We’ve teamed up with our friends at Forbidden Planet and Gentle Giant Studios to bring you the best coverage of the Gentle Giant event at Forbidden Planet later this week.  The fun starts at 5pm on Friday 24th October at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore which can be found at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR.  More details on the event below...

To kick things off we’ve got four Gentle Giant products to giveaway BEFORE the event (plus more AFTER the event too) along with a chance to meet Karl Meyer.  Courtesy of Forbidden Planet and Gentle Giant we’ve got...

First Prize of  Scout Trooper on Speederbike, number 5 from a limited edition run of 500
Three runner’s up prizes of...
  o Classics Queen Amidala
  o Classics TIE Fighter Pilot
  o Classics Kit Fisto

To be in with a chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes you need to ensure that you’re available to collect your prize on Friday 24th October from 5pm at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore where you’ll be presented with your prize by the founder and president of Gentle Giant – Karl Meyer – if you’re able to attend then send us an e-mail here (not our regular e-mail address for competitions) along with your name, address and daytime phone number. 

The draw will take place at midday on Thursday 23rd October and the winners will be notified by telephone.  If you’re unable to attend the event we reserve the right to award your prize to somebody that can.  There is no monetary equivalent to the prizes stated and the winners will have to make their own way to the Forbidden Planet London Megastore at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR – no expenses will be paid.

Event Details...

You’ll be able to purchase one of three exclusive Gentle Giant items including the Galactic Marine Mini Bust which will ONLY be available from Forbidden Planet.  The two other items are the Forbidden Planet Exclusive Coruscant Guard Trooper Maquette and Bronze Boba Fett Classic Bust.
Founder and president of Gentle Giant, Karl is flying in specifically to sign the exclusive, limited edition merchandise available.

To top it all, you’ll get a chance to see first-time Gentle Giant prototypes, paint masters never before loosed from the studio, including the Animated Darth Maul, the Animated Clone Wars Anakin and the new Stormtrooper Statue AND enter their amazing, once-in-a-lifetime in-store competition to have YOUR head sculpted onto your very own Gentle Giant figure – plus loads of give-aways only available at the event.  See the Forbidden Planet feature page on the event here.

We’ll also be catching up with Karl Meyer at the event exclusively for Jedi News – the UK’s premier and favourite Star Wars fan site!