There were definitely some 1977 Luke's with the issue of two different sized legs. My original figure, from my youth, had this issue and I remember that it drove me nuts. My parents were against letting me get a second of a figure that I already owned, so I had to live with the lousy legged Luke until, a few years later, a friend of the family, who was a teenager, got one as a gift. He felt he had surpassed the age of playing with toys, so he gave it to me. He had opened it, so it was loose, but was in perfect condition.
These original Kenner figures seems like they were always hit or miss. That was so cool that you were able to get a second Luke that didn't have the weird legs.
This video had a true sit down, expression, and emotion to the people who are collectors. I'm a new collector of Star Wars but still have my 1999 Star Wars Episode 1 Darth Maul, Qui gon Jinn, and Obi Wan figures. I started to get serious about collecting 2017. Great video!
When I was a child I had almost all the figures that came out in the 70s and 80s over time I began to lose them and give them to some nephews who did not take care of them and ended up losing everything, so now that the retro figures came out in 2019 I started collecting them, they bring many memories of my childhood, for me those retro figures are the closest to the original that I have seen through time, obviously it is not the original but it is very well done, to be honest I do recommend it for those who lost in it time their original figures like me or for those who start collecting vintage figures are a very excellent option. Very good video man
Those 12 inch gentle giant figures are alright as long as the figure is of an alien or robot, the humans just look silly at that scale. I quite fancy the boba fett 12 inch figure. I've got the stormtrooper and Darth Vader which I was pleased with but the Emporers royal guard just blew me away, then again it always was a favourite of mine when I was a kid. 😊👍
nice vid, I like the concept of the new retro's, like u, I regrettably sold all my collection in mid 80's (for sweets!!!...what was I thinking!), I just hope they aren't used to fool people on ebay who want the originals etc.
Villafarrell I honestly don’t think these new Retro figures will fool anyone who is after genuine vintage figures. They are very similar, but different enough so as not to cause any confusion.
good video man liked and subbed i kinda wish they didn't remake them because if someone wishes to buy a og figure they might not know the differences between the new ones and the old ones apart from that i think they did a good job keep up the good work mate
It's like all things that people spend money on -- gotta go into it with a little bit of knowledge of the marketplace, or you might get burned. (Would you buy shares of a stock you knew nothing about?) In the case of these vintage reissues, the dead giveaway is the "HASBRO" label on the back of the leg (maybe other places on other figures) -- the 70s-80s originals were NOT made by Hasbro.
Could it be that they must've not had the original molds but instead just took an impression off of an existing figure?...or whatever the technical terminology for that might be. But the retro figures are definitely less defined in places. Surprising really that they can't really reproduce them accurately.
That sounds like a plausible explanation for the Retro Collection being less defined. It is weird that in this day and age, they can't reproduce an identical version of the classics.
I like the Jumbo Gentle Giant release the best. But I agree that this kind of figure looks a bit "out of proportion" for this scale-shall we say. Nonetheless, it's exactly the same mould as the 1977 Kenner one used, but then gigantically blown up in size -oversized as you put it. That's why you have to look at it from a distance: from a distance that Jumbo Giant looks simply perfect!
I have the same problem of limitation of space to display my Jumbo Gentle Giants. That's why I only exhibit 6 of these giant ones at a given moment. [ But I do change the line‑up from time to time-to bring some variety & life into it and keep things interesting. ]
@@AllThings80s No, I personally NEVER display my action figures on their respective card backs-due to severe limitation of space- and I most certainly do not display these ginormous Gentle Giant card backs in particular. Also, I tend to track down, hunt & collect my action figures and card backs separately.
My understanding has always been that the 1995 set used the original moulds of Kenner for those new castings and the problems you addressed were do to the moulds having had shrunk over the years. The Gentle Giant set actually used original figures which they carefully disassembled and then scanned each piece and then enlarged to produce the jumbo figures. The new Retro Collection, I believe, are totally new sculptures designed to duplicate the appearance of the originals. So with that being said, it's kind of interesting that the figure you felt was the most satisfying of the bunch aside from the original, being the Retro Collection attempt, has probably the least relationship to the original figure of any of them. But yes, I'm collecting them too. I sold my collection back in about 1986 for $2.78 a figure loose. Consignment stores felt that was too high to ask, so I ended up selling my entire collection at a garage sale and netted over $1,000.00 on a Saturday afternoon. Not sure if anyone else experienced it, but my figures were either getting sticky, turning yellow or peeling inherent to the materials used to make them, I suppose. I dumped them because I secretly feared they would melt into a great big pile of goo eventually.
That makes complete sense about the original moulds shrinking. I've heard about the some of the chemicals used in the plastics for the original figures start to break down and results in them seeping to the surface of the figure, causing that sticky feeling.
