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**The Sandcrawler: Star Wars Collectors’ Show**

We like Star Wars stuff! Hosted by Dengar Dan and Mike Tarkin, the Sandcrawler is a Star Wars collecting show hosted by two Star Wars action figure collectors, one from Massachusetts and one from Ontario, Canada with a focus on Star Wars action figures, collectors and their collections. A nearly 20 year difference in age between the hosts, Dan Lizotte (@DengarDan) and Mike MacDonald (@Mike Tarkin) provides a large scope of opinions about Star Wars collecting.

Latest Episodes:

The Sandcrawler #53 - Collector's Spotlight With Star Wars Author Adam Bray Jun 09, 2018

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Episode #53 - Collector's Spotlight With Star Wars Author Adam Bray

SPOILERS FOR SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY IN TVIS EPISODE!!

Last episode we talked about Solo: A Star Wars Story, complete with any and all spoilers. This week we continue to discuss the film so be warned!! If you haven't seen Solo: A Star Wars Story yet, don't listen to this episode until you do!

We discuss some of the controversy surrounding the latest Star Wars movie but stay on the light side and feature comments from some of our listeners. Thanks to everyone that sent in emails and for the first time on The Sandcrawler, VOICE MAIL! It was really great to hear what you've had to say about Solo, so feel free to send your remarks our way!

We discuss upcoming action figure releases for Solo and what we're hoping to see down the road. We also briefly talk about our early plans for Star Wars Celebration in Chicago next year.

We are very happy to welcome Star Wars author Adam Bray to our Collector's Spotlight this week, it's been a long time since we last featured a collector and we have a pretty great discussion about collecting and we even side tracked into the early days of Star Wars fandom on the internet.

If you're new to The Sandcrawler, we'd like to say "WELCOME. THANKS FOR GIVING US A LISTEN!" If you'd like to know more about the show, head over to TheSandcrawler.net and click on the "about" link,

We opened a new page on the site called, Play Outside where we will feature some of our outdoor Star Wars figure photography. Our hope is to make this as popular a page as our Collector's Spotlight page so feel free to send along some photos of your toys in the wild.

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The Sandcrawler #52 - Solo A Star Wars Story Reaction Show May 27, 2018

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THE SANDCRAWLER EPISODE 52: SOLO A STAR WARS STORY REACTION SHOW

Dan and Mac both saw Solo: A Star Wars Story on opening night and raced home in under 12 parsecs to record their initial thoughts on the latest entry into Star Wars movies!

Short take? We loved it!

Join us for a fun discussion as we geek out about that big reveal, Beckett and his crew, and of course the first meeting of the scoundrel and the Wookiee!

Big, big thanks to Kendall Schroeder for his awesome Duran Duran/Rio Durante album mashup!

It's a fun, fun image that even caught the attention of Solo director, Ron Howard!

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The Sandcrawler #51 - Porg In A Bottle May 09, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #51: Porg In A Bottle

May the Fourth weekend has wrapped up without any major announcements but we still have a lot of Star Wars collecting to talk about!

Solo: A Star Wars Story pre-sale tickets are up and this just might turn into our favourite Star Wars movie yet.

We speculate about Star Wars: Resistance and discuss what it could mean for collectors. We also sort of wrap up our thoughts on Star Wars Rebels, you know, months after it ended.

Mac has slowly begun picking up The Vintage Collection 2 figures and Dan has a new favourite Power of the Force piece. Oh and some figures he said he wasn't going to collect.

Speaking of Power of the Force, we move on to Wave 3 and a great memory of Dan's Yoda figure he had as a kid.

Thanks to Rob Williams and Jamie Guida for the fun emails and big thanks to Justin Morgan for the incredibly generous gifts!

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The Sandcrawler #50 - Tarkin's Knee Holes Apr 21, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #50: Tarkin's Knee Holes

We hit a milestone, talk about the feast or famine that was Solo Weekend and review Wave 2 of the Power of the Force!

Welcome to our 50th episode of Star Wars action figure therapy! Thank you to all our listeners that have hopped on board the Sandcrawler Express since the Fall of 2016!

