The Applause
original is inset for comparison, she's almost more whatshername from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century . . .
Dareling, Darling, Darring? The Applause base has been copied albeit
smaller, and the guy is virtually the same but with sorter, sensible hair and a
less-lumpy shirt!
I sent them to Brian over at Plaid Stallions and he
fed them to his forum, but nothing came back? I wonder if they might be
characters from a board game, with maybe a red and green (or other colours) undershirt
versions out there somewhere. And whether a board game or not, are they another
Applause product, as the PVC is very
similar, and there's no rule against copying your own stuff.
The other obvious suspicion is some cheapo
rack-toy as they are painted in the same vein as all those carded princes and
princesses you find - we've seen one or two here over the years?
Other questions include; is the male
supposed to be Luke Skywalker (or Han Solo) or are neither of them meant to
have anything to do with that particular galaxy, far, far away, long, long ago?
Or - if they are game-playing pieces -are there more of one sex; say, four guys
versus one girl or vice-versa, or are they supposed to be paired (boy/girl) in like-colours?
Note how the man hasn't been trusted with a
wristwatch! Someone must know these as the Applause
set was only 1996, so they (the copies) can't be that old, do you recognise them?
2 comments:
Hey Hugh,
Now this is interesting, As I have I believe, a full set of the applause PVC's comprising a boxed set with display stand and several individual pieces. Now my thinking given the range of available characters it seems odd that the Leia was adapted to make a male character unless that was the only figure the maker had. The Leia is in her Rebel uniform from 'Return Of The Jedi' My thinking is Knock-off rather than game piece, certainly I have not seen any game using this piece in all my Star Wars collecting years. Having just checked my 'Tomarts Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles' there were a total of 16 PVC'S produced overall but no sign of a game using them that I can see.
Hi Steve - You've got more than I had, and now you've shared it with everyone - I thank you!
I had a little eveilBay lot arrive today, with the Applause Leia, so when I get a mo' I will do a side-by-side follow-up shot, the copy is much smaller - from memory?
H
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