TOP 3 VINTAGE KENNER STAR WARS ACTION FIGURE FAILS

[@ChisolmThompson]

Bespin was my favorite figure as a kid. His head broke off and I tried and tried to glue it back on but my parents sneakily threw him away one day! Scarred for life! It was like losing a hand! A hand you can’t hold a saber with even if Vader doesn’t cut it off! I’ve missed him for decades! Punish me with reunion!

[@ChisolmThompson]

How do we know who ya picked?

[@ScottyDsPlaylist]

Have come across from watching a @toypolloi review. Very impressive. Love the humour and look forward to watching your other figure reviews.

[@TheNext17]

Yup @toypolloi is a champ! Thanks for making your way over.

[@robertblackmore703]

I’m a gen 1 Star Wars fan, born in 1975 and having seen every Star Wars release in the theatre. Star Wars shaped my life, and I can’t think of a better home for Luke. I’m going to say it’s likely you gave this away already, but if you didn’t, I’d be honored and very pleased to have this figure with its accessories again. Also, not the classiest fix, but I think a little sewing thread wrap with a bit of glue might fix that saber handle. For something less permanent a small piece of scotch tape wrapping the hilt might also get it done.

[@TheNext17]

Some very good ideas, thanks. Anyways love some non destructive non permanent solutions ;)

[@P3SS3SSOd]

Hahaha I feel your pain. Most Kenner figures should've shipped with some Blu-Tack in the bubble.

[@Steven-te1iv]

I really love to have the Luke figure in my collection as it was my favourite when I was a kid, I remember never having it new it was given to me by my grandfather, something he got from a ga5age Sale I used a plastic blue stick I made from a ear bud cleaner as his light saber 4:16

[@itpw]

Bespin Fatigues Luke was one of my Fav figures as a kid!! I don’t recall having a problem with the lightsaber, but maybe I just twisted it like you did.

[@TheNext17]

Could be...

[@GermanNightmare1976]

I truly appreciate the humor your videos convey on such a serious matter!

[@ebombaci77]

I feel your pain brother. Bespin Luke's lightsaber and and grips for ALL the Kenner SW toys was a half handed job, so to speak. Love the fact your customs have the square inside hand so they can hold the weapon in either hand. Well done. No need to include me in your give away as I already have this Bespin Luke. Keep up the great work.

[@TheNext17]

Thanks man!

[@adamgolaski166]

Hello! Very funny. I could watch R5-D4 zipping around in the sand for hours. You really have a good time with your figures--& that's what they're for! Keep it up! (& I'd love a complete Bespin Luke--complete with infuriating saber!) Cheers.

[@TheNext17]

Wow, thanks

[@StudioPirie1]

Great video again! Always informative and very entertaining. I think Boushh would be my #1 Kenner Fail, even with the cool helmet. Totally agree the the lack of a thermal detonator was a huge miss by Kenner. They could have also made some chains so you could bring in a captive wookie for bounty from Jabba. I do remember the lightsaber for the Bespin Luke figure, but I recall it working "OK". Maybe I rotated it as you suggested. That said, your level seems much higher than mine. ;) Looking forward to your next video. Cheers!

[@shelvedscenes]

Awesome video and very funny as always! Your accessories are great to fix a few of these Kenner mistakes. Very excited for your next wave(s).

[@TheNext17]

Thanks so much!

[@CorePhenomena]

Awesome video as always Graham! I agree with all the issues bring up, but the glaring one that irritated me as a kid was the Boushh thermal detonator. As I became an adult collector, I remember thinking to myself that they simply could have molded one INTO the left cupped hand. TOTAL missed opportunity. I'm glad you rectified this! Keep the videos coming, my friend! I don't think I should be "punished" with the acquisition of a Bespin Luke as I have already been "cursed" with the mint one already in my collection from years back. Make sure you punish someone so that this guy ends up in the hands of someone who, otherwise, wouldn't be able to acquire one. ;)

[@TheNext17]

Hmmm.. all good points, but I can't let go of the feeling that I'm being reverse phychology jedi-mind tricked here... ;)

[@robertlearned9251]

if you are really offering your spot up to some one and not reverse psychologying some one cheers to you!

