Farthest From, The UK Star Wars Retro Toy Show

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Welcome to the Farthest From Facebook information page, the UK meet-up dedicated to the Star Wars Vintage Toy Collector. Each show is packed with dealers, exhibits and presentation panels all related to vintage Star Wars collectable themes.

Just 3 weeks to go, now is the time to book your ticket
26/09/2026

Just 3 weeks to go, now is the time to book your ticket

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and join the biggest Rogue One event to celebrate the 10th Anniversary.

This special Thank The Maker looks at the production history and legacy of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story β€” with a touch of Andor along the way.

πŸ“ St Swithun’s School, Wi******er, Hampshire

πŸ“… Saturday 17th October - only 3 weeks to go.

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Yannick Lorvo joins as the seventeenth guest at Thank The Maker...
25/09/2026

Yannick Lorvo joins as the seventeenth guest at Thank The Maker...

We are honoured to announce that Yannick Lorvo will be appearing as a special guest at Thank The Maker this October, celebrating 10 years of Rogue One.

Yannick Lorvo is a VFX, CG and Asset Supervisor whose career spans film, television, commercials and video games, with more than 18 years of experience across the creative and visual effects industries.

With a background as a CG Generalist, Yannick has worked across the complete visual effects pipeline, specialising in areas including 3D modelling, texturing, look development, animation, lighting, effects and compositing. His career has taken him from major visual effects studios to some of the biggest franchises in film and gaming.

Yannick joined Industrial Light & Magic, where he worked as a Senior Generalist on a series of high-profile productions. His credits include Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ready Player One, Avengers: Infinity War, Aladdin and The Mandalorian. His credits also include Ahsoka and The Acolyte as Asset Supervisor.

For Rogue One, Yannick was part of ILM's extensive visual effects team, contributing his generalist expertise to the creation of the film's vast digital environments. His work placed him directly within the visual effects pipeline of a production that combined practical filmmaking with some of the most sophisticated digital imagery of its time.

Yannick has also developed an impressive career within the video game industry, working with Ubisoft as a Cinematic CG Supervisor and Senior Character Artist. His work has included Assassin's Creed Valhalla cinematics and character development for Star Wars projects, bringing his extensive film and VFX experience into the interactive medium.

His gaming credits continue with Star Wars Outlaws, while his more recent work includes Star Wars: Galactic Racer, where he is credited as a Senior Cinematic Artist.

With experience spanning blockbuster cinema, episodic television and cutting-edge game development, Yannick Lorvo represents the increasingly interconnected worlds of film and interactive visual storytelling β€” bringing the same emphasis on character, design and visual detail to both.

Just a little (or big) recap of the incredible line up ... not long to go
18/09/2026

Just a little (or big) recap of the incredible line up ... not long to go

Not long to go, only one month ...
17/09/2026

Not long to go, only one month ...

It is only one month until Thank The Maker.

Join us as we celebrate the production history and legacy of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for its 10th anniversary β€” with a touch of Andor along the way.

πŸ“ St Swithun’s School, Wi******er, Hampshire

πŸ“… Saturday 17th October

More than a convention, Thank The Maker is an immersive, theatre-based experience β€” shining a spotlight on the artists, technicians, and creatives whose work brings these iconic stories to life.

✨ Hear from an incredible lineup of guests, including:

β€’ Adam Teeuw (Production Supervisor - Rogue One)

β€’ TJ Falls (Visual Effects Producer - Rogue One & Andor)

β€’ Mohen Leo (Visual Effects Supervisor - Rogue One & Andor)

β€’ Claudio Bassi (Compositing Supervisor – Andor)

β€’ Scott Pritchard (Visual Effects Supervisor – Andor)

β€’ Marcus Dryden (On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor - Andor)

β€’ Lee Sandales (Set Decorator - Rogue One)

β€’ Jamie Wilkinson (Property Master - Rogue One)

β€’ Rut Villamagna (Hand Props & Weapons Painter Rogue One)

β€’ Duncan Fegredo (Storyboard Artist - Rogue One)

β€’ Matt Denton (Electronic Design & Development Supervisor - Rogue One & Andor)

β€’ Josh Lee (Senior Animatronics Designer - Rogue One & Andor)

β€’ Dominic Sikking (Graphic Designer - Rogue One & Andor)

β€’ Barry Gingell (Graphic Designer – Andor)

β€’ Tereza Hudakova (Graphic Assistant – Andor)

⏳ Time is running out, ticket availability is limited.

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Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore the journey behind one of the most iconic films in the galaxy… ✨

Academy Award winner Lee Sandales joins as the sixteenth guest...
14/09/2026

Academy Award winner Lee Sandales joins as the sixteenth guest...

For our sixteenth guest, we are truly privileged to welcome Lee Sandales to Thank The Maker.

Lee Sandales is an award-winning British Set Decorator whose remarkable career has helped shape the worlds of some of the most celebrated films of the past three decades.

Beginning his career in the art department in the 1990s, Sandales worked across productions including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Golden Compass, before progressing to become a Set Decorator on major international productions.

His impressive filmography includes War Horse (2011), Maleficent (2014), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), 1917 (2019), The Batman (2022), Wonka (2023) and Wicked (2024).

