coachk28 wrote:

The Admiral wrote:

I think they just mean a paler colour than originally intended, not exactly white in colour tho

I would agree... it's not white... but much much paler in color!!!

Is this a variant to cry home about???

Hey guys - picked this up recently and its pretty close to white...not sure on the rarity, but pretty sure it was just a tri-logo release...

wbobafett wrote:

I would definatley unpack him...you shure it was the Japan coo one??? Not all carded Takara Stromies are the ones with the Japan coo...I think only evary 4th...you can tell from the number of the Takara sticker.

Junping back to the Stormies for a second...I'm with you Wolff - too hard to find loose! btw - whats the number I should be looking for on the sticker? I've been trying to use my x-ray vision to see the screw on the back, but that just doesn't seem to work over the internet

b4nth4 wrote:

coachk28 wrote:

The Admiral wrote:

I think they just mean a paler colour than originally intended, not exactly white in colour tho

I would agree... it's not white... but much much paler in color!!!

Is this a variant to cry home about???

Hey guys - picked this up recently and its pretty close to white...not sure on the rarity, but pretty sure it was just a tri-logo release...

wbobafett wrote:

I would definatley unpack him...you shure it was the Japan coo one??? Not all carded Takara Stromies are the ones with the Japan coo...I think only evary 4th...you can tell from the number of the Takara sticker.

Junping back to the Stormies for a second...I'm with you Wolff - too hard to find loose! btw - whats the number I should be looking for on the sticker? I've been trying to use my x-ray vision to see the screw on the back, but that just doesn't seem to work over the internet

Thats the Teebo im talking about!!!!!!

With that pale ass hat!!!!

Is that thing rare at all... anyone???????

They do pop up every now and then, not like the regular one. I've had 3 in the past, 2 carded and one loose. I'm hunting another one now because of all this variation talk. Got me back into the groove of things wanting them.

I always thought they were due to age/discolouration etc, until a couple of guys here assured me they were a legit variation. Now that I have one in person its easy to see its legit and was made that colour...

Don't think they are uber-rare but I had to hunt through a few hundred on ebay before finding this one...and even that was bought with a bit of a gamble from a really small unclear photo.

I even ask Tom Derby about it one time and he said the same thing, deteriation. But when its in hand like you said, you can tell its not. The first one I got was from a large lot on Ebay and was puzzled about it, which I was really going for the blue Snag that was in it. If your lucky to find a carded Teebo with a yellow bubble and bad photo, you might luck up and find it is a white headress. That was how I got mine.

RebelChris wrote:

Rebel Commando

Hong Kong Painted Face: To me this is the most common variant out there.

China Molded Face: I'm not sure if this one is any harder to find than the others, but it's definitely easier to notice. I think that's why it's easier to find.

China Painted Face: This one took me awhile, just because 99% of the painted face Rebel Commando's out there are HK.

No COO Painted Face: Just like the China Painted face, this one is a bit tricky to find as well. I think this one and the China painted face are probably interchangeable.

I wanted to look into this a little further for you guys. And since I was putting my figures in my new Oscar cases, I decided to do some research.

I only have two (well actually three if you count my bubble test) carded molded face Rebel Commando's. One is on the TolToys cardback and the other is on the Palitoy 65B NN offer double stem. Don't know what that means as far as rarity goes, but if I had to guess, the molded face wasn't available on US Kenner cards.