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Kessel Run Collecting

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Kessel Run Collecting is a Star Wars collecting podcast which focuses primarily on the 3 3/4" Hasbro action figure line, though we occasionally will discuss other action figure lines in that scale as well. We also do interviews with other collectors, customizers, diorama builders, and toy photographers not generally found elsewhere.

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Episodes

KRC Ep 38 - Mail-Away and Convention Exclusive Figures

Eric and Matt run down the list of modern Star Wars figures from POTF2 to The Vintage Collection that were mail-away, fan club, convention, or other types of figure exclusives. Some may be well known and others quite obscure. Thanks to Rebelscum.com as a resource for this list. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-948073 V...

Jun 20, 20251 hr 43 min

KRC Ep 37 - Our Top 10 Most Hated Figures

On this episode we're channeling our inner Sith and letting the hate flow through us as we discuss our top ten most hated modern Star Wars figures. Before that we discuss Andor Season 2, Matt's May 4th Hasbro preorder debacle, and Eric will explain why you should avoid Hiya Toys. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-948073...

Jun 05, 20251 hr 48 min

KRC Ep 36 - Celebration Japan and more

In this packed show: Eric gets caught up on the various Disney+ Star Wars shows, Andor season 2 premieres, recent pickups and preorder madness at Hasbro Pulse, new announcements at Celebration Japan, and a bit of tariff talk. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-948073 Visit Hole in the Ground Productions where you can fin...

May 01, 20251 hr 23 min

KRC Ep 35 - Obscure Figures We'll Never Get

Eric and Matt discuss some obscure figures they'd love to see but we're unlikely to ever see made. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-948073 Visit Hole in the Ground Productions where you can find over 200 diorama and prop kit. Expect only excellence! Website https://www.holeinthegroundpro.com/ Facebook https://www.faceb...

Mar 16, 20251 hr 31 min

KRC Ep 34 - Playsets w/ guest Cardboard Galaxy

KRC welcomes guest Cardboard Galaxy on the show to talk about his cardboard playset designs as well as Star Wars playsets in general. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-948073 Visit Hole in the Ground Productions where you can find over 200 diorama and prop kit. Expect only excellence! Website https://www.holeintheground...

Feb 20, 20252 hr 16 min

KRC Ep 33 - Best and Worst of TVC 2024

The last episode of the year is a big one! KRC welcomes Jodo and Star Wars Gut Check on to the show where we cover our best and worst of The Vintage Collection in 2024. We also go over recent reveals, what we expect or hope for in 2025, and Eric rants about the Star Tours Starspeeder 3000 debacle. For more Kessel Run Collecting, find it here. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@kesselruncollecting2179 Rumble https://rum...

Dec 21, 20242 hr 18 min

KRC ep 32 - There Can Be Only One

No this isn't an episode about Highlander! LOL Eric and Matt run down the figures, vehicles, playsets, etc they would keep if they could only have ONE of each along with listener's answers. Also, they give their review on the TVC E-wing and TVC Armorer's Forge playset. Visit Hole in the Ground Productions for all your prop and diorama kit needs! www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Nov 27, 20241 hr 51 min

KRC Ep 31 - News and Reveals

Eric and Matt go over a lot of reveals and KRC news. We want your feedback! Take the "There Can Be Only One" challenge. If you could have only ONE from each of the following categories... for life... what would it be? Give us one of each. (10 total) Kenner x1 figure, x1 small vehicle, x1 big vehicle, x1 playset, and x1 beast Modern x1 figure, x1 small vehicle, x1 big vehicle, x1 playset, and x1 beast

Oct 30, 20241 hr 11 min

KRC Ep 30 - Top 10 Legacy Collection figures

Eric and Matt discuss the amazing figure line that was the Legacy Collection and their top 10 picks for best figures of the line. Visit Hole in the Ground Productions for all your diorama needs! www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Oct 03, 20241 hr 50 min

KRC Outside the Toybox - Skeleton Crew trailer

Eric and Matt talk about their impressions about the upcoming Disney + Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew. Go to Hole in the Ground Productions for over a 100 diorama kits, props, and more at www.holeinthegroundpro.com Check out KRC on Youtube, Rumble, and Facebook

