I bought a figure on ebay the other day that had me wondering. I very nearly missed it but recklessly threw in a last second bid and won.... boy am I glad I did as this figure has answered an age old question for me.

Basically it is one of the Euro/PBP Luke Bespin figures with the smoothed over No COO from family III.

These figures exist with 4 boot colours:

- Caramel Boots
- Chocolate Boots
- Matte Dark Brown Boots
- Glossy Dark Brown Boots




And here he is stood next to his unpainted hip counterpart from the firt pic and a Dark Brown boots Luke for colour difference comparison.


It's been a good year for new discoveries on the Luke Bespin front!

Thank you for sharing your newest discovery, Alex!

I admire the love for detail you put in your research, and read every update with joy!

Keep on the good work, hopefully you can do more Luke Bespin discoveries in 2015.

Cheers

Picked up this Tusken Raider from a Spanish source. It is my second Spanish figure having a very dark brown bandolier.
The colour of the bandolier matches with that of the boots of the POCH/PBP Rebel Commander.
Paint differences are key, but please also note some typical factory imperfections.    

The cape looks like a Kenner cape to me, making typical zip sounds on one side.










Note that the colour of the bandolier is different compared to the deep brown-purple (almost eggplant) bandolier described below.

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t4427p330-the-poch-pbp-guide-discussion-thread#87199


Cheers

Leia Bespin Family #1 Group shot of the 4 available paint app combinations:

From left to right: red hair/brown eyes; red hair/black eyes; brown hair/brown eyes; brown hair/black eyes


EDIT:
I have to really thank Kenneth, Greg & Javi for helping with these over the past year and change.


cheers!

Hello Guys, im Achim from Germany... i recieved today an Boba Fett from a childhood collection direct from cataluna-espana. Now i was wondering about some points at this figure... i found a post in the discussion part 1: http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t4427p285-the-poch-pbp-guide-discussion-thread

so there was a discussion about the very very very same 2 figures as mine... simular and from spain.
So i will share the pics with you...

My Figure is fading on arms and legs... into a lighter blue, the orange colour turn from orange to yellow, always on the opposite side, but that has now nothing to do with the Spanish figure just looks funny ...
Please somehow-- i just add another post about stormie, noone answered... please check this BoBa Fett and compare to the other post in link... these "Spain" Fetts has so much similarity is this random???

look at the rocket... same as shown in the thread... Taiwan on left:

Hi Achim,

First of all, let me welcome you to TIG.
Nice to have a variant collector from Germany joining us.

Please tell us a bit more about you and your collecting interests here, if you like:
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t7181p75-who-s-who-don-t-be-shy-introduce-yourself-here

As for the POCH Stormtrooper. Not much information has been made public for this variant yet. Maybe Javi will devote a page or two to this variant in his upcoming book. Would be cool.
Ideally a POCH Stormtrooper could be distinguished by a different painting compared to the Kenner variant. Meltmarks, bad welding, and other factory defects, are always a nice nice bonus, but I don't consider them to be the prime distinguishing factor for POCH variants.
I once heard from another collector that the white plastic of the POCH Stormtroopers is of some lesser quality. If that is true, it is maybe connected to a batch of bad plastic parts from the Far East?

In my collection there are a few Spanish Stormtroopers awaiting research. Once the pics are ready, they will be posted here, so we can start some discussion then.
For the moment, I can't offer you much help unfortunately. Maybe others can?

Cheers
Marco

Marco J wrote:

Hi Achim,

First of all, let me welcome you to TIG.
Nice to have a variant collector from Germany joining us.

Please tell us a bit more about you and your collecting interests here, if you like:
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t7181p75-who-s-who-don-t-be-shy-introduce-yourself-her

Cheers
Marco

thanks marco, im collect since 1990... with break of more than 12 years .. since 2012 im getting on...
im new in this variant collecting, my focus goes on JAWAs... but now more and more to POCH/PBP and LL--

About the PBP Stormtrooper i know not enough, but the plastic is an other type than all others ive seen last 20 Years... But now lets go on the Boba Fett I saw your post in thread 1 and ive got today an simular exemplar from espana-- have a look above^^ Thanks.

Hi Achim,

Thanks for posting pictures of your Spanish Boba Fett.  

Can you make a comparison shot with a Kenner Boba Fett having the same COO please? So we can have a look at paint differences.
Please in natural daylight, which I realize is a difficult thing to ask at this time of the year in mid Europe.

Cheers

EDIT:
Right belt pouch: Your Fett seems to be painted using the same (slightly defect) spray mask as used for my Spanish Fetts (middle and right figure, below). The brown paint residues at the bottom of the pouches are almost the same in extent and shape. Same spray mask, might indicate same factory?

Marco J wrote:

Hi Achim,

Thanks for posting pictures of your Spanish Boba Fett.  

