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— August 30, 2007
Since the Jabba the Hutt and Max Rebo band statues were announced, many collectors have been wondering how they are going to get the free Bib Fortuna statue that you receive when you purchase both statues. To answer those questions, now that the Jabba statues set is shipping, Gentle Giant recently sent out an e-mail to the collector’s club and posted to their blog instructions on how to go about redeeming your Bib Fortuna statue.
Once you purchase both statues, you should receive a “redemption scratcher” with each statue. To redeem your statue, either go to the web site or mail them in to Gentle Giant. Gentle Giant recommends you use certified mail if you go the mail route. There is no shipping fee within the US. Outside the US, there is a $20 shipping fee plus any customs fees that apply. Allow 3 to 6 weeks for delivery. This offer expires December 31, 2008 or while supplies last.
I hope that all of you who bought the very expensive Jabba the Hutt statue set are able to get your free Bib Fortuna statue with no difficulties.
— August 29, 2007
The pre-orders for the Gentle Giant Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusives are up. Gentle Giant just sent out an e-mail to Premiere Guild members letting them know that the exclusives are up for pre-order for Premiere Guild members for “close to” 48 hours before they are open to the rest of the Collector’s Club this Friday. Here are the links.
They also say that only part of the total edition size will be available for pre-orders. Baltimore Comic-Con will be handling the sales of the rest of the convention exclusives at a separate booth on a first come, first serve basis.
For those who will be attending the Baltimore Comic-Con, Gentle Giant’s booth number is 1110/1210.
Update - 8/31/07: The Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusive pre-orders are now live for all Collector’s Club members. They will be available until Midnight Wednesday, September 5th or until pre-order for pick-up quantity is out, which ever comes first.
— August 28, 2007
Last week, I posted a summary of a Q and A with Amanda from Gentle Giant on the Rebelscum Gentle Giant forum. Read the full Q and A plus responses on Rebelscum here.
In last week’s Q and A, Amanda shed a little light on how Gentle Giant’s Baltimore pre-orders will be handled. Pay attention because they are doing things a little different this time.
The Gentle Giant booth at the Baltimore Comic-Con will only be for picking up your pre-orders. They will not be selling any other products at the show from their booth. The Baltimore Comic-Con will be handling the sale of the convention exclusives at a separate booth. So it seems, all the Gentle Giant Baltimore exclusives will be for sale at the show, only at the Comic-Con booth, instead of the Gentle Giant booth.
According to Amanda, Gentle Giant also says they will be offering the Premiere Guild members an advance time to place their “Pre-Orders for Pick-Up”, before opening it up to the rest of the members of our Collector’s Club. With Baltimore Comic-Con now less than 2 weeks away, I expect Gentle Giant should be putting up the exclusive pre-orders for Baltimore up within the next few days.
— August 24, 2007
Rebelscum posted a rumor to their web site regarding what could possibly be the next Gentle Giant Star Wars Animated Maquette. According to Rebelscum, a Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper disguise is the next choice. They go on to say that it will be a brand new sculpt of Luke in the Deathstar trash compactor fighting the Dia Noga!
Maybe it’s me, but that seems like pretty specific information to just be a rumor. Rebelscum does not give a source for the rumor, but my guess is that it is coming from someone in the know inside Gentle Giant.
— August 24, 2007
Gentle Giant updated their blog yesterday with the news that a new official image of the Star Wars Han Solo statue has been posted to their web site. Check out the new Han Solo image here. Han is currently up for pre-order and is scheduled to ship in November.
— August 23, 2007
Gentle Giant has updated their blog on the Mynock Hunt Chewbacca Diamond Exclusive Mini bust. The edition size is set at 2,500. Retail price is $55. This bust is exclusive to Diamond, but only to Diamond customers that have physical stores and not just web sites. It is showing up for pre-order on some web sites though, so be on the lookout for that. If that fails, just ask your local comic store to order it for you. I don’t see this one as being that sought-after since it is a reissue with only a minor change.
Here is the link to the Chewbacca bust on the Diamond web site. See the previous coverage of the Chewbacca exclusive here.
— August 21, 2007
Yesterday, I posted a summary of a Q and A with Amanda from Gentle Giant on the Rebelscum Gentle Giant forum. Read the full Q and A plus responses on Rebelscum here.
One of the questions Amanda answered in the Q and A is when the Jabba the Hutt and Max Rebo Band statues will be shipping. She said that Jabba and the Band will be arriving at their warehouse this week, which means they will reach retailers and distributors at the end of August or early September. My bet is early September. Also, it looks like they will be arriving at the same time, so get your finances in order because this is an expensive set!
Update - 8/28/07: Gentle Giant just updated their blog to let us know these statues are now shipping to distributors and retailers. They also added a post on how to get the Bib Fortuna statue if you buy both Jabba the Hutt statues.
— August 17, 2007
Rebelscum has updated their photo archive with a photo gallery of the Blackhole Stormtrooper Animated Maquette. The Blackhole Stormtrooper was a Gentle Giant exclusive only available to premeire guild members and limited to 1,000. These are long gone, so your best bet now is to get it on eBay. See the previous coverage of this exclusive here and here.
— August 16, 2007
If you are checking your e-mail tonight, you probably already know this. Gentle Giant sent out an update regarding the Premiere Guild raffles going on right now. The raffles for the Jumbo Chubby Vader and Commander Bly are being executed now. So if you entered either one of those, look for an e-mail saying whether you won or lost.
The raffles for Commander Cody, Glorfindel and Luna Lovegood will be executed tomorrow so look for your confirmation e-mails then. Gentle Giant says the reason they separated them is to check for duplicate entries with those who already pre-ordered for pick up at San Diego.
Update: The raffles for Commander Cody, Glorfindel and Luna Lovegood have been executed. E-mails are being sent out, so check your inbox and see if you won. Good luck!
— August 15, 2007
This just in, the Coruscant Clone Trooper Mini Bust that was exclusive to AFX is now up for sale again. The price is $54.99 and the edition size is 2,500. Go to shopafx.com to get it now! See previous coverage of this exclusive here and here.
Update: They are now sold out.
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