The official Star Wars Blog has been updated with an article that looks at some vintage toys that have a rather familiar "look & feel" to them.

See the intro below and then point your browser here for the full read and for some pics of the items.

"I have to admit, I have a weakness for early Star Wars knock-off items, as my sporadic posting of such pieces here will prove. It?s pretty rare to come across early examples of toys that were directly inspired by Star Wars but unsanctioned by Lucasfilm, and even more rare to come across toys I?ve never seen. Happily, in the rich universe of Star Wars collecting, you never know what you?re gonna find on the dark side of Yavin?s fourth moon."


Source: Official Star Wars Blog