reddogblues
Padawan
Hi All
Back in the day, my cousins and I became obsessed with owning the "Han Solo Blaster", or "Laser Pistol" to give it the correct name.
This would have been early 80s - and we never ever managed to track one down, even checking all the local toy shops in the Sheffield area every week.
I once saw one in Redgates (the sadly long gone shop in Sheffield) but it was £5 and my parents said I had to wait for Christmas. By the time Christmas came, it was gone I never saw one again.
Years later (mid-90s), I secured a "Star Wars" version for £40, but just wondered how rare these were originally? Were we just unlucky and they could be found everywhere, or were they hard to get hold of?
Also - were they just Kenner, or did Palitoy produce these?
This is what I am talking about:
Back in the day, my cousins and I became obsessed with owning the "Han Solo Blaster", or "Laser Pistol" to give it the correct name.
This would have been early 80s - and we never ever managed to track one down, even checking all the local toy shops in the Sheffield area every week.
I once saw one in Redgates (the sadly long gone shop in Sheffield) but it was £5 and my parents said I had to wait for Christmas. By the time Christmas came, it was gone I never saw one again.
Years later (mid-90s), I secured a "Star Wars" version for £40, but just wondered how rare these were originally? Were we just unlucky and they could be found everywhere, or were they hard to get hold of?
Also - were they just Kenner, or did Palitoy produce these?
This is what I am talking about: