AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport)

RELATED LINKS Concept Drawing Illustrating AT-AT Head Mechanism Concept Painting for AT-AT Design Control Drawings for AT-AT Head Design Control Drawings for AT-AT Top AT-AT from '85-'86 Line Extension Binder Unproduced AT-IC Kenner Store Display Showing AT-AT Revenge of the Jedi AT-AT Proof Sheet European ROTJ AT-AT Design Patent for AT-AT Concept Art for Unproduced Imperial Outpost Playset POTF AT-AT Coin AT-AT at Toy Fair 1981 AT-AT on Reverse of 41C Back Blister Card AT-AT on Reverse of 41D Back Blister Card Box Front Box Back (click to enlarge)   Box Sides (click to enlarge)   Accessory Ad & ROTJ Boxes (click to enlarge) Catalog Entry Catalog Description: All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT). Giant replica of movie figure is 17 1/2x22x4 inches wide! Movable remote-operated head. Laser cannons light and pulsate. Laser machine guns turn and click. Cockpit holds 2 action figures and body can hold up to 10 Stormtrooper action figures (action figures not incl.). Articulated, posable legs bend at the shoulders, knees and ankles. Requires 2 "D" batteries, order package at right. 49 C 59183C--Shpg. wt. 6 lbs. 2 oz...$47.99 Source: 1981 Sears Wish Book Description: One of Kenner's largest Star Wars toys, the AT-AT was every Star Wars-obssessed child's dream. With movable "limbs" and "head," not to mention clear "chin guns," which lit up and pumped back and forth when a trigger inside the toy was activated, the AT-AT had a lot to offer. However, the high price tag meant that relatively few of them were sold, and nice examples have always sold for a premium on the collectors market. The two "chin guns" are frequently missing from loose versions. First released as part of Kenner's 1981 Empire Strikes Back line, the AT-AT was re-issued the following year with 10 bonus action figure accessories. It was issued again in 1983, this time in a Return of the Jedi box, with Endor-themed graphics. Luckily for Kenner, the menacing vehicle made a brief appearance in Jedi, patrolling the forested area surrounding the Empire's shield generator. In the '90s, Hasbro again released an AT-AT toy. Although, in producing it, they re-used the molds of the vintage Kenner vehicle, several modifications were made to the toy which allow it to be distinguished from its '80s counterpart. First Issued: 1981 (ESB packaging) Re-issues: 1982 (ESB packaging, with 10 bonus accessories); 1983 (ROTJ packaging)

Description by:	Ron Salvatore
Photo:	Ron Salvatore
From the collection of:	Ron Salvatore
Country:	United States
Film:	Empire Strikes Back
Licensee:	Kenner
Year:	1981
Category:	Toys / Action Figure Related / Vehicles

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