I Don't Remember That on Hoth!

One of my son's favorite scenes of any Star Wars film is the speeder bike chase from Return of the Jedi. It starts when the camera pans down onto the deflector shield array on the forest moon of Endor and ends when Luke severs the front part of an enemy speeder bike and sends the trooper crashing into a tree. He asks to see that part over and over again.

Well last week, while I was at work, my wife and son made a trip to Target and happened to go down the Star Wars aisle. He saw something there that sent him into an excited frenzy, to the point where she had to call me at work and ask if we already had the Hoth Speeder Patrol Battle Pack.

Now I knew that Battle Packs were a collection a figures and/or vehicles, but for the life of me I could think of what a Hoth Speeder was. I of course knew of Snowspeeders, AT-ATs, and AT-STs. But I did not remember any speeders, or what they looked like. I told her to go ahead and get it since I felt confident we didn't have it.

It wasn't until I got home that night that I discovered they were two speeder bikes and two scout troopers from Return of the Jedi, but repainted in white and light gray. This is obviously not G-Cannon, but I don't think my toddler cares about that a bit! It is his new favorite toy now...

SCUBA Trooper for Bath Time

Here is a great Star Wars figure that can be used for bath time. It is the clone SCUBA trooper, as seen in the Tartakovsky 2-D cartoon from a few years ago. I like this figure because there aren't many small pieces that can get lost. The loose parts consist of a backpack, a very long gun, and two flippers.

Although the flippers attach pretty firmly, I resorted to super-glue to keep them on. I know that Star Wars purists and collectors are cringing when I say super-glue, but I think that is the best choice for toys that are going to be played with. I figured that it would be better to have a toy that has the flippers, that may not fit into some vehicles, than a SCUBA trooper with lost gear!