Stan Solo DROIDS Figures from Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back

[@BenRai2k]

As a kid in the early 90s, I was obsessed with pausing my VHS of the original trilogy. Looking for the aliens and droids in the background of scenes and I wanted figures of them - no matter how short of a screen time.

[@dutybod1]

It says it all when fans are more excited about a damaged back of scene droid, from a forty year old film, than the main characters of Disney`s current offering.

[@Chris365Smith]

Thank you very much Michael for your great video and honest opinion, so glad you added them to your collection, keep up the great work. Chris Smith (Stan Solo) 👊🏽💥

[@retroblasting]

Amazing work, Chris!!! Thank you for the efforts you've gone to!

[@bluehero-96]

*Laughs in Grievous*

[@AnalogToys]

I love your take on this and thanks for the shout out!!!

[@richardgerischer7353]

Fans are doing the best work on action figures. You and your wife are doing the best work exposing them to us. Thank you for everything you do retro blasting

[@sanderswes]

The sad thing is Hasbro could produce these and sell them for $10 a piece and make a boatload of money and they are too stupid to do it.

[@grahamclews1571]

Very true

[@FreedomCompatriots]

Hasblo is stupid with the Force!

[@darryllharden9141]

The Force is not strong with Hasbro.

[@dala7069]

In my opinion, both hasbro and LEGO should exclusively produce C3PO figures with the electroplated metal paint job. It’s just so damn beautiful

[@Mrenderboyo2]

Da La they did a few years ago and he came with that ewok chair, i got him for christmas when i was little and its still an amazing figure

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

When I was a kid, I had to buy extra Deathstar droids and R5-D4s to get more droid variety. The Droid Factory playset helped too! Very neat figures!

[@Mrenderboyo2]

Were you excited when you first saw the battle droids? I always thought they were cool along with the other prequel/clone wars droids

[@JinzoCrash]

The orange droid next to the X-Wing looks PHENOMENAL.

[@metalmadsen]

Omg if I could have had both a silver and a gold C3PO as a kid 🤩

[@cerethpainting6606]

Wish I loved vintage style figures! Still, I get a great deal of enjoyment from seeing your excitement. Another great video!

[@Vincent-396]

These figures are fantastic! I salute Stan Solo for their efforts. I do not collect Star Wars, but I am considering it, after seeing these figures. They would look amazing with all my childhood Star Wars figures, ships, and play sets!

[@Batdude39]

Oh man. Growing up in Miami, Zayre's was a toy hot spot for me and my brother. That's what I love about these retro lines and customs..the fun, total recall moments and excitement they bring!

[@bb5242]

We had a string of crappy discount stores--Barker's, then it was King's, then it was a K-Mart. Finally, the whole strip mall faded and went under, and then I had to go to Caldor and Bradlees, but those were at different locations.

[@tonywilliams6428]

These look brilliant. If Hasbro were doing something like this, filling in gaps in the vintage Kenner line (and subsequently at a lower price point than Stan Solo and Co. can understandably offer them at), I'd be all over it. Instead they're doing re-releases of figures that already exist. Great business model there, Hasbro. As you say, the fans are doing the best work. By light years.

[@Jimmy-hf6ny]

Really well said, thank you for that video! Expanding on what Kenner started only makes sense and allows to re-engage and interact with that original line which only makes it more special. Deepening the variety of characters we get also keeps me interested as a fan for the long term. There are a lot of great custom dioramas out there as well that were built by fans

[@krizzys]

I've always loved all the droid variants in the films, so these new/vintage figures are a dream come true.

[@ivane5110]

Awesome. I'm actually jazzed to watch Empire again with fresh eyes looking for these. Thank you and Stan Solo.

[@yvonnerogers6429]

😎💯👍🏻❤️🙏🧼 Cool! Glad to see you happy!

[@invictus84]

I really like your videos. Authenticity is largely absent from many channels. While your tone is inclusive of both positive and negative reaction, it’s nice to have one objective, pragmatic voice for collectors on KZbin. Thank you.

[@fretboardmaster70]

As a Kid, I painted one of my C-3POs with silver paint so I could recreate the opening scene where you seen U-3PO briefly. Using Death Star Droid didn’t cut it for me so I used my pocket to buy a second 3PO and painted him. Good on Stan Solo.

