Discobob83
Padawan
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2010
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- 62
Hi All,
Just got a C3PO figure case from the states with 40 or so figures. Was obviously someone's collection and in really good condition overall. They didn't look like they'd been played with much (if at all) except for a Greedo who looked like his head had been chewed by a dog.) Interesting side note about storage (assuming they'd been in the case for 30 or so years) is that the Stormtrooper is probably the whitest I've seen, but two of the figures (both photographed below) look like they have some kind of plastic mould.
Anyway, while going through the figures I noticed that Luke's cape felt odd, so I came on here and did some searching and reading and think it's possible he's a Ledy? I'm not at all confident of this, but I did read the whole Ledy thread last night and based on my questionable judgement he does appear to be a match. He doesn't have his Saber unfortunately (although having read the Ledy thread it seems as though, if he is a Ledy, he may have come with Madine's staff anyway!?) but I photographed his cape and blaster as well.
This set me off checking the other figures. The vast majority I could rule out pretty quickly (completely wrong COO etc.) There were two others that I think could be a match though. First one is Yoda. I ruled him out at first as I thought the Ledy Yoda was a much stronger green than this, but when I realised that his cape felt different and his accessories all appeared to have the correct markings I did a search and read on here that there is a paler yoda. Also one of the signs is supposed to be the deformed copyright symbol (which he does have.) I did a side by side comparison for the cape (the one that belongs to this figure is on the right.) Any thoughts?
Also wondered about this Leia, but I'm not at all confident on this one. She has some strange yellow marks on her face (are these plastic mould? If so, can anything be done about it?)
This Paploo was interesting as his belt is a completely different colour to the other ones I've encountered. (I realise that all Paploos are MIM anyway, just thought he was interesting.)
This is an unusual Boba Fett. He's an HK COO but with a dark belt. He has faded limbs which I'm reliably informed is common for this variant. His limbs appear to be made from a softer plastic than his torso. Interestingly he also appears to have some kind of plastic mould, creating a kind of patchy discolouration.
This figures is from a completely different source and is in pretty poor condition. I was just wondering about the origin of the dark brown hair variant? I know this is a rare and collectable variant, but unfortunately his most distinctive feature is the most worn part of him. Do variants like this in this kind of condition retain any value at all?
Phew, I think that's it for the questions at the moment lol. As always I really do appreciate any and all help. If anyone wants more info/photos please just let me know and I'll gladly provide.
My very best wishes,
Jeremy
Just got a C3PO figure case from the states with 40 or so figures. Was obviously someone's collection and in really good condition overall. They didn't look like they'd been played with much (if at all) except for a Greedo who looked like his head had been chewed by a dog.) Interesting side note about storage (assuming they'd been in the case for 30 or so years) is that the Stormtrooper is probably the whitest I've seen, but two of the figures (both photographed below) look like they have some kind of plastic mould.
Anyway, while going through the figures I noticed that Luke's cape felt odd, so I came on here and did some searching and reading and think it's possible he's a Ledy? I'm not at all confident of this, but I did read the whole Ledy thread last night and based on my questionable judgement he does appear to be a match. He doesn't have his Saber unfortunately (although having read the Ledy thread it seems as though, if he is a Ledy, he may have come with Madine's staff anyway!?) but I photographed his cape and blaster as well.
This set me off checking the other figures. The vast majority I could rule out pretty quickly (completely wrong COO etc.) There were two others that I think could be a match though. First one is Yoda. I ruled him out at first as I thought the Ledy Yoda was a much stronger green than this, but when I realised that his cape felt different and his accessories all appeared to have the correct markings I did a search and read on here that there is a paler yoda. Also one of the signs is supposed to be the deformed copyright symbol (which he does have.) I did a side by side comparison for the cape (the one that belongs to this figure is on the right.) Any thoughts?
Also wondered about this Leia, but I'm not at all confident on this one. She has some strange yellow marks on her face (are these plastic mould? If so, can anything be done about it?)
This Paploo was interesting as his belt is a completely different colour to the other ones I've encountered. (I realise that all Paploos are MIM anyway, just thought he was interesting.)
This is an unusual Boba Fett. He's an HK COO but with a dark belt. He has faded limbs which I'm reliably informed is common for this variant. His limbs appear to be made from a softer plastic than his torso. Interestingly he also appears to have some kind of plastic mould, creating a kind of patchy discolouration.
This figures is from a completely different source and is in pretty poor condition. I was just wondering about the origin of the dark brown hair variant? I know this is a rare and collectable variant, but unfortunately his most distinctive feature is the most worn part of him. Do variants like this in this kind of condition retain any value at all?
Phew, I think that's it for the questions at the moment lol. As always I really do appreciate any and all help. If anyone wants more info/photos please just let me know and I'll gladly provide.
My very best wishes,
Jeremy
