POTF2 European Photo Archive: Empire Large Photo Cards
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POTF2 European Photo Archive: THX Cards
POTF2 European Photo Archive: THX Cards
04/09/2004 04:02 PMAfter having presented the two first European waves, our POTF2
European Photo Archive spotlight falls onto the cards that came with
THX leaflet. These were promotional flyers sealed inside the bubble
for the re-release of the THX re-mastered videos in the UK.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Bossk
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Bossk
04/23/2004 02:54 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with
Bossk. He must have
eliminated a couple of his bounty hunters colleagues before arriving
in Europe because Zuckuss and Dengar never reached the old continent.
Only IG-88 from the
Shadows Of The Empire 2-pack and later
4-Lom followed him.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Yoda
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Yoda
04/14/2004 01:07 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update closes the third European wave with one of
the oldest characters of the
Star Wars Universe:
Yoda.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: TIE
Fighter Pilot
POTF2 European Photo Archive: TIE
Fighter Pilot
04/13/2004 12:44 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update presents the
TIE Fighter
Pilot. He was a nice addition to the TIE Fighter released one year
ago but unfortunatly both toys disappeared at the beginning of 1997.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Han Solo
(Hoth)
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Han Solo
(Hoth)
04/09/2004 04:02 PMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update opens the third European wave with
Han Solo
(Hoth). In Europe every POTF2 assortment from Kenner received 2
revisions per year. Then new figures came on January and July. But
they were really found in abundance from November when stores were
putting on shelves the toys ordered for Christmas.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Leia
(Boushh)
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Leia
(Boushh)
04/16/2004 12:54 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update begins the first European wave of
green cards with
Princess Leia in
Boushh Disguise. This new type of European card has the same
characteristics (tri-logo, bios in 5 languages, ...) than the European
red card. Only the colour moves from red to green.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke Jedi
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke Jedi
04/20/2004 12:30 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today
Luke Jedi. 1997
is also the year of the first pruning in the POTF2 line: R5-D4 has
never been European carded.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Bib
Fortuna, Hammerhead And 4-Lom
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Bib
Fortuna, Hammerhead And 4-Lom
05/04/2004 12:56 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with the last new aliens of
the first half of 1998:
Bib Fortuna,
Hammerhead and
4-LOM. The list of
the other aliens or droids who have never had the chance to appear on
European card is long: Nien Nunb, Yak Face, EV-9D9, Ugnaughts, Lak
Sivrak, 8D8 Droid, Ree-Yees, Prune Face and Pote Snitkin.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: SOTE
Figures
POTF2 European Photo Archive: SOTE
Figures
04/15/2004 02:31 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update presents today the
Shadows Of The
Empire European cards. When American cards were purple, European
ones kept the red color and added a hologram sticker. Princess Leia
Organa in Boushh Disguise did not belong to this wave but was produced
the following year on a green card. So
Prince Xizor,
Luke Skywalker (in
Imperial Guard Disguise),
Chewbacca (in
Bounty Hunter Disguise) and
Dash Rendar
arrived for a short time in a few countries (the UK, Germany but not
France) which make them relatively difficult to find today.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Han Solo
(Carbonite)
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Han Solo
(Carbonite)
04/21/2004 12:55 AMPOTF2 European Photo
Archive today's update closes the first green European cards wave
with
Han Solo
(Carbonite). This version of Han did not sell well and all
European collectors were wondering why Hasbro did not replace him
later by other characters like Mon Mothma, Luke Ceremonial or
Oorimarko (Prune Face) who have never been released in Europe.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Tusken
Raider
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Tusken
Raider
04/19/2004 12:05 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with the
Tusken
Raider. In 1997 the discontinuity of the POTF2 line was starting
in Europe. Indeed Greedo, Death Star Gunner, Jawas and Hammerhead,
already released in the USA in 1996, did not come this year but much
later in 1998.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Emperor
And R2-D2 Flashback
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Emperor
And R2-D2 Flashback
05/12/2004 10:05 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update continues with 2 new figures of the
Flashback line:
Emperor
Palpatine and
R2-D2. Both
figures got new accessories that increased their playability:
lightbolts from the hands of the Emperor and the green lightsaber of
Luke from R2-D2's dome.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Yoda And
Chewbacca Flashback
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Yoda And
Chewbacca Flashback
05/13/2004 06:37 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update closes the Flashback line with
Yoda and
Chewbacca
(Hoth). The second Flashback wave with Aunt Beru, C-3PO (Removable
Arm) and Anakin Skywalker (Adult), initially scheduled, was cancelled
in Europe.
