......

Star Wars Forum UK - British Fan Community for Toys, Movies & Collecting

Help Support Star Wars Forum UK:

That is bloody amazing - what a great run - and fantastic to see so many one of a kind pieces as well
 
Lovely looking run of Luke Bespins.
He was the 1st figure i got when i was 6 so hes always been one of my favourite figures.
 
Jesus! What a sight :shock:
Truly wonderful collection, you must have been stoked to have amassed that when you did.
What an achievement!
 
That's superb Grant :shock:

Luke Bes has always been one of my favs, first issue card back and figure 8)

Super run :)
 
It's really awesome to see you post a limelight over here Grant, especially one as good as this. You are one of only a few collectors out there that can say they have a proof run as comprehensive as that for any one character.
 
Thanks ALL for the kind words. Anyone who knows the history of this run will know I didn't have much input at all in putting the Proof run together. The previous owner of the run did all the hard work over a lengthy period of time. All Iv done is upgrade a card or two and add a few other bits and pieces along the way. Truth be told I only really like the Walking pic and wish Kenner would have just stuck with that image.

Thanks again anyway, it's good to see that old Luke Bespin has a bit of love over here. Funny thing is I never had a Luke Bespin action figure as a kid but I always wanted one, Ironic. 8)
 
Jeez Grant, totally blown away by that lot, I knew you had some Luke Bespin proofs, but they are truly stunning...

Always cool to have some one of a kind items, quality stuff
 
Hey great to see some pictures of this again! Like I said the other day this has to be one of the most comprehensive proof card runs out there for a major character! Calling some of those proofs "common proofs" doesn't do them justice considering their rarity :-)
 
olisuds said:
Hey great to see some pictures of this again! Like I said the other day this has to be one of the most comprehensive proof card runs out there for a major character! Calling some of those proofs "common proofs" doesn't do them justice considering their rarity :-)
Click to expand...

Hey Oli, thanks for the kind words. As you know the term common when talking about proof cards just means that type of Proof card has 2 square bottom corners and 2 round top corners and has a punch hole with a printed back. It doesn't mean the Proof is commonly found. I'm thinking that who ever came up with the term common type Proof did so because the majority of Proof cards that exist today are of the common style and not because they are common. To go a tad further if you consider some of the 12 back common style Proofs like R2 where roughly only 5 or 6 are known to exist. Sorry if I'm rambling, I just thought it might be worth mentioning incase anyone wondered. Thanks again people. G 8)
 
Lol absolutely mate. It's the style and not rarity that the term refers to. I just thought it was worth clarifying just in case anyone misinterpreted the phrase :-) And I suspect some of the "common proofs" in this run exist in even fewer numbers than most other "common proofs". I think it's a very undeserving term to use. Makes them sound like card backs. I had to chuckle the other day when someone congratulated Tim Eckholdt on his nice card back collection :-)

I recall Tracey mentioning a while ago that the "common proofs" with the thinner stock, 2 square corners and alt punch came from the US whereas the "sample card" production like proofs came from the Asia factories which I guess explains why they are made of thicker production like card stock and unpunched and these were produced in lot smaller quantities and sent back to the US as samples. Hope I got that right :-)
 
Frunkstar said:
Jesu H Grant, that run is out of this world buddy, truly spectacular
Click to expand...

Hey Frank, thanks for the kind words Fella, appreciate it a lot. Would love to see an updated pic of some of your collection as it's been a while.

Oli dude, that's really interesting stuff with regards to the different types of proofs etc from over seas etc. Makes sense now that you've said it. Nothing better than than learning new stuff. 8)
 
Absolutely amazing run! Looking forward to see your production run as well. ;-)
 
Flipping brilliant! Such a beautiful run - so pleased you shared the pics, truly inspiring :D
 
olisuds said:
Makes them sound like card backs. I had to chuckle the other day when someone congratulated Tim Eckholdt on his nice card back collection :-)
Click to expand...
I think I'd be happy just to own a card back version of this run! This little lot is mind blowing. 8)
 
Don't know anything about pre-production stuff. Only learned about it from this forum when I got back into collecting MOC.

But this looks bloody awesome all the same. Especially the items that are a total 1 off. That's a bloody great feeling.
 
Thanks guys appreciate the kind words. I blame that Max Field guy for my addiction to this stuff lol. :wink: 8)
 
Grant said:
Thanks guys appreciate the kind words. I blame that Max Field guy for my addiction to this stuff lol. :wink: 8)
Click to expand...

Haha - just seen this. No idea who I have to blame for my addiction!
 

Latest posts

Back
Top