September 3rd, 2008
DCSWCC NOW FIVE YEARS OLD
A long time ago, in our nation’s capital region.
August 19, 2008 marked the fifth anniversary of The Washington DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club (DCSWCC). Back in the summer of 2003, Mike Kurtz
convened 18 local die-hard Star Wars collectors in a library basement.
DCSWCC is now one of the largest and most active Star Wars collecting clubs
in America, with over 110 members. The club meets monthly and holds special
events such as socials and “Roadshow” appraisal events throughout the year.
DCSWCC members have attended all major Star Wars events and held prominent
volunteer positions at JediCon in West Virginia, Celebration III in
Indianapolis, Celebration IV in Los Angeles, Celebration Europe in London,
and Celebration Japan in Tokyo.
Throughout the last five years, DCSWCC and its members have contributed
significantly to the Star Wars fandom and have supported children of the local communities. Mainly through sales of exclusive Lucasfilm-sanctioned
cloisonne lapel pins featuring Yoda, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett, DCSWCC has
raised over $14,000 for charities such as DC Children’s Hospital, The
Children’s Inn at NIH, the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Program, United
Mitochondrial Disease Fund, and the 501st’s Katie Johnson Fund. In
addition, members have donated countless canned goods and toys to local food
pantries and Toys for Tots campaigns.
DCSWCC’s latest charity pin drive is still underway, with less than 200 pins
remaining. You can help them reach their goal of $6000 — please visit http://store.dcswcc.org and order your pin now!
Happy belated birthday, DCSWCC!
For more information, visit the club’s website at http://www.dcswcc.org
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August 9th, 2008
The South membership spent a perfect summer day at the home of OSWCC President Mark Schnack on August 9th. There was great food, good conversation and a lot of Clone Wars merchandise for sale and show. Check out the photos here.
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August 8th, 2008
Hasbro just released the all new, extremely improved Falcon and customizer Peter Clute saw even more potential to improve it. More paint detail, motion and infrared sensors and some LED’s and it goes from pretty cool to darn near the real thing. (Shooting model, not the real real thing..)
Check it out over at Gizmodo.
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August 1st, 2008
Here’s another look at some custom steampunk figures from Sillof, this time around it’s Boba Fett and the bounty hunters as you’ve never seen them. Check them out over here. Courtesy of Gizmodo.
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July 15th, 2008
A big thanks to everyone who came out and made the 2008 Summer Social a big success! Folks from all over Ohio (and even Kentucky!) made the trip to Cincinnati for a great day of Star Wars fun. There was a great buy-sell-trade area, presentations from Kim Simmons and Scott Simmons about their involvement with the vintage line at Kenner, prizes, gaming, food, an auction, raffles, and more! There were even a few Imperials and Jedi sighted at the Social. We hope you enjoyed the day with us, we had an awesome time hosting it. Some of the photos are here with more to come.
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July 11th, 2008
Due to some last minute unforseen issues, we’ve had to change the location for tomorrow’s Summer Social. THE SOCIAL IS STILL ON - We are just changing the location due to facility issues.
The Social will NOW be held at the Oakley Masonic Temple in Cincinnati - the same place we held it in 2005. The temple is easy to get to off of Interstate 71, and is very close the old The Earth Collectible Toy Mall and other great “must see” attractions.
Oakley Masonic Temple
3515 Madison Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45209
Here is a Google Maps link to the location - which you can use to generate directions.
Note you must turn the corner south onto Ridge Ave., and then turn left into the edition on Orkley Lane. Take another immediate left onto Orkley Avenue, and follow down to Madison Park Ave. The Temple and the entrance to the parking lot will be right in front of you.
We apologize for this last-minute change of location. I full explanation of why will follow shortly. Thank you for your understanding.
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July 9th, 2008
Two more days until Summer Social XI is here! We’ve got over a hundred people that have pre-registered, and it’s looking like it’s going to be a great time! The social staff has been hard at work getting everything put together for THE OSWCC event of the year. This year’s Social is sure to be a great time as there will be lots to do including a jawa marketplace sales area, special VIP guests, games, a Star Wars minis tournament, tons of prizes, food and much more. Log into the forums at OSWCC.com and sign up to bring a food item since there’s plenty of room in the kitchen.
The schedule for the Summer Social this Saturday is as follows:
12:00 - 1:30 - Registration
1:00 - 6:00 - Buy, Sell, Trade in the Jawa Marketplace
1:00 - 5:00 - Food Service
1:30 - 2:00 - Lightsaber Demonstration
2:00 - 5:00 - Star Wars Minis Tournament
2:00 - 4:00 - shop.OSWCC.com Store is open
3:00 - 4:30 - Kenner/Hasbro Presentation
4:30 - 5:30 - Club Auction
5:30 - 6:00 - Club Presentation
If you’ve always wanted to check OSWCC out, or if you’ve been away for awhile, this is a great opportunity to see what the Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club is about. Guest admission is $5, kids are free.
Travel safely, and we’ll see you Saturday!
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June 26th, 2008
Coming soon to a Japanese retailer near…um…you? Wait… Well, hopefully we’ll be able to pick them up SOMEWHERE state-side. Until then, click on through for some official USB goodness from a familiar galaxy, far, far away.
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June 20th, 2008
#10188 Death Star™
Ages 12+. 3,803 pieces.
$399.99
Recreate the action and adventure of the Star Wars™ movies with the ultimate Death Star™ playset! This detailed battle station features an incredible array of minifigure-scale scenes and accessories from Episodes IV and VI. Its different decks include the Death Star control room, moving turbolaser turrets, hangar bay with TIE Advanced starfighter, tractor beam controls, Emperor’s throne room, detention block, Imperial conference room, droid maintenance facility, and the powerful Death Star superlaser, plus much more! Swing across the chasm with Luke and Leia, face danger in the crushing trash compactor, and duel with Darth Vader for the fate of the galaxy. With over 3,800 pieces, the Death Star measures 16” tall and 16½” wide when completed. Includes 25 Star Wars minifigures and droids!
Death Star is a LEGO Exclusive available for pre-order on www.LEGOshop.com starting July 1, 2008 and can be found in LEGO Brand Retail Stores starting September 1, 2008!
Includes the following 7 new and exclusive Star Wars minifigures and droids only found in this set!
Luke Skywalker™ (Stormtrooper outfit)
Han Solo™ (Stormtrooper outfit)
Death Star Trooper (x2)
Phlutdroid™
Interrogation Droid
Death Star Droid
Details courtesy of Gizmodo.com
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