Vinylmation Domination: Boba Fett

When keeping in line with an ongoing theme such as a week of Star Tours and "Star Wars"oriented posts, if the topic of the Day is going to be Vinylmation, what we're going to be writing about should be pretty obvious.  The two come together in a cataclysmic explosion (much like both Death Stars) and the result is an article about what was one of the most highly anticipated Vinylmation releases to date, "Star Wars Vinylmation Series #1".

We loved our case of Star Wars Vinyl!

The tale of how we got our own set of these little beauties is one we'll tell on another day perhaps, but suffice it to say it involved a banzai run to Downtown Disney early one Wednesday morning (for more information on "Banazi Runs" see our past article on the matter) to make sure we beat the crowd out to get one.  We had already missed out on one release of the series (they sold out at D-Street in a matter of hours), and we were determined to do everything in our power to get a case this time, even if it meant getting out of bed early.  We were, of course, successful in our mission as there wasn't another soul in sight to purchase any.  Maybe they didn't get the memo?  At any rate, Amy and Chad both got half of the case (or two full sets), Amy kept the Chaser for herself, and they're now proudly on display in our own personal collections.

For today's Vinylmation Domination post (you can check out last week's article to see exactly what we're doing here), we've decided that this week's featured Vinylmation should be none other than everyone's favorite bounty hunter: Boba Fett!

Say cheese!

Why did we choose Mr. Fett?  He's one of a kind!  Okay, that's not true, actually.  Since we've in recent years found out he's just a clone of another guy and that there were in fact countless thousands of them running around, it's kind of taken the luster off a bit.  But he's still pretty darn cool!  Jetpack's blazing!  Wrist rockets that shoot out high-tension cable (see "Return of the Jedi"), and we're assuming actual rockets!  Adorned in a full suit of Mandalorian body armor!  It's enough to make a grown "Star Wars" fanboy cry.  We mean, who wouldn't want to fly around in a horizontally-challenged spaceship called "Slave I"?  We honestly have no reason why that's so cool, but it is!  And if you're looking for a Star Tours: The Adventures Continue tie-in, we have that, too!  We won't give away the scene in too much detail, but Boba now makes a cameo in the new Star Tours attraction, and it is easily one of our favorite parts of the entire ride.  We've only seen him once in our three rides (our first time out), but he's left us screaming for more (picture "The Beatles" on "The Ed Sullivan" show).

We love the amount of detail they've put into this little guy, and he's easily our favorite from the entire set.  We kind of knew he would be going in, though.  When a character that was originally intended to be a secondary one in the movies goes on to become of the most sought after action figures of all time, you know he's going to be big.

Even the Mandalorian skull on his armor remains intact. Sweet!

Rocking that jetpack!

So there you have it; this week's Vinlymation Domination "Vinyl of the Week"!  Even though we've picked Boba to be the star of the week, there's no doubt that we love the entire set of Vinyl from Series 1.  If you're a fan of Vinylmation, and a fan of "Star Wars", you owe it to yourself to pick some up if you have a chance.  They make a fantastic addition to anyone's collection. 

May the Vinyl be with us!

Chad's set of Star Wars Vinylmation minus the Chaser