Really nice Joe, I heard a rumour you got yourself a Ledy Red cape Bib! Very nice

What's the story on the A-wing? How much is cheap ?

Wow, nice top 5 Joe.

By the way, is a certain Smith already a member here? Just saying.

Give these guys a chance Emiel!

We can invite Gary when we get to 20 pages

Excellent top 5 Joe,your trilogo yak is in superb condition!

As promised,here are my top 5 items in no particular order!

Pic 1,


1 RC Sandcrawler:I was very happy to finally get my hands on one of these as this was a personal grail item!
2)French Meccano Jawa:I don't collect MOC but for some reason that i can't explain,i had to have one of these!


Pic 2,


3)Canadian ESB Wampa:I just love the ESB logo especially in french.I'm thinking of starting a canadian MIB collection!
4)Taiwan Boba Fett(mint):I bought this little fella for a whopping £1.24,it was listed on ebay as "star wars figure!"

Pic 3,


5)MIB Darth Vaders TIE Fighter:I always wanted one of these when i was a kid but i never got one,(i ended up with a battle damaged X Wing instead!)so when i started collecting again i just had to have one!

That's my top 5 guys,hope you liked them!

Wow! I step away from this thread for a couple days and it explodes. I am amazed at what I am seeing, you guys all have some stunning collections! For once, I am speechless! Hope to post mine this weekend or sometime next week.

Good stuff Stan.

Dan.

nice stuff. Love the java moc on meccano card.

some unbelievably great items here lads, sand crawlers, skiffs and mint carded figures, its like fenwicks window at xmas time

maybe in a year or ten al display my top 5

great work lads

Andy

DarthStanley wrote:

3)Canadian ESB Wampa:I just love the ESB logo especially in french.I'm thinking of starting a canadian MIB collection!

Pic 3,


5)MIB Darth Vaders TIE Fighter:I always wanted one of these when i was a kid but i never got one,(i ended up with a battle damaged X Wing instead!)so when i started collecting again i just had to have one!

That's my top 5 guys,hope you liked them!

I love the DV TIE - it was the only big ship i had as a kid (my other ship was an INT-4) and you're spot on about the ESB logo in French. There's just something about it

Love your stuff Mark!

ENJOYING THIS THREAD!!!!


Joetx-----> I love canadian SW items!!! ....That sandcrawler is impressive!!!!

DarthStanley---->that MOC meccano jawa is very nice!!!!

I mailed a certain Smith last night,don't think he knows about TIG.Think he'll be on here soon

Cheers guys!

I'd just like to say that i've seen some pretty AMAZING stuff from everyone that has contributed to this thread so far including some things that i've never seen before so lets have a lot MORE!!!

Good work Hothrebel we need as many new comers as we can get.Keep up the good work.Dan.

Lovely items lads! I can't pick out a favourite - I Love them all.

My last post for a while ... so before I drop off the radar, here’s My 5:

Most people know I’m mad about Luke Jedi, Coins and other vintage Promo Kenner items by now so I tried to find items not in these categories.


First up is a vintage bootleg Darth Vader money bank. It’s the similar to the HCF star wars pencil toppers I had in the eighties.



Next up are three figures that took a lot of sweat and tears to get hold of. I got the DT Luke and Blue Snag in back when I was in school and I eventually got the VC Jawa when I was about to start University in 97. This was before eBay and online stores were available and the prices were quite high. It took ages for me to save for them even with a few paper rounds and a Saturday job.



Next is the Palitoy double sided ESB sign. These signs were suspended from the toy displays back in the day. I paid a premium for this sign a couple of years back from a seller who has quite a dodgy eBay record. It took months of excuses and let downs before it finally arrived. After hearing some bad stories from fellow collectors, I’m very lucky to have got it in the end.



Next is not vintage but if there was one thing that means more to me than anything else star wars I own then it’s my mail-away Georgie-boy! My misses knowing at the time that I collected mailers but never actually received one as a kid went on a little galactic hunt of her own. She tracked down all the figures by herself in Wales and at her home in England, sent off the coupon to Hasbro and excitedly waited for weeks on my behalf. I didn’t know anything about it until Christmas morning. She kept all the packaging, paperwork, and mailer coupons for me too! Man she’s the one!!!!



Ok that wasn't vintage... but hopefully my last and fith item will make up for it...

Last up is the pure manifestation of my mantra of "never-ever giving up" and my natural ability to nag someone in to selling anything to me. I wanted one of these shiny stars since first seeing one in Steve Sansweet’s book. It took me over a decade of looking and months of emailing to finally get one. Here, I present the Lucite Star which takes pride of place in my Cast and Crew collection:

Great stuff Craig. Dan.

The first three are;
1. Takara wood X-wing model (Supposedly from the Lucas Licensing archive)
2. Canadian Destroy Death Star Game (Purchase on a trip to Canada)
3. R2-D2 cookie jar (Recieved as a gift)

I had to break rule #1 because the next one wouldn't fit in the same picture:

4. Early Kenner Chewbacca standee display with original bag (Bought from a seller who found it in storage at an old toy store in Cincinnati)

And last but not least:


5. Don Ellise and the Survivals Star Wars Theme acetate

I really like that life size chewy standee display.I need one of those to keep security around my place.

No one mess's with Sasquatch.

Great stuff Josh.

Dan.

Craig and Josh, those are some quality items. Love the stories behind them too and can see why those make them extra special.

MERLIN...

That moc boba LL is THE dogs bollocks mate, that is fantastic, im so jealous!!!!

Andy

hi there....GREAT STUFF GUYS!!!!

My turn. As a variant collector I probably like complete runs most. I love my Biker Scout and Tie Fighter Pilot Run MOST.

Ive tried to get out my 5 fav figs.....I think I like them most because they are nearly flawless and on some I only had one chance to get them.............here you go:



1. Meccano Luke Hoth...pink face...scareed coo
2. POCH han hoth....darkbrown pants
3. POCH/PBP Tie Fighter Pilot....atat driver emblems....scarred coo
4. PBP 4_LOM....red chest...scarred coo
5. Meccano/PBP Bossk...scarred coo...fat lips

wolff

Wolff i knew you would show up.

I've been waiting and here they are.

Awesome, their flawless, and totally badass.Me want badly.gimme,gimme,gimme.



Your bud Dan.

Love that Han and 4LOM!!!!

More top notch top 5's from Craig,Josh & Wolff,Great stuff guys!!!

My "top five"Hard to choose just 5 ,Why not better TOP 10 ?




Snowtrooper PBP OFFERLESS CARD
Boba Fett 21 back
Bib Fortuna Lili Ledy
4-LOM PBP
Luke Hoth PBP