A-Wing Pilot. (Vintage Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot(s), Vintage A-Wing Pilot)
A-Wing Pilot.
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Archives: vintage
Ushers of Doom.
Ushers of Doom. (Vintage Boba Fett, Vintage Ugnaughts)
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Unto the Breach.
Unto the Breach. (Vintage TIE Fighter Pilot, Saga Stormtrooper, OTC Death Star Trooper)
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R2-D2.
R2-D2. (Vintage R2-D2)
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Rancor Keeper.
Rancor Keeper. (Vintage Gamorrean Guard, Vintage Rancor Keeper)
The vintage Rancor Keeper action figure is a genuine slice of Star Wars goodness. But I have to say that the sculpt they came up with resembles more of an early-career Peter Boyle than the grubby bruiser (Paul Brooke) that was on screen in Return of the Jedi. Maybe it’s for the best, eh?
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Bad Robot(s)!
Bad Robot(s)! (Vintage Zuckuss, Vintage Stormtroopers, Vintage IG-88)
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 anyone in Cincinnati lose their job over it? Well I doubt it.
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Wicked Cold.
Wicked Cold. (Vintage Luke Skywalker in Hoth Battle Gear, Vintage Princess Leia Organa in Hoth Outfit, Vintage Han Solo in Hoth Battle Gear)
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The Lando System.
The Lando System. (Vintage Lando Calrissian, Vintage Lobot)
It’s a rare Star Wars action figure that gets a permanent set of grinning pearly whites. The original Lando Calrissian figure from 1980 was actually packaged both with and without the white teeth/white eyes. Both versions look kind of odd in their own right, but the one with the lady-killing smile is my pick.
And Lobot? Purveyor of the Bespin puffy shirt, Lobot? Geek paradise all the way.
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Red.
Red. (Vintage Walrus Man, Vintage Greedo, Vintage Snaggletooth)
Given the mania surrounding the blue Snaggletooth action figure, the more prevalent red version is often overlooked. To my eyes he’s up there with the best of the vintage lot, and definitely one of my childhood favorites.
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Imperial Gunner.
Imperial Gunner. (Vintage Emperor's Royal Guards, Vintage Imperial Gunner)
The Imperial Gunner was somehow passed over in the production line until 1984 or 1985 when Kenner finally released him post-Return of the Jedi. Considering the masked gunner’s abundant (and awesome) screen time in the original 1977 Star Wars film, it’s hard to believe they didn’t package him sooner.
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