FOTW: LUKE SKYWALKER (FARMBOY)

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




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- The Imperial Gunnery -- Here is the legendary info on LUKE LIGHTSABERS
http://www.imperialgunnery.com/lightsaberssection.htm
CLICK HERE

- A superb thread provided by walkie -- GLASSLITE -- PAGE 2 shows the differences between GLASSLITE and KENNER LUKES and also shows the the difference between LUKE LIGHTSABERS
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t6330p30-glasslite-guide-discussion-thread#LUKE
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 thread by Dr Dengar -- the POCH/PBP guide -- Plenty of LUKE info is located on PAGE 17 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

-  Everything TRILOGO -- CARDBACKS, MOCS, LOOSE and more
http://trilogo.info/carded-figure-gallery/star-wars/
CLICK HERE

- The Jedi Temple Archives -- CARDBACKS and LOOSE LUKE 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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Let's get this part started right!!!



DT Farm boy Luke with 3 line COO!

2 line (#1) DT Luke




#8 China, & #5 no COO

Chris is your 3 line a #3 or #6 ?

I'm still needing a few ie. Taiwan ,raised bar, dark brown hair & orange..

I can add the following 2 single saber variants.

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COO #2 Hong Kong

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COO #7 China

I've not got half of these now but still worth getting these in with the info I do know.

Starting from the top left there's
#3 HK 3 line
#6 HK 3 line
#8 China
#7 China, maybe both china are found on ROTJ cards?
#5 No coo, found on Palitoy Tri-Logos and some times with a Bespin saber.
#1 Dark brown hair, Kenner US Cards
#1 blond hair
#1 blond hair(maybe the same as last)
#2 blond hair(not positive on the COO)

Wolf's pics from : http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1066764/

Two single telescoping LFB,

LEFT: 3 line. Hong Kong. #3.

RIGHT: 1 line. Looks like #5. There is a 2nd line with smoothed remnants of 'Hong Kong' just visible under light and magnification.

craignwo4life's (RIP )




Mattias' awesome run, from here : http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1062715/

12 Back A






The loose figures are numbered the same as they appear in Wolff's guide.

#1 - Hong Kong COO (all of these share the same COO yet have differences in hair color, pants & face)










#2 - Hong Kong COO













#3 - Hong Kong (3 Line)







#4 - Taiwan COO







#5 - No COO







#6 - Hong Kong (3 Line)







#7 - Made In China







#8 - Made In China







#9 - Glasslite







#10 - Meccano - (Purchased off eBay, not in hand...yet!)







#11 - Meccano/French Trilogo(?) - (Purchased off eBay, not in hand...yet!)









#12 - Hong Kong (Very similar to COO #2 but different)

















If anything is off in my descriptions, PLMK! I am not here to argue, only to learn

Group Shot



Thanks!
Pat

First question. All of the China Lukes that I own/ have owned & those currently posted here have blonde hair. Does anyone know of, or own a brown hair version? Or do all China Lukes have blonde hair?
cp

I have only seen Blonde hair on the China Lukes

aussiejames wrote:

Chris is your 3 line a #3 or #6 ?

I'll look tonight and post which one it is AJ. I have no idea off the top of my head.

And I know we aren't supposed to comment with "WOW or COOL!" but that TolToys 12back cardback is very cool! I don't think I've ever seen one for a Farmboy Luke. Is there a confirmed MOC one? TolToys ROTJ's are getting incredibly rare and expensive, I can't imagine a MOC 12back!

RetroRewindToys wrote:

I have only seen Blonde hair on the China Lukes

Thanks for the quick reply! (+ added)
It would be interesting to know the combinations of COO & paint apps.
cp

Man that's a lot of Luke-ness!!!

My adds:

1) DT Luke in EB Kit



2) Brazil Glasslite MOC



3) Polish Unart (He's really to short to be a stormtrooper at barely 3 inches)

cantina_patron wrote:

RetroRewindToys wrote:

I have only seen Blonde hair on the China Lukes

Thanks for the quick reply! (+ added)
It would be interesting to know the combinations of COO & paint apps.
cp

taiwan: blonde
3-line HK: blonde
large HK: Orange US, orange AU, darkbrown (reddish, chocolate etc), blonde
small HK: blonde and lightbrown
china: blonde
no coo: lightbrown
no coo raised bar: blonde

wbobafett wrote:

cantina_patron wrote:

RetroRewindToys wrote:

I have only seen Blonde hair on the China Lukes

Thanks for the quick reply! (+ added)
It would be interesting to know the combinations of COO & paint apps.
cp

large HK: Ornage, orange AU, darkbrown (reddish, chocolate etc), blonde
small HK: blone and lightbrown
no coo: lightbrown
china: blonde
no coo raised bar: blonde
3-line: blonde
taiwan: blonde

Thanks Wolf! There is no doubt that you are the Guru of variants!