[@TheShadowKarl]

I would have been so happy to buy these when I was a kid especially the Astromech droids!

[@bluehero-96]

I sometimes go out of my way to get Lego astromechs if I don't already have one.

[@bluehero-96]

We're still missing R3-M3, the blue astromech on the first Death Star, and several astromech droids from Mos Eisley. More possibilities.

[@art-n-filmsam3844]

So many more options for the Y-Wing!

[@drawingbyhand]

wow these are amazing stan solo figures. I saw tonys video on these. the level of detail and care is great. ive just received a figure from pro custums and its awesome. I shall be buying more from them. the fans are doing the best work great review Michael.

[@themaypole]

I always loved the astromech figs that came out when I was a kid in the 00s. Droids were the closet thing to a collection I've ever had in SW, until black series Reys.

[@WildernessRocks]

R2 did hold Sabers for Anakin. Well in the clone wars show at least.

[@tgraz559]

I always enjoy your videos. Old or new they are clear, concice and very entertaining. If its you reacting negatively to a subject or you liking a product its always a well articulated review! Thank you Sir!

[@MichaelJShaffer]

Very cool to see how much you enjoy these. I have to completely agree. I felt as close to experiencing that same excitement as a kid getting a new Kenner Star Wars figure when I got mine. I'm a loose collector as well but I also had to order one on a Star Wars card back 1 on an Empire, and 1 on a Jedi because they're just so beautifully done. Fungo father and son was hilarious!!! I was roaring.🤣 Chris is a great guy and a pleasure to deal with. I hope he keeps creating more amazing figures for us.

[@AppleEnglishNetwork]

These looks awesome. Even to this day however, I still see vintage R2’s face like he has a giant monocle 🧐 with a red nose and blue eye.

[@rudyprimero7229]

Just purchased two droids based off this video. Thank you for reviewing!! Your channel is AWESOME!!

[@danielnewton5867]

I can still remember the first star wars figure I ever got. It was the Hoth Rebel Commander. I got in in 1980 when I was 4 years old.

[@sharkMac]

Some of these figures I wanted as a kid! Great review! Keep up the great work!

[@RMAILLER]

I have a couple of retro figures and I don't have any issues of the card box or the weathered detail on it... I like the retro line as well as this Stan Solo figures.

[@trooper326]

You have the sickest vintage style collection ever. Museum like display and quality. Also that death star astromech with the red lightsaber seems like something kenner would do back in the day.

[@shoestringscifi]

The silver-legged C-3PO and the white C-3PO are beautiful. The other figures also look great!

[@paulcarden8119]

Great video my Friend . They are truly fantastic figures . Stan Solo is a brilliant manufacturer and a true Gent to deal with

[@felixbenvenutty1969]

I'm feeling the "Kid Thrills" again!!!! 51 and collecting star wars vintage from fellow fans that created all the missing characters! thanks Mike for the review.

[@kieronball8962]

Once again, Michael provides us with a professional and heartfelt action figure review, this time featuring the latest Droid creations by Stan Solo, with a cameo by Jedi Kylie and a " blink and you'll miss it " subliminal appearance of the HamboneMacGillicuddy figure! I just wish Hasbro would see sense and hire Stan Solo to make their Star Wars figures for them! And I also wish Stan Solo would branch out and make new versions of Big Jim and Super Joe!

[@collegerebel]

I'd like to see a video about Kylie Minogue as a Jedi.

[@nunopumpkin]

make it a canon full length movie

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

The RISE of ME

[@originaluddite]

Was that product made just for Michael or is this a whole movement I never new existed?

[@bobcrutch8905]

I remember many years ago when ROTJ came out the local toy shop had tons and tons of wicket and chief chirpa ewoks so I painted them different colours like in the film

[@jerseyhurricane9085]

Great Video Michael ! Thanks !

[@judefaber]

Great video! I need to get these there so cool

[@yodaskywalker2331]

I ordered the c 3 po and R2 q5

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

These figures are stunning and I'm glad they are available for collectors. Great Review

[@rockcatinc.4814]

Hey usual mike- love your channel too! Retro, thanks for another great review as always.

