Episode 1 General Discussion Thread

GNT · May 14, 2012

Discuss all random Episode 1 stuff here in the general discussion thread.

Co_Jo_Dai · May 26, 2012

I looking to sell my complete Episode I collection, I've got all 3 3/4 figures and vehicles. can anyone point in the right direction for pricing?

AaylaSecurasMan · May 26, 2012

Co_Jo_Dai said:
I looking to sell my complete Episode I collection, I've got all 3 3/4 figures and vehicles. can anyone point in the right direction for pricing?

If packaged, figures will range from $4-$8 except for Sio Bibble, TC-14 and Padme with Ascencion gun those are a bit higher (maybe $10-$15), regular size vehicles $10-$15. Loose figures probably $3-$6. Here is the Ep I line archive ar Rebelscum, where the original retail prices are listed

Rebelscum.com: Episode I Photo Archive

Co_Jo_Dai · May 26, 2012

AaylaSecurasMan said:
If packaged, figures will range from $4-$8 except for Sio Bibble, TC-14 and Padme with Ascencion gun those are a bit higher (maybe $10-$15), regular size vehicles $10-$15. Loose figures probably $3-$6. Here is the Ep I line archive ar Rebelscum, where the original retail prices are listed

Rebelscum.com: Episode I Photo Archive

Thanks, everything is still in the original package and in good to near-mint condition. Plus, I have the large vehicles (Naboo Star Cruiser, Fambaa, Podracers, etc.), anyone looking to get them?

Potawatomi13 · Jan 28, 2013

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Want to buy: Pod Racers Calendar(1999-2001?)[/h]

Please......I'd really like to find a Pod Racers Calendar sold about 1999-2001 I think. This is the one that had all pod racers artwork/drawings on each page of a full sized calendar. NOT legos. Ebay and Amazon have come up blank. Thank you if you can help.

Michael_Knight · Jan 31, 2013

Have you tried just Google? When I can't find stuff on either Amazon or Ebay I do that and often find a lesser known etailer that has what I'm looking for. BTW, you may get more response in the Classifieds as people are regularly posting there.

Darth_Martus · Apr 7, 2013

This line doesn't get enough love. I have so many great memories of this line. Christmas 99 was awesome.

CaptainC · Apr 7, 2013

I remember standing outside of TRU for the midnight opening for these figures. Great times! So glad I'll have the chance to this again in 2015 for Episode VII figures and beyond.

GNT · Apr 15, 2013

CaptainC said:
I remember standing outside of TRU for the midnight opening for these figures. Great times! So glad I'll have the chance to this again in 2015 for Episode VII figures and beyond.

Hopefully, nothing is set in stone yet.

are_k · Apr 23, 2013

There's a couple of shops near me that have some Episode I stuff still on the shelves at full retail price :grin:

Saw Anakin's pod racer, a couple of Padme dolls and the preview STAP with Battle Droid.

_Lee_ · May 17, 2013

Am mainly into vintage toys,collectables and anything old school-but im starting an episode 1 collection,as it was the first film at the cinema i took my 5 year old lad Sonny to last year.It also brought back memories of the hype in the mid to late 90,s and i like the look of the Ep 1 toys-kind of the last vintage lookng card bubble style before the large bubble crud from 2002 onwards

So hopefully,ill have a full eisode 1 collection that i am building with,and for my son.

Oh yeah-Darth Maul is still the best character of the PT.

Brodog · Aug 3, 2013

Where do I go to sell my Episode I stuff? Right here, or is there a classified section that I cant find?
Thanks, Al

Doop · Oct 6, 2013

Brodog said:
Where do I go to sell my Episode I stuff? Right here, or is there a classified section that I cant find?
Thanks, Al

Modern Classifields

manowarjoe · Oct 6, 2013

Darth_Martus said:
This line doesn't get enough love. I have so many great memories of this line. Christmas 99 was awesome.

Agreed. 100%

zavialova · Jan 22, 2014

Im looking to finish off the basic collection, I have a couple of figures to find. Including the jarjar swamp

jfiksman · Jan 27, 2014

_Lee_ said:
Am mainly into vintage toys,collectables and anything old school-but im starting an episode 1 collection,as it was the first film at the cinema i took my 5 year old lad Sonny to last year.It also brought back memories of the hype in the mid to late 90,s and i like the look of the Ep 1 toys-kind of the last vintage lookng card bubble style before the large bubble crud from 2002 onwards

So hopefully,ill have a full eisode 1 collection that i am building with,and for my son.

Oh yeah-Darth Maul is still the best character of the PT.

