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Title: I never noticed this before
Post by: Reconsgt on October 20, 2003, 09:03 AM

I never really noticed the pic of the stormtrooper on the front of the landspeeder box.   If you look at it he is holding Chewies rifle and not a blaster. Odd but the strange part is i collect landspeeders and have a wide array of boxes and never noticed it. Thats what I get for focusing on condition  ;)
 

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: aka DaBigKahuna on October 20, 2003, 12:28 PM

Hello,

Please post a pic!  I'd like to see it.


-Fish-

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: Reconsgt on October 20, 2003, 12:55 PM

I will snap a few pics tonight for ya

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: dustrho on October 20, 2003, 10:44 PM

Yeah, I would really like to see a picture of it too Wayne.

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: Reconsgt on October 21, 2003, 08:52 AM

I forgot to take a pic so heres one I snagged off of the net
  (http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/6/6309/A7836.jpg)

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: aka DaBigKahuna on October 21, 2003, 04:12 PM

Sure enough!  

What happened to poor Chewie.  He got gaffled for his gat!  

Nice observation Wayne.


-Fish-  

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: dustrho on October 21, 2003, 08:45 PM

If I had to guess about this Kenner was probably trying to make that Stormtrooper look more like a Sandtrooper, and used Chewie's weapon which somewhat resembled a long Blaster Rifle.  Just a guess.

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: DSJ™ on October 22, 2003, 09:05 AM

Good eye Wayne. Interesting though, not all the boxes have the Stormtrooper holding Chewie's rifle.

I took alook on the archive & found that different manufacturers have the Stormtrooper with the rifle or blaster.

Kenner Landspeeder Rifle (http://www.toysrgus.com/images-toys/figuretoys/landspeeder.html)

Palitoy Landspeeder Blaster (http://www.toysrgus.com/images-forei/palitoy-speeder-boxed.html)

Italian Harbert Landspeeder Rifle (http://www.toysrgus.com/images-forei/italian-landspeeder.html)

Toltoys Landspeeder Rifle (http://www.toysrgus.com/images-forei/toltoys-speeder.html)

French Meccano Landspeeder Blaster (http://www.toysrgus.com/images-forei/meccano-landspeeder.html)

I even checked Cloud City & they have a Landspeeder proof sheet with the rifle & also an original Kenner transparency with the rifle.

Landspeeder Proof Sheet (http://www.cloudcity.com/Vehicles_and_Playsets_Kenner_Proof_Sheet_for_SW_Landspeeder_(Collector_Series).html)

Original Kenner Transparency (http://www.cloudcity.com/Original_Kenner_Photography_4_x_5_inch_Transparency_for_Unproduced_ESB_Landspeeder_Picture_1.html)

 8)

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: Reconsgt on October 23, 2003, 10:38 AM

Good dectective work Dale-   Its nice to see the other box types.

Title: Re: I never noticed this before
Post by: Dengar on October 24, 2003, 11:24 PM

I have noticed things like this too, like if you look on the back of some of the cards, some of the figures have different guns.  I forget which ones now though.