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<blockquote data-quote="aussiejames" data-source="post: 485095" data-attributes="member: 1748"><p>'Most' countries imported items ready for retail (packaged already) ie. Americans bought MOCs directly from the overseas factories. UK kids got MOCs assembled in the Palitoy factory - assembled with imported loose figures from the various manufacturers ( probably sent in baggies for Palitoy's specific orders and the reason why Palitoy baggies exist ) ESB 41 back and earlier (the earlier MOCs) figures were 'only' from the 3 Hong Kong factories- they had there own moulds for every figure. The only exception is Taiwan did produce 5 SW figures ( Leia , Luke, Chew, Vader & R2)in the SW era only. Then just before ROTJ new factories/countries also injected/made figures. Macau (which did a lot of mini rigs as well), the Kader Hong Kong factory outsourced to China, Spain had been importing figure parts(torsos, heads, limbs) & assembling & painting- the 'POCH' figures. They then got moulds for each figure from one of the Hong Kong factories and 'altered' the mould to remove the CoO (add material to the mould- hence the 'scar' /removed plastic where the CoO should be) The PBP book has a lengthy interview with PBP employees discussing the injection process of figures in Spain , which explains the different plastic that Spain used. I have no doubt 'all' SW & ESB loose figures have a 'variant' made in Spain ( & Biker Scout) Macau & China removed material from the moulds hence those figures have 'extra plastic' a raised bar or smooth/melted where the CoO was. Taiwan produced a select few ROTJ figures with their own moulds. Mexico used various moulds from China, & the two remaining Hong Kong factories ( & Spain!)and they did not even bother to remove the CoO, so some of their figures made in Mexico say made in China or Hong Kong! They also had there own moulds for the 13 figures found on Mexican Kenner MOCs. Hong Kong stopped putting Hong Kong on their moulds for the last 30 figures produced. ie. the last few waves of figures (inc last17) that were made in Hong Kong are no CoO. The 3 HK factories ( Smile ,Unitoy ,Kader ) had made ' every' ESB figure prior to ROTJ release , they produced those ESB figures for ROTJ cards as well except instead of all 3 Hong Kong factories making them only two did ( HN,HT,HG). The one HK factory that did not get to produce that particular ESB figure for a ROTJ card is because their mould had been used/altered by either Macau, Mexico & Spain. The moulds are often unique- so you can usually tell which variant it is (mould family) even when MOC. ie. Moulded leg Han Hoth mould has the 6 sided belt buckle- that mould was used & altered by PBP. Big copyright, big right thumb mould was used & altered by China.... Pomse look at the belt of your Stormtrooper MOC. The belt has a big hump, little hump, big hump, little hump all the way around. That is NOT a PBP torso ( it is hard torso thou) PBP & Ledy Stormtrooper mould for belt is big hump- flat bit, big hump, flat bit....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aussiejames, post: 485095, member: 1748"] 'Most' countries imported items ready for retail (packaged already) ie. Americans bought MOCs directly from the overseas factories. UK kids got MOCs assembled in the Palitoy factory - assembled with imported loose figures from the various manufacturers ( probably sent in baggies for Palitoy's specific orders and the reason why Palitoy baggies exist ) ESB 41 back and earlier (the earlier MOCs) figures were 'only' from the 3 Hong Kong factories- they had there own moulds for every figure. The only exception is Taiwan did produce 5 SW figures ( Leia , Luke, Chew, Vader & R2)in the SW era only. Then just before ROTJ new factories/countries also injected/made figures. Macau (which did a lot of mini rigs as well), the Kader Hong Kong factory outsourced to China, Spain had been importing figure parts(torsos, heads, limbs) & assembling & painting- the 'POCH' figures. They then got moulds for each figure from one of the Hong Kong factories and 'altered' the mould to remove the CoO (add material to the mould- hence the 'scar' /removed plastic where the CoO should be) The PBP book has a lengthy interview with PBP employees discussing the injection process of figures in Spain , which explains the different plastic that Spain used. I have no doubt 'all' SW & ESB loose figures have a 'variant' made in Spain ( & Biker Scout) Macau & China removed material from the moulds hence those figures have 'extra plastic' a raised bar or smooth/melted where the CoO was. Taiwan produced a select few ROTJ figures with their own moulds. Mexico used various moulds from China, & the two remaining Hong Kong factories ( & Spain!)and they did not even bother to remove the CoO, so some of their figures made in Mexico say made in China or Hong Kong! They also had there own moulds for the 13 figures found on Mexican Kenner MOCs. Hong Kong stopped putting Hong Kong on their moulds for the last 30 figures produced. ie. the last few waves of figures (inc last17) that were made in Hong Kong are no CoO. The 3 HK factories ( Smile ,Unitoy ,Kader ) had made ' every' ESB figure prior to ROTJ release , they produced those ESB figures for ROTJ cards as well except instead of all 3 Hong Kong factories making them only two did ( HN,HT,HG). The one HK factory that did not get to produce that particular ESB figure for a ROTJ card is because their mould had been used/altered by either Macau, Mexico & Spain. The moulds are often unique- so you can usually tell which variant it is (mould family) even when MOC. ie. Moulded leg Han Hoth mould has the 6 sided belt buckle- that mould was used & altered by PBP. Big copyright, big right thumb mould was used & altered by China.... Pomse look at the belt of your Stormtrooper MOC. The belt has a big hump, little hump, big hump, little hump all the way around. That is NOT a PBP torso ( it is hard torso thou) PBP & Ledy Stormtrooper mould for belt is big hump- flat bit, big hump, flat bit.... [/QUOTE]
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