Great superfast additions, guys!!

Still missing the POCH Luke.


Anyone?

Here's mine, for what it's worth:



From left to right:

1 - Dark brown hair - COO 1 (Hong Kong)
2 - Mustard brown hair - COO 2 (Hong Kong)
3 - Blonde hair - COO 4 (Taiwan)
4 - Blonde hair - COO 7 (China)
5 - Blonde hair - COO 8 (China)
6 - Mustard brown hair - COO 5 (No COO - Smoothed)

So... I've always wondered... what's the main difference between a Glasslite farmboy and a "regular" farmboy?

All I've ever seen is photos of Glasslite's and I'm not really sure I would know one from Adam if I just stumbled across it.

EDIT: as an additional thought... can we label what each COO difference is? Like if the 3 Line COO is specific to the DT's etc. Instead of just 1, 2, 3, etc. I think it might be helpful for the casual observers/questions.

Here are three of my no coo Lukes

And their coo’s, left to right:

The first is the same as RetroRewindToys’ figure that he’s labelled as coo #5, however it’s coo is not yet shown on Wolff’s guide (although he’s well aware of it’s existence ) – it comes from the same mould as Retro’s figure #12 but with the HK removed. The second figure pictured has coo #5. These two figures as Scott has said can be found on some Palitoy and Trilogo cards. Years ago it was thought they could be separated into a Pal & Tri variant but it’s now believed these are simply the same variant with legs from different moulds / mould cavities.
The third has no coo markings, but slight marks can be seen where the coo should be (so not a prototype ). It is currently thought to be a figure that came from a well used mould (where the coo in the mould got all gunked up). I haven’t seen another Luke like it but have heard rumour of maybe a couple more out there? Anybody got a similar Luke / know it’s origin?

@ Retro, your blank bar “Meccano / French Trilogo” Lukes are cool – do you have any specific info on which cardbacks they turn up on? Cheers!
Anybody want to speculate (if we’re allowed ) where they were made? I think it’s interesting that the blank bar Luke mould was so widely travelled. Lukes found in Europe (mainly France), Brazil - the Glasslite figure & also Mexico too??!!
Any Ledy experts or long-timers from RS know any more about Pedro’s uncovering of blank bar Lukes amongst Ledy overstock back in the 90’s? Was a Lili Ledy Luke planned?


While we’re talking about moulded Luke legs, has anyone in Spain spotted a moulded leg Luke? There was a mythical Luke Caminacielos molded leg figure rumoured to exist, coming from very early cards – no figure has ever surfaced (beware any appearing on eBay now I’ve typed this )
As for Spanish Lukes, here’s a link to the Poch ESB 41 back Luke from the Archive – normal painted legs (but slightly darker paint) & here’s a pic of a “PBP” dark haired Luke that was for sale a year or two ago (I thought I had a pic of the cardback it came with??). Has anyone saved that pic / have a shot of one carded? & a quick shot of the coo of my 'Spanish' Luke thought to have come from a later PBP card (alongside a pretty much identical ‘normal’ HK figure).

Rog.

RebelChris wrote:

EDIT: as an additional thought... can we label what each COO difference is? Like if the 3 Line COO is specific to the DT's etc. Instead of just 1, 2, 3, etc. I think it might be helpful for the casual observers/questions.

Excellent idea. I think that would help more in the long run if we did do that. Not onl;y would it help the members now, but future members also.

Heres my two now I got a minute to take a pix.

Polish Unarts.

I've got several blonde hair Lukes and 1 brown hair. Not sure of the COO's and they're packed away and I'm too lazy to dig them out right now. I never really paid much attention to COO's before but this is a cool thread that has sparked my interest in figures that I have multiples of.

My question is what makes a true orange hair Luke (not discoloring). What should someone look for when trying to find one?

Here's my favorite Luke FB in my collection - Polish unart with green saber:

True Orange Hair:

Cool, Thanks AJ!

Just checked my DT 3 line COO. It's version 3 on Wolff's guide. Is that anything special?