Gorneesh wrote:

Was the colouring competition advert only in comics/magazines or was it available as a flyer like the Rankor keeper and Emperor figures?

Mike, I've never seen one, only as ads in comics. But the SWCA says they were available as flyers.



This thread has quickly turned into a Palitoy advert/flyer appreciation thread! Not guilty guv!

A great article from Star Wars Blog here about Pali ads: Palitoy Star Wars ads - the forgotten comics


The ESB film competition is one of my faves and was drawn by Brian Bolland



Here's the RS thread with the Brian Bolland original transparancy:
http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1083421/


btw - I'll add all your ads/flyers to the World of Odd sections if ok with everyone. LMK if not. Cheers.

Fantastic Thread Guys Really Informative Thanks

Hi folks, cheers for all the replies, it's answered alot of questions that I've often pondered over as well as shed some light on some of the pieces from my friends collections.
Now as I said in an earlier post, once I've sorted through all the cardbacks I'll post them up. The purpose of this is simply for reference to Palitoy collectotors or anyone for that matter.... Would love to hear from Jase on these! The interesting point being that all of these where bought in England for definate as they came from a childhood collection.
There was a couple of interesting points which I'll highlight after, but for now and for anyone who's interested heres the list of cardbacks (if you want a pic of any pecific one, I'll post it up)

Luke - Jedi Knight
- Kenner ROTJ 65Back b
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back A
- Tri-Logo
AT-ST Driver
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Death Squad Commander
- Kenner SW 20 Back A
Bossk
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back B
- Palitoy ESB 45 Back B
Squid Head
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back B
Nikto
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Klaatu
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back A
Stormtrooper
- Palitoy SW 12 Back B
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
2-1B
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back B
Boba Fett
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back B
Snowtrooper
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back D
Dengar
- Palitoy ROTJ 45 Back C
Zuckuss
- Kenner ESB 48 Back A.2
IG-88
- Tri-Logo
Klaatu - Skiff
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
- Palitoy/Clipper ROTJ 65 Back A
8D8
- Kenner ROTJ 79 Back A
Greedo
- Palitoy ROTJ 45 Back C
Biker Scout
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back B
- Tri-Logo
AT-AT Driver
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back A
Emperor's Royal Guard
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back A
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back C
Gamorrean Guard
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back A
Ree-Yees
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back B
Imperial Commander
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back D
Ugnaught
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back A
4-LOM
- Palitoy ESB 45 Back B
Weequay
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back A
Squid Head
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back C
Tie Fighter Pilot
- Kenner ROTJ 48 Back D.1
- Palitoy ESB 45 Back B
Jawa
- Kenner SW 20 Back B
Bib Fortuna
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back B
Zuckuss
- Palitoy ROTJ 45 Back C
Leia - Poncho
- Kenner ROTJ 79 Back A
Leia - Boushh Disguise
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back A
Han Solo - Hoth
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back A
Han Solo - Trench Coat
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Luke Skywalker - Hoth Outfit
- Palitoy ROTJ 45 Back C
Han Solo
- Tri-Logo
B-Wing Pilot
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Rebel Soldier
- Palitoy ESB 45 Back
Rebel Commando
- Palitoy ROTJ 65 Back B
General Madine
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back B
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Bespin Security Guard (White)
- Palitoy ESB 41 Back A
Bespin Security Guard (Black)
- Palitoy R
Chief Chirpa
- Palitpy ROTJ 65 Back B
Teebo
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Backl A
Wicket
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back SLogray
Logray
- Palitoy-
Lando - Skiff
- Kenner - ROTH 65 B
Admiral Ackbar
- Trilogo
R2-D2 Sensoscopr
Kenner/Palitoy with Stcker.
Prune Face
- Kenner ROTJ 77 Back A
Chewbacca
- Kenner ROTJ 65 Back D
Cloud Car Pilot
- Palitoy ESB 45 Back B

For what it's worth!

Late to the game here.

Haven't got many of the palitoy competition/fleyers yet so the erdington address in birmingham is a new one on me. Makes kind of sense though? They must have generated a lot of additional mail they didn't have staff on hand to deal with at the factory so farmed it off somewhere else. Posting figures out from Coalville ok, but judging and art competition?

The cardbacks listed looks like a fairly mixed bag, nothing particularly rare in there from what I can see. Just goes to show that there was a pretty mixed bag of palitoy/kenner cards out there in the shops, with even the odd clipper or 2 thrown in. I guess supply and demand on individual figures got them sourced from different places.



cheers Jason

Massively late response on my part, but cheers for the input Jase, Maybe you can shed alittle light on a couple of these little oddities I've found on the cards.
Firstly some of the cards have stamps on them, I'm assuming there not really important, probably some kind of supplier stamp maybe, but would be interested to know if anyone else has got anything like this on there cards.
First up is this, it appears on at least two of these cards and is stamped in ink across the ESB logo. It's difficult to make out the letters, but have a look. The cards it appears on are all Palitoy ESB 41 Back A cards.


Close up:


Another stamp that appears on the reverse of several of the cards, which again is possibly kind of supplier stamp.


Close Up, it say ;M.R.M.S. ltd.


And a couple of my favourite Palitoy cardbacks, the 41 Back B cards that altered the text to remove the 'with figures' from the Star Destroyer Playset. Below are two that where amongst the cards, othe first 2-1B with the text unchanged, unfortunately none amongst these cards had the blue sticker, but there was this, which is my favourite, the good old pen scribble on a Bossk


Close up:


Love the fact that some one/people got the job of penning out the writing!

Any thoughts on the stamps would be great guys