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UNPAINTED FIRST SHOTKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PROTOTYPES

Leia Hoth Unpainted First Shot

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

Unpainted first shot from development of the vintage 3¾-inch Leia Hoth figure.

Development OriginUSA

Developer / LicenseeKenner

Development PeriodUnknown

Research ConfidenceHigh

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Development storyLeia Hoth Unpainted First Shot comes from the moment when a Kenner design had already moved beyond sculpting and into actual injection tooling. First shots were working test pieces: they let the development team see whether the molds functioned correctly before normal colors, decoration and full production took over. First shots test injection tooling before standard production. The lack of production decoration identifies the tooling-test stage before standard retail manufacture. What makes this piece especially…

How to identify itUnpainted injection-molded first shot; comparison material with production figures is documented. The lack of production decoration identifies the tooling-test stage before standard retail manufacture.

Production outcomeReleased product development · This prototype record is linked to the corresponding V2 production family/listing.

Surviving evidenceDocumented physical development material · At least one unpainted first shot is documented.

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