Gentle Giant is now offering their 2012 convention exclusive to the general public! Take the links below before they sell out! Thanks to our friends at Star Wars Action News for the tip!
Episode 355: Cast & Crew
Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins’ first two books on Star Wars collectibles have been comprehensive, fact-filled tomes about Star Wars collectibles, both mass market and prototypes. But for their third book, they go even more rare, looking at collectible items only made available to the cast and crew of the Star Wars films and TV shows. On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Duncan and Gus join Arnie and Marjorie to talk about the new book, and give tips on how you can obtain cast and crew items in your own collection!
Also this week, Marjorie and Arnie bring you BREAKING NEWS on what may be the single most limited collectible at Celebration VI!
With reflections on another San Diego Comic-Con International gone by, online availability of the Carbon Freeze exclusive set from Hasbro, and your voicemails, it’s all this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
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CVI Exclusive Astromech Banks from DST
Our friends at Star Wars Action News have posted news on two CVI exclusives coming from Diamond Select. Head on over to the Venganza Media Gazette for the details on the R2-R9 (first offered at SDCC) and the CVI exclusive R2-Q5 Astromech banks!
Yakface/SWAN CVI Party Shirt Almost Revealed
The puzzle revealing our shirt handed out to Yakface/SWAN CVI Fan Party attendees is almost complete! Get your tickets as we’re getting only one month away from Celebration VI!
New Lego Sets Hitting TRU
Hasbro’s distribution continues to lag behind market expectations, but LEGO still seems to have things figured out, as forum member drod26 recently found the new Jabba’s Palace set at his local Toys”R”us store.
Click on the image above for a closer look.
New Star Wars Tin at Walmart
I stumbled across this nice little Star Wars item over the weekend at Walmart in the back-to-school section. It is a small tin box with a hinged lid. It measures about 4″ x 9″ x 1.5″ and features the famous Hildebrandt artwork. You can pick these up for a very reasonable $2.47 each.
Ink-Fusion Tattoo Festival Returns to CVI
Shane Turgeon and Marc Draven, will be returning to CVI next month, with the tattoo festival. The Ink-Fusion Tattoo pavilion will be a huge 5400 sq ft area, with 35 artists from all over the world!!! They will have tattooing, live painting, art performances, coverage from one of the world’s leading tattoo magazines and photographers, face painting for the kids, tattoo contests, and so much more!!
Gus and Duncan’s Guide to Star Wars Cast & Crew Items
Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins have revealed a new book showcasing some rare collectible available to the cast and crew of the Star Wars films.
Some of the most obscure and scarce Star Wars collectibles ever produced are the items offered to the crew and cast of the Star Wars films. Duncan Jenkins and Gus Lopez take the reader on a tour of crew memorabilia from all of the Star Wars films and productions, from Star Wars: A New Hope to Revenge of the Sith, along with crew memorabilia from Blue Harvest, the Droids and Ewoks cartoons, the Ewok movies, Star Tours, Lucasfilm, Skywalker Ranch, Industrial Light and Magic, and Clone Wars. These extremely limited T-shirts, jackets, coasters, patches, caps, stationery, greeting cards, and invitations are covered in depth. Each chapter is organized by film/production in a snazzy design by Mattias Rendahl offering extensive photographs and information.
Gus and Duncan’s Guide to Star Wars Cast & Crew Items will be available for shipping soon and we’ll be selling and signing copies at the Completist Publications booth at Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando, Florida on August 23-26.
As a special treat, a limited supply of the shirt used in the cover of this book will be available at Celebration VI as well!
Yakface/SWAN CVI Party Shirt
The teases continue and if you’ve been following our facebook page you’ve seen this already, but here is the next reveal of the Yakface/Star Wars Action News Celebration VI Party shirt! Get tickets now at SWActionNews.com.
Sponsor News: Entertainment Earth
Wave 6 of the Vintage Collection is now in-stock at Entertainment Earth. This wave consists of 2 of each figure, one in the tradition Vintage-style packaging and the other in the “Lost Line” look. Head to Entertainment Earth to order yours today.