Well I’ve never done a Limelight before, so I thought I probably should, and seen as my full collection is not currently available I’ll have to settle for my primary focus. This is my loose Bespin Luke Limelight. I’ve been collecting Bespin Luke’s for 12 years and have had literally hundreds through those years. This is the whittle down collection. Last year I began researching the figure and producing a document chronicling everything about the figure and the origins of all the variations, hopefully this will be finished, or at least as finished as it can be for the time at some point in the not to distant future, at which point it will be published online.
For the time though a quick general overview of the variations (it goes alot deeper than this, but for the time this is all that’s necessary really to know):

Head Sculpts : There are 3 in total, listed here as Standard, small and large.
Torso & Limb Sculpts : There are 2 in total (torso, both arms and both legs) most easily recognized by the lightsaber hilt on his belt.
Hair Colour : I tend to list 7, yellow, light yellow, matte ginger, glossy ginger, brown, mustard and olive.
Boot Colour : I tend to go with 3, tan, brown and dark brown.
Lightsabers : There are 5 in total, Version 1 ( buttons in depression), version 2 (no depression – dull), version 3 (no depression – bright), version 4 (fat hilt – dull - European), version 5 (fat hilt – pale – Lili Ledy)

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1 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 - Hong Kong (large print)
2 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 2 - Hong Kong (large print)
3 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 3 - Hong Kong (large print)
4 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 2 (short shot) - Hong Kong (large print) – Error – No buckle paint
5 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, matte ginger hair, brown boots, lightsaber version 1 - Hong Kong (large print)
6 – Standard head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, matte ginger hair, brown boots, lightsaber version 1 - Hong Kong (large print) – Minor hand paint difference
7 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, light yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1- Hong Kong (small print up)
8 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, glossy ginger hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1- Hong Kong (small print up)
9 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, mustard hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1- Hong Kong (small print up)
10 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, mustard hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1- Hong Kong (small print down)
11 – Small head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – Hong Kong (both legs)
12 – Small head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, brown hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – Hong Kong (both legs)
13 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, mustard hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – No COO (up)
14 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, mustard hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – No COO (down)
15 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, olive hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – No COO (up)
16 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, olive hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – No COO (down)
17 – Small head sculpt, torso & limb sculpt 1, brown hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (raised bar long) – China baggie figure
18 – Small head sculpt, torso & limb sculpt 1, brown hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (raised bar short) – China baggie figure
19 – Standard head, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, brown boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (both legs) – Painted hip
20 – Standard head, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, brown boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (both legs) – Unpainted hip
21 – Standard head, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, dark brown boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (both legs) – Painted hip
22 – Standard head, torso & limbs sculpt 1, yellow hair, dark brown boots, lightsaber version 4 – No COO (both legs) – Unpainted hip
23 – Small head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 1, brown hair, tan boots, lightsaber version 1 – Hong Kong (both legs) ?????
24 – Large head sculpt, torso & limbs sculpt 2, mustard hair, tan boots, lightsaber sculpt 1 – No leg markings of any kind (short shot?????)
25 – Small head sculpt, torso & limb sculpt 1, brown hair, tan boots, lightsaber sculpt 5, rebel blaster – No COO (Raised bar short) – Lili Ledy figure

Figure 23 is what is commonly referred to as the translucent head version, this of course is a result of fading and general degradation and is a transformant, not a true variation. I have him primarily as an example for my research, but was recently informed by Mr. Wolff that he may be Spanish and is a ‘curiosity’, other than that I’m not sure, so I included him anyway.
Figure 21, the Dark boots Luke has marks on his back and arse which can be found on lots of Spanish figure, making him proof that the dark boots Luke was produced in Spain and wasn’t just a Palitoy/Tri-Logo figure. At least that what I understand anyway.
Figure 24 is most probably a short shot figure, he has no markings on his legs of any kind.

Oh well there you are, my Bespin Luke collection so far, still missing a few, so I will update as and when, hope you liked!

Nice work General, this is a clearly presented overview!!!

A small request: Can you make a comparison shot of all types of sabers please?

- I can confirm the translucent transformant (hey that sounds pretty cool ). He has the same COO as your no. 23, and mine came with a PBP/European saber.

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- About the blonde Luke no. 7: he seems to originate from ESB-g baggies.

