Friday, April 30, 2010

ESB@30: 30 Collectibles, day 9

Bounty Hunters were introduced into the Star Wars galaxy in the Mos Eisley Cantina, but The Empire Strikes Back brought them to an entirely new level of prominence. On the deck of The Super Star Destroyer, Executor, Darth Vader called upon half a dozen of the best to snare The Millennium Falcon. Gentle Giant has nearly completed their line of mini-busts portraying these characters, but just as impressive in design, if not stature, are these "bust-ups," roughly two inches high and made of plastic.


DengarBossk, 4-LOM, and Zuckuss were part of 2005's Bust-Ups Series 3 along with a different Boba Fett sculpt and a Jango Fett. In 2006 a box set with all six seen in the photo added IG-88 and a more classic Boba Fett pose (along with a new Vader). The bust-ups line is currently retired by Gentle Giant but there was also a Battle of Hoth wave released as part of their ESB offerings. 

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