Can you make a comparison shot with a Kenner Boba Fett having the same COO please? So we can have a look at paint differences.
Please in natural daylight, which I realize is a difficult thing to ask at this time of the year in mid Europe.

Cheers

I will do, but i just having now an Taiwan BobaFett... but i bought one...
he should arrive at weekend or next week... i will see it too ;-) my spanish one
is light blue on limbs, but its a discoloration / fading color. Who has this Figures from Spain in thread1?

greetz, achim

Quote :

EDIT:
Right belt pouch: Your Fett seems to be painted using the same (slightly defect) spray mask as used for my Spanish Fetts (middle and right figure, below). The brown paint residues at the bottom of the pouches are almost the same in extent and shape. Same spray mask, might indicate same factory?

yes. and look at the knee from this one in the middle, same marks... ?

Next photo will show why the colour is a little lighter, its becaus there was used less paint...FRONT VIEW use ctrl&+ so it looks better REAR VIEW:

...

Maybe this is also an indicator for POCH and PBP, i read somethink?

EDIT: and on your far right one i can see on the chest armour the simular samepaint  in extent and shape look here... so you know better what i mean:

Thanks for sharing your detail pics, Achim.
Once your Kenner figure arrives, it will for sure be interesting to compare him to your Fett from Spain.

BTW: You got PM.

Here we have three Bossks from the same Spanish childhood collection.





They all share a lot of similarity. The eyes seem slightly different, from left to right we have:

• No red paint in eyes (error?)
  
• Normal eyes
  
• Very small pupils ("Zombie" Bossk)
  

I haven't compared these figures yet to a Kenner Bossk with the same COO. Will do so another time.

Just wanted to share this very quickly while going through some figures.
I remember a post of Nicolas with a red eye Bossk. Is this the same figure?

Wondering why a kid in Spain ended up with three Bossk figures. Were these maybe part of a mail away?
Maybe our spanish members can hopefully shed some light on this.

Hi:

Yes, Bossk was one of the figures that you could be obtained free ordering 5 names of the figures in the cardback.

I have the advertising of the offer that was appearing in the infantile magazines with Bossk, Dengar and Nien Numb... but I´m new here and I can´t post the picture still... in 7 days.

I think that is the reason of a child with 3 Bossk.

Hey Dario,

Thanks for joining the discussion.
Cool that there was a mail away with Bossk, Dengar, and Nien Nunb in Spain.
Did you obtain any of these figures via the mail away offer in your childhood by any chance?

New members can not post pictures, something we can not change, it is a default setting on the forum platform which we use.
I will send you a PM with an email address, so we can upload the pics for you.

Nice avatar!

Interesting middle Bossk with the under-spray on the neck, and year again three more Spanish Bossk's with badly discoloured limbs.

Looking forward to seeing the magazine advert 12notes once you can post pictures.

Below is Dario's picture of the PBP special offer advertisement with Bossk, Dengar, and Nien Nunb.

Enjoy!

Cool Advert, thanks Marco & Dario. Interesting to see Nein Numb on the offer was this figure ever produced in Spain? As both Bossk and Dengar where produced by POCH and PBP.

Good question, Stef.


I have seen a couple of Nien Nunbs from Spanish sources.
In each case the figures had COO#5, and that typical chemical smell, characteristic for PBP figures.....




Below an example of a Nien Nunb from a Spanish childhood collection (pics from the seller)





Maybe our spanish members can shed some more light on this.

Thanks again Santa



just need a pale face 'made in scar'

Marco J wrote:

Below is Dario's picture of the PBP special offer advertisement with Bossk, Dengar, and Nien Nunb.

Enjoy!

That is such a cool advert  

@Dario - was the advert featured in Spanish Disney comics? Would love to add one of those to my Star Wars International adverts run.

The PBP / POCH one I have so far is this 1980 Fett / IG-88 action dolls. I believe it was from Disney but not 100% sure.

James, nice looking POCH han Hoth with tan limbs.

Paul, thanks for sharing that very cool POCH Boba Fett/ IG-88 advert.  

Hi:

-I received a Nien Numb of this promotion, my brothers and I we begin with these toys in the epoch ROTJ.

-I have one Bossk from a Spanish childhood with the same badly discolored limbs.

-That advertisement appeared in September, 1983 in a comic, two months before the premiere ROTJ in Spain. The advertising that was appearing in the comics type Disney was different, when I can post photos I will teach 4 models whom I have.

James, nice Han.

Marco, It makes me happy that you like my avatar... thanks to post the picture.

Already I can post photos!!



Four variants of advertising POCH.

Very nice POCH adverts, Dario!

Thanks for sharing here.

In which magazines these were printed?

Hi:

The information to locate these small jewels I obtained it of our forum in Spain,

http://www.starwarsspanishstuff.info/foro/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8252

The name of the magazines where are: COPITO, DON DONAL and DON MIKI

In link there appear the numbers of the magazines and the dates ... I will try to compact the information.