In the third of three events taking place at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, Thursday 18th September will see super Star Wars collector Duncan Jenkins present his third panel, Star Wars Toys Worldwide, starting at 7.00pm and looking at many of the collectibles Star Wars fans were able to buy around the world during the original trilogy.
Tickets are $10.00, so if you’re in the area then be sure to grab a ticket for a talk that will make you love the saga even more than you do already.
Star Wars Toys Worldwide
Thursday, September 18, 2025
7:00-8:00PM
Did you have the 1978 C-3PO action figure? Did it shoot missiles from its chest? Probably not, unless you lived in Japan. Was your Hoth Snowtrooper action figure blue? Not unless you had the “Blue Stars” action figure sold in Turkey. These are just a couple of examples of how the Star Wars action figures and toys around the world differed from the Kenner line familiar to kids growing up in the USA from 1977 to 1985. Buy tickets to look at the far-reaching popularity of those toys from Argentina to the United Kingdom and what was unique in other countries: different packaging, different sizes, and even completely different toys.
The museum is located at University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5235 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112, and if you do then let Duncan know you saw it on Fantha Tracks.
