A little background. Back in the 80's many Star Wars toys were made. By the time Jedi ended the toy line lost interest and many of the toys were jammed in dump bins at toy store for ridiculously low prices just to get rid of them. (Ironically these are now considered to be some of the more valuable vintage toys...think KB Toys). Fast forward to the mid 90's with the introduction of the Star Wars special editions. Most of us remember the "muscle" figures :lol Regardless, it is widely known that the vintage molds for toys that were used in the 80's were found and used again for the toys in the 90's. Primarily the bus is were made out of metal so the could be used...forever. Not like silicone molds. (Stick with me)
Last night my good friend Trooper Trent ( @trooper_trent ) came over and brought my six year old about a thousand dollars worth of Star Wars toys that his son had outgrown. Yes, my son had a mini-meltdown! So today we are going through all the toys and we found this on the 90's version of the A-wing:
The original 80's toy had a missile shooting device. The spare missiles were kept on the side. NOW, that device is gone, but they still includes the missiles! Even stranger, the original toy had an electronic device that made sounds. This one does not have that feature but still included the battery compartment that does nothing! I guess it was too expensive for them to add that feature but they never got eliminated the features of the original toy leaving my son to ask, "what does this little door do?" :lol
What at other repurposeing has Hasbro done with the Star Wars toys?
Last night my good friend Trooper Trent ( @trooper_trent ) came over and brought my six year old about a thousand dollars worth of Star Wars toys that his son had outgrown. Yes, my son had a mini-meltdown! So today we are going through all the toys and we found this on the 90's version of the A-wing:
The original 80's toy had a missile shooting device. The spare missiles were kept on the side. NOW, that device is gone, but they still includes the missiles! Even stranger, the original toy had an electronic device that made sounds. This one does not have that feature but still included the battery compartment that does nothing! I guess it was too expensive for them to add that feature but they never got eliminated the features of the original toy leaving my son to ask, "what does this little door do?" :lol
What at other repurposeing has Hasbro done with the Star Wars toys?