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Vintage Star Wars Collecting
Toy Of The Week
SWTOTW, Week 16, 2018, Part 2/2 Land Of The Jawas Action Playset
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 480121" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>Thanks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I believe the story goes that when Palitoy won the UK license, they wanted to reduce costs on the toy manufacturing. So for the Land of the Jawas, Cantina and Droid Factory sets, all three were given significant make-unders! ;-) Palitoy scrapped the sturdy hard plastic bases in each case and replaced them with thin, flimsy blown plastic which dents and damages really easily. They used cheaper cardboard, less plastic on the accessories (the Palitoy Cantina doors are cardboard instead of plastic like the Kenner version, for example), and generally saved themselves some manufacturing costs! And the results are some very different toys.</p><p></p><p>Of course the real win came with the Death Star. The Kenner version was almost entirely plastic, so Palitoy had to put on their thinking caps and conjured up what in my humble opinion is the best toy made in the entire line, and one of the best toys ever made full stop in their cardboard Death Star. Brilliantly simple, yet utterly effective; a masterclass in toy design and playability, all brought about by a desire to cut costs! :-D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 480121, member: 7379"] Thanks :-) I believe the story goes that when Palitoy won the UK license, they wanted to reduce costs on the toy manufacturing. So for the Land of the Jawas, Cantina and Droid Factory sets, all three were given significant make-unders! ;-) Palitoy scrapped the sturdy hard plastic bases in each case and replaced them with thin, flimsy blown plastic which dents and damages really easily. They used cheaper cardboard, less plastic on the accessories (the Palitoy Cantina doors are cardboard instead of plastic like the Kenner version, for example), and generally saved themselves some manufacturing costs! And the results are some very different toys. Of course the real win came with the Death Star. The Kenner version was almost entirely plastic, so Palitoy had to put on their thinking caps and conjured up what in my humble opinion is the best toy made in the entire line, and one of the best toys ever made full stop in their cardboard Death Star. Brilliantly simple, yet utterly effective; a masterclass in toy design and playability, all brought about by a desire to cut costs! :-D [/QUOTE]
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