A post-Easter trip to Selby, North Yorkshire, was mucho fun yesterday.
In a second-hand shop some old Galactic friends from the Seventies peered out from beneath the counter's Carbonite glass.
With welcome counsel from Jedi Master Wotan I released two of the figures, Hammerhead and a Power Droid [this was in the window].
Which figures would you have got readers?
There's at least one non-Star Wars character in there. Can you spot it?
In a charity shop this buff fellow said Who Am I?
I said I don't Know!
Do you?
My Hammerhead and Droid were joined by two Tomy Pocketeers from 1975 - remember those? - and three old JFK LP's, which I'd not seen before.
Old Gonky the Power Droid needs a little chimney on the top. Hammerhead just needs his trusty blaster. the beauty of these early wave figures is that they had very few - if any - accessories. The chances of finding a later figure complete are next to none, as they have all kinds of additional parts, wich kids tend to remove when playing with them. Look at poor old Zuckuss on the bottom row next to Bib Fortuna and the Sand People figure - hes lost his respirator and body armour, as well as his very unusual weapon. If I had to choose any more, Id go for Death Squad Commander under the price tag, Pruneface with the green pants and eye patch, Dengar on the bottom row, left side - he was originally available as a mailaway by collecting Boba Fett tokens, and the droid 4-Lom, just under the label again. He was famously misnamed along with Zuckuss on the card on release and it wasn't till many years later, the mistake was corrected and their names were switched around. lastly, i would get the Tie Fighter Pilot and AT-AT Walker Driver, two of my favourite figures. As to buff naked action figure, youre never going to get any kind of return on these type of toy, as unless they are the ultra rare Mego figures from the 70's or one of the lesser american issues, they are again missing so many accessories or as in this case clothes - as to render them worthless. The JFK lps are very unusual. As we have seen with his Rocking Chair, there is a strong market for JFK goodies! Bill
ReplyDeleteYou sure know your Star Wars figures Bill. Thanks for the tips. A serious collector might have bought the lot but two for a tenner seemed a good price and they've gone in my cabinet [well, drawer actually but that's another story]. Did you spot at least one non-SW figure? As for the buff chap without his clothes, he wants your shirt and trousers and is coming over! ha ha
DeleteI thought there were three at first, but its the dark skinned Bespin Securit Guard at top right that threw me. Theres the ginger Kurt Russel lookalike and and pilot figure, who looks vaguely familiar. probably the usual cheapo figure lines! Bill
DeleteThe two interlopers are Galoob's red haired and bearded A-Team Bad Guy called Viper and yep, the pilot is a Palitoy Action Force Helicopter Pilot. That one I had to look up Bill.
DeleteDeath Squad Commander got a name change too, to Star Destroyer Commander some time later, so that he didnt upset the kids!
ReplyDeleteReally! Blimey! Word Sanitization even then!
DeleteI'd say the larger figure looks like Olly Murs to me !
ReplyDeleteha ha! that made me chuckle Mish! Oddly enough I couldn't find a single Olly Doll online anywhere. Just not famous enough!
DeleteHe's obviously all murs and no knickers!
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