We had so much fun this past weekend at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland, June 2023 – and bought some fine additions for our collection. Our haul included a Sith Lords print, a Funko Pop! Vinyl chase figure, accessories and more – we can’t wait for the next event!

Check our our shopping haul video –

One of the first things we picked up at Armageddon Expo was this amazing Sith Lords art print by Xteve Abanto. He has done cover artwork for Marvel, which you can see from the style of this awesome print. Can’t wait to get this one framed and on display!

Funko Pop! Vinyl figures are an Armageddon Expo staple, with many different stands stocking a wide range. Browsing at the Card Merchant stand, we spotted the Cobb Vanth chase variant! We already have the standard version (with the helmet) so we are so happy to add this chase version to our collection.

I wasn’t expecting to find anything Old Republic-themed, until I spotted this KOTOR lenticular print at the Lily’s Collection booth! Inspired by Knights Of The Old Republic, this lenticular print shifts between three characters – Darth Revan, Darth Malak, and Bastila Shan. As a huge KOTOR fan, I had to have it.

At the Cobalt Heights booth, I spotted a few cool Star Wars jewelry pieces, but as soon as I spotted these Millennium Falcon earrings, I knew I had to add them to my collection. Made by Frantasy Island, the dangle stud earrings are glittery and just my style. As the inspiration behind my Star Wars fashion blog The Kessel Runway, I try to collect as many Millennium Falcon accessories as I can – and these are just so cute!

Of course I had to stop by the Oasis Scents booth – they had finally restocked the Padme’ Amidala lip balm! I was so sad to miss out when they released this online, and had been eagerly awaiting it to be restocked. I grabbed two, just so I don’t run out for a while!

Our adventures at Armageddon Expo wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Sweet Rock Candy Artists booth for a sweet treat. We always pick up some candy to enjoy at the event, and save some for afterwards – this ‘crazy mix’ assortment is what we have left from our visit to their stand, the rest has already been enjoyed!

A fun Star Wars haul from an awesome Wintergeddon. It was so much fun to attend an Armageddon Expo in our home town, and we always love to find some cool Star Wars collectibles to add to our collection. We can’t wait for the next event!

May the Force be with you!

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It’s an exciting day for this SWGOH player – I finally unlocked Darth Revan! I’ve been playing Star Wars Galaxy Of Heroes since launch, and play everyday – it’s my favourite iPad game. Some might say I play it too much…

As a big fan of Knights Of The Old Republic, I was so excited when it was announced that classic KOTOR characters were being added to SWGOH – I collected them all, and geared them up as fast as I could.

While I didn’t have all my characters to max level in time for the first Darth Revan event, I knew I’d be ready when the event returned – which was yesterday! As soon as the event went live, I jumped in – ready to finally finish and unlock Darth Revan!

I had managed to get about half way during the first event, but it was so exciting to be able to take my full level characters and try the harder levels – this droid fight in particular took a bit of strategy to win.

I loved seeing classic scenes and locations from KOTOR in SWGOH – I love visiting Rakata Prime in SWTOR, so it’s fun to see it here in SWGOH as well. So many of my favourite KOTOR characters all together!

Success! Finished the final Darth Revan fight, and completed the achievement, and got the last shards I needed to unlock Darth Revan at max level/seven stars. That was a great feeling – now to focus on getting Revan geared up as fast as I can to get him into my Sith Empire squad.

Now I have both Jedi Revan and Darth Revan – next up is Darth Malak! I hope the event launches soon. I’ll be working on gearing all my characters as much as I can in preparation. Can’t wait!

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In 2017 Gentle Giant released this Darth Revan statue, depicting the Sith Lord as seen in the video game Knights Of The Old Republic. The 1:8 scale sculpt features Revan with two lightsabers, standing on a scorched step base.

This was one of the Premier Guild gift options for 2017 members – and to be honest, while we’ve been guild members quite often in the past, this Revan statue was the sole reason we joined in 2017! We are big fans of KOTOR and the Old Republic era, so this statue was a must-have for our collection.

As with most Gentle Giant products, this is a limited item with an edition size of 700 – our statue is #272/700. The sculpt is really good, with great detail – the lightsaber hilts reference Revan’s appearance in Star Wars The Old Republic.

We have this statue on display next to our other Darth Revan and Old Republic collectibles – it matches nicely to the Darth Malgus and Darth Malak mini statues also made by Gentle Giant. Revan’s pose has great movement to it, which works well with the two lightsabers (my main SWTOR character is a sentinel that carrys two lightsabers, so I always have a soft spot for characters with two sabers).

Darth Revan is now part of the ‘Legacy’ era of expanded universe content, so it’s great to still see the popular character being including in modern merchandise – I really hope we see Revan brought into the new canon era!

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