SWTOTW, Week 42, 2018, Part 2/2 Death Star Droid

[Pomse2001]

Here are my Death Star Droid items

11 variants

and my cardback collection

 

[Pomse2001]

 

[Snaketibe]

Here are my Death Star Droid items

11 variants

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and my cardback collection

It's another wonderful collection of variants and cardbacks from you, Lars! As ever, thanks for sharing your collection with the forum

 

[Mini99]

Lars, thanks for posting your extensive collection of figures and cardbacks.
I've never seen the Palitoy one with the blue insignia on the front, what can you tell me about it?
Cheers.

 

[theforceuk]

Yes nice card backs Lars, I've never seen that Palitoy variant either. Really like it. 8)

 

[Pomse2001]

Brill figure and card this a favourite for sure here's my Kenner 20F and Trilogo

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beautiful collection you have, the tri-logo is 100% my favorite, I do not see many of them 8)

 

[Pomse2001]

Here's my few.

thanks mate for sharing the pictures and I can see the figures are complete :lol: :wink: cool collection you have. Are they both Hong Kong ?

 

[Pomse2001]

OK, here's mine. The 'MOC' is another reseal, I'm afraid, but one I'm happy with.

As for the loose, I always find the vac-metalized figures are quite difficult to photograph well (or maybe I'm just a crap photographer! :lol: ), so I have included a couple of shots of the front and back of them to try to show them as well as possible.

I have four variants; a shiny and a dull finish 'nipple' chested, 'buttonless' arm variant, and a shiny and dull finish no 'nipple', button-armed variant. I'm still not 100% convinced the dull finish 'variants' aren't just how shiny ones end up looking after they've been played with, but then again, the difference in the finishes, both on the front and back of the figures does seem pretty uniform, so who knows...? And for those struggling to tell the difference, the shiny ones are at each end! :lol:

Lastly, god knows what happened to Kenner's quality control with the black paint on the poor old Death Star Droid, but it can be really, REALLY tough to find one with perfect paint, even carded. Perhaps the vac-metalised surface didn't accept the paint very well? :?

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Thanks mate for the fantastic pictures of your collection 8) that card could have tricked me 8) I will answer the rest of your mail later when I have more time :wink:

 

[Pomse2001]

OK, here's mine. The 'MOC' is another reseal, I'm afraid, but one I'm happy with.

As for the loose, I always find the vac-metalized figures are quite difficult to photograph well (or maybe I'm just a crap photographer! :lol: ), so I have included a couple of shots of the front and back of them to try to show them as well as possible.

I have four variants; a shiny and a dull finish 'nipple' chested, 'buttonless' arm variant, and a shiny and dull finish no 'nipple', button-armed variant. I'm still not 100% convinced the dull finish 'variants' aren't just how shiny ones end up looking after they've been played with, but then again, the difference in the finishes, both on the front and back of the figures does seem pretty uniform, so who knows...? And for those struggling to tell the difference, the shiny ones are at each end! :lol:

Lastly, god knows what happened to Kenner's quality control with the black paint on the poor old Death Star Droid, but it can be really, REALLY tough to find one with perfect paint, even carded. Perhaps the vac-metalised surface didn't accept the paint very well? :?

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I think they used different paint as they did on many figures, so I think you are right about the dull and shiny. I would keep them as variants if I was you, but that is just what I think. I agree they are quite difficult to photograph :lol: I do not know about the vac-metalised surface didn't accept the paint very well, but maybe you are right about it. Just like the Imperial rank insignia on death star commander some are good others are falling off very easy :roll:

 

[Pomse2001]

Here are my Death Star Droid items

11 variants

P1170529.JPG

P1170532.JPG

and my cardback collection

It's another wonderful collection of variants and cardbacks from you, Lars! As ever, thanks for sharing your collection with the forum

Your welcome, thanks mate for the kind words

 

[Pomse2001]

Lars, thanks for posting your extensive collection of figures and cardbacks.
I've never seen the Palitoy one with the blue insignia on the front, what can you tell me about it?
Cheers.

Thanks mate for the kind words as always I must admit I do not remember the story But I think it was something about a store used this stickers on some cardbacks in the uk for a short time :?

Maybe Jason our huge cardback expert here on the forum know more about :?

 

[Pomse2001]

Yes nice card backs Lars, I've never seen that Palitoy variant either. Really like it. 8)

Thanks mate for the very kind words, I also love that cardback I bought it because of the insignia :lol:

 

[apack7229]

Here's my few.

thanks mate for sharing the pictures and I can see the figures are complete :lol: :wink: cool collection you have. Are they both Hong Kong ?

Yeah both are Hong Kong. You know I only collect the most complete figures possible. :lol:

 

[Pomse2001]

Here's my few.

thanks mate for sharing the pictures and I can see the figures are complete :lol: :wink: cool collection you have. Are they both Hong Kong ?

Yeah both are Hong Kong. You know I only collect the most complete figures possible. :lol:

thanks for the info most complete figures :shock: have you changed your focus ? :lol:

 

[Pomse2001]

Lars, thanks for posting your extensive collection of figures and cardbacks.
I've never seen the Palitoy one with the blue insignia on the front, what can you tell me about it?
Cheers.

I have talked with jason, he has also not seen it before, he think it maybe could be fan made. I found it in a lot in 2014 that I bought from another member on the forum. Could be cool to learn more about it, now I really want to know if it is from the factory, from a store or just fan made :?

 

[Mini99]

Please do keep us posted, I've never seen one like that before.
Interesting that Jason hasn't either.

 

[apack7229]

thanks for the info most complete figures :shock: have you changed your focus ? :lol:

Why is that so hard to believe? :lol: It's not like I have any that are broken or anything. :wink:

 

[Pomse2001]

thanks for the info most complete figures :shock: have you changed your focus ? :lol:

Why is that so hard to believe? :lol: It's not like I have any that are broken or anything. :wink:

I know, they are not broken only factory errors :lol:

 

[apack7229]

I know, they are not broken only factory errors :lol:

That's the best way to look at it. :lol:

 

[Pomse2001]

I know, they are not broken only factory errors :lol:

That's the best way to look at it. :lol:

I think they are very rare so you are rich :lol: