Holy
mother pussbucket! It’s the AT-AT! Well, that’s what you would have
said if you had gotten this Christmas morning (or whatever holiday you
enjoy). The AT-AT – the biggest (arguably, versus the Death Star
Playset) and most expensive toy in the vintage Star Wars arsenal.
What features did yonder toy possess?
1. Movable head, with a handle on the inside, and a “trigger” to move the chin guns.
2. Adjustable “ear” guns.
3. opening cockpit for two figures (presumably for an AT-AT Driver and Commander.
4. Room and standing pegs inside for troops.
5. A hatch where Luke can throw in a thermal detonator (never made).
6. Adjustable legs – these puppies didn’t move on their own.
7. The chin guns light up and make sounds. Sounds!
8.
Later releases of the AT-AT came with the accessory set with rifles
,grappling hooks, backpacks – never mind that most of the
accessories were actually Rebel stuff.
This
thing is big – I’ve got one still sitting out in the basement and my
two-year old was frightened of it. Now she wants to play with it – but
that’s not the point. Despite having the weight advantage, she was
still scared of it.
Why should you get this toy? Five reasons:
1. It's the mother f---ing AT-AT! Did you not get goosebumps when you first saw that thing on screen?
2. It's HUGE! You can actually fly a Snowspeeder under the legs!
4. Vehicle and a playset.
5. Good substitute for that dog you always wanted.
Backstory:
The
AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) was developed by Kuat Drive
Yards, and evolved from vehicles around since the Clone Wars. It
stood 22.5 meters tall, could walk up to 60 km/h, and could hold up
to a ton of cargo, 40 troops or more (or a combination of light
vehicles and personnel). The command head housed the
crew (usually a driver, gunner, and commander) and had chin-mounted
heavy laser cannons, and repeating blasters on the side of the head
for faster targets. While their armor was strong, there were weak
points at the neck joint and the underbelly. To protect the
underbelly, AT-STs
were usually stationed around it. AT-ATs were delivered to a planet
via dropships from a Star Destroyer or other Imperial carrier. Wookieepedia article
13th in alphabetical order
1 comment:
Still the best!
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