[@CorePhenomena]

*Waves two fingers in a semi-circular motion* You WILL send me the free figure! LOL! ;) Nah, I'm serious. I already have a really good copy of this figure. Someone else deserves it, truly. Now... If it's another prototype or something like others I couldn't afford, I'll be ALL over that! :D

[@CorePhenomena]

@@robertlearned9251 Thank you for the cheers Robert! Yea, no reverse-psychology here, I promise you. I have a wonderful copy of this figure already from my younger years. (Actually, all I'm missing from the original series is Warok, loose and complete.) I really want someone who would never have another chance at obtaining this figure to get it. Not me. That's the spirit of collecting these fine figures! I will say, it's VERY kind of Graham to even offer it, so it should go where it will be most appreciated.

[@jayschmidt9977]

Great video. Really appreciate your Jabbas goon figures. Probably my favorite sequence in all the films. Thank you for helping fill out Jabbas palace.

[@TheNext17]

My pleasure!

[@Sparroh]

I have to keep most of their weapons in a box so I don’t lose them, but I found that to be true of several, they just don’t hold their cool weapons. I like the Luke figure in his fatigues. I use a piece of poster putty to help it stick.

[@TheNext17]

Good idea, but don't know what this will do to the plastic in the long run...

[@lardboy7431]

Great Video's, keep up the good work... also the fix i used for luke, was use a hairdryer to heat up his hand and close his fist a little

[@TheNext17]

Ah, nice!

[@jbullock5288]

Well Bespin Luke is my favorite figure of them all. I lost mine many moons ago and really have been looking for a good one with accessories I can afford lol. Still looking. Been punished for years!! If giving one awy is punishment, then punish me please!!! He definitely will be loved for sure!!!!! Rock on with your videos and custom work!!! Thanks for the content!!!

[@gavinhelgeson2880]

Pro tip… use a small ball of dental wax to adhere accessories

[@TheNext17]

Great idea. Not sure what that will do to the plastic after a couple of years

[@pappafett9826]

Great video just subscribed. Unfortunately, the one that is punished is my Bespin Luke. I used to play with him as a kid back in the 80s, but unfortunately, I made a parachute for him out of plastic bags. And he got stuck in a tree when we attempted to pull him out. His head came off and we never found it. to this day I still have the headless body of my Once loved Bespin Luke😢

[@TheNext17]

I'm clearing my schedule. You get some maps. We leave no Bespin Luke Head behind!

[@SkippyVinyls]

A major fail was giving the original farm boy Luke a yellow light saber then perpetuating this mistake for this ESB Luke figure. They called this figure Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues), where the word Fatigues isn't a noun but a verb, literally meaning to weaken or fail. If only someone could alleviate this situation by providing Bespin Luke with a blue light saber that he can actually grip properly.

[@TheNext17]

Yup!!

[@TheNext17]

Hey @SkippyVinyls, you won the figure. Pls PM me with the shipping address

[@SkippyVinyls]

@@TheNext17 amazing! I'll email you on Instagram. Same handle.

[@AcroRay]

Almost as bad as not being able to hold his Light Saber properly, was the fact that he had that accessory belt molded in, but no way to clip his weapons to it. The legs are all two-part molds. they could have created some small loop or something (like Hoth Han) without requiring an undercut and another tool separation. That goes double for the current Retro series!

[@TheNext17]

Good point!

[@MrPinball72]

Another great video Graham. I got so annoyed with an old Bespin Luke i had i did the boiling water trick on it and it seems to have worked for now ❤️👊

[@TheNext17]

Ah, nice!!

[@golemtelly]

Luke Bespin - my first Star Wars figure!

[@TheNext17]

Nice!

