Just got to the first interview sonsome one to go, but judging by the comment above dumping Darth gets a mention
It and many other famous characters/figure are sold all over Catalonia and are based on an original image of a boy taking a dump - thought to be a good luck figure representing fertilising the fields
As to the repro debate I agree with JabbaWookie above
I'm no fan but I think that there is a place for repros as nostalgia comes from things that look like the originals too, and saying that they are not Star Wars is snobbery.
A loose Leia with a repro blaster is fine when the original is £50 or more. It's the makers of those 'perfect' blasters that are the bane of the hobby not the collectors.
What need is there for a repro that matches the original so closely? Not for nostalgia but only to rip people off. Rich's idea for white blasters would work or just an R on the handle.
The 40th Helix are repro but properly designed so as not to fool anyone, and loads of other lines have modern equivalents (Mego, Action Man etc). Tricky to spot when out of the packaging but are popular with some collectors.
I own a 40th Death Star pencil sharpener purely because I won't splash out on the original. How is that different to someone wanting a cheap repro blaster because they don't want to pay current high prices?
Repro boxes should be like the vintage collection cardbacks, similar but different enough not to fool anyone. An easily removed r is no good - I know this from experience where I was scammed by someone removing the 40th text from the base of an action man box, and then aged the rest of it. Was gutted when I realised but I wouldn't deny someone the right to buy repro, just that the makers change the backs of these things so that they can't fool anyone
Pete is bang on about the cost too, original opened micro collection in good boxes can be had for £40. Why would anyone buy poor quality repro at similar prices without the toys?
So in short my view is that the right to own repro should not be judged, but the creators of near perfect repros designed to fool people are the bane of this hobby.