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White Bespin Guard Painted First Shot

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

SWCA documents a painted first shot for the white/first Bespin Security Guard. It belongs to the development chain, not retail genealogy.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyWhite Bespin Guard Painted First Shot survives because toy development leaves traces. This record captures one of the working objects, samples or visual references Kenner used while deciding how a Star Wars product should look, function or be presented before ordinary retail production. SWCA documents a painted first shot for the white/first Bespin Security Guard. It belongs to the development chain, not retail genealogy. Development-stage figure belonging to the production chain, not a retail genealogy node. What…
How to identify itPainted first shot of the first/white Bespin Security Guard. Development-stage figure belonging to the production chain, not a retail genealogy node.
Production outcomeReleased product development · This prototype record is linked to the corresponding V2 production family/listing.
Surviving evidenceDocumented physical development material · At least one painted first shot is documented.
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