POTF2 European Photo Archive:
Sandtrooper and Emperor Palpatine
POTF2 European Photo Archive:
Sandtrooper and Emperor Palpatine
04/26/2004 12:53 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive continues today with two figures of the Empire: the
Sandtrooper
and
Emperor
Palpatine. The drivers of the AT-ST and AT-AT vehicles were never
European carded.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Ewoks And
Admiral Ackbar
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Ewoks And
Admiral Ackbar
05/06/2004 01:27 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with the second assortment of
Large Photo Cards:
Ewoks Wicket and
Logray and
Admiral Ackbar. The
Ewoks card is the rarest Large Photo Card and is also difficult to
find in good condition since its large bubble was often damaged in the
Hasbro cases.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke And
Leia Flashback
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke And
Leia Flashback
05/10/2004 01:26 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update presents today the first figures of the
Flashback line:
Luke Skywalker
(Floopy Hat) and
Princess Leia
Organa (Ceremonial Gown). 8 figures were included in the
assortment that made the transition before the release of
The
Phantome MenacePOTF2 European Photo Archive: Gamorrean
Guard And Jawas
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Gamorrean
Guard And Jawas
05/03/2004 12:57 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update presents new aliens:
Gamorrean
Guard and
Jawas. The cards of
this new assortment wave have a particularity: the
Star Wars
tri-logo has moved to a
Star Wars monologo. The back of the
card stays the same with 5 languages.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke
Skywalker (Hoth Gear)
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke
Skywalker (Hoth Gear)
04/22/2004 01:03 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with
Luke in Hoth
Gear. 2-1B Medical Droid and AT-ST Driver who came in the same
American wave of Luke Hoth did not appear on European card. Hoth Rebel
Soldier arrived the year after in Europe.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke
Skywalker (Dagobah Fatigues)
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Luke
Skywalker (Dagobah Fatigues)
04/12/2004 12:50 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with
Luke Skywalker in
Dagobah Oufit. He was really the first new figure in the Kenner
collection since this figure was never made during the vintage line.
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Rebel
Fleet Trooper And Hoth Soldier
POTF2 European Photo Archive: Rebel
Fleet Trooper And Hoth Soldier
04/29/2004 01:49 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with two soldiers of the
rebel Alliance: the
Rebel Fleet
Trooper and the
Hoth Rebel
Soldier. In 1998 all new European cards except Luke Stormtrooper
and Hammerhead have the Stand Up Bubble for its first release.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Galactic
Empire
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Galactic
Empire
06/02/2004 03:55 AMToday's
Power of the
Force 2 Photo Archives update features the agents of the Empire.
The
Death
Star Trooper commands death squads of Stormtroopers into battle
against enemy forces. Field promotions are commonplace in the Imperial
navy, such as when
Captain Piett was
promoted to Admiral. Imperial pilots begin their service flying a
TIE Fighter,
but the most skilled among them can become a
Cruisemissile
Trooper in aerial assaults. Such is the life of an Imperial
soldier in service to
Emperor
Palaptine.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Expanded
Universe - Dark Empire
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Expanded
Universe - Dark Empire
06/11/2004 01:29 AMToday's
Power of the
Force 2 Photo Archives update features another series from the
Expanded Universe that
helped fan the flame of fandom for a new generation. Dark Horse
Comics'
Dark
Empire series featured new exploits of the classic
Star
Wars characters such as
Princess Leia and
Luke Skywalker
fighting against a threat from the past, the
Clone Emperor
Palpatine and his forces. Palpatine's bodyguard, the
Imperial
Sentinel, was at one point considered to be part of a new Vintage
line of toys as a new villain with an army of clone warriors.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Expanded
Universe - Heir To The Empire
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Expanded
Universe - Heir To The Empire
06/10/2004 01:33 AMIt was a time when
Star Wars was long forgotten. The movies had
ended, the comics were cancelled, no toys on the shelves. Then in
1991, a new novel came out that changed all that.
