Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[makkuwata]

Been rewatching some Game of Thrones recently and it occurred to me...surely they'll have General Veers pop up in some capacity.

[Broker]

How old are you guys? I wish my childhood had known the infinite joy of proper Star Wars toys instead of car boots, then ludicrously muscular 90's Special Edition figures, then prequel shit, then horribly overpriced collectors figures.

[Mr Cochese]

Old enough to give you a spanking.

[Broker]

Awesome, I'm up for that if you still have your original Star Wars toys and they're in the room.

Watching.

[Hanzo the Razor]

The only token figure I remember getting was the wee Rancor Keeper. He was in a box.

I liked trying to work out who the blanked out figures were on the back of some of the cards.

[Jammy]

I got a Force Ghost Obi-Wan figure on tokens. Think it was for buying the VHS OT back in the day.

[Jg15]

How old are you guys? I wish my childhood had known the infinite joy of proper Star Wars toys instead of car boots, then ludicrously muscular 90's Special Edition figures, then prequel shit, then horribly overpriced collectors figures.

I remember starting to collect the 90's Power of the force figs (red cards) with the intention of keeping them in their boxes until they were worth something. I was working in Asda at the time and would pick them up after my shift. I still have them in my loft but I don't think they are worth an awful lot (apart from maybe monkey face Leia who I do own).

[Vulgar Monkey]

Huh....so, I was watching an artist on yt doing a design critique of the trailer, and he pointed out something I hadnt noticed on the new xwing.

We saw that old leaked set prop months ago showing the lower profile split-engine, right? Well, side on it also looks like they staggered the top/bottom wings asymmetrically, so they're.....I dunno, more like a pair of scissors I guess. Looks a bit odd now and I cant unsee it.

[Hanzo the Razor]

I got a Force Ghost Obi-Wan figure on tokens. Think it was for buying the VHS OT back in the day.

I got that too. I think it was for buying the '97 SE VHS at Woolies/Our Price or somewhere like that.

[Commander Jameson]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Shot for Shot:

[Jug McKenzie]

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[Harsin]

Have you ever got an actor from the films to come back to your house like in that episode of Alan Partridge?

[Jug McKenzie]

On 06/12/2014 at 14:42, Harsin said:

 

[Darren]

I've got that Death Star up in the loft! It's in "thoroughly played with" condition.

[TehStu]

Mum flogged my vast collection for peanuts, about the time we also sold my Spectrum collection. Strewth.

[Mr Do 71]

I never had any Star Wars toys

[makkuwata]

Being of the Jurassic Park generation I never did as a kid either. Nothing stopping you as a grown up! I love my lego Jabba's sail barge.

[Fury4k]

We were too poor for many fancy toys, so didn't have much stuff like that. But one day my mum came home with a shopping trolley packed absolutely full of second hand toys. Star wars figures, AT STs and an AT AT for me and action man figures and vehicles for my brother. I never asked her what she did to get them but I'm sure it was totally worth it.

[Steven]

It was.

[TehStu]

Just showed my 5 and 2 year old the first film. Couldn't get my 2 year old to sit through it, and my 5 year old fell asleep during the trench run (but she loves Darth Vader, as long as we periodically acknowledge there's a nice chap in the suit).

Anyway, someone commented on the Falcon engines on the new teaser, saying you shouldn't be able to see the engine bits. Watch the scene where the Falcon blasts out of Mos Eisley (DVD version), that's where it's from. You can see the nozzles or whatever before he opens the throttle.

[Chewylegs]

Mum flogged my vast collection for peanuts, about the time we also sold my Spectrum collection. Strewth.

Tell me about it, although I think ours were given away!! All we have left is two or three figures that my brother nabbed years ago...no Falcon, no AT ATs, speeders etc etc. Sad times.

[Lovelyman]

I remember at school fetes they would sell bags of star wars figures. I thought they were surplus stock as they were always the same ones and in mint condition.

[And]

Mum flogged my vast collection for peanuts, about the time we also sold my Spectrum collection. Strewth.

This, well, I've still got my spectrum. But.

[Davros sock drawer]

Dayum Jerellis, that collection!

My Mum threw all my SW vehicles (AT-AT etc) in a skip while having a clear out. Yep, just binned them.

I sold my action figures for beer money at Uni.

[Jug McKenzie]

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[And]

I'm gonna burgle you so hard.

[Jug McKenzie]

On 07/12/2014 at 17:07, And said:

 

[zxcvbnm]

Are the carded figs on original backs or repros? The ratio of them just looks a bit odd.

We moved house a few months back, and I forgot just how much stuff I had, and my wife was horrified. For the past 8 or 9 years its all been up in the loft, all boxed up, but she'd never been up there and didn't realise just how much was up there. And now it's sitting in a different loft, all boxed up.....

[Tangent]

Do you let your kid near any of it?

[Hanzo the Razor]

All my old figures are in a suitcase at my Mum's. My youngest nephew (He's just turned 6) plays with them when he's there sometimes. He's always careful with them because he knows they were mine. The ships and AT-ATs etc are still in Mum's loft.