Back again for a little fun!
Some of you may know that I co-host a podcast known as The Kentucky Star Wars Collector's Club Escape PodCast, or "Kay-Swok Escape PodCast" for short. Well, in last month's episode I put out a call for anyone going to Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando, Florida to keep me in mind for The R2-D2 "Star Tot" (more on what Star Tots are can be found here - http://www.starwarscelebration.com/Whats-Happening/Events-A-H/Collector-Showcase/Star-Tots/) for my R2-D2 focus part of my collection....
As you can see by what is in my hand, I was able to obtain the R2 Star Tot by none other than my co-host and producer on the podcast, Mr. Tim Hopkins!
Tim was able to obtain the complete, for now, collection of 20 tots! They all look absolutely brilliant! The "tot" itself is made of metal of some kind and painted with enamel. Each piece is placed on a small uniquely designed card. The art on each card pertains to whichever character is on the card, and the whole thing is sealed in a small plastic clamshell.
What a great little item to commemorate the collecting track of Celebration VI! They are just wonderful and I can't say enough about them. They look great all displayed together (I saw them at Tim's), but the R2 will suffice for me...for now.
The back of the tot card is just as neat as it duplicates, in a way, the design of the vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure cardback. Really cool!
My four word review on these things - "I can dig it!"
Finally, I can thank Tim for grabbing these for me too! Three LARGE magnets each featuring the art used on the vintage Kenner vinyl action figure cases. I didn't realize these magnets would be this large, OR this cool! I really love 'em!!
I took this picture with my vintage Hoth Rebel Transport in the back so you can get an idea of just how large the magnet turned out to be!
Thank you again Tim for bringing these great pieces back for me!
I hope to make it to Celebration VII in the future. There is a Star Wars Celebration in Germany in 2013, but unfortunately I don't think that trip is in the cards for me. :)
More items from Celebration VI coming soon!!
Stay tuned!!
Glad I could help. You can pick a badge of your choice up for $5 on eBay and pretend like you where there. You knew about Lucas attending before I did, so in some ways you were more connected and I was.
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