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Harry Potter Bust Reviews
— August 15, 2007 Leave a Comment
There is a really good review up on Michael Crawford’s web site of 5 new mini busts from Gentle Giant’s Harry Potter line. Overall, Michael was not happy with these, and I have to say I was quite surprised. He reviewed the Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood SDCC exclusive and Harry Potter FYE/Suncoast exclusive.
In the Star Wars line of busts, Gentle Giant has some well known hits, but they have had well known misses also. The Harry Potter line, however, is known for very high quality and accurate representations of the film. That is why I was quite surprised at this review. It seems that Michael himself was also surprised although unpleasantly. This statement sums it up.
Let’s start with a broad statement up front - I’m very disappointed in this set of five busts. While they aren’t technically a ‘wave’, coming out at the same time creates the impression they are, and the whole group is well below most of the previous HP waves in quality.
GG had better be careful these days. They might think they’re rock stars, but they’re not - they’re makers of pop culture collectibles. And if the quality starts slipping on a line, their customers will turn away.
He’s right. Gentle Giant is known for quality, but their focus seems to be on touring the world and making as many exclusives as possible this year. They would do well to focus on putting out the quality that got them there in the first place. Regardless, we know they are capable of doing high quality stuff, so lets hope this does not become the norm for them.
