See the set in the wild, and on Christmas morning, here.
Kenner’s The Empire Strikes Back Toys: Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer Action Playset (1980)
Published September 12, 2014 Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 5 Comments5 Responses to “Kenner’s <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em> Toys: Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer Action Playset (1980)”
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“See the set in the wild on Christmas morning” ?
No need, I lived it!
🙂
Ditto. I just remembered now that the characteristic black and white side and rear panels were stark enough in contrast, that if a present was wrapped in thinner/lighter wrapping paper, I would press it against the panels to reveal if it was a Star Wars toy. It worked several times.
My mom double wrapped. Every year.
lol, wait. I didn’t fully realize until now that this was being sold as an actual Star Destroyer. I had a closer look at that one side panel showing the kid holding a grip beneath the playset, which I suppose allowed one to simulate flight through inner space…umm yeah, that’s a stretch.
Then again, obviously the sheer enormity of a Star Destroyer would’ve been impossible to render as a toy, right? lol.