[Darth Wolfenstein]

how soon before the next sale mick lol

[MickFett]

Nick, on May 20 2009, 02:31 PM, said:

History: In 1980 George Lucas released a movie called the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back. in one scene the character Han Solo is frozen in a block of Carbonite for transport to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Illusive Concepts released a replica of this piece limtied to 2500 pieces. these can be found today on EBay

I know that much, Paul has one of these.

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Custom: Yes it is custom. The Illusive model did not have the centre cut out and replaced with a plex sheet

Actually you are incorrect, this is not a modified Illusive Concepts. For your information, this is what the IC one looks like:

http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/juliensauctions/18624/0835_1_lg.jpg

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How Much: 5K and it's yours. Pickup only

lol thanks anyway, but I can get an original IC for less then that :)

RIPOFF is the Word !!!!

[Paul]

BIRD, BIRD , BIRD, BIRD is the Word?

[Azrael]

MickFett, on May 20 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

I know that much, Paul has one of these.



Actually you are incorrect, this is not a modified Illusive Concepts. For your information, this is what the IC one looks like:

http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/juliensauctions/18624/0835_1_lg.jpg



lol thanks anyway, but I can get an original IC for less then that :)

the head came off the IC. the rest of the parts were made for the case. as such it is a custom job and not an IC.

[Obi-Wan Toddi]

Nick, on May 20 2009, 02:01 PM, said:

being a bit of a smartarse here but I can't help it

Keep up that smartarse attitude young man, and you'll never make it into Starfleet! :Imperial: :)

[MickFett]

blur, on May 22 2009, 09:52 AM, said:

You know, it seems incredibly wasteful to use a whole IC just for the head. They're not cheap!

The head was "re-cast" off an IC, not physically used hehe :)

[Paul]

f anybody is interested in doing somthing like this, I may be taking han to R2 Builders and look at doing a face cast, or maybe the whole thing depending on how hard it waould be to do due to it's size. But if people are interested in just the face or even doing a splash to do a cabinate let me know, if enough are interested then we would look into it.
paul OM.

[Darth Wolfenstein]

is interested allways wanted one but know i never be able to afford one

[MickFett]

I would be interested, price pending.

[Vader]

Hey Mick,

Blur is dead right.

If you wanted to make that display case it would be cheap as. Take a real look at the head.

They have just used one of the life casts from ebay and made the rest up as they went.
Head of Carbonite life cast as seen in display unit

Note this casting is a fairly crappy one. You can often find good ones though. Hands are easy to do yourself.

You don't need it. Stay on Target.... with good stuff.

If anything I think it would be cool to see a Mick in Carbonite.

That would be a fun talking piece too.

MickFett, on May 23 2009, 03:42 PM, said:

I would be interested, price pending.

[MickFett]

Vader, on Jun 6 2009, 11:18 PM, said:

If anything I think it would be cool to see a Mick in Carbonite.

That would be a fun talking piece too.

Hmmm, now that's an idea. I couldn't do it myself, but maybe Karl, the new Novus member offering casting services, can help me out!

Stay tuned :D

[Vader]

There are lots of awesome 1:1 things out there.

The licensed ones are cool but not always.

There are times when you can actually find stuff which is fan made that is BETTER than the licensed prop.

BUT

BETTER means BETTER. Not just good. Must have perfect detail, finish and presence and must kick the butt of any licensed replica of its kind.

I would never own the 1:1 licensed Darth Vader Statue as my own is better, just as no doubt you would never pay $20K for a licensed Boba 1:1. THe stance is good on mannequin but the detail is just not there for us after building and upgrading costumes for years. You can get the Boba mannequin from starfortress on ebay

As for R2. Sideshow are not getting 10K for static prop. Not after Colin and the guys introduced me to a living R2.

The carbonite block is no Alien. It can and has been made by many many fans.

Glad you like the Mick in Carbonite project idea.

Sounds like a lot of fun.


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MickFett, on Jun 6 2009, 11:40 PM, said:

Hmmm, now that's an idea. I couldn't do it myself, but maybe Karl, the new Novus member offering casting services, can help me out!

Stay tuned :D

[Vader]

Thanks Paul.

The cost wouldn't be that great as we would only need to get the sculpted splatty bits copied. Front panel. That would give us the essentials then we could build the outer frame and box around it ourselves. It would essentially be a flat panel with the han bits as raised reliefs.

We will need soft silicon mold with fiberglass outer shell. I have done it before. Just make sure you use a TON of mold releasing wax and plenty of PVC mold release agent on the original or it may be a pain to get off.



It will probably need some spot putty and careful tidy up work but it would be a very cool project to play with.

If cost is bearable I am cool with that. My silly spending spree is over but my greed goes on. LOL


Rob

PS we will throw mick in to a block too. LOL

Paul, on May 22 2009, 03:13 PM, said:

f anybody is interested in doing somthing like this, I may be taking han to R2 Builders and look at doing a face cast, or maybe the whole thing depending on how hard it waould be to do due to it's size. But if people are interested in just the face or even doing a splash to do a cabinate let me know, if enough are interested then we would look into it.
paul OM.