Hi folks,


for those that are interested, the next Farthest From, the UK Star Wars vintage toy show is this Sunday 27th of April.



In addition to the great selection of dedicated vintage toy dealers, we have some great features to look forward to, including an exhibit from Star Walls, the Leytonstone based Star Wars inspired art movement and also artist, and Ralph McQuarrie archivist, Paul Bateman in attendance.


The fifth figure of our Retro Flocked Figures has been revealed as Lando Calrissian and will be available at the show, including amazing artwork from Carl Riley.
Pictured below is the prototype, final product may vary:



Sneak preview of the artwork:



Sunday 27th of April 11.00am - 4.00pm

Fordingbridge Town Hall
63 High Street
Fordingbridge
Hampshire
SP6 1AS

Entry Fee Adults: £1.00, Children Under 12's: 50p

The All The Cool Stuff store will also be open.

For those that have not heard of the event, here are a couple of pics from Farthest From IV from last December:

 Excellent news Dave, I'll do my best to attend!

cantina_patron wrote:

  Excellent news Dave, I'll do my best to attend!

Hope so, that would be cool

As mentioned, the fifth figure of our Retro Flocked Figures has been revealed as Baron Flocklurve and will be available at the show for £15, including amazing artwork from Carl Riley.
Pictured below is the prototype, each features flocked hair and leopard skin cape, as each one is based on a vintage toy, each is unique and different:



Sneak preview of the artwork:




Star Walls will also be issuing a limited trading card available for pick up at the show as part of their on going series:



Paul Bateman will also be holding a Q&A on the work of Ralph McQuarrie, if you have a question you would like to ask, please post here and we will ask on your behalf and record audio for download later

Hope to see many of you there,
Dave

I was only able to attend the first hour, but I had a great time & enjoyed chatting with some of the exhibitors. Thank's for organising this Dave & roll on FF VI.   

cantina_patron wrote:

I was only able to attend the first hour, but I had a great time & enjoyed chatting with some of the exhibitors. Thank's for organising this Dave & roll on FF VI.   

Thank you

Many thanks to everyone who made and enjoyed the day. We had some great features in the form of the Star Walls art exhibition and guest artist, Paul Bateman.

Here's a few pictures of the event below, I hope the show grows from strength to strength:












Watch out for the next show dates coming soon

Dave

Dave Tree wrote:

cantina_patron wrote:

I was only able to attend the first hour, but I had a great time & enjoyed chatting with some of the exhibitors. Thank's for organising this Dave & roll on FF VI.   

Thank you

Many thanks to everyone who made and enjoyed the day. We had some great features in the form of the Star Walls art exhibition and guest artist, Paul Bateman.

Watch out for the next show dates coming soon

Dave

I'll look forward to it Dave.

It's nice to see a pic of the grey limbed Hoth Troopers. I gather that they have gone off for testing?

Steve