<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	
	>
<channel>
	<title>
	Comments on: 1984 Action Figure page from France	</title>
	<atom:link href="https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/</link>
	<description>Reboot</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:42:11 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator>
	<item>
		<title>
		By: Anonymous		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10592</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonymous]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10592</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A mint figure with all accessories for a beat up guy from the last movie? You -robbed- the other kid, Anon Above Me! :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still, if he was happy then fair&#039;s fair. AT-AT Driver was just what he needed. Even as a kid, I noticed a vague &#034;split&#034; between different SW fans. Some kids were main-character focused, others were minor-character focused. In both cases, but especially among the minor-character focused kids, some were hard sci-fi and others were soft sci-fi. The hard sci-fi kids went for the characters/ playsets/ vehicles like all the different fighters/ vehicles/ pilots from the rebel vs. imperial forces. The soft sci-fi kids overwhelmingly favored the aliens and robots. There was plenty of overlap, everybody needed Storm Troopers as heroes and villains, but it was visible even then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you were more into the Tatooine scene like Jabba&#039;s Court and The Cantina Crowd, then Prune Face was a must-have along with Squid-Head, Ree-Yees, and so on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For what it&#039;s worth, this Anon and all his class-mates also thought Prune Face was one of Jabba&#039;s henchmen. Certainly looks the part with the eye-batch and desert robes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turns out he&#039;s a background character in the rebel-command mission briefing.&lt;br /&gt;https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/qs8v0xklapkygrmja85u.png&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colin P. Hunt, the actor who played the character is on the Star Wars autograph tour circuit.&lt;br /&gt;https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51SKz2mDXLL.jpg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Star Wars was filled with &#034;local-colour&#034; characters like that. They didn&#039;t really do anything except look cool and they all became fantastic toys.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mint figure with all accessories for a beat up guy from the last movie? You -robbed- the other kid, Anon Above Me! 😀</p>
<p>Still, if he was happy then fair&#39;s fair. AT-AT Driver was just what he needed. Even as a kid, I noticed a vague &quot;split&quot; between different SW fans. Some kids were main-character focused, others were minor-character focused. In both cases, but especially among the minor-character focused kids, some were hard sci-fi and others were soft sci-fi. The hard sci-fi kids went for the characters/ playsets/ vehicles like all the different fighters/ vehicles/ pilots from the rebel vs. imperial forces. The soft sci-fi kids overwhelmingly favored the aliens and robots. There was plenty of overlap, everybody needed Storm Troopers as heroes and villains, but it was visible even then.</p>
<p>If you were more into the Tatooine scene like Jabba&#39;s Court and The Cantina Crowd, then Prune Face was a must-have along with Squid-Head, Ree-Yees, and so on.</p>
<p>For what it&#39;s worth, this Anon and all his class-mates also thought Prune Face was one of Jabba&#39;s henchmen. Certainly looks the part with the eye-batch and desert robes.</p>
<p>Turns out he&#39;s a background character in the rebel-command mission briefing.<br /><a href="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/qs8v0xklapkygrmja85u.png" rel="nofollow ugc">https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/qs8v0xklapkygrmja85u.png</a></p>
<p>Colin P. Hunt, the actor who played the character is on the Star Wars autograph tour circuit.<br /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51SKz2mDXLL.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc">https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51SKz2mDXLL.jpg</a></p>
<p>Star Wars was filled with &quot;local-colour&quot; characters like that. They didn&#39;t really do anything except look cool and they all became fantastic toys.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: Anonymous		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10589</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonymous]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 03:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10589</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I made a great playground trade back in the day based on a catalogue mismatch. One of the kids at school had received a speeder bike for his birthday as well as a Prune Face action figure. Obviously Prune Face doesn&#039;t ride a speeder bike (to be fair, none of us knew what Prune Face did because we no-one could actually spot him in Return of the Jedi. In fact, a lot of catalogues had him hanging out at Jabba&#039;s Palace). The local K-mart catalogue had advertised the speeder bike but with an AT-AT driver riding it. I happened to have a spare beat up AT-AT driver with me at school and the kid was happy to swap a mint Prune Face with all weapons and accessories for my spare AT-AT driver. He wasn&#039;t even fussed that the AT-AT driver didn&#039;t have a gun because that AT-AT driver was going to straight to the speeder bike.