Sep 12, 202410 min

KRC ep 29 - Retrocon finds and Army Builder packs

Eric makes a couple great deals at Retrocon and then he and Matt discuss Yakface.com's latest poll about army builder packs. Go to Hole in the Ground Productions for over a 100 diorama kits, props, and more at www.holeinthegroundpro.com Check out KRC on Youtube, Rumble, and Facebook

Sep 12, 20241 hr 24 min

KRC Ep 28 - Top 10 30th Anniversary Figures

Eric and Matt rundown their top 10 figures of the amazing Star Wars 30th Anniversary figure line. A line rich with expanded universe characters. Follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble Go to Hole in the Ground Productions for all your diorama needs. www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Aug 06, 20241 hr 21 min

KRC - SDCC 2024 and new Starspeeder 3000

Eric and Matt talk about the new Star Tours Starspeeder 3000 vehicle/playset and all the reveals from SanDiego Comic Con 2024. Find KRC on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble. Please rate and review the show as it helps us grow the audience! Find over a hundred diorama kits for your 3 3/4" action figures at Hole in the Ground Productions www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Aug 03, 20241 hr 6 min

KRC Ep 27 - Star Wars Creatures pt 2

We continue with our discussion about all the creatures made for the Star Wars 3 3/4" figure lines through the years to present. Follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble Get over 100 different diorama kits for your collection at Hole in the Ground Productions www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Jul 15, 202459 min

KRC Ep 26 Star Wars Creatures pt 1

In this episode we run down the list of all the many creatures made by Kenner/Hasbro over the years. Anything from a small accessory creature to large monsters. There was so much to cover that this is going to be the first of two parts! Be sure to follow us on at Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble. Get over a hundred different diorama kits for 3 3/4" action figures at Hole in the Ground Productions www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Jul 11, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 26

KRC Ep 25 - Expanded Universe Vehicles

In this episode Eric and Matt talk about the various "expanded universe" vehicles that have been produced over the years in multiple toy lines. From Kenner mini-rigs to micro machines and more. Matt also talks about taking his first step into a larger world when he adds lights to his custom Imperial Troop Transport. Follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Kessel-Run-Collecting/100065628066643/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kess...

Jun 25, 20241 hr 47 min

KRC - Haslab Cantina Official Launch

We give our two (or three) cents on the Haslab Cantina Playset. Where does it succeed? Where does it fall short? Will we back it and why or why not? Check out Hole in the Ground productions for all your diorama needs.www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Jun 07, 202447 min

KRC Ep 24 - Top 10 Saga 2 Collection figures

In this episode the crew runs down their top 10 figures from the Saga 2 Collection figure line. Before that, they discuss the Haslab leak and the Airwolf kickstarter debacle. Find Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble Check out Hole in the Ground Productions for tons of diorama kits at www.holeinthegroundpro.com

May 18, 20241 hr 35 min

KRC- Hasbro Fanstrem Reaction (May 3, 2024)

Eric and Matt talk about the latest Hasbro Fanstream and how it fell short of anything really worthy of Star Wars day. Speculation on the delayed reveal of the Vintage Collection Haslab. Why the delay? What could the stretch goals be? Visit Hole in the Ground Productions for all your diorama needs www.holeinthegroundpro.com You can follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble

May 03, 20241 hr 6 min

KRC Ep 23 - Who Ya Gonna Call?

Its a little bit of everything in this episode. Eric and Matt discuss the Stars Wars Outlaws videogame trailer and Tales of the Empire animated series trailer. Hasbro reveals new 3 3/4" Ghostbuster figures. Is Target throwing in the towel on The Vintage Collection? If you could get back one toy from your childhood, what would it be? And of course... Kitty Kaiju! Don't forgot to follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble. For all your diorama and replica prop needs, visit Hole ...