_Lee_, I'm with you. Darth Maul is the best character of the Pre Trilogy. The Darth Maul Tatooine Action fig looks the coolest IMO. And it's also tragic that he was killed off so quickly. Maul was the only saving grace of EP I and they killed him. No escape and no revenge. I said this in another post, it would have been nice to see him off Jar Jar at a minimum.

Bosski · Mar 3, 2014

Hello! I found a loose electronic Naboo Royal Starship at a flea market yesterday. It had everything but NOT the box or instruction book. Anyone have a scan of the instruction book you can send me? I searched Google for a long time but I didn't find anything. Thanks!!

rookiebird · Mar 14, 2014

I just picked up about 30 of these, mainly because they came with Star Cases. I was considering selling them, but I've noticed some variants (error, foreign, other)-- a part of me now wants to keep the lot as it's fun seeing who's who, etc.

Bosski said:
Hello! I found a loose electronic Naboo Royal Starship at a flea market yesterday. It had everything but NOT the box or instruction book. Anyone have a scan of the instruction book you can send me? I searched Google for a long time but I didn't find anything. Thanks!!

No luck on the instructions, but I'll keep my eyes peeled!

clowncake · Mar 18, 2014

I like the Jabba glob figure. It looks like the jabba from ANH (docking bay 94) because of the yellow eyes

jfiksman · Mar 20, 2014

Bosski said:
Hello! I found a loose electronic Naboo Royal Starship at a flea market yesterday. It had everything but NOT the box or instruction book. Anyone have a scan of the instruction book you can send me? I searched Google for a long time but I didn't find anything. Thanks!!

I love that ship. The MISB ones are priced way too high at the moment. Nice pickin' though. If I come across a digital scan, I'll let you know.

jfiksman · Mar 21, 2014

Bosski, I found the instructions on the Hasbro website. Hopefully this is what you were looking for. Not the cleanest scan though...

Search

aruschmann84 · May 4, 2014

I set up a little Display of the Pod Race pilots. I got the 5 pack off of Ebay for less than $15 shipped. I substituted the 3 Pack Sebulba as that is the only one I have ATm. I will get some pics taken and posted soon. I missed Mowhanic, I didnt even realize he was a pilot, I just saw oh another ree yees haha. I also need the Walmart 5 pack. Ive also misplaced my Tatooine Padame, might have to search my daughters room LOL. I somehow have 2 of the commtech readers and an unopened mystery bag, the black one with plastic creatures inside. I seen the whole set on Ebay for $10 I think.

Im sure we wont be getting the 8 unmade Podracer Pilots, so has anyone attempted to make some customs ?? I was looking at Neva Kee and the body of Watto would work, not sure on the head probably have to be home made. The Pod Race was one of my favorite parts of Episode 1. Maybe because I like to work on cars and race haha

ZX3 · May 17, 2014

So no "recent acquisitions" for this section?
I got a MIB Fulumpaset at my local comic shop for just $14 the other day.
I thought that was a pretty good deal.

aruschmann84 · May 17, 2014

Thats awesome IIRC those were right around $100 retail when 1st released and I think they were FAO exclusives.

Heres a link to my Pod racers display

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu181/aruschmann84/Star wars/Picture976.jpg

Jason73 · May 18, 2014

15 Plus years of The Phantom Menace toys is discussed on Galaxy of Toys Podcast. Galaxy Of Toys: Star Wars Collector Show » Episode 28: 15 Plus Years of The Phantom Menace Toys

bobafett14 · May 27, 2014

Surprised to find an ep 1 rappel line attack accessory set for $4 at my local comic shop... sandwiched in between all the common ones. That second wave of accessory packs was impossible to find in my area. Couldn't grab it fast enough. Im sure they didn't know what they had or it probably would have been about $30!

Here's one I found on ebay (not mine):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-E...4461?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item19cab4943d

Hellwig4190 · May 30, 2014

I never found any of the second wave of accessory packs at retail. The first wave was on clearance everywhere in my area. Great find, can't beat that price.

EmperorPalps · Jun 1, 2014

Saw a bunch of carded Ep. I figures at an antique store today, all marked $10 each (wishful thinking on the seller's part, heh). Even though I don't collect PT stuff, I will admit I was half tempted to pick up the Pit Droid 2-pack. They also had Bibble and ascension gun Padme, which if memory serves, were not easy to find at retail back in the day. I left them all to collect dust for another 15 years, lol.

