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Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Apple Slug Concept Maquette Replica Legacy Edition

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Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Apple Slug Concept Maquette Replica Legacy EditionOur Star Wars Archive Collections newest replica is Apple Slug, part of our work creating authentic replicas with impeccable lineage. This full body character sculpt is one of the most unique in our line of scanned from the original replica artifacts. This wild design was originally sculpted for the production of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by a young Kirk Thatcher working on his first film. Since his time on that creature crew, Thatcher has become

Our Star Wars Archive Collection’s newest replica is Apple Slug, part of our work creating authentic replicas with impeccable lineage.  

This full-body character sculpt is one of the most unique in our line of scanned-from-the-original replica artifacts.

This wild design was originally sculpted for the production of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by a young Kirk Thatcher working on his first film. Since his time on that creature crew, Thatcher has become a prolific writer, producer and director and this is a wonderful example of his creative vision and style.

The maquette, which came to be known as Apple Slug, has achieved legendary status among super-fans and behind-the-scenes lovers. Originally intended to be a creature that lurked the halls of Jabba the Hutt’s palace, the 4-armed alien was ultimately unused in the film. An unused concept normally would’ve been lost to time, but since 1983, has appeared in behind the scenes books, museum exhibitions and even featured prominently on a famous magazine cover.

The extremely limited Legacy Edition of just 83 pieces goes beyond a signature edition to provide each owner with a truly unique work-of-art. Each maquette in this Legacy Edition will include a premium expanded plaque including a one-of-a-kind color illustration of the creature, hand-drawn by Thatcher. The included 3 5/8” wide sketch comes beautifully matted within an 5”x7” frame that also houses a hand-numbered metal nameplate, hand-signed by Thatcher. That frame can either stand on a table top or hang on a wall.

We work directly with the original artifacts in the famed prop archives to give fans something truly special!  With high-resolution 3D scanning our team has crafted a faithful recreation of this early concept, right down to the stem on the “apple.”

At approximately 6.5″ tall (including the wood display base), each resin maquette features removable magnetic arms for safe shipping and is meticulously hand painted in many layers, all done by the artists in our New York studio, making each a unique tribute to the artistry involved behind the scenes of our favorite films! They even include a glossy trail of “slime” on the base like the original maquette!

Best of all, our artists are already working on the first waves of production of these replicas and we expect paid-in-full orders to ship within just a few weeks!

Do not miss this extraordinary opportunity to bring home not just an authentic replica, scanned from the original artifact, but also an original signature and direct connection to the artists that inspire us!

Each statue in this signature edition includes a metal plaque, is hand packed in a gloss black box with die-cut foam insert and COA, and double-boxed for shipping.

Product Features:
Legacy Edition is Limited to only 83 pieces
Expanded plaque features a sleek black wood 5”x7” frame with
beautifully matted sketch & signed metal nameplate
Each will include a unique, original illustration hand-drawn by Kirk Thatcher
Sketches will be randomly allocated throughout the edition (requesting specific sketches can not be accommodated)
Plaques are hand-signed by Thatcher, then hand numbered
Includes wood display base
1:1 scale to the original maquette
Part of our Archive Collection, mastered from a high-resolution 3D
scan of the original artifact
Hand painted, making each a unique work of art
Made in the U.S.A.
Includes Regal Robot COA

Product Specifications:
License: Star Wars
Product Type: Maquette
Manufacturer: Regal Robot
Product Size: 
Height –6.5″
Width – 5.25″
Depth –7″
Product Materials: resin, wood display base, metal plaque, plastic plaque stand, wood frame

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Difficult. Rewarding. Serious. Hilarious. Wise. Faux-wise. Scholarly. Mock-scholarly. Observant. Absurdly, obsessively observant. Sharp characterizations. Ridiculous characters. Devout. Bawdy. Endearing. Frustrating. Genius. Barking mad. Narratively incoherent. Stream-of-consciousness associative. Consistently provincial. Profoundly universal. Mired in the 18th century. Harbinger of 20th century literary Modernism. Baffling. Brilliant Not for every taste. For my taste. And while I'm at it, let me give a shout-out for the out-of-print Norton critical edition, which provides many helps, essay avenues of understanding, and a clever chapter summary/table of contents. For so many years - since reading Moby Dick in grad school with the help of a Norton critical - this publication line has been my go-to for great texts: useful annotations, contemporary reviews, later scholarly articles, and more. And also let me give a shout-out to Anton Lesser, who narrated the complete novel for Naxos. I have never, ever experienced an audiobook as masterfully produced and narrated as Naxos' Tristram Shandy. No, it is simply not a book one can listen to and fully comprehend as heard. But one might read while listening, or listen while reading, with - if you have the riight software - the narration sped up closer to one's own reading speed, and experience the full majesty of Lesser's absolute preparation, with Latin, Greek, French, and German - as well as regional English - beautifully and humorously intoned, character voices carefully differentiated, tone and mood captured, etc. Or, as I do, go for a walk and listen as you walk, and afterward slip into a comfy chair, crack the novel open, and continue from where you left off, or backtrack if necessary to sort out the characters. In any event, and particularly for devotees of audio books, do find Anton Lesser's note-perfect reading, a veritable radio serial, perhaps the last book you'd expect anyone to attempt single-handedly, with My Father, My Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Parson Yorick, Doctor Slop, Widow Wadman, and all the rest of the supporting characters beautifully, consistently interpreted. Lesser is, in a galaxy of fine narrators, the greatest I've heard: an absolutely peerless voice actor in a most demanding work.
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Ritesh Laud
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★★★★★ 5
Brilliant stream of consciousness style, *extremely* humorous
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Interesting read, but takes some getting used to
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