Ed is speechless!

So glad they all arrived in one piece Ed, the haul looks as good as we hoped it would be!

If it's ok to say a few words (mostly praise )..I want to say a huge thanks to everyone that put in and helped on this because you all made it so easy for Ryan and myself, I must say I have organised donations before (albeit on other boards) and I ended up chasing people for money for weeks after they said they wanted in on it but this time (and with Ryan very graciously being the driving force behind PMing everyone in his spare time despite having a family to look out for,business to run and trying to battle flu) it was completely hassle free from start to finish with everyone chipping in asap to get you something Ed!

As for those gifts, I think the Vintage gods were smiling on us lol! We had incredibly good luck with the 12 back Luke and the Jawa coming up within days of each other. The Luke was in such good condition and the 79a Jawa being so hard to track down it was just meant to be and we couldn't say no! (Not to mention they were high on your wants list) oh and the Jawa surprisingly didn't turn up from Australia, it came from the states! (Kay Bee sticker Ed- tut tut )

Jason West, Todd and Grant (Maulster) chipping in with some vintage goodies and Ryan doing a fantastic caricature was the icing on the cake which rounded out the surprise!

Oh and it wouldn't have even made it to you without Shawn being kind enough to get it all sent to him for him to forward on!

Thanks guys and Ed you deserve it mate, hope it made your day and we all hope it brings you back to collecting/the boards. You can stick them on the shelf and get a kick out of looking at them and thinking about how you came to own them now which is what it's all about!

WOW. that si a fantastic lot, especially to receive it as a well deserved gift from the guys on the board. Absolutely love the 12 back Luke and 79a back Jawa, very jealous.

Again a massive well done to all involved for getting this all together.

Thought I would post this up it was part of the card Ryan drew up) which was included in the parcel for Ed, just so everyone who was involved knows they were appreciated and Ed knows who took part



Thanks again Ryan for sorting the card out!

definitely a great thing to be part of.

Having been on the receving end of one of these in the past, it really does go to show what a great community this hobby has. 8)

That's one Awesome box of tricks you had waiting for you when you got home Ed, a great effort from Ryan and Joe in organizing this and getting all them goodies found for you and also a great effort all round from the guys on here, I still smile every time I see my Yak so it's good to be a part of putting a smile back on your face, enjoy 8)

Awesome, kudos guys! 8)

Great haul Ed,you deserve it mate after the last few months you've had!

Wow :shock: That Luke and jawa are amazing, great work tracking down some lovely pieces for Ed there fellas

Wow Ed. that's a sweet haul. Well done to everyone for tracking it all down. Enjoy

What a fantastic gesture from the lads, happy for you Edd

WOW That Jawa and Luke are awesome! 8)

Great Finds lads and it was a pleasure to be part of such a great gesture! 8)

That looks super awesome dude

When's this brew then?

Really pleased for you buddy. May this mark the start of great things to happen to you :wink:

Love seeing the group pic Ed!

Like Joe said, the Jawa just happened to come up when this was being put together. He was wanting to be found to go to your collection. Whoever bought him initially must have snagged him fresh from the case where he was so minty.


Hope you don't mind, but I thought I'd also post a few more pics of the Luke and Jawa as I did have a little photo shoot with them. If you want some higher res versions, let me know and I'll email them on to you.

i am getting emotional,, that is one sweet haul

Thanks again guys, emotional times on SWFUK these are :lol:

Shawn those pictures are beautiful mate. Am I correct in saying you made a photography guide a few years back? If you have a link to that I would love to read it again. And yes, I would love to see the high res versions mate. Thanks again chaperoonies :mrgreen:

Glad you liked the package Edd, it looks like a right sweet haul

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Thanks again guys, emotional times on SWFUK these are :lol:

Shawn those pictures are beautiful mate. Am I correct in saying you made a photography guide a few years back? If you have a link to that I would love to read it again. And yes, I would love to see the high res versions mate. Thanks again chaperoonies :mrgreen:

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Here it is. Let me know if the images aren't showing up as there was a little problem with that, but I think I have it sorted.

PM me your email addy and I'll get you the full size versions later tonight.

I love it when a plan comes together 8)

Glad you like your haul Ed,

Its great to see it all at last