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The piece is considerably large as is, had SSC not taken liberties with the display area's size, I probably would have passed.

I believe the intent was to replicate the appearance of the mounting area in Jabba's palace without being exact to it.
 
Puay said:
I like the trap door that Boushh is standing on.:)
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If the picture had been a little better it would be easier to tell that its the grate that they can watch the Rancor through... I would like to make a little trap door right in front of the throne sometime.
 
I finally heard back from Sideshow on my replacement. They want me to send it back, which wasn't unexpected. The paint scratch, while obvious, wasn't huge. I'm sure they could easily repair it since they probably have touch up paint. Fine by me, but it would have been fun to destroy something for once.
 
Buttmunch said:
I finally heard back from Sideshow on my replacement. They want me to send it back, which wasn't unexpected. The paint scratch, while obvious, wasn't huge. I'm sure they could easily repair it since they probably have touch up paint. Fine by me, but it would have been fun to destroy something for once.
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That's a shame-- That'd make a good youtube addition. :D
 
Yeah, but like I said, from their perspective it makes more sense. They can fix rubbed off paint easily and resell it. Chipped or broken pieces probably can't be fixed and my guess is those are the ones more likely to be asked to be destroyed. Oh well. As long as a I get a Mint Han I'll be happy. That white spot right on the front was so annoying.
 
Puay said:
Yes... it still bugs me. I been "protesting" a little in a previous thread...:eek:

I can understand too that not everyone has that much space to accomodate a bigger item.
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on one hand, i understand "poetic license", but on the other, SST takes the "art" out of the piece by not honoring the dimensions of the set used in the film... as much as i like this piece, my first thought upon seeing it shouldn't be "that doesn't look right"...
 
I haven't measured Jabba's throne, but I believe part of the decsion on the width of the wall for this piece is to have it match up with the depth of the throne so that you could put it facing the side of the throne in a display on the same surface as Jabba.

Perfect example, this setup couldn't be achieved if the wall was the full width. I'd say full width would add 6-8 incheas at least to the overall width, and the height is also cut short, probably 2-3 more inches could be there.

orbitingx said:
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Sideshow knows that Jabba and throne are a center piece in a lot of collections, the target audience for the Carbonite wall mounting, so they too artistic license to make it easy to integrate the piece into that Jabba display, even if it's not film accurrate, it's the best route for those building up the full on Jabba display.
 
I agree... while it may be a tad small I would rather have it that way and fit with my Jabba display than have it "real scale" size and take up the entire dang table.
 
Yup, I find the lack of lights more an issue than the size. Hell, the red glow I got for my photos came from a cheap giveaway LED promo item I got at a tradeshow, runs on watch batteries. Imagine some orange lights coming up through the grates, a couple overhead spotlights, that'd be really cool, I'm sure someone brave will do the grate lights.
 
i got a pretty good deal on this guy (i think) today. bought him from alterego.. he was 179, and i got free shipping. So it beat out sideshows price for sure. If it arrives nice and sparkly i'm gonna really consider just buying from them from now on, since ssc's prices are insane lately..
glad i was able to pick this one up though.. just put it on my new credit card! haha.. what a way to break in a card, right? :)
can't wait to get my hands on it, and see what i can do with some lighting. No way i'm brave enough to go under those grates though.. i'm sure there is a way to get the look though.. i'll post pics as soon as he arrives!
 
Husker75 said:
i got a pretty good deal on this guy (i think) today. bought him from alterego.. he was 179, and i got free shipping. So it beat out sideshows price for sure. If it arrives nice and sparkly i'm gonna really consider just buying from them from now on, since ssc's prices are insane lately..
glad i was able to pick this one up though.. just put it on my new credit card! haha.. what a way to break in a card, right? :)
can't wait to get my hands on it, and see what i can do with some lighting. No way i'm brave enough to go under those grates though.. i'm sure there is a way to get the look though.. i'll post pics as soon as he arrives!
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That's where I ordered mine from Friday afternoon...then 3 hours later I get that email with a code for free shipping.:monkey2 Oh, well. I used the code for another item.
 
Cocoboloboy said:
That's where I ordered mine from Friday afternoon...then 3 hours later I get that email with a code for free shipping.:monkey2 Oh, well. I used the code for another item.
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Id be pretty PO'd. They didnt ship yet right? Did you try calling Marc? Seems like a cool guy, might try and help out............
 
jstep13 said:
Id be pretty PO'd. They didnt ship yet right? Did you try calling Marc? Seems like a cool guy, might try and help out............
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No, I probably should have though. I didn't know how much of a hassle it would be to change it and get the disount. Maybe I'll call tomorrow.
 
Husker75 said:
i got a pretty good deal on this guy (i think) today. bought him from alterego.. he was 179, and i got free shipping. So it beat out sideshows price for sure. If it arrives nice and sparkly i'm gonna really consider just buying from them from now on, since ssc's prices are insane lately..
glad i was able to pick this one up though.. just put it on my new credit card! haha.. what a way to break in a card, right? :)
can't wait to get my hands on it, and see what i can do with some lighting. No way i'm brave enough to go under those grates though.. i'm sure there is a way to get the look though.. i'll post pics as soon as he arrives!
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Hahaha, I did the EXACT same thing! Bought mine about 12pm here (about 10pm there), so I JUST got in on the discount for I'national shipping! Had to cancel my previous order at another store yesterday, said their shipment of these was delayed for a month! Arghhhhhh! But yeah, AlterEgo beats SS's prices out of the water! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw $179!! :D
 
ChaserFan said:
Hahaha, I did the EXACT same thing! Bought mine about 12pm here (about 10pm there), so I JUST got in on the discount for I'national shipping! Had to cancel my previous order at another store yesterday, said their shipment of these was delayed for a month! Arghhhhhh! But yeah, AlterEgo beats SS's prices out of the water! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw $179!! :D
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seriously.. i was hoping i'd be able to get this soon.. and that price was SO much better.. especially with free shipping!
Can't wait! All i need now is for sideshow to release a good boba fett..
because i'm so close to buying the medi and just using him as a stand in bodyguard for this thing! haha
 
AlterEgo comes highly recommended, Marc is a real stand-up guy. :clap
 

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