Polish Bootleg Figures

[BatintheBelfry]

OK, time for another of my newbie questions.

I've seen these "Polish bootleg" figures cropping up on Fleabay every now and then. What are they? Are they just customs?

Anyone on here collect them?

(OK that was 3 newbie questions, but hey it's Friday)

 

[weasel]

I think Craig's yer man, he has a few of them (he may be selling them actually). He can probably tell you a lot more than me.

All I know is they are Polish knock offs that are invarably multi-coloured and look NOTHING like SW figures! :lol:

 

[tiefighterboy]

and people do make copies of these...beware.

 

[01AB]

Go to Google images and put in 'polish star wars', the first two images are a good start... (thanks jimsmash)

 

[01AB]

I love the Barada(?) on thr right...

 

[weasel]

I've seen worse than that Barada!

 

[jabbawokkie]

i think they look shite

 

[Joe]

I have never seen the interest either lol but Jabba says it so much better 8)

 

[craignwo4life]

I collected them for a while and built up a big collection but getting hold of the earlier 1st generation figures is difficult without good contacts.

I sold all of mine as I needed to reduce my collection to raise some funds for home improvements and I wasn't getting rid of my variants !! :lol:

Here's the best guide:

http://theswca.com/images-speci/polishboots/index.html

 

[David Tree]

If, you're looking for any, I've got these for sale, although the Zuckuss has been sold:

and here's an oldish pic of mine:

I like them, they are just buggers to standf up and display

Dave.

 

[gustie]

theres not many i like but the silver snowtrooper is a good un

 

[BatintheBelfry]

Thanks for all the feedback, guys.

Wasn't too sure if they were genuine variants or not. There's a few which look pretty good (like the silver snowtrooper, as Gustie said). Others I'm not too sure about Guess it's just a matter of personal taste.

Some of them would certainly make a normal collection look a bit more interesting I reckon.

How much do these figures tend to go for?

 

[spoons]

they can vary from £20 to over £100 depending on their rarity.

The 2nd and 3rd gen ones are generally the cheapest.

These two Han Hoths cost about £20 each

 

[Bollux]

i love how they used the same limbs for most of the figures

 

[BatintheBelfry]

i love how they used the same limbs for most of the figures

Yeah, the Lando that Dave posted earlier looks kind of weird with those limbs instead of the normal ones.

 

[Bollux]

That Barada is outstanding, though it does look a little those awful bend-ems! :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[David Tree]

those awful bend-ems! :wink: :lol: :lol:

THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!!

 

[tiefighterboy]

Yes.....Do not forget there a slim few who Love Bend-ems :wink:

 

[Adam_Burges]

I love the Polish range, especially the first Generation and deluxe articulated figures. The colours are wacky and the figures look different to normal ones. They are very collectible to some people who love to find a new colour.

 

[jabbawokkie]

whats crack with them any way ,were they made in a factory or what