Kenner 12in. C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Darth Vader (1978)

Star Wars hasn't got nearly enough love on The Super-DuperToyBox, contrary to my firsthand experience witnessing and participating in the blockbuster zeitgeist of the '70s as a child. The amount of Star Wars action figures and vehicles I had was substantial and included a small selection of these 12" Kenner figures, including a Darth Vader and Chewbacca who towered over the other toys in my collection at 15". I've had this Darth Vader for years and was featured in my very first post back in 2010.

C-3PO and R2-D2 were not in my childhood collection but are essential if you ask my opinion. R2 has wheels that roll freely, and his hatch in back pops open via a small button/panel on the front to expose the Death Star plans- a play feature that really makes this droid special. This R2's head swivel no longer clicks when turning, and the C-3PO has a loose left shoulder, but they display nicely.

 

All of these figures have a great deal in common with their 3.75" counterparts- Kenner did a great job scaling them up. They don't really have more articulation than their smaller counterparts, so posing is going to be limited, but they are beautiful toys that really wowed me as a kid! 

And finally, the large scale Kenner Star Wars next to some other graduates of the class of 1978. Mego's 12" Hulk, Spider-Man, Superman, and Jor-El. It was a great time to be a kid! The toys of that era, from the late '70s leading into the early '80s were fantastic, these oversized figures among my favorites!

More Later- Make It FUN!