I noticed from another thread that there is a huge age range on here, and I myself am towards the younger end of the scale. I didn't see any of the films in the Cinema (wasn't even alive when SW and ESB came out) and that also obviously means I only caught the very end of the toy line, tri logo era. I only have very vague memories of playing with Star Wars toys, and none of buying them.
Equally I've read many accounts from people who were older and have vivid memories of buying Star Wars toys, but therefore were also growing out of toys by the time Jedi came out, so didn't have any of the later figures and didn't even know about the POTF line. I assume these are the Ewok haters :lol:
So it got me thinking, from a collectors point of view, what would have been the perfect age to be during this era? Here are some considerations I came up with:
- Obviously born and of 'toy playing age' in 1978 when they were first released
- Young enough to still enjoy toys by the end of the line (so under 10?)
- Old enough to have your own money?
Based on the above, I think the perfect year to be born would have been 1974 - 4 years old when the SW figures hit the shelves, and 10 when the final POTF figures were released. What do you think?
Equally I've read many accounts from people who were older and have vivid memories of buying Star Wars toys, but therefore were also growing out of toys by the time Jedi came out, so didn't have any of the later figures and didn't even know about the POTF line. I assume these are the Ewok haters :lol:
So it got me thinking, from a collectors point of view, what would have been the perfect age to be during this era? Here are some considerations I came up with:
- Obviously born and of 'toy playing age' in 1978 when they were first released
- Young enough to still enjoy toys by the end of the line (so under 10?)
- Old enough to have your own money?
Based on the above, I think the perfect year to be born would have been 1974 - 4 years old when the SW figures hit the shelves, and 10 when the final POTF figures were released. What do you think?