Posts Tagged ‘Snowtrooper’
Unleashing Hell on Hoth.
Unleashing Hell on Hoth.
(Vintage AT-AT Commander, Vintage AT-AT Driver, Vintage AT-AT, Vintage AT-ST)
About 4 weeks ago I bought a vintage AT-AT walker off of a local seller who was indeed the original owner of the item. It was a little beat up and in desperate need of a cleaning, but the price was right and the seller actually met me at a location equidistant from our respective houses.
Now it’s one thing to buy vintage toys off of eBay. 99 times out of 100 you’re not dealing with 1st generation ownership. But it’s always an odd thing to relieve an original owner of their childhood toys.
In this situation I’ll occasionally interact with the seller and try to find out why they’re parting with such a wonderful part of their childhood — especially considering that they’ve been holding on to it for 30 years. Other times I don’t want to ask questions for fear that they’ll change their mind about the sale. When I do bother to ask, the responses are typically either the ‘need to raise money’ variety or the ‘just no longer interested’ variety. Either way is sad to me. I just have the feeling they’ll regret the decision down the road.
Anyway, that’s my story. That giant AT-AT now has a loving new home and makes his debut on these pages today. See above.
Have a story about buying or selling childhood toys that have only had one owner for decades? Share it in the comments.
Stone Cold Storm (Alt Take)
Stone Cold Storm - Alternate (Vintage AT-AT Driver, Vintage Imperial Stormtroopers in Hoth Battle Gear)
Alternate take from the original ‘Stone Cold Storm’ post of a few months back. That image nearly delivers the goods, but ultimately is just a bit too dark. This one’s been begging to see daylight… so voila.
The Darth Vader All-Stars.
The Darth Vader All-Stars. (Vintage Darth Vader Tie Fighter, Vintage AT-AT Commander, Vintage Darth Vader, Vintage Imperial Stormtroopers in Hoth Battle Gear)
I promise you this: one day (and it won’t be long) I’ll present Darth Vader in the company of henchmen other than Snowtroopers. Looking back, this is now the fourth photo I’ve done of the Vader/Snowtrooper pairing. Ugh.
Stone Cold Storm.
Stone Cold Storm. (Vintage AT-AT Driver, Vintage Imperial Stormtroopers in Hoth Battle Gear)
Taking Flight.
Taking Flight. (Vintage Snowtroopers ~ Imperial Stormtroopers (Hoth Battle Gear), Vintage Darth Vader, Vintage Darth Vader's Tie Fighter)
Ice Men Cometh.
Ice Men Cometh. (Vintage AT-AT Driver, Vintage AT-AT Commander, Vintage Snowtroopers ~ Imperial Stormtroopers (Hoth Battle Gear))
The Chilling Redux.
The Chilling Revisted. (Vintage Darth Vader, Vintage Imperial Stormtroopers in Hoth Battle Gear)
This is a re-shoot of an earlier item where my choice of lighting just didn’t say “Vader”. I think this version delivers the message of cold-blooded ass kicker much more convincingly.
Brightblack Morning.
Brightblack Morning. (Ralph McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper)
The Ralph McQuarrie tribute figures are all pretty hot. But a few like this Concept Snowtrooper and the Concept Boba Fett really stand out. It makes me wonder why the Empire Strikes Back production team rejected McQuarrie’s original Snowtrooper idea in the first place. The Snowtrooper costume design that they went with for the movie was OK — definitely not an improvement over this baddie. Maybe the Hokkaido Ski Instructor look that McQuarrie was leaning towards just didn’t scare enough?
Apologies to Brightblack Morning Light, the band with the coolest name.
The Chilling.
The Chilling. (Vintage Darth Vader, Vintage Imperial Stormtroopers in Hoth Battle Gear)
