Darth Vader and Kids!

These have to be the cutest Darth Vader maquettes EVER!

Based on Jeffrey Brown's books, Darth Vader and Son and Darth Vader's Little Princess, Gentle Giant created two maquettes for each book.

Character: Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker

Origin: Star Wars

Manufacturer: Gentle Giant, Ltd.

Scale: 1/6

Release Date: Q2 2014

Price: $149.99

Character: Darth Vader and Leia Organa

Origin: Star Wars

Manufacturer: Gentle Giant, Ltd.

Scale: 1/6

Release Date: Q2 2014

Price: $149.99

Each statue comes with an exclusive copy of the book they're based from. The book is exclusive because it contains:

• 16-page signature with the original black & white concept sketches from Jeffrey Brown! These sketches have not been released to the public until now, and are exclusive to this boxed set.

• A new full color illustration from Jeffrey Brown printed on board and packaged in a vellum sleeve.

• The book cover and spine will be printed with color foil stamps and spot gloss varnish. 

You can pre-order both now:
Darth Vader and Son
Darth Vader's Little Princess

More blu-ray deals

I checked out a couple more Astrovision and Odyssey branches to see if they had more blu-ray titles available. I guess I'm pretty lucky.

I was able to get:

1. Pocahontas and Pocahontas 2
2. John Carter of Mars
3. Air Force One
4. The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2
5. National Treasure 2
6. Alice in Wonderland
7. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
8. The Little Mermaid

The are all Php499 each, so they're a very good deal. Stocks are depleting quickly though, unless you visit a video store that's not really frequented by people.

Dark Horse's Game of Thrones figures

I've recently seen the figures to be released by Dark Horse from the Game of Thrones series. They're quite nice and pretty affordable given their details and size. The figures' heights range between 6" to 9", depending on the character but they're all priced at $24.99.

I just wonder if they'll be available locally...and how much they'll end up costing.

The ones to be released this week are:

 

 Character: Daenerys Targaryen

Origin: Game of Thrones

Manufacturer: Dark Horse

Height: 7.5"

Release Date: 01/22/2014

Preorder: Amazon

 

 Character: Jon Snow

Origin: Game of Thrones

Manufacturer: Dark Horse

Height: 7.5"

Release Date: 01/22/2014

Preorder: Amazon

The other figures lined up for preorder soon include Ned Stark, Khal Drogo and Tyrion Lannister.

Blu-ray discs on sale

Local video stores are selling some blu-ray titles for Php499 each until supplies last. Local video stores mean Odyssey and the Astro franchise.

We asked why they were selling the discs for roughly 1/3 the original price and the saleslady said that the company handling the titles were giving them up to another company. It's basically a liquidation sale.

Of course, boyfriend and I didn't pass up on the chance to load up on blu-ray discs...

Yep, all Disney movies. Clockwise from the left:

1. Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
2. Brave
3. The Sorcerer's Apprentice 
4. Tron 
5. Tangled 
6. Oz: The Great and Powerful 

Other titles that we saw include Little Mermaid 2, Frankenweenie, Up, Alice in Wonderland... And a few non-animated movies that I can't really recall for some reason.