Pic-Of-The-Week #4!

Here is a pic from a set that I just purchased and added to the collection. It's The Lars Homestead!
 I got this piece in excellent, used, condition without the figures...which is fine because the figures that were included in the set were kind of outdated from the start.

  My intention is to build a larger diorama around this central location.
  In this particular set-up, we see Luke and 3PO racing outside of the homestead in hopes of finding R2-D2 who has left to begin his search to find Obi-Wan Kenobi....

Stay tuned! More to come!!

Pic-Of-The-Week #3!

Lots of rumors and speculation coming out revolving around Star Wars Episode VII! I can't wait to touch on those as we go forward. It's a very exciting time!!
  The one thing that we know so far is that a writer has been chosen - Michael Arndt. Mr. Arndt has written screenplays for the movies Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3. He will have his work cut out for him on such a big project as a Star Wars film! I can't wait to see what he does with George Lucas' outline for the new chapter!

  Wow! Star Wars: Episode VII! I still can't believe it!!

O.K., on with the pic-of-the-week #3. Another one of my select images from my collection.
  This week, amid some of my R2-D2 focus, is a cute little hippo. The Kinder Hippo is the mascot for a company called Hipperium which makes cookies and candy in Germany. My wife got me this one a few years back for Christmas and it makes me smile every time I see it.
   My little stowaway in R2-Land.....

 

See you soon with more great stuff to share!!

Pic-Of-The-Week #2!

The second of my "select" series from my collection!
  Each week I will choose a random image from my collection room just for fun.

 Here is #2....

Stay tuned! There's much more to come!!

STAR WARS IS FOREVER!

 "Star Wars Is Forever" has been the mantra that has been stated time and again over the last few years in Star Wars fandom. We true believers always thought so, as we would celebrate Star Wars no matter if it's still playing in movie theaters, or in some fashion on television. We love it and we live it. It holds great memories of the times that we had growing up, in most cases...

 I feel that in recent times we have all felt a little discouraged that the flame of Star Wars was fading a bit. George Lucas, the creator of our imagined world was indeed retiring, and perhaps that world that we loved would no longer hold new stories for us to treasure.
  We still, and always will, hold a fondness for the days that were, and they WOULD live on with us forever no matter what.

This week a HUGE announcement dropped on the world as from out of the blue came word that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm, and all of it's properties, and was eager to make more Star Wars films, television, and expansion in their theme parks! Bob Iger immediately stated that we can look forward to a brand new Star Wars Trilogy of movies, beginning with episode VII, to hopefully arrive in 2015!!

I don't know about you but this announcement totally blew my mind!! NEW STAR WARS??!!
 Lucas will be a creative consultant, but the main job of the new movies will be passed to Kathleen Kennedy, the new CEO of Lucasfilm, to produce the new installments with a new director.

  This is  giant!!
   No one knows what the future holds in the new movies. It's a new day filled with excitement, and speculation, for a new era, and a new generation of Star Wars fans!
   The original trilogy will always be my favorite films, but I cannot wait to see what is in store for us in the near future! It's just a very exciting time to be a Star Wars fan!!

  May The Force Be With Us All!!!

Pic-Of-The-Week #1

Good day to all!
Well, I have decided to start a new series, as well as continue my regular-ish posts.
  I introduce to you: The-Pic-Of-The-Week!! The pics will be select images from my collection. Of course we are going to have a lot of Star Wars, but also select images from other interests in my collection. I hope that you will enjoy these pics. I know that I will have fun posting them!

So, here we go! One of my favorite figures in the entire modern Star Wars line - Gamorrean Guard!

 

Gamorrean Guard has been difficult to find, but when you see him he will surely make an impression on you as he has to me!

Gamorrean is super articulated, has an (unusually) brilliant use of "soft goods," and comes with three weapons!

If you get at least three Gamorreans each can have a different weapon which makes for great variety amongst your Gamorrean Guards in Jabba's Palace.

 Gamorrean Guard - displaying just what Hasbro can do when they put their minds to it!

 

O.K., Pic-Of-The-Week #1! I look forward adding to this and being able to give you some other looks into my collection, and collecting interests!

 

  See you soon!!!

Star Wars Miniland models arrive to Legoland Florida

 WOW does time fly!! It has been a busy few weeks around our homestead, but I didn't want the month to go by completely without a post because that wouldn't be cool...at least to me.

   Here is a just-released video of some cool LEGO models arriving at Legoland, Florida!
   I hope to check it out in person soon!!

Stay tuned for more posts coming up! I have a few new things a-brewin' that should be up soon for your perusal.

Kay-Swok Escape-TOT!

 

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!!