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Someone requested some info on these, so rather than hijacking Bryan's existing Ledy thread over in Mego Fact, I decided to start a new one. 
Here's what I know about these figures: they were manufactured by Lily Ledy in 1978 or 79. Because of the same Mexican laws that allowed Ledy to sub-license WGSH from Mego and make their own versions, Lily Ledy was also able to sub-license Star Wars from Kenner and make their own figures. For some odd reason, they did not make their own 3 3/4" figures at this time, that didn't happen until several years later, but they did make their own 12" figures, using the same body molds as their Barbie and Ken equivalents: "Tressy" and her boyfriend "Ricardo" for Luke, Han, Vader (molded in black), Tusken Raider (molded in brown) and Leia. For Jawa, I believe they used the same mold as the Hasbro Charlies Angels figures, molded in black (Ledy did manufacture and release the Angels in Mexico, so this, along with the scale, makes sense) and for R2 D2, they took the interesting step of using the same sculpt as Kenner's 3 3/4" scale to make their larger figure (identical right down to the decal and clicking head).
The first series consisted of Luke, Vader, Han, Leia and R2, while the second series included Tusken Raider and Jawa (this second series received much lower distribution). The vast majority of boxed specimens in existence today are the result of a warehouse find from the mid 90's. In that find, Darth and Luke had the least numbers (around 10 or so of each), while boxed Leias and R2s numbered more than 50 each (Han, Tusken Raider and Jawa were around 20 something of each). Most of these were sold off in Toy Shop magazine at prices I would very happily pay today. For loose examples from Mexico, Darth seems to show up the most, Jawa the least. None show up commonly at all these days, which is why I've had a slow time putting together a somewhat decent collection. It's quite a challenge, but an interesting one!
I'm not sure what the attraction is for me. I guess, like the Ledy WGSH, it's kind of like these figures are a bit familar, but not quite, almost like I discovered my childhood toys from an alternate dimension, where things are just a bit different. For some reason, I really like that.
These are the four I have so far. Vader and Luke are both missing their light sabers, and Vader is also missing a chest decal (these things are almost never found with loose specimens, mostly because the figures can't actually hold the lightsabers and Vader's decal suffered from a very weak adhesive). Leia is complete with her original box, and R2 has some discoloration on his decal, but at least it's present. Anyway, these are some of my favorite pieces in my collection and I'd thought I'd share.
Here's what I know about these figures: they were manufactured by Lily Ledy in 1978 or 79. Because of the same Mexican laws that allowed Ledy to sub-license WGSH from Mego and make their own versions, Lily Ledy was also able to sub-license Star Wars from Kenner and make their own figures. For some odd reason, they did not make their own 3 3/4" figures at this time, that didn't happen until several years later, but they did make their own 12" figures, using the same body molds as their Barbie and Ken equivalents: "Tressy" and her boyfriend "Ricardo" for Luke, Han, Vader (molded in black), Tusken Raider (molded in brown) and Leia. For Jawa, I believe they used the same mold as the Hasbro Charlies Angels figures, molded in black (Ledy did manufacture and release the Angels in Mexico, so this, along with the scale, makes sense) and for R2 D2, they took the interesting step of using the same sculpt as Kenner's 3 3/4" scale to make their larger figure (identical right down to the decal and clicking head).
The first series consisted of Luke, Vader, Han, Leia and R2, while the second series included Tusken Raider and Jawa (this second series received much lower distribution). The vast majority of boxed specimens in existence today are the result of a warehouse find from the mid 90's. In that find, Darth and Luke had the least numbers (around 10 or so of each), while boxed Leias and R2s numbered more than 50 each (Han, Tusken Raider and Jawa were around 20 something of each). Most of these were sold off in Toy Shop magazine at prices I would very happily pay today. For loose examples from Mexico, Darth seems to show up the most, Jawa the least. None show up commonly at all these days, which is why I've had a slow time putting together a somewhat decent collection. It's quite a challenge, but an interesting one!
I'm not sure what the attraction is for me. I guess, like the Ledy WGSH, it's kind of like these figures are a bit familar, but not quite, almost like I discovered my childhood toys from an alternate dimension, where things are just a bit different. For some reason, I really like that.
These are the four I have so far. Vader and Luke are both missing their light sabers, and Vader is also missing a chest decal (these things are almost never found with loose specimens, mostly because the figures can't actually hold the lightsabers and Vader's decal suffered from a very weak adhesive). Leia is complete with her original box, and R2 has some discoloration on his decal, but at least it's present. Anyway, these are some of my favorite pieces in my collection and I'd thought I'd share.
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