Star Wars record-setter celebrates May 4 with collection

Keith Guppy, 44, of Yeovil, currently has one of the world’s largest collections of Star Wars action figures, with hundreds of official 3.75inch figures adorning walls and floors of his family’s home.

The Star Wars collection is not just a plethora of cheap plastic toys, with Keith estimating his whole lot could be worth around £80,000.

He said: “In 1981, I got an AT-AT for Christmas and it all started from there, really.

“I collect vintage stuff and modern stuff, but only really action figures.

“If I collected everything then there wouldn’t be space in the house. As you can see I am running out of space already.

“The films have got everything for me; action, adventure, humour, a bit of romance. I love them and I am really looking forward to the new film which is coming out in a few weeks.”

All Keith’s vintage figures get sent straight off to America to be graded out of 100 so he has a guarantee of quality and worth.

All his pieces are rated 85 or above, and he has just five left to get to complete his vintage collection. Keith said his most valuable figure could be a Darth Vader made by Palitoy dating back to 1978, which he believes is worth around £3,000.

He added: “You can never stop because more stuff keeps coming out.

“For the last film they released 40 figures and 10 ships.

“I like the new films, too, but obviously I am very biased. I love the standalones.”

While the collection currently fills a 40 square metre room, spilling out around the house, Keith hopes one day to take it on the road.

He has dreamt of opening a museum with his collection and has even considered getting a double decker bus so Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and co may tour the UK.