The Star Wars Collectors Archive Podcast

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Love reigns supreme over the ‘Chive Cast when Skye and Steve host a round table of Rebel Commando connoisseurs comprised of Chris “What’s in the” Botkins; Stephen “Wward” Ward; and Chris “Special” Leddy. We cover it all from mock-ups, to blueprints, to Presto-Magix to mini-rigs. For the first time in years we really go deep to understand what makes a focus collector concentrate on one character an...

Jonathan McElwain joins Skye and Steve to exhaustively discuss the 1977 Wonder Bread Star Wars Promotion. From the cards to the displays to the bags, we cover it all. Plus, Skye rambles some about the history of Wonder Bread. 00:54 Intro - Yes, we are going to talk about Wonder Bread Collectibles for an hour 1:58 Wonder Bread Commercial from the 1950s 04:38 Jonathan McElwain joins the show 06:55 1...

Fratastic Pete, Skye and Steve discuss many important Vintage Star Wars auctions over the last 20 years with Ron Ron Salvatore and Chris Georgoulias. We briefly mention several auctions which we will return to at a later date, but go in depth on the following events: -The 2002 Celebration II Collector Track Auction -The 2007 Celebration IV Charity Auction (and the great Lucasfilm Marketing Dumps)...

Skye and Steve declare the Vintage Winners and Losers from the Last Jedi movie. It is filled with spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the movie..do not listen to it! On this unenhanced and un sound-effected ‘Chive Cast we answer the question “Which vintage Star Wars characters and collectibles were made more or less relevant, interesting and valuable by their representation in the second part of the...

Klaatu receives the dubious and unfortunate honor of being the last figure covered with Skye’s broken microphone in this quick and dirty episode. (Its okay, well get him back with a Klaatu skiff episode in a year or so) We talk about the history of Klaatu’s original name Wooof and propose an alternative future for the figure should he have maintained this moniker. Then we interview our Instantgram...

This month Skye and Steve present the first ever Halloween episode of the Star Wars Collectors Archive Podcast. We present terrifying tableau of terror as we get stories of spooky finds in the scariest of basements, attics and porches from Ron “Wookiee Slayer” Salvagore and Ross “I’ll use a butcher knife to” Cuddie your neckie. Then Todd Chamber “of Horrors” lain gives an overview of vintage Ben C...

In the wake of "Skye2K" and the loss of cursed 'Chive Cast 84, we rally to interview comedy writer, producer, and longtime Star Wars collector David Mandel (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and currently show-running HBO's Veep) about his development as a collector and several significant moments in hobby history that were documented in never-aired episodes of his anarchistic and hilarious video ga...

Collecting folk hero Steve Denny regales the ‘Chive Cast with tales of finding literally thousands of carded figures and prototypes in the wild wild Midwest of 1980s and 1990s Cincinnati. Learn about the proof finds, Canadian Droids and Ewoks, UDEs, 4-UPS, Rocket Fetts, Revenge Proof Sets for $50 and the mysterious Mr. X. Plus, Skye unveils a conspiracy theory that may lead to the greatest scandal...

Skye and Steve talk about the amazing and underappreciated world of MPC Model Kits. They are joined by innovative artist Mark Enright and super collector Ron Salvatore who talk over their two amazing SWCA Archive Blog entries on Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back model sets. Do you know how many model kits were made? Do you know about the art? Do you know how inexpensive they are to collect? Do you...

It is a Celebration of Chief Chirpa, of Celebration 8, of the 3rd Archive party, of Singaporean collctibles, of show floor market watches, of Kenner Street signs, of Jasper Nixon and Star Wars at the Movies, of Crunchee soap, of Room Sales, or Vintagesploitation, of Yoda Grapes and Nasty Latara on the 82nd ‘Chive Cast Vintage Pod recorded mostly in orlando. Table of Contents: 00:55 – Celebration I...

Skye and Steve discuss the Emperor’s Royal Guard (ERG) with ol’ Angel Eyes himself, Mattias Rendahl. We explain blueprints, reference photos, a brown cape first shot, and severalPOTF mock-ups. Unloved umbrellas and unseen jumpsuits. Plus, we debut the brand new “Space Freak of the Week (like Raphael Sadiiq) Feature” by interviewing Dallas Ewen and Mark Sanders. Plus, the most exciting Market Watch...

Our second Blog Log Pod logs the amazing TV show “Mark Hamill’s Pop Culture Quest” by interviewing its creator and Producer, Scott Kinney. Plus, we speak with the collector that he interviewed to represent vintage Star Wars collecting... Stephen B. Danley! Many Mark Hamill stories plus the telling of a most peculiar accessory find.

