Star Wars Die Cast Ships
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Besides being increadibly detailed, nearly all the ships also featured moving or removable parts, making it difficult to find mint, loose versions of these toys. |
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Series 1 Ships
Series 2 Ships
Series 3 Ships
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One of the most overlooked Star Wars collectibles from the 70′s are Kenner’s 11 die cast metal space ships. Kenner released three series of the highly detailed ships, all of them fromthe Star Wars or Empire Strikes Back movies. 
May 25th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Hello, Rick. I am an avid collector of Kenner’s original die cast line. It began when I joined EBAY and was curious what my old toys were worth. I knew the only ship I got was the star destroyer but couldn’t find it. Its in the rafters of my parents garage. I know for a fact I loved this thing and when my dad was storing toys away to make me grow up I gave him the destroyer with the chase ship because I wanted them to be together. I never cared about that before. Anyway, I started seeing what people were paying for that ship and what a surprise I got! The strange thing is, after winning 13 star destroyers, 4 millenium falcons, 2 snow speeders, 2 x-wings, 3 slave 1, and 1 vader tie, the amount I paid for them doesn’t pass the $200 mark. Most sellers didn’t know what they had, they listed them as Micro Machines. My collection is in excellent condition( for 30+years old) and am amazed every time I check EBAY and see what these things go for sometimes. The tie bomber I never saw when I was a kid. That is truly the holy grail of this line. I like your site, Very informative.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:55 am
mein Gott, ich dachte, Sie wollten Chip mit einigen
April 21st, 2010 at 1:16 am
Indeed, here in the UK I’m not sure we ever got the TIE bomber. I certainly never saw one, then or since. It would be fascinating to know how many are actually still out there!