ThallJoben · Jun 11, 2014

EmperorPalpitate said:
Saw a bunch of carded Ep. I figures at an antique store today, all marked $10 each (wishful thinking on the seller's part, heh). Even though I don't collect PT stuff, I will admit I was half tempted to pick up the Pit Droid 2-pack. They also had Bibble and ascension gun Padme, which if memory serves, were not easy to find at retail back in the day. I left them all to collect dust for another 15 years, lol.

As much as I like EP1 toys (IMHO the line is quite underrated), $10 is overpriced for most of the figures....except for the rare ones like Sio Bibble, Hologram Emperor, etc. Those red cards peg-warmed for many years after they were first released in '99...

SacredKnight · Jul 17, 2014

I'd love to get a TC-14 (Protocol Droid)...****!

ThallJoben · Jul 29, 2014

When it came to the EP1 figures, IIRC the rare ones came out in late '99/early 2000, and included:

Sio Bibble
Ascension Padme
R2-B1
TC-14

Out of the four above, I only saw R2-B1 @ retail. Had to order Bibble & Padme from the SW fan club, and never saw TC-14 on a red card.

I did eventually get TC-14, but only after the figure was re-released in the Saga Legends line years later. And, IIRC, even that SL TC-14 figure was tough to find (and is also rare these days)...

jedidaniel · Oct 30, 2014

I have Sio Bibble, R2-B1 & TC-14 however I'm still looking for Ascension Padme. I only have a few to go to complete my TPM figure collection.

Moe_Szyslak · Mar 8, 2015

Wow... no posts since last October. So if I part with all my Episode I carded figures, should I attempt to sell them, or am I better off donating them to charity? (Goodwill)

Ackbars_No1_Fan · Mar 10, 2015

Truthfully, I don't think you'd get much for them at all. Donation would be nice (I'd recommend a specific kids charity, or local hospital or something rather than just the local charity shop), or - if you don't mind most figures going for a couple of £/$, go through selling them.

GMan75 · Mar 20, 2015

Is there any kind of value to the figures that had the bonus battle droids and pit droids? I have a few of them in my collection but looking to see where I can cut it down a bit.

Imperial_PR · Mar 25, 2015

GMan75 said:
Is there any kind of value to the figures that had the bonus battle droids and pit droids? I have a few of them in my collection but looking to see where I can cut it down a bit.

Not sure but I think they are cool as hell and I have them displayed in my collection and always get asked about them.

r2d6kelly · Mar 31, 2015

Moe_Szyslak said:
Wow... no posts since last October. So if I part with all my Episode I carded figures, should I attempt to sell them, or am I better off donating them to charity? (Goodwill)

Sent you a PM .

my_kind_of_scum · Apr 3, 2015

I've been feeling a bit nostalgic for the E1 hype machine lately in this relatively quiet leadup to TFA. There was just so much excitement in the air at the time and the toyline took the sculpt details and paint up a level or two from what we had seen before (whereas the rumors for the TFA toyline have it taking the line back one or more levels...). I still remember buying the Tatooine Padme at Celebration Denver (my first TPM figure) and being blown away by the dry-brushing and multiple layers of paint. I still think that figure holds up well in sculpt and paint detail even though the articulation leaves a bit to the imagination.

Darth_Jawa · Apr 5, 2015

my_kind_of_scum said:
I've been feeling a bit nostalgic for the E1 hype machine lately in this relatively quiet leadup to TFA. There was just so much excitement in the air at the time and the toyline took the sculpt details and paint up a level or two from what we had seen before (whereas the rumors for the TFA toyline have it taking the line back one or more levels...). I still remember buying the Tatooine Padme at Celebration Denver (my first TPM figure) and being blown away by the dry-brushing and multiple layers of paint. I still think that figure holds up well in sculpt and paint detail even though the articulation leaves a bit to the imagination.

I've been feeling pretty much the same way, but mostly due to the approaching anniversary of the Episode 1 midnight madness. Of the three that I attended, it was by far the most enjoyable and as you mentioned, the advances in the sculpting and paint applications on the figures was amazing. The majority of the Episode II and III figures did not have the same impact, with the Episode II figures being hampered by statuesque poses or action features and the Episode III figures still suffering from action figures and overall cheaper looking figures. Many of the Episode I figures still hold up nicely, despite having limited articulation, whereas many of the Episode II and III figures have been remade countless times. I freely admit that my fondness for the Episode I figures is due in no small part to my preference of Episode I over the other two films in the prequel trilogy. I know I'm in the majority, but it still feels the most "Star Wars" of the prequels.

my_kind_of_scum · Apr 8, 2015

TPM is by far my favorite of the prequels as well, so you aren't alone.