Background
From the 1983 Kenner Toy Fair Catalog:
The Rebels must escape! This Action Playset features an
"exploding" cannon that clicks and holds a STORMTROOPER, a manually
operated bridge, a removable elevator assembly, and even a rope to swing
LUKE SKYWALKER and PRINCEESS LEIA ORGANA from one side to another. Set
includes 6 unique die cast figures set in action poses!
The Death Star Escape was also included with the Death Star Trash Compactor to make up the Death Star World playset.
Parts List
- Death Star playset
- Elevator assembly
- 6 diecast figures:
Darth Vader standing
Chewbacca crouching
Stormtrooper kneeling down with gun
Stormtrooper running with gun
Leia with pistol
Luke in Tatoonie outfit
Features
Some of the features this playset includes are an removable elevator, a manually operated bridge, and a rope to swing luke and Leia to safety. Also it features an exploding cannon that clicks to simulate a firing sound.
![Stormtrooper, Running Forward](javascript:openNewWindow("dse1.jpg",27,"width=220,height=278,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Luke, Firing](javascript:openNewWindow("dse2.jpg",63,"width=210,height=245,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Chewbacca, Crouching](javascript:openNewWindow("dse3.jpg",64,"width=295,height=247,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Leia, Firing](javascript:openNewWindow("dse4.jpg",65,"width=174,height=211,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Stormtrooper, Kneeling](javascript:openNewWindow("dse5.jpg",66,"width=208,height=207,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Vader, Pointing](javascript:openNewWindow("dse6.jpg",84,"width=215,height=264,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Front View](javascript:openNewWindow("dse-front.jpg",51,"width=860,height=656,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Back View](javascript:openNewWindow("dse-back.jpg",52,"width=526,height=580,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))
![Side View](javascript:openNewWindow("dse-side.jpg",53,"width=504,height=608,toolbar=0,directories=0,menubar=0,status=0,location=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1"))