The podcast starts in sombre mood this month as after a brief intro about accessories, we remember our friend Craig Spivey, and celebrate the many and varied things that he brought to the world of Star Wars collecting.

We’re talking Star Wars tourism this month, as the two Andy’s look back on their recent holiday to Hoth, Rich looks forward to touring Tatooine, and our special interview guest Matt Booker talks about the many Star Wars locations that you can visit in Britain, and beyond. Matt also brings us up to date on childhood collecting, his Boba Fettish, his shop, and much more.

In the intro section the lads talk about their own finds from the Star Wars galaxy, and some wonderful new acquisitions from Russia, Greece, Australia and the USA. Spoons gets quizzical, and Action Vehicle Face-Off comes up with a surprising victor.

Rebel Briefings finds us eager for Echo Live, forcing Fawcett on first shots, early birds and seven packs, and more.

Licensee this month is Touchline as we answer that burning question of how many coins can fit in a money bag - or is it a purse, module or container? You’ll Smile when you find out.

Plenty of bluff and banter besides, you can find the podcast in all the usual places:

After the team’s discussion on the recent find of Peach Fett and his pre-production mates, our special interview guest this month is Neil Donnelly, who unearthed these fascinating pieces. Neil takes us through the story, answers the lads’ questions from last month, and talks about his love for all things Star Wars.

Otherwise, with the New Year upon us and the podcast entering its 10th year, the boys ponder on how they might start as new collectors in 2024. What would they focus on, and what to look out for?

The Intro section is busy as ever with talk of new acquisitions, a truly vintage quiz from Pete, and fantastic finds ranging from a German action figure display, to hairdryer packaging.

The Action Vehicle Face-Off sees two All Terrain vehicles take on a pair of mini rigs. Who comes out victorious? You’ll have to listen to find out!

In Rebel Briefings, the team looks at stories including a lost Leia, the return of an old friend, drama on the radio, and comic grading capers. Licensee this month comes from Brazil, as we take a deep dive into Glasslite, and try not to mention Vlix too much.

All this and the usual stuff and nonsense - catch the podcast now, on your app of choice.

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. 

 

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.

Nerds? Nerds you say, on the Vintage Rebellion Podcast? Surely some mistake! But yes listeners, this month we open our doors to the lovely David Jackson from Nerd Matters, as our main interview guest. Pete chats about buttons, badges, pins and patches from the galaxy far, far away.

The lads are in maudlin mood as they discuss what might happen to their collections when they’re gone, and then shed a tear for the very last Action Figure Face-Off - who will claim the final victory?

Andy Norton takes us back to school with a GCSE inspired quiz, and we hear about some great acquisitions - and re-acquisitions.

It’s a busy Rebel Briefings as the team asks about Ahsoka, calls out a colourful Facebook group, considers conventions at Echo (past) and Farthest From (future), finds about about Faucourt’s French figures folio, and covers TVR competitions. There’s a brand new prize on offer, a fantastic light-up figure stand from Mark Sinclair aka Oldie Yoda - listen in for a chance to win.

Licensee this month is Stuart Hall - no, not that one - as we take a canter through notebooks, exercise books, sketch books, portfolios and the like. All this and more, with lots of craic and banter along the way, look out for the podcast in all the usual places.

We are back after a bit of a break due to holidays and the such. Plus we had to wait for Jason to get through customs after he was detained trying to smuggle acres of Canadian cardboard in his luggage and down his britches.

Our feature this month is The Nelvana Reunion panel featuring John Celestri, Larry Jacobs, and Brian Lemay and they talk about their experiences working on the Holiday Special, Droids, and Ewoks cartoons! The panel took place at ‘May the North be with You’ in Toronto on August 5th - Thanks to Chris Porteous.

Action figure face-off is nearing its conclusion as Andy Preston defends Dengar, Andy Norton loves Luke Jedi, Jason Smith wonders over Warok and Peter Davis delights over the Death Star Droid. Richard Hutchinson has an impossible job trying to choose the winner. 

Rebel Briefings is jam packed with wondrous tales of collecting, Richard interviews Tom Scaife & others regarding a Pre-production find in the USA, the mystery of Willrow Hood is finally revealed and so much more Star Wars collecting goodness is discussed.

The licencee section finishes it all off looking at Fundimensions and their small but perfectly formed releases. 

Star Wars Academy Award winner Roger Christian joins Chris Porteous and Andy 'Spoons' Norton to chat Star Wars set decoration, Alien and the life of Brian.

The hosts try to put together a 'Top 5 of Toys we should maybe talk more about '. Do you agree with their choices and suggestions? Spoons shares a revelation recently discovered about an action figure that might make the list.

In the four way Action Figure Face-off Andy Preston hops in an AT-AT to defend its Driver,  Andy 'Spoons' Norton joins the Death Squad to see if its Commander is worthy, Jason goes with the Commander of the Rebels and Pete hops down to Jabba's Dungeon to get familiar with the most handsome of Action Figures - The Rancor Keeper.

There's much more tomfoolery and hijinks japery in a huge Rebel Briefings section, and the licensee section has us focusing on Sigma - a favourite of everyone, but do we own much of it between us?

There's also a chance to win one of Paleetoys Death Star Detention Block playsets, for a competition prize.  These sets are available now from Paleetoys (Lee Gregory) on Facebook, they’re made in the vintage style like the Cantina or Land of the Jawas, and they make a great display base for figures.

To have a chance of winning this excellent prize, what we’re asking you to do is to go outside and enjoy this lovely weather we’re having - and take your camera and your action figures!  We want to see action figures photographed in an interesting outdoor environment.  It could be urban or rural, it doesn’t matter, but what we’re looking for is a bit of artistic flair and invention.  You could go for humour, movie accuracy, a single figure or a whole battle scene.  The winner will be the one photo that we as a team collectively enjoy the most. 

Send in your entries to us via Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or email, to reach us by Sunday 23rd July. The winner will be announced next month!

 

 

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.

Join us for a one-off special recorded in front of a live studio audience at Star Wars Celebration on the Holonet Stage! Lots of chat about vintage collecting, a 40th anniversary look back at Jedi, and the legend that is Duncan Jenkins joins us a special guest to discuss his favourite five odd ball items - number one is truly a one-off. Of course there is all the usual fun and banter, a one off action vehicle face off and an audience quiz. If that doesn’t tempt you we come in at a less than 90 minutes - was this really TVR?

Thanks to Mark Airey from Blue Harvest Toys for providing video of the event. Check out his channel for more celebration coverage! https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueHarvestVintageToys

 

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.   

 

 

This month’s episode is a little late as the festivities from episode 100 went on late into the night, then the next day, week, month etc. The lads finally picked themselves up and soldiered on bravely recounting their Christmas Star Wars 'gifts': the good, the bad, and the ugly. There’s also a bumper edition of new acquisitions, covering two months worth of collecting tat.

The intro section rounds off with a hard fought Action Figure Face-Off - will Rich let the Wookiee win? - and a knockout quiz from Spoons.

The team discusses some fabulous finds from around the collecting community, and Rebel Briefings brings news of delectable displays, French fancies, Taiwan test samples, catching up on conventions, and Toy Shop tour talking.

Our main interview guest is Jeremy Maxwell, who tells Rich all about his amazing collection of action figures, Droids and Ewoks runs, autographs, and other great items.

The episode rounds off with this month’s licensee Domark, and the team’s memories of the early days of computer gaming, in which Jason goes a bit Manic.

Look forward to all the usual stuff and nonsense throughout!