Vintage Star Wars Toys: Which are Most Popular?

Learn Which Toy Star Wars Figures Are the Most Popular
By Brian Garvin

Children have always been fascinated with the worlds beyond our own, hence the rise on popularity of the Star Wars Franchise. For the past 30 years, each generation has been reintroduced to the Jedi and Darth Vader. That is why each year parents scramble on birthdays and Christmas to find just the right Toy Star Wars figurines and play sets. With the changes in characters and story lines, this can be a confusing task, unless you are in the know about which Toy Star Wars figurines are the most popular.

Darth Vader

No matter which generation of Star Wars you are from you will instantly recognize this figure. Darth Vader is the ultimate heavy breathing villain resplendent in black. This figurine has been made and remade over the years with the new model more realistic than ever.

Complete with foldable arms that allows for an accurate re-creation of the last scene in The Revenge of the Sith, kids will love this figurine. Vader stands an impressive 12 inches tall and his cool outfit is made of cloth. Perhaps the neatest improvement on this figurine is the recreation of the scarred face beneath the mask, it is an accurate depiction of the actor who played Anakin Skywalker, AKA Darth Vader in Revenge of the Sith.

Storm Troopers

No collection of Toy Star Wars action figures is complete without at least one or two storm troopers. These action figures come in all sizes and are the Star Wars answer to little green army men! Kids love to play out their favorite scenes from any episode with storm troopers. You can also get these in the same dimensions as Darth Vader from above. Twelve inches high and they come complete with an Imperial Blaster and stand. A perfect toy for any Star Wars Fan.

Star Wars Collectors Tin

If you are less inclined to invest in the large figurines, you can make the smiles come alive with a collector's tin. This one is perfect for the girls too as Princess Leia is part of the package. Princess Leia comes with an Ewok approved cloth dress and rooted hair, she may only be a few inches tall, but she is still a beautiful figurine. With her in this set are a storm trooper, scout trooper with flip up helmet and of course the dark Darth Vader with light up saber. Hours of fun and imagination are to be had with this cool set.

Conclusion

If your child is a Toy Star Wars Figurine fan and you are unsure of which one to get, stick with the classics. They will always be a recognizable part of the Star Wars Saga and any child will love them. Once you have exhausted the Vader, Trooper, and Princess angle, there are always Ewoks, Jar-Jar Binks, Yoda, and Chewbacca to fill in the gaps. The story may evolve but these characters will always be a part of the Toy Star Wars figurine family.

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Star Wars Collectables: A Shopping List

Star Wars Collectibles Shopping List
By Timothy Alan

Collecting Star wars toys, action figures, model sets and costumes are the signs of a real Star wars junkie. Anything that has Star wars on it if it is a book bag or bumper sticker rocks our world. This article will focus on some of the best kept shopping secrets when it comes to Star wars collectibles. It's time to move ahead of what we only find in Wal-Mart, Target and Toys R Us.

Our first stop on our shopping list may not be a big secret to you. For some they may have never found this section of the web site. We are speaking about the official Star wars web site shop. The site is vast and covers many genres of Star wars toys. You'll surely want to look here to fulfill those odds and ends in your seasonal Star wars shopping list. (Web site: shop.starwars.com)

Movie prop replica creator Master Replicas is among our favorites for finding replica storm trooper blasters or rifles along with helmets of characters like Wedge Antilles. They also have helmets of Bobba Fett and Storm troopers. One problem with MR is that they recently announced that they will no longer renew their relationship and license with Lucas film. This means that in 2008 they will no longer be selling their Star wars collectible toys. (Web site: http://www.masterreplicas.com)

Best Kept Star wars Shopping Secret Award:

Our top pick goes to the maker of the mighty light saber or as this company calls them - the Parksaber. The owner of the company is Jeff Parks. He is simply the best light saber hilt maker alive. You can't find anything better than what he makes. If you take a licensed version of light sabers from Lucas film and put it up against a Parksaber you'll always prefer the Park's version. Because of the nature of this toy, light saber, it makes our best kept Star Wars collectible secret.

(Web site: http://www.parksabers.com)

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Star Wars Video Games

Because I'm a huge video game freak, allow me to break the vintage theme for some of the non-vintage video games. This really includes anything from 1990 on. Even though early 80's doesn't technically define the vintage era, the early 80's is the time when Atari, Intellivision, and Coleco all released consoles, so it's as vintage as console video games get.

Since the 1990's the Star Wars franchise has seen tons of games in all kinds of genres:

• Traditional action/adventure video games (All of the movie title games)
• Role playing video games (Knights of the Old Republic)
• First and third-person shooters (Dark Forces, Jedi Outcast, Battlefront)
• Flight simulators (like StarFighter and Jedi StarFighter)
• Strategy games (Empire at War)
• Multiplayer online games (the Star Wars Galaxies series for Windows)

Though not a genre, there were also several Star Wars Lego games released beginning in 2005 for the newer game consoles like Xbox, PS3, and Gamecube.

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Star Wars Vintage 8-Tracks

My first introduction to Star Wars was via 8-tracks and record albums. Most haven't survived the years, but every once in a while, you'll find some nice vinyl or an 8-track.

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