Podcasts about palitoy

We're Celebrating this month, looking forward - or is it back? - to Celebration Japan, and the Oriental adventures of Jason and Spoons. Our special interview guest is Zia Rezvi, a Twickenham based collector, and an all round great guy. Rich delves deep into his collecting habits and his love for a galaxy far, far away. Otherwise, in a packed show, the lads sort out Disney's upcoming Star Wars programming, tell all about their growing collections, and debate this month's selections in the Action Playset Face-Off. Andy P has a Top quiz - but who will come up Trumps? And, the team highlights the best new acquisitions from around the collecting world. The Rebel Briefings section brings reports from Redditch, anticipation for Tokyo, and Chris's collectable coins. We look forward to an upcoming Palitoy publication, and note the passing of a Leamington toy shop legend. Licensee this month is short and sweet, as we take a brief look at British company Trebor, and their Chewy treats. All this mixed with the usual stuff and nonsense, look for the podcast in the usual places.

In part 5 of our guide to Palitoy Pete, Dan, Jon and Dave are back for more Palitoy talk, and take a deep dive into some Palitoy related collecting mysteries and scandals. We kick things off digging into the Palitoy Landfill; could there really be buried vintage Star Wars treasure somewhere in Leicestershire? Or is all just a collector's pipe dream? Then Lee Bullock drops in to lay some science on us as we discuss the  legendary, yet still controversial Grey Limbed Hoth Stormtrooper. We then cap things off with an epic discussion on Toy Toni. Almost 12 years on from the scandal first breaking, we take a look back at the reaction then, and how community view Toy Toni's today. Have the wounds healed? who was to Toni? And just where are the rest of those card-backs? We can't promised all the answers, but we can promise a lively and insightful discussion.

This month's show really is going down the toilet! That is to say, the downstairs loo of our special guest Matt Skywalker-Jones, which he's turned into a bijou display room. Matt tells all to Andy P, and talks about his collecting journey, and his many vintage passions. Elsewhere, the lads ponder Star Tourism, tell all about their latest finds, and battle it out in the Action Playset Face-Off, which sees a Death Star and an Ewok Village up against not one but two Cantina playsets.  Jason hosts this month's quiz, and in New Acquisition shout-outs, we hear about 12-back display shippers, Japanese pencil cases, Peruvian board games, Helix and Letraset shenanigans on eBay, and an HCF pencil pot. A packed Rebel Briefings section sees chat about latest happenings in the collecting universe, as we catch up with a new blog on early Kenner displays, hear about the latest charitable offering from the Pennsylvania Star Wars Collecting Society, recall Thomas Troy's Troop Transporter, take a look at a Palitoy book, a signed Survival Kit and a great Greek gun, before looking ahead to Echo Live and Celebration Japan. Licensee this month is Burger King, as the team sink their teeth into a whopper of a promotion across all three original trilogy movies. Plenty of bluff, bluster and banter besides, look for the podcast in all the usual places.

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 132 Paddy Lennon and Brian Hickey join Jason and Alexander to talk about their latest Total Toy Book, currently funded and growing in Kickstarter. This meandering conversation floats all over the place, but keeps coming back to their newest book.  Total Star Wars Book: The Palitoy Saga is the tale of Palitoy's place in the Star Wars saga, the creative team, toys, artwork, and more. Back this book!  You know its going to be quality. From Total Action Force vol 1 and 2, My Palitoy Story, More News as It's Made, and the Battle Action Force Treasury Editions, these two put together quality effort and amazing books from cover to cover. Total Star Wars Book: A Palitoy Saga: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-saga Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Designer & photographer Brian Hickey comes on the program to talk about his new Kickstarter campaign.Total Star Wars Toys: The Palitoy Saga, is a book that takes an in-depth look at Palitoy's role in the Star Wars toys phenomenon between 1977 and 1985.There's interviews with key figures at Palitoy, such as Bob Brechin Roger Morrison, and many more, including Jim Swearingen from Kenner. You are going to find out a lot of untold stories, see lots of pictures and get some of Brian's own amazing toy photography. It's the story from initial concepts to marketing campaigns, to variant toys that we didn't see here in the U.S."Total Star Wars Toys" delves deep into the Palitoy story, revealing the challenges, triumphs, and behind-the-scenes details that made these toys so iconic.When not creating books, Brian designs award winning exhibitions for museums and visitor experiences in Ireland's tourism and heritage sector.Total Star Wars Toys Kickstarter Campaign:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-sagaTotal Toy Books Website:www.TotalToyBooks.comStar Wars Creating Adventure Photobook:https://www.totaltoybooks.com/star-wars-creating-adventureBrian Hickey on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/brianthehickTotal Toy Books on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TotalToyBooksCARD RELEASES2024 Star Wars Chrome Black 3/19 - via Blowout Cardshttps://www.blowoutcards.com/2024-topps-star-wars-chrome-black-hobby-box.html2024 Topps Hyperspace - via Steel City Collectibles 2/19/25 Release https://www.steelcitycollectibles.com/i/2024-topps-star-wars-hyperspace-hobby-boxGalactic Antiquities Promo Sheet - via Blowout Cards 2/5/25 http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/24tpswgalaticantiqNS.pdfHigh Tek Promo Sheet - via Blowout Cards 1/8/25 http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/24tpswhightekNS.pdf2024 Star Wars Galaxy detail - via Blowout Cards 11/1/24 https://www.blowoutcards.com/non-sports/2024-topps-star-wars-chrome-galaxy-hobby-box.htmlIf you have a question or comment, find me on the socials: Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky Substack, Hive @rebelbasecard 2 more designs are up on the TeePublic store and that is 14 in all! Help out the show and find some cool swag. https://www.teepublic.com/user/rebel-base-cardFind me on the Topps Digital Apps like Star Wars Card Trader, Marvel, Disney Collect and BUNT @CORNFEDTECHHelp out the show by rating The Rebel Base Card Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. All comments and feedback is appreciated!

Hot off the heels of part 4 of Generation Skywalker's Guide to Palitoy, we're back with more Palitoy talk. In this episode Brian Hickey joins us to discuss his latest Kickstarter Project for a new book titled TOTAL STAR WARS TOYS: THE PALITOY SAGA. Brian shares the scope of what the book will cover, what his approach to it has been it, as well as the challenges and his passion for the project. He provides insights on research he has been conducting for this book, this includes in-depth interviews with numerous ex-Palitoy employees and collectors, a treasure of never before seen images given to him and the opportunities he has had to view and photograph rare Palitoy items for inclusion in the book- such as a prototype of the Palitoy Death Star The Kickstarter campaign launched on the 28th February and funded in less than 24 hours, hitting its first stretch goal less than 2 days later.  The campaign ends at  17:00 on the 30th March 2025 with several more stretch goals to unlock along the way. Brian shares full details of the campaign including the remaining stretch goals, the various tiers backers can pledge at, what backers can expect  the final book will look and feel like, and when they can expect to receive the final product. If after listening  you want to back the project and get involved,  head to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-saga?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Total%20Star%20Wars%20toy&total_hits=1

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our series of Those Old Fossils Specials- Generation Skywalker's Guide to Palitoy, in which we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released between 1978 and 1985. In this, the first of 2 new instalments of the Palitoy guide we move beyond 1985 to discuss the evolution of Palitoy collecting in the U.K. From  humble beginnings in the early 1990's through to the current day, we discuss the events, the individuals, as well as the advancements in technology over the last 40 years that have led us to the hobby we  know and love today. Join Dan, Pete, Jon and Dave as we take another trip down memory lane and talk old school toy shows, the rise and fall of the forums, the publications we read, as well as the establishments collectors  frequented over the years to get their Palitoy fix. We try to nail down when collectors started to document available card-backs and the range of Star Wars product Palitoy produced. Dave shares what it was like organising the Palitoy Archive exhibition at Celebration Europe in 2007 and the impact it had on Palitoy collecting at the time. And we round the conversation out by talking the current state of Palitoy collecting.

