FOTW: LUKE (BESPIN)

Please feel free to use the following links to help you expand your knowledge of the figure!




-- (Pictures provided by Thundershot) --


- The Imperial Gunnery -- Here is the legendary info on the REBEL BLASTER
http://www.imperialgunnery.com/rebelblasters.htm
CLICK HERE

- The Imperial Gunnery -- Info on LUKE'S BESPIN LIGHTSABER can be found here:
http://www.imperialgunnery.com/lightsaberssection.htm
CLICK HERE

- Our very own Artoo-Detour's thread on the JAPANESE focus -- Here you'll find information on TAKARA, POPY and TSUKUDA
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t6433-the-japanese-vintage-star-wars-collecting-thread#
CLICK HERE

- An excellent pair of threads by Dr Dengar -- the LILI LEDY guide -- LUKE (BESPIN) info is located on PAGE 26 as well as guides and rules around LILI LEDY
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t2135p645-the-lili-ledy-guide-discussion-thread-part-1#Luke
CLICK HERE

- Dr Dengar's POCH/PBP guide -- LUKE (BESPIN) info is located on PAGE 22 as well as guides and rules surrounding POCH/PBPs
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t4427-the-poch-pbp-guide-discussion-thread-part-one#
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 LUKE (BESPIN) guides
http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/vintagemoc/#cardbacks
CLICK HERE

All of the following sites, threads, and pages above have taken a lot of hard work and years to put together.

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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If you're still having trouble finding what you're looking for, please feel free to ask!

-- And don't forget to check out all of the other posts below as they are LOADED with useful information and pictures!

After all, this is still a FIGURE OF THE WEEK thread!  
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*Links and other information gathered by Lobotic*

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t3564-the-general-s-loose-bespin-luke-focus



edit  "Once upon a time there where three factories in Asia that produced steel moulds for the Boba Fett figure.
These moulds where two cavity moulds, which basically produced two figures every time the plastic was injected (seperate moulds for torso parts and limbs) The limb mould was hand stamped with the COO on both legs. This resulted in 2 slightly different stamps for each leg.
At some stage in the later years of production, the country mark was removed, in this case using a filling agent like solder. This was not smoothed down afterwards which resulted in a reverse depression in the plastic. The words 'Hong' and 'Kong' where filled individually, however in one of the cavities it's likely that the filling agent over ran between the two, the result been a single scar and a double scar.
Viewing this as a variant is illogical. You have to bare in mind that the other leg has two slightly different stamps also, so if you where to require both single and double scars for yur collection then logic would dictate that you would require both the different left legs as well, which would also mean that if that's the case, surely you would also require the different combinations of the two, so you would now need 4 LL Boba Fett's.... oh and of course 4 LL RR Boba Fett's as well.
Allow me to break down this insane logic in a way which makes this easier to understand.
I collect Luke Bespin as a focus, so if I was to collect all the different COO cavity combinations on all the different variant's, the numbers would look something like this.....

Kader Mould Figures (2 cavity mould, 1 leg stamped, so 2 of each variant)
- Kenner - 7 variants (14 with pairs)
- Poch - 4 variants (8 with pairs)

Smile Mould Figures (2 cavity mould, 1 leg stamped, so 2 of each variant)
- Kenner - 6 variants (12 with pairs)
- Euro - 2 variants (4 with pairs)

Now, here's where it gets interesting

Kader Mould Figures (3 cavity mould, 2 leg stamp, so 9 combinations of each)
- Kenner - 5 variants (45 with 3 cavity combinations)
- Poch - 1 variant (9 with 3 cavity combinations)
- PBP - 6 variants (54 with 3 cavity combinations)
- Euro - 1 variant (9 with 3 cavity combinations)
- Lili Ledy - 5 Variants (45 with 3 cavity combinations)

That's 200 figures in total which includes some harder to find variants for example 17 Poch figures, 54 PBP figures and 45 Lili Ledy figures would be required in this illogical practise.
Bare in mind that one of those Lili Ledy figures, which would have 9 combination, there are currently only 3 on Earth that are known to exist to date.