[@dacca6836]

Excellent feature, thanks for all the figures on display scenes too :)

[@ronsmodreviews5274]

I believe Anthony Daniels said in an interview in the movies his lower right leg was always silver but it reflected the gold/ sand/lights and always appeared to be gold but was in actuality silver

[@lawrencejelsma8118]

They did do K-3PO (unarticulated I didn't buy back in 2001) but they did do a Legacy Hoth playset battlepack in 2007 with the white Hoth droid. Not carded I think you mean!

[@pauldickred]

Love that t-shirt!

[@valettashepard909]

I kinda like that pop-up saber droid. Not because It makes sense or what have you, but rather because it feels like something a kenner designer would’ve done.

[@toecutter8002]

Thank you so much for giving me the Stan solo site. It would be nice if they would make vintage style figures from the new of figures today. I would buy EVERYTHING lol

[@MasterJediDude]

Great video! I really dig this figures and would love to get some -- if only I collected vintage. And I'm a Kylie Minogue fan as well.

[@zamoragera13]

Those are so cool. I like the astromech droids

[@jrex9199]

Man, your displays w/ the Stan Solo stuff are fantastic! I want all of these, can't have all of em, but want for sure. Got Yavin C-3PO comming in the mail thanks to my wife, can't wait!!

[@retroblasting]

Awesome thank you!

[@salud7432]

Those Droids are the Bomb. Best Figures 2020 so far.

[@ryanbwags]

The Silver 3P0 is somewhat interesting for me because I was convinced for years that there was a vintage silver 3P0. I thought I had one as a kid. Found out years ago that they never made one. Now they do!

[@VorpalDerringer]

2:45 A lot of that stuff was covered in the lore sections of the Decipher CCG cards for the Decipher Star Wars CCG back in the 1990's. I'm sure some of it may have been explained somewhere in the WEG Star Wars RPG, but like U-3P0 was a card, both of the Tantive IV astromechs were cards and had designations, etc.

[@bones4918]

As a Doctor Who figure collector i too understand the feeling of losing touch witb your collection, i also know what it's like to fall back in love with your collection, as recently sets have been coming out that reinvigorate my love for Who figures, i know the feeling and i know it's a damn good feeling

[@pertuk]

How I wish there had been a Dr Who action figure line in the late 70s/early 80s!

[@generalobiwankenobi9327]

Hello there! Michael you have a phenomenal channel keep it up my Star Wars friend! 👍🏻

[@MrUncledarth]

My god these look AMAZING!!! I so would have bought these when i was a kid. Hasbro has certainly missed an opportunity here. Another great video RB

[@gwotaz]

Truly stunning figures and card-backs very cool.

[@kaioken654]

Nostalgia's a hell of a drug

[@robotsretrosspaces]

I think when people are extreme "no repro" or extreme "pro repro" they don't understand customs vs copies. Especially customs like this. There is no way that these figures cold be confused for vintage, so they pose no threat to vintage collectors. On the flip side, if someone was trying to copy vintage figures, that is a threat to vintage collectors. What is needed from people is an appreciation of the nuances of collecting, and understanding which camp you are in...are you in it for love of awesome figures (like these customs), if not, just put a makers mark on your copied product. The more people that are involved in collecting and enjoy it, the better it is for all of us.

[@mattdawg83686]

Once again, fans have figured it out and have given us what toy companies won’t.

[@maxrico6660]

Really like those! Especially that C 3PO

[@edfivedownunderplasticplanet]

They work & look amazing because they were created from love & passion on plastic we all know & have. Awesome retroflect. Cheers🍻👍

[@Michael_Johnson_5446]

You're right, they look so great integrated with the original figures.

[@johnryder1713]

8:37, I see a white Droid and I want it painted black, no colors anymore I want them painted black, I see the guys walk past in their Jedi robes, I turn my face anyway until my dark side goes!

[@inthetoyroom4life]

The figures look great And I really miss the shiny silver/gold chrome on toys I remember when Lego had that for their Lightsaber hilts and then went over to boring gray

[@TheSonOfRyan]

also the reason for the tone difference on the golds is because on an industrial scale, you don't have gold metallic, you candy coat chrome with yellows and oranges.

[@The1queencollector]

Hopefully a Mynok could be developed as well as these

[@pmrode]

I see the droids but what about the rebel soldiers @10:30. Where are they from?

[@bluehero-96]

If I was interested in collecting action figures again I'd pick these up as soon as possible. As it is though, Lego has already called dibs on my wallet. Edit/Fun fact: the black R2 is Palpatine's personal astromech and spy.

