The Force is Strong With Playskool

Ever since my oldest daughter saw The Force Awakens she's been a huge Star Wars nut. And I couldn't be prouder! I never thought I'd regret thinning my Star Wars collection down a few years back, but now I really wish I still had all those Force Awakens and prequel action figures for her.

Thank goodness for the Flea Market, where I can still find her all sorts of fun Star Wars goodies from every generation!

This last weekend I scored for her a POTF Hoth Luke, a handful of Playskool Star Wars figures, and a  Sandtrooper from the earlier Super Hero Squad styled Star Wars Playskool line.

I love the little chibi R2-D2, and I'm tempted to keep the general Kenobi figure for myself. But since I've already been giving my daughter all the figures I had from these lines, I probably shouldn't start backpedaling now.

Playskool Star Wars Landspeeder

"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?