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Imperial Attack Base and Turret & Probot Playsets

Prototype and Tested Model Parts
some dated 1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kenner Products (made)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (made)

Each item or set has a small white round label. These were placed on the parts at Palitoy where they were tested. The smaller items are contained in plastic bags; on which the label has been placed.
*Imperial Attack Base sections
1. Code No. D3432; side wall shaped as an iceberg, white injection moulded plastic
2,3. Code No. D3433 and D3434; blocks shaped as icebergs, white injection moulded plastic
4. Code No. D3435; open rectangle with pair of long legs on one edge, grey injection moulded plastic
5-9. Code No. D3436 - D3439; marked IA BASE;
D3436 and D3437 land mine levers; D3438 snow bank lever; and
D3439 ice bridge lever, white injection moulded plastic
10-16. Code No. D3440; IA Base; containing 6 lever covers, white injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
17-23. Code No. D3441; IA Base; containing 6 monitors, black injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
24-30. Code No. D3442; IA Base; containing 6 laser cannons, black injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
31. Code No. D3443 IA Base; containing 6 (very small) Mylar Clickers, opaque injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
32-41. Code No. D3449; containing 4 different round discs and 9 mechanical arms, grey injection moulded plastic

*Turret and Probot Playset
42. Code No. D3454; turret top half, cream injection moulded plastic
43. Code No. D3455; turret bottom half, cream injection moulded plastic 44. Code No. D3456; turret cap, cream injection moulded plastic
45. Code No. D3457; turret support stick, white injection moulded plastic 46. Code No. D3458; turret cone, cream injection moulded plastic
47. Code No. D3459; cone door, cream injection moulded plastic
48. Code No. D3461; 3 very small strips of opaque plastic
49. Code No. D3463; ice cap lever, white injection moulded plastic
50. Code No. D3464; lever mechanism, white injection moulded plastic 51. Code No. D3465; laser cannon, black injection moulded plastic
52. Code No. D3466; lever mechanism, opaque plastic
53. Code No. D3467; triangular lever mechanism, opaque plastic

Object details

Object type
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Parts
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TitleImperial Attack Base and Turret & Probot Playsets (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
injection moulded plastic
Brief description
Imperial Attack and Turret Playsets; 1981
Physical description
Each item or set has a small white round label. These were placed on the parts at Palitoy where they were tested. The smaller items are contained in plastic bags; on which the label has been placed.
*Imperial Attack Base sections
1. Code No. D3432; side wall shaped as an iceberg, white injection moulded plastic
2,3. Code No. D3433 and D3434; blocks shaped as icebergs, white injection moulded plastic
4. Code No. D3435; open rectangle with pair of long legs on one edge, grey injection moulded plastic
5-9. Code No. D3436 - D3439; marked IA BASE;
D3436 and D3437 land mine levers; D3438 snow bank lever; and
D3439 ice bridge lever, white injection moulded plastic
10-16. Code No. D3440; IA Base; containing 6 lever covers, white injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
17-23. Code No. D3441; IA Base; containing 6 monitors, black injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
24-30. Code No. D3442; IA Base; containing 6 laser cannons, black injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
31. Code No. D3443 IA Base; containing 6 (very small) Mylar Clickers, opaque injection moulded plastic. Dated 23.6.81
32-41. Code No. D3449; containing 4 different round discs and 9 mechanical arms, grey injection moulded plastic

*Turret and Probot Playset
42. Code No. D3454; turret top half, cream injection moulded plastic
43. Code No. D3455; turret bottom half, cream injection moulded plastic 44. Code No. D3456; turret cap, cream injection moulded plastic
45. Code No. D3457; turret support stick, white injection moulded plastic 46. Code No. D3458; turret cone, cream injection moulded plastic
47. Code No. D3459; cone door, cream injection moulded plastic
48. Code No. D3461; 3 very small strips of opaque plastic
49. Code No. D3463; ice cap lever, white injection moulded plastic
50. Code No. D3464; lever mechanism, white injection moulded plastic 51. Code No. D3465; laser cannon, black injection moulded plastic
52. Code No. D3466; lever mechanism, opaque plastic
53. Code No. D3467; triangular lever mechanism, opaque plastic
DimensionsOther: see each
Marks and inscriptions
see above
Object history
References: Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back; and Return of the Jedi. Copyrights held by 20th Century Fox Film Corp; Lucasfilm Ltd (LFL); Kenner Products; Palitoy and General Mills Fun Group Inc

illustrated and described in the 1979; 1980 The Empire Strikes Back Leaflet
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1110:1-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
Record URL
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