A week from today, I'll be in London. Two weeks from today, I'll be in Paris. And 15 days from today I'll be in Tunisia. This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip that is almost here.
I'm getting down to the final stages of preparation. It's tense. Hoping not to forget anything. For example, the bags above. I want to collect some sand from each of the shooting locations I visit in Tunisia. And I plan to maybe do a test tube display or something. Haven't decided on that. But it only works if I remember my labeled bags, which I just made this morning.
I started preparing in earnest for Celebration Europe 2023 back in June of 2022, when I started establishing the American Star Wars Collecting Club Coalition. I knew PSWCS wouldn't have enough members going to London to staff a booth, so I reached out to all the other American collecting clubs I knew about and asked if we could join forces. It worked! Everyone joined, we applied for a booth, and we'll be at Celebration. Our give-away patches are in-hand in the UK, and everything is ready to go.
Coincidentally, the Tunisia trip planning also started back in June. I started planning my Collecting Track panel much, much later than that... August! So we're looking at many, many months of work and planning all wrapping up. And now it all comes down to not forgetting anything. I've written up a list, but what if I forgot to write something on the list?? It's a bit stressful.
Hopefully a week from today all the stress will evaporate... minus the stresses of managing the booth and presenting the panel and flying to freakin' Africa...
Adventure awaits! I'll see you back here in 4 weeks!
Using the original molds of the first ever concept sculpture of Grogu (aka The Child or "Baby Yoda"), Regal Robot's crafted a true artifact from the history of the character.
The extremely limited dual signature edition has now been set at just 200 pieces!
Each hand-painted replica is made in the company's New York studio and includes a plaque signed by of Lucasfilm Concept Design Supervisor, Christian Alzmann and legendary FX sculptor, Tony McVey.
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I'm thrilled to share another thing I'll be doing over in London:
That's right - your humble host will be presenting a panel on the legacy of Kenner's short-lived Droids and Ewoks cartoons! And I don't know... maybe I'll delve a bit into some customs inspired by the Droids line? You'll need to be there to find out! Or watch whatever livestream or YouTube video they post of the thing, I guess.
As you can imagine, it's been a pretty chaotic few months prepping all this stuff. But I love being able to contribute in all these ways, so it's well worth it!
Yesterday I was tagged on Facebook!
This was the official reveal of the Collecting Track medallion I sponsored. And it was the first time I actually saw the thing myself. I'm quite happy with it. It looks great!
To get one of these you'll need to attend Collecting Track panels at Celebration London 2023. There are 20 in the set, all based off Vintage Kenner artwork. Keep an eye on the Collecting Track Facebook Group as they reveal all the designs in the coming weeks.
I'm proud to have been offered the opportunity to sponsor another Collecting Track give-away. The design team put together some great stuff on only a 1-year turn-around! It's always an honor to be considered for participation in these things.
Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 is less than a month away. So I figure it's time to start revealing some stuff. First out of the gate is my personal swag:
This two-piece puzzle patch is the third and final "Puttin' in the hours" collab with Darren McAleese. Our first set debuted at Celebration Orlando. The second was for Celebration Chicago 2019 We've stretched this gag out way longer than we should have, so to convey that our design has our characters beating a dead Tauntaun.
This patch was supposed to be done for Celebration Anaheim 2022, but with the pandemic impacting Darren's livelihood, he wasn't able to make that trip. I debated even bothering with it at all, despite all the design work I did. Was the gag too stale? But when I asked Darren he was 100% on board, so I updated the design and got it made. Look for the both of us in London if you want to put together this set!
This week we have something REALLY special. It's been in the works for several years and we've finally been given the "all clear" to share.
This is a Dual Signature Edition replica of the first concept sculpture of Grogu (The Child) from The Mandalorian.
Other companies have done statues and such of the character, but this is a real production artifact, and a very "us" sort of thing :)
It goes up for order this Wednesday, March 1st at Noon EST. I've attached some bullet points about the project below, with a few images.
More images and full details can be seen here!
There are also a couple of fun, super-short very shareable videos on our Youtube now as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msmCRSUmy3c
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9nNJ-Kfzybk
So, this isn't just for Mandalorians, it's for Womandalorians, Childandalorians, and even if you don't own a Dalorian. This could very well be your Favreau-ite piece in your collection. By George, you'll definitely get your Fil-oni of "The Mandalorian" with this. Dis-neyds to be added to your repertoire to help it Grow-gu. Please don't be overcome with Greef by missing out, Regal Robot is known to Cara-lot about its fans. I'm not just a spokesman for them, but I'm also a... Client.
I know you may be disappointed this isn't a triple signed piece w/Tom Spina's signature being added as well. But considering he is such a rare and sought after signer as he is, that could elevate the price point of this collectible to astronomical levels where no one could afford it. So, we'll have to forgo his "John Hancock" for the time being.
Back in October I announced the next batch of bubbles I'd be ordering. This was after multiple posting on Facebook asking for feedback, which augmented my own feelings about which characters would be coolest.
Near the bottom of my list of choices... right above either Bespin Guard, was AT-AT Commander. ...
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Regal Robot offers the FIRST EVER licensed Gaffi Stick Prop Replicas! Part of their Star Wars Archive Collection, these replicas have incredible history and lineage to the original props from the films.
There are two special editions, each with unique features and sculpts. Both are 100% ...
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As I explained in my story last week, I discovered that a few of the probes I picked up with the 2-1B figures were obvious repros. This prevented me from finishing up the entire run of 20 figures in one go. I ended up offering them up for ...
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The wait is finally over! My Droids Custom 2-1B figure is ready to ship out!
The design features everyone's second-favorite orthopedic surgeon treating an agonized Kino Loy for severe foot burn caused by standing on electrified floor panels. I'm not exactly sure how a probe is going to help things out... maybe 2-1B is in his diagnostics phase of treatment. But you can be certain that 2-1B will be providing top medical care momentarily!
If you would like to purchase one, unfortunately you are too late. They've all sold out. My apologies for your immeasurable misery.
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