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Star Wars Action Figures Are Fun

By Peter Lewis


Luckily there are quite a few adults who were big movie fans nearly forty years ago. These individuals are very interested in obtaining Star Wars action figures to add to their collections. Young people do not realize how important these characters were to everyone many years ago. They find it hard to believe that their parents would want to purchase a statue who looked just like a certain older actor called Mr. Ford.

Luckily Kenner was smart enough to produce these unique items after Mego turned them down. Mego thought that this particular movie would never be popular and they walked away from a deal which could have been worth millions. Harrison Ford enjoyed being featured on a statue and his other thespians were also glad to be represented in this fashion.

The robots also were designed in Kenner style along with some of the villains and odd aliens which inhabited this particular film. Fortunately everyone wanted to own Leia, Hans and Luke since they were the most popular humans within this movie. Anyone can buy a different and unique Hans Solo if they look around.

He could have been easily called Ken Solo since Hans and Barbie's boyfriend Ken had the same body issues. They both had clothing that could be changed on a daily basis and this was very odd. After all Hans was a doll for boys and he represented a superior male who could tangle with any villain.

After a few years Hasbro decided to release their own versions of these items but they did not match the quality of the originals. Hans Solo seemed a bit bulky and his clothes were very tight upon him. The first item from Kenner had easy to remove garments and the doll itself was very soft. It seemed as though Hasbro had manufactured these dolls with a different type of material since they were so hard and heavy.

Many individuals enjoyed collecting the smaller items which they could display on a book shelf. These three inch dolls had painted on outfits and they could easily fit into a person's pocket. People can now buy these products at any toy store across America or anywhere else within this world. Unfortunately some of the larger and more famous toy makers will sell twelve inch dolls at a much higher price. Kenner's Hans Solo was also identified as Indiana Jones.

Princess Leia had a tough time when Kenner first brought her into the world. Many males did not want to add this female character to their collection and therefore she was left in the stores. There are quite a few of them who now wish that they would have purchased this valuable doll.

People often thought that the Leia version from Hasbro should have been taken out of the stores quickly. This was one doll which was a total mess. Anyone who purchased this item complained about the glue issue which was a major problem for the toy company. The Hasbro Leia is not worth that much money on today's market. Unfortunately no one has been able to copy the Kenner style.




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