We recently ran a photo competition on our blog’s Facebook’s page. All you had to do to win these four Cantina Alien figures (pictured below) was to post a photo on the page of yourself as a child with a vintage Star Wars collectible.
We had entries from all over the United States, Britain and Canada. Some seriously fantastic photos and I want to sincerely thank everyone for taking the time to share their childhood memories. This really is what vintage Star Wars is all about and these photos took me back to my own time as a kid, especially Christmas, when it was certain I’d be getting Star Wars figures.
I know a lot collectors who entered have amazing collections so it was nice to see them enter. I’m posting all of the entries in this article so If anyone would like me to remove their photo, please let me know!
Now unfortunately only one entry could win the Cantina Alien Crew but of course that doesn’t mean there was only one winner. Every entry was special and will remain on the blog. My wife absolutely tore her hair out trying to choose a winner and that’s why it took her a few days. She changed her mind about the winner several times and at one point even said “How can I say no to a kid?” She’s right, when I was looking at the photos I was not thinking of the men you have all become, rather it was these cute little kids who had entered the competition and it is these kids we would have to turn down! She did eventually choose a winner. As it was such a tight decision I decided to award a second prize. But then my wife couldn’t split the runner up from four different photos! So I’m going to send each runner up a random figure from these four guys below. .
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
First up let’s present the honourable mentions. Unfortunately no prizes for them but great photos all the same!
SECOND PRIZES
Jad Bean and his awesome Christmas pic! How stoked does he look to score that Ewok Village. Who wouldn’t be! But I bet it’s not MISB anymore….Well done Jad!
Carl Nordstrom and his ripping Millennium Falcon. It doesn’t get more iconic than that for us vintage collectors. And seriously Carl was ahead of his time with that cool get up – hipster specs and the suave turtle neck. Top stuff Carl!
Shane Sayers and his fantastic ‘then’ and ‘now’ photos. Just rad. How many of us can say that we still have their old SW toys from back in the day? Not many I’m guessing. Congratulations Shane!
The final runner up is Craig Spivey. What a photo! It has everything – the Death Star, an x-wing and the old Christmas tree in the background. Love that Craig is all dressed up in a tie for Christmas day! Nice work Craig!
Can all the second place winners please contact me on the blog or the Facebook page and send through their addresses. I’ll send the figures off this week.
AND THE WINNER IS…………………
Okay this is the really difficult part…..Firstly I don’t want to further stoke the winner’s ego as it’s a little overinflated as it is. Secondly, we are actually friends so it may be perceived that I’m being biased. Well that’s why I didn’t choose the winners myself.
So here it is! Alexander Magraw and his Gammorean Guard mask! It took me a while to realise he was actually wearing a mask of course….
In the background there’s also a boxed Taun Taun and a carded Bespin Guard. And to top things off there’s also Alex’s Luke Bespin, which he still has to this day. What makes this even more special is that Alex is pretty much the hobby’s number one expert on this figure so it was this day that kicked that passion off. Thanks Alex and an even bigger thank you from me for covering up your face in this photo. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Thanks again to everyone who got involved. There will be more competitions in the future so there’s always next time!