My point is, to do this with one figure, then you have to look at the bigger picture, and also maybe spare a thought for your fellow collector who may not be able to find, say for example a LL Boba Fett, because every one is hoarding 2 of each so they can have a single and double scar on the right leg BUT aren't bothered about the 2 different left legs.
Crazy logic of collecting and some what selfish.
And that's the end of the story, no one lived happily ever after because this will always go on frown emoticon
Sleep tight smile emoticon"

https://sites.google.com/site/lukebespinresearch/welcome/1-introduction

#1,#2, #3s (different hair colours)

#4s (different boot colours) #5s (different hair & badly discoloured)

#6s (slightly different hair) #7 Ledy, #8 'China baggie'

#7 Ledy, #8 Ledy, #8 (melt marks see pic below) #8 'China Baggie'

Euro-e/B Baggie, No COO figure #6


Palitoy-q Baggie, No COO raised bar figure #8

Follow the link in my signature for all your Bespin Luke needs  

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t5449-my-bespin-luke-limelight-research

Here's the figure in question:


Here's my three:


Comparrison to the HK Large Ginger Luke:






At some point in the near future I will be updatring my Bespin Luke research page and adding this information.

I really love these threads. Lots of great reference material for us new to collecting guy. And I bet some of the veterans see a variety they never knew was out there.

arrh some body posted this link and told me to post pics of variants I have,. did knot no I had to no about the figures as I don't no much about these two, think the right is kenner but both have coo 5

Finally, the one which winds me up considerably! The Translucent head Luke. Please understand that this is NOT a variation! There is NO Translucent head Luke!
The Translucent head Luke is a transformant, the plastic has degraded in exactly the same way as the limbs when they fade.


This particular occurrence is almost 100% exclusive to one specific figure, and that is the brown haired MIHK figure. The reason for this is that this specific figure appears to have been exclusively a baggie figure (I’ve seen a handful of questionable carded examples). The problem with baggie figures is that because the figure is sealed in the baggie which houses it closely, the figure tends to stew in the plastic chemicals it gives off, and as a result begins to discolour. The vast majority of ‘translucent’ head Luke’s also have faded limbs, which should once again set the alarm bells ringing.
The problem is that people always sell these as ‘rare’ and people seem to love paying a lot for them. The fact is that, it is absolutely no different what so ever from me saying “here buy this ‘rare’ yellow Stormtrooper”!


quote: the General

There are 23 Unique variations of Bespin Luke (that's excluding COO combinations and minor batch-to-batch variations) Here they are:
 
Sculpt I - HK Large
 
 
Sculpt II - HK Small
 
 
Sculpt II - HK Small (Altered)
 
 
Sculpt III - MIHK
 
 
Sculpt III - MIHK (1st Alteration)
 
 
 
Sculpt III - MIHK (2nd Alteration)
 
 
Anomolies & Errors
 
 
 
Mexican S.A. Bootlegs
 

Excellent overview Alex. Thank you for posting it here.

Thanks for the group shots. Sums them all up nicely.
Was TIGGY sitting bored in the corner while the Lukes were parading on the catwalk?

Love the dark brown boot Lukes. That's the one I am looking for now. I don't really care which, but something about those boots just looks superb!

Thanks again!

Well you are definately more likely to pick one up this side of the pond chief, so if you need any help, let me know chief. Shame I've sold a few on and I gave my last spare to Wolff last Christmas. I know what you mean though Jay, they do look great   
 
A few cardbacks:
 
 

Kenner ESB 31 Back B

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

"Stéphane Faucourt :..... BTW trained eyes will have noticed the remains of a MISCARD trilogo bubble, not meccano; the luke bespin card was indeed part of the miscard packaging at the end of the trilogo line, packed with rebel soldier "

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mexican bootleg semi articulated Luke Bespin

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