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[Seahawks]

After messing around with the new Death Star set yesterday, it was time to blow the dust off THE original. Still probably my favorite playset and I never even had it as a kid since it wasn't available here in the states. Love it! (I also included a comparison pic to show the size of both Death Stars).

"Do you know what's going on?"
"Maybe it's another drill."

"I can't see a thing in this helmet."

"I'm Luke Skywalker I'm here to rescue you."

"What the hell are you doing?"
"Somebody has to save our skins."

"Get in there you big furry oaf, I don't care what ya smell!"

"The garbage chute was a wonderful idea. What an incredible smell you discovered!"

"Use the comlink? Oh, my! I forgot I turned it off!"

"Get behind me, get behind me!"

"Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here.
If you don't mind, I'd like to take him down to maintenance."

"Your powers are weak old man."

"Die Rebel Scums!" (I added that quote as I'm sure that line was uttered during the battle of Yavin).

Comparison

 

[bosk70]

I really like what you do with your dioramas Seahawks, so keep the fun flowing, very imaginative and creative

 

[Paullaura]

Pics are cool. The death star is my favourite toy too. Always loved it as a kid.

 

[Palifan]

These are some fantastic pictures you've taken (as ever), and is the Death Star 2 part of the SW clue set?

Keep them coming!

Ian

Thanks Ian. This is a Death Star building kit that came out recently. I found mine at Wal-Mart for $8, but you can also get it on Amazon for a few bucks more. It's well worth the money. Here is a link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UC40D5G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A37EGE4RZMUTNP&psc=1

Yeah some great photos and some childhood classics for sure. 8)

Thanks so much man! Really appreciate it.

Thanks for the link and extra info, I'll have to pick one up for my boy as he'll love this and I did have an original DS for him but they've gone up in value so much that I think it's better for him to have a new one that he can wreck.

Great new pics as well as ever!

Ian

 

[Snaketibe]

Excellent work! Terrific photos taken intelligently on the best Star Wars toy ever made, IMHO!

 

[StarWarsFan]

Looking good.

 

[Seahawks]

I really like what you do with your dioramas Seahawks, so keep the fun flowing, very imaginative and creative

Thanks so much!

Pics are cool. The death star is my favourite toy too. Always loved it as a kid.

Really appreciate it. There is a TON of play value for any kid with this thing. I admit, I had a blast setting up my figures and taking these photos.

Excellent work! Terrific photos taken intelligently on the best Star Wars toy ever made, IMHO!

Thank you very much! It's hard to argue that this isn't the best SW playset of all time.

Looking good.

Thanks man!

 

[Plastikheld]

That is big fun watching those big - think it was even more fun shooting 'em.

 

[StarWarsFan]

No problem mate.

 

[Seahawks]

"There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. Nooo disintegrations."

 

[Palifan]

"There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. Nooo disintegrations."

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That's an amazing lineup, you really do know how to get the most from your collection

Ian

 

[Snaketibe]

Good job!

 

[Seahawks]

That's an amazing lineup, you really do know how to get the most from your collection

Ian

Thanks a lot Ian! These images are my excuse to break out my toys once in awhile since I don't have a room to display them for the time being. One of these days...

Hope things are going good for ya! Have you moved yet?

Good job!

Appreciate it Snake!!

 

[poncho]

what a good showcase thread

 

[tigerham]

Brilliant set-up and great photo's! Thank you for sharing my friend.

 

[Palifan]

That's an amazing lineup, you really do know how to get the most from your collection

Ian

Thanks a lot Ian! These images are my excuse to break out my toys once in awhile since I don't have a room to display them for the time being. One of these days...

Hope things are going good for ya! Have you moved yet?

I have indeed moved back to the UK and just posted up an old home made scrapbook in this section that I found the other day. It's really nice to be back home and reunited with my collection although I'm still waiting for my things to arrive from the US so hopefully that will all go as smoothly as possible.

Keep up the greta work with the photos, love seeing what display you'll come up with next and it's a shame we never got to meet up in the pacific NW but you never know, it could still happen at some point.

