Star Wars Nikto Skiff Guard VC99 HD Action Figure Review...

Here is a nice review on the Nikto figure that I posted awhile back from Flyguy.
I love his podcast, and his reviews, so I thought I would post this one since it's pretty relevant to my thoughts, and my excitement, over this figure!
  Do add this one to your collection!

In the Nikto time!

A look at the new Nikto (Skiff Guard) Figure from Hasbro's Vintage Collection.

First released in 1983 in the classic Kenner Star Wars action figure line, Nikto (Skiff Guard) was a character seen on one of the two skiffs that was sending Luke, Han, and Chewie to their doom at The Sarlacc Pit by the order of Jabba The Hutt.

Nikto was released, initially on a Return of The Jedi cardback in 1983, and of course on a Power of The Force (POTF) cardback in '84-'85 with a collector coin.

The original Nikto had only 5 points of articulation, which was typical of the action figure line at that time.. He was very well designed, and by 1983 the Kenner line was starting to get pretty progressive in terms of sculpting and paint applications.

It was a great figure then, and of course I still love it to this day.

2012 gives us a Hasbro updated edition of the classic Nikto Skiff figure on a replica cardback of the vintage Kenner card, from the line known affectionately as The Vintage Collection (TVC).

I love comparing the figures that I grew up with, with new updated versions when they are released, so look for even more of these coming soon!

The only thing against the new version of the figure is the unsightly, and unpainted, knee hinges.

For some reason this has become a common occurrence from Hasbro, and something I'm sure I will be talking about in future figure reviews.

2012 (TVC) Nikto (Siff Guard) sports a whopping 14 points of articulation, and sculpting and paint applications which are just tremendous! These days Hasbro can really impress when they want to, and this is one of those times.

Nikto is really just a background character in Return of The Jedi, as one of Jabba's goons, but Hasbro pulled out all the stops to make this figure a wonderful addition to your modern Star Wars collection.

Sporting a removable headpiece, a battle staff, and a silver painted blaster, Nikto can be used in many applications of your dioramas, and the 14 points of articulation gives you many options on a shelf display.

First seen on store shelves July 2012, this is a great one to find, but with Hasbro store distribution being kind of slow, he may be a challenge to find for the moment.

Do seek this one out!

Until next time,

  collect-to-collect!

Richard Pryor -- Star Wars Bar

 Yesterday's post with photos of alien action figures from the cantina made me think of this great skit from Richard Pryor that aired just after Star Wars was released back in 1977.
  Star Wars was really on everyone's mind in '77 and '78. It was unlike anything ANYONE had ever seen, and the cantina is a topic always discussed by anyone that has ever seen the movie.

  Check out this skit and see if you can recognize some of the action figures from my photo set....

  ....and may The Force be with you, always! ;)

Views from The Mos Eisley Cantina....

Hello there!
It's been a while since my last post. That's life, huh?? Things move quickly these days and sometimes it's hard to find the time to post anything.

 Much has been going on since the last time that I had a chance to post, and I will fill you in on what I have been up to shortly, but for now - how about a photo montage??

 As you know, if you have been keeping up, I am a Star Wars figure fan! One of my favorite things in Star Wars (the original) is all of those great aliens that we see in the cantina on Mos Eisley. It's one of my favorite scenes, and I'm sure one of your's as well.
  Recently I set the camera up around the cantina to capture some of my fave aliens. So, until my next post, check out some of these great figures from my POV.....

See 'ya next time!

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series R2-D2

 Oh my goodness.
   ...yep, that's all that I can say.

For the love of Astromechs!!

This week I purchased the new Wal-Mart Exclusive Royal Starship Droid Pack form the Discover The Force collection. These were pretty tough to come by, and without the help of my fellow collector's from KSWCC (Kentucky Star Wars Collector's Club) I would not have this set in my possession at the moment. These seem to be kind of hard to come by right now! I guess I'm not the only one who has a soft spot for the little droids.

These droids were featured near the beginning of Episode I "The Phantom Menace," as they were called into action to fix the queen's royal starship when it had become damaged by blaster fire. Each droid was seen scurrying to the top of the starship, while it was flying in space, to service the ailing ship.

  One by one each of these droids, heroes all, were blasted off of the ship "into oblivion" by blaster fire from The Trade Federation, with the exception of the hero-of-them-all - R2-D2 - who once again saved the day!

Each droid in this set is made from B.A.D. (Build-A-Droid) parts that was originally a concept that was offered a couple of years back by Hasbro wherein you could collect one piece of a droid per regular action figure to create one standard droid. For instance, an astromech was usually broken down into five parts : the dome, the body canister, left leg, right leg, and center foot). If there was a wave of action figures (usually five in a given wave), and you collected all of the figures from that wave, you were rewarded by being able to build an astromech, and creating a sixth figure for the wave.

Ummmm....did that make sense??

I hope so. :)

One of the great things about this set is that we now have the long awaited R2-D2 utilizing the B.A.D. concept! There have been many others, but never R2, so it's great to add him with his brothers in the B.A.D. mold!

The Dog Strikes Back: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial

Do you like the dog better than that Vader kid??