Guys, come on! How is a steel molding tool going to shrink? These are not sweaters in the wash. It's been a long time, but if I recall correctly, the original molds were written off, and destroyed, because even though relatively modern times (the 80s), the company apparently did not have the foresight to realize the nostalgic obsession people would surface for these figures. Could also have been that the cost of warehousing the tools -- massive in size, and number -- for a proposed 25-40+ years was considered far too expensive, rekoning that it would just be cheaper to forge new ones if they ever went into production again. I collect and sell vintage product from the Marx Toy company, which was in business for over 50 years, until 1980, and interestingly many of their molds were sold off all over the world, and are still being used today! The only thing setting apart a toy soldier from the 1950s from a modern recast, is the type of plastic used; almost impossible to replicate the look and feel of the vintage stuff.
They definitely did not use the original molds for the 1995 re-issue. They made molds from an original figure, which is why they are smaller than the originals.
I had to toss that 1995 Kenner TATOOINE LUKE SKYWALKER in the garbage bin right away! What a ridiculously aweful piece of junk this action figure proved to be ! ! ! One of his legs was shorter than the other. HE COULD NOT EVEN STAND ON HIS OWN LEGS ! ! ! Irredeemably bad . This is the first action figure that I had to throw away since I started collecting STAR WARS again.
It comes packed with 3 other action figures in Kenner's 1995 THE POWER OF THE FORCE *CLASSIC EDITION 4-PACK* . At least the DARTH VADER action figure from that pack could stand on his own feet. But I don't know about the two other figures Kenner included in that pack in 1995.
There were definitely some 1977 Luke's with the issue of two different sized legs. My original figure, from my youth, had this issue and I remember that it drove me nuts. My parents were against letting me get a second of a figure that I already owned, so I had to live with the lousy legged Luke until, a few years later, a friend of the family, who was a teenager, got one as a gift. He felt he had surpassed the age of playing with toys, so he gave it to me. He had opened it, so it was loose, but was in perfect condition.
These original Kenner figures seems like they were always hit or miss. That was so cool that you were able to get a second Luke that didn't have the weird legs.
This video had a true sit down, expression, and emotion to the people who are collectors. I'm a new collector of Star Wars but still have my 1999 Star Wars Episode 1 Darth Maul, Qui gon Jinn, and Obi Wan figures. I started to get serious about collecting 2017. Great video!
Thank you for the kind words.
When I was a child I had almost all the figures that came out in the 70s and 80s over time I began to lose them and give them to some nephews who did not take care of them and ended up losing everything, so now that the retro figures came out in 2019 I started collecting them, they bring many memories of my childhood, for me those retro figures are the closest to the original that I have seen through time, obviously it is not the original but it is very well done, to be honest I do recommend it for those who lost in it time their original figures like me or for those who start collecting vintage figures are a very excellent option. Very good video man
Thanks 👍🏻
Those 12 inch gentle giant figures are alright as long as the figure is of an alien or robot, the humans just look silly at that scale. I quite fancy the boba fett 12 inch figure. I've got the stormtrooper and Darth Vader which I was pleased with but the Emporers royal guard just blew me away, then again it always was a favourite of mine when I was a kid. 😊👍
That's right. The human faces look terrible on the jumbo figures.
I just got one, 11 others, 10 of which from 78, for 150
That's a great deal.
@@AllThings80s yeah
I can hear and feel your heartbreak over selling your collection my friend. I did the same with a HUGE vinyl collection back in 1990.
For sure, this is one of the biggest regrets of my life.
@@AllThings80s I feel you my friend...
nice vid, I like the concept of the new retro's, like u, I regrettably sold all my collection in mid 80's (for sweets!!!...what was I thinking!), I just hope they aren't used to fool people on ebay who want the originals etc.
Villafarrell I honestly don’t think these new Retro figures will fool anyone who is after genuine vintage figures. They are very similar, but different enough so as not to cause any confusion.
Oh my God, you traded your Starwars action figures for candy? Omg!
@@PerpetualArt I traded mine for crack cocaine..it's all good baby!
I have almost all of the POTF2 figures and ships but I didn't see or even know about a "classic" collection in 1995.
It was a four pack containing Luke, Han, Chewbacca and Vader.
good video man liked and subbed i kinda wish they didn't remake them because if someone wishes to buy a og figure they might not know the differences between the new ones and the old ones apart from that i think they did a good job keep up the good work mate
Thank you so much.
It's like all things that people spend money on -- gotta go into it with a little bit of knowledge of the marketplace, or you might get burned. (Would you buy shares of a stock you knew nothing about?)
In the case of these vintage reissues, the dead giveaway is the "HASBRO" label on the back of the leg (maybe other places on other figures) -- the 70s-80s originals were NOT made by Hasbro.
Could it be that they must've not had the original molds but instead just took an impression off of an existing figure?...or whatever the technical terminology for that might be. But the retro figures are definitely less defined in places. Surprising really that they can't really reproduce them accurately.
That sounds like a plausible explanation for the Retro Collection being less defined. It is weird that in this day and age, they can't reproduce an identical version of the classics.