[@cudacade]

I use the clear sticky goo that they use to stick labels onto the lids of sliced meat packaging. Companies like Oscar Meyers. I keep the containers and use them like Tupperware. Anyway the goo sticks to things and it doesn't affect the paint. I think that sending anything in the mail these days for free is a cause for severe punishment, but the sacrifice is sufficient punishment by itself.I ship things for free sometimes. I'm bad like that. I got the Wolfman in on Saturday, and Slothman, Tuskface, Hem and Dr Evazan came Friday. Feltipern and Devil man should be on their way as well. By the way, are you going to make anymore Hermi Odles?

[@jibberjabberactionfigure]

Everyone of us original vintage Star Wars Kenner collectors loves Luke Bespin!!! To think, when the first wave of the Next 17 came out & was offered, I questioned its legitimacy. I reasoned, if the fans strike back could take peoples hard earned money & left them figureless, why would Graham’s company be any different? I was wrong & the Next 17 are an amazing & well trusted source for Kenner’s continuation of the toy line…

[@TheNext17]

Thanks so much. To reiterate, I do love my Bespin luke, even if he shares a head with the original 12 Luke (did you ever notice that? Maybe another video) but a fail's stil a fail ;)

[@jibberjabberactionfigure]

@@TheNext17 Awesome, that’s awfully cool to learn such random, rare facts that most wouldn’t have even considered.

[@youroldtoys1257]

This best bespin Luke figure is a great figure. I think it is worthy of a top 10 list. It is definitely one of the better Star Wars figures out there. I am not saying it is one of the most detailed but playtime. It would serve a great purpose anyways keep up the great work.

[@acanimations1223]

That’s my solution to him holding it too, but from memory it works really well twisting it on mine, but I haven’t had him hold it in a while so I can’t be sure.

[@TheNext17]

Great minds and all that ;)

[@mattcauley]

This was such an absolutely charming video. I love these!

[@TheNext17]

You're my new bestest friend 😄

[@mattcauley]

@@TheNext17 I think I may need to binge watch all the other videos now!

[@TheNext17]

@@mattcauley there's only a few so the resulting mental damage should be minimal

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

Bespin Luke & Yoda were two of my childhood figures that survived my childhood.

[@TheNext17]

Me too!! :)

[@obirobkenobi3599]

I think kenners mistakes were more putting the wrong accessories (gun, sabre col etc) with figures . Luke yellow sabre, Han bespin wrong blaster , Luke endor with palace blaster instead of sabre etc

[@TheNext17]

Those too, yes!

[@justthatstarwarsgirlelise]

I feel like as a young collector (19) of the Vintage Star Wars Kenner figures it would be interesting to see what the vintage collectors from back in their day thought were considered “fails”. I’d love any of them honestly just because they’re vintage and that’s super cool to me that before I was born they were made.

[@TheNext17]

It's great to see a new generation appreciate these. Remember, we weren't collecting or posing them at the time, we were playing with them ;)

[@justthatstarwarsgirlelise]

@@TheNext17 I just found four vintage figures (there was another but had pink nail polish all over the face so I won’t be considering him part of the collection) in a marketplace box my Mom picked up, in two ziploc baggies which held a bunch of 3.75 inch figures. No weapons but I was so excited for the Chewbacca. I thought I had his weapon but then upon looking at it it wasn’t it :/. Three other good ones too!! Big Head Han and two alien no-names really. Han’s hair is missing a lot of paint lol! And his legs are looser than the other 3. Definitely well played with! I’ll treasure them forever.

[@TheNext17]

@@justthatstarwarsgirlelise have to admit at being more than a little jealous ;) I haven't found any Kenner in the wild for more than a decade or so now. Here in the Netherlands that just doesn't happen anymore ;( There are some shops selling second hand but they are very very aware of prices ;) Is the nail polished figure perhaps willing to part with his/her questionable fashion choices if you apply some nail polish remover? As the figure is more or less lost anyway, I guess you have nothing to lose ;)

[@justthatstarwarsgirlelise]

