2007 Animated maquettes

[Karma]

Is that an animated chewie at the top of the last pic?

http://www.rebelscum.com/tf2007/GGS-animated/IMG_4594.jpg

http://www.rebelscum.com/tf2007/GGS-animated/IMG_4570.jpg

http://www.rebelscum.com/tf2007/GGS-animated/IMG_4526.jpg

[Customikey]

I've got Leia and Boba. I'm done.

[The Josh]

I like the Yoda and R2 will have to get that one.

[Karma]

I like the Yoda and R2 will have to get that one.


yeah that's the con exclusive

[The Josh]

THat's what I was reading. PG hopefully will help me out on that.

[anakin1138]

No words... I'm happy they made Mace and yes, those are Chewie Animated fur Legs:D !!!

[Karma]

mace maquette is another convention exclusive......convention not stated yet

[tomandshell]

mace maquette is another convention exclusive......convention not stated yet

OK--in that case my $50 PG membership better come in handy or I'm going to be fighting mad.

[hairlesswookiee]

mace maquette is another convention exclusive......convention not stated yet

thats lame!!! the Mace is the only Clone Wars maquette that i really want for my collection. making him a convention exclusive only jacks up the price on him and makes him harder to find.

[Seretur]

Where are these from?

I only collect the GG LOTR busts and 7" SW statues, so hopefully there's some of that too at the source.

Off to investigate...

[anakin1138]

thats lame!!! the Mace is the only Clone Wars maquette that i really want for my collection. making him a convention exclusive only jacks up the price on him and makes him harder to find.

Well then It's fair to let those who have the complete collection get it and anyways you can get him too through ebay as you saved money not spending for the other maquettes and can put more money on the maquette you like the most...

[Hoser]

I'm currently dumping my GG collection but one line I am happy to be keeping is the animated lines. Good stuff.

[PosterBoyKelly]

Very cool. I don't yet have the money to get any of these plus my current obsessions, but I really want them! I'm trying to figure out a way, I really want Vader and Fett and some CW ones, I love the style, so coooool!

[Fubeca]

NO MORE YODAS!!!!!!!!

Please do Durge!!!!!!!!!!

[Darth Loki]

I'm excited to see a Mace, but not happy that he's an exclusive. I'm gonna have to do some serious sucking up around here :monkey3

Damn, I hate living on the East coast sometimes :monkey4

[Bonehead15]

CONVENTION EXCLUSIVES!!!!!!!!!


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:crying

[PosterBoyKelly]

CONVENTION EXCLUSIVES!!!!!!!!!


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:crying

I agree with that too.

[Darth Loki]

I'm not happy that I'm going to have to beg someone here that doesn't collect these to be nice enough to get one for me. I hate doing that and feel bad, but at least there are nice enough people here that will. I'm sure their will be LOTR and HP exclusives too which is going to make this extremely difficult.

[mfoga]

Ok which ones are excluusives at which con. I was thinking that Mace and the R2-D2 were Toyfair exclusives. If they are C4 I wil do what I can.

[PosterBoyKelly]

I just want the R2/Yoda that's awesome! I can't go to either con, so I'm screwed.

[hairlesswookiee]

Well then It's fair to let those who have the complete collection get it and anyways you can get him too through ebay as you saved money not spending for the other maquettes and can put more money on the maquette you like the most...
the price has nothing to do with it. i have most of the clone wars maquettes, i just dont' have the money to go to all the conventions to get the convention exclusives. but if you want to pay for me to go then i really don't have an issue anymore do i??

[The ill Jedi]

YES!!!

Not the pose I wanted, but sweet nonetheless.

http://www.rebelscum.com/tf2007/GGSanimated/IMG_4594.jpg

[Darth Loki]

I think it's awesome! What a great idea (deflecting a laser blast) and probably the only way to pull it off was the animated line.

Who wants to be my best buddy in July? :monkey3

[Bonehead15]

If the club doesn't offer these I'm going to be totally pissed!!

The only GG lines I collect are the animated ones and one of the reasons I like them is that there is never any exclusives, except for Padme. This is why I never started with the busts and staues cause I knew I'd never be able to get them all.

GG sure knows how to crap all over their customers.:rolleyes:

[theropod]

Well, the never said they were convention exclusives. Perhaps they are exclusive to a particular retailer (like Padme was at Star Wars Shop).

In some ways that could be worse since those kind of things usually just spring up for order without warning. If you're away from the forums for a day, you get screwed.

I'm gonna have 3 frickin Yodas in my collection!?!? :confused:
The only problem is, I like them all.

-theropod

[mfoga]

I think it's awesome! What a great idea (deflecting a laser blast) and probably the only way to pull it off was the animated line.

Who wants to be my best buddy in July? :monkey3
Are you not going?

