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In this edition of Scouting the Galaxy, Steve answers the following questions in the video below:
…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…”
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.
Continue reading “The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: LEGO Deep Dive”
Continue reading “Behind the Scenes: Celebration Helmet Exhibit Creation”
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.
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.
Continue reading “Inspired by the Force: A Rare Spiral Photo Book”
In this edition of Scouting the Galaxy, Steve answers the following questions in the video below:
The odds are 2069 to 1!
Here are the random photos from our database associated with this number. See below for their explanations.
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).
Continue reading “The Rancho Obi-Wan Experience: One of Steve’s Faves”
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.