Mexican F/A Bootlegs
On this site I will try to give an overview to existing F/A Mexican bootlegs from the 80s. I will start splitting them up in groups. These groups are mainly defined through the way the articulation point of arms, legs and heads are made. Also the groups don’t mean inevitable that they are from the same producer.
If you are trying to categorize Mexican bootlegs there is roughly three different groups: Unarticulated or static ones (no picture), semi-articulated ones (2 points of articulation, S/A) or fully articulated ones with 3-5 points of articulation (F/A1-4). Every group has its own sub categories, which will be explained in the specialized sections. As mentioned we have many producers here and the variety is huge.
Seen above is a picture that is showing roughly the different limb connections possible. The ball-joint was used for semi-articulated figures as well as for fully articulated figures. The limbs and sometimes head are snapped over a ball-formed joint onto the body.
The pivot-joints can vary: Sometimes the joints is mounted to the torso and rubber-like limbs are pressed onto them (F/A2) and sometimes those are more produced like Kenner figures with a split up torso and pivot-joints to the limbs. (F/A3).
Last but not least we have the possibility of simple peg-joints, where the limbs just plug into the torso. In case of Ree Yees (F/A4) the legs even plug into each other.
- Stromtrooper
- Tie Fighter Pilot
- Emperor’s Royal Guard
- Yoda (although this is actually an S/A figure)
- Zuckuss (known in grey and silver)
- Chewbacca (known in lightbrown and darkbrown)
- R2-D2
- Darth Vader (known with differen chest paint styles)
- Lumat
- Wicket (sorry, no picture)
- Logray (sorry, no picture)
- C-3PO (sorry, no picture)
- Luke Bespin (known in black/beige, brown/beige, blue/white, black/turquoise)
- Luke Jedi (sorry, no picture)
- Han Solo (black/turquoise, but same colours possible compared to Luke Bespin)
- Leia Organa Bespin Gown (known in red, blue, white and yellow)
- C-3PO (painted gold, or unpainted)
- R2-D2
- Han Solo Bespin
- Leia Organa Bespin Gown
- Darth Vader (sorry, no picture)
The F/A bootleg figures shown above were made in Mexico in the 80s and do have 4 articulation points. The pivot-joint on those was made to the torso so that the limbs were plugged on. These are made out of a rubbery material known in three brown tones (reddish brown, light brown, dark brown). The figures can be pure in colour or mixed. Chief Chirpa, Lumat and Paploo share the same arms and legs that were copied from Chief Chirpa. All of those share the blue painted eyes and that unique white painted chin beard.
- Chief Chirpa
- Wicket
- Lumat (sorry, no picture)
- Paploo
The F/A bootleg figures shown above were made in Mexico in the 80s and do have 4-5 articulation points. They are similar produced compared to their licensed counterparts. Limbs and heads are made with pivot connectors and the torso halves are pressed together with limbs inserted. They are not welded together so they can be opened carefully. Whilst the toros is made out of a hard and brittle plastic the limbs do differ. Some limbs are made out of a rubbery plastic and some feel more waxy and are not bendable.
- Gamorrean Guard (rubbery limbs)
- Gamorrean Guard (hard limbs)
- Stromtrooper (rubbery limbs)
- Yoda (hard limbs)
- Tie Fighter Pilot (hard limbs)
- Wicket (hard limbs)
- Emperor’s Royal guard (hard limbs)
- C-3PO (hard limbs)
In addition to this “Kenner-like” series I want to add this little unarticulated figure. Salcious Crumb has no points of articulation but the tail is made like Kenner an pinned to the back. The whole paint sheme is copied from the liscensed counterpart. The whole workmanship on this figure makes him belonging to a line that copies
- Sharp bandolier torso mould
- Initially released with the light brown vinyl cape, but quickly upgraded to the cloth cape while still on the 12 back release wave
- Often features a light spray paint application
- Translucent eye paint with the “alien” eye spray mask
- Sharp bandolier torso mould
- Initially released with the light brown vinyl cape, but quickly upgraded to the cloth cape while still on the 12 back release wave
- Often features a light spray paint application
- Translucent eye paint with the “alien” eye spray mask
- Sharp bandolier torso mould
- Initially released with the light brown vinyl cape, but quickly upgraded to the cloth cape while still on the 12 back release wave
- Often features a light spray paint application
- Translucent eye paint with the “alien” eye spray mask
