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Carbonite Collector I’ve created this page as a virtual diary to document my Star Wars Autograph collecting.

Star Wars Autographs are one of my main collecting focuses along with Action Figures & Gentle Giant Mini Busts.

Read the previous post beforehand re reading this one…Galaxys Edge - Trip to Batuu: Part 2As you leave the square where ...
05/08/2026

Read the previous post beforehand re reading this one…

Galaxys Edge - Trip to Batuu: Part 2

As you leave the square where the Falcon rests, pass under the arch you are now heading towards First Order territory.
As you round the corner into another large square, Kylo Ren’s command shuttle comes into view. If you check out the show schedule at certain times each day Kylo will disembark his shuttle along with a squad of first order troopers and walk between here and the Falcon, more great photo opportunities and an entertaining show.
There is a huge First Order merchandise shop to the left of the shuttle and a tunnel where other photo ops take place.
To the right of the shuttle on the right hand corner of the exit street is the Blue & Green milk stand if you fancy it🤮
As you exit the square to the right and travel down this street and under the arch there is a small courtyard with some droids. Next on the right is the Droid Depot merchandise shop and Build A Droid experience.
One thing I did not do was build a droid but I went in a took a good look around, for $140 it looks like another great activity for the money. A huge conveyor belt runs around the room with all the droid components travelling around for you to scavenge. Select your droid parts and build your droid.
The shop has some wonderful Collectables, mainly droid focussed here but there are more general items for sale.
Opposite Droid Depot is the exit to Toy Story Land but don’t leave yet!
The next set of buildings is Savi’s Build Your Own Lightsaber Workshop, I will post a separate review of this on another post.
Saving the best till last the final building on the other side of Savi’s Workshop is Dok-Ondars Den Of Antiquities which enter upon exiting Savi’s or from outside look for the sliding door.
Dok-Ondars is focused on Lightsabers, all the Kyber crystals, belt clips, lightsaber blades and carry bags you need to accessorise your build.
As well as accessories, Dok has the largest selection of Legacy sabers anywhere in Disney. Legacy sabers are the sabers of all the known characters from Star Wars, from Luke to Yoda, Mace Windu, Vader, Kylo, so many to choose from. They come in a storage case but you have to buy blades separately. Legacy blades cost anywhere between $160 and $275 with Ltd Edition box sets costing more. (If lightsabers are your thing they also stock them at the Trading Post in Disney Springs and if you are really lucky like me you may find one at one of the Disney Character Warehouses at the outlets for around $60.)
Take your time to admire all the weaponry adorning the walls of Dok- Ondars and have a chat with Dok himself in the cage in the corner.
Finally there is what appears to be a speeder storage yard or garage on your way back around, some really nice detail in here.
At this point I think I have covered my journey around Black Spire Outpost, such a wonderful first time experience for me and I can’t wait to return.
Please let me know your experiences or anything I missed in the comments.

I recently visited Galaxys Edge for the first time and I was amazed by just how amazing it is so there will be a string ...
05/08/2026

I recently visited Galaxys Edge for the first time and I was amazed by just how amazing it is so there will be a string of posts and reviews of my experiences….,,,

Galaxys Edge - Trip To Batuu: Part 1

Prior to entering Galaxys Edge in Hollywood Studios you will find the original Star Wars themed area of the Star Tours ride. A full size At-At and an Ewok village along with Tatooine Traders, one of the larger merchandise stores.
Under the Ewok village there are regular meet and greets with Lord Vader himself with a professional photographer on hand to capture the moment.
As you walk past Star Tours and proceed down Grand Avenue you approach a large tunnel and this is the main entrance to Galaxys Edge. As you travel through this tunnel the theming immediately starts, I first noticed the litter bins with their Aurebesh lettering and weathered design. The next thing I see is a coca-cola stand that looks like a droid unit.
As the land opens up the Rise of the Resistance ride entrance is on the left, there is a full size A-wing fighter over to the right and a full size x-wing directly ahead.
Between the ROTR ride and the x-wing there are a few street stalls with some unique merchandise that you won’t find in the main stores so take a look.
As you move past this first main expanse follow the path around to the left past some large blast doors where you will find the Mandalorian doing regular meet and greets.
You can then walk through the Black Spire Outpost Marketplace where some of the best shops are located. The theming in this area is superb and you really feel immersed. If you want trinkets, clothing or to take home a creature or two, this is the place for you. Shops include the Toydarian Toymaker, Creature Stall, Blackspire Outfitters and Jewels of Bith.
On the other side of the market there is a large turret room with a modified pod racer engine at its centre, operated by an 8-D8 droid. Ronto Roasters food outlet is located here, famous for its Ronto Wrap, you must try one of these. If you buy a beverage here you can buy a Bantha sipper for $19, a really nice collectable for a small sum of money.
As you leave this area you will instantly have an elevated view of the outpost and the Falcon.
Drop down into the square and make the most of the Falcon photos, so many great photo opportunities here. There are usually a number of Disney photographers in the square, make the most of the photo pass if you have it, the pro shots in front of the Falcon look awesome. The view of the Falcon with the outpost and rock outcrop behind it is sensational from here. You are unlikely to get photos by the Falcon without other people in the frame unless you get there real early.
To the left of the Falcon is the entrance to the Smugglers Run ride. Over in the far right hand corner of the square is where photo shoots with Chewie take place. Be aware that staff are not permitted to ask other travellers to move if they are sat in the background of your photo but you can ask them politely yourself, tends to spoil some lovely photos if your not careful.
As you leave the square under the arch you are heading towards First Order territory but before that you pass Olgas Cantina. A trip to the cantina is a must and see my review in another post.
The second half of the Trip to Batuu is in the Part 2 post……

