TK-7785
Jedi Master
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- Mar 16, 2017
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My girlfriend and I just took and amazing trip to Northern California and Oregon and I obviously had to make the trip to Rancho Obi-Wan and make a visit to the Redwoods where I hoped to track down one of the filming locations for Endor in Return Of The Jedi, the Speeder Bike chase backplate footage shot by Dennis Muren and crew at Owen Cheatham Grove about 45 mins south east of Eureka, CA.
Firstly, Rancho Obi-Wan. Wow! If you have the chance to go you really should. What is on display is just a fraction of Steve Sansweet's collection. It is jaw dropping, impressive, inspiring and I'll admit...a little envious. :wink: The volunteers giving the tour were great with a fantastic knowledge and really engaging. The tour was far more hands on than you'd expect for both a valuable collection and a private one at that. It speaks volumes to Steve's love of Star Wars, his passion for the collectables and his desire to share this with the fan community. The chap even made an appearance to have a chat with us and I managed to get my copy of Tomart's Price Guide To Worldwide Star Wars Collectables, which I've had since '94 and is very well thumbed and still referenced today, signed by the lovely man himself. He was a little surprised to see a copy after all these years. I took a number of photos but will just show a few to give a taste as I wouldn't want to spoil the experience for anyone. But in all honesty, I'm not sure that's possible!
Firstly, Rancho Obi-Wan. Wow! If you have the chance to go you really should. What is on display is just a fraction of Steve Sansweet's collection. It is jaw dropping, impressive, inspiring and I'll admit...a little envious. :wink: The volunteers giving the tour were great with a fantastic knowledge and really engaging. The tour was far more hands on than you'd expect for both a valuable collection and a private one at that. It speaks volumes to Steve's love of Star Wars, his passion for the collectables and his desire to share this with the fan community. The chap even made an appearance to have a chat with us and I managed to get my copy of Tomart's Price Guide To Worldwide Star Wars Collectables, which I've had since '94 and is very well thumbed and still referenced today, signed by the lovely man himself. He was a little surprised to see a copy after all these years. I took a number of photos but will just show a few to give a taste as I wouldn't want to spoil the experience for anyone. But in all honesty, I'm not sure that's possible!