8D8 Collection (Kenner production run complete+new pics)

[Joe]

I have no idea what would have been harder to find back in the day really , I guess the answer is none as you said lot's of the ROTJ characters ended up being peg warmers!

I would say along with the LL, the next or even harder to track down MOC would be the PBP trilogo.

It had a PBP back, large trilogo oversized bubble and the figure is packed with the cardboard between the legs just like the baggies.

The bags were shipped over to PBP in spain for packaging and distribution and as such the factory just took the figure out of the bag and onto the card, there are 2 graded and one ungraded that I know of.

Apparently there is an even rarer Spain Tri variant but I can't comment as I have never seen one and I am not very good with PBP/Spanish releases!

 

[Carl Waterworth]

Joe, forgive me if you have been asked this, but what made you decide on 8D8 as a focus?

 

[Joe]

Joe, forgive me if you have been asked this, but what made you decide on 8D8 as a focus?

No probs Carl

I have been asked before :

Thanks Burnsy!

Ok, all sitting comfortably?

I was born in 1984 so I missed the films BUT inherited the toys from my 10+ years older cousins from both sides of the family, I had all these cool toys but no idea who or what they were, then I read books on the films and the novels and had some idea of who they were!
When I was chucking my ewoks around the garden and squashing them with my AT-AT (who normally snuck up from behind the shed or tree) I wanted to also play inside and have battles with humans and robots!

So 8D8 served as my squad commander/leader of all the stormtroopers I had ( I guess because they were white as he was and he looked scarier)

I thought the stormtroopers were actually robots and the insignia on the back read OIL (check your figures ) - anyway! as I had no name for 8D8 or cardbacks to go by, and he wasn't represented or pictured in any literature I had at the time I nicknames him "the white skinny droid"

And so.......I got an online name and a favourite figure from my childhood!

Seemed like a natural progression as I have always gone by the name whiteskinnydroid on starwars sites and when I wanted to collect again but not get too expensive he was the perfect choice!

 

[Carl Waterworth]

thats cool! great story! I must admit, thinking back i thought it said OIL on the back of the stormtroopers too!.

 

[burnsy]

HIya Joe,

How about these mate...

http://www.hollywoodheroes.com/product_info.php?products_id=801

 

[Joe]

I was made aware of these a few months back, I can just imagine my wife coming home to find me framing them on the walls!! LOL

I think they are quite ugly actually but wow what a piece!!

 

[SNAGGLE]

Nice focus Joe 8)
Don't know if these are of any interest to you :?: http://cgi.ebay.com/Lili-Ledy-Star-Wars-factory-action-figure-parts-8D8_W0QQitemZ310166553535QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48375e03bf&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Seem a fair price

 

[Joe]

Nice focus Joe 8)
Don't know if these are of any interest to you :?: http://cgi.ebay.com/Lili-Ledy-Star-Wars-factory-action-figure-parts-8D8_W0QQitemZ310166553535QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48375e03bf&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Seem a fair price

Hi Snaggle sorry I missed your post! I was tempted but just not interested enough in some more odds and sods :lol: I have been waiting for some bigger things to come up, thanks again though

Well the FOTW thread went down so well ( :lol: ) over on RS I figured I would just update you on where I am and add the individual pictures here:

Kenner US/Canadian MOC Run: Complete
Multipacks : Complete

 

[Grant]

:? Joe,

Once again sweet collection. Have had any luck tracking down any pre production items. First etc.

Grant. 8)

 

[Joe]

Hopefully if all goes to plan I could have two very big purchases coming up Grant, watch this space!

 

[Cobra_UK]

Lookin great Joe, still no Ledy 8D8 popped up yet?

 

[Joe]

Still no Ledy 8D8 popped up yet?

Well,...I wouldn't say that 8)

 

[Cobra_UK]

Aharrr :twisted:

 

[Joe]

Aharrr :twisted:

Indeed 8) ( need to save some pennies though )

 

[DarthStanley]

Great stuff Joe & good luck in your hunt for LL & preproduction items!

 

[Grant]

Hopefully if all goes to plan I could have two very big purchases coming up Grant, watch this space!

Hi Joe, Im watching mate. Good luck and keep us infomed.

Grant. 8)

 

[**Delboy75**]

Cool joe, they look sweet all lined up together.

I keep toying with the idea of a focus, but cannot decide one a figure.
About 5-6 years ago i started a luke jedi focus but got bored lol.
Then more recently i went for a ben focus, but decided to focus more on completing the baggie set which i have now more or less done.

Seeing these figure focus limelights makes me want to knuckle down and decide on a figure!

 

[chazgreentooth]

Lookin good Joe!

 

[Joe]

Thanks Chaz + Del, as for character collecting, it is quite fulfilling Del, thing is once you start drying up you end up moving on to something else anyway so it doesn't really matter what road you choose, if its something you aren't sure of then go for a small character run (ROTJ Character) if you really wanna go full steam ahead, then its a first 12

Luckily there are loads of things I still need, even if you think you have it all something turns up :lol:

Its also a good way to get some pre production, I don't know how much you have ever owned but if you are like me then the answer is zero lol, since starting this path I found quite a few pieces that are for sale that relate to my character and instead of just picking a random pre prod piece up you can get one or two and it still fits in your run.

I think just having a proof in your collection is a bit odd if you dont have a run of figures for the same character or even a run of proofs.

For me I know 100% I won't ever assemble all the proofs but even if I get one, I will have dipped my toe into pre prod and it should look good on display

Whatever you hunt, that's ultimately the fun part, I just finished two parts of my run with the mailers + carded kenner figures but luckily I still have foreign + pre prod to look at

Fingers crossed, its time to step into big money land!