While it only took a handful of nights to assemble (I was hungrier for more), I'm happy to present my newest 3PO addition: LEGO C-3PO!
It's a pretty decent likeness, and I had a lot of fun with it, but I do have a couple things I'd change. First off - the base is a bit too small for the height of the statue. It seems a bit top-heavy. And I fear it might fall forward kinda easily, as he leans forward a bit. He's just not entirely stable...
The second issue is more of a missed opportunity. Scattered throughout the build are chromed gold and silver parts, and they look fantastic. And in the instructions, all the non-chromed gold pieces are marked with little sparkle marks. That leads me to wonder if, at some point, this set was gonna feature all chromed gold parts. If it had, the statue would be far more spectacular.
Overall I give it a big thumbs-up. It's a worthy addition to my collection. Now I just need to find a place somewhere to display it.
I'm happy to present my fully-assembled LEGO Mos Eisley Cantina (75290) in all its glory.
The set includes the main building, two small out-buildings, two vehicles, and an awesome Dewback.
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I've been on a fairly regular schedule with my Droids customs - one in the winter, one in the summer, one in the fall. So it was about time to figure out which one I'm doing next...
After I counted my stockpile, I pretty much had around 8-12 of each of them (8D8, Nein Nunb, Klaatu Skiff, Nein Nunb, and DSD). None were close to the total I need, so there wasn't a frontrunner. After thinking about it, I decided to go with General Madine. It's been a long time since I've done a human Rebel, and I didn't want to go back to Jabba's Palace or with a droid so soon after the last ones.
I don't think anyone out there had the stockpile to sell me 13 loose, complete Madines, so I went to eBay. There were tons of them available. And I discovered the prices for loose Vintage appear to be fairly inflation-resistant! Where most things seem like they've doubled in price since COVID, loose Vintage Madines have barely budged.
I got another pressing project that's taking up my art time at the moment, but I hope to get started on this one by the start of October. Stay tuned!
This past weekend the NFL regular season kicked off, which presented the perfect opportunity for me to crack open this brew:
Beat Down Browns by Four Seasons Brewing Company of Latrobe, PA (where the Pittsburgh Steelers conduct training camp each year) was released either late 2023 ...
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That's right! "Regal Robot" just busted out a new bust and it's the Gamorrean Guard! So if you want to "pig" out and buy more than one, go ahead! You won't hear any of their staff saying: "That'll do." So feel free to buy GaMOREan of 'em! Go hog wild if you will. "RR" has been... bacon this one for some time and you can tell that in the details of this piece. Something of this caliber is very rare and quite well done. So if you miss out now, you'll just have to live and loin. I'm not going to rib you, but if your bank account can't... spare the funds and you don't think you can... shoulder this responsibility, I'd go as far as to... hock something of value, but do it quick... shake a leg, chop, chop! It's nowhere near as big as a car, so it won't need it's own porking space.
Pardon me for... butting in, but when it comes to writing like this, Tom Spina doesn't just... farm this out to anyone, he comes to CC.com where we really... ham it up! Here's to everyone having a good... belly laugh over it.
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I enjoyed building my LEGO Mos Eisley Cantina so much, I've been looking for a reason to pick up another set. Well, LEGO just released a set I couldn't refuse:
Yeah, that's the stuff. Once built, this 1138-piece set stands 15" tall and features posable arms and wrists. It isn't quite the project my 3200-piece Cantina was, but it should prove to be a lot of fun. Now I just need some free time to set aside to get started...
The Regal Robot Archive Collection is growing MUCH bigger once with s giant, "Screen-Sized", Wampa wall bust! This wall hanging Wampa bust is based on the Special Edition Wampa's look and is even larger than the costume made for the film, it's scaled up to the massive in-universe size the beast was intended to be.
Regal Robot's New York FX studio is making all of these mixed-media busts in-house their artists are hand finishing each one. This is also a Signature Edition with a plaque signed by ILM artist Howie Weed, who was part of the team who made the costume for the film and was inside the costume performing as the Wampa in the movie!
Limited to just 50 pieces, this new Signature Edition is priced at $5999 with 12 month payment plan available. Reserve yours on 8/27!
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Regal Robot's new Gamorrean Guard Bust Concept Maquette expands this exciting line of replicas developed from the original artifacts of the Archives.
This maquette was the first step in designing the iconic and memorable Gamorrean Guards for the movie and ILM veteran creature maker, Dave Carson was the original sculptor.
There's an extremely limited Legacy Edition of just 60 pieces that each contains a truly unique work-of-art: a full color, one-of-a-kind Gamorrean Guard illustration, hand-drawn and watercolor painted by Carson! Carson signed plaques for a Signature Edition of just 125 pieces.
Each maquette replica weighs well over 3 pounds, is 100% made in the U.S.A., and meticulously hand painted by the artists in their New York studio!
Do not miss this extraordinary opportunity to bring home not just an authentic replica, scanned from the original artifact, but also an original work of art with a direct connection to the artists that inspire us!
The Signature Edition is priced at $549 and the Legacy Edition $849 with 6-Month payment plans available. Reserve yours on 9/3!
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Last weekend I found myself near Harrisburg staying at a friend's place, where we raided his beer fridge. I came across this gem hiding behind a few cans:
Maxx'd Out Buddy is an imperial stout made by Rubber Soul Brewing Company out of Hummelstown, PA. So this thing was hyper-local to where I was staying. At 10% ABV it's a heavy-hitter.
My initial impression was this is an unpretentious solid stout. Notes of dark chocolate. No real coffee at all - a lot of the times stouts are almost grainy with coffee, but not this one. I found it only mildly bitter.
After reading the label I realized I didn't really get much maple syrup or brown sugar unless I really searched for it. Then I reasoned maybe that's taking off the edge of the bitterness.
When I decided to do an AF&TB for this beer, Mike dug through his toy bins looking for a figure to pair with it. I was hoping for one of those God-awful Star Wars Black Series Christmas figures, but they were buried too deep. Of the Christmassy figures he did discover, Gamora's bold, red and green color scheme best fit the cheer (and the color scheme) of the season. And if there's any character that can really pack a punch it's Gamora!
Drink this if you also like: Quality high ABV stouts.
A couple weeks ago I noticed a really nice Lili Ledy 3PO on "DEAL/NO DEAL or BUY IT NOW!" on Facebook. The BIN price was reasonable, so I pulled the trigger.
There are several different variations of Lili Ledy 3POs, but what they're most famous for is the screw in the back replacing the rivet. What I particularly like is the deep gold color some of them feature. These were painted by Lili Ledy rather than vac-metalized, so they have a completely unique finish versus all other Vintage 3POs.
I already owned one of these deep gold Lili Ledys, so this purchase was a straightforward upgrade. You can't tell so much in these photos, but my original (right) wad quite a bit of wear to the finish.
I don't get the opportunity to pick up 3POs all that often these days, so when something like this appears it's quite the treat. Now I just gotta find someone who wants my old one...
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