The Star Wars Collectors Archive Podcast

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 Game Ever! TABLE OF CONTENTS: 05:36 – Robot Chicken Clip 07:03 – Script Flip 13:22 – Skye-Ku 15:41- Space Freak of the Week Explanation 17:20 Mattias talks about His ERG Focus 19:20 A vintage blueprint for ERG “Lance” 23:25 – Reference Photo 29:31 – Brown Cape ERG First Shot 32:31 – Carded Sample ERG 34:10 –Swedish Emperor Event (Blog Log) 40:50- Nugget From the Archive (ERG POTF Design) Mock-Up 50:28 - Unloved Items (ERG Ephemera) 1:00:23 Hockey Style Market Watch Game 01:15:15 ERG Bootleg Bonanza 01:22:10 Space Freak of the Week 1: Dallas Ewen 1:38:17 Space Freak of the Week 2: Mark Sanders 1:56:15 Phantom Shadow dedication and Outro

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 and collecting habits. All this plus absolutely nothing else on the 80th 'Chive Cast.

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 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.

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 display market watch with Pete himself. All this plus Nikki Minaj on an emotional ‘Chive Chast 78!

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 brother about Luke Jedi and Boston vintage theater memories. All this plus a lot of talk about the good, the bad and the sexist on FaceBook on the 77th Vintage pod.

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 interviews and sound taken from the 4 day international collector’s event. Its an episode with all the usual content in completely mixed up order, because ‘chive cast content can neither be created nor destroyed!

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 knock-down-throw-down market watch game, a bunch of haikus, unloved Switcheroos, room sales, peeping tom droids, first-shots, mock-ups, Diet Pepsi holders and two performances from the Kenner Vintage Commercial Players. One last episode before the onslaught of Return of the Jedi characters start their reign on the Vintage Pod.

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 favorite items from Ronderlay. Stay tuned through the feedback, which is surprisingly interesting this month and filled with information. Its all on the 72nd Vintage Pod from the Star Wars Collectors Archie Podcast!

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 Ewok Hut and the weird new Yoda. All this and a little too much music on the 71st ‘Chive Cast Vintage Pod!

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 Georgoulias joins to discuss a few of hot topics in the hobby today: the klimko sales, the resurgence of Blue Harvest and the Mailer Sampler Fett. Come celebrate the beginning of the 7th year of ‘Chive Casting on the 70th Vintage Pod.

Luke has finally been found again in this long lost Luke Hoth ‘Chive Cast which was originally recorded almost a year ago. Join Skye and Steve as they chat with Isaac Lew and Will Grief about the anatomy of a find “in the wild” while simultaneously making fun of the term “in the wild.” They all talk about 1986 price guides, Japanese teapots and Canadian cereal promotions and have all the usual features. Plus Force Awakens bizarre theories and big revelations about 41-Backs! This is a Vintage Pod that only smells bad on the outside!