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Vol. 27 No. 6 • “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Treasures” • June 2017
A galaxy of Star Wars relics
Johnson and his daughter Lily at a toy show. (Photo provided)
Robert Johnson and Yoda are old friends. Johnson has been a fan of Star Wars since he saw the first film in 1977. His day job is running Neo Neon where Yoda greets customers at the door in northeast Minneapolis. But these days Johnson’s Star Wars toy collecting is bigger business now that the franchise is on the upswing with new movies. (Photo by Britt Aamodt)
The 1985 Droids A-Wing fighter is a hard-to-find item. Batteries allow the engine to whir. It has retractable wheels and a pop-up cockpit shell. (Photos by Robert Johnson unless noted otherwise) ited Lim ce Spa ble ila Ava
by Britt Aamodt MINNEAPOLIS – Robert Johnson has been collecting Star Wars memorabilia since 1977. “That’s the year Star Wars came out,” Johnson said. “I was a 13-year-old kid when I heard about this new movie. Even before that I was a sci-fi nut. I grew up watching the Thunderbirds, Space 1999, Star Trek, and the Twilight Zone.” Johnson spent his first decade in the Twin Cities. “But my folks decided they wanted to become self-sustaining. They had read one too many Mother Jones magazines. So in 1975, they moved us to Mora,
Star Wars This model kit came with instructions to show you Cont. on page 3 how to build your very own 6-in. R2-D2.
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