What's up, dudes? Remember GI Joe? This real American hero was developed by Stan Weston and licensed and produced by Hasbro in 1963. They even coined the phrase “action figure” to help market the toys to boys. In 1966, the British toy company Palitoy licensed GI Joe and created their version: Action Man. Action Man was primarily developed with British military themes in mind. To set themselves apart, Palitoy even developed flocked hair and gripping hands, though of course they eventually crossed over to the GI Joe line. Consequently, time kills most toy lines, and sales dwindled until GI Joe relaunched itself in 1982 with 3 ¾ inch figures to compete with Kenner's Star Wars figures. To keep up, Palitoy rebranded Action Man as Action Force, a mixture of international soldiers and specialists from Britain, Germany, Australia, and, of course, America. In ‘83 they were given file cards and character profiles and even had their own comic strip, Battle Action Force! Action Force battled the terrorist organization Red Shadows led by Baron Ironblood. Meanwhile, the Action Force toyline branched out into video games, audio stories on cassette tapes, stationery, and even toiletries. In ‘85, however, Alfred Pallett passed away, and Hasbro bought out Palitoy, including their factory, copyrights, and molds. Basically they just produced GI Joe figures under the Action Force name. In fact, Action Force even began fighting Cobra rather than Red Shadows. Even the cartoon was retitled and re-dubbed as Action Force with its own theme song! In ‘86, the Battle Action Force comic strip was canceled, and Marvel UK began publishing a weekly comic in ‘87. Action Force #43 from Dec 26, 1987 includes a Christmas story entitled "Silent Night." The snow may be deep and crisp and even inside the Norwegian arctic circle, but the Christmas celebrations turn a little sour for Footloose and Frostbite when a squad of Cobra snow serpents come visiting — and they aren't there for a kiss under the mistletoe! Explosions? Check. Harsh weather condition battles? Got 'em. Plum pudding MREs? Definitely! So grab your laser rifles, hop on your Snow Cat, and defeat Cobra with this episode!Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

We're delighted to welcome Steve Denny as this month's special guest interviewee with Rich. Steve is a legend in collecting circles, one of the old school, in the game right from the start, and he has some great tales to tell.   Rich poses an interesting question in this month's intro - what period of collecting would you go back to, but you can't bring anything back - and strictly no cheating!   Elsewhere the lads rattle through their latest finds, and puzzle over a cardbacks quiz. There's the last ever Action Vehicle Face-Off (no cheering at the back there) and some great new acquisitions, ranging from an old bed headboard to a chintzy Darth Vader costume from Canada. In Rebel Briefings there's another insight into figure production with Chris Fawcett, and a look at a record breaking Rocket Fett, whether the case is now closed on grey limbed Snowtroopers, a cloning controversy, Palitoy factory photos and comic capers with Star Wars Weekly.   Licensee this month is Bunch Books and Paradise Press, as we take a look into poster magazines, Special Collectors Editions, and more. Of course there's plenty of the usual bollux and banter along the way, look out for the podcast in all the usual places.    

Order of Battle Podcast episode 122 During JoeFest, Jason sat down with Bob Brechin, lead designer at Palitoy from 12” Action Man all the way through Action Force. He is the Gripping Hand, Roboskull, Skeletron, TriadFighter and so very much more! Paddy Lennon and Brian Hickey joined the conversation making it a return of old friends with the addition of a new friend.  The conversation was incredible as it floated from 1919 all the way to the current day.  JoeFest was incredible and this made it doubly so.  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

The Vintage Rebellion hits a nelson of episodes, 111. Shake your legs in respect.  This month's special guest is Blake Edgerton, who joins Rich to chat about collecting Down Under, and in particular, a wonderful story of an amazing vintage find, from a guy who inherited his father's collection. The intro segment sees the lads discuss the current state of Star Wars, and where they'd like to see the saga develop in the years to come.  Moving swiftly on, there's a quick run through the latest purchases, a lively Action Vehicle Face-Off, and Andy P fires 20 questions at the others in this month's quiz. An international New Acquisitions section sees the team looking at American MOCs, German lobby cards, French 3POs, and diecast and vinyl from Japan.  In Rebel Briefings, Rich tells all about touring Tatooine, we look back at Echo Live, and hear from Pete about an exciting new job opportunity.  There's also news of a new auction venture for Nick Dykes, a shaggy dog story, and a letter from Palitoy. The lads wrap up with a look at a 70s toy shop, exercising Star Wars style, and black blobs on Jason's group. This month's licensee section sees the boys getting in a lather as they take a dive into Omni Cosmetics.  Will they clean up, or wash out? Listen to find out! All this and the usual stuff and nonsense, look for the podcast in all the usual places.

Welcome to the third instalment in our trilogy of Those Old Fossils Specials, in which we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released between 1983 and 1985. Dan returns! Pete returns ! And guest hosts Jon Aves and Dave Tree return! As we continue to move through the eighties and into the era of The Return of the Jedi. Dave opens with an overview of what was happening behind the scenes at Palitoy in 1983, then gives us a breakdown of Palitoy's mail away offers that year. Then the team works their way through the Star Wars toys Palitoy released during that period. Pete takes us through the vehicles, creature and play-sets and Jon takes us through the figures and the various card backs. Dave sets the record straight with the story of the sheet of uncut Trilogo cards he uncovered. And no, they weren't use to wrap meat!!! As well as the items Palitoy released, we also look at the Kenner toys that didn't make it to the U.K. and finish by discussing the end of the Palitoy brand in 1985. Along the way the hosts all share memories of the toys from their childhood and as adult collectors. Enjoy the show. We Are Generation Skywalker!

The Battle of Hoth returned...to Redditch? For a weekend in April, Star Wars fans and collectors from around the world traveled to the English town for the premier Star Wars-themed convention: ECHO BASE LIVE: Battle of Hoth. Featuring actors from the original trilogy, a parade of cosplayers, and more than 250 booths filled with some of the best Kenner and Palitoy collectibles in the galaxy, Echo Base Live offered everything Star Wars fans love, in one location! Join host David Quinn for a very special episode, live from the event, courtesy of longtime collector and guest host, Zia Rezvi. Zia will take you on an in-depth tour of the show, speaking with collectors like Gus Lopez and Mark Baker, The Vintage Rebellion's Andrew Norton and Peter Davis, event organizer Adam Pemberton and many more! This is a look at the weekend of ECHO BASE LIVE. And this is Star Wars; Prototypes and Production! To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460

A rare 1978 Star Wars Jawa figure by Palitoy, considered the most coveted among Star Wars collectors, was discovered in a loft in the UK.The owner, who served as the Art Director for Marvel UK in the late 1970s, unearthed the figure while unpacking film memorabilia received from PALITOY during the promotion of the Star Wars line in Marvel's comics.This Jawa figure is particularly special as it still features the original vinyl cape, a rare detail that adds to its desirability. After confirming its authenticity through Excalibur Auctions, it was revealed to be one of the rarest carded Star Wars figures, with only 10-15 examples known to exist.Star Wars fans will have the chance to bid on this unique piece of toy history in Excalibur Auctions Diecast & Vintage Toys and Model Railway Collectors Sale on January 27, 2024, with an estimated value of £10,000-£15,000.For more details and to participate in the auction, visit www.excaliburauctions.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merry Christmas to all our listeners, and the Star Wars collecting community. Celebrate the festive period with us whilst the lads share their memories of yesteryear and of course their ongoing passions spending hard earned groats on 40 year old cardboard and plastic.  Christmas collecting Past, Present and Future  is on the menu of this episode with dollops of regular festive treats. Can Jason show his passion for the Rebel Troop Transport or will the Andy's Tie up a win by fighting off Pete's Skiff minirig in the Vintage Vehicle Face off.  Richard serves up a delicious three course Rebel Briefings, and theres a corking purchase for Gary Smith in his Palitoy hunt in newest acquisitions. Join us to see out 2023 with some positivity and good old fashioned merriment.   

The best thing that ever happened, is about to happen again! Welcome to the second in our trilogy of Those Old Fossils specials, where we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released between 1980 and 1982. Dan is back! Pete is back! Craig is back! And guest hosts Jon Aves and Dave Tree are back! As we move into the early eighties and the era of The Empire Strikes Back. Dave opens, with an overview of what was happening behind the scenes at Palitoy in 1980, then gives us an breakdown of Palitoy's Boba Fett mail away offer, as well as an insight into the psychology used by toy makers with these kinds of offers. Then the team works their way through the Star Wars toys Palitoy released between 80 and 82. Jon discusses the trials and tribulations of collecting 30, 41 and 45 backs, and Dave shares his passion for Palitoy's Bounty Hunter Offer. Craig drops in again to tell us about the Palitoy items that went beyond the toys and covers the advertising and point-of-sale materials the company continued to deploy to sell us those wonderful toys. As well as the items Palitoy released, we also cover the Kenner toys that didn't make it to the U.K. Along the way the hosts all share memories of the toys from their youth and as adult collectors. It's wall to wall Palitoy talk, and we would be honoured if you would join us.

It's that time of year again - the big man's getting ready for the main event, his team of little helpers preparing lots of toys for girls and boys….. No, not Santa! We're talking about the one and only Mr Dave Tree, and the upcoming Farthest From vintage collecting event! Dave's our main interview guest this month, and we take a deep dive into his events, his love for Palitoy, his work with Fantha Tracks, unproduced toys, the 2007 Palitoy Archive exhibit, and so much more. The lads are anticipating that other 'seasonal event' this winter, rounding up the latest and greatest new acquisitions from around the Star Wars galaxy, getting quizzical with Rich, and introducing the great new feature, the Action Vehicles Face-Off! Kicking off a bumper Rebel Briefings section, Rich welcomes Ron Salvatore to discuss the Kenner Sweepstakes promotion. The team go on to chat about events, fakes, books, domes, mini MOCs, a sad passing, and more. Our licensee this month is Acamas, producers of fine (well, maybe not quite so fine) costumes and masks. Did Rich dress up as Princess Leia when he was 9? You'll have to listen to find out! An extra-long show filled with chat, banter and info on all things vintage, you'll find the podcast in all the usual places.

