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| Restoration Vintage Death Star Space Station Project. Photo: Batcave Toy Room |
The Vintage Kenner Death Star Space Station, an armored space station playset with enough playability to last for hours or several decades for that matter. This playset rocks.
In my opinion this playset is one of the original Star Wars toys Kenner got right. Mego created a similar playset for its WGSH line with its Batman's Wayne Foundation, which was huge, but Kenner's Death Star Space Station covered just about all the bases from the movie and on a smaller scale.
It has been well documented that I never owned this playset when the original set was produced. Jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon after The Empire Strikes Back release date, Kenner discontinued the playset before I had the chance to get one.
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| Reproduction Trash Compactor Foam and Decals. Photo: Batcave Toy Room |
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| Decal replacement Death Star Playset. Photo Batcave Toy Room |
Check out Another Star Wars Blog's take on this playset.
Day 26 of my 31 Days to a Better Toy Collection Challenge definitely felt like a big accomplish to put the finishing touches on this baby.
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| Vintage Death Star Space Station Playset. Photo: Batcave Toy Room |
About the author: John Sholtz is an avid toy collector and the interim editor of the Batcave Toy Room due to the abrupt death of Bruce Wayne. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter at, Facebook, Google+ and Linkedin.
When I was a youngster and really loved Star Wars this and the Millennium Falcon were the ultimate for me. Even now those two pieces make me drool just a little lol.
ReplyDeleteNever to late to fulfill that childhood love Jboy.
DeleteYou have another playset that I have been dying to pick up. First the Wayne Foundation, now the Death Star Playset. I love your taste in toys.
ReplyDeleteIll come over and play if I can be Luke.
Thanks Mike. Like I say, Geek minds think a like.
DeleteIt's a deal. Plenty of different versions of Luke to choose from. Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues) is my favorite.
This is on my list for my metal guy to build me one....After my WWE fixation of course.
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to see all these different toys in replica metal versions Hobby.
DeleteNice ... Mine still has all of its stickers... ( I think the "instruction sheet" is still around here somewhere) Does yours still have the "Trash Monster" (Dia Noga) figure....??
ReplyDeleteThat's cool Doc. I have all the stickers, I just don't know where they all go and the instructions don't seem to have an application guide. Do you have anything that shows where they are meant to be placed? I do have the trash monster. Should have took a pic of it and probably should add one.
DeleteA friend had this when we were kids. I traded him something for the Compactor monster because I thought it was so cool (thanks to this set we got to see what the whole creature looked like!)
ReplyDeleteYes, it definitely gave us some concept to its appearance. However, so did Kenner's Blue Snaggletooth. I think Kenner had put its own spin on the Dianoga, but I think their creation is now part of Star Wars lore.
DeleteThat Death Star looks great John. Glad to see that Repro Foam going to good use (you actually bought it from me on eBay!). I recently replaced the foam in my Chewbacca Bandolier strap too, and I've been meaning to post a tutorial of that one.
ReplyDeleteGreat site!
Thanks Dan. The Repro Foam is awesome and dead on. It was exactly what I needed to complete my Death Star playset. I am so glad I found you're site. Keep up the great work.
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