This play set came to me second hand, but also in a rough period of my childhood. Playing with it helped me escape and I have one now that I love. Thanks for showing!
I still would love to find a really poor condition Ewok village, just so I can set it up in my flower garden 😂🙌I never would do it if it was in good condition. Thanks for showing brother ✊😎👊
I can only imagine how excited a child would be to receive this playset as a gift! Just the mere act of opening it up and seeing all of the parts, and then spending two hours putting it together would be such a thrilling and frustrating experience! As always, great video brother!!!!!
Thanks Bounty Hunter! Man this would have been so rad to get as a kid, but it was fun to get as an adult and being a kid again. Thanks for watching my friend and I hope all is well with you. MTFBWY
@@thepadawancollectorofficial Never stop being a kid my friend!!! All is good in life and the hunt for Star Wars toys never stops. Keep safe and give my regards to the family!
Thank you man. I just got this at our hobby and collectible show in Fort Wayne Indiana, I got it for 125 bucks plus all of the Ewoks complete, the villages complete thank you this helped me a lot.
Hey Mike! Wow can't beat that price for all of that so you scored BIG. I'm glad the videos helped you out! Got this piece there are a lot of items so sometimes I even have to go back and check. I am making a catalogue that shows all the parts for quick reference, so that peeps can be able to use it on the go!
Nothing like building an Ewok Village on #VintageStarWarsSunday!! I definitely had this one as a kid, and it was the backdrop for many, many play adventures. I even have the Robin Hood version of this one as well now, that I picked up for a little bit of nothing back in the '90s. I think every vintage Star Wars collector should have one of these in their collection, especially if they enjoy loose displays. Thanks for going over all the detailed instructions for assembly Joey.
This was one of my favourite playsets as a kid I remember spending hours playing with it! So when I started collecting 5 years ago this was one of the first things I bought and the only part I had missing was the t clip! So I have it set up with all my ewoks and most of the other endor figure's. Great video as always!!
I never had this one as a kid, although I wanted it. When I got back into collecting towards the end of 2022, this was in the top 5 of my list playsets and vehicles to get. So I sought one in the beginning of '23. You're right, getting a complete one is a challenge. I bought a "complete" one on ebay but when it arrived it was missing a part, even though the part was on it in the pictures. The seller did give me a partial refund, to his credit and honor, however that led me down a rabbit hole of searching for parts that ended up with me buying two more near complete Ewok Villages and many more parts in the last year! So now I have an Ewok City! One of the villages I can't get it apart and I don't want to pull too hard, as you mentioned the old plastic is somewhat brittle. Anyway, when I get the time, I'm going to set about restoring them. I'll probably sell one off and one I may customize as I've seen on some other videos. Probably the one that's stuck together. I'm going to come back to your video for reference then. Its very handy. I have two nets to string, and one to unstring and do right. 🙃
The nets are the biggest headache on these!!! And I can imagine how hard it would be to hunt for pieces at decent prices. I am searching for some playset pieces now and even though it’s frustrating, I honestly enjoy the hunt lol. Take care my friend and thanks for watching
I bought one brand new in 1991 that was complete that I still have on display. I wasn't able to get it when it first came out in 1983 because I didn't have my own place yet. Now its displayed as it should be with all of the Ewoks with Anakin, Obi Wan, and Yoda on deck watching the celebration.
