The Death Star Space Station is still the gold standard of playsets. It encompases the ability for any kid to recreate everything that happens in the film. Yet is scale is perfect to add some "new" stories as well. I was lucky to get on one back in 1979 and played with it non stop - of course it didn't survive . Thankfully with being an adult collector with over 2 decades of collecting in now, I have many of these. I have one complete, in pristine condition in the box and I have at least 4 complete (minus rope, foam and dianoga), along with a few that are about 80% complete. it is so much fun to build several of these and put them together. I belive it takes either 9 of them to complete a full circle if they are placed next to each other. It looks like like a super Terrordrome when it is done.
I loved my Death Star playset! As kid I thought it was too big to be a space station.. 😂 lol. I used it to play as Bespin City mostly because they never made a playset of that. Removed trash compactor, trap door, and the hole was the carbon freeze chamber 🙌😁. The diecast set would have been perfect if it was enlarged for 3 3/4" figures.
I got mine as a bday present… my best friend behind me with his hands to his cheeks in disbelief..as I proudly held up the DEATH STAR..for bday s and Christmas that all I received for presents as a kid.. I always on some level appreciated my parents Getting these gifts… even more so now as a 50…year old man.. thanks mom and dad… May the force be with you…and all fans of Star Wars….always ❤😊
@@thepadawancollectorofficial My sister ..18 months older.. always says my mom caught her snooping before Christmas.. She said she saw the Barbie dream house.. In mom’s closet… Come Christmas morning..the big box under the tree wasn’t a Barbie dream house .. it was an..AT-AT… 😂😂😂😂 One of my best Christmas..
Very cool. I have a picture of me playing with the Death Star that I received as a Christmas gift. Great video. This is what Haslab should do. A modernization
Hey Enew! I think if hasbro were to put out a modern version it wouid cost as much to just get the older version maybe??? Who knows. But I’m a vintage guy and nothing beats the real things. Thanks for watching my friend!
Received this as a Christmas gift in 1978 as a 6 year old....LOVED this set! Great video! Here's another "Quest" proposal to work on after your playset quest: Collecting EVERY toy/puzzle/gadget featured in the original 1978 Kenner Star Wars booklet.
Me too, same age as you are! Loved that Christmas, got all the 21 figures and the Death Star, dewback, land speeder, xwing and Darth Vader's TIE fighter.
You got yourself a great Death Star playset. So often the Cannons are broken, but you looks in great shape. To get one with the rope and a canon in good shape for that price is a great find in my opinion.
Thanks Jedi! It’s my first time owning one, so I had to be extra careful buying it. I overlooked one broken column, but that was it :). Thanks for watching my friend
HOLY COW!!! Thanks for the shout-out!!! I am happy the Death Star Plans and Bounty Hunter Fob made it to you safely Hope you are having a Happy New Year - Clint
You taking us along on your collecting journey and Phil J helping you with the laser cannon are two examples of what makes the Star Wars collecting community one of the best! I consider both you and Phil friends whom I met through collecting. I loved my Death Star playset set in 1978 and I love the Death Star playset I got last year but I'm still looking for the rope! Thanks for another great video, Joey. I hope you have some great collecting adventures in the new year!
I agree, this community is awesome and I’ve met friends, like you, because of this cool hobby. Honored that you are watching and thanks for taking the time to write an awesome comment
DAN! - LOL Joey's awesome and this time around, he knocked it out of the park! Huh? The rope is a hard one to find on its own. My OG piece is still also missing it. The gun fix though was something that took me years to figure out. I'm glad it's on film now for everyone to reference. - On that note, great show Joey! I wish you lots of luck on the rest of your run! This will stand the test of time as a good reference for collectors building and reassembling playsets from the Kenner line. I'll certainly continue to watch and cheer you on buddy. You got a winner with the playset you bought! Congrats!
