37. Six Stories: Engineering An Empire's Matt George And His Incredible Obi-Wan Kenobi Collection!

The earliest Kenner Star Wars paperwork, the most beautiful wax sculpts and...an Obi-Wan in a police evidence bag? Season Three will be a special one, and it's starting with an ALL-NEW collector-based series! Six Stories will connect you to some of the most passionate Star Wars fans and toy collectors, as they share the stories behind six items from their collections. And as the first guest on the premiere episode, it's safe to say Matt George has some amazing stories to share. Matt has one of the best and most storied collections of vintage Star Wars and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the world. He is also one of the co-authors of the acclaimed book Engineering an Empire: The Creator of Kenner's Star Wars Toys. Matt also recently contributed to the publication of Chris Fawcett's new TMNT prototype bible Rad Plastic, and he is currently working on the follow-up to Engineering an Empire. Join host David Quinn for a conversation with Matt as they discuss some of the rare and incredible Star Wars items Matt picked up during the creation of Engineering an Empire, in six unforgettable stories. To order Engineering an Empire: https://engineeringanempirebook.com/ To order Rad Plastic: https://radplastic.com/ If you enjoy Star Wars: Prototypes and Production, please leave a review on your podcast platform, and please tell a friend (or twenty)! It would be most appreciated - you have the power to help grow the podcast! Thank you in advance! To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460