Recommended music: The Steve Miller Band – Winter Time
For this #StarWarsSaturday post from the archives, we’re staying in the backyard on Hoth. From the Hasbro Star Wars Power of the Force Collection, it’s Luke Skywalker in Hoth Gear!
Just moments after the opening scene of The Empire Strikes Back:
LUKE
(into comlink)
Echo Three to Echo Seven. Han,
old buddy, do you read me?
After a little static, a familiar voice is heard.
HAN
(over comlink)
Loud and clear, kid. What’s up?
LUKE
(into comlink)
Well, I finished my circle. I
don’t pick up any life readings.
HAN
(over comlink)
There isn’t enough life on this
ice cube to fill a space cruiser.
The sensors are placed, I’m going
back.
LUKE
(into comlink)
Right. I’ll see you shortly.
There’s a meteorite that hit the
ground near here. I want to check
it out. It won’t take long.
Luke clicks off his transmitter and reins back on his nervous lizard.
He pats the beast on the head to calm it.
LUKE
Hey, steady girl. What’s the
matter? You smell something?
…
This POTF2 version of Luke doesn’t have elbow joints, so he can’t actually bring his wrist comlink up to his mouth. The hips and knees swivel, but they don’t bend enough for him to sit well in the saddle. The hat and goggles are fixed in place. On the bright side, his face looks pretty good, and he can hold the reins and his blaster. However, he can’t hold the electrobinoculars shown in the pictures, since they were released later. 😄
The Empire Strikes Back turned 45 years old this year! I “figure” there’ll be a new Episode V figure to share here for the rest of the year. Happy 45 years of ESB!
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