You got a good one. I got mine the Christmas of 1979 but it was the LP version. I played with that playset every day. I remember my friends comming over to play and bringing their figures so we could have a Stormtrooper army. AHHH the good times. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Darth! That’s amazing that you got this in the 70s! I wish I had as well cuz those toys I had have an even more special meaning to me when I re-collect them. Bravo my friend. Thank you for watching
This is my favorite playset of all time. I think what you got is just great - way to start with a bang! I can’t believe it only cost $18 back in ‘78. My aunt and uncle bought it for me back then and it was the best gift I ever got. I really enjoyed your cleaning tips and the pricing is helpful too! I think I need to start pricing one for next Christmas.
Hey Bill! You had an amazing aunt and uncle to get you this back then! And if they knew it still brought you joy, then it was indeed the best gift ever. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment with us
Awesome video Joey! I almost picked this up recently at my local shop but there were a couple of things missing I just couldn’t bring myself to get it because of.
Hey Cool! Yea depending on price you probably made the right choice not getting it. There are plenty of these out there at good prices and complete! Thanks for watching my friend
That's actually quite affordable I never looked into getting one. Well here we go again, a whole new Padawan collector series. Well I'm ready to take another ride let the fun begin.
Indeed the Death Star Playset was every 70s 80s kid dream toy to have, sadly I never got it, Santa brought me the Creatures Cantina Playset instead and I love it to this day
Hey Jorge! The Cantina Playset is amazing so you have nothing to feel left out about! I’m trying to hunt for one right now :). Thanks for watching my friend!
200 seems like a decent price to me Joey, great purchase man! Coming from the UK, I would have loved this set, but we never got it. This is one set where Kenner got it right and Palitoy opted for a much cheaper option. Looking forward to the Jabba video, thats a set I have complete too!
Hey Kev! Don’t get me wrong, I think the Kenner version is top notch, but I think the Palitoy version is going to be put on my list as well! Thanks for watching my friend!
I got it for Christmas the year it came out. But one of the support columns was shaped oddly and we couldn't get it to fit correctly but it still worked. Hours, days, and years of fun!
Hey Gary! Yea that was my pitfall too. I almost bought examples that didnt have most of the items and felt like that was the norm. So im glad I took my time to find this one, and I think I got it for a good price, considering some parts are missing and broken. Thanks for watching Gary! Happy New Year!
Man!!! I remember getting this and the millennium falcon when I was 5 or 6 it was amazing to see the set pieces, it took me back and I remember losing every piece of this in my backyard…lol
Frankly, I like the look of the cardboard one better than the plastic one. The plastic one is super awesome though and would also be cool to have. The cardboard one has tons of great looking stickers and art on it that really brings the toy to life. I never had either one as a kid, but I still played that my figures were exploring the Death Star by using old milk crates, tin foil, packing material, and diorama pictures that I drew myself. I wish that I still had pictures of the homemade playsets that I built as a kid. Man, was that fun to do! As cool as it would have been to have the official playsets, I had a lot of fun designing and building my own. This video is amazing! You did a great job explaining how to clean and build the official playset and have some great info on the toy itself. It's great how viewers are helping you out with sending you stuff to give away, or in this case, parts you needed for this playset! The collector community is so cool sometimes. I'd love to have even just the trash compactor part. That would be fun to mess around with.
Hey John! I think that homemade playsets like the one you created are honestly THEE best way for kids to play with the toys! That was the best thing about the toys, is how much they pushed us to imagine worlds. Such an awesome comment and it brings me back so that time. Amazing. Thanks for watching and for such a great comment my friend
@@thepadawancollectorofficial You bet! If I ever find photos that I took of the playsets I built, I'll post them on the FB collectors' groups that I'm in.
I love your videos. Can’t wait for it to premier. I own the Death Star play set but mine is in pretty good shape just missing a few parts but not many.
There was a MISB example that sold on one of the fb groups for $6k recently. I think it was ungraded too. Another great video about an exceptional playset. I mean there will never be another one this big I don't think..4 floors wow! Can't wait to see the next video.
Wow! 6k for MISB! Yea I can definitely see that happening for this one. I have never seen one for sale like that OR graded. That would be a grail of mine for sure. Thanks for the info my friend and thanks for watching!
