Rebel Command Center Adventure Set (Sears Exclusive)

Another of the Sears exclusive playsets here... basically a vehicle to offer new (and exclusive to Sears) action figures - in this case, Luke Skywalker (Hoth Battle Gear), AT-AT Commander, and R2-D2 (with Sensorscope). 

A little bit of show-off of the new figures on the box sides.

Boy, does this look familiar... the plastic playset base is of course recycled from the Hoth Ice Planet Adventure Playset, and from the Land of the Jawas Action Playset before that. As you'll see from the pics below, though, the cardboard backdrop design took advantage of the "cave" to include a neat new feature.

 

Here's the cardboard bits - the folding backdrop itself and two supports. Note the "cave floor" at lower left of the backdrop piece - this fits under the cave opening on the plastic base.

Copyright notice on the backdrop.

Here's the assembled playset. The backdrop looks pretty cool as a trompe-l'oeil image of the interior of Echo Base on Hoth.

On to the box art! Luke covers the AT-AT Commander as Artoo looks on, sensorscope erect. Strangely, Luke and the Imperial commander seem to have exchanged weapons here.

Artoo looks good with Echo Base interior in the background.

Another one from the box - AT-AT Commander menaces the lovable droid.

Supplies cleverly cached in a small cave outside the base entrance. I like that the designers used the backdrop in a novel way.

Cardboard insert included with the playset.

Here's the box for the exclusive pack-in figures.

Instruction sheet included in the set.

Same copyright notice on the bottom of the base as appeared in the Land of the Jawas and Hoth Ice Planet playset incarnations, with the exception of the added "No. 38770" text at lower right. Not sure of the significance of this, as that wasn't the Kenner number assigned to this playset. 

Definitely one for the completist here. I can't say much for the playability or aesthetic appeal of this playset, and even the box is kind of boring. If this cost $12 at retail I would feel a bit ripped off, notwithstanding the inclusion of three new figures... the superior playability of something like the Imperial Attack Base playset just beats this one all hollow. Hard to find nice examples nowadays though and they tend to sell for a real premium, considering what they are.