Apr 19, 20241 hr 3 min

KRC - Hasbro Fanstream Reaction (Mar 2024)

Eric and Matt discuss the Hasbro Livestream reveals from earlier in the day. An all new ANH Leia, Acolyte figures and other Pipeline reveals, as well as speculate on what they think will be the next Hasbro project that will be revealed in May. Don't forget you can get all kinds of diorama goodies at Hole in the Ground Productions www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Mar 21, 20241 hr 18 min

KRC Ep 22.5 - additional ramblings

In this excerpt from Ep 22, the guys discuss non toy topics such as the ever increasing cost of Disney+, release times for the streaming shows, Blu Ray releases, and Eric explains how he thinks Anakin Solo should have been developed in the old Expanded Universe.

Mar 16, 202410 min

KRC Ep 22 - Figure 4 Packs We Want

In this episode we discuss various figure 4 packs we'd like to see. Packaging doesn't matter, theme doesn't matter. Nothing is off the table. What figure 4 packs would YOU like to see get made? Let us know! Visit Hole in the Ground Productions for a ton of diorama kits and prop kits. www.holeinthegroundpro.com Find Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook

Mar 16, 20241 hr 5 min

KRC Ep 21 - Hasbro's Lamestream

On this episode, Eric and Matt discuss the latest uninspiring Hasbro Fanstream, the passing of Carl Weathers, and Eric talks about his most recent diorama work. Please make sure to give us a rate and review! Hole in the Ground Productions- find over a hundred awesome diorama kits! www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Feb 04, 20241 hr 10 min

KRC Outside the Toybox Ep 1 - Disfunction at LFL

Outside the Toybox is a bonus show that covers a Star Wars topic not related to collecting. In this premiere episode we talk about the Rey movie controversy, what we'd like the film to be, and how we think Lucasfilm keeps managing to punch itself in the face.

Jan 19, 202425 min

KRC Ep 20 - Top 10 Revenge of the Sith figures

On this episode we cover what we think could be in store for 2024 and answer a listener's question about how we think Hasbro has handled different anniversary celebrations. Also, new Hole in the Ground Production products, and our main topic; how we rank our top 10 figures from the Revenge of the Sith line. Part of our Top 10 Figure series. Be sure to follow Kessel Run Collecting on Facebook, Youtube, and Rumble. Be sure to give us a positive rate and review on whatever platform or app you liste...

Jan 18, 20242 hr 1 min

KRC - 2023 Holiday Special

This year end special is a packed show! Eric reminiscences about the Christmas in the Stars album, we talk about the avalanche of figures at Ollie's and Ross stores, the massive Hasbro layoffs, and the "no-so deluxe" TVC Jango Fett. We run through a list of holiday themed 3 3/4" figures made over the years, and then run down our Best and Worst TVC figures in 2023. As always, tell a friend about the show! You can also find us on Youtube, Rumble, and Facebook. Go to www.holeinthegroundpro.com for ...

Dec 22, 20232 hr 15 min

KRC Ep 19 - Top 10 Original Trilogy Collection Figures

We continue our series of our personal top 10 figures from each Star Wars figure line with the Original Trilogy Collection. We also review the rankings of the Last Figure Standing poll. Be sure to check out Hole in the Ground Productions for over 100 different diorama parts and kits for your action figures! www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Dec 08, 20231 hr 29 min

KRC Ep 18 - Holy Grail Collectibles

Eric, Matt, and Chris run down their top 10 ten personal "holy grail" collectibles. From Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, plush animals, statues, books, and more. Sometimes a grail item doesn't even need to be expensive, but just have a strong sentimental value. Hole in the Ground Productions has over a hundred diorama kits for your 3 3/4" action figure needs. Check em out here: www.holeinthegroundpro.com

Nov 20, 20231 hr 43 min

KRC Ep 17 - Last Figure Standing

Eric takes a trip to the Greencastle Toy Show, Hasbro reveals a new Star Wars 5 POA figure line, and we discuss a new poll by some Star Wars collecting sites called "Last Figure Standing" to determine which figure the fans want most. Hole in the Ground Productions (dioramas and props) www.holeinthegroundpro.com To find where you can enter in the Last Figure standing poll, check out Yakface.com, Banthaskull.com, or Bossksbounty.com Also find Kessel Run Collecting on Youtube, Rumble, and Facebook...

Nov 16, 202347 min
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