Vintage Star Wars (1977–1989)

Logray, the Ewok Medicine Man

March 24, 2013

Few characters in the original Star Wars trilogy have divided fans more than the Ewoks, with those that love ‘em on one side, and the rest of us, who would happily throttle the flea-bitten teddy bears, on the other! Unfortunately, they’re rather hard to avoid in Return of the Jedi. I do confess, however, to [...]

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Han Solo wraps up warm on Hoth!

January 25, 2013

One of the things you’ll notice when flicking through the recent (and highly recommended) Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection* coffee table guide is just how many pages are dedicated to everybody’s favourite Star Wars rebel Han Solo. A whopping nine pages feature the man himself in all his various costume changes, including this [...]

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Don’t call me Prune Face!

January 2, 2013

Many of the minor characters in the original Star Wars trilogy suddenly found themselves labelled with brand new politically-correct fancy names in the extended Star Wars Universe when complicated back stories were invented for even the smallest characters with only split-second screen time. Take good ole Prune Face here, for example, who we are now [...]

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Nikto – Skiff Guard from ‘Return of the Jedi’

November 19, 2012

One of the things that has made Kenner’s ground breaking 3 ¾ inch Star Wars action figures so popular with fans of both the original movie trilogy and also vintage action figure collectors today is the company’s unstinting attention to detail even with the most minor of characters in the Star Wars universe, some with [...]

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Han Solo (in Trench Coat) tops best-dressed on planet Endor list for 1984!

August 28, 2012

When Kenner launched their first Han Solo 3 ¾ inch action figure way back in 1977 they made one of the very few errors in the company’s history, creating a likeness of Harrison Ford with a disproportionately small head. Eager to correct their mistake, the ensuing re-sculpt saw them err on the generous size with [...]

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The Man in Black…Darth Vader!

June 26, 2012

During 1978 to 1985 Kenner created over 100 action figures based on characters in the original Star Wars movie trilogy. These 3 ¾ inch Star Wars action figures became legendary and are enormously popular as collectibles even to this day. But for the fledgling collector, where to begin? Concentrating initially on the first twelve releases [...]

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It’s Ol’ Blue Eyes himself…Squid Head!

April 9, 2012

If poor old Walrus Man was a rare example of a Kenner Star Wars action figure which saw the toy company cutting corners on movie-likeness accuracy in the design, their work on Squid Head shows just how good they could be when at the very top of their game. Making his first outing on the [...]

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Goo Goo G’Joob…It’s Pink-tusked Walrus Man!

March 21, 2012

Whilst almost all of Kenner’s 3 ¾ inch Star Wars action figures were pretty accurate movie-likenesses by the standards of the day, Walrus Man here – later revealed as being called Ponda Baba when secondary characters were issued with colorful back stories too – stands out from the crowd as being one of the least [...]

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