Kenner Star Wars - Tie Fighter Vehicle. Kenner Star Wars - X-wing Fighter Vehicle. Kenner Star Wars - Play-Doh Action Set. Kenner Star Wars - Escape From Death Star. Image Source: 1980 Sears Canada Wish Bookĭescription Source: 1981 Kenner Toy Fair Catalog Action Figures fit inside through the opening side door, and into the hatch on top. For added thrills, there's a realistic Rebel Laser Gun-Turret. Rebel Action Figure can eject and "destroy" PROBOT with action lever. Kids can relive dramatic HOTH battles with this sculpted replica of the ICE PLANET. WATCH OUT, REBELS! PROBOT IS LOOKING FOR YOU!
(Kenner's 1981 Toy Fair catalog, issued in February of that year, already shows the toy's box as bearing the amended title.) It should also be noted that a version of the set issued by Sears Canada bore the title "Gun Turret and Probot." Portal 2: Series IV Collectible Figures now feature 6 different open and closed versions of all-new decorative Turret designs to provide discreet protection in. This brand with its unique building plastic blocks allows. The earliest editions employed the slightly awkward title of "Turret/Probot Playset," but this seems to have been changed to "Turret & Probot" rather quickly. Often, LEGO sets are one of the first toys a child plays with when growing up. For a kid, getting a probe droid and gun turret in one toy was reason enough for infatuation.Ī variation exists with respect to the title text featured on the box. Still, it was kind of neat, and, personally, I think the playset was quite a success despite its weird combination. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than Euros and are approximate conversions to Euros based upon Bloombergs conversion rates. Unfortunately, the turret was vastly out of scale. My godfather and some of my relatives sent me cards with money, and my dad gave me a Best Buy gift card that I can use to buy a mini-fridge in college. Thus, the encounter that Han Solo and Chewbacca have with the probe droid was combined with a gun turret, styled after those seen during the Rebels' confrontation with Imperial walkers later in the film. My friend Bwa196 and his friend Sam got me a plastic turret action figure from the game Portal 2, and they got me an umbrella with a handle that looks like the hilt of a katana sword. AF-010 1/6 Scale Soldiers of Fortune 12 Inch Collectible Action Figure Check Price American Civil War Toy Soldiers Union Artillery Collection No. The idea behind the toy was to condense two ESB action sequences into one play environment. It was a pretty cool inclusion for a playset that, really, wasn't much more than a white plastic base.
In this case, it was the Probot, Kenner's version of the Imperial probe droid seen in the opening moments of The Empire Strikes Back. This is likely to be one of our new favorite desk ornaments around the office and it fits in nicely with the rest of my NECA do-want list.Along with the Death Star, Droid Factory and Slave 1, the Turret and Probot playset was one of the few Kenner action figure toys to include what might be considered an exclusive figure. The sentry turrets were a pretty memorable part of the game, and NECA has brought them to life with the same eye for detail as all of the rest of their lines. So expect plenty of trading in the school-yard (and around the water cooler). Rebel Action Figure can eject and 'destroy' PROBOT with action lever. Each figure comes in a sealed box, and we won’t know which one we got until after we buy it. Valve’s latest Portal 2 has got a new price tag: 29.99, while LEGO artist Paul has released his latest workable LEGO Portal Sentry Turret. The turret figures are approx 3″ tall and are expected to start shipping 10/17/12. I like to think Gabe Newell was walking through a zoo and thought “Hey, all of these animals would look great as turrets!” and just went from there. Good Guy GabeĪpparently the idea to make multiple designs came from Valve itself. They all look to have some pretty nice detail, so even if you don’t like the winner of the fan vote, there’s 9 other options to choose from. NECA - Portal 2 - 7 Scale Action Figure - Chell with Light-Up ASHPD Accessory 311 3100 Get it as soon as Mon, Aug 15 5.24 shipping More Buying Choices 29.99 (9 new offers) Ages: 15 years and up Gaming Heads Portal 2 Sentry Turret 20' Polystone Statue 2 89999 Get it Wed, Aug 3 - Fri, Aug 5 64.99 shipping Only 1 left in stock - order soon. We knew NECA was making them, and they even gave the fans a chance to vote on one of the designs. Today, Wizkids/NECA released the details on their whole set of Portal 2 Sentry Turret figures, and they’re pretty cool.