Hoth Han Solo variant

[darkrebellion]

Hi, I looked throught brickshelf folders and found that the Hoth Han Solo (4505 millenium falcon) have something like a variant because some are yellow skin colored and other is the peach skin colored one . I own the second one with my millenium falcon but I want to know if the yellowed one is official or just a MOC or somenthing like so .

[Skull-Mark_Ladybug]

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Edited May 17 by Skull-Mark_Ladybug

[Hewman]

  darkrebellion said:

Hi, I looked throught brickshelf folders and found that the Hoth Han Solo (4505 millenium falcon) have something like a variant because some are yellow skin colored and other is the peach skin colored one . I own the second one with my millenium falcon but I want to know if the yellowed one is official or just a MOC or somenthing like so .

It sounds like what you are describing is someone just swapping the head form one of their older Han Solo figs. Unlike mixtures of old and new grays appearing in sets I have never heard of a single case of mixing yellow and flesh head colours as there wasn't really a cross-over period as sets were only ever available in one version unlike the Death star and UCS ISD.

[darkrebellion]

In the past I had seen pics of the millenium falcon box and it have the yellow Han in the cockpit but maybe is just a preliminary pic of lego. I think the pic is from the Toy Fair of 2004.

[Sir Dano]

  Bricklink said:

This entry is not intended for the Han Solo figure that is distributed in set 4504. 4504 includes a parka hood which is not shown in the assembling of the figure. The head of that figure is Light Flesh color. The figure for this entry has a Yellow head.

The exact origins of this figure, it's description as a promotional item, and how that applies to BrickLink's rules for catalog inclusion have been a subject of much debate. Further information and opinions are welcome in the Forum.

Apparently a stand alone promotional item made and distributed just before or during the early stages of the yellow-to-light flesh color change for licensed character minifigs and the distribution didn't get far before being canceled.

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Hope that helps.

Dan,

_{Trying to contribute to this forum in some way other than posting MOCs.}

Edited April 29, 2008 by sir dano

[darkrebellion]

Thanks sir dano .