Luke Skywalker is his \u2018Hoth battle gear\u2019 was a popular character released late in the ESB line and was the ideal counterpart to the Taun-Taun Kenner also released.<\/p>\n
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Kenner chose an image of Luke on his Taun-Taun, shortly before he was attacked by the Wampa – the image was almost an instruction for children on what to get their parents to buy!<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
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Expert airbrush artists at Kenner altered the image and darkened the sky from a near white colour to a blue grey.\u00a0 The Taun-Taun and Luke would have been carefully masked off so the background could be altered without ruining the characters.<\/p>\n
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The background colour change makes Luke, and his light coloured outfit stand out much better than against the whiter background, as can be seen by looking at Luke\u2019s left arm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Luke Skywalker is his \u2018Hoth battle gear\u2019 was a popular character released late in the ESB line and was the ideal counterpart to the Taun-Taun Kenner also released. Kenner chose an image of Luke on his Taun-Taun, shortly before … Continue reading