This the Paliltoy Tree House I mentioned yesterday. Wrongly I thought it became the Ewok village.
But this is the Ewok Village and it was by Kenner.
Fascinatingly Mark J from Southcoast Base told us that the Ewok Village became the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Sherwood Forest. Brilliant!
Mark also mentioned how the kenner Gamorrean Guard was recycled into the Prince of Theives Friar Tuck! Now that is priceless! I love recycling like this.
You can see the re-use clearly in this comparison on the fantastic Action Figure Insider website, who I hope don't mind me showing their image here.
But the Star Wars Robin Hood recycling doesn't end there. Action Figure Insider describes and depicts dozens of examples of re-use, which also include other Kenner action figures as well as Star Wars.
There's even recycled vehicles!
Check it out for yourself!
Do you know of any other recycled parts in the toy world?
The first treehouse was also a Strawberry Shortcake tree house- Mark J
ReplyDeleteFantastic MJ! You just keep on givin! I've got some Strawberry Shortcake in the loft still from when my Daughter was a nipper! Or it could be Cherry Merry Muffin now I think about it! ha ha.
DeleteActually it was an ewok tree house also. It was slightly retooled, colors changed a bit but still mostly the same toy. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/66/23/796623186336ad0ee200c806247a51fa.jpg
DeleteThanks Lance. Its becoming clear that Star Wars Tree Houses and Playsets are more complex than I originally thought and I've learnt a lot from you and Brian F on this tricky subject. Its true, I can't see the hut for the trees! ha ha! A new post from Brian F makes the same point as you have here about the Ewoks Family Hut.
DeleteI can't find that Strawberry Shortcake tree house Mark. Have you got a link or a piccy?
DeleteI'll email you a pic!- Mark J
DeleteCheers MJ! Got it!
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