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Star Wars Power of the Force Red Box Vehicles X-Wing, AT-ST, and Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper




Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper

This was the only one of these three vehicles that my brother and I had as kids. We had two vintage scout troopers so finally having a speeder bike was a big deal. An added plus was that it was the same mold as the vintage line so our original scouts could finally feel the air fog up their goggles. The new scout figure introduced one of my least favorite things about the new Power of the Force line: wide stance, bending knee figures. They just look awkward off of their vehicles and besides the speeder bike, no one else could ride unless they had similar legs. Say what you will about the vintage vehicles and beasts but the trap door mechanism made it possible for most anyone to ride. Thankfully, like I mentioned, this was a vintage mold so we didn't face that issue YET.











AT-ST

My best friend had the AT-ST so I never felt the rush to go buy one. Though, if it had been in stores longer I probably would have. Return of the Jedi was my favorite Star Wars movie so recreating any part of that film was my thing. Also, this is the perfect time to talk about the AT-AT/@-@ debate. I never heard it referred to as an @-@ until I heard Kevin Smith talking about them. The @-@ name doesn't click for me, especially knowing there are AT-STs. Would you call them @-'stis'? Either way, I always referred to AT-STs as Chicken Walkers. I'm not sure where that term originated or where I first learned it. Maybe from old Star Wars resource books? I used to get every Star Wars book that I could from the Library in that time before the Star Wars renaissance so it's very likely that that is where I picked it up. Anyways, I love this vehicle. The stomping action feature is neat but I never used it. My only complaint is that it can't hold two figures. 











Sorry, Chewie


X-Wing

Holding this toy gave me real joy. Seriously. Like a 5 year old on Christmas. I never even expected the rush of emotions that came over me when I wooshed this thing through the air. And when I say woosh, I mean woosh. It was almost a guttural reaction. I was making sound effects and everything. It just felt natural to do so. I'm not sure if it is just the overall design of the toy or the way X-Wings have been implanted in my brain over the years but it was an amazing feeling. Bear in mind that I had a POTF2 Snowspeeder, a Tie Fighter, a vintage Falcon and a vintage B-Wing previously. None of those ever gave me this rush and I was never a huge X-Wing person! Just an amazing feeling and I'm so happy to have experienced it.














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