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EFX Death Star Modules/Tiles arrived from a deal with a scum member. Now just to find the proper place to display these tiles, because I'm also waiting for the Royal Guard Force Pike replica from the RPF run, and need to see where to display both properly.

 

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Emperor and thrones arrived and the both are great. I like the throne, and I managed to fit him on the thrones in a way that feet touch the ground. The throne is better than SSC, even with its inaccuracies.

But the Emperor himself has some fraying and tearing damage on the right part of the chest robe under the clasp, it seems to be from the sewing of the clasp metal holder in the back, very hard to see but the damage is there and it is getting bigger when handling the figure. Contacted my distributor to get replacement robe, waiting now for the answer.

Fast shot:

 

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Finally the replacement robe for the Emperor arrived and now he feels very happy.
I futzed the robe a bit, no water treatment for now, and cut the back and the two inside stitches, no need to the two in front.

 

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I visited the first edition of a regional "Model Fair" and managed to get the DeAgostini 1/5 Stormtrooper helmet I wanted for some time for an excellent price:

 

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One of the coolest props I got in the past years: Royal Guard Force Pike by Tom Leech from RPF. Full metal (aluminum and steel) piece, very accurate and really heavy - I mean Master Replicas Stormtrooper blaster heavy (and Master Replicas quality), the pike is 122 cm long when assembled, and you could beat someone with it easily like with a baseball bat. The finishing is simply amazing, all the details and chroming are beautifully crafted. Such an elegant prop! Pics don't do it justice. More pics later on.

 

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Here are some other pics:

 

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The Lords of the Sith book just arrived, I bought it mostly for the cool cover art, which inspired my favorite Vader statue made by Iron Studios:

 

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Accurate Snowtrooper helmet chin strap for my RS Prop Masters bucket, thanks to a cool RPF member:

 

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The Royal Guard Force Pike from the RPF run is finally up on the wall:

 

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The Ript-Apparel T-shirt arrived, I ordered it about a month ago:

 

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TIE Fighter Owner's Workshop Manual arrived, quite a nice and fun book:

 

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Work in progress for the Royal Guard original artwork by Howard Chin - this will go with my RPF Royal Guard Force Pike prop replica:

 

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Despite the fact that now my collecting focus are Original Trilogy Imperials, and that I mostly collect high end items, I still love the classic Action Fleet and MicroMachines series, these being the only exception to OT Imperial collecting rule. A good friend of mine repainted the Micro Battle Set Turbo Tank / Juggernaut, and I added the interior, because the original interior was Kashyyyk environment diorama and not a proper tank one. Here is the finished product, though I'd better say it is still work in progress, as I'm going to make further changes to the interior. The paint is very close to the MR AT-AT color and we also know this tank appeared in Rogue One.

This is how the playset originally looked like - and yes, I have a second one that is still boxed.

 

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A nice little magazine just came in: Star Wars Official 20th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine

 

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Hot Toys Emperor hologram, only needed this holo from the set:

 

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The original Royal Guard artwork by the talented Howard Chin/Art of Tzu arrived, and after being professionally framed, it was proudly displayed next to the RPF Force Pike replica - such beautiful bright red color in that small corner:

 

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Totally insane!!!! Love it

 

[jkno]

Totally insane!!!! Love it

Thank you