Latest Acquisitions

[edd_jedi]

Love the Palitoy letter, take it to Vectis next month, some idiot will pay 10 grand for it :lol:

 

[Dublinjeff]

Collected this little bad boy locally...Happy for a fiver! One of my personal favourite figures....Complete H.K COO, Gamorrean Guard..

New reference guide started. Plenty of updates soon

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=24130#p327295

 

[Lom]

Kind of a latest acquisition.... Some nice acrylic cases courtesy of Christian.

Finally showing these figures some love after years of sitting in a carrier bag in the loft!

I opened the R2, Han carbonite and Luke stormy when I bought these as a nipper some 30 years ago but the rest are all still sealed.

 

[sith-smith]

Awesome stuff. Those display cases set those MOC off very nicely!

And I love that Palitoy letter!! 8)

 

[Banton989]

Wow LOM, love the Trilogo's! If you want to trade any for POTF let me know

Adam

 

[beginner]

nice collection 8)

 

[chipsteak]

That's a nice stash. I love the 'New Figure' stickers. Hell, I even love the Tesco ones too.

 

[x-pack]

Kind of a latest acquisition.... Some nice acrylic cases courtesy of Christian.

Finally showing these figures some love after years of sitting in a carrier bag in the loft!

I opened the R2, Han carbonite and Luke stormy when I bought these as a nipper some 30 years ago but the rest are all still sealed.

Wow cool!

Sorry if i'm late to the party but what's the story with these? Sounds like you bought them back in the day and put them away in the loft. I'm always intrigued by people who bought Star Wars in the mid 80's and then put it into storage. Were you thinking of value at the time or did you just forget about them or something ...or have I read it wrong

 

[Dublinjeff]

:shock: Great collection of Tri logo Cardback....looks brilliant!

Two small additions to the Gam guard variants arrived in today....

 

[Lom]

Kind of a latest acquisition.... Some nice acrylic cases courtesy of Christian.

Finally showing these figures some love after years of sitting in a carrier bag in the loft!

I opened the R2, Han carbonite and Luke stormy when I bought these as a nipper some 30 years ago but the rest are all still sealed.

Wow cool!

Sorry if i'm late to the party but what's the story with these? Sounds like you bought them back in the day and put them away in the loft. I'm always intrigued by people who bought Star Wars in the mid 80's and then put it into storage. Were you thinking of value at the time or did you just forget about them or something ...or have I read it wrong

I still remember buying these - I was probably 12 years old at Tescos with my Mum. My interest in Star Wars was starting to wane but I guess I had just enough left in me that I felt compelled to root through this huge shelf with all of these figures just dumped upon it until I had found one of each that was there. I also remember that I had around £5 burning a hole in my pocket but that I needed the princely sum of £6.86 to buy these 14 figures so Mum subbed me the balance. And now I've just spent around £150 to stick them acrylic boxes! So, to answer your question; no, there wasn't any consideration of value, I guess my 12 year old self just had a touch of nostalgia when I saw these and now my 42 year old self has had another one when I discovered them again!

Thanks All for the nice comments.

 

[Palifan]

Picked up some bits recently.
Here's a rare survivor, love the MTFBWY sign off!

I could have put money on the fact that it was you that picked up that Palitoy letter. :lol:

That's a great edition to your collection and can't wait to see all your Palitoy goodness put together in the collections thread at some point. Keep up the good work

Ian

 

[itfciain]

That could easily have been one of the best uses of £6.86 ever - I wish my 12 year onld self had been that smart rather thank buying fake moustaches and fart sweets from the joke shop

 

[SublevelStudios]

I could have put money on the fact that it was you that picked up that Palitoy letter. :lol:

That's a great edition to your collection and can't wait to see all your Palitoy goodness put together in the collections thread at some point. Keep up the good work

Ian

Cheers Ian
I'm getting there mate!

 

[snlmace]

Lom,

that wall of tri logo's ! pure art

great story to go with it too! 8)

arwin

 

[edd_jedi]

Always love seeing a childhood collection, but rarely see one that rivals a recent collection! 8)

 

[PGowdy]

I still remember buying these - I was probably 12 years old at Tescos with my Mum. My interest in Star Wars was starting to wane but I guess I had just enough left in me that I felt compelled to root through this huge shelf with all of these figures just dumped upon it until I had found one of each that was there. I also remember that I had around £5 burning a hole in my pocket but that I needed the princely sum of £6.86 to buy these 14 figures so Mum subbed me the balance. And now I've just spent around £150 to stick them acrylic boxes! So, to answer your question; no, there wasn't any consideration of value, I guess my 12 year old self just had a touch of nostalgia when I saw these and now my 42 year old self has had another one when I discovered them again!