@@TheNext17 you legitimately said the exact same thing as my parents which honestly is so smart and I was afraid to try to remove the nail polish but I bet that my Mom could have a go at it and you are correct there is absolutely nothing to lose cuz if it’s with the polish I wouldn’t keep it with my nice ones. My first few figures were long before I knew much of anything about them or collecting them from an antique shop, they were really fairly priced considering every one is in great condition but most of all they included their weapons!! All the figures I’ve ever found since have not included weapons. But the second lot of figures I found was a vintage Star Wars carrying case behind the “expensive” counter of my local thrift store that they taped shut and would not allow you to open. It was $24.99 and I decided for that much I’d just buy the case cuz it was cool and it was Kenner and I thought my Dad would like it. When I got home and carefully peeled the tape off (left some residue on the case sadly) inside were figures! I got a stormtrooper, Greedo, X Wing Pilot, 2 Boba’s, Bespin Guard, Snowtrooper, Death Star Droid, R2 (the regular one), Han (Hoth edition), TIE Pilot and Luke Farmboy (Blonde Hair). And an X Wing Canopy!! I posted them on a Facebook group and some guy said the canopy’s worth 50 at least and then some guy tried sliding in my DMs offering me 10 bucks for it 😂 cuz you know I’m an (18 at the time) year old girl so obviously I wouldn’t know that it’s worth more 🤦🏼‍♀️ no accessories in the box. But that was my big haul of figures. I’ve since purchased a Slave 1 and a 12 inch Kenner Darth Vader for my Dad’s birthday using my Patreon funds because those were some of what he had when he was younger (my Grandma threw away all his vintage Star Wars when he grew up). The slave 1 is complete with Han in Carbonite, ramp etc and I even had the extra Boba to add to it to make it better, that was the 1 thing it was missing. Decals are all original, and my Dad says they’re better than his would’ve been cuz he played with his Slave 1 in the bathtub lol. The Vader equaled out the price in the fact that I got it cheaper than they normally go for, he’s complete as well no repro except the cape has two tiny holes where a mouse prolly got to it. Listing said it was stored in a bin for the past few years. Im definitely gonna have my Mom try to save our pilot friend with some nail polish remover for sure now that that’s the consensus. As an update I’m not sure if I mentioned before but the Han Solo figure is the big head version. I’m trying to do some more research on them all (I was so excited to show my Dad when he got home from work. These came in a box my Mom got from her friend she knew from high school from Marketplace, they were her son’s I believe). I use the Star Wars Tracker app (I’d have started to) to try to see the value and keep them cataloged. So far I’ve only cataloged Luke Farmboy, but I really need to catalog more, especially these, cuz it’s interesting to know their value even if I’m not selling them ever.

[@TheNext17]

@@justthatstarwarsgirlelise see if you can send me a pic of the revived figure when done. Interested to see how that turns out ;)

[@zarnistastudios]

So true!!! Excellent video!

[@justinjensick8515]

You should be punished for hating on Stormy Luke! He’s clearly a perfect figure. Great video!

[@TheNext17]

Yup, somehow i managed to miss that completely;)

[@robturner3117]

As i have got older my hands suffer with arthritis so like Luke the gripping of things is not so good as a jedi i would be a fail but i could always throw rocks at the sith😊

[@TheNext17]

Yup that's a plan. Let's do that. I mean, how many rocks can they dodge?

[@stephentaylor7555]

I forgot to pander for the Luke figure, I believe a small beer or light saber koozie needs to be produced to fill the void in his hand so he doesn’t drop the damned thing 😎👍

[@TheNext17]

Good point!

[@stephentaylor7555]

I can’t wait to see your next figure release- Dig the figs! 🤙

[@TheNext17]

Watch this space, as they used to say

[@armlesswalrus]

I clicked like, and damn it I really meant it. I'm sure you could feel my like through the Force. Keep up the fun videos. 👍

[@TheNext17]

Yup, i was wondering what that was!! 😅

[@thelair9392]

I think the colour of the sabre is the bigger fail, but what do I know. I sit alone in a room with my figure. In my pants

[@TheNext17]

It's good to wear pants, tho. Great step fwd!

[@steedback1]

I’ve been with you from the beginning bro. Love your figs. Keep them coming. You the man Graham

[@TheNext17]

I'm definitely one of em. You're another. But we seem to be outnumbered. For the moment.