For Rogue One, Sandales was responsible for the film's set decoration, working alongside Production Designers Doug Chiang and Neil Lamont. Among his many contributions was the painstaking recreation of the Rebel Alliance briefing room on Yavin 4. With no surviving original drawings or blueprints for the iconic table from A New Hope, Sandales and his team undertook an extraordinarily detailed forensic study of photographs and footage from the original film to recreate it down to the smallest details.

His work on Rogue One earned him recognition from the Art Directors Guild and British Film Designers Guild, with the production winning the BFDG Award for Best Production Design for an International Studio Feature Film.

Sandales subsequently received an Academy Award nomination and BAFTA nomination for 1917, winning the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design alongside Production Designer Dennis Gassner in 2020.

In 2025, Sandales reached the pinnacle of his profession when Wicked won the Academy Award for Best Production Design, making him an Oscar-winning Set Decorator. The film also earned Sandales his second BAFTA win for Production Design.

From recreating the original Rebel Alliance headquarters in Rogue One to constructing the spectacular world of Oz in Wicked, Lee Sandales' career demonstrates the extraordinary craft, research and attention to detail that sits behind some of cinema's most memorable worlds.

Lee Sandales will be appearing as a special guest at Thank The Maker this October, celebrating 10 years of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Book your ticket now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thankthemaker/

Sixteenth guest announced at 7pm today
14/09/2026

Sixteenth guest announced at 7pm today

Join is at 7pm tonight for the 16th guest announcement.

Let that sink in ... 16 creatives, artists and technicians. This event is going to be incredible.

🎟️ Tickets are now LIVE! 🎟️

πŸ‘‰ Secure your ticket, only 5 weeks until the event, link in bio.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to explore the journey behind Rogue One and Andor.

Fifteenth guest announced for Thank The Maker... and it's a biggie :)
13/09/2026

Fifteenth guest announced for Thank The Maker... and it's a biggie :)

Joining as our fifteenth special guest at ThanknThe Maker, please welcome the legend in VFX that is Mohen Leo.

A veteran of Industrial Light & Magic, Mohen’s incredible career spans almost three decades of groundbreaking visual effects, with credits including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, The Martian, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Vader Immortal.

His extensive film credits include Poseidon, Speed Racer, 2012, Ant-Man, The Martian, Deepwater Horizon and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. For Rogue One, Leo shared the Overall Visual Effects Supervisor role alongside John Knoll, overseeing the production and ex*****on of the film's extraordinarily complex visual effects work. The production featured over 1,850 visual effects shots and earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Visual Effects.

His journey with Rogue One continued when he reunited with Tony Gilroy for Andor, serving as Production Visual Effects Supervisor across both Seasons 1 and 2. His work on Season 2 was recognised with both an Emmy Award and BAFTA for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.

From Rogue One to Andor, Mohen has played a significant role in defining the grounded, cinematic visual language of modern Star Wars.

🎟️ Tickets are now LIVE! 🎟️

πŸ‘‰ Secure your place now, link in bio.

With less than 5 weeks to go, don't miss this rare opportunity to mark the tenth anniversary of Rogue One in a truly special way.

Another guest announcement, the fifteenth for the event, will be at 7pm this evening :)
13/09/2026

Another guest announcement, the fifteenth for the event, will be at 7pm this evening :)

Guest number 15?

Just how big is this event?

Have you got your ticket yet?

Join is at 7pm tonight for the next guest announcement.

🎟️ Tickets are now LIVE! 🎟️

πŸ‘‰ Secure your ticket, only 5 weeks until the event, link in bio.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to explore the journey behind Rogue One and Andor.

Fourteenth guest announced and with only 5 weeks to go, book your ticket now before its too late...
12/09/2026

Fourteenth guest announced and with only 5 weeks to go, book your ticket now before its too late...

Joining Thank The Maker on Saturday 17th of October, our fourteenth guest is the indomitable Marcus Dryden.

Marcus Dryden is a Visual Effects Supervisor with more than two decades of experience across feature film and television, focusing on high-end visual effects. His career has taken him from post-production and compositing through to senior VFX supervision, working on some of the most ambitious productions. Marcus has worked across film and television projects including Elden Ring, Andor, Ahsoka, Loki, Deadpool & Wolverine and Fantastic Four: First Steps.

For Andor Season 2, Marcus was responsible for overseeing the on-set visual effects requirements, working alongside the production, Lucasfilm and ILM teams to ensure the crucial photography, data and reference needed to create the show's extraordinary visual effects were captured during filming.

His role provided the vital link between what happened in front of the camera and the incredible visual effects work that followed in post-production.

From the physical set to the finished frame, Marcus offers a fascinating insight into the making of one of the most acclaimed Star Wars series ever produced.

Marcus Dryden will be appearing as a special guest at Thank The Maker this October, celebrating 10 years of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the continuing legacy of Andor.

Don't miss out and book your tickets now (link in bio)

New guest announcement today at 7pm :)
12/09/2026

New guest announcement today at 7pm :)

Join is at 7pm tonight for a guest announcement.

🎟️ Tickets are now LIVE! 🎟️

πŸ‘‰ Secure your ticket, just over 6 weeks until the event, link in bio.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to explore the journey behind Rogue One and Andor.

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