ROTJ carded collection work in progress

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After admiring many collections on this and other forum's and seeing all the different cards, I wanted to get a few carded figures myself but didn't know which ones to focus on.

I like all the various different carded figures but to keep the collection more personal and more importantly ensure it doesn't get out of control, i thought i would start collecting the cards i remember from a kid which fortunately (for my bank balance) these are the ROTJ cards. I don't really remember seeing other cards in the shops but i definitely remember ROTJ being in the shops and on at the cinema.

So this is what i have collected since May this year. My focus is all of the ROTJ specific cards on offerless, ideally on their first release but i am not going to be too anal about it. Plus i will also collect various other figures that i like on the ROTJ card, predominantly the main protagonists.
My requirements so far, and will hopefully continue, have been no bubble dents, no serious rips or damage to the cards, and no price stickers, unpunched being a bonus. I have to keep reminding myself that this is a marathon and not a sprint :D

The only backs i really want are those i remember which are the 65 and 77 backs. I'd 'gotten out' of star wars by the time of the 79 and 92 backs, well i certainly don't remember them. I'd basically sold all my Star Wars to a local market stall and used the funds to buy Action Force which i still have to this day.

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That is a hell of a nice start. The ROTJ range had some of the best releases, I think. Best because they were my favourite figures as a kid: Leia Boushh, Leia Endor, Lando Skiff Guard, ERG, etc. They were certainly the cards I remember from when I was a kid, too.

Great start and look forward to watching the collection grow.
 
Great looking collection (recognise a few) - and they look fantastic cased up - looking forward to seeing this grow
 
Thanks a lot guys. It's fantastic getting back into collecting again especially when you have a focus and as I stated ROTJ is my favourite line due to the many happy memories playing with the Jedi figures as a child.

I was surprised myself how quickly i have managed to obtain these nice cards, but with help from a couple of members on this forums, namely Ian and Andy, it has been trouble free and a pleasure. I still have a few to go though so the hunt continues :D 8)
 
Blimey! coming along quickly and so far all are really minty MOCs in the mix - great stuff :shock:
 
Couple of new additions. A 65 back Admiral Ackbar, and a 77 back Nien Nunb. I was really after a 65 back Nien Nunb but this card was too tempting an offer as the condition and price were good for me.

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Where are you going after you've completed the rotj run? Just coming to the end of completing it myself and moved onto potf last 17. for a later date I'm still undecided on whether to go for sw / esb on original cards or go for the cheaper option rotj ?
By the way lovely collection
 
I'm glad the Nien Nunb ended up with you buddy - I had that on my watch list - So when I saw it was sold I was a bit gutted, but I'm so glad it's gone to a fellow ROTJ MOC collector :D Congrats...
 
starwarsfan72 said:
Where are you going after you've completed the rotj run? Just coming to the end of completing it myself and moved onto potf last 17. for a later date I'm still undecided on whether to go for sw / esb on original cards or go for the cheaper option rotj ?
By the way lovely collection
I don't know to be honest. I might get a few ESB particularly the Hoth cards but we will see. I am going to try and complete as much of the ROTJ as i can and then take it from there.

indianawars said:
I'm glad the Nien Nunb ended up with you buddy - I had that on my watch list - So when I saw it was sold I was a bit gutted, but I'm so glad it's gone to a fellow ROTJ MOC collector :D Congrats...
Thanks, i did lowball the guy but he wasnt having any of it but we eventually came to an acceptable compromise :D I had to flatten it a bit but it went into the case in the end. It is a lovely card though and i have been finding Nein Nunb a bit difficult to come across in decent condition for a fair price.
 
Thanks for sharing, ROTJ is the not suprisingly the run I remember the most from my childhood. Seeing those MOCs brings back many happy memories.
 
craig51 said:
Really nice.

I am new here what are these different backs you refer to?

They refer to the number of figures featured on the backs of the cards and then there are variations again as to the version of the cardback, 12a/b/c for example and then the offer, offerless, Kenner, Palitoy, Meccano and on and on.

The variations are almost endless, one guide to Kenner cards is

http://theswca.com/images-speci/cardbacks/

for Palitoy see

http://www.freewebs.com/mrpalitoy/

And Trilogo you can't go wrong with

http://trilogo.info/carded-figure-guide/advanced-guide/

There are loads more out there and also the reference library on here

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=16

Welcome to the Forum!
 
It's in reference to what has been printed on the back of the card , for example 65 back refers to a rotj card displaying 65 figures in the picture or example 77 back it refers to a card that has 77 figures displayed on the back .
 

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