Gentle Giant's Vintage 12" Star Wars Figures

[swsqueakquels]

Well, there IS more than one Lando Calrissian...

Shooting suspect named Lando Calrissian after Star Wars character is finally arrested after spending five years on the run

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...n-Young-arrest-5-years-run.html#ixzz25XqcxFAP

 

[Shropt]

I think this is a better pic of the original...

Gentle Giant is definitely cutting corners. The new "12-inch" R5-D4 was originally vac-metallized around the neck. Their version is just painted grey.

 

[Raven]

That's inexcusable for the premium over-priced line this has turned into. I'd expect to see cost-cutting on $30 figures maybe even $40, but cripes they're charging $60-80 for these! Only GG would have those kinda balls.

 

[swsqueakquels]

Love Blue Snaggs in hand. He has a great "wow" factor. The huge silver disco boots are brilliant at this scale, as is the oversize Han blaster.

I am going to cast the head and add some sculpted detail to it (wrinkles etc.) and some hair for a 1/6 Snaggs custom. Out of all the SW vintage figs, it really is a pretty decent basic likeness to the onscreen character even at this scale.

Still undecided on the rest of this series. I think they need to target visually interesting (Leia Hoth, Nien Nunb, Squidhead) or rare figures - of which Blue Snaggs and Boba rocket firing were a good start. They'd be crazy not to do rarer POTF figs next - like Amanaman or EV-9D9. The POTF package and oversize coin add value like what they have done with Gammy.

 

[Nitro]

Yeah. I love the GG Blue Snags fig. I was surprised at how high the production was for an exclusive figure though after the edition size was announced. Seeing the figure in hand it's one of those figures in the line that I can appreciate (regardless of edition size). GG did a great job with that one.

I'm just really disappointed with that Lando. There is no excuse for an all new headsculpt for essentially a blown up vintage figure. Don't understand their rationale. I don't think I'd spent my hard earned money even with a deep discount. I feel bad for completists in this line when it comes time for them to add this figure in particular. The small things like Chewy, Darth, and Leia's scale don't bother me. R5-D4's non vac-metalized neck don't bother me either. I thought GG was doing a decent job on the line until seeing this Lando pic. That headsculpt...that bothers me. Ugh.

 

[Invictus Sol]

I thought the whole point of GG preying upon our childhood memories of these figures was that they were going to be exact 1:1 scans of the originals? What's the point of buying them if GG's just going to replace vac metal with grey paint here and a new sculpt there? I dislike this line even more, now! *flips table of GG collectibles in marketplace*

 

[Khev]

I thought the whole point of GG preying upon our childhood memories of these figures was that they were going to be exact 1:1 scans of the originals? What's the point of buying them if GG's just going to replace vac metal with grey paint here and a new sculpt there? I dislike this line even more, now! *flips table of GG collectibles in marketplace*

 

[Darth Waller]

Rocket Firing Fett is up for preorder:
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com//ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80283

Cantina Playset is up for preorder:
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com//ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80303

 

[Niltusk]

Rocket Firing Fett is up for preorder:
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com//ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80283

Cantina Playset is up for preorder:
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com//ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=80303

Bastards! Trying to suck me in. As simple a display as that is, it really pulls at me.

 

[barryo]

dammit waller...............now i gotta join them bastards...........

unless you can order me one..............

 

[MicroJow]

Eighty.
Nine.
DOLLARS??

Pfft! Buh-bye, GG!

- MJ

 

[steveo]

Eighty.
Nine.
DOLLARS??

Pfft! Buh-bye, GG!

- MJ

seriously! $89 for cardboard? what a joke

 

[Darth Waller]

dammit waller...............now i gotta join them bastards...........

unless you can order me one..............

I don't think those are PGM exclusives.

 

[kirklondon]

I'm going to stick with my ebay repro fetts and the hasbro one. These are ridiculously over-priced, but I can't blame them. They know their clientele.

 

[Invictus Sol]

$90.00 for a cardboard backdrop is pretty outrageous, and I'm generally quite forgiving in that regard. Anyone buying the backdrop will have lost all price complaining privilages in regards to Sideshow's stuff like the e.webb. Looks like a bargin compared to that cardboard POS!

 

[OT Freak]

Thanks for the links! Don't know if I will buy them in the end, but I pre ordered them both.

 

[kl241]

For $90 you could buy the original vintage Kenner one loose. Seriously.

 

[Avfin]

Where is Yoda with dark snake?

 

[Commtech]

Got the email and got the Rocket firing Bobba!! Wooot!

 

[Commtech]

For $90 you could buy the original vintage Kenner one loose. Seriously.

But... this one's bigger.