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    Pick 1 thing

    I don't have any of my childhood figures anymore. But the first figure I ever got was Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot. So, I'd choose him - or Boba Fett. Never had Boba Fett as a child, but he's my favourite Kenner STAR WARS action figure. In a perfect galaxy, I'd take both.
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    Earliest Vintage SW Memories

    I definitely remember seeing (and playing with) the figures before seeing the films. I didn't get to see STAR WARS until it premiered on television in 1982 (Australia). I didn't see EMPIRE until it turned up on videotape in 1984. JEDI, is the only one of the trilogy that I did get to see at the...
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    Earliest Vintage SW Memories

    Earliest STAR WARS memory for me, was either 1978 or 1979? I was about six or seven at the time. A friend at Junior Primary School had quite a few figures (some of them belonged to his older brother). I didn't know what they were (from what film / TV show?), but, I knew I liked them a lot. We'd...
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    Do you still collect?

    Agreed. Vintage Kenner SW is also getting too rich for me. I'm glad I got as much as I did. Now, it's time to move on with the sensible option: the OT Retro Coll lines from Hasbro.
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    Do you still collect?

    Last year, a loose, mint Luke Endor (with collector's coin) set me back $400.00 AUD. Romba and Warok weren't cheap, either.
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    Do you still collect?

    I'm done with vintage Kenner STAR WARS. I pretty much got everything I'd set out to get. Any upgrades, army-building needs, will be kindly supplied by the Hasbro RETRO COLLECTION lines - a much more affordable way of owning multiple (mint white) Imperial troops. I only collect the figures...
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    The chilling trials of a Han Solo figure....

    As a child, I'd set fire to my figures. I loved watching them burn. The figures I destroyed were either damaged goods, given to me by friends, or shoplifted. The figures I purchased were spared. Wouldn't dream of doing it now - not with today's prices.
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    I like Ree-Yees. A nice figure. The (unusual) gold colour made his weapon look more like a musical instrument.
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    How much!

    This is why I’ve (unfortunately) limited myself to collecting only the STAR WARS and EMPIRE action-figure lines. I wanted the JEDI lines, too, but the ‘Last 17’ are beyond what I’m willing to pay for. I’m not gonna start something I can’t finish. Crazy prices. And to think, I bought about 75%...
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    My family owned a station wagon, and my brother also got the Tatooine carded Boba Fett (from Toy World) in 1984. He had it for about a week, before a friend managed to sucker him out of it with a figure swap (Nein Nunb & 4-LOM).
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    I loved the cards ALMOST as much as the figures. I would compare the toy figure to the image on the card, to see how accurate the toy was. Most of the time it was pointless, as they were head-to-waist portraits, or airbrushed art. But, sometimes, you’d get a full image, like the X-WING PILOT...
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    I wasn’t too excited about the figure when I bought him in ‘84, but now, as an adult, I’ve a new appreciation for the figure. It’s quite a detailed and accurate sculpt with a minimal paint scheme. A nice, chunky toy, too, with a decent sized rifle accessory.
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    The best looking MOCs

    Luke Skywalker (Tatooine and X-Wing) on the original STAR WARS card. I don't own, nor collect MOCs, but the X-Wing Pilot was my first figure as a child. Had the figure on both the STAR WARS & EMPIRE cards back in 1979/80 and 1982, respectively. Greedo, was another favourite. Always wanted the...
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    Lucky the two figures were never packaged with weapons. I never opened the figures in the car. I was terrified I’d lose the weapon(s). It was a painfully long drive home from the shops as a consequence. My first action-figure was Luke Skywalker: X-Wing Pilot, on the STAR WARS card, in 1979 /...
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    Your favourite underrated figure?

    I like the predominantly purple colour both the Death Star Droid and Power Droid cards share. Really nice card art. Never had either as a child, and never saw them in shops for sale back in the day.
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