Heir to the
Empire was an instant hit with readers and sparked
Star
Wars interest for a new generation. A
comic book
adaptation was published, and the character designs were used for
the figures in today's
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives, which debuts a new sub-section dedicated to the
Expanded Universe
featuring a
Spacetrooper, Grand Admiral
Thrawn, and the hugely-popular
Mara Jade.
European Photo Archive: Han Solo (Endor)
and Luke (Stormtrooper)
European Photo Archive: Han Solo (Endor)
and Luke (Stormtrooper)
04/27/2004 01:48 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update presents one more version of two
famous rebel heroes:
Han Solo (Endor
Gear) and
Luke
Skywalker (in Stormtrooper Disquise). Never released before
figures like Garindan and ASP-7 droids did not reach Europe.
European Photo Archive: Lando (Skiff
Guard) And Leia (As Prisoner)
European Photo Archive: Lando (Skiff
Guard) And Leia (As Prisoner)
04/28/2004 01:52 AMThe
POTF2 European
Photo Archive update continues today with two figures from the
Jabba's Palace:
Lando Calrissian
(Skiff Guard) and
Princess Leia Organa
(Jabba's Prisoner). Rancor Keeper, EV-9D9 and Yak Face from
Jabba's Palace have not been European carded.
European Photo Archive: Greedo, Ponda
Baba and Death Star Gunner
European Photo Archive: Greedo, Ponda
Baba and Death Star Gunner
04/30/2004 04:46 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update accelerates with the three new
figures of the Galactic assortment of 1998:
Greedo,
Ponda Baba and
the
Death
Star Gunner. Hasbro Europe was using old material since these 3
figures were already released in the USA two years ago.
European Photo Archive: Luke (Bespin),
Han (Bespin) And Endor Soldier
European Photo Archive: Luke (Bespin),
Han (Bespin) And Endor Soldier
05/05/2004 04:14 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update presents the first figures on brand
new European design:
Luke Skywalker
(Bespin),
Han
Solo (Bespin Gear) and
Endor Rebel
Soldier. These cards are called "Large Photo Cards" because there
is a large picture of the character instead of the Freeze Frame used
on American cards. The strip of colour at the bottom of the card
indicating the collection number was also added.
POTF2 European Archive: Conclusion
POTF2 European Archive: Conclusion
05/14/2004 01:51 AMWe have finished to present the POTF2 European Photo Archive. Indeed
the assortment of figures from the classic trilogy with Commtech chips
was not released in Europe because Hasbro Europe was giving priority
to the Episode 1 figures. As requested by some Rebelscum readers and
also to help collectors, we have listed all POTF2 basic figures never
released on European packaging.
POTF2 European Archive: Vader And Ben
Flashback
POTF2 European Archive: Vader And Ben
Flashback
05/11/2004 06:25 AMToday's
POTF2
European Photo Archive update continues with two Jedis:
Darth
Vader and
Ben
(Obi-Wan) Kenobi. The design of European cards moved with the
Flashback line to two similar but different cards. One for North
Europe countries with 4 languages (English, German, French and Dutch)
and the second one for South Europe countries with 4 languages too
(German, French, Spanish and Italian). It meaned also that it was the
end of the Italian cards. Rebelscum presents for the moment only the
South Europe cards.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update:
Stormtroopers
POTF2 Photo Archives Update:
Stormtroopers
05/17/2004 02:54 AMContinuing our series of updates to our
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives, we go all the way back to the beginning of the line to
one of the first figures.
