Star Wars Playset Collection: Turret & Probot Playset 1981 - EP 5

Star Wars Playset Collection: Turret & Probot Playset 1981 - EP 5 - The Padawan Collector

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I continue my Star Wars playset Collection quest to collect them; this week with the Turret & Probot playset. We go over the history of this playset, and play a Star Wars trivia game based on the Collection of vintage playsets. join me!
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@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Watch Episode 1 to find out how I set my playset run up! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKiHbKid27S1iok.html

@timothyvandenberg2905 Жыл бұрын

Crazy how the Acrylic display case is more than HALF as valuable as the actual toy w/box! Insane!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Timothy! Yea they can be a bit pricey but those cases are custom made, but they are worth the price to protect the investment I am making in a 40 year old piece of cardboard to protect it. Thanks for watching my friend :)

@seanahmed9079 3 ай бұрын

2nd best Hoth playset after the Hoth Attack Base. Almost a tie

@geekstrong1 Жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of my favorites because of the awesome Probot figure. 💪🤓

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

I agree ☝️, thanks for watching Deano! 💪🏽😎

@markrussell3414 Жыл бұрын

Awesome playset star wars looks amazing turret and imperial probot droid👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! And thanks for taking the time to write and watch :)

@MattsCollection Жыл бұрын

Such a great set and I still have the one from my childhood in my collection! This set would be on the floor desperately trying to stop my Imperial Walker from advancing!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Matt! Haha man your comment brings back memories! Thanks for watching and for the awesome comment :)

@MattsCollection Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial You always provide the best trips down memory lane.

@woncarlos7494 Жыл бұрын

The quality of these videos has improved from how he started to excellent A+++

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Carlos! That means a lot to me :). Thanks for watching!

@scotthildebrand3148 Жыл бұрын

I love the Turret and Probot play set. Even I just barely got one for the first time last year 🙌 it's the coolest of all the snow toys👍l was lucky enough to find it fully complete. IANs cases is the only place that makes a case specifically for it👌Love the show! ✊👊

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott! Yea I get most of my cases from Ian :). That’s the way to go. Thanks for watching my friend!

@billpaulk1058 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful playset Joey! I had the Imperial Attack Base as a kid but not the turret and probot set. I think I like the one you reviewed in this video better now. I like the prices too. That turret just looks iconic to me! Great job!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey bill! Yea I agree this one is just iconic. I like both playsets, but the probot is just menacing

@moblocke Жыл бұрын

I know you are sticking to US Kenner releases but the Palitoy Deathstar was my favourite ever Star Wars toy. So many options and features. And I kept using it with Action Force/GI Joe and even some of the smaller transformers years later so despite being made of cardboard, it held out pretty well.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Mob! I’m trying to find a good boxed Palitoy Death Star but it’s super hard to find ones that are authentic and in good condition! Thanks for watching my friend

@enfieldjohn101 8 ай бұрын

I got five of them anyway. I forgot about the Sears Exclusive sets. Super cool and informative quiz!

@thepadawancollectorofficial 8 ай бұрын

Thanks John!

@joe3019772008 Жыл бұрын

great video, brother. i used to have that playset got it for christmas from my grandma.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Joe! That’s a great memory! My grandma got me mine as well! Haha that’s awesome

@grahamclews1571 Жыл бұрын

Joey, your videos are always super well researched and entertaining.. The Turret and Probot playset is still my favourite playset

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham! I’m glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching!

@retroforce6919 Жыл бұрын

Cool episode. 👍 This is one of my favorite playset. I remember playing this playset with AT-AT and snowspeeder. 😉

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Retro! This one holds the most nostalgia for me, I’m glad it’s your favorite too!

@Fiveash-Art Жыл бұрын

2:50 ... That face on Lando ... 😂 I have no memory of this figure looking that stupid.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

😂.

@tperson8347 Жыл бұрын

This is my top favorite Hoth playset It seems like an absolute must to display an AT-ST right next to the Turret & Probot playset. :) Thanks for the video

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey T! Yes I agree with you and can’t wait to one day get an ATAT! Thanks for watching my friend!

@Emperorvalse Жыл бұрын

I wanted the Radar Turret mini-rig but never got it. I had the Twin Lasar Tank and my friend had some of the Imperial mini-rigs for his Assault Base. No one I knew had the AT-AT or AT-ST as they didn't really appear in the stores in Australia. Snowspeeders, X-Wing and TIE Fighter were the biggest vehicles and these were the cheapest versions with no electronics that I can remember.

