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Class of Bootleg Class 2 - Duplicated and Modified
Class Notes: Base Original Molds, Modified Head Molds, Changed Scale, New Package Art, New Package Style
Bootleg Source: Kenner 1990's Power of the Force Line
Bootleg Rating: StarStarStarStarStar (Five out of five stars)
Sightings:California, Mexico, Australia
Vintage:Spring 1997

These are ten inch bootlegs of the 1990's Kenner Power of the Force line. They feature innovative packaging, removable helmets, and original head molds.

Galaxy Cop Vader and Stormtrooper
The 10" line currently offers two figures:

Both feature removable helmets(!) and come with 2 guns. To me, these figures are cooler than Kenner REAL 12" line. The Vader looks like Vader, and the removable helmet on the Stormtrooper is a cool bonus. Of course, the Bootlegs aren't of the highest quality - the arm on my Vader is barely in the socket, and they're just molded plastic, not G.I. Joe HOF bodies.

Anyway, here's a closer look at the two 10" offerings.

Packaging

Galaxy Cop Box Art
Both are shipped in a "Galaxy Cop" window box - both with the same stock number (No. 1888). The graphics on the box are limited to the Galaxy cop logo and a modified photo of the Kenner Millennium Falcon toy. As you can see, the quad-lasers have been removed, as has the radar dish (although the stand for it remains). An additional cockpit has been pasted onto the left hand side of the ship as well.

The figures are twist-tied to a yellow cardboard insert that fits snugly inside the window-box. The helmets are on the figures heads, but are not anchored in any fashion - they can fall off during shipment.

Vaderish Figure

Galaxy Cop Vader
Galaxy Cop Vader Guns The Vaderish figure is really quite good. It is molded from a scaled-up Kenner POTF2 Darth Vader figure, and is articulated at the waist, shoulders, neck, hips and gloves. The articulation at the gloves is an added level of articulation over the Kenner figure, but one I wish Kenner had done on their own. He has a cloth(!) cape that fastens in the front, as well as a removable helmet. The head is apparently not molded from any Kenner figure, but is nicely painted. As shown at right, "Vader" also comes with two guns twist tied to his cardboard backer.

"Stormtrooper" Figure

Galaxy Cop Stormtrooper
Galaxy Cop Stormtrooper Guns The "Stormtrooper" is also a keen toy. Molded from a scaled-up Kenner POTF2 Stormtrooper figure, it is articulated at the waist, hips, neck, and shoulders. It is molded in an off-white plastic, and has been painted with a higher-gloss white paint on the chest and trunks. The helmet is removable, and has a smaller plastic "hatband" inside to help it set correctly on the figure's head (detailed below). The figure's head is different from that of the Vader, and does not match any Kenner mold that I am aware of. Two guns are also included, twist tied to the cardboard backer (at right).

Galaxy Cop Helmets

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