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1978 Toltoys Catalog — Prototype Laser Pistol

1978 · Role Play

SWCA identifies the Laser Pistol shown on the 1978 Toltoys catalog role-play page as a prototype image.

Development OriginAustralia

Developer / LicenseeToltoys / Kenner

Development Period1978

Research ConfidenceHigh

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Development story1978 Toltoys Catalog — Prototype Laser Pistol is known through the imagery Kenner or one of its licensees used before the final retail presentation was fully settled. Catalog and advertising prototypes are especially revealing because they can preserve abandoned colors, kit-bashed parts or hand-built models that disappeared before consumers ever saw the finished product. SWCA identifies the Laser Pistol shown on the 1978 Toltoys catalog role-play page as a prototype image. The surviving concept model can be…

How to identify itThe surviving concept model can be matched to the 1978 Toltoys catalog photograph by a small paint chip on the leftmost corner of the magazine housing.

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Year context1978 Star Wars toys

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