@tperson8347 Жыл бұрын

@@Emperorvalse I think the TIE fighter and the X-Wing were better WITHOUT the electronics, honestly, so I don't think you missed out on that end. :)

@jorgeldejesus8465 Жыл бұрын

congrats on the playset , it was of the best ones of Kenner ! good luck on the next playset hunt

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jorge! And thanks for watching my friend

@shawnkarg3794 Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't remember this at all from when I was a kid, not on toy shelves, or even in Christmas catalogs.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Shawn! It may have been a regional distribution thing? There are some toys that I don’t remember seeing as a kid like the Death Star space station. I never saw that in stores, at least that I remember. So maybe that’s the case? Thanks for watching my friend

@shawnkarg3794 Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial I could find no further info on it, but thanks for the great video. Keep them coming!

@BluckersVideosandToys Жыл бұрын

Wow that's that's pretty cool as I didn't know that the Canadian release had the figs in their releases for half these playsets!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that either until I really started researching this set. So much to learn about these :)

@garyeastell3458 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I was just going through my vintage collection that I got in the 70's and 80's and I notice that the title on my box was 'Gun turret and Probot Playset'. The playset is still in great condition but the box is showing it's age. Greetings from Australia.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome Gary! Is it the toltoys version that you have?

@garyeastell3458 Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Hi Joey I had a look and it's made by Kenner. I do however have a Darth Vader 12 cardback that was made by Toltoys. I have all of my Empire Stikes Back cards and Return of the Jedi cards in good condition but unfortunately only a few of my Star Wars cards made it through unscathed.

@danielh2307 Жыл бұрын

I always loved the Hoth outhouse and Probot set! Lol! Tons of play feature, iconic scene, add a Tauntaun and a Wampa...pure Kenner gold. Just to add since you mentioned Canadian playsets that included figures, the Death Star (a personal favorite) did come with 2 stormtroopers. Enjoy the content and Wishing you well!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel! I didn’t know it came with 2 stormtroopers!!! The Canadian version right?

@danielh2307 Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial that would be correct

@nicholasdickens2801 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicolas! Let me know what you think of the video when it premieres on Sunday! MTFBWY!

@nicholasdickens2801 Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Will do. MTFBWY

@damonslimmon Жыл бұрын

Got this the same Christmas we got the hoth base. Awesome Christmas that was. I think we got the At At too.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Damon! Wow what a Christmas that was! Thanks for watching my friend and taking the time to comment :)

@thecurationstation6310 Жыл бұрын

I love it all! Had a turret & probot for years, but it just didn't scream keeper to me. I went with other collections, land of the jawas being the biggest among them. but this is a great video, kid. 👍

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Station! The land of the Jawas is a classic and I can’t wait to start hunting for one :). Thanks for watching my friend!

@pascalh4737 Жыл бұрын

Great new playset Joey !

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pascal! And thanks for watching!

@joerice8771 Жыл бұрын

So I’m going to suggest you try and personally hunt down a Jabba’s Dungeon. Dagobah is too easy 😅

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

That is a pretty good guess :)

@thecurationstation6310 Жыл бұрын

What does it mean when you start a sentence with "so" when it's not an adverb or conjunction?

@joerice8771 Жыл бұрын

@@thecurationstation6310 ‘So’ at the beginning of a sentence is typically seen as a filler word, and used as a reference to casual speech patterns that are more colloquial. You know … trying to sound more conversational in nature. I did miss a comma, but what can you do?

@thecurationstation6310 Жыл бұрын

@@joerice8771 try and look that up. The definition doesn't exist.

@acrodave9287 Жыл бұрын

It still always peeves me they never did a proper Bespin playset, just that ropey cardboard marketing tool. Hoth got TWO, for Gods sake! Although I do still love how inexpensive they were at the time, and how much play value they had! And later on, if you had any GI Joe or Action Force figures, you could use them for that... 3 3/4" figures, vehicles and playsets were so temptingly interchangeable...😁

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Acro! Yes! I wish they had made a Bespin Playset as well! A carbon freezing chamber would have been epic! Thanks for watching my friend!

@enfieldjohn101 8 ай бұрын

I'd love to have even the turret and/or probot loose from this set, but having the whole set would be even better. I do have a Probot, but he's the one from the Power of the Force 2 line when they released him without a playset. He's super cool too and even fires a spring loaded missile and flys apart if you hit a certain spot. The Probot stand that turns him and another figure and makes him fall over if you move the lever right is a great idea! It works great for the scene when Han and Chewie blast the Probot in the movie. This set paired with the Imperial Hoth Base set would be very impressive indeed. I can see why you would highly recommend it as it is very cool. The sets I'd especially love to have for display with my ATAT are the Micro Machines Hoth sets because those are kind of to scale with it and would make it look really big. I have a Micro Machines Snowspeeder that sits atop my ATAT sometimes which really looks close to being to scale with it. I could only think of five of the sets before seeing the end of the quiz. I forgot about the Sears exclusives and the sets that only Canada got figures for. Great video!

@thepadawancollectorofficial 8 ай бұрын

Ah yes the micro machines versions of the Hoth sets were awesome, I forgot about those!

@enfieldjohn101 8 ай бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial They really are great. An entire set of them would look amazing!

