Gentle Giant’s next San Diego Comic-Con 2014 exclusive has been announced, and it’s this pretty cool limited edition Luke Skywalker Star Wars mini bust based on the original artwork of Ralph McQuarrie! As you can tell from the photo above, Ralph McQuarrie’s early designs of Luke Skywalker are uniquely different from that of the final screen version. This bust is actually based on original pre-production illustrations by McQuarrie for Star Wars: A New Hope, and gives a fascinating look at McQuarrie’s conceptual development of the legendary Jedi master. The Blot can't lie, I'm pretty glad George Lucas didn't go with this scuba diver look for Luke.
Digitally sculpted by the master artisans at Gentle Giant using Mr. McQuarrie’s original artwork as reference, this hand painted high quality polystone mini bust comes individually numbered and includes a matching certificate of authenticity. The San Diego Comic-Con 2014 Exclusive McQarrie Luke Skywalker Star Wars Mini Bust stands 6.10” tall (1/6 sacale), is limited to just 500 pieces and retails for $85 each exclusively at the Gentle Giant SDCC booth.
