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    Warning, protect your star wars against Silverfish

    I did see one in my bathroom last night Lars and made me think of your trouble on here, I have only seen them in my bathroom and under the sink in the kitchen which has always made me think that they just hang out in any areas subject to damp or condensation, my ones are always the very silvery...
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    Boy it's quiet on here now

    I still reply occasionally when i have something to contribute as i too value this place, my childhood love of SW toys and stuff still runs deep, so try to check in from time to time, miss the old banter of 10 years plus, ago thou some stuff on here was so, so funny in the old days :)
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    Are this moc fine ?

    Yes with age the plastic will also go brittle and crack / shatter as part of the plastic ageing process, they were never chemically designing to last 44 years unopened, just designed to be ripped off in a few months and thrown away :), like all of us they will eventually turn to dust 😃, the...
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    Toy of the week 2, Week 12, 2024, Nien Nunb

    I may be wrong or it may be an urban myth but wasn't the factory using the strawberry short cake plastic or some sort of scented plastic at the time when they produced the tie figurers, as i say its just something i read , to explain the sweet smell at the time when new, may have read it on here...
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    Toy of the week 2, Week 12, 2024, Nien Nunb

    I remember sending off all the name plates for him as a mailer, and waiting for the white box to be delivered and the first thing you did was sniff the figure when released :D but none smelt like the imperial tie fighter pilot freshly opened but we know that story. Loved getting the...
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    Warning, protect your star wars against Silverfish

    Hello Lars Sorry to hear this I had silver fish in my kitchen and bathroom, still have some, they seem to like damp / dark areas, had less since I fixed some water / damp issues so the areas are dryer, I keep comics in the flat plastic storage containers hopefully they cannot bite through...
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    Vintage SW time travel

    Great Question Christmas day 80 /81 had a few SW toys that day but also get to see nans and grandads again
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    Pick 1 thing

    My last remining dog eared Topps blue cards got about 7 left from when i was a kid still with the marks where i stuck them on the wall to make the poster pic on the back, or my original x wing from the same time, no def the cards :)
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    What is your best ever bargain??

    Told the story before on here but managed to snag three unopened empire atst and one empire slave one unopened for £5 each(total£20) at the local market shop in about 1993, the same shop where i used to buy figs for for a £1 back in the early 80's, think they had cleared a cupboard out, they had...
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    Toyshop On Tour

    I agree the Jonathon Ross toy collection tour that they did a month ago, just wow......... so many micronauts which i love and toys from my youth well worth a watch if you didn't see that one its a sensory overload .
  11. bosk70

    10 year Anniversary

    Im sure i recognise that capture log ;)
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    Other Vintage Collections

    Speak and spell "spell colour , c o l o u r that is incorrect :LOL:
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    Terry Hall RIP

    Specials and 2 tone in general was a large part of my childhood, I did a pop quiz at work the other day, in tribute to Terry, "Friday night Saturday morning" classic (instead of kiss stains on my shirt ....) , some one guessed it and the year of release. What a loss and reading what he went...
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    db94's feedback

    Traded with Colin a few years ago top man (sorry better late than never didn't know about this feed back thread :)(y))
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    Kevin O'Neill RIP

    Absolute legend of an artist for me growing up reading 2000ad, Nemesis , The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and all the other wonderful and original comic art he produced what a loss
  16. bosk70

    I wonder what I will find at the local car boot sale this year?

    You always seem to find good stuff StarWarsFan(y), I was like this in the 90's then about 2015 i panicked that my house would collapse under the weight and i sold it all again at boot sales where i got most of it in the first place🤣, kept some jems thou nothing of real value just nostalgia and...
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    ROTJ 2 Packs - update *20/05/23*

    This collection looks outstanding, love the Darth and Jawa combination, I always find it amazing that these are still about, I know the vast majority at the time would have been opened as these were the bargain basement sealed packs mostly with incorrect or missing weapons accessories, reduced...
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    Improving the Retro Collection: Removing Stickers, Leaflets etc

    On the retro wave one Leia did all the above ok, I even inserted a little blue footer card in the bottom of the bubble what fun we have looks good thou :)(y)
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    Other Vintage Collections

    This brought back so many memories, I had the bike with the sparking twin engines that you could replace the flints with lighter flints when they run out, so many skinned knuckles on the garage car park concrete floor just trying for the bit extra speed on the winder upper for the jump, I only...
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    Latest Acquisitions

    Happy birthday mate Identical to my one i got back in 81 ish for Christmas although my box has a few air pellet holes in it when I used to miss my targets back in the day :D:oops:
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