Toy of the week 2, Week 77, Walrus Man

[Pomse2001]

Walrus Man:

 

[Pomse2001]

I must admit when I was a kid, I thought the Walrus man figure on the cards in the toy store was a wrong figure on the card because to me it did not look like a star wars figure. But today I know it is a star wars figure. But kenner could and should have made it better.

 

[welshwookie]

He looks nothing like he should. The only resemblance is in the face.

 

[sith-smith]

I love the 4 cantina creatures. They remind me of 50s/60s sci-fi movies.

Here's are two of my walrusmen. 20bk and 45a

 

[Snaketibe]

I love the 4 cantina creatures. They remind me of 50s/60s sci-fi movies.

Here's are two of my walrusmen. 20bk and 45a
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing

Jeremy

 

[Pomse2001]

I love the 4 cantina creatures. They remind me of 50s/60s sci-fi movies.

Here's are two of my walrusmen. 20bk and 45a

thanks mate for sharing this 2 moc, they are amazing

 

[StarWarsFan]

I love the 4 cantina creatures. They remind me of 50s/60s sci-fi movies.

Here's are two of my walrusmen. 20bk and 45a
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Wow amazing

 

[Kenner76]

He may not look much like he did on the big screen, but he was my absolute favorite figure when I was four years old. He had bright colors and strange looking feet. He was fun.

 

[sith-smith]

Walrus Man also makes a guest appearance in 3 of my playsets.

 

[Pomse2001]

He may not look much like he did on the big screen, but he was my absolute favorite figure when I was four years old. He had bright colors and strange looking feet. He was fun.

Cool cut moc, is it from a 12 back ? palitoy or kenner ?

 

[Pomse2001]

Walrus Man also makes a guest appearance in 3 of my playsets.

He looks fantastic on your playsets, I love how you display him, thanks for sharing them

 

[Kenner76]

Cool cut moc, is it from a 12 back ? palitoy or kenner ?

It's a Kenner employee store 21 back cut card. The fun variation is that it has an orange footer instead of the usual green one.

 

[Carl Waterworth]

I have a 20bk AFA 70, I also have two loose colour head variants

 

[Pomse2001]

I have a 20bk AFA 70, I also have two loose colour head variants

Thanks carl for sharing that beautiful moc and your 2 figures on display. I guess kenobi would have had problems if there had been 2 walrus man in the cantina

 

[Snaketibe]

Walrus Man. A good likeness of the character? No. Sensible card artwork? No. Tusks that don't look like a posterior? No.... BUT (pun intended ), one of the first 20 figures released? Yes! A must-have figure from my childhood? Yes!! Very fond memories of playing with Mr Bumface and his Cantina pals in my Palitoy Cantina back in the 1970's? Yes!!!

At first glance, you might think there aren't a lot of variants to be had with old Walrus, but you might be surprised! Upon closer inspection it's not just his tusks that vary; so do his pupils, head and limb colours, and even his body colour. Plus we get the good old glossy PBP paint on those versions

Anyway, enough waffle, here are my WM's! From left to right:

Smile II, 1b figure, M5a Smile blaster - Matte slightly lighter green head, darker orange body, large pupils, white tusks.
Smile II, 1a figure, M5a Smile blaster - Matte dark green head, large pupils, white tusks.
Smile II, 1b figure, M5b Smile blaster - Shiny dark green head, small pupils, white tusks.
Smile I, 3a figure, M5b Smile blaster - Shiny dark green head, large pupils, pink tusks.
Smile I, 3b figure, M5a Smile blaster - Shiny very dark green head, large pupils, brighter/redder pink tusks.
PBP 2bb figure, M7a Kader blaster - Shiny dark green head, darker orange body, large pupils, white tusks, dark blue limbs, dark green hands, shiny black painted feet.
PBP 2a figure, M7a Kader Blaster - Shiny very light green head, darker orange body, small pupils, pink tusks, dark blue limbs, light green hands, shiny black painted feet.

 

[Snaketibe]

 

[Pomse2001]

Thanks for sharing your awesome variants collection. I love all the great info about them

 

[Frunkstar]

I always did love the 4 cratures as they optimized the candid simplicity of the line in the early stages, I must admit the wally was my least favorite of the 4 as the orange & blue were quite the colour clash & I've always fancied having a go at making a custom version using a han bespin or trench for the body to make it look more screen accurate & I actually have a spare wally sat here for the job, but he was pretty cool just the way he was issued, the biggest down side for this figure was the cardback which just did not fit in with the rest of them, the artwork on it for me at least never felt quite right, I think the snag is my fave of the 4 closely followed by Greedo.

