The Empire hadn't yet struck back

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1979 made for some pretty wild Star Wars toys with the sequel still months away, Kenner started deviating from the first film. I must have been getting into The Black Hole at the time because I missed out on toys like the Imperial Troop Transport. The Remote Controlled Sand Crawler was the feature attraction at a birthday party I got invited to that year, every other guest gave the kid a jawa.

Thrown in at the bottom of this page was mystery man Boba Fett, I got this doll for Christmas that year despite not knowing who he really was.

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[huedell]

I don't know about you guys, but that's about as good as it gets toywise for me

Nice entry Bri

[palitoy]

It was the total bomb for me as a kid but as an adult, i don't have the overpowering desire to collect it again. Still, happy memories.....

[huedell]

I spend a lot of money with Austin, Ed etc.---I don't have a lot of money to throw
around...what I do...and what I recommend to many our age who have fond
memories of VINTAGE KENNER STAR WARS is to just buy a few items here and there
(obviously "loose" is cheaper, if you can deal), but the satisfaction potentially
is enormous...I know it was for me...just a few items can really keep that
connection "fresh" without feeling like you've wasted your money and display space

MAY THE TOYS BE WITH YOU!

[palitoy]

I'm notoriously cheap when it comes to SW toys, I have a handful. Having my original figures doesn't hurt either.

Charlie had some very cheap 12"ers in damaged boxes last time I saw him, I don't know how I got home without them.

[toys2cool]

awesome,I love Star Wars and always will hey doesn't that van look so out of place in that pic?

[huedell]

re: Brian's post:
Those 12 inchers are cool---and getting them on the cheap would be great!
(Kudos for escaping the lure of the purchase---hee-hee!)
They take up dang space though, don't they
Sounds like you have quite a bit of VINTAGE STAR WARS stuff already Bri--
-that's really cool you have your original figures----
It's such a thrill to hold something like a classic 4 inch Stormtrooper, ya know?

Ahhhh---the simple pleasures in life
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hey doesn't that van look so out of place in that pic?

If that Han's a rockin'----Chewie better not come a' knockin'!

[DocDrako]

I had that troop transport. I loved it. I also had that Boba Fett, but I accidentally threw away the "wookie scalps" with the christmas wrapping paper. I never found them. Star Wars was the coolest back then! Toys and movies all!