![]() Other new vehicles are the menacing Sith Infiltrator (Lego's version is $29.99) and a dark Gungan sub that transports friendly creature Jar Jar Binks and heroes Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to the Naboo city of Theed. The reddish-pink Jedi Transport named Radiant VII is an unarmed diplomatic vessel - and a cool-looking toy. Probably the most popular will be the Multi- Troop Transport (MTT), a cumbersome, utilitarian vehicle. Trade Federation transport ships are also on store shelves. The best of several versions of the Naboo Royal Starship, Queen Amidala's sleek silver personal-transport vessel, is a $25 model by Estes that either rests on a desktop stand or can be turned into a flying rocket (rocket kit sold separately) with a flight altitude of 300 feet (parental guidance recommended). Lego's interlocking version sells for $14.99. His Podracer (Hasbro, $29.99), with a sledlike driving station attached to jets, takes lightning-fast reflexes to operate in the film and is bound to be a favorite toy. Young Anakin proves his Jedi potential in a thrill-ride Pod Race in the trade-center city of Mos Espa on the planet of Tatooine in the new film. In addition, Lego, new to Star Wars licensing, issued a 174-piece kit ($19.99) for kids who want to build their own Starfighters. Galoob also has a scaled-down version for $10.99. It's best realized in a $29.99 "electronic" form from The slick yellow and silver Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter is a signature "Episode 1" flying machine, piloted by 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker (the future Darth Vader) with help from R2-D2. Here's a look at some of the hot new "Star Wars" toys: VEHICLES These mechanical figures with equine heads are shown advancing in a mass platoon in the "Phantom Menace" trailers playing at theaters. Their mission in the new film, a "prequel" to the first trilogy, is to protect the beautiful, peace- loving Queen Amidala.Īnother instant hit were the toy battle droids, which stand 6 feet 3 in the film. ![]() He's a ferocious, punky warrior with horns, a reddish mottled face and yellow eyes, who wields a double- edged lightsaber (also new) against Jedi heroes Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The latest plastic good-versus-evil action figures, as well as a menagerie of creature characters, droids, and space and land vehicles, provided the first mass glimpse at how Lucas' much-anticipated film, which opens May 19, will look.įrom the get-go, a spiky supervillain named Darth Maul ($10-$40 in various versions) - essentially the new Darth Vader - was a hit with toy buyers.
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