Une figurine futuriste qui devient contre toute attente la star d'un comic book ?  Aujourd'hui, on parle de ROM, le chevalier de l'espace ! Les super-héros de la bande dessinée américaine et les produits dérivés, c'est une vieille histoire. Dès 1940, soit deux ans après sa première apparition dans Action Comics #1, Superman a droit à une adaptation en feuilleton radiophonique, mais également à une figurine à son effigie, produite par la société Ideal ! Si cette poupée de bois dotée d'une cape en tissu est simpliste, pour ne pas dire rustique, dans sa conception, elle reste cependant la première figurine de super-héros jamais fabriquée à grande échelle. Dans les années 1960, les avancées technologiques permettent de concevoir des jouets toujours plus perfectionnés. C'est notamment le cas avec les G.I. Joe de Hasbro, considérés comme les premières action figures, qui vont révolutionner le monde du jouet avec leurs poses réalistes et leurs accessoires inspirés d'armes ou de véhicules bien réels. Du côté des héros de comic books, le fabricant américain Mego obtient, en 1971, à la fois les droits des personnages de Marvel et de DC Comics et produira plusieurs dizaines de poupées articulées qui font aujourd'hui le bonheur des collectionneurs. Dès lors, les super-héros ne quitteront plus les magasins de jouets, de la gamme Secret Wars de Mattel en 1984, aux figurines Batman de Kenner surfant sur le succès de ses adaptations au cinéma ou de la série animée de Bruce Timm, en passant par les figurines de Toy Biz, tirées des séries animées consacrées à Spider-Man ou aux X-Men, dans les années 1990. Mais, comme vous pouvez l'imaginer, au milieu de ces réussites, on trouve aussi quelques tentatives plus ou moins fructueuses de faire cohabiter héros de plastique et héros de papier… C'est notamment vrai pour ROM the Space Knight, initiative commune de la société Parker Brothers et de Marvel Comics lancée en 1979. Si le personnage jouit encore aujourd'hui d'une forte popularité ; entretenue par une fanbase restreinte, mais fidèle ; son histoire reste un cas à part qui mérite d'être raconté. À l'orée des années 1980, les jouets embarquant de l'électronique ont le vent en poupe. Espérant surfer sur ce courant naissant, Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, et Bryan L. McCoy imaginent une figurine de robot à l'aspect humanoïde dotée d'effets sonores et lumineux qu'ils nomment COBOL, en référence au langage de programmation informatique du même nom. La société Parker Brothers, jusqu'alors spécialisée dans les jeux de société et derrière des licences connues de tous, comme le Cluedo ou le Monopoly, voit dans ce jouet ultramoderne l'occasion de conquérir un nouveau marché. Après avoir retravaillé le design et changé le nom en ROM ; acronyme de Read-Only Memory, sonnant bien mieux pour le grand public ; Parker décide de lancer la production de cette figurine en ménageant les coûts, afin d'éviter de perdre trop d'argent si le succès n'est pas au rendez-vous. Résultat : les économies et le manque d'expérience de Parker Brothers dans ce domaine font de ROM une figurine aussi avant-gardiste qu'imparfaite. Si elle est la première à embarquer autant d'électronique, proposant des fonctionnalités inédites pour l'époque, elle est également de conception assez médiocre, ce qui lui vaudra le droit d'être durement critiquée dans Time Magazine, qui annonçait qu'elle finirait rapidement sous un canapé, au milieu des moutons de poussière… Cachant une pile 9 volts dans son réacteur dorsal, ROM possède deux LED rouges à la place des yeux, un respirateur électronique produisant des “sons réalistes”, mais aussi trois accessoires lumineux : un analyseur, un traducteur et un neutraliseur, chacun ayant son utilité, bien entendu. Possédant autant de points d'articulation qu'une poupée Barbie, ROM sera intégré à la gamme Action Man de Palitoy au Royaume-Uni, mais peinera à se faire une place sur le marché américain. Avec moins de trois-cent-mille exemplaires vendus, Parker considérera cette incursion dans le monde de la figurine articulée comme un échec et abandonnera définitivement la ligne, sans jamais l'avoir étendue. Si McCoy rejette la responsabilité de ce fiasco sur le packaging peu accrocheur et la mauvaise communication de Parker Brothers, on ne peut pourtant pas reprocher à l'entreprise qui distribuait à cette époque le célèbre Scrabble, de ne pas avoir tout tenté pour promouvoir son robot. Car, si le jouet n'a pas su séduire les enfants, il n'en va pas de même pour la bande dessinée produite de décembre 1979 à février 1986 par Marvel Comics, à la demande de Parker. Quelques mois plus tôt, Bill Mantlo a convaincu l'éditeur en chef de Marvel Comics, Jim Shooter, d'acquérir la licence des jouets Micronauts, commercialisés aux États-Unis par Mego, pour en tirer une série de comic book. Dessinée par Michael Golden, Micronauts va connaître cinquante-neuf numéros et recevra le prix Eagle Award de la meilleure nouvelle série lors de la British Comic Art Convention de 1979. Considéré par Shooter comme apte à donner vie aux jouets dans des bandes dessinées, Mantlo, connu pour être le co-créateur de Rocket Racoon et de Cloak & Dagger, se voit donc octroyer le poste de scénariste sur ROM, tandis que le dessinateur Sal Buscema, qui a notamment œuvré sur Avengers ou Hulk, se charge de la partie graphique. Pour assurer la promotion de la figurine hi-tech de Parker, Bill Mantlo va devoir créer tout un background en partant de pratiquement rien. En premier lieu, ROM n'est plus un simple robot, mais plutôt un cyborg, un être vivant d'apparence humaine transformé en machine ultra perfectionnée. Issu de la rayonnante et très avancée civilisation Galadorienne, ROM est un chevalier de l'espace, chargé de pourchasser les Spectres Noirs, des créatures métamorphes dissimulées parmi les différentes populations de notre univers. Révélés par l'analyseur du champion de Galador, ces Spectres Noirs, ou Dire Wraiths en version originale, sont ensuite bannis dans une autre dimension grâce à son neutraliseur, tandis que son traducteur lui permet d'échanger avec les différents individus qui croisent son chemin. Vous l'avez compris, Bill Mantlo use des maigres éléments qui accompagnent la figurine articulée de Parker Brothers pour monter de toutes pièces une intrigue digne d'un film de science-fiction produit en plein maccarthysme. Heureusement pour nous, cette chasse aux créatures maléfiques infiltrées est loin d'être aussi simpliste que l'on pourrait le croire. Premièrement, la nature des Spectres Noirs, révélée par l'analyseur de ROM, reste totalement inconnue des humains. Ainsi, à leurs yeux, le justicier paré de chrome n'est ni plus ni moins qu'un extraterrestre impitoyable, exécutant leurs semblables en les désintégrant. Le Galadorien est donc considéré comme une menace par la presse, mais aussi par les autres héros Marvel qu'il va croiser au fil de ses aventures, comme Namor, Shang-Chi, ou encore le duo formé par Power Man et Iron Fist. Si cette intégration totale du personnage à l'univers de la Maison des Idées finira par se révéler problématique, elle permet dans un premier temps de donner beaucoup de relief à ROM. S'il est un cyborg bardé de gadgets électroniques, prétendument inarrêtable et indestructible, Mantlo et Buscema vont s'évertuer à entretenir un certain mystère autour de ses origines, en distillant les informations de façon sporadique, mais aussi à le mettre très souvent en mauvaise posture. La tension qui résulte de ces péripéties, associée au statut du personnage ; différent de celui des super-héros Marvel plus classiques, pour lesquels on ne s'inquiète déjà plus vraiment à l'époque ; accroît significativement l'attachement du lecteur pour ROM, ce qui participera assurément à la longévité de la série. Avec le temps, le ton devient plus adulte, le protagoniste plus violent, et l'ambiance beaucoup plus lourde, voire horrifique, si bien qu'en France, dans les pages du mensuel Strange, où elle est publiée depuis le numéro 133 en 1981, la série ROM sera souvent censurée et retouchée pour ne pas attirer les foudres du comité de censure des publications destinées à la jeunesse. Outre des thématiques tournant autour du rôle messianique du héros, de son sens du sacrifice et de la façon dont il est rejeté par ceux qu'il vient protéger, la série Marvel abordera également l'humanité perdue de son personnage principal, son sens du devoir et des responsabilités, et plus globalement la question du vivre-ensemble. Avec soixante-quinze numéros au total ; dont les derniers seront dessinés par Steve Ditko, l'un des artistes majeurs de Marvel Comics ; ROM est un parfait exemple de la façon dont la Maison des Idées a su miser sur de nombreuses licences, plus ou moins prometteuses, durant les décennies 70, 80 et 90. Après La Planète des Singes et Star Wars, et avant les G.I. Joe, les Transformers, les Sectaurs, les Dino Riders, l'Agence tous risques, Indiana Jones, Barbie, Alf, les Power Rangers, ou même les Bisounours, la série de Bill Mantlo et Sal Buscema s'inscrit dans une longue tradition de publications Marvel exploitant des marques pour des durées plus ou moins longues. Ce qui est remarquable avec ROM, c'est que le comic book aura longtemps survécu à la figurine dont il devait faire de la réclame et lui aura même créé tout un univers, ce que Parker n'avait pas su faire pour vendre son jouet. Car, le fabricant de jeux de société n'avait sûrement pas compris que, bien au-delà des sons et des lumières, c'est avant tout à l'imagination des enfants qu'il faut savoir faire appel pour leur donner envie de jouer. Aussi, leur robot raide comme la mort pouvait bien s'époumoner dans son respirateur, et épuiser la totalité de sa pile 9 volts en clignotant par toutes les extrémités, jamais cela n'aurait pu égaler toute la créativité des artistes qui se sont investis pour donner du corps et de l'esprit à ce bonhomme en plastique. En 1991, Parker est racheté par Hasbro, qui cédera la licence à l'éditeur IDW Publishing, aux côtés d'autres célèbres marques de jouets lui appartenant, comme M.A.S.K., Transformers ou G.I. Joe. Une nouvelle série de comics, lancée en 2016, va devoir réécrire toute la mythologie du personnage, car si le héros est bien la propriété de Hasbro, tout le lore développé par Bill Mantlo appartient à Marvel Comics. Pendant très longtemps, cet imbroglio juridique va rendre impossible toute réimpression des épisodes de ROM publiés par Marvel, mais également des numéros d'autres séries de l'éditeur dans lesquels le chevalier de l'espace faisait une apparition. Un casse-tête éditorial qui prend fin en 2023, quand Marvel trouve un accord avec Hasbro, et annonce dans la foulée la ressortie de la série en format omnibus, avec un premier volume compilant les vingt-neuf premiers numéros, dont la sortie est prévue pour janvier 2024. Le Time Magazine a eu tort, on se souvient encore de ROM, le chevalier de l'espace. Peut-être pas autant que de Goldorak ou de Musclor, et plus comme d'un héros de comics que comme d'un jouet novateur un peu trop en avance sur son temps, mais il n'a pas disparu. Et c'est très certainement en partie grâce au travail de Bill Mantlo et Sal Buscema. Gravement blessé après avoir été renversé par un chauffard, jamais identifié, en 1992, Bill Mantlo aura attendu de nombreuses années, et la sortie des Gardiens de la Galaxie au cinéma en 2014, pour recevoir la reconnaissance que lui devait Marvel Comics. À l'heure ou ROM revient sur le devant de la scène, s'offrant à une nouvelle génération de lecteurs et apportant avec lui rumeurs et bruits de couloir autour d'éventuels projets d'adaptations au cinéma, espérons que les éditeurs, les studios, mais aussi le public, sauront faire preuve d'un peu moins d'ingratitude à l'égard de ceux qui ont modelé son univers. N'hésitez pas à partager cet article sur les réseaux sociaux s'il vous a plu ! Recevez mes articles, podcasts et vidéos directement dans votre boîte mail, sans intermédiaire ni publicité, en vous abonnant gratuitement ! 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Welcome to the first of a planned trilogy of Those Old Fossils specials, where we celebrate Palitoy and the Star Wars products they released in 1978 and 1979. Join Dan and Pete, along with guest hosts Jon Aves and Dave Tree as we step back in time to the late 1970's, for a Death Star-sized slice of nostalgia, UK style. Dave sets the scene and helps us understand the landscape of the UK toy industry in 1977 and provides context to the lengths Palitoy had to go to, to convince retailers to stock their Star Wars line ahead of the movies December release. Then the team work their way through the Star Wars toys Palitoy released in 78 and 79 and explore changes made to a number of the items for the UK. market. They gush over the Palitoy Death Star and try to find answers for long standing mysteries around some aspects of the range from those initial years. As well as the items Palitoy did release, we also cover the Kenner items that didn't make to the great British shores during those years. Craig also drops in to tell us all about the early Palitoy items that went beyond the toys and covers the advertising and point-of-sale materials the company deployed to sell us those wonderful toys. Along the way they share memories of the toys from their youth and as adult collectors. It's a Palitoy extravaganza we hope you can join us for.

