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NYCC Star Wars Rebels Round-Up

What a breath of fresh air this year's New York Comic Con was for Star Wars fans.  Coming just before the end of the Comic Con (aka major announcement) season, NYCC fans were treated to figure reveals, animation information and tons of new fodder for speculation.  From 4-LOM to Zuckuss is taking a look back over the week's events with a figure perspective in mind. The week began with a sixteen second teaser trailer for Star Wars Rebels which filled us with much speculation as to what figures and vehicles could be making their appeareances on screen and in plastic next week.  Our detailed speculation can be found here. The day before NYCC kicked-off, Hasbro played host to the "Twas the night before the con" [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00October 14th, 2013|Categories: Star Wars Rebels, The Black Series, Vintage|

Exclusive Interview with Jad Bean – Star Wars Fan and T-Shirt Designer

Star Wars action figures are awesome! More than just movie toys; they have been a staple in toy aisles for decades, become pop culture icons and are credited for jump-starting the collectability of action figure toys the world over. We here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss appreciate what Lucasfilm, Kenner and Hasbro have created so much so that we have dedicated ourselves to covering all things Star Wars action figure related and that’s where you come in!  We are seeking out those who share our passion, to share their thoughts and memories of playing with and collecting those amazing little figures from a galaxy far, far away. 4LOMKUSS:  Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us.  Now From 4-LOM to Zuckuss [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00October 5th, 2013|Categories: Interview, Vintage|

Kaboom Toys’ Darth Macho and Friends

What do you get when you cross a Tonka action figure with a Kenner Vader figure?  Darth Macho of course!  Kaboom Toys has merged these two figures into one unique figure.  Darth Macho may not be Star Wars cannon but it is quite an interesting figure for vintage or Darth Vader focus collectors.  This particular Sith Lord is described as follows: Darth Macho is not your normal asthmatic cyber man, he's buff and beautiful and waiting poolside for your sexy ass to have a cocktail with him. He comes fully equipped with a gray display / platform to stand on, an orange light saber and a black vinyl cape. He stands 4" tall. Darth Macho is the brainchild of artist Christopher Cannon who creates original [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

Shooting Skywalker Makes Fans Happy

A dream has come true for so many vintage Star Wars action figure collectors.  Photographer Kim David McNeill Simmons has created a website where you can buy pictures he took of his action figures.  Now what you may not know is that Simmons worked for Kenner during the vintage years and took a lot of the photos that appear on the vintage packaging and toy catalogs.  His website www.themanwhoshotlukeskywalker.com  details how after being featured in Topps' (fantastic) magazine Star Wars Galaxy he realized how desired his photos have become.  Thankfully for Simmons and collectors, he retained the rights to the Kenner photography and now offers prints and postcards to any willing to pay. To check out or own some great vintage Star Wars action figure photos click [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00August 12th, 2013|Categories: Figure Art, Vintage|

Hasbro Cardbacks – 10 Styles and Counting

    As new product has finally begun to reach store shelves, collectors are seeing two new styles of Star Wars action figure cardbacks.  In celebration of the release of The Black Series and Saga Legends series, From 4-LOM to Zuckuss is taking you on a brief look back at the different cardback styles of yesterday and today. 1)      “Classic” Style The “classic” style of cardback (established in 1978) set the standard for Star Wars action figure cardbacks with its rectangle 9” x 6” shape.  This is the only style of cardback that does not feature a J-hook type hanger but instead an isolated peg hole.  This is the most widely used and most popular style of cardback. Series to feature this style: Star Wars, The Empire [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:33-08:00August 6th, 2013|Categories: Droids, Episode 1, Movie Heroes "Yoda", Saga Legends, Shadows of the Empire, The Black Series, The Clone Wars, The Legacy Collection, The Vintage Collection, Vintage|

“Coining a Galaxy” An Invaluable Resource

Collectors James Gallo and Mark Salotti have put together one of the most comprehensive and beautiful resources for vintage collectors.  "Coining a Galaxy - A Guide to Kenner's Star Wars Coins" has everything you ever needed to know about the vintage collector coins and also the Millennium Minted coins from the early POTF2 series.  This book, published in 2012, profiles not only the coins released with The Power of the Force, Ewoks and Droids series but each mail-away, prototype and concept Kenner was panning for their post 1985 series.  Having a very limited print run of 500, only about 100 are still available according to author Gallo. To get your copy before they are gone head to www.coiningagalaxy.com to check out sample pages and to place an [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 30th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

Wicket Spoiled by Skywalker Himself

Anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing Warwick Davis present at a con or has read lots of Star Wars interviews has most likely heard this story before.  Davis reflecting on his first few days on the set filming Return of the Jedi is a great little story and reminds us of what a class act Mark Hamill is. This snippet is from issue 143 (Aug/Sept '13) of Star Wars Insider which is guest edited by Wicket himself.  Its funny to think that Davis has been in more Star Wars productions than Hamill but here's our wish that we will be seeing both in film and plastic form again in the future.

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 25th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

Vintage Works of Art

Swedish artist Mats Gunnarsson continues to amaze with his life-like oil paintings.  Now what makes his art extra awesome is that his favorite source of inspiration is Kenner's vintage Star Wars action figure line.  According to his website, Gunnarsson has been drawing his action figures since he was a child and now makes it so you can own some of his art that's been 34-years in the making.  Not only are you able to purchase these fantastic vintage works of art directly from the artist himself but they come shipped in classic looking frames and ready to hang next to your collection of carded figures on the wall. Click the pic to check out his other works or to inquire about a purchase.

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 14th, 2013|Categories: Figure Art, Vintage|

Finally Mini-Rigs Get Some Love!

Redbubble.com now has for sale their "Kennerverse - Collect them All!" merchandise.  This fantastic design depicts the old Kenner logo created out of silhouettes of vintage era Star Wars action figure vehicles and playsets.  The most frequently used silhouettes are those of Kenner's Mini-Rig line which consisted of original concept vehicles Kenner created for extra and cheaper play value for kids. To be the envy of all your friends, click pic to head to Redbubble and get your own (our T-shirts are on the way!).

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 14th, 2013|Categories: Vintage|

In 1996 Kenner Ships Ruled the Card Art Modeling World

Inspired by the latest episode of the Galaxy of Toys Podcast, 4LOMKUSS.COM tracked down a set of Topps' 1996 Shadows of the Empire card set.  This 90-card set was entirely painted by The Brothers Hildebrandt who were no strangers to Star Wars as they created the original A New Hope movie poster.  Topps has created many iconic card sets over the years but what makes this set special to us here at From 4-LOM to Zuckuss, is it's obvious use of vintage Kenner vehicles.  One can tell by the detail and portions of these ships that the Hildebrandts for many of their cards used the action figure toys as reference.  Although by 1996 Kenner/Hasbro had alreadybegun making modern Star Wars toys, they had yet to [...]

By |2013-12-20T14:09:34-08:00July 9th, 2013|Categories: Figure Art, Vintage|
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