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Great to read your little story and to hear you've got back into collecting. There's nothing like digging through a collection when you're not exactly sure what you've got

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Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:23 pm

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Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:00 pm

theforceuk wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:36 pm

No way the Temple of Doom is great!

Bits of it are. The rope bridge scene is iconic. The jumping out of a plane on a raft is ridiculous

Thats the best bit!!!! Was when I was 8 anyway.

"Fly, yes. Land, no..."

He was a good fella. I didn't know James personally but he was one of those chaps who would come up and say hello at events. I remember him from Farthest From. One of the lads

The film that means the most to me is ANH and then ROTJ. Even though everybody knows ESB is the best by far it wasn't a thing when I was really young. Never watched it until the late 80s Other than that I can't list them because I like or dislike different parts, not entire films. TPM for me has th...

The film that means the most to me is ANH and then ROTJ. Even though everybody knows ESB is the best by far it wasn't a thing when I was really young. Never watched it until the late 80s Other than that I can't list them because I like or dislike different parts, not entire films. TPM for me has the...

I love Solo. Can't say the same for the sequels. Solo just seems like a decent Star Wars movie with no stupid characters or sub plots

Well done. I've got a football 86 one I want to complete. Nothing brings back childhood memories quite like stickers

My gran made me a new bib for the Ugnaught. It was just as good as the original. She was s seamstress for the police at one point though.

Good question. Certainly not part of what is considered to be the full run of figures as far as I'm aware. The figures are probably so scarce they might even be considered less as 'figures' than even the Wampa or Taun Taun. As you mentioned they are perhaps more like the Trash monster. More of an od...

Nice job. I used to be into restoring cards and resealing. At one point I printed repair sections to cover torn bubble sections. Getting the scale right was a bugger. Still have a few of them.

Looks like you're going to have to open her up. Could be the switch that's at fault. Easy enough to test once you can get at it all

Try the simplest way first. Some lemon juice or one of the other suggested liquids on the contacts. If that doesn't work then maybe take it apart

This is the pride and joy of my collection. Both box and toy have seen better days. DB502C4F-2D98-49FB-AEBD-C9A6F03A6A00.jpegB161CC79-1268-45D4-8C87-C98B39699BF3.jpeg This was my Christmas present from 1982 or 83. I always remember on Christmas Eve, hearing the front door opening and my Dad going o...

Ha! Love it

Use an ear bud. It's like when you see art restorers working on a painting. Small steps