@Emperorvalse Жыл бұрын

I had this set when I was young. I kept the box so that it looked like there were 2 turrets with the box in the background. The Probot legs were not durable for play and quickly broke.☹️ My brother was a little too rough with the lever as well and broke it. The turret was great but the stickers did come off quite easily as well.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Emperor! Yea on the one I had when I was a kid, my stickers peeled off way to quick as well! But other than that, it was a tank. Thanks for going through this Playset with me and thanks for watching!

@kevcox5585 Жыл бұрын

That's a set I never had and for $100 boxed I'd kill for a deal like that! Unfortunately that one is Kenner and not Palitoy so alot harder and more expensive to find in the UK. Look forward to seeing what you got for us next week Joey!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Kev! Yea one day I would love to have one item from Palitoy. I am going to the UK this year so hopefully I can get one :).

@ashjp01 Жыл бұрын

Love it more ESB ❤

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Ash! Can never get enough of ESB toys :)

@MoparMcNeer Жыл бұрын

The ESB Hoth sets are so much fun! I just picked up a beautiful vintage Turret & Probot box recently to complement my complete loose playset too. I wish I could have sourced one with the cardboard insert, but it's so difficult to come by. Are you on the hunt for vintage stickers for your set or will you be considering picking up individual pieces that might be fully stickered? Just curious on how "complete" you are aiming for on this playset run. It's a rabbit hole for sure. Can't wait to see what you've found for the next installment Joey.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Mopar! I think I would like to go on the hunt for a sticker set and see if I can get the Kenner catalog. All I really ask for is the Playset to be complete, the box in displaying condition, and the instructions included. I think everything after that is a bonus.

@MoparMcNeer Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Indeed. GL picking up the additional needed pieces.

@joerice8771 Жыл бұрын

1:03 Probably wrong, but off the top of my head, both versions of Jabbas Dungeon, Death Star Playset (if you count the trash monster),Jabbas Throne Room, the Cantina Playset, and the Droid Factory (almost forgot that one). I’m almost certainly missing one though

@joerice8771 Жыл бұрын

Lol. Nope I missed a lot more

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Joe! That’s great for off the top of your head!!!

@jartladder15 Жыл бұрын

Great video Joey. Love these and your passion in them. Also it's an interesting run down of the figures included in playsets. I have a most of these playsets and really am enjoy seeing them showcased. I love the Turret and Probot playset. In particular I like the Kenner formula of compositing different moments or locals into one set. Also the turret and probot are both pretty much to scale with the figures here which is cool. Keep these videos coming my friend!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jart! I’m glad you are loving the episodes that means a lot to me! I agree with your take on the Kenner formula. Thanks for watching my friend

@BobDog72 8 ай бұрын

For those of you who can afford these and have a place to display them good for you. I don't have the space or money for these

@thepadawancollectorofficial 8 ай бұрын

Hey Bob! Yea I know what you mean. That’s why I like watching people talk about them in videos sometimes. At least I can love thru them

@disneykidatheart970 Жыл бұрын

Did I miss the giveaway for the Obi Wan figure? Great video as always!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Disney Kid! The giveaway will be when I hit 25,000 subscribers, so very soon, I hope! Just keep watching and follow me on Facebook at the Padawan Academy to get an early notification on when episode exactly!

@80sCave Жыл бұрын

That Hoth soldier is that Cliff Claven from Cheers?

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! No I can’t unsee it! Thanks for watching Tatooine!

@anthony5816 7 ай бұрын

Any Suggestions where to find the missing stickers?? Picked up an unboxed version and has some missing stickers and a broken leg that I'd like to replace. Thanks as always!!

@thepadawancollectorofficial 7 ай бұрын

Hey Anthony, there is a Facebook group called IC Paper. That group sometimes has items for sale like the sticker sheets.

@cruzcordero1813 2 ай бұрын

Jabba the Hutt original

@stryxwoman Жыл бұрын

I'm missing the white plastic stand.

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

The one where the Probot sits?

@stryxwoman Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial yes

@Flintlock85 Жыл бұрын

I've been following your journey on the full vintage line of figures, and now on the playsets. I'm just curious, and with all due respect, but what exactly do you do for a living to afford you all the money and travel time to collect like this? Thanks!

@thepadawancollectorofficial Жыл бұрын

Hey Flint! Thanks for following the Journey! I’ve been quite fortunate in my life, but I still have budgets set in place for all this. I think that having a budget and being responsible with your finances when it comes to collecting is key. So that’s why I made my collection sheet and I follow a strict budget guideline. I work in the creative profession for a living, so this channel is another creative outlet for me :). Thanks for watching and for your question!

@Flintlock85 Жыл бұрын

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Thanks for the info.! I wasn't trying to be too nosy, just curious...as I "gulp" at seeing some of the prices for all this stuff!! Best wishes on your journey!