#cloudcityplayset

So apparently the Sears Cloud City Set from 1981, just like the Cantina Adventure Set, contained four figures: Han Solo (Bespin Outfit), Dengar(!), Ugnaught, and Lobot. The Canadian version differed in that it contained the original Han Solo as well as Boba Fett and Lando Calrissian, instead of Bespin Han, Dengar, and Lobot. The Ugnaught was in both versions. Which set would you have preferred? I always was obsessed with Dengar and Lobot, so my answer should be clear, but since I lived an ocean apart from all this goodness, I did get the European version of the Cloud City set, which you can find only in your dreams. To be honest I wouldn’t have been too excited about a cardboard set anyway back then and also I somehow wasn’t a fan of playsets. Times have changed and now I can’t find sleep because I am checking on all the odd playsets that were available in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when life was simple and Boba Fett didn’t write books or ride Rancors yet. #starwars #actionfigures #cloudcityplayset #kenner #hansolo #bespin #cloudcity #lobot #ugnaught #dengar #theempirsestrikesback #1980 #1981 #broughttoyoubythecolorgreen https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5G4VlqvwW/?utm_medium=tumblr

Second set I built this week / in my life: the Cloud City Playset. As with the Cantina Adventure Playset from yesterday I used scans provided by erikstormtrooper.com. For days I am obsessed with the idea of rebuilding the Palitoy Death Star Playset, which is not only bigger but also much more complicated, so I thought I start with simpler sets and learn along the way about the dos and don’ts. While yesterday’s set was quite straightforward with no major errors, I fumbled a bit on this one today, as I missed a tab here and improvised with adding a slit for other tabs in wrong places instead. The result is not very satisfying as the carbon freeze chamber doesn’t really sit tightly attached and its top is a bit too large, which may have various reasons. After having rebuilt this set I am still not quite confident about the ideal materials to use: while I used simple multipurpose labels for the printed scans and 1mm solid cardboards for the structure on the Cantina Set, I went for self-adhesive photo paper on the Cloud City Set and used a mix of the sturdy 1mm cardboard (main piece) and the much thinner and softer cardboard (the kind I usually use for my colored backgrounds) as the carbon freeze chamber piece. The photo paper is quite sticky and cutting is a bit more adventurous as it easily frays out. The thinner cardboard is of course more versatile and can be folded better. Anyhow the Death Star Set probably will require either corrugated cardboard or foam board as it is much larger. Let’s see how many ink cartridges I will waste along my journey to the Death Star 😅 #starwars #actionfigures #cardboardmagic #kenner #cloudcityplayset https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5Aa0RNg78/?utm_medium=tumblr