Jawa Droid Sale at the Lars Homestead
Description:
A Jawa clan pulls up to the Lars Homestead in their sandcrawler. They roll out some of their best droids for the old farmer to select what he needs. Not all of the droids are in good working order, however...
Reference:
Click for the full sized image.
The Sandcrawler crawls over the sand exactly as it was designed to do.
This guy is modeled after the Septoid Spider.
If there's a bright center to the universe, this is the farm that it's farthest from.
The Jawas line up their junk hoping the farmer will actually buy something.
Did we mention the LIN Droid is a LIN Droid?
The R1 Droid seems like something upon which Luke would practice bullseyeing.
The Jawas watch as Old Man Lars emerges from his home.
The full lineup. This is the best film shot of all the main players.
R2 can't believe that these guys picked Red over him.
R2 wanted to join C-3PO, but the mosquitos were going crazy and the jawa said there WHAS NO WHAY.
Luke sulks back to the house, dreaming of those power converters he'll never pick up.
Even Luke can't believe the nerve of these jawas.
The old man loved bargaining as much as an Arab trader, and he was twice as shrewd.
After R5 sacrifices himself for the galactic good, R2 rolls along.
Figure Photos:
Click for the full sized image.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Notes:
1. The Sandcrawler looks big enough when there's nothing in the shot to provide a sense of scale.
2. The Jawas roll out the WED-15 Treadwell "Septoid" droid. There are eight arms. Eight!
3. A panorama shot of the homestead, as the lineup is put into place. The Sandcrawler isn't as large as it should be, but it's better than a bootleg version, that's for true!
4. The Treadwell Droid thinks it's a better figure than the other droids. It might be right.
5. If this guy doesn't sell, I don't know what will.
6. R1-G4 was a droid of tremendous stature.
7. Jawas are a skitish bunch. Nevertheless, all of these figure versions are pretty good.
8. This shot highlights the underscaled nature of the one true Sandcrawler.
9. This jawa comes with the droid caller, and R2 has the restraining bolt molded on. An excellent matchup here.
10. R5 begins the slow roll upon which the very fate of the galaxy depends.
11. You can see the back panels are missing the red paint. It's a miss by Hasbro that should be corrected some day.
12. The motivator goes bad. This is the main reason why the TSC 032 figure is better than VC40.
13. Uncle Owen uses his sculpted pointy finger to show an appropriate level of anger.
14. These three head into a larger world. Or, at least, Luke's garage.
Action Figures/Items Used:
The following figures were used in the above photos. These figures represent what the Bantha Skull staff
considers as the best version of the respective characters. Click through on the following entries
to go to that figure's full gallery. If that figure was part of a multi-pack, you will be brought to
the gallery for just that figure. From there you can click through to the parent set.
* Bantha Skull is compensated for any purchases made through any Ebay links that may appear below.
Notes:
Most of the modern jawas are nice figures. They're all a little different from each other in the coloring, clothing, materials, and accessories. The best jawas are probably the pair from the Black Series #20. But the others in the list are all good, and deserve places on display. It's a tough call as to what would make a perfect and definitive Jawa, so good luck to Hasbro on that.
Owen Lars is in dire need of an update. The POTF2 figure is pretty terrible. He points and he holds his hip. That's about it. Of course, that's what he did in 90 percent of his scenes. And if you think you can substitute one of the younger Owens from AOTC or the comic packs, then you're a terrible collector.
Luke Skywalker from the Resurgence of the Jedi battle pack is the best version of farmboy Luke to date, but it still needs an overhaul to meet modern standards. There are too many problems with the figure for us to even think about calling it definitive. Better sculpt, paint, articulation, and accessories are needed. And this should be a top priority for Hasbro to get out there into TVC.
BD29 R2-D2 is our recommendation based on it being the best version that includes the restraining bolt in the sculpt. He goes great with the TAC Jawa that has the droid caller accessory.
We chose this C-3PO based on the fact that it is decorated with a lot of dirt and grime. Sadly, this figure from 1999 has limited articulation and a stance that is too wide. The TVC C-3PO is normally our go to figure, but in this case, an older and filthier C-3PO is best. Also, like the aforementioned R2-D2, he has a restraining bold on his chest.
This is the proper sandcrawler to use, even if most collectors would agree that it is undersized. If you have decided to use the Disney Parks exclusive nonsensical bootleg counterfeit Fakecrawler, you are a terrible person.
The R1-G4 from 2004 was a victory for collectors. It's hard to imagine it being any better today.
The Treadwell Droid is excellent, with an amazing amount of detail and articulation.
The LIN Droid is a bit undersized, but still good enough for display by a mile.
R5-D4 from The Saga Collection in 2006 is the best figure for this scene. It has the "bad motivator" that pops up, and uses a nice sculpt. The VC40 figure that came out in 2011 was a victim of the unfortunate decision to use the build-a-droid mold with the holes in the body. But perhaps more importantly, it doesn't have the motivator piece.
The 2X-7KPR Security Droid is probably the least exciting droid in the lineup. However, when it was finally made in 2009, it allowed us to finally complete this scene (and do this feature), which makes it special.
The vaporator is a cool accessory. It first debuted as a pack-in with the TAC 30-18 Luke Skywalker figure. It was later repacked with the Lars Homestead multi-pack, although it lacked paint details. Both are worthwhile, but the one with Luke is better looking.
The homestead is something that Hasbro really needs to revisit to do it justice. This piece is okay for a display, but is just a cheap shell with no substance whatsoever.
The Missing:
These are characters that belong in this scene for which Hasbro has never made a figure. These characters are all
featured in our Unproduced Character Guide which we
have affectionately nicknamed Missing In Action Figure or M.I.A.F. for short. Clicking
through on the following entries will bring you to the M.I.A.F. entry for that character.
To the best of the knowledge of the staff at Bantha Skull, all of the characters from this scene have
been made as action figures! There are no missing characters. However, in the opinion of the staff,
one or more of the figures needs to be updated or resculpted.