FOTW: CHIEF CHIRPA

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- The Imperial Gunnery -- Here is the legendary info on CHIEF CHIRPA STAFF
http://www.imperialgunnery.com/staffsaxessection.htm
CLICK HERE

- The Imperial Gunnery -- Info on CHIEF CHIRPA HOOD
http://www.imperialgunnery.com/helmetsandhoods.htm
CLICK HERE

- TIG Vintage Star Wars Chat -- CHIEF CHIRPA MACAU INFO
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t3194-no-coo-macao-chief-chirpa?highlight=CHIRPA
CLICK HERE

- An excellent thread by Dr Dengar -- LILI LEDY guide -- CHIEF CHIRPA info is located on PAGE 12 as well as guides and rules surrounding LILI LEDY
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t2135p285-the-lili-ledy-guide-discussion-thread-part-1#Chief
CLICK HERE

- PROTOTYPES and PRE-PRODUCTIONS by stevemac1976 -- Exactly that, take a look!
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t1221-the-pre-production-prototypes-thread#
CLICK HERE

- The Jedi Temple Archives -- CARDBACKS and LOOSE CHIEF CHIRPA guides
http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/vintagemoc/#cardbacks
CLICK HERE


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It is a priceless well of information by the TIG team and other avid collectors and fans.

Thank you for your dedication!
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Mexi/SA bootleg is all I have to add.

clipper, HK, MIM & Tsukuda

http://www.condition10.de/der-chief/

long bubble I missed on ebay

horrible pic  

#1 white fur (need a grey fur   )
#2 white & grey
#3

#4white & grey
#5
#6 Ledy


http://www.condition10.de/der-chief/

Chief Chirpa: Lili Ledy on the right


ACCESSORIES
[*]The Ledy Chief Chirpa carries a brown staff with a little "L".



[*]The Ledy Chief Chirpa carries a brown hood which is a shade darker compared to the Kenner hood. Inside there is a big mould circle.



BTW: Jeremy (discobob83) has a far more extended overview of the hoods. It would be good to have that in this thread as well.

EDIT: I added a pic showing the COO differences. The Ledy Chirpa has an unique COO.

Im hoping Jeremy will post his insight in here. He was invited to add it up.

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t3854-chief-chirpa-hood-variants-variations?highlight=Chirpa

The figure has COO no. 3. According to this site the COO belongs to a Made in Macau Chirpa: http://www.highasakoit.co.uk/starwars/chirpa.php

_Rog_ wrote:

Your Chirpa can be found in blue text “Made In Macau” baggies, confirming it’s Macau origin.

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t3194-no-coo-macao-chief-chirpa

Here are my additions, some Mexican/SA Chief Chirpa's including a couple of really rare ones.

QUOTE Though all vintage figures have minor variations, the Chief Chirpa did have one major production variation. Where the vast majority of Chief Chirpa figures are moulded in a light gray plastic, a small amount were produced in off white plastic. For the most part the white versions had turned up in early 1983 as prizes for a UK national newspaper’s contest. The contest winners received the figures in sealed Made In Hong Kong Kenner baggies and were accompanied with a light brown pointed-bottom staff. This wasn’t the only way to find this colour however, as it has been found on both Hong Kong produced Palitoy cards and Macau** produced Meccano cards.
Thus far all examples found of the carded Hong Kong version sport a different COO* stamp than the bagged prize figure, and was packed with a dark brown round-bottom staff. The Macau version was similar to the other two versions, but didn’t have a COO stamp. This version has only been documented being packed with a dark brown pointed-bottom staff. QUOTE


FROM: http://www.rebelscum.com/VINtChiefchirpa.asp

I have a white fur with #1,#2 & #4. There is a #3 (Macau??) & #5 as well ????

"To date there have been no examples of the round-bottom staff shipped on North American card backs. "
My Tsukuda & Clipper are 'round bottomed' But are North American cards with stickers!? :scratch:

My Chirpas
The card is a MIM 65-back but i think the figure is a regular kenner

I am pretty sure that most of the MIM cards holds regular kenner figures

yeah-sus wrote:

I am pretty sure that most of the MIM cards holds regular kenner figures

I'm sure 'all' MIM figures are not regular kenner figures.
That Chirpa IMO will have the unique 'Ledy' COO, the amulet has the raised dot similar to all of mine.
The weapons are not always Ledy.

ok thanks for that A.J

That's great info you've posted there James, do you know what COO the prize figure's stamp is?

Here's what I got from left to right ＃2 ＃3 ＃4 ＃4 ＃5

a "D" inside:

Rog

V1 with 'A' inside.
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MIM 77A Chirpa Coo#6


4 White Chirpas. Left to right, Coo #4, #1, #5, #2
I haven't seen one with Coo #3 James?

& a quick link to a Macau baggie Chirpa Coo #3 for Marco.

Rog.

_Rog_ wrote:

4 White Chirpas. Left to right, Coo #4, #1, #5, #2
I haven't seen one with Coo #3 James?



Rog.

I haven't either.  The RS write-up seems to imply there is a Macao white fur ??

so who has a spare #5 white fur for me?    & grey fur #1  





aussie & Mexican

aussiejames wrote:

_Rog_ wrote:

4 White Chirpas. Left to right, Coo #4, #1, #5, #2
I haven't seen one with Coo #3 James?

I haven't either. The RS write-up seems to imply there is a Macao white fur ??

I took Dave's RS write-up to mean that White Chief Chirpas are found on some Macau Meccano cards (as well as Palitoy etc) so that implies that they are (all) Macau made (whether this is true or not, I don't know) rather than, a White Chirpa exists with Coo #3. If you have never seen one (& neither have I) I think we can say a White Chief Chirpa with Coo #3 does not exist

Some common cardbacks:

Kenner & Palitoy 65As, Palitoy 65A with "British Home Stores" Sticker & Palitoy 65B with "WHSmith" £1.49 Price Sticker.

Rog.

ESB-f

non sonic-welded LL

#2, #1, #5 grey & white fur, #4 grey & two white fur.

#3


HN is raised bar LFL going up the leg , peg holes slightly deeper, left one central., round staff, lettered hood. HG LFL going down the leg, left peg hole slightly to the inside of leg, pointy staff, EPM hood.



assortment sticker with coin offer sticker over Anakain offer (79B)