Which Star Wars toys / figures to choose?
When you're collecting just for your amusement, not for profit, it's usually a great idea to choose a category based on your individual taste, while sticking to your common sense in terms of item sizes, price range and availability of the selected category of Star Wars collectables.
Size: If you can't afford to reserve a separate room for exclusively for storing your Star Wars collection, you'll probably need to prevent collecting large items like full scale blaster rifle and blaster pistol replicas, the wearable replicas of Star Wars helmets, etc. Luckily, the majority of these items are also available in smaller but still highly detailed scaled versions, which means that you get the same level of detail, material quality and workmanship without sacrificing too much of your life
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Price: As a person who collects for fun, you should probably decide to keep away from rare vintage Star Wars figures, exact Star Wars FX lightsaber and blaster replicas and other pricy items. As an alternative, try to estimate how much money you are willing to spend, and then look for cheaper options which don't exceed your budget.
Continuity and Availability: If you plan to keep collecting your favorite Star Wars toys in the future, you should consider picking items, which are easy to find and purchase. It's a good idea to stick to big manufacturers like LEGO or Hasbro, which are holding a long-term official license for producing Star Wars and Clone Wars official merchandise.
My Personal Suggestions
Let me give you my top 3 list of collectible items which follows the above recommendations, and which I personally consider interesting and amusing enough to collect.
Star Wars Mighty Muggs figures
This is an extremely popular line of 6-inch collectible vinyl figures produced by Hasbro. They can be easily distinguished by their typical large character heads and chunky bodies. The Mighty Muggs line includes a whole range of Star Wars characters based on the original movie saga, the Clone Wars CGI animated TV series and even the related video games and other parts of the expanded Star Wars universe. If you're creative enough, you can even get a blank white customizable figure and make your own individual designs.
Star Wars Titanium Series die-cast vehicles and figures
If you prefer items made of solid metal to the plastic ones, you should check out Hasbro's line of very detailed metal die-cast collectibles named The Titanium Series. It supersedes the original line of die-cast collectibles produced by Kenner since 1979 and returns all the quality and detail which makes these toys so much popular among collectors.
LEGO mini Star Wars figures
In addition to meeting all the mentioned prerequisites, these are extremely popular both among grownup collectors and their children. The line of Star Wars mini figures includes all the popular characters you can imagine, some of them even in several different variations. The design based on interchangeable parts also makes them easily customizable, which brings even more fun and collectible value.By: Darren KonecnyArticle Directory: http://www.articledashboard.comI'm a die-hard fan of Star Wars movies and collects various kinds of Star Wars toys, figures Star Wars FX lightsaber replicas and other items. If you are interested in more information on these topics, please visit my website dedicated to Star Wars toys / figures.
