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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1065 on: June 7, 2006, 06:36 PM »
Yes.

From Gentle Giant's blog:

Gentle Giant is proud to announce it has teamed up with their Japanese distributor, Blister, to cosponsor the Gentle Giant @ Blister Event Tokyo this May. On hand at the Japan Event will be the creative forces of Gentle Giant to answer questions and give the fans an inside look at how Gentle Giant works. And as a special treat for those in attendance, the Blackhole Stormtrooper mini bust and Chrome Darth Vader Statue will be available for purchase for the first time.

The edition size of the Blackhole Stormtrooper mini bust will be 1000 pieces. 500 will be made available to the Japan Event, the rest will be made available through Gentle Giant's U.S. channels.

The Chrome Darth Vader Statue has an edition of 2500 pieces. 1000 will be made available to the Japan Event. Those who preordered the Chrome Darth Vader Statue at last summer's conventions will be guaranteed to receive the statue and the remaining quantity will be available worldwide through Gentle Giant's channels.

Ah, that's a yes. Just got my email from GG. The Blackhole Stormtrooper will be available this Friday for club member only.

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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1066 on: June 7, 2006, 07:37 PM »
Just received my email from GG at 4:29 PST.  Odds are very likely I would have been assed out, as it seems alot of people received theirs about 35-45 minutes ago.

On to the the server crash/blood bath Black Hole mini bust fiasco of '06. ::) :-\
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1067 on: June 7, 2006, 07:46 PM »
Got my email just now. Looks to go on sale on Friday at 9am. One per person.
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1068 on: June 7, 2006, 07:46 PM »
Just recieved that also, MetalJedi...CAN'T WAIT!!! ;D ;D
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1069 on: June 7, 2006, 08:29 PM »
No email for me yet.  Is there a passcode or something in it?

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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1070 on: June 7, 2006, 08:32 PM »
Got my Email as will. Now I just need to find a way to get online at 9am since I'm working till 1 that day.  Doubt i can get one since its one per person (CC, Email, and Shipping address).  

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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1071 on: June 8, 2006, 12:46 AM »
I got my e-mail this afternoon as well. There is going to be some STIFF competition on this one. Good luck to everyone! I'll be on there at 8:45 refreshing, hopefully my T3 at work doesn't let me down.

No email for me yet. Is there a passcode or something in it?

No passcode, just a direct link to the sale page.
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1072 on: June 8, 2006, 04:16 AM »
I can't even try order one because GentleGiant are twats who only deliver to the U.S Canada and Puerto Reco...... >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1073 on: June 8, 2006, 10:47 AM »
Good luck to everyone on Friday. :P
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1074 on: June 8, 2006, 12:02 PM »
I can't even try order one because GentleGiant are twats who only deliver to the U.S Canada and Puerto Reco...... >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Well, yes and no.  I understand the frustration with delivery points.  Some stores don't accept a Canadian based credit card even with an authorized US address. 

But.... to Gentle Giant's credit, were you to have an associate in the US and had a credit card with that associates US address as a secondary delivery address on your UK based credit card, you could indeed order from Gentle Giant.  Yes, you'd have to pay GG's shipping to the US addy and then again to the UK, but at least you'd be able to order. 
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1075 on: June 8, 2006, 01:47 PM »
Unfortunately though I don't know anyone in the U.S. Gentle Giant don't seem to care to much about there European customers.... All we've been given is a chrome Stormie that had an edition size of 7500 ::)
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1076 on: June 8, 2006, 01:59 PM »
And that was subsequently released over here as well, a SWS.com exclusive IIRC. 
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1077 on: June 8, 2006, 02:36 PM »
 >:( I didnt know that... thats just annoys me even more.
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1078 on: June 8, 2006, 03:08 PM »
Sorry :-X
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Re: Gentle Giant Busts
« Reply #1079 on: June 9, 2006, 11:14 AM »
I wonder how many times refresh will be hit.