I currently have approximately 250 items if I include all Kenner toys, action figures, buttons, books, model kits, etc. I began collecting shortly after introducing my son to the original trilogy. It really sparked my interest in Star Wars all over again. I began with a few vintage action figures and ships---items I had when I was a child and dearly missed.

I was five years old when my father took me to the old downtown theatre here in Calgary to see the movie. His coworkers were all talking about it at work—how amazing the movie was and all the special effects, etc. Even from that young age, my memory of watching the movie is vivid. To a child in the 1970’s, keeping in mind all the movies we had seen up to that date, Star Wars was unbelievably mind-blowing.

My Roman Ceramics R2-D2 coin bank, made in 1977, is probably my most prized item. They can be hard to find and usually command quite a high price on Ebay, for example.

Aside from its rarity, I find it to be a very visually stunning piece of 1970’s Star Wars memorabilia.

Hands down, it would be the Tantive IV, otherwise known as Princess Leia’s Blockade Runner spaceship. We see this in the opening scene of A New Hope. Although several small-scale ships have been made, I feel a large one to accommodate the action figures would be a really desirable item. Although it would have to be large, I believe the market is there with the collectors to make this a viable project, should it ever be considered by Hasbro.

Definitely Jedi. I feel several key Jedi beliefs are strikingly similar to many of my own spiritual philosophies pertaining to us here on earth at present.

If it was possible to create and use a force power, I would choose the ability to materialize something out of nothing. I would materialize a new Ford Mustang in my driveway, among other things!