I like the Jumbo Gentle Giant release the best.
But I agree that this kind of figure looks a bit "out of proportion" for this scale-shall we say.
Nonetheless, it's exactly the same mould as the 1977 Kenner one used, but then gigantically blown up in size
-oversized as you put it. That's why you have to look at it from a distance: from a distance that Jumbo Giant looks simply perfect!
I have the same problem of limitation of space to display my Jumbo Gentle Giants.
That's why I only exhibit 6 of these giant ones at a given moment.
[ But I do change the line‑up from time to time-to bring some variety & life into it and keep things interesting. ]
You're right, from a distance, it did look good. I think the "human" figures in the jumbo line look a bit weird, but that's to be expected.
@@temazros6112 Do you display them on the card backs? For me, it was the huge card that posed the problem as far as space was concerned.
@@AllThings80s No, I personally NEVER display my action figures on their respective card backs-due to severe limitation of space-
and I most certainly do not display these ginormous Gentle Giant card backs in particular.
Also, I tend to track down, hunt & collect my action figures and card backs separately.
@@temazros6112 good choice.
Any notable differences between the original and the ROTJ variant?
What RotJ variant?
In 1982-3, they released more Farmboy Lukes in release of ROTJ. Most of these were the common Taiwan variants to my knowledge.@@AllThings80s
@@glitzen05dood It was the same figure. All the Kenner figures were constantly available from ‘78 to ‘84, on SW, ESB and RotJ cards.
The retro appears to have molded legs and the bottom section of the shirt is painted white.
That's exactly correct.
I have the retro vader from 1995 and it sucks..he's small all around...I like the ogs...
👍🏻
My understanding has always been that the 1995 set used the original moulds of Kenner for those new castings and the problems you addressed were do to the moulds having had shrunk over the years.
The Gentle Giant set actually used original figures which they carefully disassembled and then scanned each piece and then enlarged to produce the jumbo figures.
The new Retro Collection, I believe, are totally new sculptures designed to duplicate the appearance of the originals.
So with that being said, it's kind of interesting that the figure you felt was the most satisfying of the bunch aside from the original, being the Retro Collection attempt, has probably the least relationship to the original figure of any of them.
But yes, I'm collecting them too. I sold my collection back in about 1986 for $2.78 a figure loose. Consignment stores felt that was too high to ask, so I ended up selling my entire collection at a garage sale and netted over $1,000.00 on a Saturday afternoon. Not sure if anyone else experienced it, but my figures were either getting sticky, turning yellow or peeling inherent to the materials used to make them, I suppose. I dumped them because I secretly feared they would melt into a great big pile of goo eventually.
That makes complete sense about the original moulds shrinking.
I've heard about the some of the chemicals used in the plastics for the original figures start to break down and results in them seeping to the surface of the figure, causing that sticky feeling.
Guys, come on! How is a steel molding tool going to shrink? These are not sweaters in the wash. It's been a long time, but if I recall correctly, the original molds were written off, and destroyed, because even though relatively modern times (the 80s), the company apparently did not have the foresight to realize the nostalgic obsession people would surface for these figures. Could also have been that the cost of warehousing the tools -- massive in size, and number -- for a proposed 25-40+ years was considered far too expensive, rekoning that it would just be cheaper to forge new ones if they ever went into production again.
I collect and sell vintage product from the Marx Toy company, which was in business for over 50 years, until 1980, and interestingly many of their molds were sold off all over the world, and are still being used today! The only thing setting apart a toy soldier from the 1950s from a modern recast, is the type of plastic used; almost impossible to replicate the look and feel of the vintage stuff.
They definitely did not use the original molds for the 1995 re-issue. They made molds from an original figure, which is why they are smaller than the originals.
You're fucking 80's 🤘🤘🤘
1986...
Maybe focus on the figures instead of yourself? Since this review seems to focus more on you, I can't see any details on the figures
You're correct. I was new to this when I made this video.
I had to toss that 1995 Kenner TATOOINE LUKE SKYWALKER in the garbage bin right away!
What a ridiculously aweful piece of junk this action figure proved to be ! ! !
One of his legs was shorter than the other. HE COULD NOT EVEN STAND ON HIS OWN LEGS ! ! !
Irredeemably bad . This is the first action figure that I had to throw away since I started collecting STAR WARS again.
You should warn everybody about this inferior plastic thrash-so that people don't waste their money on this piece of junk ! ! ! !
If an action figure can't even stand on its own feet, it SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC for sale in the first place.
That's right. I was shocked at how badly this figure was made.
It comes packed with 3 other action figures in Kenner's 1995 THE POWER OF THE FORCE *CLASSIC EDITION 4-PACK* .
At least the DARTH VADER action figure from that pack could stand on his own feet.
But I don't know about the two other figures Kenner included in that pack in 1995.
@@temazros6112 I think with the release of the Hasbro Retro Collection, there's no need for anyone to buy this terrible figure.