Poon trooper help!

[Chico]

Hi folks,

I purchased a lot of figures recently and amoungst them were a couple of stormtroopers that i'm not sure about. The texture seems slightly off on one of them and i'm a bit suspicious of the paint opps on the arms and helmet.. not to mention the John Wayne pose of the one in the middle . I've posted pictures below, the three on the left are the ones under suspicion and the one on the right is original (albeit a bit of a beater!).

Any help to confirm these as safe or fake would be most appreciated.... i really hate the repro crap, makes you paranoid about everything! :evil:

 

[Pomse2001]

Should they not be easy to spot ? I think I have seen a link about how to spot them on the forum :?

 

[Pomse2001]

I found the thread, I hope you can use it :wink:

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14463&hilit=poon+stormtrooper

 

[x-pack]

If they are poons they look pretty good. The one with the weird stance looks odd but it's just the stance.

 

[walkie]

Here's an excellent little guide on how to spot them...

http://www.imperialgunnery.com/reproductionfigures.htm

 

[poncho]

talking of poon troopers, ive seen poon trooper cardbacks on ebay at the moment? :?

 

[PGowdy]

The wide gate on the middle Stormtrooper is not unusual. You do get them like that. In some cases it's a factory thing, you see them in bubbles with slightly wider or really close together feet. In this case, which looks a little more extreme, it may be 'play-wear' i.e a kid has stretched them out trying to sit him on a Speeder Bike or a Taun Taun.
Just my thoughts on it. I wouldn't know a Poon from a vintage original, sadly.

 

[Chico]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the responses and links to other threads, i'll keep investigating. I'm probably being over paranoid...

 

[TheGent]

No, seriously, let us know what and why you recognized what as such. (Sorry for my English). It is always good to know more about this Repro crap. Know your enemy.