Perhaps most importantly the authentic vinyl caped jawa s cape has several distinct features to be aware of especially when purchasing or authenticating a loose vinyl caped jawa.
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However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on.
2 vinyl cloak jawa 77 18 000 one of the holiest grails of the star wars toy line the 1977 jawa is something of a legend within the collector s community.
The jawa s vinyl cape was quickly replaced by a material cloak and with it the blister.
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What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay.
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The jawa s vinyl cape was quickly replaced by a material cloak and with it the blister.
When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi.
Vintage star wars jawa cape cloak accessory kenner 1977.
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Yet another member of the first twelve star wars figures ever there s a certain variation of the character that gives it its insanely high value.
Legitimate capes from the vinyl caped jawa have a distinct texture on one side of the cape.
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Vintage star wars jawa cape cloak accessory kenner 1977.
Early versions of the star wars 12 back material cloaked jawa figures were packaged with the same blister as artoo detoo r2 d2 before switching over to a unique blister that slanted out forward on the top half.
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Kenner switched up the cape to cloth soon after the original figures were created resulting in vinyl cape jawas only being sent to some parts.
Originally 2 49 in 1978 reportedly only six of the original jawa with vinyl cape have been discovered and have been bought at prices ranging from 3 000 to 18 000 based on condition.
The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors.
The jawa action figure s cape.
Early versions of the star wars 12 back material cloaked jawa figures were packaged with the same blister as artoo detoo r2 d2 before switching over to a unique blister that slanted out forward on the top half.
After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence.
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