With less than a week to go on their Kickstarter campaign, former toy designer Bob Brechin and art director Brian Hickey join Dan, Craig and Pete to discuss 'My Palitoy Life'. 10 years in the making, the book charts the rise and fall of one of the most iconic toy manufacturers of the 20th Century and creators of some of the most sought after vintage Star Wars playsets in the world. And this is your opportunity to hear directly from the writer and designer about how the book came be, the meticulous work that has gone into it and what's in store for everyone who backs the project. Bob and his team's contribution to so many childhoods is immeasureable and the Palitoy story is one that needs to be told. Pledge your support here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/my-palitoy-story

Order of Battle Podcast episode 89 What an honor to be joined by Brian Hickey in this great conversation about one of the Forefathers of GIJoe Adventure Team, Action Man, Action Force, and more.  Jason and Brian sit down to discuss the ongoing Kickstarter campaign, My Palitoy Story. Bob Brechin, the designer of Kung-Fu Grip and the Roboskull, has spent a decade documenting not only his own path through Palitoy and toy design, but Palitoy as a whole from 1919 to the shutting of the doors.  Brian is a phenomenal photographer, designer, toy collector, and one half of the Total Action Force, Total HACKS, Total Roboskull team. He's a great collector and creative to spend time and drink with. His enthusiasm is infectious and his skills are impressive. And now he has bent them to helping Bob bring this Palitoy history and story to life.  If you have one of the Total books you already know this is going to be gorgeous. If you don't, now is your time to jump in. If you love Palitoy, Hasbro, GIJoe, or general toy history, then now is your time to back this book. Do it now before you miss out! The Book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/my-palitoy-story To hear more from Brian and Bob on this book:  Full force: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVaARyeZ_JU 2 Averages Joes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-MwkhZuFw Here's the Episode: https://audioboom.com/posts/8294961-87-they-re-hereeeeee-joel-and-jason-reunite Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

With Celebration Europe now a fading memory, the team remain hungry for more Star Wars travels, and this month's interview guest Davin Anderson joins Rich to discuss taking a tour to Tatooine - and the outskirts of Cairo in the 1930s, apparently. There's a bumper New Acquisitions section as the lads tell all about their Celebration scores and other pick-ups, and try to stop Jason discussing every single piece of swag he's collected. Action Figure Face-Off sees Pete try to defend Jason's focus figure - how did he do? Andy P takes the role of quizmaster, boldly going where no host has gone before, and the boys pick out some fantastic finds from across the collecting community to discuss. In Rebel Briefings, there's more con action, a look at grading and recent sales of modern retro figure prototypes, a report on Matt Fox's May The Toys Be With You exhibition in Torquay, and a look at Lee Gregory's Paleetoys playsets - now in production. The team also look at the upcoming Palitoy book from Bob Brechin, possible bogus Basa cardbacks, and a heartwarming tale of two old Polish ladies. This months licensee is a bit Random, as the lads run through the myriad of books and other oddments from US publisher Random House. All this and more, mixed with the customary fun and frivolity - you'll find the podcast in all the usual places.

With Star Wars Celebration around the corner, the Vintage Rebellion Podcast team are as frenzied as ever with their vintage Star Wars enthusiasm, listen to the epic reveals from a vast array of purchases from February's Echo Live event.  The main feature this month also comes from Echo Live as we have the recording from the Palitoy talk from legends Geoff Maisey and Bob Brechin.  Kathleen Kennedy tasks the lads with pitching for new Star Wars shows based off Vintage toys, will the ideas be as good as recent Disney shows. Let us know if you share the enthusiasm for our amazing ideas. The action figure face off continues: this month sees Spoons focus figure "Han Hoth" take on Andy Preston's "Nikto", Jason's "Prune face" and Peter's "Luke Hoth".  Rebel Briefings has further hobby scandal, but we get to learn of a variation in the 12inch figure line.  Peru's very own Basa is our Licensee this month as we get to learn about their fascination with yellow underpants. Finally we reveal the winner of our competition to win the custom vintage K-3PO (donated by Clint Garniss). You can also watch that on youtube thanks to Chris Porteous. https://youtu.be/l7a4VQvJl2Q And if that wasn't enough visual content this month, our Echo Live Gimcrack challenge is also available: https://youtu.be/9J0YroGEf4Y   More you say? Andy Spoons Norton also kicks off our first monthly Youtube feature with a look at the Diecast Landspeeder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQvrZGETiZE   There's also a lot more, so make sure you download from the usual places.       