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Dr Dengar wrote: The blond Luke, 2nd row, 2nd from the left: any idea on what card he was released? Which COO he has? #5 on the COO guide - ESB-g baggies Rog.

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BTW: I also have the super rare "boots with green Dagobah swamp stains" variant. If you want I can trade it vs two dark boots PBP Lukes. Oh no f*ck it is a transformant.

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Which variant you are hunting for now?


Keep on the good work!!

Cheers

Cheers Doc, I've been meaning to do it for a while but I have been stuck in house moving 'limbo' for the last 6 months!

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A small request: Can you make a comparison shot of all types of sabers please?

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Photographing these bad boys is difficult when it comes to showing the differences. These are in the order as listed above. The Ledy looks the same as the European version, but that's just the light, it is noteablypaler and almost translucent as everybody knows. The version 2 & 3 sabers are the same apart from the colour. Version 2 is the same as the standard sabers colour and made from the same plastic, vrsion 3 is notably brighter and much fuller in colour, most likely made from a different plastic.

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About the blonde Luke no. 7: he seems to originate from ESB-g baggies.

I personnally, and from what my research has uncovered, believe that the yellow haired Luke (figure 11) was possibly the first used, as he seems pretty much exclusive to the ESB 31 Back b cards. He can also be found in a baggie and I've even seen him on a Square Mecanno ESB card, but never on anything else. It should be noted that the yellow haired Lukes (figure 1) and the matte ginger haired Lukes ( figure 5) can also be found on the ESB 31 Back b card.
The figure your talking about (figure 7) can be found in many places. Firstly he was definately available on the ESB 31 back b card along with the others mentioned. This makes it highly likely that he was the first figure to use the second body sculpt and the large head. He can also be found on ESB 32 Back b, ESB 41 Back a and ESB 48 Back b cards. Also it's likely he was the first Bespin Luke figure used in Canada as well, as he was available seemingly alone on Canadian ESB 31 Back a cards. He can also be found on the very first Palitoy cards 30 Back a and 30 Back b. making him likely to be the earliest version of the figure available in England.
The yellow hair versions where generally replaced by the mustard haired version in the U.S on the ESB 41 Back d cards, the mustard haired versions then saw the line through to its end on the ROTJ 77 Back b cards give or take the odd exception.
The figure 7 culd also befound in baggies as you stated, ESB-C and ESB-G, he was also the version found in the Canadian Sears Special 7 Pack and the Japanese Popy box (ESB-C baggie)

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BTW: I also have the super rare "boots with green Dagobah swamp stains" variant. If you want I can trade it vs two dark boots PBP Lukes. Oh no f*ck it is a transformant.

Heehee, never seen that before I'll swap the full set for it!!!!! I have one where he must have been testing the temperature of the Dagobah swamp, as only one boot has the swamp stain! They sell for loads on Ebay as odd botts Luke..... Well they sell for loads to idiots!
That's definately the greenist I've seen them boots turn!

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Which variant you are hunting for now?

Well I'm keen to get a Spanish Luke from the original POCH 37 backs, it is basically the same as the 'transformant' Luke from our pics but with ginger hair and very pale hands. Heres a pic of loads of Spanish Lukes from choldhood collections that Javi sent me, the one I'm after is the furthest to the left.

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The one here is notably faded as well, it should be alot brighter (apart from the hands which appear tohave just been painted pale)

I'd also like a yellow haired Ledy from the original 10 Backs and a dark brown haired Ledy (the sort of custom ones made using the Ledy overstock heads). I'm also after another darkboots Luke with painted hip but no marks on his back. Finally I'd like one of the two legged no COO's with standard tan boots unpainted hip and painted hip. That's about it I think!

Cheers General!

Some impressing amount of research on the origins of figure no.7. When there are similar amounts for each individual figure, you can start writing a book.

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Dr Dengar wrote: BTW: I also have the super rare "boots with green Dagobah swamp stains" variant. If you want I can trade it vs two dark boots PBP Lukes. Oh no f*ck it is a transformant. Heehee, never seen that before I'll swap the full set for it!!!!!

I already put the figure in bubble wrap. What is your postal address?

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

25 variants, I can see I have a long way to go

Great work Kahn. I really love what you have done

Great focus and limelite you got general, thanks for sharing what you've found out over the last 12 years.

Wow, that's a lot of research & a great job. I too can confirm the translucent transformant COO is the same & they all seem to have faded limbs too