Thanks All for the nice comments.

What a cool story. 8) Can't imagine what would have stopped a 12 year old me from opening all those given i'd have had no inkling that there was any point to keeping them sealed. And then to have kept them all these years. The odds are zero to minus-100. :lol:

 

[theforceuk]

Great story and they look fantastic in those cases.

 

[spoons]

Quality story Martin - and a fantastic set of MOCs

 

[Dublinjeff]

Every now and then, I'm reminded of the sheer joy of loose collecting! Having decided to put together a little minty loose run of 12 Back figures, I asked a few local collectors I had dealt with before had they any spare. Picked this fella up locally, arrived this morning. Absolutely beautiful, Mint condition, complete, 3 Line, Hong Kong Stormtrooper. The simple, iconic design just epitomises everything about Vintage Star Wars figures for me.
Genuinely, its the cleanest figure I've ever seen in hand.

 

[edd_jedi]

For obvious reasons I've been wary of posting limelights in recent years, but it would be a shame to never share my collection so here's a run I've been working on for the last few months. I'm collecting some of my favourite tri-logos, and trying to improve on the quality of my original set. Hope you enjoy

 

[Dublinjeff]

8) Stunning set up there Edd....looks great!

 

[Hooch]

Great looking run Edd but where are the Ewoks?

 

[edd_jedi]

Great looking run Edd but where are the Ewoks?

Ha, I actually haven't managed to pick any up yet! I'm not anti-ewoks but just haven't found any in the condition or price range I'm looking for yet. Probably won't get all of them but I definitely want a Wicket, Logray and Teebo as I had them as a kid

 

[Cazza]

Simply stunning Stormtrooper :shock:

Lovely Tri-logo run Edd 8)

 

[Hooch]

I definitely want a Wicket, Logray and Teebo as I had them as a kid

I am glad they are the only ones as I already have them. Don't want any extra competition for the others

 

[Joe]

Nice one Edd, good to see you going after these again Did you get that Ben from Iain by any chance? It used to be mine I think! haha

 

[edd_jedi]

Thanks Joe, not not from Iain directly but it could have passed hands since!

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

These are two of the most important pieces to hit my 'Special Buy' focus in a long time. Huge thanks to Lewis for the Ewok and Iain for the B-Wing. Also need to thank -Neil (Jackabina) for his great packaging and the fact the B-Wing arrived in the same immaculate condition. These are both HTF in this good condition, and up until a month or two back i never knew the Ewok existed. These are truly special pieces, and im so thankful to both you guys for sorting them for me. The B-Wing came from the collection that Iain bought from Timbo, and i feel a bit gutted about that but at least it stays in the Uk where it belongs

Will update with a whole new focus thread over the next few weeks. I started this focus to highlight the great Palitoy UK years etc and i know there are a few more pieces out there. The Falcon is a toughie, but the Xwing is a right rocking horse poop and the three POTF packs are relatively easy but expensive.

Enjoy.

So many cool acquistions of late.

Awesome Palitoy Piece Jimi
That is a beauty off a Tie Pilot MOC Grant too. Not to mention everyone elses stellar acquistions

That Bwing looks fantastic there Lee!

 

[JimboUK1979]

Picked up this stand and complete Y wing this week.





Looking for a Vader, Luke and Ben lightsaber if anyone is selling them currently.

Cheers

 

[beginner]

Every now and then, I'm reminded of the sheer joy of loose collecting! Having decided to put together a little minty loose run of 12 Back figures, I asked a few local collectors I had dealt with before had they any spare. Picked this fella up locally, arrived this morning. Absolutely beautiful, Mint condition, complete, 3 Line, Hong Kong Stormtrooper. The simple, iconic design just epitomises everything about Vintage Star Wars figures for me.
Genuinely, its the cleanest figure I've ever seen in hand.
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you call him Princess Snow White :mrgreen: Great Figure