A vintage Star Wars figure question.

[TrueDave]

Three figures I wanted desperatly as a kid, Grand Moff Tarkin, Cantina Band Member, Rebel Fleet trooper.

Anybody know why they didnt make them?

( A removable helmet vader would have been cool but I was too grown up for toys by the time Jedi came out )

[toys2cool]

I don't know why bro, but a Tarkin should've been done for sure and also Uncle Owen and the aunt

[TrueDave]

I don't know why bro, but a Tarkin should've been done for sure and also Uncle Owen and the aunt

I can see why no Uncle and aunt but Tarkin was the head bad guy!

And They already made a old guy figure with Kenobi.

Maybe if Tarkin had done some Saber slinging we would have seen one

[cjefferys]

I don't know why bro, but a Tarkin should've been done for sure and also Uncle Owen and the aunt

Oh yeah, kids would have been grabbing Aunt Beru figures off the store shelves by the handful.

[TrueDave]

I remember they made a huge Death Star toy in the 1990s? That opend up to a Tatoine playset. ( Micromachines?)

Anyway it had a creepy spring loaded action. you tripped a lever or something and owen and Berus scorched skeletons popped up.

I made some customs. The original Imperial officer with the new Tarkin head, An original Endor Han Solo with a new Fleet trooper head, and a Walrus Man with the new cantina member head. All repainted of course. I put a shortened vader cape on the Cantina guy.


I remeber the newer Tarkin had a nice sticker on the package that read ' FIRST TIME IN A KENNER COLLECTION"

Oh yeah, kids would have been grabbing Aunt Beru figures off the store shelves by the handful.

[mego73]

Anyway it had a creepy spring loaded action. you tripped a lever or something and owen and Berus scorched skeletons popped up.

No way! That's hysterical!

[apes3978]

I made some customs. The original Imperial officer with the new Tarkin head, An original Endor Han Solo with a new Fleet trooper head, and a Walrus Man with the new cantina member head. All repainted of course. I put a shortened vader cape on the Cantina guy.

Do you have a picture/pictures you can show?

[TrueDave]

Do you have a picture/pictures you can show?

Sorry no. I had planned on molding thenm and making resin castings for friends but they got tossed when I moved.

I cant show any new pictures . No digital camera.It's flattering that you ask. One little detail I did was use princess Lieas hands for Tarkin since hes skinny.

[4NDR01D]

I'm surprised they didn't make all the cantina aliens. I'd have wanted them all.

[mego73]

I think I heard they figured Tarkin was too old to appeal to kids and not a big enough character in the movie like Ben Kenobi, to overcome that. But I thought they made some Cantina aliens. Hammerhead for sure.