September's Talking Star Wars is here — and we're joined by Ben from the Bunker and Action Plastics, just one week out from Echo Base Live in Redditch.

We kick things off with the rumour that John Watts is set to direct Star Wars Episode X and give our reaction to it. Then Ben takes us behind the scenes of his Echo Base preparation, what he's bringing to the show, and what collectors can expect to find on his tables — including a full run of the Original 96 and some seriously special graded pieces.

We also react to the HasLab Republic Gunship unboxing, discuss the eye-watering US resale prices already appearing on eBay, run through the full Droid Factory Series 2 wave, look at the LEGO UCS Executor, and talk Star Wars Zero Company — the game that's already sold over a million copies.

In this episode:

00:00 — Intro

01:04 — Star Wars Episode X — John Watts To Direct?

06:59 — Echo Base Live Preview — Ben From The Bunker

21:14 — HasLab Gunship, Droid Factory Series 2 & TVC News

31:51 — LEGO UCS Executor

36:10 — Star Wars Zero Company, Galactic Racer & More

Guest this episode: Ben — The Bunker Star Wars Store & Action Plastics

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D23 has come and gone and there is a lot to talk about. Adam and Martyn are joined by Andy from Delvian Seek to break down the Ahsoka Season 2 trailer, give their first thoughts on the Star Wars Starfighter teaser, and dig into the Hasbro pricing controversy that's got the Vintage Collection community talking.

Is £90 for the INT-4 too much? Is Hasbro losing interest in TVC? And what did D23 actually deliver for Star Wars fans? We get into all of it.

Talking Star Wars is a monthly Star Wars discussion show from A Long and Long Time Ago, covering toys, action figures, LEGO, movies, TV shows and everything in between.

Guest this episode: Andy — Delvian Seek @delvianseek

In this episode:

00:00 - On This Episode

00:23 - Intro

01:00 - D23 Ahsoka Season 2 Trailer Breakdown & Predictions

16:11 - Star Wars Starfighter Teaser Trailer Breakdown & Predictions

28:16 - Hayden Christensen & Ewan McGregor Talk a Clone Wars Live Action TV Show

31:15 - Talking Action Figures

31:32 - Hasbro Pricing Debacle

43:34 - D23 Exclusive Astromech R7-D23

44:05 - New Droid Factory R2-D2 (D Squad) Release

45:44 - "If Star Wars Had A $10 Budget" Fan Film

46:30 - Outro

If Star Wars Had A $10 Budget - https://youtu.be/0qy8Bnb9C1o?si=qJMahAGDz4DXka8T

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San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone — and the TVC reveals left us with a lot of feelings. Martyn and Adam are joined by Stu (The Universal Toy Collector) to go through every reveal from SDCC 2026: the Geonosis wave, a controversial X-Wing, Mother Talzin in Black Series, no HasLab, and a Battlestar Galactica ship that might have stolen the whole show.

Talking Star Wars is a monthly Star Wars discussion show from A Long and Long Time Ago — covering toys, action figures, LEGO, movies, TV shows, video games and everything in between. New episode every third Friday of the month.

In this episode:

00:23 – Intro

01:17 – The Vintage Collection INT-4 with Imperial Remnant Warlord

02:58 – X-Wing Fighter (Kenner Colours) with Luke Skywalker

05:35 – VC417 Obi-Wan Kenobi

07:59 – VC418 Padmé Amidala (Geonosis)

10:34 – VC414 B1 Battle Droid Commander

12:43 – VC415 Super Battle Droid

13:27 – VC416 Anakin Skywalker (Padawan)

14:26 – Amani Guard

17:03 – Rotta the Hutt

19:00 – Black Series Mother Talzin

20:37 – Black Series Icarus

21:10 – Black Series Embo & Keibu

23:34 – Black Series Thermal Detonator

25:42 – No HasLab this year

29:38 – Retro Collection

31:00 – Factory Entertainment Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider

32:58 – Disney Droid Factory R0-M1 & RJ-83

33:47 – Disney Droid Factory R2-WRWLF

35:30 – LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett (75455)

37:08 – LEGO Star Wars Upscaled Mini Fig Darth Vader

38:56 – Rumoured UCS LEGO Ewok Village

Guest this episode: Stu — The Universal Toy Collector

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Welcome to Talking Star Wars, a brand new series from A Long & Long Time Ago where Martyn and Adam set aside time each month to chat about everything Star Wars. Toys, action figures, LEGO, movies, TV shows, video games, behind the scenes news... if it's Star Wars, it's fair game.

In Episode 1, we kick things off with the latest announcements from the 3.75" toy collecting world, including our thoughts on the series 2 Disney Build-a-Droid announcement. We then give our honest review of The Mandalorian & Grogu movie: what we loved, what frustrated us, and why it should have maybe been held back and used for a Season 4. We also touch on Ahsoka Season 2 being pushed to spring next year and why rewatching Season 1 changes everything.

Adam has been playing some Jedi Survivor on the PS4 and he shares his experience so far, while Martyn nearly spoils it all for him.

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Martyn and Adam are joined by @universaltoycollector @delvianseek and Dez T to discuss, breakdown and review episodes 9 & 10 of Maul Shadow Lord!

It's the Finale! Get all our thoughts and more in this great chat!

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Martyn and Adam are joined by @Superawesomegeekshow @delvianseek and Trenten Dodson to discuss, breakdown and review episodes 7 & 8 of Maul Shadow Lord!

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Martyn and Adam are joined by Conor Fuller of @FullersFigures and Scott Whitehouse to discuss, breakdown and review episodes 5 & 6 of Maul Shadow Lord!

Huge Apologies for the audio quality! We had a terrible problem with our WiFi whilst recording the episode.

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Martyn and Adam are joined by Gary Moore, @keithguppy12345 and @rocketcitysith to discuss, breakdown and review episodes 3 & 4 of Maul Shadow Lord!

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