[@J-T-A]

#HamboneMacGillicuddy Lives

[@georgelea4297]

Another excellent video Michael as always

[@JohnnyStarWars]

Love these new custom figures too. Shame Hasbro don't have the foresight to go this route and give fans exciting new product to complement our existing collections.

[@eliasripley2357]

"Your wiffle has made you powerful" GENUINELY laughed out loud at that 😂😂😂

[@Miakel]

I want the atsromech from the blockade runner 2:58 the one with the completely different head from the R2 units. That would be so awesome. One of my favorite figures as a child was R5D4 because I loved the atsromech droids

[@k.ottophillips4303]

These are fantastic looking figures. I would definitely be purchasing some if I collected the Vintage Kenner Star Wars figures. I'm just curious as to how they get away with using the designs as well as the logos.

[@Teletran35]

I coolecter the astromecjs the clear domes are on the R3 units and the grey R2 unit I have a modern version from Disney

[@jasonotoole1822]

Stan Solo figures are fantastic! "The fans do the best work"...no truer words spoken. I have bought two R2-D2 figures from him and they are superb. These are the figures that I have missed in perfect condition for my collection now I have a perfect R2-D2 on card and on one the shelf....I don't care that they are repro...that isn't the point to me.

[@primusvsunicron1]

You could give the red lightsaber to The Emperor

[@Veritech2011]

They should make a figure of 3-CPO the Protocol Droid Billy Dee Williams described in his interview. Comes with a can of Colt 45.

[@skabcat242]

I was never a fan of droids but these look amazing.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Just imagine Kylie Minogue wearing and posing that custom Star Wars shirt

[@seatspud]

And just the shirt! ;)

[@moze-x]

Wow. You said Zales and Hills and I could smell the stores

[@vintagetoykid9682]

Does Stan Solo still have the Episode IV rebel troopers and any other human characters still available or am I thinking about a different custom house?

[@retroblasting]

That was Vader Trader, who doesn't seem to be operating right now.

[@vintagetoykid9682]

RetroBlasting thank you for clarifying this. Keep up the great work! Your KZbin channel is the best.

[@haste91]

Amazing! I need to order these when I have some extra cash!

[@davemchugh3428]

As a long time fan I’d love to see the rest of your Kylie stuff!

[@Halbi1987]

These are the droids I am looking for :-)

[@Apollo4]

Visited the site. Love the figures, love the card and the front art. However, my only complaint is the back. If your going this far, as with the Empire back that says: “collect all 48!” Get a photographer, throw down a yellow cloth, set up the original 48 figures same angle as the original and add these others to the line up. Say: collect all 54 or whatever.

[@VernRants]

Those do look fantastic

[@_The_Worst_]

Yeah, that's true, they are really exciting...👌🏼💯✔

[@originaluddite]

My old C3PO is so faded I should call it U3PO now. :)

[@neilfairbrother2087]

Great video, couldn’t agree with you more, the figures are simply great.

[@jameswarrick778]

Those one single thing that facinates me about Star wars is the Droids.

[@AL-ws5yi]

Not a toy collector but these look great!

[@idunno...someguy3252]

I know you have the Bea Arthur figure for the Cantina, but I wonder if you would ever collect Chewbacca's family from the Holiday Special

[@grahamclews1571]

I'm with you 100% Michael... Stan Solo droids are amazing

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

These figures are incredible!

[@JONNYSORENSEN_AU]

Very nice toys. How does the maker not get in trouble for using the various logos trademarks etc on the packaging. Just curious as many third party unlicensed products avoid the official fonts, trademarks etc.

[@Astro-cz2qm]

have you seen 4K83 and the still being worked on 4K80 talking about your video going home to stay thanks !

[@malaciczahkhav2480]

just curious, but since you've ordered from the UK frequently and possibly used royal mail to deliver your packages. i've ordered my own action force palitoy headquarters, but when tracking their packages do they use the term "delivered" when explaining a package is transferred to another post? it's not saying it's delivered yet on Ebay's tracking system and because i've never ordered out of country before. i'm just hoping i'm being overly cautious and shouldn't be concerned over terminology on the tracking system for the mail.

[@standepain]

lol Wait!! When did you add Broken Vader to the intro art??

[@retroblasting]

Over a year ago.