I inherited this playset years ago from my cousin. Back then, I didn't think too much about the Ewoks, but I definitely didn't like them. Eventually I gave the entire set to the thrift store, and if you knew me back then, you never would think I'd ever, ever give Star Wars toys to anybody, much less an uncaring thrift store. I think it was Jar-Jar Binks that did it, that character showed me that the Ewoks wasn't just a one-off bad idea, but it was a trend, and I officially didn't want anything to do with things I don't like in the Star Wars universe anymore. Unfortunately, while a lot of great things have come along since then, the bad characters and ideas have really multiplied and I'm no longer an active Star Wars fan. (I watch things like this channel out of nostalgia, not active collecting. All other Star Wars-related RUclips channels get a "Don't show this channel" from me. I'm all vintage, no Ewok.) I also never played with this set, it came after I was too old to be actually playing with these toys, and the internet wasn't a factor yet, either, so no eBay. The Star Wars playset was far more appealing than this thing. I remember that when I was getting the figures for my birthday or Christmas, which was a BIG deal for me, whenever I got one of the Ewoks, I just didn't care about it. It was for completionism, not actual want. Just a blob of uninteresting plastic. A dumb human-bear that has trouble walking, much less actually doing anything. They have sticks, not blasters. For the first time, I actually didn't like a Star Wars figure, and I think there were seven of these? And still no Tarkin, Slave Leia, or Rebel Trooper (from A New Hope)? It is a tragedy that the Ewoks weren't Wookiees like they were originally supposed to be. That would have been awesome. Ewoks are the only thing I don't like about the original trilogy.
Joey, did you get the eBay packages I sent you yet? Should be 3 things.They say they were delivered. Just want to know if I need to get on that or not. If you did, rip that fig open and put it on display bro, nothing like opening vintage Kenner.
@@thepadawancollectorofficial It was one figure and 2 items with unused content for you to start a new run. Rip the figure, you said you wanted one. lol. They were sent to Joey Padawan.
So I have this set, but it’s actually a pass me down from my father when he was younger he got this set and now when he was moving his stuff from his parents house he brought this year. I never thought much of it. I never had all the pieces I only had balcony the entire set except for, two balcony pieces to support beams and the rotisserie thing the Carrie thingy for the chair and the net or the boulder but I had everything else
After hours of tedious work that youu put together the ewoks playset together. Afterwards, time to take it apart and put back inside the box. Did you Joel?
Yes sir I put it back in the box. I take them out from time to time when I feel like it, or want to do research on them. I like displaying them in the box
It's not putting it together that's the tricky bit, it's taking it apart, the plastic used for it is so brittle and breaky! I didn't have on the first time around but was lucky enough to find a boxed complete one in the 90s and even then I didn't snap it together fully for fear of breaking it! It's just a pity it didn't come with foliage like the Robin Hood re-release did, that would've made it one of the standout playsets in the line. A dream would be to have two or three of these and link them together to make one big Ewok town..! 😁✌️
I honestly need to do a video that JUST shows how to thread and place the net on. THAT was thee most complicated part I had to deal with with ANY of these playsets.
@@thepadawancollectorofficialI’ve managed to buy one off eBay where the string looks like it’s correctly threaded through the net, mine isn’t at all and Its all knotted through the underside of the playset
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I used to use this playset for my DREADNOKS swamp base when I played with my GI JOES, so much fun.
My transformers and Voltron figs used to use my Star Wars playsets too haha
This play set came to me second hand, but also in a rough period of my childhood. Playing with it helped me escape and I have one now that I love. Thanks for showing!
That’s awesome this toy was able to be a friend to you. I completely understand
Love the village. My only childhood survivor playset & complete!
That’s honestly amazing that you were able to keep it complete 🙌🏼
I still would love to find a really poor condition Ewok village, just so I can set it up in my flower garden 😂🙌I never would do it if it was in good condition. Thanks for showing brother ✊😎👊
That’s a great idea! It would also be good in a fish tank lol
I would use a Dagobah playset for that 😂
This was my favorite play set in the Star Wars line got it for Christmas and I can still remember my parents frustrations with the net lol
Haha I can only imagine
I can only imagine how excited a child would be to receive this playset as a gift! Just the mere act of opening it up and seeing all of the parts, and then spending two hours putting it together would be such a thrilling and frustrating experience!
As always, great video brother!!!!!
Thanks Bounty Hunter! Man this would have been so rad to get as a kid, but it was fun to get as an adult and being a kid again. Thanks for watching my friend and I hope all is well with you. MTFBWY
@@thepadawancollectorofficial Never stop being a kid my friend!!! All is good in life and the hunt for Star Wars toys never stops. Keep safe and give my regards to the family!
