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PAINTED FIRST SHOTKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PROTOTYPES

Lando Calrissian Painted First Shot / Head Sculpting

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

SWCA documents a painted first shot and head-sculpting material from development of the 3¾-inch Lando figure.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHIGH
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Development storyLando Calrissian Painted First Shot / Head Sculpting 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. SWCA documents a painted first shot and head-sculpting material from development of the 3¾-inch Lando figure. The archive pairs late physical figure development with the earlier…
How to identify itPainted first shot plus original hand-rendered wax head-sculpt evidence. The archive pairs late physical figure development with the earlier sculpting stage.
Production outcomeReleased product development · This prototype record is linked to the corresponding V2 production family/listing.
Surviving evidenceDocumented multi stage development · At least one painted first shot and one head-sculpting artifact are documented.
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