RobertoBagg10's Display Thread COMING SOON NEW CUSTOM YAVIN BASE FOR THE DROI...
Hey guys, another new update this week and this time its for yet another custom base I had commissioned by a great guy and fellow freak who's dioramic work caught my eye. You may know him as Jedster here on the forums and if you haven't seen some of his work then I recommend you check it out cos his work awesome!
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...diorama-base-robocop-dio-89-batman-vault.html
So basically Jed helped me out in building a new custom 'Yavin' themed base for my R2D2 and C3PO Premium Format Exclusive...as some of you may already know, I already had a custom base built for my droids late last year I think it was and although it looked great, here's a quick pic
However, I still felt that I could make it slightly more movie accurate and more importantly, I wanted to dramatize the base slightly further by adding another step to the stairways (as you'll see below in the reveal pics). Now, to go back to the initial reason for me originally building a custom base for my Droids PF Exclusive was because Sideshow had once again committed a massive boo-boo by firstly splitting these two iconic character onto two separate bases (unlike the regular 'dirty' version which has them displayed together) and those two bases were 'supposedly' meant to represent the 'Yavin' Medal Ceremony scene at the end of Episode IV A New Hope.
So basically this Is a pic taken from the 'Yavin' scene of the movie....
....and here is a pic of what those of us who purchased the Exclusive version received...
Yep, its crazy isn't it!!!! To this day we are still trying to work out what on earth is remotely 'Yavin' themed about these Sideshow bases
Sideshow unsurprisingly have yet to explain this....hmmmmmm
Now ever since the announcement of these Droids being put up on Pre Order, I always knew that I wanted the shiny version as opposed to the more weathered regular version, so when I found out that the Exclusive version would feature separate bases and then realise that the bases were not 'Yavin' themed at all, my heart truly sank
This was when I decided to turn to some expert sculptors/painter/customisers to help me build my own 'yavin' themed base
So I put this project to Jed and he gratefully accepted and so I sent him all the dimensions and measurements to get this new base underway and in a matter of a few weeks....a new 'Yavin' themed base was born
As I had imagined in my head, the inclusion of an added step totally made the difference for me and now I can finally rest and proudly display my shiny Droids the way I had imagined them looking. I present to you my new shiny Droids Display
I've tried to take as good a pics that I could with my iphone but to see it inhand is truly amazing and the concrete effect of the stairs is just so detailed and realistic. Jed totally blew this base out od the park!
And finally a pic of the dynamic duo displayed in my glass display case, although it was so hard to take a decent pic with all the reflections of the room and the glare coming from the glass
but you get the idea...
Hope you like the pics guys and once again thanks for all your great feedback and comments...its always appreciated and certainly heartfelt to have such great people/collectors following and supporting my journey aswell as sharing my collection with you all
P.S. Coming up in a few days time, the WIP pics for my Iron Man MKVII LSF Hall of Armour background display which is currently at 80%
thanks bro
so all systems go for next week and the Boba Fett PF pre order
it never ends 
