Blood for the Baron!

Thundershot wrote:He may well of been, I remember being miffed when a neighbour was sent an Emporer figure from Palitoy free as part of a marketing promotion of some kind..the same kid also sent off for that cool Bandolier Strap/collectors case from an advert in a magazine, My Rancor Keeper figure came via a Palitoy offer I found in the pages of the Funday Times suppliment, that I'd nicked from my Auntie Jean, I kept the cut-out page as a poster for my bedroom for ages.

Just saw the "Keep a Rancor Keeper" ad in some BAfs I was reading yesterday, I like seeing all the old adverts and offers.

What surprised reading through early BAFs was the amount of clubs there were at the time - maybe its still the same but I dont imagine kids today applying to join the Nesquik or Bisto Kids club...

My favourites are the Weetabix skinheads.

Ahhh Dunk & co

Another good one is looking @ old copies of Look-in magazine & trying to remember the obscure shows & 5 minuite cartoons in the telly guide section, not to mention all the old I.T.V regions..

Thundershot wrote:So, how many & Star Wars mail away fig's were there in total?..

I can remember sending off for :
Dengar, Admiral Ackbar, Rancor Keeper & Nien Numb as well as the survival kit (not a fig I know)...I never owned enough @ the time to mail away for

Ahh what you need is some kind of DVD/ Reference material for that kind of stuff, if only there was one *cough*http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/store/003/index.html*cough*

In the UK for Star Wars figures, there were:

Boba Fett
Dengar
4 LOM
Admiral Ackbar
Nien Numb
Rancor Keeper
The Emperor

There were several other offers including the Display Arena, Darth Vader Collector Case, Survival Kit and Bandolier.

Dave Tree wrote:Ahh what you need is some kind of DVD/ Reference material for that kind of stuff, if only there was one *cough*http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/store/003/index.html*cough*

Soon to be complemented by the Action Force volume 2! ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DAVE?

You sell vds (as Peter Kay calls them) in the store?

The Baron wrote:

Dave Tree wrote:Ahh what you need is some kind of DVD/ Reference material for that kind of stuff, if only there was one *cough*http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/store/003/index.html*cough*

Soon to be complemented by the Action Force volume 2! ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DAVE?

Possibly

oh christmas tree oh christmas where is our DVD christmas tree?

gung-hoeddie wrote:oh christmas tree oh christmas where is our DVD christmas tree?

yeah cant believe its nearly christmas! that will be a nice stocking filler too mate

thanks for all the info guys much appreciated, especially Mr Tree with his never ending depth of knowledge!

i was hoping to get a collection together of bagged figures but as it seems there were very few it doesn't look like it's going to happen, but i will have a go at the ones that were available but its going to be very hard i feel as i've only ever seen a bagged skeletron pop up on ebay.

I reckon bagged:

Blades
Dolphin v1.
Dolphin v2.
Moondancer v1.
Moondancer v2.
Hot Jets
Red Shadow
Hunter
Ton-Up
Red Jackal
Jammer (Black Camo)
Jammer (No Camo)
Gaucho (Orange/Red Vest)
SAS Para.
SAS Stakeout
SAS Beaver
Cobra Trooper
HISS Driver
Ripcord
Duke
Recondo
Deep Six
Sat. Defence Pilot
Copperhead
Red Wolf
Wild Weasel
Ace
Cutter
Night Attack Jeep Driver

Plus:

Convention Blades
Convention Undercover Scarlett / Quarrel
Convention SAS Stalker
Convention Moondancer