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I made a great playground trade back in the day based on a catalogue mismatch. One of the kids at school had received a speeder bike for his birthday as well as a Prune Face action figure. Obviously Prune Face doesn&#39;t ride a speeder bike (to be fair, none of us knew what Prune Face did because we no-one could actually spot him in Return of the Jedi. In fact, a lot of catalogues had him hanging out at Jabba&#39;s Palace). The local K-mart catalogue had advertised the speeder bike but with an AT-AT driver riding it. I happened to have a spare beat up AT-AT driver with me at school and the kid was happy to swap a mint Prune Face with all weapons and accessories for my spare AT-AT driver. He wasn&#39;t even fussed that the AT-AT driver didn&#39;t have a gun because that AT-AT driver was going to straight to the speeder bike.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: Douglas Stuart		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10588</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Douglas Stuart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10588</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Interesting coloration on the Warlock. Mine had the green wings. &lt;br /&gt;I&#039;m sure there&#039;s some moderately interesting history there. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, I see that item 451 is listed as Imperial TIE fighter...protagonist of Star Wars  =O]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting coloration on the Warlock. Mine had the green wings. <br />I&#39;m sure there&#39;s some moderately interesting history there. </p>
<p>Also, I see that item 451 is listed as Imperial TIE fighter&#8230;protagonist of Star Wars  =O</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: Anonymous		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10580</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonymous]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 23:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10580</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dan&#039;s definitely The Man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He noticed, and he&#039;s right... The original TIE fighter design didn&#039;t have life support systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Photo shoots of franchises are always a treat, mainly because the photographers almost never knew the slightest bit about what they were photographing. They were experts at making &#034;a toy&#034; look good and didn&#039;t know much about the toys themselves. If the toy vehicles were designed for toy figures, they&#039;d reach into a prop-box, yank out some figures at random and set up the shoot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless a GI Joe vehicle came with a dedicated driver (and many did), just about &#034;anyone&#034; would be seen posed with anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In all fairness to the photgrapher,these are fairly minor lapses. Star Wars themed bedding and curtain shoots are where his professional colleagues outdid themselves at displaying their utter indifference. TIE-Fighters were shown upside-down. X-Wings got placed vertical on their engines, canopy open, with a figure standing inside, backwards. And always the ever-present solitary football resting by the pillow or on the night stand to show it&#039;s a &#034;boys room&#034;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Occasionally the photographer -was- familiar with the franchise and that&#039;s when the best and funniest &#034;mistakes&#034; would happen. Star Wars Return Of The Jedi themed chidren&#039;s room... the usual bedding and  curtains. A generic teddy bear seated carefully on the bed, supported by the pillows and a stuffed Ewok slumped near one of the bed-posts, faux-neglected. Ewoks are probably the single best litmus test for adulthood in the entire classic trilogy. Little kids couldn&#039;t get enough of the creatures. There was a spin-off cartoon and even a live-action &#034;Star Wars&#034; TV movie which was little more than an excuse for showing them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the older a fan got, the less charming and more annoying the ewoks became. Pointedly leaving the ewok slumped on the floor and lovingly installing a classic teddy on the bed was no accident on the photographer&#039;s part. None whatsoever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Probably the best in-joke happened with a child-sized Star Wars themed desk and chair set. Main photo showed the desk set as part of a spectacular &#034;child&#039;s bedroom&#034; that was larger than most middle-class living rooms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inset photo of the desk and chair set was taken obliquely at child-height to show off two sides of the desk&#039;s graphics. On the desk, a glass of milk next to a plate with two cookies. On the chair, quite by accident, Han Solo&#039;s blaster with the barrel pointed forward. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a  photographer who loved the movie.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&#034;I&#039;ve been waiting a long time for this after-school snack, Solo.&#034;&lt;br /&gt;&#034;Yeah, I&#039;ll bet you have.&#034;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dan&#39;s definitely The Man.</p>
<p>He noticed, and he&#39;s right&#8230; The original TIE fighter design didn&#39;t have life support systems.</p>
