Trilogo (Light grey) Boba Fett

The “Trilogo Fett” variant is a term Vintage collectors the world over are aware of, many people add this cool variation to their collections due to its popularity and striking colour.

A loose Trilogo Fett is characterised by a few particular differences that make him stand out when compared with a regular Made In Hong Kong or Taiwan figure.

(Comparison between a Trilogo Boba Fett and a Hong Kong Boba Fett)

You can see in the above comparison picture that the plastic this figure was made from is a lot lighter than any other Boba Fett figure, it is almost an off white / light grey colour.

Other differences are the Country Of Origin details (COO), it has actually been removed from the figures mold.

Unfortunately when collectors use the term “Trilogo Fett” to describe or name this variant they actually couldn’t be further from the truth with regard to its origin. This light grey Boba Fett actually came out on both Palitoy & Meccano ROTJ cards prior to it’s Trilogo release so it’s definitely not just a Trilogo only release. In fact many of the loose figures out there are probably not from Trilogo cards at all.

As you can see, there were a lot of these figures produced in Europe for quite a lengthy time period. The ROTJ Meccano card was primarily available in France, the ROTJ Palitoy card was produced for the UK and exported to other European countries and of course Trilogo cards were available all over Europe towards the end of the line. While loose light grey Trilogo variants always fetch a good price when sold, they are far from being rare.

The real Trilogo Boba Fett variant?

Now this figure appears to be the real deal.

The information available at the moment suggests that this figure actually IS a Trilogo specific Boba Fett variant. It seems it was only ever released on a Meccano Trilogo card (Type 2 on the advanced guide : small bubble and regular punch hole)

The figure inside the bubble on this French origin Trilogo card looks like a regular Hong Kong COO figure (Normal grey limbs and torso with a light brown belt) but in fact it has no COO at all, hardly even a “scar” (a term used to describe a roughly removed COO) and the figure has not been found anywhere else but France nor on any other carded figure the world over.

You can see that this figures COO area is completely smoothed over, unique to the figure (Similar but NOT the same as the Lili Ledy Fett COO)

As this figure was released only in France and only on this particular Trilogo card it is pretty hard to track down and loose variant hunters will often be prepared to pay more for one than a more common Taiwan or Hong Kong figure. The same can be said for a carded one, it’s one of the most desired carded Trilogo variations out there.

So..what do we call this figure?

Well, this figure probably deserves the title “Trilogo Fett” more than the light grey Boba Fett figure just because it was only ever available on a Trilogo card whereas the light grey Fett is actually a common European release spanning two different types of packaging (ROTJ & Trilogo).

As the light grey figure has been referred to as the Trilogo release for so many years and this variant is a relatively new discovery for many collectors the “Trilogo” name will never be accepted by the community to describe it. Unfortunately, once terminology is decided on in this hobby (even if it’s not actually correct) it very rarely changes. In order to name this variation we should give credit to the collectors that found out about it first.

It was first discovered by loose figure variant collectors who were finding these “no COO” Boba Fett figures coming out of France. With Meccano being the licensee for France and it’s apparent French origin it became known to loose variant collectors as the “Meccano” Fett and the name was born!

Here is a line up of Boba Fett Variants, the real Trilogo/Meccano Fett is on the far right! (COO markings shown for comparison)