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Of all the Kenner mini-rigs for Hoth the Radar Laser Canon is the one that is truest to The Empire Strikes Back and it tied the play experience much more closely to the movie than contraptions such as the MLC-3, MTV-7 or even PDT-8. The fact that you could push a button to blow up the canon also reflected the fact that the Rebel Alliance would inevitably lose the ground battle and have to flee. By direct contrast the equivalent Imperial cannon (the Tri-Pod Laser Cannon) was designed so it could be assembled as part of a mobile attack.

As an assembly piece, the Tri-Pod Laser Cannon was a toy that represented the advance and victory of the Imperial forces (even though it slowed down its gunners considerably), whereas the blow-apart Radar Laser Canon conversely represented the defeat of the Rebels and their retreat from Hoth. It was quite nice that the design of these mini-rigs conceptually fitted themselves around plot of The Empire Strikes Back in this way.

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All Star Wars action figures, vehicles, collectibles and Star Wars toys shown on this website are the 3.75 inch scale and from my own private Star Wars collection unless otherwise stated. Where possible original vintage accessories have been used but in some instances I have placed Kenner Star Wars figures with either reproduction weapons and accessories or for Hasbro figures close approximations have been used. This is mostly the case for modern Star Wars lightsabers where the correct item can be very difficult to identify on some ocassions. Vintage Star Wars action figures are shown with their original weapon or accessory when I have them. When a vintage Kenner action figure is shown with an accessory which is not original I have tried to point this out where possible.

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