just me.

 

[user 1190]

From certain angles, his nose looks like another body part.

Maybe it's just me.

Ok now that you point it out i can kinda see it.

Now the real question, how did you notice it.

 

[Darth Waller]

Ok now that you point it out i can kinda see it.

Now the real question, how did you notice it.

This stuff just comes to me. It's a curse.

 

[galactiboy]

Not, really 100% without Droids and Ewoks. More like 90%.

Ouch

How about I add a * to the 100%

*100% of the figures that matter

 

[barryo]

Ouch

How about I add a * to the 100%

*100% of the figures that matter

nope............you gotta fill out that poster J.

vlix included.................

 

[Darth Waller]

How about I add a * to the 100%

*100% of the figures that matter

 

[Khev]

Ouch

How about I add a * to the 100%

*100% of the figures that matter

Droids and Ewoks were a different series. Otherwise the cardbacks would have shown the 79+ movie figures with a new row for Droids. But that wasn't the case....

Different card front, different card back, different media, different series.

I say no asterisk needed.

 

[user 1190]

Depends what is considered 100%

100% of Kenner figures?
100% of US kenner figures
100% of Kenner Star Wars figures
100% of US Kenner Star Wars figures
etc....


I will have one figure from Driods cartoon, actually its on its way to me now.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Ouch

How about I add a * to the 100%

*100% of the figures that matter

I kid, I kid. And yes, mattered.

Droids and Ewoks were a different series. Otherwise the cardbacks would have shown the 79+ movie figures with a new row for Droids. But that wasn't the case....

Different card front, different card back, different media, different series.

I say no asterisk needed.

You're an asterisk!

Depends what is considered 100%

100% of Kenner figures?
100% of US kenner figures
100% of Kenner Star Wars figures
100% of US Kenner Star Wars figures
etc....


I will have one figure from Driods cartoon, actually its on its way to me now.

There is never going to be a true 100%, it doesn't exist. Only in the collector's mind. The way I see it you could count paint app variations, molding variations, and even country of origin variants. The list goes on and on. Hell, there are some collectors that don't count Power of the Force figures. Whatever your internal threshold is fine.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

From certain angles, his nose looks like another body part.

Maybe it's just me.

Joe Camel.

Or Jay-Z.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Did you Super Powers fans see this? Kind of want.

 

[user 1190]

There is never going to be a true 100%, it doesn't exist. Only in the collector's mind. The way I see it you could count paint app variations, molding variations, and even country of origin variants. The list goes on and on. Hell, there are some collectors that don't count Power of the Force figures. Whatever your internal threshold is fine.

I dont know about no true 100%. Some people on RS have every variety of a figure. At this point they have figured our all the variations.

 

[karamazov80]

What is that and where does one buy it?

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I dont know about no true 100%. Some people on RS have every variety of a figure. At this point they have figured our all the variations.

That's my point, 100% is completely subjective.

What is that and where does one buy it?

Dude, don't you read the newsletter? Pfft.

 

[Darth Waller]

What is that and where does one buy it?

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=500022&ref=home&new&preorder

 

[Darth Waller]

Joe Camel.

I'd forgotten about him. That's probably who he reminded me of.

 

[galactiboy]

If you're talking about the poster, its from Mondo and Sideshow has it up for $100.

Yak Face is definitely a dead ringer for Joe Camel... guess he should have been called Camel Face then