Flea Market Magic!

     4 times a year Cedarburg, WI holds their annual Maxwell Street Days as a fundraiser for their Fire Department.  The event has been taking place since 1966 and features up to 700 sellers at Fireman's Park.  You can find anything from antiques, to crafts, to vintage toys.  We always manage to find some great vintage toys or other collectibles at the event (Revenge of the Jedi Script Book, vintage stuffed Ewoks, Mego Spiderman to name a few).
     This time was no exception.  We walked away with numerous Vintage Star Wars figures, a Return of the Jedi art poster, and some other odds and ends.

Finds of the Day:

1. The Rankin/Bass Hobbit Record
2. Super Powers Superman
3. Mego Pocket Super Heroes Batman
4. Pizazz Magazine from 1978 featuring the Spiderman TV show

2 sided 1983 Return of the Jedi Poster from Hi-C

May 25 marked the 30th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi.  What better way to celebrate than to purchase the awesome Return of the Jedi Poster released by Hi-C and Coca Cola in 1983?

Not a purchase, but still cool- the Corgi Superman aircraft

Vintage Ewoks on Card- Teebo!

I'd like to show you the newest addition to the vintage carded Ewok collection....Teebo!  Here he is.  On card, complete with the Prange Way sticker.  Good ol' Prange Way.  Kids today don't know what they are missing.

Vintage Star Wars Custom Action Figures

As a child of the 80s, there were many Star Wars and G.I Joe figures I wish they made. My brother and I would often attempt customizing the vintage figures to make our wishes come true. However, in the 80s there  was not the benefit of the internet to walk you through how its done. Well, now we have such shared information that I was able to put together some Star Wars customs that make my inner child happy. Most figures were made using the simple "boil and pop" technique. However, the helmet-less X-Wing Luke took some glue magic as that figure's neck was connected to the head. Enjoy the photos and a G.I Joe post will follow!

X-Wing Luke (Made from X-Wing Luke body and Return of the Jedi Luke head)

                                            Han Solo Hoth hood-less version (ROTJ Han Solo Trenchcoat)

                                    Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Final Duel (ROTJ Luke + POTF Poncho Luke)

Luke Skywalker Speederbiker (ROTJ Luke body POTF Luke Ponch head)

Smuggler Lando Calrissian (Made from Han Solo trench coat and Lando Calrissian Jabba's Gaurd Disguise)

Han Solo Stormtrooper Disguise (Made from ROTJ Han head and POTF Luke Stormtrooper body)

Sheboygan Toy Show 2013! New Finds: Vintage Carded Ewoks

Its been a while but we are back! Just thought I would share the newest additions to our nerdy family, vintage carded Star Wars figures.  Last weekend there was a toy show put on by a toy shop in our area.  One of the vendors had some awesome vintage carded Star Wars figures that of course we decided were too good to pass up.  Our collection now includes a carded Return of the Jedi Han Solo, Chief Chirpa Ewok , and Paploo Ewok. Among some other deals of the day were a rare Mego Peter Parker we were looking for an a Penguin from the Super Powers line.

Stay tuned for more of our vintage toy finds and custom creations!

 

R2-D2 Engagement Ring

http://blog.custommade.com/portfolio/r2d2-engagement-ring/

Vintage Star Wars Action Figure Price Guide

Vintage Star Wars Action Figure Price Guide (Fall 2012)

Figure	MLC	MOC	Change
	Star Wars A New Hope 1977-1979		(Wizard Magazine, no. 23, June 1993)
Imperial Stormtrooper	25	200	+177
Luke Skywalker	30	400	+370
Princess  Leia Organa	35	275	+240
R2-D2	20	250	+225
Chewbacca C-3PO Darth Vader Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi Han Solo Jawa Tusken Raider (Sand People) Death Squad Commander Greedo Hammerhead Snaggletooth     Snaggletooth (Blue Variant) Walrus Man X-Wing Pilot (Luke Skywalker) R5-D4 Death Star Droid Power Droid	15 10 35 25 30 17 15 15 14 12 8 150 9 12 12 15 12	300 300 450 200 500 125 200 150 125 145 125 300 (bagged) 75 200 175 200 175	+275 +280 +430 +181 +468 +100 +178 +140 +115 +127 +103 +240 +63 +182 +150 +185 +150
	Empire Strikes Back 1980
Boba Fett	20	675	+648
Leia Organa (Bespin)	12	100	+80
Leia (Hoth)	11	125	+95
FX-7	7	75	+57
Imperial Snowtrooper Rebel Soldier (Hoth) Bossk IG-88 Luke Skywalker (Bespin) Luke Skywalker (Hoth) Han Solo (Hoth) Han Solo (Bespin) Lando Calrissian Bespin Security Guard (Black)      Bespin Security Guard (White) Yoda Ugnaughht Dengar Lobot Rebel Commander AT-AT Driver Imperial Commander 2-1B R2-D2 (sensor-scope) C-3PO (removable limbs) AT-AT Commander Cloud Car Pilot 4-LOM Zuckuss Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot    Admiral Ackbar AT-ST Driver B-Wing Pilot Bib Fortuna Biker Scout Chief Chirpa Droopy McCool 8D8 The Emperor Emperor's Royal Guard Gamorrean Guard General Madine Han Solo (trench coat) Klaatu (SKiff guard) Klaatu Lando Calrissian (SKiff Guard) Logray Luke Skywalker  (Jedi Knight) Lumat Max Rebo Nien Numb Nikto Princess Leia (Boushh) Princess Leia (Endor Poncho) Prune Face Rancor Keeper Rebel Commando Ree-Yees Squid Head Sy Snootles Teebo Weequay Wicket Warrick A-Wing Pilot Amanaman Anakin Skywalker Barada EV-9D9 Han Solo (Carbonite) Imperial Dignitary Imperial Gunner Lando Calrissian (General) Luke Skywalker (Poncho) Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper) Paploo R2-D2 (pop-up lightsaber) Romba Warok Yak Face	12 8 7 8 19 12 8 9 10 6 7 25 10 6 6 7 8 7 7 13 12 6 12 10 9 9  Return of the Jedi 1983 7 8 6 7 13 10 15 7 6 8 9 9 10 5 7 8 9 10 18 15 7 7 15 15 6 9 6 8 7 10 9 7 15 Power of the Force 1985 45 75 15 35 75 60 60 55 30 50 125 20 75 30 35 250	100 55 80 125 250 150 150 200 75 40 50 125 55 65 40 35 85 50 70 125 75 50 60 125 50 85 25 40 30 30 40 25 100(Max Rebo) 35 65 40 25 25 50 15 15 40 30 75 35 100(Max Rebo) 30 25 45 45 15 20 20 25 25 100(Max Rebo) 30 25 50 125 125 * 75 150 150 125 100 75 175 200 60 160 70 65 *	+75 +47 +65 +100 +228 +130 +130 +175 +60 +30 +38 +100 +30 +58 +33 +25 +77 +40 +58 +100 +50 +40 +52 +115 +32 +70 +20 +33 +25 +23 +35 +15 * +17 +45 +32 +17 +20 +25 +3 +7 +20 +18 +50 +20 * +18 +15 +23 +30 +7 +5 +9 +13 +15 * +15 +17 +30 +95 +85 * +45 +105 +70 +105 +65 +40 +150 +125 +40 +115 +58 +53 *
Total

Source: Ebay (2012), Wizard (no.23, 1993), Toyarchive.com

Episode VII Casting Call

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/10/30/casting-star-wars-episode-vii.html