Thank you man. I just got this at our hobby and collectible show in Fort Wayne Indiana, I got it for 125 bucks plus all of the Ewoks complete, the villages complete thank you this helped me a lot.
Hey Mike! Wow can't beat that price for all of that so you scored BIG. I'm glad the videos helped you out! Got this piece there are a lot of items so sometimes I even have to go back and check. I am making a catalogue that shows all the parts for quick reference, so that peeps can be able to use it on the go!
Nothing like building an Ewok Village on #VintageStarWarsSunday!!
I definitely had this one as a kid, and it was the backdrop for many, many play adventures.
I even have the Robin Hood version of this one as well now, that I picked up for a little bit of nothing back in the '90s.
I think every vintage Star Wars collector should have one of these in their collection, especially if they enjoy loose displays. Thanks for going over all the detailed instructions for assembly Joey.
That is super cool that you have the Robin Hood version as well!!! I would love to pick one up loose someday to display
This was one of my favourite playsets as a kid I remember spending hours playing with it! So when I started collecting 5 years ago this was one of the first things I bought and the only part I had missing was the t clip! So I have it set up with all my ewoks and most of the other endor figure's. Great video as always!!
That’s cool that you reconnected with it as an adult 🙌🏼
Yeah thanks,just wish I'd started along time ago before the price's went ridiculous!
Have it, love it!
Rad! Thanks for watching 🙌🏼
I never had this one as a kid, although I wanted it. When I got back into collecting towards the end of 2022, this was in the top 5 of my list playsets and vehicles to get. So I sought one in the beginning of '23. You're right, getting a complete one is a challenge. I bought a "complete" one on ebay but when it arrived it was missing a part, even though the part was on it in the pictures. The seller did give me a partial refund, to his credit and honor, however that led me down a rabbit hole of searching for parts that ended up with me buying two more near complete Ewok Villages and many more parts in the last year! So now I have an Ewok City! One of the villages I can't get it apart and I don't want to pull too hard, as you mentioned the old plastic is somewhat brittle. Anyway, when I get the time, I'm going to set about restoring them. I'll probably sell one off and one I may customize as I've seen on some other videos. Probably the one that's stuck together. I'm going to come back to your video for reference then. Its very handy. I have two nets to string, and one to unstring and do right. 🙃
The nets are the biggest headache on these!!! And I can imagine how hard it would be to hunt for pieces at decent prices. I am searching for some playset pieces now and even though it’s frustrating, I honestly enjoy the hunt lol. Take care my friend and thanks for watching
I love it thank you for the video Joey castanieto
Thanks for watching!
@@thepadawancollectorofficial im a fan 😁
Great playset ! Love the ewok village.
It’s one of the best 🙌🏼
Just got one today having a hard time with the net but this video was very helpful!
I’m glad it was able to help you out!!! Great pickup!
I bought one brand new in 1991 that was complete that I still have on display. I wasn't able to get it when it first came out in 1983 because I didn't have my own place yet. Now its displayed as it should be with all of the Ewoks with Anakin, Obi Wan, and Yoda on deck watching the celebration.
That’s rad you put anakin in there 🙌🏼
I finally picked this thing up and thank you so m much for your video. Love your channel bro!!
You are welcome Scott! Did you have a hard time with the net??? I may make a short video that focuses just on putting that together!
I still have my fully complete village that my poor older brother had to put together for me because mom and dad said ya right! lol
That’s rad you still have your original one complete 🙌🏼
Trust me for the many times I have had to reassemble this thing I can do it in my sleep now😊
I did have one I didn’t realise it was hard to put together luckily my dad was into modelling so he probably enjoyed it
You have a great dad 🙌🏼
Cool 😎
Thanks for watching Marco!
