Inexpensive, great designs, and fun to play with. That's exactly how I would describe every single one of Kenner's "Mini-Rigs" that they produced in the 1980s. At about $5 each (at the time) they're were just a little cheaper than buying two action figures . . . and a hell of a lot more fun than blowing $6 on two Ewoks. Damn you, Ewoks. What made ( Read more... )

This Flickr group, "Stormtrooper Legion of Merit", is filled with stormtrooper photos.


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I'm still gonna get my chance at an Arctic HISS, I've just got to wait until June.

And as cool as it would be (look, an exclusive Clone Trooper pilot and a speeder bike!), there's no way I'm getting a $130 Clone Wars Turbo Tank. It's nice to see that the concept sketches for Empire finally made their way to toy form, but this bad boy is gonna be ( Read more... )

Surprisingly, the animated series is looking pretty good.

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From the Sears Christmas Wish Book, that is.

I remember 1979. We were living in Turkey in an apartment on the edge of Ankara (there was no base housing so everyone lived in the city). I also remember the day my box of figures arrived. #19 in the image below.

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Need proof? Take a look at what I chose for my 10th birthday.

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I don't know why I didn't think of it, but there are new games now that the new movie is coming out. Will brought in one of the Galactic Heroes games today -- Clone Trooper vs. Super Battle Droid -- because he knew of my obsession with stormtroopers (and goofy games ( Read more... )