[Agent0028]

None of the first three pics will pull up for me, but that second post with the Mace pic looks really nice.

[tomandshell]

Well, the never said they were convention exclusives. Perhaps they are exclusive to a particular retailer (like Padme was at Star Wars Shop).


From the official GG blog:

The Gentle Giant Worldwide Tour 2007 Exclusives include a Yoda/R2-D2 Animated-style maquette and a special Bust-Ups 2-pack of Han and Luke in Stormtrooper armor. There will also be other exclusives at some of the five events, which will be announced soon.


So you have to attend one of the five conventions to get R2 and Yoda. I am still trying to find official confirmation that Mace is also an exclusive. If he is one of those event specific exclusives, and if that event is anything other than SDCC, I am going to cry.

[The Josh]

Yeah, they need to let us know. That way I can figure out how many items for SDCC I'm gonna be having to mail home from SDCC.

[mfoga]

From the official GG blog:



So you have to attend one of the five conventions to get R2 and Yoda. I am still trying to find official confirmation that Mace is also an exclusive. If he is one of those event specific exclusives, and if that event is anything other than SDCC, I am going to cry.
Tom you could make a quick run down to LA hit C4 and head home.

[KitFisto]

MUST HAVE MACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tomandshell]

Tom you could make a quick run down to LA hit C4 and head home.

And as a GG guild member, I could place my order in advance and not have to stress about a raffle or anything like that. And I could pick up Commander Gree, although he is naturally the one that I am least interested in. Why oh why couldn't they have had him be the Tokyo exclusive?!?

But I might actually have a conflict with C4 and even a day trip might prove impossible. I am waiting to see...

[Bonehead15]

And as a GG guild member, I could place my order in advance and not have to stress about a raffle or anything like that.

I don't remember reading about that.

Is that correct?

[theropod]

From the official GG blog:



So you have to attend one of the five conventions to get R2 and Yoda. I am still trying to find official confirmation that Mace is also an exclusive. If he is one of those event specific exclusives, and if that event is anything other than SDCC, I am going to cry.


Thanks for that update. I didn't realize that GG was actually up to date with press releases. I'm used to them announcing things a month or two after we hear it from another source.

I hope you are right about the Yoda/R2 so I'll have a chance to get it. On RS it did allude that Mace was an ex. I'm only going to one con this year, C4. If Mace is a SDCC exclusive it looks like I'll have to forfeit my PF Maul just to pay an eBay price for Mace. Stupid exclusives. (though I don't mind the "tour" exclusive concept as much, but I question how many will be at each location.
-theropod

[tomandshell]

There were plenty of Vader bust ups last year as the touring exclusive, but obviously there aren't going to be that many R2/Yoda pieces touring around this year. I wonder how they will divide the edition amongst the five events. Malak is the C4 event exclusive and SDCC is a very big deal, so in a perfect world they would make Mace the SDCC event exclusive, giving me a chance to get Mace, R2/Yoda and Commander Cody at SDCC--the three exclusive items revealed today that I am most excited to get.

And if Mace is an SDCC exclusive, you have a very good chance at picking one up from a board member--there will probably be more of us at SDCC than at any other event and you can very likely get one of us who doesn't collect the maquettes to help you out.

[tomandshell]

I don't remember reading about that.

Is that correct?

From the blog entry about the Premiere Guild Membership perks:

Pre-orders for Future Releases

-Allows you to pre-order any club exclusives, upcoming products and any convention exclusives.

-Detailed information regarding this feature will be provided once the function is live.

[theropod]

From the blog entry about the Premiere Guild Membership perks:

If that's the case, maybe I'll be forced to sign up. I don't think you should have to pay for good customer service, and I don't I collect a lot of GG items so I didn't think it would be worth while. I'm not interested in the busts, only a couple statues, but I'm crazy for the maquettes.
Do you get anything else at all for your $50? Anything tangible?
-theropod

[tomandshell]

If that's the case, maybe I'll be forced to sign up. I don't think you should have to pay for good customer service, and I don't I collect a lot of GG items so I didn't think it would be worth while. I'm not interested in the busts, only a couple statues, but I'm crazy for the maquettes.
Do you get anything else at all for your $50? Anything tangible?
-theropod

There is a yet-to-be-revealed "free gift." It's anybody's guess as to what that might be. But the most important thing is the ability to preorder convention and club exclusives, and access to exclusives that are held back in limited numbers for sale after the show. If there are really small numbers (like the Blackhole Stormtrooper), then there will be a Guild Members only raffle, rather than the insane free-for-alls we have experienced in the past.

And if there is any way that I can help you get a Mace maquette, I will do my best!

[Bonehead15]

From the blog entry about the Premiere Guild Membership perks:
Thanks Tom!!

I don't remember that when I signed up.

There is a slight chance I might go to SDCC for maybe a day or two so hopefully I'll be able to pick mine up then.