Brian Johnson 1939 - 2026Very sad news about the recent passing of Brian Johnson the British award winning special and ...
16/06/2026

Brian Johnson 1939 - 2026

Very sad news about the recent passing of Brian Johnson the British award winning special and visual effects designer and director who for over 40 years provided his services to a multitude of film and television productions. I only met Brian the one time at Echo Base Live in 2018, it was a pleasure to meet him in person and add his autograph to my collection.

Brian won an Oscar for special visual effects for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back & Alien, and won a BAFTA for Aliens. A truly great British artist, rest in peace.

MCM Comic Con London was a hive of scum and villainy on the Saturday. It was an extremely hot day in London and the even...
25/05/2026

MCM Comic Con London was a hive of scum and villainy on the Saturday. It was an extremely hot day in London and the event was packed.
I was only attending for a single guest this year, K-2SO himself Alan Tudyk. I had previously met Alan back when Rogue one came out and had a table photo signed, this time I had a lovely Topps 8x10” and my Andor season 2 poster.
There were an array of Clone Wars voice actors also attending, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor & Dee Bradley Baker but no budget for those guys at this time🙁
I got to the event at Midday and Alan was on lunch till 2.20pm, so I had a wonder around.
I noticed the queue building at about 1pm and so decided to join.
I got to the front of the line at 4pm, three hours standing in line in the heat, ready to pass out!
When I got to the table Alan had an awesome team of people with him, handing my items and pinpointing placement and pen colour. I shook Alan’s hand and had a brief chat and he started to sign my Topps photo, I had requested a quote “I find that answer vague and unconvincing”.
At this point there was a small disaster, the paint pen pooled paint out onto the photo!
Not a problem I hear, the lady next to him (possibly his wife) removed the spill with tissue and hand sanitiser, perfect to start again.
Alan completed the quote beautifully along with my Andor poster and a R1 poster for a friend.
A long wait but a lovely meet and greet with 3 very nice autographed pieces completed.

LIVERPOOL COMIC CON & STAR WARS FUN FAN DAY EVENTS REVIEW:It’s been a busy month so I’m only just getting round to revie...
19/05/2026

LIVERPOOL COMIC CON & STAR WARS FUN FAN DAY EVENTS REVIEW:
It’s been a busy month so I’m only just getting round to reviewing my amazing weekend a couple of weeks ago. My annual trip north to my two con weekend did not disappoint.
This year I only required one Liverpool guest following Venessa Marshall’s cancellation. Tiya Sircar the voice actress of Ghost crew member Sabine Wren from the Rebels animated show was my only target. I had two 8x10” Official Pix photos and a mini poster with Steve Blum & Taylor Gray’s signatures already in place. As you can see from the images I also requested a quote which came out beautifully, I did unfortunately get charged an additional £20 for the quote but really pleased with the result. Tiya was very pleasant to meet, I would have loved a selfie but I was unwilling to pay £50 for that pleasure.
We left Liverpool and headed to Blackburn for the SWFFD meal with the stars,
“A night at Canto Bight”. This is my favourite annual Star Wars social event. Every year I have the pleasure of spending an evening with all my Star Wars friends/family, eating, drinking all whilst raising money for a great charity. This year’s event was a massive success with the amount raised being an amazing £12,011.25 for East Lancashire Hospice. This year the celebrity at our table was Andor season two actor Alex Waldman who portrayed Lieutenant Krole. Alex was great in Andor and had a very challenging scene which was the first of its kind in Star Wars, Alex had a good chat with all of us at the table.
The silent auction this year had some truly amazing items, Brian Herring & Dave Chapman had donated some Cast & Crew items and they were truly unique items and drew some considerable interest and raised a good amount for the charity. The meal was lovely as always and was followed this year by the opportunity to experience casino tables like those at Canto Bight, very enjoyable. Some lucky individuals won some fantastic prizes in the auction and raffle with some really amazing items up for grabs.
A great evening spent with great people.
We were up early on May the 4th in order to queue up outside the SWFFD event and take photos with all the costume characters parading outside.
This year’s event was for the first time spread evenly over two rooms, with guests in both.
My tick list of guests to obtain autographs from this year totalled 6. Most of my autograph interactions were from Andor actors: Anton Valensi, Alex Waldman, Richard Dillane and Dave Chapman. All these guests signed 8x10” photos and most added quotes upon request. The only original Trilogy guest I acquired was Mike Carter - Bib Fortuna, I added him to my Return Of The Jedi quad poster using gold paint pen.
I finished up the day looking around the many stalls filled with Star Wars merch and picked up a SWFFD patch for my collection.

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