David Tree
Jedi Master
ahhhhh sweet and at a snip too.
that takes the known tally to 5 I think? 3 in the UK, 1 in the US and now one off to Germany.
They were produced by a former Palitoy employee who left he company to form his own toy display company for retail outlets. Contracts included not just Palitoy, but also Matchbox and Mattel too.
This particular display was produced for top tier retail accounts and also license holders/ other partners within the Star Wars world.
Two were on display at CE, one was from the Palitoy reception in Coalville and the other from Romer Parish, which was the country's second largest toy store at the time after Hamleys. The third found was from the warehouse for the company that held the license for dinnerware in Poole (I can't remember their name off the top of my head).
Although formed round the same base, each is slightly different, either through the mix of toys, or customised somewhat (the Palitoy reception one has camo/ dirt painted on the AT-ST).
Each figure is held in place with a screw into the peghole and superglued. The cover is held under tension with a lot of screws, and as a result, after so many years is very delicate.
It's a beautiful piece, but a bugger to display. Mine hasn't seen daylight since CE
that takes the known tally to 5 I think? 3 in the UK, 1 in the US and now one off to Germany.
They were produced by a former Palitoy employee who left he company to form his own toy display company for retail outlets. Contracts included not just Palitoy, but also Matchbox and Mattel too.
This particular display was produced for top tier retail accounts and also license holders/ other partners within the Star Wars world.
Two were on display at CE, one was from the Palitoy reception in Coalville and the other from Romer Parish, which was the country's second largest toy store at the time after Hamleys. The third found was from the warehouse for the company that held the license for dinnerware in Poole (I can't remember their name off the top of my head).
Although formed round the same base, each is slightly different, either through the mix of toys, or customised somewhat (the Palitoy reception one has camo/ dirt painted on the AT-ST).
Each figure is held in place with a screw into the peghole and superglued. The cover is held under tension with a lot of screws, and as a result, after so many years is very delicate.
It's a beautiful piece, but a bugger to display. Mine hasn't seen daylight since CE