Man, I’d need to rethink my entire set up for that. I could probably display that in one of my Detolfs in I removed a shelf. Also while not cheap, that is a lot more reasonable than I expected it to be. It wasn’t R2 popup or Yakface money. Not bad
Yea the price wasn't bad, in fact most of these are "reasonable". I really surprised how much less it is for some of these than action figures. Thanks for watching my friend! AND I JUST OPENED THE PACKAGE!!! OMG you have to watch the next episode, but THANK YOU!!!! That was SO GENEROUS OF YOU for a giveaway! Happy new year my friend
@@thepadawancollectorofficial It was great. There is a good story that I saw at that Celebration. There was a crowd gathering around a dealer's booth and it was because a guy was going to buy a MISB Sears Cantina Adventure Set. Problem was that it was only $80 and therefore he wanted it to be open to see if everything was there, including the Blue Snag. After a while the seller, said: "I am not the owner, I'm just watching the booth for him. He is at a panel so let me call him to see what he says". Calls him and then says: "I'm sorry, it's not $80 but $800! So, the buyer left empty handed. Funny thing is that everybody around him kept telling him to buy it for $80 and take the risk because even without the Blue Snag it was a great deal. BTW That set is going to set you back a few bucks.
Dude fantastic video! I’m going to have to live vicariously through you on these as the price for these in the uk is horrendous. I will keep watching tho . Happy new year !
Thanks obi! The best thing to do is buy in the US and then have someone store it for you, then bulk ship items after a year. I know some collectors in the UK who do that!
I think you got an excellent example Joey, especially for the price. I'd be stoked to find one with the box in that condition, A+. I was happy to see you include a "cleaning" segment & "construction" segment on this video as well. Always good to get a few tips for both aspects. Loving this series already, but let's be honest, there was never any doubt. That Palitoy Death Star though... I think finding that one is certainly going to be a bit more challenging and costly, but I can't wait to see what you come up with when the time comes.
Thanks Mopar! Yes I think the Palitoy death star is going to be VERY challenging and I might have to save my lunch money up for that one! Thanks for watching my friend :)
Outstanding Video Joey! I’ve never seen such a comprehensive review of the Kenner Death Star! Your Playset looks Phenomenal. The bright white studio is looking beautiful as well. Happy New Year Bro!
I ran down to my toy room to see if I have the LP version, and sadly, I didn't, but I am still extremely happy to own the Death Star space station in the box. 💪😉 I do own the inflatable lightsaber in the box, and that does have the LP 🤜🤛
Hey Deano! Both non LP and LP versions have equal weight cuz they never proceed them for ESB or ROTJ. That’s rad you still have the inflatable lightsaber in the original box! Thanks for watching Deano! 💪🏽😎
Awesome video on star wars playsets you forget the bunker from return of the jedi playset and new AT ST VEHICLE WITH CHEWBACCA FIGURE TO GO IN THE AT -ST playset
Hey Mark! I don’t think the bunker was made before 1985? I don’t collect “modern” collectibles that often. I like them, but don’t collect them. Thanks for watching my friend!
Your lucky Joey. The Kenner Death Star was not available here in Australia. We could only get the PALITOY version. Both are on my “In my dreams list “ LOL, I have a couple of play sets but they are rare to find complete. I am currently chasing parts for the Dagobah Playset. Some times it is the only way to get a complete set it to buy bits separately over time. Good luck.
Hey Glynn! The Palitoy version is still an amazing vintage item to have, and one day I hope to have it in my collection! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment my friend :)
First time watching your video, found it entertaining and I learned about that Frank and Sons Collectible show (never heard of it before). Seems you're in my neck of the woods as well from the video (San Diego). I'm really not into youtube watching much but I enjoyed this and will watch others.
Hey Rob! First off, welcome to the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed this video. That’s cool we are in the same city! What shops do you like the most? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
@@thepadawancollectorofficial Thanks for follow-up. I have gone to TC's Rockets and Toy Addicts (La Mesa) and have bought from both, those are the only local stores. Most of my original Vintage collection was completed awhile, so now mostly buy the new Hasbro The Vintage Collection items (3 3/4" only, not 6"). Any older vintage items though I look at my FB groups, figure conventions (SoCal Joe Show & Toy Convention has had SW as well), etc
I enjoyed the video.i purchased it at a flea market in the early 80. Don't know how much I paid came complete. I broke the cannon spring playing with it.