There's news from the North this month, as Chris Porteous visits a Canadian con "May the North be with you" and brings us interviews with Kenner luminaries Stephen Geddes and Jim Swearingen, telling their tales about creating and sculpting the toys that are the main reason we're all here. Elsewhere, the World Cup is on, and the lads are talking goals, scores, red cards and trophies - Star Wars stylee. New Acquisitions heralds collectibles from Palitoy to pencils, tee shirts to two-packs, and books to bowling balls, and shout outs to some great finds from around the collecting world. Richard's quiz mashes up the World Cup with worldwide collecting, and he has a tough choice to make in a lively Action Figure Face-Off. A lengthy Rebel Briefings section sees the team chat about current hot topics including a wonderful warehouse find, puzzling prices, Cassian's climax, fantastic four-packs, and a catch up on conventions. There's also the results of the lads' Echo Live Gimcrack challenge, Millennium Falcon mysteries, a Holiday Special retrospective, and a fantastic interview with Justin Hoggard of the Twitter channel Star Wars Fonts - much more interesting than you'd think. This month's licensee section proves that the guys are no mugs, as they delve into drinking vessels from Staffordshire Pottery / Kiln Craft. To hear all this, and the usual shenanigans, look out for the podcast in all the normal places.

The Marks were in Leicester for Return of the Garrison at The National Space Center and were two Palitoy legends, Bob Brechin and Roger Morrison. Listen to Paul Naylor interview them and then hear Bob's panel in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium on this special episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook and YouTube and check out our Fantha Tracks Radio Friday Night Rotation every Friday at 7.00pm UK for new episodes of The Fantha From Down Under, Planet Leia, Desert Planet Discs, Start Your Engines, Collecting Tracks, Canon Fodder and special episodes of Making Tracks, and every Tuesday at 7.00pm UK time for your weekly episode of Making Tracks. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7LZotr3rQhVJwpO3b2ELw www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks

  Generation Skywalker is all about passion, and fans and collectors don't come more driven than our latest guest – Jon Aves.   In this interview, Jon takes us through some of his memorable Star Wars experiences, from trekking across the desert visiting the film sets of Tunisia, to meeting cast and crew to collect autographs on a very special quad poster in an incredibly short space of time. But it's his stand-out Palitoy collection that really deserves your attention. Quality like this doesn't come without a huge amount of discipline, patience and tenacity, so sit back and marvel at some great collecting tales and guided tour of some world-class carded action figures and a truly outstanding array of unused boxed ships and playsets.

We talk to Bob Brechin - Chief Designer at the legendary Palitoy Company who were responsible for Action Man, Star Wars and Action Force in the UK. After joining in the 1960's right through to the 1980's, Bob would become a creative force shaping the ideas and success of some of the most successful toy lines in history. Bringing realistic hair and a gripping hand to Action Man, making sure the Star Wars Death Star actually looked like what you saw on screen to then introducing us to perhaps the most terrifying toy vehicle of the 80s with the Action Force Roboskull, Bob Brechin and Palitoy's magic continues to live on in the heart's of many to this day. This episode is brought to you by our friends Dead Skull Coffee. https://deadskullcoffee.co.uk/discount/STVPlease visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://www.patreon.com/stvpod 

Has "The Book of Boba Fett" series sparked or diminished interest in Boba Fett memorabilia? Are 20 backs and 12” figures the next items to soar in value? Will a sealed Jawa Sandcrawler cross the $20,000 mark? How's this for a lineup? Vintage three-Packs, box flats, carded 21-back Boba Fetts, a Kenner Canada wind-up R2-D2, a sealed Sears Cantina Playset, a boxed Palitoy cardboard Death Star and an incredibly rare “Get a Free Boba Fett Action Figure” display bell. These are some of the heavily desirable Star Wars-era collectibles offered in Hake's densely-packed auction 234. This season's offering is an exciting one, with prototypes and production figures spanning the Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Power of the Force, DROIDS and EWOKS lines of 1977-1985. Join host David Quinn and collector/author Matt George for a conversation about these items and more, as they explore the latest Hake's catalog. In part two of this series, David and Matt share the stories behind the pieces, as well as some of the latest market trends and items to target! To view the pieces listed in Hake's Auctions 234: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/CategoryItemList/94/Star-Wars?dgv-rowsPerPage=200&dgv-page=1&dgv-sortCol=ItemcodeFull&dgv-sortDir=asc To purchase Engineering an Empire, written by Matt George, Stephen Ward and Gary Borbidge: https://engineeringanempirebook.com/ Thank you for being a part of Season Four. Here's to a new year, with new adventures in the world of Star Wars! If you enjoy Star Wars: Prototypes and Production, please: 1. Subscribe/follow the podcast (It's free!) 2. Leave a review on your preferred podcast platform (Help me get to 500 reviews!) 3. And tell a friend (or twenty)! It would be most appreciated - you have the power to help grow the podcast! Thank you in advance! Links to the Episode on Various Platforms: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460?mt=2 https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast https://player.fm/series/2473540 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460?mt=

SJoin Skye and Steve as the discuss the only toy based entirely on the emotion of grief. Ron joins to teach about rough clay sculpts, Palitoy ads, Dixie cups and Yupis. Plus, quite a bit of bear discussion on this month's chive cast Table of Contents: 3:58 The value of the Worst Figure ever? Trump Stance? Bored? 10:04 The Kenner and Palitoy Commercial Difference 17:53 Behind the Steve- Everybody is loved and Hardwar Wars? 25:54 Skye-Ku 27:01 Ron Joins the Show 44:16 What is a “Clay Rough” sculpt 53:41 Unused Clay Micro Soldier, or, How the Rancor Keeper Sculptor got his job at Kenner 59:04 Palitoy Adverts - Nugget From the Archive 01:04:41 Unloved Item: Yupi 01:11:22 Dixie Cups 01:13:02 Kink? Rancor Keeper is a Bear 01:15:42 Market Watch Game 01:19:46 Bear Focus Collector?

☠ THE FULL FORCE PODCAST PRESENTS: ROBOSKULL MK II - THE BOB BRECHIN INTERVIEW!! ☠   Hello and welcome to another very special Roboskull MK II flavoured episode from #TheFullForcePodcast. I am Christopher McLeod aka #Diagnostik80 and joining me on the show are two men that have really made this incredible Kickstarter campaign possible!! On one hand we have the man responsible for the current Roboskull MK II, Ben from the Skeletron toy company and on the other we have the man responsible for its existence in the first place, #Palitoy legend and designer of the very first #RedShadows #Roboskull, Bob Brechin!!   ROBOSKULL MK II   Kickstarter   SKELETRON:   Website   Facebook   Instagram   T-shirts   GENERAL'S JOES REBORN:   Website   THE FULL FORCE PODCAST:   Podbean   iTunes   Stitcher   YouTube   You can also follow us on Twitter (@TheFullForce)   And Facebook   We also have a Patreon page, so check that out for the chance to get exclusive bonus content and early access to even more awesome episodes.   Keep listening, watching, following, liking, subscribing and generally interacting with all the content we put out......   FULL FORCE!!!

Those Old Fossils returns to Generation Skywalker to discuss all things vintage.  No gimmicks, no games, this show jumps head first into vintage from the moment it begins. The team cover the return of 'Echo Base Live', after 22 months with no events or conventions, Echo Live returned on August 7th, and what an event it turned out to be.  We discuss the success of it's return whilst hearing from Craig Smith, Paul Davis, Peter Lee and Andy Goulding, whom were all attending the event. Jez brings up two areas of collecting to discuss thanks to two recent purchases, as we examine both four packs and Tsukuda M.O.C.'s. And that's just for starters as the crew also look at the recent Vectis auction and why the Palitoy 45a Power Droid was so desirable, Adam Buxton's Charity auction which saw a Jabba with a dolls arm sold off, a fantastic boot fair find, and whilst all this is going on, the boys wonder where the term 'Chicken Walker' was first mentioned in relation to the AT-ST vehicle. All this plus much more on this edition of 'Those Old Fossils'. Enjoy the show! We Are Generation Skywalker!

