Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Princess Leia Organa in Boushh Disguise

 Princess Leia in Boushh Disguise is one of my favorite vintage Star Wars figures. I really think Kenner was getting good at sculpting these figure by the time Jedi rolled around in '82. The figures had more details sculpted in and often times came with unique accessories (even if the guy from Retroblasting hates that they all came with "sticks"). Her mysterious appearance in the film is an awesome scene. I recently picked up another copy of this figure at a Flea Market, but I took these photos a while ago of another copy of the figure that's been in my collection for a little while. I need to get these two figures together to determine which specimen to keep.


Leia is dressed in interesting bounty hunter combat armor. She is wearing two shades of brown clothing with a silver chest harness. He comes with a bad ass removable helmet. God I loved removable helmets and hats as a kid. Awesome accessories. She also comes with a staff or rifle depending on who you ask. No thermal detonator molded into her hand on this version.


 Leia uses this outfit to sneak into Jabba's palace to rescue Han Solo. Too bad she didn't leaver her helmet on a little longer or start dragging him away as soon as the thawed out. She's a really cool figure, although (like many vintage Star Wars figures) her head sculpt doesn't really scream Carrie Fisher. Up top, we have Boushh turning in the mighty Chewbacca for his Bounty. Below we have Bouschh rescuing Han, about to be discovered.


8 comments:

  1. I don't get excited over ROTJ figures too much because I was out of SW by then. It looks like a good little figure though.

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  2. This was one of my favorites back in the day too! I also loved Lando in his Skiff Guard outfit. I was (and still am) a fan of the helmeted figures.

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  3. It seems like Kenner made every version of Leia, Luke and Han Solo . I can't wait to see them together again in the new film!

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  4. I just picked up one of these and I am wondering if you could tell me if her helmet is a snug fit or does it seem too large for her head? Mine has a helmet which seems too large and fits loosely. I'm not sure that it is the correct helmet? Thanks - Simon.

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    1. Hey Simon, thanks for stopping by. I've had a couple of them over the years and the helmet was always tight enough that you could flip the figure upside down and the helmet would stay on. The original helmet is sculpted out a a rubbery yellow plastic. It's possible the helmet is stretched or that you have a helmet from a 90's figure perhaps.

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    2. Hi there Buzz! Thanks for that information, I think my helmet may be from a newer figure. I will check it out and let you know. Thanks for your help.

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