[hairlesswookiee]

yeah the Mace maquette is also a must have for me too. i don't know who here is going, but im sure as we get closer to the show there will be many threads on who will be going and who is getting what for someone else.

[Darth Loki]

Are you not going?


Unfortunately no. I was hoping to, but it seems all my finance hopes have turned against me in the past six months.

Though I am seriously considering joining GG's Premier Guild, which really makes me sick.

[tomandshell]

You want to know what makes me sick?

They end the Clone Wars line with the Mace Windu I've been wanting, but they make it an exclusive.

http://jeditemplearchives.com/swexperience/toyfair2007/gentlegiant/images/gg06-053.jpg

[hairlesswookiee]

You want to know what makes me sick?

They end the Clone Wars line with the Mace Windu I've been wanting, but they make it an exclusive.

http://jeditemplearchives.com/swexperience/toyfair2007/gentlegiant/images/gg06-053.jpg

yeah!!! me too. after getting the my first one (grievous) the first ones i wanted after that was Mace and Dooku and now it seems that i won't get either. i want Mace very badly but won't pay more than $100+ to get him.

[SolidLiquidFox]

Is the CW line officially dead? No Dooku or Palapatine is a crime if that's the case.

[KitFisto]

Is the CW line officially dead? No Dooku or Palapatine is a crime if that's the case.


Or Shaak Ti. She was a huge part of that series.

[Indiana Fett]

I just want the R2/Yoda that's awesome! I can't go to either con, so I'm screwed.

Yeah, me too. The Mace looks cool too, but that R2 and Yoda is so Iconic IMO. Would be really cool to display with the C-3P0 and Jawa Maquette. I'll have to find a way to get my hands on one...Hopefully through a fellow board member...Id rather not have to shell out on Evil-Bay! :banghead

[anakin1138]

Is the CW line officially dead? No Dooku or Palapatine is a crime if that's the case.

Guys Let's start a petition to get the Dooku and Palpatine CW Maquettes... who's with me?

[Darth Loki]

Or Shaak Ti. She was a huge part of that series.


:cuss :cuss :cuss :cuss :cuss

[KitFisto]

Guys Let's start a petition to get the Dooku and Palpatine CW Maquettes... who's with me?


Add Shaak Ti to that list and I'll sign.

[SolidLiquidFox]

I'm in! I collect the animated stuff religiously (prefer them over collecting busts) and to see the CW line end with 2 Yodas and no Dooku or Sidious is bad.

[IrishJedi]

I'm in! I collect the animated stuff religiously (prefer them over collecting busts) and to see the CW line end with 2 Yodas and no Dooku or Sidious is bad.


THREE Yodas if you count the R2/Dagobah one.

:rolleyes:

[tomandshell]

Is the CW line officially dead? No Dooku or Palapatine is a crime if that's the case.

We were told that there would be a few releases left before the end of the line. Roron finally went up for preorder, then Yoda on Kybuck, and now we see Exclusive Mace and hear reports from Toy Fair that GG have confirmed that he will be the last one in the line. Far too many CW characters left undone and it's a bummer.

They are moving on to the movie characters now--but there's a chance that we will see all of the most wanted CW characters in that line except Durge, because Dooku, Sidious, Kit Fisto, Shaak Ti and the others appeared in the films. It's not strictly an OT line, but rather a film line instead of a Clone Wars animated series line. GG have said that they would be interested in doing prequel characters (like Maul) as a part of the animated Star Wars film line, but their emphasis is on the original trilogy for now.

So, there is no chance that we will get a Durge, but some of those others might eventually surface.

[IrishJedi]

I for one have NO problem with them not making a Durge. In fact, that's a bit of a relief if so.

[KitFisto]

I for one have NO problem with them not making a Durge. In fact, that's a bit of a relief if so.


How is it a relief? Just don't buy it if you don't like it.

[IrishJedi]

Well, only because (so far) the GG Clone Wars Maquette line is one of the few that I am a true completist with. So, I would likely have to get a Durge for that reason alone, but I would hate every second of it... just like his appearance in the show. :monkey5

[KitFisto]

Well, only because (so far) the GG Clone Wars Maquette line is one of the few that I am a true completist with. So, I would likely have to get a Durge for that reason alone, but I would hate every second of it... just like his appearance in the show. :monkey5


ah, that makes a little more sense. I am only missing Padme of course. I will get her one day!

[Darth Loki]

I could certainly live without a Durge. But no Dooku or Shaak Ti is incredibly disappointing. There is the chance that they could be done with the PT pieces, if and when GG gets around to it though.

[tomandshell]

I have the Padme, Obi-Wan, and Anakin maquettes displayed together on a Detolf shelf and they look great. Nice little heroic trio.

