Top Toys Chief Chirpa
Figure
Compared to his Kenner counterpart, the Top Toys Chief Chirpa is:
- Moulded in a harder, more brittle plastic
- Shorter in height
- Slimmer in width
- Has excessive flashing, typically on hands and legs
- Lacking a lot of ‘sculpt’ detail, the ewoks fur is the easiest and most obvious example
- Has EPM marks on all limbs
- Has no peg holes in the underside of the feet
- Has a glossy black belt/eyes
- Has an semi-transparent white medallion
- Was packaged with a darker brown v5 staff & unique hood
- Has no COO markings
Poor QC also resulted in minor differences between batches.
- Poor spray mask applications, note the so called “Bambi” eyes variant shown above. On this same figure we can see over-spray around the eyes and belt as the spray mask wasn’t pressing down correctly during this process.
- Poor mouldings, the example above shows a large gap between the torso halves.
The Top Toys Chief Chirpa came with a dark brown v5 staff and is compared to the Kenner accessory.
DIFFERENCES: Compared to the Kenner staff, the Top Toys staff is:
- Darker in colour
- Shorter in length
- Lacks most of the ‘sculpt’ detail
- Has a three large EPM on the side
- Floats during the water test
WATER TEST:
- Both staffs float when placed or dropped in water
The Top Toys Chief Chirpa came with a dark brown hood and is compared to the Kenner accessory.
DIFFERENCES:
Compared to the Kenner hood, the Top Toys hood is:
- Darker in colour
- Smaller in size, note the hood often covers the lower section of the month (see photo above)
- Rough edges with lots of flashing
- Lacks most of the ‘sculpt’ detail
- Has a large EPM inside the hood*
* Depending on the figure used some Kenner hoods also feature an EPM
Chief Chirpa Staff Guide
Chief Chirpa Headpiece Guide
