Ranking Vintage Star Wars Playsets! Part 1

This is going to be tough, but I am ranking ALL of the vintage Star Wars Playsets made by Kenner from 1978 to 1985. It’s a good way to learn about these and see what makes a complete essential collection. This is part 1 of a 2 video series. Let’s Go!
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[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

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[@jeditempletoys6073]

I always enjoy your videos buddy. Glad to hear you’re feeling feeling better, man! Jedi Temple Toys- May the toys be with you!

[@andyrozycki2584]

Great video joe! Looking forward to part 2

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Andy!

[@scotthildebrand3148]

I was always a lot more interested in the Mico Collection Bespin City set over the Cloud City playset for the regular size figures, so I collected that one. But, everything on your list is an awesome playset 👌 happy collecting bro 😎🤙

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Those micros are awesome. I only had one when I was a kid but I played with that more than my other playsets :)

[@MoparMcNeer]

Love the grading system you created for this series. A great recap of the playset run while giving these all a bit of added flare (with your comparisons). Your #10 - the Cardboard Cantina, was a solid finish to part 1. It's truly a gem in my collection too. This series so far....5/5 POPs in my book Joey. Looking forward to part 2 and the top 10. 🔥

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Josh! I had a lot of fun getting to recap my sets and it was a challenge to rank them all but I actually learned a lot doing this

[@AnakinStarkiller1974]

Great vid a lot of detail!💪💪💪

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Anakin!

[@richardlee2120]

Even though I have these playsets myself, I enjoy your journey in acquiring them for your collection. I still have my Cloud City playset from 1980 in mint condition on display.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Richard! I appreciate you watching :). The Cloud City playset is one that I enjoyed collecting

[@jarrodoldridge7686]

This is a cool video Thank you for sharing

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thank you for watching I’m glad you enjoyed it Jarrod 😂

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Great video on these wonderful playsets!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Mike! I have been tuning into your channel every time you release a video and always look forward to them

[@DanMiller1168]

The suspense is killing me! Can't wait to see #1! I know my favorite so I'm curious if it's yours as well.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

You can watch that second part since you are a member!

[@TheOldDragoon]

The Turret & Probot Playset plus the Imperial Attack Base were my jam as a kid. I no longer have the T&P set for some reason, but I do still have my Imperial Attack Base. I played with it with my kids when they were little.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Dragoon! That’s pretty rad that you used to set up the playset and have memories with you and your kids with it. That’s pretty cool 🙌🏼

[@TheOldDragoon]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Thanks! Some great memories. Sadly, they're both teenagers now and not interested in hanging with the parents. That's OK, though, we oldsters will spend time playing the Star Wars RPG.

[@GeneralMadinesBarber]

I love the “PoP” scale 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Haha thanks General! And thank for checking the video out!

[@ChasingDaylightStudio]

Really nice job on this video! The content is so great! And I appreciate all the animations/graphics. - Ron

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Ron! I had a lot of fun doing this video :)

[@jartladder15]

Great criteria you've thought up for this!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Jart! It was fun to use this criterion to help me narrow this down :)

[@scootsmutny2681]

I been getting all the tie fighters new and old❤

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

I LOVE those!

[@pascalh4737]

😊 Very cool Episode as usual Joey 😊

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thank you so much Pascal!

[@RansomeStoddard]

Great list.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching it man!

[@RansomeStoddard]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial My wife and I have a bet going in the number 1 spot. Death Star or Ewok Village? Can’t wait to find out.

[@hrothgarb9104]

Joey - the Jabba the Hutt Dungeon wasn't a Sears exclusive. I got mine as a kid at Toys R Us, and I remember they continued to have the rarer 1984 version as well with PotF figures...

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thats correct, as Sears started to sell off their stock to other toy outlets once the popularity wore off, but they are still listed as Sears Exclusives on the primary market. But that is a good point since today we even see them with KayBee stickers on them.

[@christiannolting5279]

Nice Video Mr Padawan

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thank you sir! I appreciate you watching 🙏

[@bountyhunter779]

For me, the Best Star Wars Play Set of all time is the Millennium Falcon! Second on my list is the Hoth Ice Planet set because it can be used as a rebel or empire base. (2 years.. we have been following you around for so long??? haha)

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

The falcon is a great one! Can’t wait to do another video about that one :)

[@bountyhunter779]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Let's go! The journey to knowledge never stops!

[@taldozer]

Mine was the Death Stare (#1) followed by Falcon although some say it is a ship, not a playset or is it?

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

I think the falcon can easily be considered a Playset, just like Darth vaders star destroyer! 🙌🏼

[@garwingcheung9617]

Great episode thanks byebye 😁

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thank you bro!

[@garwingcheung9617]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial ok

[@garwingcheung9617]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial yeah✅

[@wavyg_1]

Question: Which is more sought after, to either you personally, or the vintage collector community as a whole: to get a playset with the stickers still intact on the original card, as it came in the box? Or to get a playset where the stickers are already applied to the playset in their correct, respective places, for better display ability?

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Personally I prefer to get the stickers unused on the original sticker sheet.

[@wavyg_1]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial THANKS!

[@jedijeffedm]

I don't have all the playsets, but a few I have fell on the bottom of your list. I do have the Rebel Command Center, which I like a lot, as I think it is great for display, but you are right, it lacks features. I have a bunch of snowtroopers attacking the base and Luke and Han and other Rebels defending with some mini rigs on both sides. Gotta get some Wampas as well to join the attack. I also have the tan Jabbas Dungeon playset as well, but really not sure how I am going to approach that. When I got it, it was really cheap as it is really boring. Will have to see where the other playsets I have fall on your list.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Yea this was hard because I like them all, but hey when you do a ranking video, there has to be one that falls last

[@CC-dw9ch]

My guess is that #1 and #2 will be the Death Stars...Palitoy #2 and Kenner # 1.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Love both of those! 🙌🏼

[@CC-dw9ch]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial The greatest Star Wars toys are simple. Death Star, At-At, ewok village. Hours and hours of play. Simple.

[@NERDYGAMETURDY]

Hey Bro Bro i bought your 1.99 collecting star wars kenner PDF it's kinda sketchy but what do I get for 2 bux...lol Like your content and dedication!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

It’s better if you use the PDF with a PDaf editor like Adobe acrobat. But you should get the Apple keynote version of you have a Mac or the PowerPoint version if you have the Microsoft office apps. It’s a better experience

[@geekstrong1]

💪🤓

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

💪🏽😎🙌🏼

[@acrodave9287]

Sorry Joey, I still can't bring myself to like the recycled base/cardboard backdrop playsets. It's just a personal opinion, but to me they reeked of exploitation; getting kids (or their parents!) to buy something that's merely a version of something they may already have. The Land of the Jawas gets a pass for being the first of its kind, the original Cantina also gets a pass for never having been recycled (it WAS repurposed for the Butch and Sundance line, but wasn't reused in the SW line itself). I understand that repurposing is bound to happen in order to cut costs, but I don't think it should've been done to the excess that the SW line ended up doing it. I suppose I'm glad I'm not a fundamentalist completist! 😂

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Great comment! Yes thats why it was hard to rank them! Even though they are all a part of the line, yes some of them arent made with the same attention to design and innovation.

[@mghc7]

Withought watching the video…DEATH STAR all the way

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

🙌🏼😂. I hope you watch :).