If they had given me a choice of what character to end the line with, out of all the possibilities I would have chosen Mace Windu--so I'm glad to see him squeak into the line at the last minute before they closed the doors.

And the end of the line might not be entirely GG's decision. Lucas & Co. may want the license to end so that they can focus instead on the upcoming CGI Clone Wars series. They possibly don't want GG to continue merchandising one version of the Clone Wars characters when another one is just around the corner. I have a feeling that GG will announce a new Clone Wars line when the show gets here.

[theropod]

Did anyone hear the rumor that Mace will be an exclusive to Star Wars Shop hyperspace members and the edition size will be two dozen?

http://www.rebelscum.com/tf2007/GGSanimated/IMG_4594.jpg

Neither did I. :emperor
-theropod

[IrishJedi]

And the end of the line might not be entirely GG's decision. Lucas & Co. may want the license to end so that they can focus instead on the upcoming CGI Clone Wars series.

That's what I was thinking, actually. The designs on the new CW are completely different.

[tomandshell]

I can't remember--when Padme went up as a Star Wars Shop exclusive, was she for Hyperspace members only? Or could anybody get her?

[Darth Loki]

And the end of the line might not be entirely GG's decision. Lucas & Co. may want the license to end so that they can focus instead on the upcoming CGI Clone Wars series. They possibly don't want GG to continue merchandising one version of the Clone Wars characters when another one is just around the corner. I have a feeling that GG will announce a new Clone Wars line when the show gets here.


I had thought about this and wondered if that played any roll in the decision. So there is still hope. Of course, we have no idea what the new CW series will be about or focus on since they did cover pretty much a broad stretch of it in the original series. I wonder if they will focus on some of the stories of the comics?

[The ill Jedi]

...I have a feeling that GG will announce a new Clone Wars line when the show gets here.

I hope so. I for one don't have a problem if they don't make Durge. Now that Mace is coming, all I'll need to be happy is Shaak Ti and Dooku.

[SolidLiquidFox]

I can't remember--when Padme went up as a Star Wars Shop exclusive, was she for Hyperspace members only? Or could anybody get her?

I bought her direct. You did not need to be a Hyperspace member.

[Darth Loki]

I'm so scared of missing out on this Mace. Have they announced what event he'll be an exclusive for?

[SolidLiquidFox]

Not yet...

[tomandshell]

I'm so scared of missing out on this Mace. Have they announced what event he'll be an exclusive for?

I am still holding out hope that he will be a retailer exclusive rather than an event exclusive. Several of the exclusives that GG have premiered this weekend will not be specific to certain events, but rather to certain websites.

I have a feeling that someone like Mike at Razor's Edge is going to be getting a retailer exclusive with one of these.

But I am just hoping that Mace is exclusive to Star Wars Shop and not a convention.

[SolidLiquidFox]

I hate surprise exclusives from SWS.com on Friday nights.

[Darth Loki]

I have a feeling that someone like Mike at Razor's Edge is going to be getting a retailer exclusive with one of these.

But I am just hoping that Mace is exclusive to Star Wars Shop and not a convention.


I'm not getting my hopes up. If Mike gets this I won't be worried at all. I know I'll be able to get one. I'd even settle for a SW shop exclusive. Any convention seriously cripples my chances and pretty much means I have to rely on the kindness of others.

[anakin1138]

We were told that there would be a few releases left before the end of the line. Roron finally went up for preorder, then Yoda on Kybuck, and now we see Exclusive Mace and hear reports from Toy Fair that GG have confirmed that he will be the last one in the line. Far too many CW characters left undone and it's a bummer.

They are moving on to the movie characters now--but there's a chance that we will see all of the most wanted CW characters in that line except Durge, because Dooku, Sidious, Kit Fisto, Shaak Ti and the others appeared in the films. It's not strictly an OT line, but rather a film line instead of a Clone Wars animated series line. GG have said that they would be interested in doing prequel characters (like Maul) as a part of the animated Star Wars film line, but their emphasis is on the original trilogy for now.

So, there is no chance that we will get a Durge, but some of those others might eventually surface.

That's a good point Tom. I haven't thought about that. There's a chance to see Dooku, Sidious, Shaak Ti, Kit Fisto and others from the prequel trilogy as those are in the movies, not only in the Clone Wars serie as you said. So let's see what the future brings and If those characters won't be made or announced then we'll start a petition... anyways, as Rob Coleman said in an interview last week, It seems Gentle Giant is now focusing on the development of the new animated maquettes from the Clone Wars 3d animated serie, and we can look forward to Fabulous things as Rob said.

[Boba Fett]

I already have animated Leia, Vader, Boba, and waiting for Luke in Dagobah swamp.

After that, I'm done with this line.

Selling off my animated Clone Wars Barriss Offee/Luminaya as they no longer hold my interest, anymore.