Hey Wade! That’s cool you were able to find this at a flea market. Everytime I go to one, there are NO vintage Star Wars items. Plenty of modern stuff, but most people have wised up on vintage Star Wars and try to overcharge for most things lol. Thanks for watching my friend
@@thepadawancollectorofficial There are differences depending where you live. The Han Solo in carbonite I had looked different than the one in your video.
Loved the video. That's a great looking Death Star. :) Definitely a great price! This is one my top favorite SW playsets. All I have of the Death Star playset is the "Death Star monster". :) I was wondering if you were going to do the backdrops. If so, would they be a side thing? I was thinking of the mail away offers such as the "Battle Station" backdrop and the SEARS exclusive cantina backdrop. Thanks for the video. :)
Hey T! Yes I am going to be getting the backdrops but when I do the ships run, since some of those came with the ships. Can’t wait though. That run may be a couple years away though lol. Thanks for watching, T!
@@thepadawancollectorofficial Honestly can't wait! :) The "Battle Station" backdrop is my favorite backdrop. I've been wanting to get one for my collection.
@@thepadawancollectorofficial thanks I really enjoyed seeing a spiffed up clean version - I let my son unbox and gently play with my Death Star playset once when he was younger but he’s like your typical 14 year old now all online gaming and apple too - sadly not many toy playing days like our youths
I missed out on this set a couple of years ago at a local shop complete in box for $100. By the time I went to get it it was gone sadly as I waited too late as it was sitting for weeks.
Wow that’s a pretty good price for that one! You’ll find another one for a great price. I am also going to be giving a complete version of this away soon, so watch out for that
Blame Canada🎶Blame Canada🎶😂 Sorry, but I still think the Palitoy version has better play value. Most of the scenes set on the Death Star show the Hero group running and hiding, the Kenner version, though very cool, is too open plan to allow for this. There are plenty of opportunities to hide and move figures around in the Palitoy version, I had mine on top of a swivel seat barstool so I could play with it 'in the round' and you could have figures in one part of the set, and other figures in another part with no line of sight between them! Of course, that's just my entirely subjective, personal opinion. But I'm right...😂🤣👍🍻
Don't full inset the gun inside its slot when displaying. That catch on the bottom is infamous for breaking under the stress of keeping the gun locked in place. This is why yours was probably broken. The previous owner probably kept it locked down. It should sit in place without having to snap it in place.
Joey, Glad to seek you back. I was missing Episodes. Funny side note I Just did a trade involving Lily ledy over stock parts. The trade cost me an action figure arm and leg. One last thing where do I download the check list
The inflation comparisons that people tend to make are not quite relevant. A $17 toy playset packed with play features like this was not perceived as expensive as an $85 one would be now. It would have been seen as a decent value, but the mindset of most parents and even kids back then was to consider something big like this as a birthday or Christmas present.
I don’t ever remember seeing this as a kid and I didn’t know anyone who had one 🤔. I never even saw these in the store that I can remember. Thanks for watching my friend
@@thepadawancollectorofficial friend of mine had one, lived just a few houses down. I checked it out once and wasn't impressed. I'd probably go for one now though!
@@thepadawancollectorofficial Technically it is from my childhood.... One of the older kids in the neighborhood had EVERYTHING! And when he was in his late teens decided he loved booze and women more so I started buying the stuff up for $10-$15 at a time.... so basically started professionally collecting when I was around 13 lol
WARNING... be very careful with that canon. I see you picking it up from the end. They break easy. A lot of the are broken. If it breaks they are hard to find and $$$$$. Just trying to save you the trouble. Also make sure it is not going to fall off the top. That has happened a lot too. Troy
Hey Troy! Thanks for the tip man! I placed it all back in the box but when I set it up, I’ll make sure I handle it the way you said. Thanks for watching my friend!
Hi Joey, another great video and tutorial. This is a play set I never owned but always wanted. Such an amazing playset with hours of fun. I don't know if you have ever seen 'toy polloi' on RU-vid but I was actually watching his video on this playset the other day, it's amazing. Keep up the good work. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4tcc_k50GsY.html
