The team also look at the concept work of Doug Chiang and his team, examine the influence of Art Nouveau on the film and cherry pick some of the best licensed and unlicensed art inspired by the movie. I love the translucent green pieces that give it a cool glow and the stickers that beautifully show what's going on outside. Welcome to the second in our trilogy of Those Old Fossils specials, where we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released between 1980 and 1982.

The set comes with four figures, the first two of which are an Imperial Officer standing at attention with his blaster held up and an Imperial Naval Trooper firing at a target. She is Princess Leia, and here's one of two shows dedicated to the Princess from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. So grab yourself a ceramic mug inspired by the romance and glamour of the South Sea Islands, mix up your favourite tipple and pull up a chair as we hear how Brandon's love for Tiki and pop culture has led to one of the most creative and stylish product partnerships in Lucasfilm's portfolio. I’ve said it before on this site, but I miss the days where toys packaging came adorned with handpainted artwork. It looks so similar to the standard one included with many other vehicle packs but this one actually seems to be just a bit shorter than the original with sculpting that might be a bit sharper.Few movie villains have appeared in as many classic scenes as Darth Vader, but which of his countless moments across the films, TV shows, comics and novels do the Generation Skywalker team consider to be his best? The one downside is that the version of Vader that comes with this set is ready for combat and is wielding his lightsaber, which makes fitting him inside the chamber a little tricky. This represents a landmark discovery for the hobby and a very personal achievement for two incredibly passionate collectors. The original Kenner 1978 Landspeeder vehicle had a pop-open bonnet, allowing you to see wires and gizmos printed onto a sticker (sadly the Palitoy version released here in the UK lacked this feature).

We’ve looked at ‘art’, we’ve listened to ‘sound’, and now, as we move towards the end of our special Attack of the Clones month, we are turning our attention to another standout element of the movie – 'costumes'. In this show, the Generation Skywalker Committee has gathered, along with special guest Ian Trussler, to determine the all-time Top 10 duels.The Committee has reconvened to decide the Top 10 toys that Kenner should have made between 1977 and 1979. The girls toy aisles aren't our regular ball park but we occasionally like to try something different to our norm.

These two figures are two of the coolest microfigures Galoob ever created and a true testament to their mastery of the Star Wars license. Join Craig for a look at just how movie accurate the accessories given to vintage Star Wars figures really were. Today I'm doing a very special review from one of my favorite toylines of all time: Galoob's Micro Machines Star Wars! It's not a big deal, especially on a ship like the Tantive IV, but it's definitely an odd design choice. As it is, there wasn’t even the broken off piece inside the bag this pod came in, so it was obviously damaged in the factory.Discover how dolphins, vintage aircraft and mating penguins all played their part in creating the soundscape of the galaxy, as Jez leads an exploration that will change your perception of the movie forever. Where the Rebel Base looked awesome from both inside and outside, this just seems to be lacking something. It was awesome to see Anakin and Obi-Wan go at it again, but have lightsaber stabs lost their sting? They gush over the Palitoy Death Star and try to find answers for long standing mysteries around some aspects of the range from those initial years. Join us as we look, well… listen to the wonderful work of Ben Burtt, Matt Wood and the masters at Skywalker Sound for a show that takes you deep into the incredible sounds of the Attack of the Clones.

It’s fine, but I think the Rebel Base did a much better job with the positioning of cannons than the Death Star did. Welcome to the first of a planned trilogy of Those Old Fossils specials, where we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released in 1978 and 1979. We also discuss the Biker Scout and Pop-Up Lightsaber R2-D2, with the Variant Villain team (Mark Andrews, Will Mellish, Jamie Acott and Thomas John) joining the crew throughout to run through the figure variants of each of the four chosen characters. The odd thing is how clean the break looks, almost like the peg has been cut off with two snips of some plastic cutters. So, join four collectors as they discuss over 50 new items and discover what might be the next centrepiece to your collection.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Well, give this a listen and get the lowdown from Mr All The Cool Stuff himself, Dave Tree on some exciting new features for the festive event. Craig also drops in to tell us all about the early Palitoy items that went beyond the toys and covers the advertising and point-of-sale materials the company deployed to sell us those wonderful toys.