Ian

 

[Darth Bobby]

Wow phenomenal dioramas, great photos. Well done man.

 

[Seahawks]

Thanks for the great comments guys!

 

[Seahawks]

It's time for some Super Sonic Power, complete with headers, mag wheels and custom grilles. Oh, and don't forget the space aged graphics!

 

[Palifan]

Ha! Amazing as ever

Ian

 

[user 5830]

Superb picture! some talent right there mate 8)

 

[Seahawks]

Ha! Amazing as ever

Ian

Superb picture! some talent right there mate 8)

Thanks fellas! A rather worthless talent, but it keeps me entertained now and then nonetheless.

 

[Seahawks]

Realized I never shared my childhood lunchbox pics I mentioned on the podcast.

I believe these are from my first day of kindergarten. I was very proud of my Star Wars lunchbox and made sure all my school buddies knew I was into SW.

And here is my Ewok birthday cake from 1983. Yub Nub!
Also notice the ROTJ paper plates and cups on the upper left corner. Yes, I have been obsessed from the beginning. Lol

 

[Taffius]

Realized I never shared my childhood lunchbox pics I mentioned on the podcast.

Great images. You did look very proud! :lol:

 

[MrGudz]

Great pictures my freind. Love those lunchboxes!!!

 

[Palifan]

Great pictures Jason, I would have loved that Birthday Cake back then, you were a very lucky lad!

Ian

 

[Michael Sith]

Great pics bud, SW from an early age, trendsetting at Kindergarden

Too cool for school in the shades as well... move over Fonzy! :lol:

 

[Snaketibe]

Realized I never shared my childhood lunchbox pics I mentioned on the podcast.

I believe these are from my first day of kindergarten. I was very proud of my Star Wars lunchbox and made sure all my school buddies knew I was into SW.

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And here is my Ewok birthday cake from 1983. Yub Nub!
Also notice the ROTJ paper plates and cups on the upper left corner. Yes, I have been obsessed from the beginning. Lol

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Hi Seahawks,

I think those are terrific pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them. Being (presumably!) quite old colour photos these days, I see that the two outdoor ones in particular are beginning to suffer from colour fading, so I thought you might like to see them restored to something (hopefully!) a little closer to their original colours. I did something similar for my mother in Photoshop with an old school photo of my brothers and me, and it came out really well, so I hope you like them

Kind regards,

Jeremy

 

[Seahawks]

Call me crazy, but I recently got my hands on this 1950's swivel top vacuum and it still works like a champ even though it's over 60 years old. (Insert rant about how they don't make stuff like they used to). I'm sure my fellow geeks know exactly where this comes from.

For those that don't know yet, this is the same model of vacuum that was used for Artie Deco in Hardware Wars. Given it's very pink color, It could easily pass as Artie's girlfriend in Hardware Wars 2.

After researching colors a bit, I tracked down the appropriate paint for this project. So far it's coming along pretty well (though this paint runs way too easily and had to sand it down a couple times). Not perfect, but neither was the original so I'm pretty pleased with it so far.

If I was smart enough with electronics (which I am not), I would love to make this bad boy remote controlled at some point.

 

[Cazza]

Realized I never shared my childhood lunchbox pics I mentioned on the podcast.

I believe these are from my first day of kindergarten. I was very proud of my Star Wars lunchbox and made sure all my school buddies knew I was into SW.

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And here is my Ewok birthday cake from 1983. Yub Nub!
Also notice the ROTJ paper plates and cups on the upper left corner. Yes, I have been obsessed from the beginning. Lol

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Hi Seahawks,

I think those are terrific pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them. Being (presumably!) quite old colour photos these days, I see that the two outdoor ones in particular are beginning to suffer from colour fading, so I thought you might like to see them restored to something (hopefully!) a little closer to their original colours. I did something similar for my mother in Photoshop with an old school photo of my brothers and me, and it came out really well, so I hope you like them

Kind regards,

Jeremy

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That's a really nice thing to do, Jeremy. They look much better!

Seahawks, love the Hoover! Looking forward to seeing how it turns out! 8)