# Deviant Use of Star Wars Toys **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320 "2015-02-10T18:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steve918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Steve918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve918)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/1 "2015-02-10T18:54:16Z")
My friend Paul has posted on Facebook of his hatred of Ewoks. I have known him since the Seventies and can remember that this hasn’t always been the case. He was quite enamored with Ewoks when Return of the Jedi came out. Not in a sexual way, obviously. We were only ten. Did anyone else not play Star Wars with Star Wars toys? I can vaguely remember creating some sort of alternative universe with seven of my favorite aliens having various violent adventures. I devised a sort of special effect using lengths of cotton with a knot on the end which, when pulled out of a bit of Plasticine, gave a rough approximation of a bullet hit. Apart from Yoda and the two droids, I didn’t have any of the main characters. I was a rather strange child. Apologies if this is in the wrong queue. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/2 "2015-02-10T19:09:02Z")
My brother and I did repurpose toys for crossovers or our own imaginary worlds. I remember one Star Wars adventure that feature a He-Man character as a giant mutant they had to exterminate. GI Joe figures were the same size as Star Wars, so that crossoever worked even better. Plus, we learned that you could unscrew GI Joe figures and mix and match the body parts. Just don’t lose the rubber band that holds the chest to the hips. 🙂 We also loved using Legos to build our own fantastical “laser hand guns” and then did a sci-fi sort of cops and robbers game using those instead of store bought guns. Frankly, we came up with better stuff, and we also appreciated the engineering challenge of building a long, thing gun barrel out of Legos that was strong enough to run around with. ---
**Author:** ![Steve918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Steve918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve918)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/3 "2015-02-10T19:16:56Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > We also loved using Legos to build our own fantastical “laser hand guns” and then did a sci-fi sort of cops and robbers game using those instead of store bought guns. Frankly, we came up with better stuff, and we also appreciated the engineering challenge of building a long, thing gun barrel out of Legos that was strong enough to run around with. I made a Lego crowbow that shot wooden kebab skewers. Actually, it was more like a catapult with a bit of elastic. My Godson’s parents won’t let him play with toy guns. I plan to teach him how to make gums out of Lego when he is older. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/4 "2015-02-10T21:04:24Z")
> [@dracoi](#): > > My brother and I did repurpose toys for crossovers or our own imaginary worlds. I remember one Star Wars adventure that feature a He-Man character as a giant mutant they had to exterminate… Similarly here. Didn’t most everyone do this? ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/5 "2015-02-10T21:10:04Z")
A few of my Star Wars figures and vehicles met violent ends with the assistance of BBQ grills and firecrackers. Usually when they reached the end of their operational life. My best friend and I were pretty hard on our toys. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/6 "2015-02-10T21:25:23Z")
> [@Steve918](#): > > My Godson’s parents won’t let him play with toy guns. I plan to teach him how to make gums out of Lego when he is older. [BrickGuns](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83558)! ---
**Author:** ![Steve918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Steve918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve918)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/7 "2015-02-10T21:41:58Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [BrickGuns](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83558)! A tremendous find. My friend is from a staunch Catholic village in Northern Ireland. However, he has a sense of humour. Erm, I hope. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/8 "2015-02-10T22:14:43Z")
My discovery was that the character’s hands meant to grip a weapon also hung nicely on a kite string. So adventures always seemed to involve an escape of sliding down a rope from the tree to the sandbox. And in my world, alignments did not match the movie. The coolest looking characters (i.e. the bounty hunters) were the good guys ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/9 "2015-02-10T22:37:47Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [BrickGuns](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83558)! Wow… my brother and I never did anything quite like that! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/10 "2015-02-11T04:16:52Z")
Never had anything Star Wars but then again I was almost done with college when it came out and merchandise was never my thing. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviant-use-of-star-wars-toys/712320/11 "2015-02-11T20:02:45Z")
I’m pretty sure the OP is talkin’ about Jackin’ It!