An almighty 4 hours of Vintage Star Wars for Episode 83 and although a little later than normal we thought what better way to release on May 4th*. Our feature interview is with Dan Burgess, who can be found on Generation Skywalker TALKING MODERN MOSTLY! (the traitor), but is also a barmy vintage collector and has adorned the Vintage Rebellion on many occasions in the past. The Vintage Rebellion Swap Shop takes off with the Marvel ROTJ number 1 with badges getting traded up for - a Canadian ROTJ Nikto MOC... who has something to trade for that? Spoons tries to one up everyone with his quiz based on Top Trumps.  The Vintage Rebellion's Jason Smith aka Mr Palitoy has been working with Wayne Totty and Mark Thornicroft on an Echo printed Palitoy Cardback Guide based on his Palitoy cardback website. Andy Preston has also supplied a lot of the pictures for it and we get to find out where to get it (pre-order now live). https://www.facebook.com/groups/679883255411947/permalink/4171126062954298/ Pete talked with Steve Taylor at the Toy Planet who recently had an enormous graded and non graded vintage collection in at the store and hear about how the market of retro/vintage goods is growing. https://thetoyplanet.co.uk The licensee section is about Ben Cooper masks and costumes. Worth catching up with the youtube version of the show, lovingly put together by Chris Porteous, which showcases some cracking memories of fancy dress / dressing up / cosplay by some of the lads (Richard would get beaten up for it).  In Richard's Rebel Briefing the lads also pay tribute to John Kellerman who became one with the force recently.  The visual edition is here: https://youtu.be/ZFdPXELSP2Y   * technically we were late and we used the May 4th to cash in on our guilt  

A little bit later than scheduled this month. We are blaming February, it ended early. But finally Episode 81 is here.  Our main interview is with Palitoy legend Bob Brechin, not only the Chief of Design during the Star Wars era but also fundamental in creating much of the toys we loved as kids. Join Andy Spoons as he dives deep into those golden years. Pete and Jason occasionally ask the odd question. Our new feature this month has the lads putting forward their reasons for the Best Action Figure. Up for consideration this time are C3PO, EV9D9, Admiral Ackbar and 8D8. Richard must decide from the most passionate pleas for a winner.  The Vintage Rebellion Swap Shop moves forward. Jason kicked it all off by offering up a Vintage Bib Fortuna Pen Topper. The Swap came in and we now have a UK Marvel Return of the Jedi issue 1 WITH BADGE. Would you like this item? Then send us your offers.  Rebel Briefings with Richard sees some eBay scandal, Brexit postage issues (yes.. how original), Muppets (no, not the hosts) and other fun stuff.  Licensee focuses on Waddingtons, which believe it or not is another Passion of the Preston.  Sadly due to a house move the youtube version will be a little different during March, but we still thank Chris Porteous for putting this beast together in audio format.  Kick the pet Gnu from in front of the wireless and sit back for some Star Wars Vintage Collecting shenanigans.   

Happy New Year everyone, we hope all listeners (and stalkers) are well and still collecting vintage Star Wars items during these Apocalyptic times. All the hosts are still alive however Jason has collected so much stuff that a hole in his collecting room wall has opened up as the 1980s has created a time vortex and is starting to reclaim certain parts of his collection.  Our guest this month is Dutch collector Marc Kuin. Marc discussed the early days of collecting Star Wars in the Netherlands and his struggles trying to locate any items in the wild. We also cover his love of Stormtroopers and unexpected path to die-cast vehicles and hunting. We launch Vintage Rebellion Swap Shop. Vintage Rebellion Swap Shop is a new monthly feature where during 2021 (from January to December) we will attempt to raise a lot of money for CLIC Sargent. Using the notion of the Swap. Jason has kindly offered a Bib Fortuna Vintage Pen Topper to kick us off. All we ask is you offer us something a tiny bit better (vintage Star Wars preferably, but if you want to offer a brand new car, then thats cool too). Then, in December we will sell off our final swapped item and give all funds to CLIC Sargent. Contact us via facebook or social media with your offer. If we get a load of offers, we'll discuss next month and decide. Could be fun and raise money for a great cause. How far can we go? Richards Rebel Briefings are actually fairly brief but packed in very nicely. There are a couple of cracking Palitoy bulk finds, a Uzay mystery, a book funding success and something a little cheesy so expect Andy Preston to jump on that.  Licensee section is about our love for all things Japanese with a look at Takara, we find that Mr Andy Spoons is more than just a fan of Godzilla, but an avid collector of the range. We reminisce about Japanese cartoons on kids TV back in the day. And theres other stuff such as our collecting targets for the year. Don't forget to check out the youtube version, put together by our Video Wizard Chris Porteous https://youtu.be/bTSTxOZJTTA     

Grant, Mark, Craig and Stuart settle down to discuss vintage Star Wars, and focus on the state of the hobby at the end of a horrendous 2020. With the pandemic hitting hard, unemployment on the rise, uncertainty to when all this will end, the team admit that they all thought the hobby would take a battering over the year, but how wrong they were as prices spiraled out of control. The boys look back at some of the stand out auctions from 2020, from C&T Auctions early lockdown Palitoy heavy sale, through to the final ever Astons auction, they delve into the highlights and also look at some of the insane prices certain items went for.  They then discuss the price rise and ponder if the current price structure of these much loved toys is actually sustainable. It's a hot topic that gets some great discussion flowing. Enjoy the show. We Are Generation Skywalker! 

Episode 49. Andy scored a Kenner Canadian Death Star Playset and investigates the differences between that and the Palitoy version. We look at Tez Rowland's star wars collection, and chat about the upcoming BTBD Network Podathon for Make A Wish Foundation. As a trusted source for Star Wars reporting, opinion, and conversation, you can find your new episodes with ease on www.BeyondTheBlastDoors.com Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBlastDoors/?ref=bookmarks&sw_fnr_id=2236164831 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BTBD_Podcast Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beyondtheblastdoors/ Do you like #BeyondTheBlastDoors and want more? Consider supporting the BTBD team on Patreon! You can help guide how they create more content, and have it tailored to what you like. Check it out! #Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/BeyondTheBlastDoors

In this Talking Point episode, Phillip highlights the different Red Shadows and Cobra Hyenas released by Palitoy! Check out our social media accounts, too! Twitter Facebook Instagram For all things G.I. Joe, visit YoJoe.Com and Joe Declassified. More from BloodForTheBaron Special thanks to BoonsArt Phillip's Theme Park Videos Music

Generation Skywalker welcome Stephen Savory as guest to this months 'Those Old Fossils' show as he joins Craig, Jez, Mark and Stuart to discuss the joys of vintage. On the table for discussion this month is pack-in toy catalogues, posters, instructions etc.  We look at the category system drawn up by Yehuda as well as debating whether a boxed toy is complete without the catalogue and other paperwork that would have been originally included. Edd Grant off Star Wars Forum UK started an interesting topic thread the other day as he asked about competition etiquette and whether if you research a certain topic you should have first refusal on items that come up for sale with regards to the research.  An interesting topic which the team all fall into the same opinion of. We take a look at the aftermath of Toy Toni and Baggiegate.  Toy Toni happened way back in 2013, whilst baggiegate was more recent in 2017.  The lads discuss what effect it has had on the Palitoy and Baggie markets as well as debating other points on both scandals. The Generation Skywalker team then also discuss 'The Fans Strike Back' who pledged money towards an upcoming book kickstarter.  With the sight producing and selling reproduction items we delve into the morals of accepting such money to fund a current project. The final topic for the month is lighthearted as the boys throw toys into the hat for the most confusing vintage item.  From figures and weapons to vehicles and talking figures, the lads are confused by a few vintage concepts. All this plus much more on this months 'Those Old Fossils' podcast. Enjoy the show! We Are Generation Skywalker!!!

In amongst fighting off mice and general wildlife - trying to eat the collectibles stored in his garage - young Star Wars fan Stuart Skinner, from nearby France, takes part in this months interview. Talking SIGMA, being mistaken for Romba the Ewok and all those days of being on this here podcast for decades.  Jason Smith has a new microphone, but can he stay awake long enough in his office/sauna to finish his list of acquisitions whilst Andy Preston returns as we discuss Empire Strikes Back having a birthday. Sadly we are all old enough to remember it coming out in 1980, although Cinema had yet to reach Richard in the frozen north.  During Rebel Briefings an argument breaks out over some oddities featured in a Palitoy display at a recent Auction. Richard pays tribute to Charles Lippencott. Licensee Butterly Originals gently stirs the memories of our hosts as we remember the days of school hijinks with stationery items being used for violence.  Chris Porteous' hard work making us look beautiful can also be found on that moving pictures website.  https://youtu.be/JgYNiueaDAk   00:00:00 - Intro & Host's Newest Acquisitions 00:23:10 - Celebrating 40 Years of The Empire Strikes Back 00:39:35 - The Quiz 00:54:13 - NA Shoutouts 01:06:23 - Rebel Briefing 01:07:21 - Kim Simmons' Kenner Photography Book II 01:14:41 - Auction Recap 01:27:20 - Deal or No Deal Madness! 01:33:37 - Remembering Charles Lippincott 01:37:36 - The Running Stormtrooper 01:40:57 - Farthest From 2.0 01:44:29 - Stuart Skinner Interview 02:35:56 - Licensee Spotlight: Butterfly Originals 03:14:15 - Rapid Fire 03:16:56 - Feedback & Outro

Generation Skywalker return with their latest Vintage roundtable show - Those Old Fossils. With everyone across the globe in different levels of lockdown, the team discuss various ways to spend your isolation involving Star Wars and most importantly collecting.  They look at the Palitoy Top 5 thread which ran over on the Star Wars Palitoy Facebook group where people showed off their five favourite Palitoy items, the conversation spirals off in all directions, including a look at a couple of Craig's childhood photos from Christmas and Halloween. Talking of Palitoy, a beautiful collection containing mainly Palitoy items was sold recently by C&T Auctions, with the sale rooms closed the auction was online only, but the uncertainty of current day to day life didn't stop the items reach their potential. The group look at the auction and the results, and how well C&T did. After a great blog post over on the Star Wars Collectors Archive by Ron Salvatore, the team look at the Argentinian Pepsi promotion and the items it included before moving onto Ron's article and the reproduction of the stickers from this promotion. During lockdown we've seen some amazing collections show cased on Facebook, majority being from the States where space is more readily available, but the boys discuss displaying with limited space and making the most of the little space you have. This is an open ended topic as we will return to this in May, so please show us your collections and how you display when you don't have much space, do you have any inventive ways of displaying? All this plus much more. Enjoy the show. We are Generation Skywalker!

