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Cracking link, Liam. Mr Prowse's advice to budding hopefuls made me chuckle: The actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films says hopefuls from Bristol auditioning for the new film should "disguise their accents". "You can't go 'oo-aar my dear here's my lightsaber," he said...

Congratulations to all the winners (and there are quite a few!)- a very generous competition, June. Good man 8)

Goonies? http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/goonies/goonies-then.jpg Or goo? http://www.wolfgnards.com/media/blogs/photos/celebrities/gb-marshmallow.jpg Make your stance known.

Barry, not knocking Tim's suggestion: but here's a list of hotels in and around Fordingbridge...

Good man, Stevie! And yes, Jas- I'm guilty of sniffing between those leaves, too. You can't get that same nostalgic hit from a Paperwhite Kindle! :lol:

I have no idea. Anyone? Bye bye.

Hear, hear. I couldn't agree more, Slim! Here's my point of view, for what it's worth: I think any price sticker is worth it's weight in gold, be it from Selfridges, Hamleys or the local toy store back in the day. To have a Palitoy cardback with a 'Youngsters' price sticker is my holy grail...

Colin hit the nail on the head: it's the boxes that first got you excited on Christmas and birthdays, and as awkward as they may be to display; I think you're doing a cracking job. Looking forward to the updates, Neil 8)

That 52 year old A-series engine hasn't let me down yet :D A real shame, Chris- but it's a good chance for me to call in on friends and family in the Surrey/Sussex area on the run up to the festive period :wink: There'll be another occasion for a chink of the pint pots, no doubt!

Gents, this will be my first foray into a Farthest From gathering, too- I'll look forward to seeing you there. I'll be parking up in Fordingbridge in this: and I look like this: See you on the 15th, and very much looking forward to meeting up with Jez, Grant, Chris (and hopefully) Mumbo...

Don't beat yourself up over past misdemeanours, Ham- I've done far worse in my youth... believe me :D

That's a relief :D I'm new to vintage Star Wars collecting, but not to antiques (for that, read: very low end antiques and reclamation finds... I've no Chippendale furniture in my possession)... and I've always grown up with the ideology that patina is good, that being: the history of the...

Chin chin, by the way (in advance) :lol:

I'm afraid not, pal- making a whistle stop tour of the South East visiting family: I'll be driving down to Chiddingfold, Surrey on the Saturday and stopping at my sister's overnight- then heading over to Fordingbridge first thing Sunday morning. Raise a glass for absent SWFUKers on that...

Always a pleasure to purchase from Frank... smashing comms, and to say this precious little number (along with a few extras) arrived in bomb-proof packaging is an understatement. Great stuff, cheers pal!

Another cracking purchase from top chap Andy. I chuck in a request, and he comes up trumps in no time- really pleased with my solid dome R2 unit :D always an absolute pleasure to deal with!

Superb. Vintage mentioned three times in the one sentence, Iain... I've got goosebumps... looking forward to it already :D And good to see you can make a proper weekend of it, Barry!

Aha!

Superb thread, Grant- that's quite a find 8) Love the cover on your purchase, Mike- what's the date on it and who was the publishing house?

I think I'll be able to make this... drive down to my sister's place in Surrey on the Saturday, then head over to the New Forest the following day :D I'll have to leave around 2pm to make that slow journey in the old Morris back to Yorkshire (it's all uphill on the way home :wink: ), but at...