Hi and welcome to Pop Collectibles, a show four and about collectors of pop culture, whether it's from Film TV, Sport or Music memorabilia, this show is about collecting in the 21st century. Over the coming weeks we'll be showing FilmProp collections, cartoons, comics, trading cards, sports memorabilia, general toy collections like Tin Toys, Warfare and Train sets. In fact, any of the great collectibles you can see listed on the scroll of fame behind me. We'll also check out select values of pieces and of a collector tips on how to care for your precious collections. This week we check out a double garage that's been turned grossloan like baby. We visit the Kylie Manoeu collection and our collectors Hevin's segment visits with the filmmakers of the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia and King Kong. Yes, we head to New Zealand, home of wetter workshop and collectibles. But first, in New South Wales, we found a house that was full of star wars. We're at Robbison Caron's home and when did you're collecting bug start? Well, I've been collecting for a lot of years now, but I've always been the type of a person who was looked after their toys as a kid. So rather than by the head off an action figure or putting the door frame and crush it, I always put it up on a shelf and regard it more like an ornament rather than something that I'd play with. This is the vault room where all the precious, precious items are. The whole idea of my collection is not so much about having barcodes and serial numbers and rarities. It's about the toys. I love the toys. Would you say us collectors are obsessive? There's absolutely no doubt about that. I've been collecting in a very, very big way for about 10 years just with the star wars stuff. And I've pretty much kept my credit cards maxed and stress levels fairly high on the rest of the family. Just by being able to keep things up to date. Here are some of my action sleet series. This is the Gungan sub from Episode 1. This one was never released in Australia and it's funnily enough. It's worth lots of money. And a friend found this for me in a sample bag at the show. Here we have a micro machine. This is an action sleet series and it's called the Rogue 2. It's a rare, real well-snow speeder. And I got into a bidding war in eBay with this one. I ended up paying $200 Australian dollars for it. The collection has an incredible mass. What's it valued at? Well the Hasbro and Kenneth toys alone, which are star wars only. We've cracked the $100,000 mark now. So I have to be very careful. And that's not market value. That's the sort of money that we've paid. So to replace it would probably be more. What's the most valuable piece in the collection? The most valuable to me is a sculpture that I've made myself of Yoda. Were you actually collecting when you started dating your wife? No, I wasn't. I'm sure she would have given me the flick by now. If that had been the case. Now she's very, very kind to me. I don't know how she puts up with it. I can pretty much say to all those guys out there that collect, I have broken the benchmark for you. You are free not to worry any longer. Karen, thanks for inviting us into your home. No worries at all, Darryl. Now it's quite an obsession. Do you share the obsession? No, not at all. I love the fact of what we have. And I know that Robert loves it. But it's something I could do without. As you've seen from the house, there's this room and the toy room that a totally star wars oriented. How does it impact on your life? financially, sometimes I wish it would all go away. What about yourself? Do you collect anything? I collect pigs. Well you're a very wonderful understanding wife, so congratulations. I wish there were more like you. What's the allure of Darth Vader? Well Darth Vader is a really big childhood fear of everybody I think. You've got the samurai-stalled headpiece of the samurai warrior. You've got Dracula's cape flowing. And you've also got that nuts, he stormed, trooper-esque clothing and uniform, which is highly polished. And it's all got that impressive and menacing feel. This is Vader that I built myself entirely. I sculpted him. He's not to blueprint specifications, but he's an artwork, so I enjoy him. This is the helmet that Darth Vader had when Luke removed his helmet at the end of Return of the Jedi. And he said goodbye to the land of the living. Will you ever sell the collection? I don't think I ever will. I love it. I really enjoy it. People have said to me, what would I do if I lost it? And then suddenly one a million dollars in a lottery. And I've often thought that I'd spend a lot of that money to get it back again. It's very precious to me. Have you bequeathed it to anyone yet? Absolutely not. My life might depend upon it. My friends at first, they thought, oh, nerd boy, look at the toys. But now they've seen a scale. They're more impressed than, you know, condescending. Rob, if you had a tip for collectors, what would you suggest? Well, if you see the item that you really like and are sitting on the shelf, just buy it there and then pay retail price for it. Because if it goes and you miss it, you're going to regret it later. You pay big dollars for it. Isn't that incredible? And if you'd like to show off your collection, drop us a line at PopCollectables' PO Box 4, Kenthurst, New South Wales 2156, or on the internet at PopCollectablesatYahoo.com. Go on, I'll be shy. And coming up after the break, we shake it with an Elvis Collector in the Shiggy Isles and visit the home of the Lord of the Rings, wed a workshop in New Zealand. Tell us about your collection, what's in it? My collection is based around soundtracks and the novels and the comic series. Is it a collection that you'd either contemplate selling or will it be in the will for your children? Well, that's what I suggested, although my wife seems to have other pleans for the future, yeah. Hey, Bronson, how old are you mate? I'm 11. And who buys you Star Wars presents? My dad and my mom. I love them, hey. Good people. Yeah.