{"id":28891,"date":"2016-04-27T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T21:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=28891"},"modified":"2016-04-27T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T21:30:13","slug":"toyguide-update-boba-fett-mcquarrie-concept-mini-bust-sdcc-2009-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2016\/04\/27\/toyguide-update-boba-fett-mcquarrie-concept-mini-bust-sdcc-2009-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyguide Update: Boba Fett (McQuarrie Concept) Mini Bust (SDCC 2009 Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakfaceforums.com\/TGuide2004\/html\/gentle_giant\/mini_busts\/sdcc_concept_bobafett.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28892\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TG_concept_fett_bust_preview.jpg\" alt=\"TG_concept_fett_bust_preview\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TG_concept_fett_bust_preview.jpg 500w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/TG_concept_fett_bust_preview-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakfaceforums.com\/TGuide2004\/tgmain.html\">Yakface Toyguide<\/a>\u00a0updates resume today as we take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakfaceforums.com\/TGuide2004\/html\/gentle_giant\/mini_busts\/sdcc_concept_bobafett.html\">2009 SDCC Exclusive\u00a0Boba Fett (McQuarrie Concept)\u00a0Mini Bust\u00a0<\/a>from Gentle Giant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROS:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0As a huge fan of anything related to Ralph McQuarrie, this\u00a0item struck a chord with me back in 2009 although I only just acquired it recently due to my new and expanding &#8220;Concept\/Prototype Boba Fett&#8221; collection of items. The sculpt and details of this piece captures McQuarrie&#8217;s original concept masterfully and the inclusion of the swappable helmet is the perfect touch as it give\u00a0collectors options for displaying. Paint is minimal, yet effective as\u00a0the overall off-white, egg shell color gives it a used &#8220;in-universe&#8221; look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONS:\u00a0<\/strong>Long since sold out, the aftermarket\/third party prices on this piece are elevated\u00a0but there are deals out there to be had from time to time. If\u00a0you really want to add this piece to your collection, I suggest having a &#8220;saved search&#8221; on eBay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakfaceforums.com\/TGuide2004\/html\/gentle_giant\/mini_busts\/sdcc_concept_bobafett.html\">Head to the toyguide<\/a>\u00a0for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this bust is worth adding to your collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Yakface Toyguide\u00a0updates resume today as we take a look at the 2009 SDCC Exclusive\u00a0Boba Fett (McQuarrie Concept)\u00a0Mini Bust\u00a0from Gentle Giant. PROS:\u00a0\u00a0As a huge fan of anything related to Ralph McQuarrie, this\u00a0item struck a chord with me back in 2009 although I only just acquired it recently due to my new and expanding &#8220;Concept\/Prototype Boba Fett&#8221; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2016\/04\/27\/toyguide-update-boba-fett-mcquarrie-concept-mini-bust-sdcc-2009-exclusive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toyguide Update: Boba Fett (McQuarrie Concept) Mini Bust (SDCC 2009 Exclusive)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[2034,975,76,69,245,359,451,117],"class_list":["post-28891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collecting","category-toyguide","tag-boba-fett","tag-concept-art","tag-exclusives","tag-gentle-giant","tag-mini-bust","tag-ralph-mcquarrie","tag-san-diego-comic-con","tag-sdcc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28893,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28891\/revisions\/28893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}