Celebrate our 7th anniversary this month as we address the most underrated alien in the Star Wars saga, the Gamorrean Guard, with his unproduced Micro Collection Sculpts (and rare paperwork), his funky clothing and toiletries, his bench shots and his crunchy demise in the mouth of the Rancor. Justin, Trent and Mike from the Collectors Galaxy podcast have a cross over episode to discuss their show...

In the first ever "Blog Log Pod" Skye and Steve interview Chris Georgoulias and Ron Salvatore about the NEVER EVER SEEN BEFORE sculpts for four different Ewoks. We discuss the blog post from the Star Wars Collectors Archive and go deeper.

Leia Boushh is the figure of the month and we talk about her language and representation in toy form. Skye and Steve put forth the vintage winners and losers from Rogue One, a Star Wars story. The Lehmkuhl brothers, Sean and Ryan join us to talk about their experiences collecting as a team and finding prototypes in the wild! All this plus info on the 3rd Archive party on the 79th ‘Chive Cast. Tabl...

Skye and Steve talk about our favorite “fish guy” Admiral Ackbar, Steve’s collection of said Trap monger and the history of the name “Revenge of the Jedi”. Fratastic Pete, aka Coolio, joins ust to talk at length about collecting Revenge and Return of the Jedi collectibles. All our usual features come roaring back as we talk about vintage erasers and an unseen shelf talker. Plus, a mega store displ...

It’s a factory overstock ‘Chive Cast featuring a potpourri of Vintage content. CJ Fawcett Sheds light on a never heard of before theater give-a-way from 1978. Michael Valentino tells us about the Vintage Star Wars / Johnny Cash mash-up video that is tearing up the internet. We have two contests. Skye invites YOU to his house and takes us back to DC to visit the Star Toys museum and interviews his...

Despite a wedding, a birthday, a Bar and Bat Mitzvah and the beginning of the semester, the 76th Chive Cast comes roaring with its coverage of Return of the Jedi figures with Skye’s interview with Luke Jedi mega-focus collectors Bob Martinazzi and Shawn Kemple. But first, he guides Steve through his trip to the huge vintage get together from earlier this month in the DC area with many additional i...

Skye and Steve celebrate their diamond jubilee episode with Elling Haug and Tracey Hamilton who discuss Sensorscope R2D2 and removable limbs C-3PO respectively. Plus Chrisses Fawcett and Georgoulias report back to the states from Celebration Europe 3 and Skye reports from Yehuda’s collection room. It is a big, 75th ‘Chive Cast that “gargan largans” its way through foreign variations, 48-Bs, has a...

On this month’s chive cast. Skye and Steve talk about the serial killer bounty hunter 4-LOM and his mysterious multiple debuts. Later they are joined by Bill Wills and our own Fratastic Pete to have a very in-depth talk about Mailers and Bagged Kenner Figures, known as baggies. Plus a competitive market watch and the first ever on-air purchase on this month’s Vintage Pod.

Skye and Steve speak with Jonathan Robinson about his new “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” documentary. Plus we discuss his amazing collection of vintage toys. The only regular feature this month is the market watch because it is an upside down, inside out Vintage Pod that was once much long and much dirtier but is now quite pleasant, thank you very much.

Skye and Steve have a traditional figure episode featuring Jason Thomas talking about his Zuckuss focus. Plus, Skye takes you on an audio journey to Ron Salvatore’s Collection, Ronderlay, where he documents the most recent meeting of the Empire State Star Wars Collectors Club. There he speaks with over 13 different collectors who share amazing and amusing collecting stories as well as their favori...

Skye and Steve start their 9th season by discussing the Tie-Pilot with fellow podcaster Welshman, Grant Criddle. Yehuda comes on to talk about Famous Monster Magazine diorama competitions and Ron R.A. Salvatore pipes in to tell us about reused Wax Sculpts. Chris Georgoulias joins for a spell to lend some credibility and to explain what exactly what a Wood Pattern is, about the recently discovered...

For the first time Skye and Steve are joined by Stephen J. Sansweet, who comes on to celebrate the 24rd anniversary of his book, From Concept to Screen To Collectible, which is THE foundational document of the Vintage Star Wars collecting hobby. Ron Salvatore joins our conversation to discuss its impact on him and other mega collectors and Cincinnati raiders in the early 1990s. Then, Chris Georgou...