I've had this item in my collection for a few months now but wanted to post it up just for the sake of completeness. It is of course another Regal Toy plush Chewbacca - but unlike the other one in my collection, this one is complete with all of its tags!
Isn't this a beauty, the original hang tag. Regal Toy was one of the first global manufacturers to bring out Star Wars toys - it produced a plush Chewbacca, R2D2 and Jawa. As noted in a previous post, the Regal Chewbacca differs a bit from the Kenner one as it's a bit bigger, and has its materials/care tag in a different place.
Bilingual hang tag of course!
Here's the Regal Toy materials/care tag at the waist. Kenner version had the tag at the neck.
The other side has French.
The toy was missing two of the cartridges from the bandolier but fortunately I had two 3D-printed cartridges left from
the last project. These are a slightly different colour than the originals and marked "Reproduction" of course.
I love the Regal Toy plush characters, they're among the first Star Wars toys ever produced and have their own real charm. Of course now that I've got a couple Chewbaccas I am on the lookout for an R2D2 and a Jawa. The Regal Toy Jawa is a unique and rare piece, coming up for sale infrequently, and is certain to command a price well in excess of the $75CAD I paid for this Chewie at a local shop. I reckon I got an amazing deal on this one (with tags intact!) and it's not going anywhere.
