'May the fourth be with you': Star Wars superfan on building his collection from scratch

The inaugural ‘Feel the Force’ festival will take place in Dunmanway over the June bank holiday weekend

Nuri Albarki (left) and his wife Caroline Walsh dressed as Tusken Raiders in preparation for the Feel the Force Festival that takes place on the June Bank Holiday in Dunmanway, Co. Cork. Picture: David Creedon

'A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away,' six-year-old Nuri Albakri wanted nothing more than to own a Star Wars toy. However, poverty meant that the young Malaysian boy's family and would-be Jedi Knight were unable to grant him this wish. 

So the Star Wars super fan used the 'force', and embarked on a journey to build one from scratch.