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Ugh. And I thought they smelled bad on the outside.
I just picked up the final piece in the Kenner variants puzzle for Han Hoth and like Lando Calrissian before this, I thought I'd put up some info on the Kenner loose run.
Here are the available Kenner variants if you're interested in variant collecting.
Family I (Uni Toys)
- 2 line Coo
- 2 line Coo (dark tan pants)
- No Coo (Kader and Made in China baggies)
Family II (Smile)
- 2 line Coo
- No Coo (Euro market)
Family III (Kader)
- 5 line Coo (Molded legs)
- 5 line Coo (Painted legs)
Family I - Uni Toys
Uni Toys produced the 2 line coo with large copyright and gap between Hong Kong. This figure is easily identified by the elongated thumb on the right hand. It came paired with a blue M2 (VV) / v3 (TIG) or M3 (VV) / v2 (TIG) Rebel blaster.
The light tan pants version of this figure is particularly hard to find in the U.K. whereas the later no coo version of this figure is very prevalent.
Uni Toys were also responsible for the dark tan pants variant of this figure. This is the one figure I haven't been able to find on a card back so can't say if it is an early production error quickly corrected or a specific card back, baggie or something else. I have been told it can be found in the two packs. I'm sure someone can pitch in here.
The moulds then travelled to Kader where they were scarred to produce the no coo version of this figure. This figure can be found on Kenner Kader Made in China cards from 65B onwards, Palitoy cards from 65c onwards and the Made in China baggies. The interesting thing about this figure is that it is paired with a Kader blue / black blaster rather than the typical blue blaster for this figure. All examples I have seen and can identify are M4b / M4d (VV) which is v5 off of TIG.
Family II (Smile)
Smile produced the 2 line coo version of this figure with small copyright symbol and no gap between Hong Kong. It comes with a blue M1 (VV) / v1 (TIG) Rebel Blaster.
Unlike Uni Toys there are no easily distinguishable features but look to the neck detail, belt shape and buttons on breast pocket to help identify the various Han Hoth variations.
Family III - Kader
Kader produced the 5 line coo with date on right leg and Made in Hong Kong on left leg. It comes paired with a blue M4 (VV) / v4 and v5 (TIG) Rebel blaster. Kader were responsible for the ultra cool and highly sought after moulded legs version which only appeared on the offerless ESB-31a card backs before the figure was replaced with the painted legs version.
The moulds then travelled to Spain where they scarred the coos roughly to create the PBP variants of these figures.
Other figures of note
There is a Poch 2 line and 5 line coo version of the figure of which the so called chocolate legs variant is my personal favourite. Then there are the PBP figures which can be found with a standard blue torso and the so called purple torso variant. These can be found with various paint colours on the face (Cream, cream with pink, white with pink and pure pink). Others more qualified than me can provide more accurate information on the Spanish variants.
L-R: Standard blue jacket (cream face); standard blue jacket (pink over white face); purple jacket (cream face); purple jacket (pink over cream face)
I just picked up the final piece in the Kenner variants puzzle for Han Hoth and like Lando Calrissian before this, I thought I'd put up some info on the Kenner loose run.
Here are the available Kenner variants if you're interested in variant collecting.
Family I (Uni Toys)
- 2 line Coo
- 2 line Coo (dark tan pants)
- No Coo (Kader and Made in China baggies)
Family II (Smile)
- 2 line Coo
- No Coo (Euro market)
Family III (Kader)
- 5 line Coo (Molded legs)
- 5 line Coo (Painted legs)
Family I - Uni Toys
Uni Toys produced the 2 line coo with large copyright and gap between Hong Kong. This figure is easily identified by the elongated thumb on the right hand. It came paired with a blue M2 (VV) / v3 (TIG) or M3 (VV) / v2 (TIG) Rebel blaster.
The light tan pants version of this figure is particularly hard to find in the U.K. whereas the later no coo version of this figure is very prevalent.
Uni Toys were also responsible for the dark tan pants variant of this figure. This is the one figure I haven't been able to find on a card back so can't say if it is an early production error quickly corrected or a specific card back, baggie or something else. I have been told it can be found in the two packs. I'm sure someone can pitch in here.
The moulds then travelled to Kader where they were scarred to produce the no coo version of this figure. This figure can be found on Kenner Kader Made in China cards from 65B onwards, Palitoy cards from 65c onwards and the Made in China baggies. The interesting thing about this figure is that it is paired with a Kader blue / black blaster rather than the typical blue blaster for this figure. All examples I have seen and can identify are M4b / M4d (VV) which is v5 off of TIG.
Family II (Smile)
Smile produced the 2 line coo version of this figure with small copyright symbol and no gap between Hong Kong. It comes with a blue M1 (VV) / v1 (TIG) Rebel Blaster.
Unlike Uni Toys there are no easily distinguishable features but look to the neck detail, belt shape and buttons on breast pocket to help identify the various Han Hoth variations.
Family III - Kader
Kader produced the 5 line coo with date on right leg and Made in Hong Kong on left leg. It comes paired with a blue M4 (VV) / v4 and v5 (TIG) Rebel blaster. Kader were responsible for the ultra cool and highly sought after moulded legs version which only appeared on the offerless ESB-31a card backs before the figure was replaced with the painted legs version.
The moulds then travelled to Spain where they scarred the coos roughly to create the PBP variants of these figures.
Other figures of note
There is a Poch 2 line and 5 line coo version of the figure of which the so called chocolate legs variant is my personal favourite. Then there are the PBP figures which can be found with a standard blue torso and the so called purple torso variant. These can be found with various paint colours on the face (Cream, cream with pink, white with pink and pure pink). Others more qualified than me can provide more accurate information on the Spanish variants.
L-R: Standard blue jacket (cream face); standard blue jacket (pink over white face); purple jacket (cream face); purple jacket (pink over cream face)