Were vintage SW figures re-released in 1995?

[galactiboy]

Kind of an oddball question, but I got a lot of SW figures and in them (actually added to the lot, so no harm/foul) were a Vader, Luke, Han (small head) and Chewbacca. They are the vintage molds, but I noticed they looked a little. Upon further inspection I found a 1995 stamp on each one.

I tried searching on the internet (and yes even tried google) and came up empty handed. So, anyone here able to give me the skinny on these?

Thanks

 

[unsung hero]

Yes, a Toys R Us four pack.

 

[galactiboy]

Cool, do you know what they were labeled as, or anywhere with info on them?

 

[Brinn 71]

Here you go:

https://www.rebelscum.com/potf2classicedition4pack.asp

 

[EVILFACE]

Yea, I remember those sets pissing on vintage sellers .

 

[Vader AL]

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Exclusive-Skywalker-Chewbacca/dp/B000B25XWC

https://cgi.ebay.com/Star-War-POTF2...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a3c220268

 

[galactiboy]

Thanks Brinn... somehow I never heard of these. But could see where collectors would be bothered.

Thanks for the help

 

[Darth Waller]

I love the look of the vintage figures. It'd be cool if they did recasts like these again so long as they could not be passed off as original figures.

 

[barryo]

oh yea , i remember those too...........one of the only sets of figures i really wanted from hasbro.


















............im a liar. i got tons of useless plastic in a closet.......

 

[Vader AL]

oh yea , i remember those too...........one of the only sets of figures i really wanted from hasbro.


















............im a liar. i got tons of useless plastic in a closet.......:monkey2

..and in the garage, under the beds, in the attic, in the basement.......

 

[galactiboy]

I love the look of the vintage figures. It'd be cool if they did recasts like these again so long as they could not be passed off as original figures.

Its interesting because the do look pretty good... but there are some differences. I noticed that Chewbacca was matte whereas my vintage figure is kind of shiny.

Also, having the 1995 stamp is a good tell

 

[Avfin]

I have that set from Toys R Us

 

[LaMelnik]

POTF = Useless Plastic....

 

[ProgMatinee]

POTF. Plastic of the fools?

 

[barryo]

..and in the garage, under the beds, in the attic, in the basement.......

shut up ...................

 

[Vader AL]

shut up ...................

I was talking about me.

 

[barryo]

yes.....................yes you were mister. i'm not the one who blew 5,000 thinking i would dethrone bill gates one day...........nope, not me...........


(runs really fast and jumps under the couch & curls into the fetal position)

 

[thenammagazine]

Kind of an oddball question, but I got a lot of SW figures and in them (actually added to the lot, so no harm/foul) were a Vader, Luke, Han (small head) and Chewbacca. They are the vintage molds, but I noticed they looked a little. Upon further inspection I found a 1995 stamp on each one.

I tried searching on the internet (and yes even tried google) and came up empty handed. So, anyone here able to give me the skinny on these?

Thanks

Thanks for starting the thread. I had no idea these were even out, had a small-head Han as a kid was looking around for the vintage at a decent price and really didn't feel like chasing them down. Found the 4-pack MIB for $20. Worth the nostalgia and no need to worry about keeping them boxed up.

 

[turtlepower73]

actually there are major differences in them. i think there smaller in size to the originals..you really have to compare them..

 

[Batty]

Walmart did the Early Bird reproduction too, except that the figures looked nothing like the vintage ones. I remember these clogging up the clearance aisle after awhile.