A STREET artist from Malmesbury came face to face with one of his childhood heroes at his art display at the Chippenham's Sci-Fi event.

Forty-year-old Luke Hollingworth, who also goes by the the pseudonym Syd, was selling his art work at the convention over the weekend when Jeremy Bulloch walked by and purchased artwork of his own Star Wars character, Boba Fett.

During the day Mr Bulloch chatted to superfans and signed autographs onto a number of posters, photographs and even some of Syd's artwork which depicted the iconic helmet of the Star Wars character.

So when he finished for the day and stopped by Syd's stall to have a chat, sign a few more and purchase one for himself, the artist was astonished.

He said: "He was so intrigued he came to visit my stall and ended up taking one home for himself. The real Boba Fett owns my humble artwork. Doesn't get better than that!!"