Sideshow 1/6 Scale Han in Carbonite Environment
This is a companion piece to Sideshow’s 1/6 scale Jabba setup. It consists of a section of wall from Jabba’s palace and Han in the block of carbonite. The block is a separate piece with felt on the bottom and is attached to the wall by way of a metal pin and a magnet. It retailed for $199, which frankly seems kind of high given that there is no light-up effect. It’s basically just two large pieces of polystone. I managed to get it for considerably less than retail on ebay, however. It definitely is a nice addition to a Sideshow Jabba display, although it and the throne do take up a lot of space. I have mine on top of four IKEA Detolf cases placed side by side. Click the picture below for a larger view.
Watercolor Jabba the Hutt by Tyson Bodnarchuk
Tyson Bodnarchuk did this unique watercolor Jabba. It’s about 4″ wide by 4.5″ tall. I like his style. He recently did a large number of Star Wars pieces like this, and has some for sale on Etsy.com.
Plush Rotta the Huttlet Backpack Buddy by Comic Images
This “Backpack Buddy” is one of a line of plush/stuffed backpacks that includes R2-D2 and is soon to include C-3PO in pieces and Boba Fett’s rocket pack. When this was originally announced, Star Wars Shop was supposed to have an exclusive version that just consisted of the plush Rotta doll without the backpack, but they apparently canceled it and all mention of it has been removed from the site. If I recall correctly, the Rotta plush was going to sell for $20 or so, while the Rotta + Backpack combo retails for $50. I didn’t really have any interest in the backpack, so I was disappointed that there was no way to get the Rotta plush without getting the whole package. That said, after waiting for quite a while I managed to find a relatively good deal.
The backpack itself is modeled after the clone trooper backpack that Ahsoka uses to cart around Rotta in the Clone Wars movie. While I guess you could theoretically use it as an actual backpack to carry things, it has no pockets or other compartments aside from the main one, and it only closes with a single snap. It’s also not particularly sturdy, since it is essentially a “plush” figure itself, albeit reinforced with some sort of cardboard or plastic sheets inside. It’s pretty obviously intended more for play than for practical use. It appears to be more or less the same size as the on-screen backpack, so it’s fairly large for the younger kids who would likely want to play with it.
Rotta himself is the star of the show, of course. I think they did a really good job of replicating the CGI character. He’s nice and soft, and pretty large at around 16 or 17 inches. He has wrinkles and folds in the right places and looks pretty darned cute, especially given how his arms are out in a “hug me!” kind of pose.
When I first heard about Rotta appearing in The Clone Wars, I made fun of the idea, but he’s grown on me quite a bit. Part of it is that my 4-year-old son has kind of latched onto him, often pretending to be Rotta while I play Jabba. (And that little Huttlet can get into a lot of mischief, let me tell you! ;)) I’m saving this as a little surprise for him that I hope he will enjoy.
Monotone Bib Fortuna Sketch Card by Otis Frampton
Here’s the Bib Fortuna the Otis did along with the Jabba.
Monochrome Jabba the Hutt Sketch Card by Otis Frampton
I managed to snag a Jabba and a Bib Fortuna in the “Monotone Mondays” sale that Otis Frampton ran a couple of weeks ago. The scans don’t really do these justice. They look quite impressive in person, with very sharp details.
Jabba the Hutt Pin by Activa Consumer Products
The generically named Activa Consumer Products put out a series of 20 Star Wars pins in Canada in 2005 to coincide with the release of Revenge of the Sith. The interesting thing about this is that they apparently gave away the first pin for free in major newspapers and then sold the rest for $2.69 (Canadian) at stores. Here is an article at TheForce.Net with a little more information. This particular pin has the packaging in French, but I assume they also made English versions. I know the same pins with different packaging were also released in the UK.
The pin itself is made of metal, but the picture is basically just a puffy sticker that they slapped on the top. Mine is starting to peal off. Plus, the pin itself actually broke in half in the mail on its way to me from the seller. They were nice enough to send me a replacement, but I’ve misplaced it, so the picture here is of the broken version that I’ve pieced back together. Overall, I’m not all that impressed with the quality.
Jabba the Hutt Pin by Hollywood Pins
I don’t think this qualifies as “vintage” since it came out in 1993, but it does have a vintage feel somehow. Maybe it’s the fact that it re-uses the same Jabba illustration that so many of the vintage products used in 1983. It’s made of metal and is actually quite well done. It has one of those pinch clasps on the back. It’s about an inch wide. They also made a Slave Leia version and (apparently) a pin of Jabba’s tattoo, but I haven’t even been able to find a picture of that one.
Link: Life Size Rotta in Backpack on Etsy.com
Etsy.com seller dougfx has a life size Rotta the Huttlet that he made for use with an Ahsoka costume. Pretty cool, although at $250 I think I’ll have to pass. I asked him if Rotta can come out of the backpack. He can, but he is missing his bottom half, which is a little disappointing.
Hasbro Legacy Collection Giran
Giran was one of the Rancor’s other keepers (aside from Malakili) and was in fact the one who consoles Malakili after the Rancor’s death. But to be honest, I had no idea who this character was when I bought it. He’s only on screen for a few moments and you don’t get a good look at him.
That said, this is an amazingly well done figure. Everything from the sculpting to the paint is pretty much perfect. It really looks like a little statue more than an action figure — it’s that well done. I believe this is the first time we’ve ever had a figure of this character, and Hasbro certainly hit it out of the park. He comes with a removable cowl and a weapon. He’s a great companion to Malakili and the Rancor.
Gentle Giant Ahsoka Tano Maquette (With Rotta)
This is part of a line of Clone Wars-inspired maquettes put out by Gentle Giant recently. I hadn’t originally planned to get this, but a recent sale made it cheap enough that I decided to go ahead and add it to my collection of Rotta merchandise. It helps that the Ahsoka part of the statue is pretty much flawlessly executed. Rotta is permenantly attached to her back inside her backpack. He looks a little different than I remember from the movie — more cartoony, maybe. But still cute. The whole piece is around 6 inches tall.
Mighty Jabba's Collection 