After a long hiatus, I’ve finally added a new Kenner Luke Jedi figure. This is the 79a card back that shows 79 figures and has no offers on the card.

I was recently able to acquire my first 3D preproduction piece to my Luke Jedi collection. The torso is what is known as a first shot and it was used for the head pull test to make sure the figures head could not be easily removed by a child. It is a pretty interesting piece to own and I’m glad I was able to purchase it when I did as I really never thought I’d own a piece like this with Luke Jedi being a popular character.

I haven’t picked up a whole lot recently with saving money for San Diego Comic-Con, but here’s two recent purchases that I’m happy to own.

The first here is the C-3PO’s cereal box which has the mail in offer for 4 free Micro figures. I picked up a set of the Micro figures in baggies some time ago and have wanted the box to go with them for some time. I still need to track down the rebel rocket which included the order form and the mailing envelope for the micro figures.

The 2nd item is a non Sonic Welded Luke Jedi. For those wondering, here’s a pretty good article on the sonic welding process. This is basically a figure that didn’t get a good weld, so all the individual pieces came apart. There have even been some examples of figures completely apart like this, but still sealed on their cards. It is a fun pieces that helps give you an idea of how all the parts of an action figure come together.

Sunday, on a local classifieds site, I found a listing titled “Star Wars ‘Early Bird Special’” with the following description:

I have an Early Bird Special with Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, R2D2 and Princess Leia. Original packaging from the 70′s in the original box sent in the mail! The light saber in Luke’s arm functions properly. Send an email to me if interested.

There wasn’t a picture and my first thought was that it was probably the 2005 Walmart reissue, but I figured it didn’t hurt to send a question asking for a picture. A few days passed with no response, so I figured it must have sold.

Wednesday, I received a reply that the seller didn’t have any pictures. I decided to ask some questions about the set, like figures still in bags, Double Telescoping Saber (more on that later), paperwork, etc. He answered all my questions and everything sounded correct. I arranged to meet him Thursday night to see the set and hopefully work out a deal.

I ended up working a deal with the seller and got it. Here’s some pictures of the set. Unfortunatley all the baggies except the pegs had been opened, but it did include a nice Double Telescoping Lightsaber Luke.

I’ve wanted one of these for a very long time and I’m glad I was able to find one locally.