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2019 New York Toy Fair, Elks Lodge Toy Fair, Chinese Food Gourmet Fare, King Tips Medium Rare. Two hours of the best Star Wars and non-Star Wars talk you’ll hear this week. We're not talking about just 2019 New York Toy Fair this week, we got a whole other Toy Fair to report on that you never heard of! This is a mammajamma of an episode, and we’re buying figures live on air! In between all the action figure news, we need to talk about King Tips, Chinese food, and the best damn macaroni and cheese you've never eaten. Plus, West Coast Video Star Wars VHS memories, thoughts on the 40-Year Old Virgin's life, and the coolest Star Wars character to ever hang out alone in a chair in a tiny closet. Let's go, Warheads! Put your Welcome Back Kotter novel down! It's time for Brews and Blasters. Show Notes Star Wars talk: King Tips Joe’s West Coast Video memories of the Star Wars VHS releases Joe’s birthday The one thing Joe wants for his birthday Chris’ gift to Joe It’s a whiskey night Chris’ amazing decanter Basil Hayden’s 2019 New York Toy Fair Big Year for Hasbro—Hasbro is Rocky Hasbro Pulse & Hasbro Pulse Premium Black Series A Black Series subscription service? Let’s go on a Palitoy safari Luke Stormtrooper Disguise Black Series Wave 20 Padme (AotC) B-1 Battle Droid Mace Windu Dryden Vos Han Solo (Mimban) Vice Admiral Holdo The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary line of Black Series figures We want Lobot Give us a closet to hang out in like Lobot Celebration Exclusive Black Series The Phantom Menace figures Obi-Wan Kenobi (padawan) Darth Maul The Retro Collection Wave 1 discussion Is this a good idea? Yes you will be able to tell the difference from original Kenners New figures? New figures! Grand Moff Tarkin is a thing Star Wars Hyperreal Darth Vader figure announced The “more better” strategy for this line to win in the high-end market The Vintage Collection Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise Lando Skiff Guard Gamorrean Guard reissue Jabba’s Skiff Jabba’s Palace Adventure Set Skiff Guard 3-Pack Triple Force Friday Products inspired by (?) Episode IX The Mandalorian Jedi: Fallen Order Where are we lining up? NeedEm GotEm Chris, Joe and Bill from Dorklair went to a small dealer toy show Paddycake paddycake we had a haul Suburban Chinese food restaurants are the best Opening up a Saga Legends General Grievous (2007) The Force Unleashed Ram Kota: The proto Kanan Jarrus McQuarrie series Vader and Starkiller The 40-Year Old Virgin had a pretty good life! Links Join Our Community: Discord Server Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Soundcloud | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | RSS RetroZap Podcast Network: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | RSS Social:  BrewsAndBlasters.ninja | Facebook | Facebook Group | Twitter | Instagram Email: brewsandblasters@retrozap.com Voicemail: (978) 219-6688 T-Shirts: TeePublic Store Support Brews and Blasters If you like the show, please leave us an iTunes review. It helps, honestly, because more people will find the show. And if you take the time, we'll really, really appreciate it. Plus, you'll win an Oppo Award! Support These Things, Too Go to JediNews and Fantha Tracks for ALL your Star Wars information! And, for the best Star Wars podcast reviews out there, head over to Roqoo Depot.

Santa might be is coming to town in the rest of the world, but in these parts Fantha is coming to town and in a special extended episode we travel across the cosmos to bring you our latest show. We're in Coalville for a special talk on the history of Palitoy with former marketing manager Geoff Maisey, hear the Imperial Troops press conference from MCM Comic Con Birmingham at the NEC and part of their main hall talk, travel to Echo Base in Redditch as Clair Henry chats with Cathy Munroe and Paul Naylor talks with Garrick Hagon and rock up at Arena Birmingham to talk with musicians Tom Taffinder, Jamie Hutchinson and conductor David Mahoney. You're going to need a flask of chav and a full tin of biscuits for this one, so sit back and enjoy episode 15 of Making Tracks. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, Spotify, Soundcloud, TuneIn IHeart radio and Spreaker. You can find us on Smart Speakers such as Amazon Alexa, Apple HomePod, Google Home, and Sonos. We are also available in your car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, on your gaming console, and television; and of course you can find us on Fantha Tracks TV on YouTube, or the Fantha Tracks App. For all the details on how to listen in and subscribe, check out our dedicated page for Fantha Tracks Radio. You can contact any of our shows by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7LZotr3rQhVJwpO3b2ELw http://instagram.com/fanthatracks http://www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks https://twitter.com/FanthaTracks https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ https://fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks

Vintage Rebellion return with a slightly different format than normal.  This month there is no focus interview after Richard and Pete were able to attend the Palitoy presentation in Coalville with former employees of the toy company.  In place of the interview we hear the presentation in its entirety instead.   Although no interview we show does have a familiar feel to it outside of that change with Richard discussing the unearthing of some old photos in the 99p Woolworths baggie scandal, as well as catching up with friend of the show, Stephane Faucourt to discuss his latest upcoming book. Jez returns with his usual NA section where the team talk Posters, displays, Sigma, Cinema tickets and Koolee Cups before rounding the month off with a look at the Imperial Dignitary figure, do you love him or hate him?  The boys have differing opinions and none more so than Vintage Alliance member, Ron Salvatore, as Ron gives us his take of the greatest last 17 figure. Pete continues the Imperial Dignitary loving during 'Beyond the Newest Acquisitions', as he looks at the alternate collectibles for the would be Imperial Dignitary focus collectors before delivering his tracker top five. As well as all this the boys discuss bleaching of figures, Jez lets himself down by having a meltdown during another quiz, and more general Star Wars chit chat. Enjoy the Show!!!

So our buddy and customizer extraordinaire Jim Godfrey had a chance meet up with Bob Brechin of Palitoy fame. Bob was there in the heydays of Action Man, and was the man chiefly responsible for the initial 1/18 scale Action Force figures. Naturally a full-blown, Full-Force discussion of those awesome oddities from the Island Nation follows as we get into some of Jim's most beloved British action figures and vehicles!  

March brings us the longest Vintage Rebellion podcast to date, with Jez still absent without leave the rest of the team can't stop talking. Chris Georgoulias joins Stuart and Richard for this months main interview.  Chris discusses a plethora of things including his work with the SWCA and his recent trip to Death Valley amongst many other topics. Mike Havens joins Rich during Rebel Briefings to discuss his convention ICCC.  Rich also looks at the best collecting books available and delves into an eBay auction. Newest Acquisitions sees the team look at Palitoy, Helix, Australian Pencil cases, Canadian 2 packs as well as many other items including their focus topic of the Palitoy Droid Factory.  Mark Daniels and Chris Hogg also drop by to discuss their recent purchases. During the second instalment of Pete's new segment, he follows on from the Droid Factory discussion looking at other droid items outside of the toy line.  He brings us the Droid Factory top 5 and can Simon finally win Gimcrack of the month?  Don't bet on it! Simon delves into the market where he looks at eBay and recent auction sales. Whilst Iain Sanderson joins Stuart for a follow up to his Interview from Episode 1.  Iain revisits all the topics he discussed four years ago, has his collecting habits changed? As well as all this the boys discuss collecting ethics after being accused of snobbery on their opinion on reproduction items last month, whilst they also have their usual quiz and general discussion. All this plus much more including a Running Stormtrooper update. Enjoy the show!!!

Its a New Year but the Vintage Rebellion team are back and doing what they do best. Stuart and Simon are joined by Jon Aves for an interview to discuss his collecting and early years.  Jon is a huge Palitoy collector and some of the items he has owned have been nothing short of stunning. Rich looks at a successful story as a repro seller gets his rewards, a plea ro help Wrighty find his parcel and then delves into the SWCA archive to discuss a mini-rig. During this months New Acquisitions the lads discuss some bargain open bubble Palitoy figures, Star Wars Play-Doh, a listeners Girlfriend sorting him right out and a beautiful collecting friendship.  Plus the podcast is further enhanced with Chris Georgoulias and Ron Salvatore once again stepping up as The Vintage Rebellion Alliance to educate us all on the unreleased second wave of Ewoks and the iconic Landspeeder. Continuing on from his fanzine article this month, Peter continues his delve into Star Wars unofficial computer games from the early 80s. As always there is plenty more besides this, hope you enjoy the show!  

