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<blockquote data-quote="Simply Sci-fi" data-source="post: 388067" data-attributes="member: 5480"><p>That's right. The light grey version was sold later on in the same tri-logo box as the white one came in. It had the battery box glued down and button but there was no electronics. It had a smoked canopy that made it look pretty cool.</p><p></p><p>I know that Palitoy created its own "tooling" mould for its X-Wing in 1977 ready for the 1978 release, which gave them the opportunity make it a more simplified version, saving on the cost of manufacture. Palitoy used to borrow the moulds from Kenner, so for some reason later on they borrowed the one for the X-Wing instead of using their own. </p><p></p><p>I have read that the light grey version was released in a Palitoy ESB box but from what I know, it was only tri-logo. The Palitoy ESB box shows a light grey X-Wing with a smoked canopy but without the light and sound – I think it was airbrushed. The toy inside was always the white Star Wars version with a clear canopy. As a child I seem top remember thinking that it was a bit of a rotten trick, to simply supply the same X-Wing with a sheet of stickers and call it "battle damaged."</p><p></p><p>My knowledge of the grey Palitoy X-Wing might be out-of-date. Are there any other brains on the subject?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simply Sci-fi, post: 388067, member: 5480"] That’s right. The light grey version was sold later on in the same tri-logo box as the white one came in. It had the battery box glued down and button but there was no electronics. It had a smoked canopy that made it look pretty cool. I know that Palitoy created its own “tooling” mould for its X-Wing in 1977 ready for the 1978 release, which gave them the opportunity make it a more simplified version, saving on the cost of manufacture. Palitoy used to borrow the moulds from Kenner, so for some reason later on they borrowed the one for the X-Wing instead of using their own. I have read that the light grey version was released in a Palitoy ESB box but from what I know, it was only tri-logo. The Palitoy ESB box shows a light grey X-Wing with a smoked canopy but without the light and sound – I think it was airbrushed. The toy inside was always the white Star Wars version with a clear canopy. As a child I seem top remember thinking that it was a bit of a rotten trick, to simply supply the same X-Wing with a sheet of stickers and call it “battle damaged.” My knowledge of the grey Palitoy X-Wing might be out-of-date. Are there any other brains on the subject? [/QUOTE]
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