Star Wars Die Cast - Republic Gunship Limited Edition

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3. Did You Know: Luke Skywalker might have been a very different character if George Lucas had followed his original plans? Originally, Lucas wanted Luke, Aunt Baru and Uncle Owen to be midgets. Suave, handsome Han Solo might not have been so debonair had Lucas gone with his original instinct to portray Solo as a big green monster with gills and no nose. But, then Lucas decided to make Han Solo African American. He later nixed that idea, and Harrison Ford earned the role. Ford won out over some stiff, well-known competition including Nick Nolte, Kurt Russell and Christopher Walken. Lucas preferred to have a lesser-known actor than one with name recognition. Two decades later he would opt for name recognition when casting Liam Neeson as Qui Gon Jinn in the Phantom Menace and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu in The Attack of the Clones.

72. Ouch, did you know? Mark Hamill was lucky he didn’t give himself a concussion in The Empire Strikes Back? Remember the scene where he was talking with Yoda in his hut, and Luke stood up and hit his head on the very low roof? That one shot took sixteen takes, meaning Hamill had to hit his head 16 painful times.

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Limited Edition Republic Gunship Die Cast Model

The weapon-laden troop-carrying gunships saved the day at Geonosis, diving in from the yellow skies to blast away the Confederacy battle droids that had surrounded the few remaining Jedi. With the hum of their repulsorlifts and roar of their cannons, the gunships turned the tide of the battle, winning the first victory of the Clone Wars.Code 3 Collectibles has meticulously recreated the Republic attack gunship as a die cast model. As a first for Code 3, this model includes miniature figures -- a clone trooper pilot and co-pilot sit in the cockpit and a squad of clone troopers led by Jedi Master Yoda occupies the interior on a removable plate.The quality precision-made die cast model includes opening side doors that reveal the docked speeder bikes within and a tail ramp that lowers for rapid deployment. The vehicle is covered with weapons, including articulated bubble turrets that rotate in and out of the main hold, rotating laser cannons, and rotating wing-turrets.The Republic Gunship is extremely limited in quantity -- only 2,500 of these gunships will be made. The gunship includes a custom made display base with pewter plaque, a custom made display stand, a limited edition certificate and a Star Wars patch.

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