I inherited this playset years ago from my cousin. Back then, I didn't think too much about the Ewoks, but I definitely didn't like them. Eventually I gave the entire set to the thrift store, and if you knew me back then, you never would think I'd ever, ever give Star Wars toys to anybody, much less an uncaring thrift store. I think it was Jar-Jar Binks that did it, that character showed me that the Ewoks wasn't just a one-off bad idea, but it was a trend, and I officially didn't want anything to do with things I don't like in the Star Wars universe anymore. Unfortunately, while a lot of great things have come along since then, the bad characters and ideas have really multiplied and I'm no longer an active Star Wars fan. (I watch things like this channel out of nostalgia, not active collecting. All other Star Wars-related RUclips channels get a "Don't show this channel" from me. I'm all vintage, no Ewok.)
I also never played with this set, it came after I was too old to be actually playing with these toys, and the internet wasn't a factor yet, either, so no eBay. The Star Wars playset was far more appealing than this thing. I remember that when I was getting the figures for my birthday or Christmas, which was a BIG deal for me, whenever I got one of the Ewoks, I just didn't care about it. It was for completionism, not actual want. Just a blob of uninteresting plastic. A dumb human-bear that has trouble walking, much less actually doing anything. They have sticks, not blasters. For the first time, I actually didn't like a Star Wars figure, and I think there were seven of these? And still no Tarkin, Slave Leia, or Rebel Trooper (from A New Hope)?
It is a tragedy that the Ewoks weren't Wookiees like they were originally supposed to be. That would have been awesome. Ewoks are the only thing I don't like about the original trilogy.
Well I’m glad you gave it to a thrift store. Hopefully a kid picked it up for a few bucks and got a lot of play years out of it
I still have my original complete ewok village in excellent condition.
That’s awesome you still have it AND complete!
Never had it, but contemplating getting beater incomplete ones and possibly customizing. I see a lot of incomplete sets all the time.
I think customizing one and placing 3D printed elements and a fake tree canopy would be cool. If you ever get to that, send me a pic of it 🙌🏼
Joey, did you get the eBay packages I sent you yet? Should be 3 things.They say they were delivered. Just want to know if I need to get on that or not. If you did, rip that fig open and put it on display bro, nothing like opening vintage Kenner.
DUDE That was YOU?!?!?!??! I was wondering who that was from!!!!!! DM me on FB ir IG so I know what things you sent.
@@thepadawancollectorofficial It was one figure and 2 items with unused content for you to start a new run. Rip the figure, you said you wanted one. lol. They were sent to Joey Padawan.
So I have this set, but it’s actually a pass me down from my father when he was younger he got this set and now when he was moving his stuff from his parents house he brought this year. I never thought much of it. I never had all the pieces I only had balcony the entire set except for, two balcony pieces to support beams and the rotisserie thing the Carrie thingy for the chair and the net or the boulder but I had everything else
That’s rad that you have one!
I have the playset but it's naked as I have no pieces for it 😞 I'll eventually get them one day.
Happy hunting! Those pieces are very affordable and out there
After hours of tedious work that youu put together the ewoks playset together. Afterwards, time to take it apart and put back inside the box. Did you Joel?
Yes sir I put it back in the box. I take them out from time to time when I feel like it, or want to do research on them. I like displaying them in the box
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It's not putting it together that's the tricky bit, it's taking it apart, the plastic used for it is so brittle and breaky!
I didn't have on the first time around but was lucky enough to find a boxed complete one in the 90s and even then I didn't snap it together fully for fear of breaking it!
It's just a pity it didn't come with foliage like the Robin Hood re-release did, that would've made it one of the standout playsets in the line.
A dream would be to have two or three of these and link them together to make one big Ewok town..! 😁✌️
I agree! Those tabs on the platforms are super hard to disconnect!
I got the robin hood one
I would love to get that one
Ok I knew my net wasn’t right, I need a new net, it was a second hand playset I got 23 years ago so I think hadn’t been assembled correctly
I honestly need to do a video that JUST shows how to thread and place the net on. THAT was thee most complicated part I had to deal with with ANY of these playsets.
@@thepadawancollectorofficialI’ve managed to buy one off eBay where the string looks like it’s correctly threaded through the net, mine isn’t at all and Its all knotted through the underside of the playset
Yes I have one not complete it's in my closet.
Nice 🙌🏼