Last weekend saw the release of Solo:A Star Wars Story merchandise and the guys have different stories about how it went down. Did you get a lot of Solo merch? Tag us on Twitter(@sandcrawlercast) and let us know! Head to our website for a look at what we saw when we hit our local stores.

We finally get back to doing a segment of I Wanted Everyhing where we talk about new finds including some surprising ones from Mac and Dan's 10 inch Funko POP Porg!

In our second look at the Power of the Force action figure line we discuss Wave 2, a small wave with some big characters.

Thanks to everyone who has sent us photos of their Power of the Force collections! You can see those photos here. If you'd like to display your Power of the Force collection too, send photos to Sandcrawler@Retrozap.com

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

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The Sandcrawler #49 - Han Solo Is Pancake Driven Apr 14, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #49: Han Solo Is Pancake Driven

With a new trailer and new toys hitting shelves Mac and Dan are in a Solo mood!

Recorded on Wednesday April 11, 2018, on this week's show we take a look at the aliens revealed in the Denny's commercial and discuss which one's we would like to see in toy form. Funko has the jump on a lot of these new characters and we discuss.

Along with Funko's awesome offerings StarWars.com revealed a ton of Solo related merchandise and even though we have sworn to stick to our collecting focuses we'll probably break our own rules yet again.

We take a look at the Solo trailer and geek out about what could be the most fun Star Wars movie yet!

Check out some of the names of new ships and weapons via Yakface.com.

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

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twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

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The Sandcrawler #48: The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created Mar 28, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #48: The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created———————————————

This week we begin a series that we are simply calling, "The Greatest Action Figure Line Ever Created ." What is that line? The Power of the Force line that launched in 1995.

The first modern Star Wars action figure line, still a part of Kenner, was the line that turned a nine year old Dan and at the same time, a twenty seven year old Mac into Star Wars collecting fanatics. It's time to give it it's due and over the next several shows we'll be looking at this line, one wave at a time.

We want to see your favourite Power of the Force figures! Email them to sandcrawler @retrozap.com or tweet at us via @sandcrawlercast.

We also take a look at Haslab's images of the completed Jabba's Sail Barge and discuss the exclusive Yak Face figure that is included.

What does the ToysrUs bankruptcy news mean for collectors and more importantly, future generations? We talk about our memories of what could be the last big toy store.

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: sandcrawler@retrozap.com

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The Sandcrawler #47-Changing How We Collect V2.0 Mar 10, 2018

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Episode 47: Changing How We Collect V2.0

This show should be subtitled: "The Waterworld Episode" or maybe "The Best of Bill Gunderson." But, it isn't because this week we are talking about how our collecting habits have changed. Always in motion is the Star Wars room.

On Episode 33 we first talked about changing how we collect as Star Wars fans. With a few more months under our belts, along with The Last Jedi, Solo and some announcements from New York Toy Fair, we are both making some adjustments to how we collect Star Wars. It's a conversation we feel many collectors are having right now.

Funko revealed what could be their final wave of The Last Jedi Funko POPs and Hasbro's Haslab/Jabba's Sail Barge project continues to intrigue us. Check out fellow Retrozap podcast, Dorklair for their thoughts.

The Star Wars official site has a great article about Haslab, check it out here.

Collector, Dan Curto had some thoughts on Haslab on Rebel Force Radio.

Want to let Hasbro know what figures and vehicles you'd like to see in the Vintage Collection? Tell them on Instagram!

Thanks to Fantha Tracks.com for mentioning our last episode. Be sure to check them out!

Mac was a guest on Rebels Reactions discussing the penultimate episodes of Star Wars Rebels. Listen to it here.

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

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Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

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The Sandcrawler #46: HasLab-We're Mostly Excited But Confused Feb 24, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #46: HasLab-We're Mostly Excited But Confused

New York Toy Fair was last weekend and Dan was there to check out the latest in Star Wars merchandise! Cue the Big Apple-themed music!

