"Hop in, I know a place where they totally serve our kind!"
I found this
Playskool Landspeeder at a local children's second-hand store. I only own Yoda and Darth Vader from the
Playskool Star Wars Jedi Force line that this vehicle comes from, but neither were on hand for the photoshoot, so I slipped the Imaginext Killer Croc into the driver's seat. He makes a passable Star Wars alien.
This little Landspeeder, originally released in 2011, totally takes me back to my late seventies childhood. It's pretty similar to the Kenner Landspeeder with three wheels underneath. Unlike the Kenner version, this one's wheels do not retract. But it does have a 'pull-back' feature, which is almost as fun! Also, there is no hood/trunk compartment in this one like in the classic Kenner version.
This is the first Jedi Force vehicle I've acquired, but hopefully it isn't the last. Ironically, the Landspeeder was also the first Kenner Star Wars vehicle I ever owned, way back before I can even remember NOT owning it! Amazing how cyclical life can be sometimes, isn't it?
Cool idea! Sadly we can't find that Killer Croc around here.
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing him pop up more and more over the past month or so. Hopefully he'll get more common as time goes on which seems to happen with Imaginext (unlike with most every other toyline out there).
DeleteAwesome! It doesn't suffer from too wacky of proportions.
ReplyDeleteYes, which makes it so cool and gives me a lot of nostalgic feels when I'm around it.
DeleteThat's a sweet ride. I wonder if it would still work with Vintage sized figures.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately no, there's no room for their legs and the scale is just a bit short.
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