Star Bird 70ies toys

[Dave Tree]

I don't know myself, but one of my friends collects them, I can ask him what the going rate for them are.

I have them in a couple of catalogue pages though, will have to try and dig those out.

Dave.

[gung-hoeddie]

before my time too i'm afraid, i'm another 77 child, but nice looking toys though.

[Sundance]

i was born in 78, so I've never heard of them. the Avenger looks more like a Y-Wing than an A-Wing. I agree that the fighter looked like the bastard off-spring of a BSG Viper and an X-Wing.

[SteveD]

I was thinking about this - if those were released in late 70's they'd actually pre-date A wings wouldn't they. Didn't they first appear in ROTJ in 83?

Or, if you dont believe it was just a film, they existed a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

[The Baron]

I really wanted one of those as a kid. I'd forgotten all about it.

Sad now.

[Sundance]

I was thinking about this - if those were released in late 70's they'd actually pre-date A wings wouldn't they. Didn't they first appear in ROTJ in 83?

Or, if you dont believe it was just a film, they existed a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

yes, the A-Wing, like the B-Wing, debuted in ROTJ

[Thundershot]

Starbird was one of them cool but very expensive toys I never got as a kid..just like Big Track,also made by Milton Bradley..witch also bares a passing resemblance to the Galactica from certain angles.

[SteveD]

God - yeah! I'd never noticed that with BigTrak! Still got mine at Dad's house, and it's trailer. Dad played with it more than me as a kid - trying to program it to go round the coffee table, and scare the dogs!

[Thundershot]

Found this on youtube..Starbird in action, even the badge looks like the one on Skywalkers pilot helmet.. also check out the Matchbox toys @ the start

Also just found out Bigtrack was grey in the U.S of A..(the U.K. one was white b.t.w.)..

[Lady Jaye]

Uhm yes. The weekend has passed and now I've got two two Starbirds...

Anyone?