The official website of Star Wars (starwars.com) has been putting up updates from Toy Fair and perhaps the most important has just come to my attention.
It seems as though they’re manufacturing a vintage Boba Fett action figure, but this time the rocket-firing mechanism is actually going to work. Back in 1979, this Boba Fett toy was a mail-away and advertised as going to be able to fire a missile from his jetpack. But between the time those ads went out and the toys were manufactured, that was decided to be a serious safety concern.
This action figure has been a long fabled myth for 30 years.
Until now.
At Toy Fair, Hasbro unveiled this figure that they’ll be releasing.
Why all this increased excitement in Boba Fett? Well, aside from being the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett will be making an appearance on the Clone Wars TV show.