Han Solo
(Stormtrooper Outfit) was available exclusively as a mail-in offer
from Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal beginning in the summer of 1995. And
because you can never have too many Stormtroopers in your action
figure army, look for the
Deluxe Crowd Control
Stormtrooper as well, one of the first Expanded Universe figures
in the line long before the term was even used.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Han Solo
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Han Solo
05/18/2004 02:49 PMToday's update to our
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives shows the different sides of the captain of the
Millennium Falcon, Han Solo. Whether he's hard at work with his
Smuggler Flight
Pack, negotiating a deal with
Jabba the Hutt,
flirting with
Princess Leia
on Cloud City, or just kicking back in the
Millennium Falcon
CD-ROM Playset, the hard-working Corellian is just shows how busy
the life of a scoundrel can really be.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Droids
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Droids
06/01/2004 10:32 AMToday's update to our
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives focuses on the various mechanical beings found in the
Star Wars universe...Droids! They come in all shapes and sizes,
performing a variety of functions, and usually make life easier for
their creators. Protocol droids such as
C-3PO are
invaluable when dealing with aliens. Injured lifeforms can always
count on medical droids like
2-1B to speed their
recovery. The
ASP-7
Droid is equipped for menial labor, usually at local spaceports.
The RA-7 series
Death Star
Droid was mostly used for spying missions, along with the small
MSE-6 series "mouse droid." And every pilot needs a good astromech
droid, like
R5-D4, although it's
a good idea to check their motivators.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: ...And The
Rest
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: ...And The
Rest
06/17/2004 12:14 AMBecause it's not
all about action figures, today's
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives update features other types of toys in the line. From
the
Role Play
toy versions of blasters and lightsabers to the
Miscellaneous
gallery that has everything from carry cases, Collector Fleet ships,
games, figure makers, Freeze Frames, and those plush Star Wars
Buddies.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Multipacks
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Multipacks
06/15/2004 12:30 AMToday's
Power of the
Force 2 Photo Archives features another new section, this time
focusing on the various
Multipacks of
action figures. While the majority of the figures were available
individually, some sets contained exclusive cardbacks that were not
available through any other means.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Playsets
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Playsets
06/06/2004 12:32 AMToday's update in our
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives features something that we don't see much of these
days: playsets! Complete with action features, projectiles, and
footpegs to hold various 3¾" figures, collectors can re-create scenes
from the Classic Trilogy. Free the princess during the
Detentio
n Block Rescue and swing to freedom in a daring
Death
Star Escape from
A New Hope. When winter comes, head
outside and set up in the snow for a
Hoth Battle
from
The Empire Strikes Back. Take a trip to the woods and
break into the shield generator bunker in an
Endor Attack
from
Return of the Jedi. While not the most movie-accurate,
these playsets do provide an interesting way to display your
collection.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Bootlegs
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Bootlegs
06/18/2004 04:51 AMBefore we finish up our
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives series of updates, we open up a new section of
unofficial
Bootleg figures.
Based on the early waves, these figures have bad paint jobs, incorrect
colors, and generic cardbacks. But they do make for a fun addition to
my collection. This gallery is by no means complete, and if the
interest is there, we may add more of these in the future.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Jabba's
Palace
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Jabba's
Palace
05/29/2004 02:01 AMToday's
Power of the
Force 2 Photo Archives update features some of the strange beings
from the underworld that can be found lurking the dark corners of
Jabba the Hutt's Palace. The often-drunk
Saelt-Marae
trades information with his allies,
Malakili takes
care of Jabba's pet Rancor, a bodiless
B'omarr Monk
can often be seen wandering through the halls, and torture droids
EV-9D9 and
8D8 can usually be
found perfecting their skills in the lower levels of the dungeon.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Biggs
Darklighter
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Biggs
Darklighter
05/21/2004 12:52 PMIn honor of his story being collected today, and in keeping with
today's theme of "Rebel Pilots," a bonus
Power of the Force 2
Photo Archives update features none other than
Biggs Darklighter,
Luke's childhood friend from Tatooine, and hero of the Rebellion.
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Rebel
Pilots
POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Rebel
Pilots
05/21/2004 03:38 AMToday's
Power of the
Force 2 Photo Archives update sees the newly-appointed
Lando Calrissian
in General's Gear taking charge of the
Rebel Pilots
and leading a fleet made up of X-Wings, B-Wings, Y-Wings, and the
newly-designed
A-Wing Fighter in a
final Death Star attack.
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