The Bearded Trio

Dave Taylor has arrived at his home town shopping centre in an attempt to complete his replica X-wing fighter, racing against the clutches of time. Little does Dave know that THE BEARDED TRIO have begun construction on their final chapter of his journey, one even more powerful than the first two chapters. At the end he may be something of a Dave star. When completed, this ultimate coverage could spell instant recognition for this Star Wars fan sculptor struggling to complete his most ambitious project ever... Okay, so I may have gently ripped off the opening crawl of Return of the Jedi, but then what better way to open the concluding third chapter of artist Dave Taylor's quest to build a replica X-wing fighter. I've followed Dave on his journey from pencil sketch through to finished article, complete with 30ft wingspan and 17ft long laser cannons.  If you missed those blood, sweat and cheers filled instalments you can catch part 1 here and part 2 her...

Guest post by KingRichard76 .  The day Mark Hamill came to town. A short time ago in a seaside town, very very near... Southend-on-Sea , a rather quaint seaside town in Essex, an hours train journey from London has paid host to some very interesting visitors. The Pier itself (at just over a mile long boasts the title of longest pleasure pier in the World) has experienced fires, ships smashing into it and all manner of big names and television shows on it. On Thursday the 7th of September, Luke Skywalker himself ( Mark Hamill ) chose to ditch his Island retreat of Ahch-To surrounded by sea to come to Southend-on-Sea. Last Thursday seemed a pretty normal one.  I needed to get some Cat litter and food for Miss Kitty, I was going to wear my Harley Quinn t-shirt but chose to wear a beige t-shirt I've had for several years.  The weather seemed warm but living in Britain I knew it's a trap, so went out wearing my warm black leather jacket. Once at the top of Sout...