Not only did Dan get "caught between the moon and New York City" but we got a ton of cool reveals from many Star Wars merchandise companies and this week we discuss some of our favourites! Head over to our website for photos from the event. We dive into all the Hasbro reveals for Solo: A Star Wars Story and what Star Wars action figure collectors can expect for 2018. Check out Yakface.com's excellent coverage including press images from Hasbro. The big news from Hasbro was the announcement of HasLab and their crowd funded mega-playset of Jabba's Sail Barge. Good idea? Bad idea? We aren't sure, but we have a lot to say about it! Other products revealed at New York Toy Fair 2018: Uncle Milton Star Wars Skeleton Dig courtesy of Needless Essentials Online . Gentle Giant courtesy of Jedi Temple Archives . Toys That Time Forgot-link to Kickstarter . We hoped to get into something we're calling "Changing How We Collect 2.0" but we'll save that for our next show. If you want to hear what happened in the 1.0 version, have a listen to Episode 33: Changing How We Collect.

The Sandcrawler #45: Killer Robot Porgs Feb 10, 2018

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The Sandcrawler #45: Killer Robot Porgs

THE SOLO TRAILER IS HERE! BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR STAR WARS ACTION FIGURE COLLECTORS? DAN AND MAC ARE EXCITED TO SEE HAN SOLO IN HIS OWN STORY BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TOYS?

Our adventure on the red carpet for Funko's documentary, Making Fun: The Story of Funko continues thanks to the latest episode of the Funko Funcast. Be sure to download this fun show to hear your humble hosts at their first Hollywood premiere!

Mac picked up the Disney Parks Droid Factory sets for The Last Jedi and has a quick review of the sets. Head over to our website for photos of these great figures!

Thanks to everyone that emailed responses to our various giveaways between December and January. We read some of the best responses. We received a ton of email for these contests and we're overwhelmed by your support! Again, thanks!

This week's segment of I Wanted Everything, where we discuss recent buys is a huge one this week as we catch on the past two months of collecting including an amazing gift from listener, "Joel." Check out Joel's amazing diorama work!

We take a look at the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer and wonder what it will mean for action figure collectors as Hasbro decides to change how it releases new merchandise.

With news of even more Star Wars movies comingwe discuss how will it be possible to keep up with more and more movie releases and the merchandise that goes along with it. It's a conversation you don't want to miss and it's one that we'll carry over into our next show. This is a BIG DEAL for collectors.

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The Sandcrawler #44: Making Fun: The Story of Funko Red Carpet Report! Jan 27, 2018

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MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE TITLED THIS ONE "DAN AND MAC'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!" WE WERE IN HOLLYWOOD FOR A CRAZY COUPLE OF DAYS INCLUDING A RED CARPET MOVIE PREMIERE!

Thanks to the awesome folks at Funko, we were invited to the premiere of the new documentary, Making Fun: The Story of Funko. It was an amazing time for these two little podcasters and we've got all the details!

After some airline snafus we made it to Los Angeles, checked into our hotel and spent the evening at the Star Wars-themed bar, Scum & Villainy Cantina with the hosts of the Funko Funcast podcast and WWE Superstar, Zak Ryder.

The next morning we went to Downtown Disney at Disneyland so Mac could get a tiny fix of Disney magic and also to pick up the Droid Factory exclusives from The Last Jedi. A quick dinner at Bubba Gump's at Universal City Walk and we were ready for our first red carpet, Hollywood premiere!

We had a blast walking the red carpet and meeting other guests. The movie was a love letter, not only in celebration of Funko's twenty years but for the fans too. Check out our YouTube channel for an unboxing video of some exclusive merchandise that Funko handed out to those in attendance.

Give us an iTunes review, tag us on Twitter or send us an email and we'll feature it on an upcoming episode!

Contact the hosts!

www.TheSandcrawler.net

twitter @sandcrawlercast @DengarDan @MikeTarkin

Email us: sandcrawler@retrozap.com

Show Notes: www.Retrozap.com/sandcrawler

Proud members of the Retrozap Podcast Network!