[@mattjenner6225]

Luke Bespin always confused me as a kid as his lightsaber is sculpted there on his belt. So is it a spare? I'm surprised Hoth Luke missing his lightsaber didn't make the list.

[@TheNext17]

Next list 😎

[@StarWarsObsessed]

Fun video! Your list is hilarious. R4😂 Cheers!

[@TheNext17]

Thanks!!

[@jackbocchino3988]

Properly holding their accessories did not seem to be a concern for Kenner designers. Guns pointing every which way but at their targets. No wonder the Stormtroopers can't hit $#!t.

[@TheNext17]

Ah yes, I remember putting my figures at crazy angles to get them to shoot at each other. I think there's only one figure that actually holds his gone straight.

[@nomaddamon5402]

Just wanted to say thanks for keeping my childhood dreams alive, and I can’t wait for Owen to land here in Canada.Keep up great work and videos.

[@TheNext17]

You're very welcome!

[@robertlearned9251]

I can completely agree with you, granted he doesnt suffer from the left handed syndrome that earlier mentioned figures do, but yet he still drops his WRONG colored lightsaber unless you jury rig it. A good figure should have both hands be able to weild werapons like your quality figures do, less saluting. (you do the reasearch and get all the details correct with lots of communication with the factory. to get an amazing finished product. long live the next 17!

[@TheNext17]

Here hear here

[@cbabbage]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

[@TheNext17]

Noooooo!!!! ;) ;)

[@tnertsuntan8944]

All these years I've never though about the whole "left hand" issue. That really was a dumb decision. Probably another reason why I loved G.I. Joe's playability.

[@TheNext17]

To compensate, I've thought about it daily for the last 40 yrs. Together we make a good average.

[@svgn1]

Because I don't like bananas but I do like yellow lightsabers.

[@TheNext17]

You make a good point, sir!

[@Karamojo7mm]

Question: Does the Repro figure of Bespin Luke from Hasbo display the same problems. I do own them, but did not break them out of the bubble yet. When it comes to The Next 17 figures, I consider myself really lucky that I got my hands on all your great figures and probably 90 %-plus of your accessories. The only exception is bulky Hermi, which I missed when it was for sale for a brief period of time. Hopefully, there will be another round. I am also hoping that still non-Patreon members like me are able to place an order for wave 5. Actually, I think that you and other custom toy makers are improving on the classic vintage Kenner Star Wars figures. You gents are keeping me busy, as I do not even have original Kenner run completed yet. I always try to proceed, but then another or multiple new custom figures are getting introduced. At this time, I'd rather buy something new in the classic Kenner style while it is still available and relatively affordable. I am always excited to see what you come out with next. Currently, my most favorite The Next 17 figure is Farmboy Luke with his Boonie hat and binoculars. Love that!

[@TheNext17]

Thanks! I wouldn't know about the new repro Luke. On the whole the 'new' sculpts are a little less detailed, as if made from scans, so would probably be a little looser all over.

[@The1queencollector]

Did you do a video on the last giveaway? 😊 Luke I am not your father

[@alexnejako777]

Hoth Luke was a great sculpt but could not hold his weapon. that rifle design couldn't stay in anyone's hand

[@TheNext17]

Weird right?

[@BixRibene]

Sorry but #1 should be Christmas 1977!

[@TheNext17]

Ah slightly too young to remember

[@DaveMcConn1]

I’d love to be punished by winning a Bespin Luke so I can give him one of Next 17’s lightsabers so he won’t keep dropping his lightsaber into the toilet. Maybe then he will be more Tydirium.

[@TheNext17]

He could definitely stand to be more Tyderium! Butt why is your Luke so close to the toilet?

[@DaveMcConn1]

@@TheNext17 when he has to go,he has to go.

[@ericfleck1261]

In matters of light saber size, it's clear that a thicker handle would have been preferable, performance-wise. Blade length, less so.

[@hunterdeardurff4386]

You are bananas.

[@TheNext17]

Some of them, not all the bananas

[@LeftCoastGraphics]

Ski Pad ;)

[@TheNext17]

Now you realize how much you need one...

[@jeffmcpeek2526]

😂