In this edition of Scouting the Galaxy, Steve answers the following questions in the video below:
- What is your favorite character?
- How do your keep your items clean?
The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: Poster Deep Dive Tour
A series of tours we started in 2019 was called a “Deep Dive”. It delved into more detail on certain subjects and included dinner and drinks. One tour was focused on Posters.
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Behind the Scenes: Kenner Deep Dive Tour
On 11/2/2019 Rancho Docent Dwayne Smith and collector Mark Huber led a tour taking a deep dive into vintage Kenner collectibles.
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Inspired by the Force: A Photo Technique
When Alex Ivanov photographed some of the collection for Star Wars: 1000 collectibles he used some interesting techniques…
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Never tell me the odds…9019
The odds are 9019 to 1! Here are the random photos from our database associated with this number. See below for their explanations.
Scouting the Galaxy with Steve Sansweet
In this edition of Scouting the Galaxy, Steve answers the following questions in the video below:
- How long have you been collecting?
- How old were you when you started collecting?
The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: Japanese Collectibles
Some of our favorite collectibles come from Japan. Many of the items are a unique mash-up of the Japanese culture and Star Wars imagery. The collection at Rancho Obi-Wan has items from Japan starting in 1978 to today.
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Behind the Scenes: Jawa Sandcrawler Tread
By Michael McMaster
In early 2014 the R2 Builders Club began planning the photo op for the 2015 Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. The original concept was a ten foot wide Sandcrawler tread section, with a few droids placed in front of it. I began welding the internal steel structure in the fall of 2014. The idea was to create the center of the Sandcrawler, where the large droid “suction tube” was located. By late December of 2014, I decided to go ahead and build one entire tread section, which was to scale with the original prop and stood 12 feet tall and 36 feet long.
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Inspired by the Force: A Box Opening
Steve opens some packages. What varied and interesting things does Steve get in the mail?
Never tell me the odds…0212
The odds are 0212 to 1! Here are the random photos from our database associated with this number. See below for their explanations.