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Amazing to see your Helix Maths Set display box on eBay. Even a photograph of this beast is worth having. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Star-Wars-Helix-Maths-Set-Display-Box-Vintage-Rare-1977-78-/172067103789?hash=item280fffa42d:g:jBAAAOSw-zxWnLR3 Best of luck with it. I'm sure that it will sell...

What a cracking episode and great to hear Craig Spivey (you see, there’s a lot to be said for ‘Craigs’!). Fantastic to hear my name mentioned. As a matter of amazing co-incidence an empty Helix maths set display box, as discussed by Craig has just been posted on ebay...

The television coverage for The Empire Strikes back was not entirely focussed us kids, was it? Even though I was a big fan, I don’t remember the South Bank Show and documentaries such as The Risk Business and another based on John Williams. We had C-3PO/Anthony Daniels appearing on...

I don't know how they dated that poster to 1981. That's the poster that was used for the national release in 1982. If I have time, when I next visit the National Newspaper Archive, I may look through old newspapers from Rugby. If you're interested in the Star Wars film releases in Rugby, if...

Great memories. Star Wars dominated the lives of so many of us in our childhood, and beyond. I'm certain that the Double Bill hit cinemas nationally in 1982 as I have the advertising. I haven't yet found evidence of individual cinemas showing a Double Bill in 1981. I'm not ruling anything out...

The deadline for my book to be finished is approaching and I’m desperately short of memories of The Empire Strikes Back at the cinema in 1980. Mature fans (16 plus) on the whole appreciated the more grown-up tone of the film. Younger fans (myself included) were often confused and shocked...

In writing my book, I have all of the release dates at my fingertips. The Empire Strikes Back was released in Britain at the Odeon Leicester Square on the 21st May. The film was released nationally on June 15th to large venues including the Glasgow Odeon. There was indeed a second wave of...

I won’t get excited without photographs. If this is genuine, we’re talking about items of international interest regardless of condition. I’d advise anyone with Helix items for sale to put them on eBay and watch them fly. Craig.

PM sent. I'll be posting a fresh set of questions soon which may jog people's memories. Craig.

This is a really nice kit, especially the miniature Millennium Falcon and Blockade Runner. The other models from Tsukuda are quite nice things. The AT-AT is worth picking up too if you're looking to build one. Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter vs X-Wing. Millennium Falcon vs Slave 1. Snowspeeder vs...

It’s great hearing these memories. I’m still compiling my book. The big news is that I have signed a deal with a large publisher, with the deadline for the final manuscript being the end of February. Sam – your recollection of Darth Vader. Individual cinemas had a lot of freedom to do their own...

It’s great hearing such love for model soldiers. There were only three companies when I was a kid – Airfix, Matchbox and Atlantic and I had pretty much every set. Also Britains Deetail. The amount of different soldiers available today is just mind blowing. A great website is...

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Thanks. What brand are the British cavalry? I have plenty of 1:72 and HO soldiers for trade. Cheers.