Friday, May 19, 2017

Star Tots - Return of the Jedi - SW Celebration 2017

Another continuation of the Star Tots line - just recently released as Collector Panel exclusives at Star Wars Celebration 2017 in Orlando.

For the other sets, check out:
Star Tots - A New Hope
Star Tots - The Empire Strikes Back





















Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Star Tots - Empire Strikes Back - Celebration 2015

Continuing with the last post about the Star Tots exclusive give away at Star Wars Celebration. The 2015 in Anaheim focused on the Empire Strikes Back characters.

Once again, Jason Peltz does the awesome card artwork.




























Sunday, May 14, 2017

Star Tots - A New Hope - Celebration 2012

So back when Kenner Star Wars toys had taken the world by storm, some designers had come up with a younger children's line of Star Wars toys called Star Tots.

These are the prototypes:











They never made it to the market. I am sure they would have been a hit.

Flash forward a few years (decades) later, and the people putting together the Collector's Track panels at Star Wars Celebration came up with the idea of giving away coin/medallions to attendees, such as these:


These were a big hit so when it came time to come up with a new giveaway for attendees, they combined the relatively lower cost of "2D" die cast vs 3D action figure with the Star Tots idea. At each panel, a different Star Tot was given away. This is the first set from A New Hope at Celebration VI in 2012 in Orlando.

I particularly like the card art by Jason Peltz. You can see his professional portfolio at: http://www.peltzproductions.com/Home.html