The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with our next entry for the Vintage Collection. Today, we take a look at one of three Kmart exclusives – the Imperial Scanning Crew set.
PROS: Finally! Hasbro has made good on their intentions to get that missing scanner box into collector’s hands. The accessory is the real star of this set as it has a ton of detail and little greebies that just feel “Star Wars” in nature plus it sits atop the scanning “cart” completing the equipment set. The figures are no slouches either as the Imperial Technican is a repaint of the TLC version, but with a new head sculpt. The Stormtrooper (TK-421) takes the VOTC version and refreshes it with the new style E-11 blaster (the one with the collapsible stock) and a new belt with grappling hook details and a removable comlink, which I fully expect will be lost/misplaced by many collectors over time.
CONS: Availability is spotty as of now and this one will surely be the tougher of the two crew sets to track down. The holster for the stormtrooper doesn’t hold the larger E-11 blaster sculpt without some major futzing.
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