Princess Leia Kenner Review
Princess Leia Organa was part of Kenner's Early Bird package that came out in the spring of 1978. Included was her blaster, and a vinyl "robe" which was in white. Ben Kenobi, Darth Vader and the Tusken Raider came with a similar "robe".
For the entire production run of the Kenner Star Wars toyline, this Leia figure managed to appear on cards from all 3 movies as unsold figures would get repacked into figures for the next film. For the Return of the Jedi card, the image was changed in order to "freshen up" the line.
Leia remained largely unchanged through the lines run, however, some figures have a lighter shade of hair color, but unlike Luke really can't be considered a variant. Her blaster fits well into her right hand, but keep an eye out because it will fall out and can easily be lost. Her "robe" sadly easily tears up. It's a common problem with all vinyl materials used by Kenner back then. She has a simple 5 POA and can fit into any vehicle from the time. Her face sculpt and paint were good for 1978, but don't hold up well today. Over time the paint fades, and touch ups are necessary. If doing so, use acrylic paint.
https://www.jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1942
For the entire production run of the Kenner Star Wars toyline, this Leia figure managed to appear on cards from all 3 movies as unsold figures would get repacked into figures for the next film. For the Return of the Jedi card, the image was changed in order to "freshen up" the line.
Leia remained largely unchanged through the lines run, however, some figures have a lighter shade of hair color, but unlike Luke really can't be considered a variant. Her blaster fits well into her right hand, but keep an eye out because it will fall out and can easily be lost. Her "robe" sadly easily tears up. It's a common problem with all vinyl materials used by Kenner back then. She has a simple 5 POA and can fit into any vehicle from the time. Her face sculpt and paint were good for 1978, but don't hold up well today. Over time the paint fades, and touch ups are necessary. If doing so, use acrylic paint.
https://www.jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1942
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