AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport)

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Catalog Description:

All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT). Giant replica of movie figure is 17 1/2x22x4 inches wide! Movable remote-operated head. Laser cannons light and pulsate. Laser machine guns turn and click. Cockpit holds 2 action figures and body can hold up to 10 Stormtrooper action figures (action figures not incl.). Articulated, posable legs bend at the shoulders, knees and ankles. Requires 2 "D" batteries, order package at right.
49 C 59183C--Shpg. wt. 6 lbs. 2 oz...$47.99

Source: 1981 Sears Wish Book


Description:
One of Kenner's largest Star Wars toys, the AT-AT was every Star Wars-obssessed child's dream. With movable "limbs" and "head," not to mention clear "chin guns," which lit up and pumped back and forth when a trigger inside the toy was activated, the AT-AT had a lot to offer. However, the high price tag meant that relatively few of them were sold, and nice examples have always sold for a premium on the collectors market. The two "chin guns" are frequently missing from loose versions.

First released as part of Kenner's 1981 Empire Strikes Back line, the AT-AT was re-issued the following year with 10 bonus action figure accessories. It was issued again in 1983, this time in a Return of the Jedi box, with Endor-themed graphics. Luckily for Kenner, the menacing vehicle made a brief appearance in Jedi, patrolling the forested area surrounding the Empire's shield generator. In the '90s, Hasbro again released an AT-AT toy. Although, in producing it, they re-used the molds of the vintage Kenner vehicle, several modifications were made to the toy which allow it to be distinguished from its '80s counterpart.

First Issued: 1981 (ESB packaging)
Re-issues: 1982 (ESB packaging, with 10 bonus accessories); 1983 (ROTJ packaging)


Description by: Ron Salvatore
Photo: Ron Salvatore
From the collection of: Ron Salvatore
Country:United States
Film:Empire Strikes Back
Licensee:Kenner
Year:1981
Category:Toys / Action Figure Related / Vehicles


  


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