…let’s go turn it off and find out if it’s spooky to investigate our Star Wars museum at night! Continue reading “That strange light keeps turning on in the museum…”
The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: LEGO Deep Dive
Being a docent at Rancho Obi-Wan has never felt like a job. Sure, I might get asked to lift some boxes, dust a little bit, maybe even vacuum from time to time. But I’m also allowed to navigate people through the biggest Star Wars collection in the galaxy. I get to watch people reclaim their youth by showing them a vintage Kenner figure or having them check out an old-school View Master. And I’m also allowed to talk about one of my passions…LEGO. So, when Anne asked me to take a group of LEGO Star Wars (LSW) fans on a Deep Dive tour of Steve’s LEGO collection, I knew it was going to take some time prepare, but this wasn’t work, this was a dream.
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Behind the Scenes: Celebration Helmet Exhibit Creation
When we came up with the concept for a “wall of helmets” we didn’t know exactly how to pull it off. I knew that our exhibit booth was made of slat-wall and I knew there existed hangers for baseball caps, but those hangers weren’t long enough or tall enough and what if the weight of the helmets brought the wall down!?
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Happenings: May the 4th at Super 7
On May the 4th, 2013 Rancho Obi-Wan had a table at the San Francisco based Super 7 store. Super 7 is lead by our friend Brian Flynn and at that time was a small store in The Haight. “May the 4th” was just gaining traction as an unofficial “Star Wars Day” driven by fans. It wouldn’t be until several years later that the media and Lucasfilm would jump on board.
Inspired by the Force: A Rare Spiral Photo Book
One of the ultimate collectibles from the original 1977 Star Wars is this precious Photo Book that was organized by producer Gary Kurtz and given to members of the cast and crew. These still come up for private sale and auctions as veterans of the film decide to part with them.
See below for the whole story and a few scans of the pages within.
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Scouting the Galaxy with Steve Sansweet
In this edition of Scouting the Galaxy, Steve answers the following questions in the video below:
- If you could make one change in the Star Wars universe, what would it be?
- If there was a fire and you could only grab one item, size and weight aside, which would it be?
- Is your collection open for viewing by the public?
- What is the thing that was the rarest and hardest to get?
Never tell me the odds…2069
The odds are 2069 to 1!
Here are the random photos from our database associated with this number. See below for their explanations.
The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: One of Steve’s Faves
In the video below Steve talks about one of his newest favorite collectibles. They’re from Japan, but they’re not the Bearbricks shown above (although the bears are incredibly kawaii).
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Behind the Scenes: Library Before/After
The library at Rancho Obi-Wan is a favorite place for many. It started with the original novelization, then other stories. There are coloring books, guides, audio books, music, cook books, biographies, programs, scripts, trivia books, yearbooks and so, so much more. Below is just a little glimpse of the library’s evolution between 1998 and today.
Happenings: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016
The first Silicon Valley Comic Con (now SiliCon with Adam Savage) was March 18–20, 2016 in San Jose, California. Rancho Obi-Wan had an exhibit of almost 300 items featuring electronics and computers, favorite toys and, as always, fan art.
Read more of the story and browse the photos below.
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