Toy of the week 2, Week 53, Darth Vader Tie Fighter

[Pomse2001]

Darth Vader Tie Fighter:

 

[Pomse2001]

I never had it when I was a kid. But I think the vehicle is awesome and kenner did a fantastic job

 

[Snaketibe]

The Darth Vader TIE Fighter was my Christmas present in 1978 . And I had one long before (or so it seemed to me back then!) I got a regular white TIE Fighter, so my space battle recreations were strictly limited to Luke's X-Wing vs Darth's TIE Fighter until Mr White eventually showed up

This isn't my favourite Star Wars toy, but I do like it a lot. Because it was one of the very first non-figure Star Wars toys I ever owned, it holds a special place in my affections, and always will. The box is rather over-sized given the contents, and also somewhat flimsy, so it never ceases to amaze me just how many of these seem to have survived to the present day, and many of them in pretty good condition too!

Here's mine. A pretty nice box, complete with inner packaging and destructions. My apologies for the crap photos of the toy and inner packaging though. They were taken ages ago without flash.

 

[StarWarsFan]

The Darth Vader TIE Fighter was my Christmas present in 1978 . And I had one long before (or so it seemed to me back then!) I got a regular white TIE Fighter, so my space battle recreations were strictly limited to Luke's X-Wing vs Darth's TIE Fighter until Mr White eventually showed up

This isn't my favourite Star Wars toy, but I do like it a lot. Because it was one of the very first non-figure Star Wars toys I ever owned, it holds a special place in my affections, and always will. The box is rather over-sized given the contents, and also somewhat flimsy, so it never ceases to amaze me just how many of these seem to have survived to the present day, and many of them in pretty good condition too!

Here's mine. A pretty nice box, complete with inner packaging and destructions. My apologies for the crap photos of the toy and inner packaging though. They were taken ages ago without flash.

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Thanks for sharing mate looks ace.

 

[Snaketibe]

Thanks for sharing mate looks ace.

You're welcome.

 

[StarWarsFan]

Recently picked up tye Kenner one from my trip to Norwich not the best condition but been after a Kenner box for ages.

 

[Snaketibe]

Recently picked up tye Kenner one from my trip to Norwich not the best condition but been after a Kenner box for ages.

Excellent! Well done for having both versions, and thanks for sharing them

Jeremy

 

[StarWarsFan]

Excellent! Well done for having both versions, and thanks for sharing them

Jeremy

You're welcome mate, thanks

 

[Pomse2001]

The Darth Vader TIE Fighter was my Christmas present in 1978 . And I had one long before (or so it seemed to me back then!) I got a regular white TIE Fighter, so my space battle recreations were strictly limited to Luke's X-Wing vs Darth's TIE Fighter until Mr White eventually showed up

This isn't my favourite Star Wars toy, but I do like it a lot. Because it was one of the very first non-figure Star Wars toys I ever owned, it holds a special place in my affections, and always will. The box is rather over-sized given the contents, and also somewhat flimsy, so it never ceases to amaze me just how many of these seem to have survived to the present day, and many of them in pretty good condition too!

Here's mine. A pretty nice box, complete with inner packaging and destructions. My apologies for the crap photos of the toy and inner packaging though. They were taken ages ago without flash.

Thanks for sharing this great story about your childhood and thanks for sharing this beauty from your childhood. Damn you was lucky getting this vehicle and also the white tie and x-wing in your childhood, I first learned about the vader tie in 2001 when I began to collect. It was not in the shops where I bought star wars toy and it was not on the backside of my cardbacks and on my commercial posters that I got when I was a kid. Most of my cardbacks was trilogo, kenner and palitoy rotj and also the boxes.

I think the pictures are great

 

[Pomse2001]

Recently picked up tye Kenner one from my trip to Norwich not the best condition but been after a Kenner box for ages.

2 beautiful vader tie with box, I love them both. Congratulations with picking up the kenner box

 

[StarWarsFan]

2 beautiful vader tie with box, I love them both. Congratulations with picking up the kenner box

Cheers mate

 

[supergoose]

The Darth Vader TIE Fighter was my Christmas present in 1978

Here's mine. A pretty nice box, complete with inner packaging and destructions.

That's awesome Jeremy, great childhood memory, and a nice boxed complete Pali you have in your collection now

Recently picked up tye Kenner one from my trip to Norwich not the best condition but been after a Kenner box for ages.

Nice pair of Vader Ties mate

 

[supergoose]

I love the DVT - and whilst I didn't have one as a kid my cousin did and I had the X-Wing so many a weekend was spent running around my Nan's house chasing eachother with those ships !

Fast forward to my collecting life and as a Vader focus collector the hunt for DVT variants can be tough !

My Pali and standard Kenner are tucked away with my other boxed items but here's a tower of some of the more interesting variants I have been lucky enough to add to my focus.....

 

[StarWarsFan]

I love the DVT - and whilst I didn't have one as a kid my cousin did and I had the X-Wing so many a weekend was spent running around my Nan's house chasing eachother with those ships !

Fast forward to my collecting life and as a Vader focus collector the hunt for DVT variants can be tough !

My Pali and standard Kenner are tucked away with my other boxed items but here's a tower of some of the more interesting variants I have been lucky enough to add to my focus.....

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Nice one mate, thanks for sharing.

 

[StarWarsFan]

That's awesome Jeremy, great childhood memory, and a nice boxed complete Pali you have in your collection now



Nice pair of Vader Ties mate

Cheers mate

 

[Snaketibe]

I love the DVT - and whilst I didn't have one as a kid my cousin did and I had the X-Wing so many a weekend was spent running around my Nan's house chasing eachother with those ships !

Fast forward to my collecting life and as a Vader focus collector the hunt for DVT variants can be tough !

My Pali and standard Kenner are tucked away with my other boxed items but here's a tower of some of the more interesting variants I have been lucky enough to add to my focus.....

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What an outstanding collection of DVT's!!! And some great memories of your own too!

Thanks for sharing these

Jeremy

 

[supergoose]

What an outstanding collection of DVT's!!! And some great memories of your own too!

Thanks for sharing these

Jeremy

Thanks Jeremy