I have one like that. I have several Vader's with the Hong Kong date stamp all over the place on the back of the leg, Taiwan Vader, raised bar Vader, and this one. I call it no COO/blocked out Vader.

beachboy19 wrote:

I have one like that.  I have several Vader's with the Hong Kong date stamp all over the place on the back of the leg, Taiwan Vader, raised bar Vader, and this one.  I call it no COO/blocked out Vader.

Excellent. Thanks.

Matt and beachboy, vader has a ton of different coo markings. Right now the best coo guide is probably wolff's though at the moment I think the return section is incomplete (haven't checked lately honestly).

Here is the vader link: http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/coo-guide-3-0/anh/darth-vader/#a

and here is the guide's front page where you can choose the movie then character to get to the chart like the vader one. http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/coo-guide-3-0/

Small details in the placement of the letters and punctuation make a new coo, so you have to compare very carefully to be sure it is a match to the one you think.

Geeze. Vader being black is not helping this identification. My eyes! At least I can eliminate a few pictures that aren't even close in comparison.

trappedtexan wrote:

Matt and beachboy, vader has a ton of different coo markings.  Right now the best coo guide is probably wolff's though at the moment I think the return section is incomplete (haven't checked lately honestly).

Here is the vader link:  http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/coo-guide-3-0/anh/darth-vader/#a

and here is the guide's front page where you can choose the movie then character to get to the chart like the vader one.  http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/coo-guide-3-0/

Small details in the placement of the letters and punctuation make a new coo, so you have to compare very carefully to be sure it is a match to the one you think.

Thanks for the links. I have 6 Vaders with all different Hong Kong date stamp placements and spacing. Oh, the variation bug! Once bitten, it causes your wallet to hemorrhage cash.

beachboy19 wrote:

Thanks for the links.  I have 6 Vaders with all different Hong Kong date stamp placements and spacing.  Oh, the variation bug!  Once bitten, it causes your wallet to hemorrhage cash.

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t6954-the-cabinet

As you can see from Oscar's collection vader has plenty of variants. Can break a wallet to collect every variant out there for sure.

Alex, congrats on the Harbert R2

trappedtexan wrote:

beachboy19 wrote:

Thanks for the links.  I have 6 Vaders with all different Hong Kong date stamp placements and spacing.  Oh, the variation bug!  Once bitten, it causes your wallet to hemorrhage cash.

http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t6954-the-cabinet

As you can see from Oscar's collection vader has plenty of variants.  Can break a wallet to collect every variant out there for sure.

HOLY COW! THAT IS CRAZY!

The thing about all those date stamp variations is if they go in an AFA case, there is no way to know which one it really is if the label just says 1977 HK. I would love to have one of my top quality Vaders graded just so I could have an 85 Vader, but I kind of don't want to lose the ability to see the stamp on the leg.

Some great items posted up here, well done everyone keep it up.
BREAKING NEWS!!....
After a long break buying vintage I have only gone and picked something up.....

I know he's nothing special and a little beat up but I still love him

Great stuff Mike. Must be nice to get back into vintage buying again. That Bossk on ESB moc is sweet

Two new items for my paperwork focus...



1. Clipper ESB "Especially for Star Wars bounty hunters" offer leaflet. Multilingual dutch one side, French the other.

2.Toltoys "Star Wars Collections" mini-catalogue. Similar to the Kenner release but features the wording "Not Available" across several pages, a few examples are below. Those poor Aussies!!!

That is really neat. So instead of editing the stuff out they just printed them with not available across them? I can just imagine the poor kids driving their parents nuts over something they couldn't get.

nice bossk

really cool paper items

So there was red AND black ink on the catalogue- I'm not completely losing my mind

aussiejames wrote:

So there was red AND black ink on the catalogue- I'm not completely losing my mind

I'd forgot myself until I flicked though it.

https://s1159.photobucket.com/user/drbeachdmdms/media/VaderLab.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

Here's my "Vader Lab". A bunch of different COO date stamps. Still working on getting some sabers without broken tips to replace the broken ones.

Whoops. Let me try the direct link again. I'm still new at trying to get picture up here on the site.

Couple of good looking guys.



A mean ol' monster!



Not a vintage picture -- but "it's a trap!" nonetheless. Met him earlier today at NYCC.

btw beachboy, awesome vader lab!

Mike - Great Bossk and welcome back from the dead!!!

Beachboy - Nice Vaders!

Matt - Great figs, love the Ackbar pic! Nice meeting you yesterday as well!


These will be for sale soon, couldn't resist a box of baggies!



5 ATST Drivers
2 BWing Pilots
6 Pruncefaces
4 C3PO Removable Limbs
6 ERGs (not original baggie, but complete)
7 Emperor Mailers

walkie wrote:

Two new items for my paperwork focus...

1. Clipper ESB "Especially for Star Wars bounty hunters" offer leaflet. Multilingual dutch one side, French the other.

Excellent purchases guys!

Bossk !!!! arrgh my favourite character with R2D2. Wish I could do a small Bossk focus!

The Paperwork in Dutch is fabulous! Never saw it before!

Goddam Uzay's they're sooooo addictive!!!

Two near minty figures, an upgrade to my previous TFP and a new addition to my set an Imperial Gunner.







* Oi, get out of my picture you stumpy assed rubber mother**ker!!

Awesome pick-ups.

Love the colors.

Last day at comic-con (for me) and the little pick ups.

Did you get over to see John and get a TIG badge? Was there a lot of vintage? Feel free to start a thread and share pics if you have them. Maybe in the off topic section.