Star Wars Jawa Figure Vinyl Cape

Early versions of the star wars 12 back material cloaked jawa figures were packaged with the same blister as artoo detoo r2 d2 before switching over to a unique blister that slanted out forward on the top half.

Star wars jawa figure vinyl cape. When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi. The unique toltoys esb vinyl cape jawa guns were taped inside their bubbles. The jawa gun that was bluer in colour shown at right was never released with the vinyl cape jawa. The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors.

After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence. Vinyl cape jawa 18 000 r223 660 one of the most valuable of all the original kenner star wars action figures is the 1978 vinyl cape jawa only six jawa figures with the vinyl capes have been discovered and sold making them extremely rare hard to get and expensive. Ben kenobi darth vader imperial hoth stormtrooper jawa lando calrissian princess leia bespin princess leia organa tusken raider. This week fellow collector shane turgeon uncovered a real gem which became local news in his hometown of edmonton canada which is a fun inspiration for this article.

Most fans of star wars figures have heard of the vinyl cape jawa and some of the story behind the switch to the more common cloth cape. The gun was placed loose ie. The vinyl cape jawa was probably the last of the first 12 figures to be released by kenner. What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay.

The jawa s vinyl cape was quickly replaced by a material cloak and with it the blister. Vintage star wars vinyl cape jawa 1977 vinyl cape jawa afa double telescoping luke blue snaggletooth rocket firing boba fett star wars double telescoping boba fett include description category. Star wars jawa toy auctioning for 53 000 on ebay. There are a number of vintage star wars figures that come with a vinly cape or in the case of the imperial hoth stormtrooper a vinyl skirt.

An item s rarity can turn a 10 item into a 10 000 product. However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on.