<p>Photo shoots of franchises are always a treat, mainly because the photographers almost never knew the slightest bit about what they were photographing. They were experts at making &quot;a toy&quot; look good and didn&#39;t know much about the toys themselves. If the toy vehicles were designed for toy figures, they&#39;d reach into a prop-box, yank out some figures at random and set up the shoot.</p>
<p>Unless a GI Joe vehicle came with a dedicated driver (and many did), just about &quot;anyone&quot; would be seen posed with anything.</p>
<p>In all fairness to the photgrapher,these are fairly minor lapses. Star Wars themed bedding and curtain shoots are where his professional colleagues outdid themselves at displaying their utter indifference. TIE-Fighters were shown upside-down. X-Wings got placed vertical on their engines, canopy open, with a figure standing inside, backwards. And always the ever-present solitary football resting by the pillow or on the night stand to show it&#39;s a &quot;boys room&quot;. </p>
<p>Occasionally the photographer -was- familiar with the franchise and that&#39;s when the best and funniest &quot;mistakes&quot; would happen. Star Wars Return Of The Jedi themed chidren&#39;s room&#8230; the usual bedding and  curtains. A generic teddy bear seated carefully on the bed, supported by the pillows and a stuffed Ewok slumped near one of the bed-posts, faux-neglected. Ewoks are probably the single best litmus test for adulthood in the entire classic trilogy. Little kids couldn&#39;t get enough of the creatures. There was a spin-off cartoon and even a live-action &quot;Star Wars&quot; TV movie which was little more than an excuse for showing them.</p>
<p>But the older a fan got, the less charming and more annoying the ewoks became. Pointedly leaving the ewok slumped on the floor and lovingly installing a classic teddy on the bed was no accident on the photographer&#39;s part. None whatsoever.</p>
<p>Probably the best in-joke happened with a child-sized Star Wars themed desk and chair set. Main photo showed the desk set as part of a spectacular &quot;child&#39;s bedroom&quot; that was larger than most middle-class living rooms.</p>
<p>Inset photo of the desk and chair set was taken obliquely at child-height to show off two sides of the desk&#39;s graphics. On the desk, a glass of milk next to a plate with two cookies. On the chair, quite by accident, Han Solo&#39;s blaster with the barrel pointed forward. </p>
<p>There was a  photographer who loved the movie.</p>
<p>&quot;I&#39;ve been waiting a long time for this after-school snack, Solo.&quot;<br />&quot;Yeah, I&#39;ll bet you have.&quot;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: Dantheman		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10579</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dantheman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 18:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10579</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[&#034;I&#039;m not rated by the Empire to fly this thing, plus I&#039;m not wearing the right outfit.&#034;-Says the AT-ST Driver piloting the TIE Fighter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;I&#39;m not rated by the Empire to fly this thing, plus I&#39;m not wearing the right outfit.&quot;-Says the AT-ST Driver piloting the TIE Fighter.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: top_cat_james		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10578</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[top_cat_james]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 22:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10578</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Mon Dieu! Le figure de action Inspecteur Gadget!&lt;br /&gt;Eet es - how you say - oh, yes - wowzairs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mon Dieu! Le figure de action Inspecteur Gadget!<br />Eet es &#8211; how you say &#8211; oh, yes &#8211; wowzairs.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: John Addison		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10577</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Addison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10577</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I had the Blackstar figure!  I usually just pretended he was Hercules to go along with my Secret Wars superhero figures.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had the Blackstar figure!  I usually just pretended he was Hercules to go along with my Secret Wars superhero figures.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>
		By: Gamera977		</title>
		<link>https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10575</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gamera977]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2018/08/03/action-figures-in-france-in-1984/#comment-10575</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Hey wait! Wouldn&#039;t Mister T in France be Monsieur T??? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Barracuda? Is that a rewording of Baracus? I&#039;ve always found the mixing of the name of the actor Mister T. with the name of his A-Team character B.A. Baracus weird. Did anyone ever mix George Peppard name with his character name of John Hannibal Smith on merchandise?   ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey wait! Wouldn&#39;t Mister T in France be Monsieur T??? </p>
<p>And Barracuda? Is that a rewording of Baracus? I&#39;ve always found the mixing of the name of the actor Mister T. with the name of his A-Team character B.A. Baracus weird. Did anyone ever mix George Peppard name with his character name of John Hannibal Smith on merchandise?   </p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