But those garish colours sure make this set of 4 pop

 

[Estrada]

Walrus Man:

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Back in the 80´s, I believe in 1982, I got a Walrus Man toy in a L.A. Toys R´Us, and the weapon it had was the same that Han Solo has as a toy. When Kenner changed it for blaster? Any one had the Walrus Man with the other gun?

 

[Kenner76]

I believe my childhood one came with a Han Solo blaster as well. I think it's a better choice than the imperial one for this character.

 

[SkyRey71]

Quick observation from across the pond (I'm in South Jersey, near Philadelphia). I grew up in New Hampshire and I recall my Kenner figure coming with the Imperial blaster. I remember thinking at the time that those card backs showing the "Solo" style blaster were a mistake. But now I'm not so sure! I love this forum.

 

[Nathan9974]

Here's my walrus man. 21 B back with much preferred pink tusks. Paint rub on the tusks even when MOC!! The photos dont show, but the paint residue is all clearly visible on the inside of the blister.

 

[Estrada]

I believe my childhood one came with a Han Solo blaster as well. I think it's a better choice than the imperial one for this character.

Hammerhead had the imperial blaster, but when I was a kid, I remember that Snaggletooth, Greedo and Walrus man had the same as Han Solo

 

[Pomse2001]

Walrus Man. A good likeness of the character? No. Sensible card artwork? No. Tusks that don't look like a posterior? No.... BUT (pun intended ), one of the first 20 figures released? Yes! A must-have figure from my childhood? Yes!! Very fond memories of playing with Mr Bumface and his Cantina pals in my Palitoy Cantina back in the 1970's? Yes!!!

At first glance, you might think there aren't a lot of variants to be had with old Walrus, but you might be surprised! Upon closer inspection it's not just his tusks that vary; so do his pupils, head and limb colours, and even his body colour. Plus we get the good old glossy PBP paint on those versions

Anyway, enough waffle, here are my WM's! From left to right:

Smile II, 1b figure, M5a Smile blaster - Matte slightly lighter green head, darker orange body, large pupils, white tusks.
Smile II, 1a figure, M5a Smile blaster - Matte dark green head, large pupils, white tusks.
Smile II, 1b figure, M5b Smile blaster - Shiny dark green head, small pupils, white tusks.
Smile I, 3a figure, M5b Smile blaster - Shiny dark green head, large pupils, pink tusks.
Smile I, 3b figure, M5a Smile blaster - Shiny very dark green head, large pupils, brighter/redder pink tusks.
PBP 2bb figure, M7a Kader blaster - Shiny dark green head, darker orange body, large pupils, white tusks, dark blue limbs, dark green hands, shiny black painted feet.
PBP 2a figure, M7a Kader Blaster - Shiny very light green head, darker orange body, small pupils, pink tusks, dark blue limbs, light green hands, shiny black painted feet.

About the PBP figures are the M7A the correct blaster as I understand it from the PBP book it is the M7B ?

 

[Pomse2001]

Sorry that I am a little late

View attachment 202274 Back in the 80´s, I believe in 1982, I got a Walrus Man toy in a L.A. Toys R´Us, and the weapon it had was the same that Han Solo has as a toy. When Kenner changed it for blaster? Any one had the Walrus Man with the other gun?

About the pictures on the back of the cardbacks, some figures was photographed with wrong weapon, that is what I have heard. I don't think Walrus man was sold with the rebel blaster. Only as factory errors or if the factory ran out of imperial blasters then they added some other weapons as far as I know.

 

[Pomse2001]

Here's my walrus man. 21 B back with much preferred pink tusks. Paint rub on the tusks even when MOC!! The photos dont show, but the paint residue is all clearly visible on the inside of the blister.

beautiful moc, thanks for sharing it

 

[Pomse2001]

Sorry that I am a little late in this thread.

But here are my figures, I have removed all the blasters, sorry about that I am working on adding the correct blaster variant of each figure, it takes a lot of time to do that.

and here are my cardbacks

1. My beater Palitoy 20 back with a part of a danish price sticker.

2. Another Palitoy 20 back, this one is much better.

3. Kenner 21 back.

4. Palitoy 45 back with special offer free nien nunb.

 

[Beeper383]

Sorry that I am a little late in this thread.

But here are my figures, I have removed all the blasters, sorry about that I am working on adding the correct blaster variant of each figure, it takes a lot of time to do that.

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and here are my cardbacks

1. My beater Palitoy 20 back with a part of a danish price sticker.

2. Another Palitoy 20 back, this one is much better.

3. Kenner 21 back.

4. Palitoy 45 back with special offer free nien nunb.

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You have a Walrus Man army!

 

[Matthieu]

PBP pink tusk no COO Walrusman in Meccano overstock blank baggie

 

[Pomse2001]

You have a Walrus Man army!

thanks mate for the kind words