This month we sit down with the creator of the Star Wars toy documentary, Plastic Galaxy, Brian Stillman. He tells us about himself and his collection. He also has lots of great advice for fellow collectors and puts out a challenge for someone to make a Palitoy documentary.Follow Brian on Twitter; @Plastic_galaxyAnd on FacebookAnd on his website; Plasticgalaxymovie.comTweet about TSW ToyBox - Join the Facebook Group - Get the TSW ToyBox Daily PodCast -  Email Marc about collecting here

The Vintage Rebellion returns with a plethra of changes.  Simon McOwan joins the team for his first show as a full time host, alongside Andy Goulding who joins the team as guest host for this month. Derek Ho joins Stuart and Simon for this months main interview as we delve into his collection and growing up with Star Wars in Singapore. The lads get together for possibly the most varied New Acquisitions yet, where the conversation ranges from the Popy range to Airfix kits.  Simon pulls a Hutchinson with a Palitoy catalogue, Richard speaks of a beater Kea Moll and gets introduced to Uncle Gundy beaties.  The main element is an in depth discussion on Luke Skywalker original... or is it Farmboy??? Rebel Briefings sees the guys bravely tell Ron Salvatore (from a good distance away) that he's got something wrong on a SWCA blog post.  This is followed up with a cracking interview on a diorama display and a closing of the baggiegate story... for now. Grant says goodbye to the podcast with his final Beyond The Toys section, as he speaks with Jonathan McElwain for the concluding part of looking at food tie ins. We also have a Farthest From special where we here from Edd Grant, Dan Burgess, Scott Cato, Stephen Savory, Darren Quinn and Jason Smith who all attended the show. And watch out at the end as Episode 40 will see the team return to a permament five piece and we announce the final member to make up the crew. We hope you enjoy the show.

On this episode of the TSW Toybox, the whole gang is here! Rob, Jeremy and Marc are joined for an interview with a powerhouse of the collecting world, Jason Smith. Jason was kind enough to tell us all about his collection, and his history in the vintage world! You can find Jason's collecting resources on the web here:www.freewebs.com/mrpalitoyFacebook "Vintage Star Wars Action Figures"To connect with your hosts on social media, here is the place to do it!"TSW Toybox" on Facebook@BlueHarvestUk on Twitter - Marc@RowlingJeremy on Twitter - Jeremy@RobWadeVision on Twitter - RobTalkstarwarsinfo@gmail.com "Toybox" or "TSW Toybox"In order to win our competition, to win a Vintage Darth Vader, simply answer the following question:Who filled the role of Dave Prowse's stunt double during the Original Star Wars Trilogy?Get your entries in via email or Twitter DM before July 1st to be in with a chance of winning!

Degunk your junk and clear your phone memories, as you're going to need it all for this epic edition of The Vintage Rebellion Podcast. This months show has no less than ten guests joining the team throughout the various sections. Stuart is joined by Horacio Narvaez (Ozio) and Marco Jay to take an in depth look at the Lili Ledy license.  Rich has no fewer than FOUR guests during this months rebel Briefings.  Jon Spira joins him to discuss the Elstree 1976 DVD release, whilst Adam Pemberton speaks with Jez about the recent Echo Live toy show.  Henrik Friden discusses the recent huge Norway haul and Jason Smith returns to the show to discuss Palitoy 45 AB combinations. This month in the newly titled Beyond the Toys section, Grant speaks to Propstore's Prop Guru Brandon Alinger and Emmy Award winning comedy screenwriter David mandel on their new publication 'The Art of Ralph McQuarrie'.  The book which will be the most comprehensive guide to artists behind The Original Trilogy. Pete continues the guest ratio having Chris Botkins join him for Market as they take a look at the Rebel Commando, whilst also delving into the recent Propstore auction. Jez offers a feast of acquisitions in the NA segment, as he looks at Trilogo MTV-7s, Hoth Survival mailer Kits, Canadian Ugnaught MOC, Argentinian Pepsi rulers, TIE Pilot Uzays, AT-ATs and a look at Cash Converters. As well as all this Chris Georgoulias joins the team during feedback to make some corrections on information given during Episode 29. Don't fear the length of this show is a one off and will be back to the usual 5 hours in December. x x Enjoy the show!!!!!!!

The Vintage Rebellion return after their extended break with their longest podcast to date, beating the previous longest by a staggering 26 minutes, good luck to those who listen to this in one sitting! Joining the team this month for an interview is a well known name in the collecting community, Mattias Rendahl, Mattias talks about his books, preproduction and growing up in Sweden with Star Wars amongst many other things. Also this month, David Moss of Toy Polloi returns to the show to discuss the restoration of Vintage Star Wars.  David discusses restoring toys fit for the bin, sometimes using techniques seen by some as controversial to hardcore collectors.  This months Oddball section hopes to trigger some interesting conversations and highlight some of David's incredible restorations. An extended rebel briefings sees much discussed from the charming message in a falcon story, fake wollworth baggies, Palitoy 30 back fetts, Meccano Fett world record sale as well as many other stories being discussed in the community.  We also hear some interviews from Celebration from various collectors who attended the event. Mattheiu Barthelemy join the team during the Newest Acquisitions segment to discuss his recent purchase of a Meccano Landspeeder, whilst the boys also look at other stand out buys within the collecting community. We have a Celebration break down, rapid fire and the usual song, as the Rebellion return to what they do best.  ENJOY!!!

There's been an awakening.......Have you smelt it??!! With the new Star Wars movie just around the corner, the boys from the UK decided it would be a good idea to discuss the crossover between Star Wars and Action Force during the Palitoy years. Influences in toy design, marketing, advertising and variant figures lead the way with a review on the Palitoy Death Star and Action Force HQ. We also chat with Erich Ridlon and Erik Araña in regards to their Star Wars experiences at Hasbro and look at the future of both brands. As always we have the news and another ridiculous 'What We Got In' segment for a bumper edition of your favourite/not favourite podcast!!! Hopefully we will get you in the mood for the biggest movie event of the Millennium (Falcon), Jem 2: Pig in the City!! I'm kidding of course......FULL FORCE (AWAKENS)!!

Its an unexpected part two of our July 4th double episode. We record it live from Yehuda's AT-ATic in Jamaica Queens during an open Star Wars party with Ron Salvatore and Ross Barr. In this half-episode we amend Grandpa Skye's Facebook rant, we talk about Boba Fett's 12” torso, Vintage SW sounds, Ross's Long Fett Header find, Ron tells why unpainted hardcopies are rare, we identify the Palitoy ogre and why they were so cheap, we discuss Judaism with Chulent and Kenner kiddush goblets, Canadian Toy Fair Leia, and Jalapeno Popper Cheese Curls.

Welcome to Episode X of the SWFUK Podcast.  This months podcast has guests galore join the podcast team as we talk to no less than six people.  This months interview is with Palitoy Golden Collector Gary Smith.  His collection is so impressive and vast it makes this interview un-missable for any Star Wars Collector.  Kick back and enjoy Gary go through his Palitoy and miscard collection.  This months market section is rammed as Pete discusses the recent Vectis Auction, during the market section we hear from Craig Stevens himself who sold those amazing Palitoy pieces, whilst Pete also catches up with Kathy Taylor from Vectis.  This months Forum Roundup, we hear from Matt McCartney about his second book in the Hamington Chronicles that has recently been released, whilst Rich looks at another topic off the SWCA.  In this months Oddballs Grant talks autographs with Nick from Franks Autographs and for any autograph hunter this is a must listen.  The final person we hear from this month is Richard McLean during the events section as he discusses his upcoming event 'Echo Base 2', which sounds like a stonking event.  As well as all this we also have the usual Boom, LA and Rapid Fire sections as well.  So sit back and indulge yourself in some top vintage collecting chat!

A year on from the Toy Toni revelations, the podcast team interview Jason Smith, A.K.A. Mr Palitoy.  Jason has put in many hours of work in trying to unravel the mystery of the TT scandal and opens up to the podcast with his findings.  In this months Oddballs, Mr Criddle catches up with Michael and Melinda from Retroblasting as we hear the first part of a two part special interview with them.  We hear from the podcast crew regarding the recent Farthest From VII event and get to speak with Mark Newbold, James Burns, Dan Burgess and Podcast fan Neil whilst attending.  As well as all this we have all the usual popular sections; Latest Acquisitions, Rapid Fire, Market, Boom and Forum Roundup.  So get listening to the latest epic from the SWFUK Podcast crew!

In this months episode we kick off the third season of with a focus on Greedo and the late stage of toy pre-production known as the First Shot. Why? Cuz Han shot first, but Greedo first shot! Chris Georgoulias tells us all there is to know about this interesting prototype phase. We also interview the guru of Modern Toy Collecting Dan Curto to learn about the state of Hasbro's Vintage collection and what is coming next. Wait, what did he say about the vintage themed Celebration VI exclusive? Steve drops a Market Watch, Skye rants about being a better fan-boy, unloved Palitoy print ads get some love and our feedback unearths previously unknown vintage comic art from the Netherlands. All this and more on the ‘Chive Cast Vintage Pod!