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SWTOTW, Week 3, 2019, Part 2/2 Tatooine Skiff Vehicle
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 503413" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>The Tatooine Skiff! A truly elegant looking craft, in my opinion, and also one of my personal favourites, both as an on-screen vehicle and as a toy... I just wish Kenner had made their version a bit bigger and less flimsy! It's woefully undersized and can barely squeeze in all the figures you're going to want to stand on it, and the rear vanes are an absolute nightmare to keep mint! This is especially true if (as I sadly don't), you have no inner packaging to store it properly. And if you are missing the inner, the best way to store a skiff is actually upside down with the feet retracted! That's certainly how I keep mine when in its box <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I bought this skiff many years ago and one of the rear vanes had broken and been carelessly reattached with copper wire poked through the circular part of the vane (and I do mean through it!). It looked every bit as bad as it sounds, and so a few years back I bit the bullet and bought a vintage replacement vane I found for sale on eBay, and now my skiff's as good as new! Sadly the same cannot be said for the box, which certainly isn't bad, but is also a long way from being mint. That said, I'm very happy to have one and pleased I can share it with the forum here:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52328[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52329[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52330[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52331[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52332[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here's a quick set up I did years ago to see what it looks like with some figures standing on it... And yes, that is toilet paper with felt tip on it for the Weequay Skiff Master's jacket and brown paper for his trousers. And yes, that's also a poorly disguised Rancor Keeper sneaking in behind him ;-):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52333[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And for completeness (and if you'll pardon the intrusion of a modern vehicle and figures <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />), here's the same set up using the modern line for comparison:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52334[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 503413, member: 7379"] The Tatooine Skiff! A truly elegant looking craft, in my opinion, and also one of my personal favourites, both as an on-screen vehicle and as a toy... I just wish Kenner had made their version a bit bigger and less flimsy! It's woefully undersized and can barely squeeze in all the figures you're going to want to stand on it, and the rear vanes are an absolute nightmare to keep mint! This is especially true if (as I sadly don't), you have no inner packaging to store it properly. And if you are missing the inner, the best way to store a skiff is actually upside down with the feet retracted! That's certainly how I keep mine when in its box :D I bought this skiff many years ago and one of the rear vanes had broken and been carelessly reattached with copper wire poked through the circular part of the vane (and I do mean through it!). It looked every bit as bad as it sounds, and so a few years back I bit the bullet and bought a vintage replacement vane I found for sale on eBay, and now my skiff's as good as new! Sadly the same cannot be said for the box, which certainly isn't bad, but is also a long way from being mint. That said, I'm very happy to have one and pleased I can share it with the forum here: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 01.jpg"]52328._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 02.jpg"]52329._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 03.jpg"]52330._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 04.jpg"]52331._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 05.jpg"]52332._xfImport[/ATTACH] And here's a quick set up I did years ago to see what it looks like with some figures standing on it... And yes, that is toilet paper with felt tip on it for the Weequay Skiff Master's jacket and brown paper for his trousers. And yes, that's also a poorly disguised Rancor Keeper sneaking in behind him ;-): [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 06.jpg"]52333._xfImport[/ATTACH] And for completeness (and if you'll pardon the intrusion of a modern vehicle and figures :o), here's the same set up using the modern line for comparison: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Undersized and Flimsy - 07.jpg"]52334._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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