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Stormtrooper action-figure in vintage Japanese Super Shogun style

Cory Doctorow at 1:40 am Thu, Feb 18, 2010

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Here's a new Star Wars Stormtrooper toy that has been executed as a loving recreation of the classic Japanese Super Shogun toys, complete with rocket punch fist:
The Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun stands a whopping 24 inches tall, and includes all of the features that you expect from an authentic Jumbo: free rotating wheels on the bottom of his feet, and a spring-loaded Rocket Punch firing fist!

Utilizing the same techniques implemented by Japanese toy manufacturers in the 1970s, the Super Shogun is constructed from durable, blow-molded polyethylene with a painted vinyl helmet. The figure is articulated at the neck and shoulders, and includes a removable, highly-detailed BlasTech E-11 laser blaster. The blaster even features a posable stock that unfolds from below the barrel. Collectors of both Japanese and Star Wars memorabilia are sure to be impressed with the care taken to fuse the disparate concepts into a new unique entity.

Super Shogun StormTrooper (Thanks, Francesco!)
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I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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    http://www.penmachine.com/images/gaiking.jpg

  • snakedart

    If only they’d had detachable rocket-fists, they might have turned the tables on those pesky Ewoks.