This character here does not need to be introduced, anybody will recognise it immediatly. It is Darth Vader, as it was released in 1978 (copyrighted in 1977) by Kenner and representing the character of the first movie of the Star Wars saga (Episode IV: A New Hope) premiered in 1977. The reason why the figures were a bit late and all the topic with the mail away coupons is also well known.
I will only say that the retractable lightsaber that came as an accessory has its tip broken, which is something extremely common, as the tip is so thin and so fragile that it is rarely unbroken. I had somewhere a repro lightsaber, but I decided to keep the original one. The vynil cloak is also original and it is removable, although this is not recommendable, as the holes for the arms may open and even break, especially after so many years.
Those of you who haven't watched the movie The Return of the Jedi many times, may not recognise the three guys behind Darth Vader. They are imperial guards, and appear in very few scenes of that movie. Their mission is just to scort The Emperor wherever he goes, but in that particular scene, they appear behind the Emperor and Darth Vader. It is one of my favorite figures ever released by Kenner in this toyline, as the mask and the cloak have a very specific design. Also the burgundy red perfectly contrast the white or the different troopers and the black of Darth Vader and the Emperor. In this case, the cloak is not removable, but behind it, there is a quite elaborated sculpt (not painted, though). How the artist imagines what is below the cloaks, or if they just took some parts they happened to have around (from some unreleased project), is something I would really like to know.
In the official films they do not have a great protagonism, so I do not know much about them.
FACTS and FIGURES:
- Name: DARTH VADER and IMPERIAL GUARD
- Toy Line: Star Wars (Star Wars and The Return of the Jedi)
- Year: 1977 and 1983
- Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
- Size of the figures: 9,5 cm (3 3/4'')
Tienen pero que muy buena pinta esas figuras. Enhorabuena.
ReplyDeleteDejo por aquí más info de esta figura:
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Gracias por el comentario, es un figurón, de mis favoritos de la serie original. No he entrado en el tema variantes, que veo en la imagen se cuenta que hay dos tipos de capas. Los míos creo que son dos iguales y uno diferente. Las lanzas repro.
DeleteMás que a dos tipos de capas yo creo que a lo que se refiere el texto de la captura es que las figuras traen vestido y capa (2 prendas). Sin duda la inclusión de prendas de tejido auténtico en las figuras de Kenner de los 80 fue un motivo más de su éxito.
DeleteEs cierto, lo he leído rápidamente y lo he interpretado mal.
DeleteEstaba viendo unas ilustraciones de Ralph McQuarrie y he visto ésta, donde salen los Guardias Imperiales
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Muy chulos, tengo por ahí dos carpetas con láminas de concept art de Ralph mcquarrie que compré aquí de segunda mano. Una del imperio y otra del retorno. No estoy seguro de si esa está incluida, ya que está muy cercana a la versión final, las mías aunque se reconocen los personajes, naves y escenarios, son muy diferentes de los de las películas.
ReplyDelete¡Gracias por el comentario!