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Great article. I also found the shiny Threepio irr...

2010-12-27T07:40:49.149-05:00

Great article. I also found the shiny Threepio irresistible.

i actually have alot in common with several of the...

2010-11-18T12:05:12.959-05:00

i actually have alot in common with several of these posts...
-i was born in 74 and my first star wars experience was actually the empire strikes back (i saw this in baumholder germany in 1981). during that time i started collecting empire line action figures. my first figure was bespin luke and hoth stormtrooper. i eventually got most of the origionally 21 figures and later abandoned star wars for g.i.joe and transformers so i missed the later rotj figures and potf line too. im an adult collector now with a nearly complete set (still missing yak face and 9d9). when i look at my collection these days it is definately with a prejudiced eye towards the empire line of figures (these are what i played with after all) as for my list:

1) bespin luke
2) bespin han solo
3) boba fett
4) stormtrooper
5) snowtrooper
6) yoda
7) ig-88
8) bossk
9) star destroyer commander
10)jawa

thanks for the memories

I was Ewok crazy too and Lumat was always my favor...

2010-03-09T22:33:15.772-05:00

I was Ewok crazy too and Lumat was always my favorite one for some reason. As a tiny kid that figure was like my best buddy and it stayed with me for a long time despite the fact that its hood and bow bit the dust relatively quickly. I'll never forget the intense sadness that gripped my heart when I finally lost the actual figure. I guess I could always try and replace him nowadays for old time's sake.

My other favorites were:
Yoda
Bossk
the Gamorrean guard
Hammerhead
Weequay
Jawa (cloth robe)

Great list. If were counting all 3 original movie ...

2009-07-01T23:56:00.499-04:00

Great list. If were counting all 3 original movie lines (TNH, ESP and RTJ), I'd have to include Greedo, Boba Fett (yeah, I know, big surprise), and the Imperial Guard.

Nice to see I'm not the only person who made the Q...

2009-04-10T22:21:00.000-04:00

Nice to see I'm not the only person who made the Quarren/Squidhead into a hero. I could never spot him in the movies, so I had only "The Star Wars Sourcebook" to go on.

The Ithorian/Hammerhead figure actually disappointed me. He had such a weird head that I thought his body should be much less humanoid.

Good list here, i share many of these favorites. ...

2009-04-07T00:50:00.000-04:00

Good list here, i share many of these favorites. Although you seem to have missed Bossk, he is clearly the best Star Wars figure ever. :)

Being born the year Empire was released i kinda missed the Star Wars boat and only had a few of the figures as a kid (the only ones i remember distinctly were the breakapart C-3PO and R2-D2). I started a collection a few years ago when i started seeing vintage figures cheap at cons but then got disheartened when i realized how many were missing irreplaceable capes, cloaks, and robes.

But then when i sold almost every Star Wars item i owned (thanks, prequels!), the vintage toys were the only things i kept, it's just such an endearing line. They're packed away now, but i couldn't bring myself to completely part with them.

I hope to get back to buying them again one day, this time with their delicate clothing intact. :)

I love lists and your personal story makes this on...

2009-04-06T17:53:00.000-04:00

I love lists and your personal story makes this one even better. You might enjoy reading my page Star Wars Christmas Ornaments. Your Grandma might have enjoyed the Yoda tree topper!

Brenda

These lists are a constant source of entertainment...

2009-04-06T16:06:00.000-04:00

These lists are a constant source of entertainment for me. Not because there is a right or wrong answer (there isn't), but because I love to see into other peoples' childhood. Did they see the same things as me? Did they play with them in the same way? Did they lose the same pieces? These kinds of discussions are as close as I will ever come to a time machine.

I don't know that I could come up with a top ten. I'd probably have to make two lists: (1) the pre-GI Joe play; and (2) the post GI Joe play. When I first started playing with SW it was only SW and I was pretty young. Around 84/85 GI Joe started to win my favor with their swivel arms. So the SW figures that fit into my GI Joe world started to get a lot more play, leaving the Sand People and Jawas behind.

I love so many of these figures, and they are in m...

2009-04-06T13:16:00.000-04:00

I love so many of these figures, and they are in my opinion far superior to anything new they will make. I had very few of the Vintage line when I was a kid though. But I remember them all. And I'm sure if I thought about it many of those would be my favorites due to nostalgia purposes. I know I had Leia(bespin), C3P0, R2D2, Lando(guard), Nikto, Jabba the Hutt, Wompa, Rancor, weequay, and Landspeeder...guess that counts. :P But the Rancor was my favorite, I made him eat everything, and he was the coolest monster figure I probably ever owned. I believe I busted his leg off eventually, and busted out a few teeth from jamming everything down his gullet.

4-LOM's definitely on my list of ten. I'd also add...

2009-04-06T07:04:00.000-04:00

4-LOM's definitely on my list of ten. I'd also add the Royal Guard, Snowtrooper, and Biker Scout.