Did the shoes give me away?

November 5, 2008

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We thought we’d start highlighting some of the cooler Star Wars finds making their way to eBay these days, beginning with this obscure unlicensed toy from Amico in 1978.

This silver stormtrooper toy knock-off apparently came in black, too, sans the shiny red shoes. Maybe the designers were going for a Tin Man/Dorothy/Stormtrooper hybrid? In any case, we’re keeping an eye out for one of these babies…

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4 Responses to “Did the shoes give me away?”

  1. Bob Says:
    November 5, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    I had this as a kid (well I still have it in the loft) and I would have loved it even if it did not have a Stormtrooper head. It would march along, stop, open its chest doors and then turn left and right firing its blasters. At that point I expect Action Man would probably have attacked him on my command.

  2. Star wars central Says:
    November 7, 2008 at 1:36 am

    EBay is great to find this kind of stuff …. you can sometimes find some real gems

  3. Sharpy Says:
    November 7, 2008 at 5:50 am

    Unlicenced toy? Release the lawyers!

  4. luke starchaser Says:
    November 11, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    ok coool very cool.

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