Obi-Wan Kenobi's ETA-2 Jedi Interceptor

 Revell Model of Obi Wan Kenobi's Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor

I think this was a model made by Revell. I'm not sure of the date, but I think it was for sale in shops in 2012. Unfortunately, and very unlike me, I don't think I've kept the box. 

It's been on a shelf gathering dust for the past 12 years. I found out whilst researching the ship that the edges of the wings fold. Of course, this was after I'd taken and uploaded the pictures. If I get a spare moment (and I remember) I'll add photos with the wing tips in position. 

Masks

 A long time ago, well, the turn of the century, I picked up these Star Wars masks whilst on holiday in Orlando. I bought them from Tatooine Traders at Hollywood Studios. I got the Vader mask in 1999, and then the Stormtrooper mask the following year. 

Now, with the Darth Vader mask I disposed of the packaging in Florida, and put the mask in my hand luggage. With the Stormtrooper mask I once again carried the mask in my hand luggage, and had the cunning idea of putting the packaging in my suitcase. Why I didn't think of that first time round I don't know. 🤦

Anyway, they've been sat on a shelf for a long while just gathering dust. Every so often I'll take them out and put them on - I tried to scare my kids in their early years, however, because they'd seen Star Wars very young (gotta start them early) they were not phased. In fact they just walked up to me, said something like "cool, can I have a go" whilst pulling the mask off my head!

Anyway, here they are. They're in cupboard gathering dust, but every so often I get them out, wipe off the dust and contemplate wearing them for trick-or-treaters on Halloween! 🎃

Star Wars Micromachine Vehicles

Micromachines Star Wars original trilogy vehicle sets 

 

Star Wars C-3PO's Exercise Book

C-3PO's purpose may be human-cyborg relations but he also makes a snazzy cover model for this 1977 Letraset Star Wars exercise book, especially set against the starry blue background.

This 24-page faint ruled exercise book has survived from my childhood. I say survived, but, well... there's not much of this book left. The pages are gone - it's just the cover remaining. But it's here, so this Threepio collectable gets documented on this blog.

I love the fact that on the back there are some "inter-galactic" translations of a handful of English words in to strange alien languages such as French, German and Italian!

On the inside of the cover there are some stickers - E.T. and Weetabix - I've even included a photo of these for your amusement (or your disgust, if you're a purist who can't stand the thought of a kid in the 70s spoiling this future collectors item). At least I had the foresight to keep this.

Is Uncle Owen interested in buying this collectors item?

Perhaps, if the back of the book had some bocce translations! Complete and good condition examples may fetch £25+. Not sure about the cover only. Sure, there's a value, but I wouldn't be sure on guessing. Funnily enough, the stickers inside may add to the value.

 

Values of Star Wars Collectables

So, What's your Star Wars stuff worth? What would you want for it? Gimme a ball-park to work in.

When I first started posting to this website I was just doing it for me. For posterity. I've got loads more to add when I get the time, but I wanted to keep it ticking over and wanted to add some relevance to anyone stumbling across the site.

So, I decided to start adding some comments on about item values. Now, I want to state, values can subjective. Ultimately, something is worth what someone wants to pay for it. We can get an idea of a rough ball-park value by monitoring eBay, auction sites, collector sites and various books on the subject. I've tried to do this when mentioning cost. But sometimes, there is little to go on, so a gut-feel "what I might consider selling it for" value may be mentioned. 

There are so many factors to take in to account, such as condition, scarcity, where you're selling, who is in the market for the item, trends, births/deaths/marriages, the economy, new Disney Star Wars properties, and just pure good/bad timing. Personally, if I sell on eBay I prefer to go for a "minimum I'd be okay with" with price rather than risk a 99p disaster sale. That's just me.

I'm no expert, so don't take it as gospel. Just another Star Wars collector, like you.

R2-D2 Pez Dispenser

Yes. It's an Artoo Pez dispenser.

There are a few different R2-D2 Pez dispensers over the years. Other Star Wars characters are available too, but I think it work best with an Artoo Detoo dispenser. It just look right. I know. I'm sticking my neck for that little droid.

Apparently there is one that plays the Star Wars theme music. If you're looking for that one, well, I don't think this is the droid Pez dispenser you're looking for. 😉

General McQuarrie

 Not much to say on this, other than it's a figure based on Star Wars concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie, putting him in an Empire Strikes Back rebel general's outfit. This is an unopened carded original action figure, which was released in 2007 as part of the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars.  The package includes a special collectors coin.