Jabba the Hutt original face casting display

[SonOfPumpkinhead]

I too saw this in person and DAMN!!! GREAT work Tom!!!

 

[DivineHeresy]

Stunning work!
Love it.

 

[The Prop Stop]

Wow...I think this would have been much cooler to paul out of the sand...than the pieces of wood....and sarlacc foam...laughs

 

[Darth Brass]

Absolutely stunning! Great work with the display!

 

[Skelatorious]

Love it, fantastic to see another rare original piece so beautifully displayed!

Only wish I could see it in the flesh.

 

[thegreatgalling]

I am sorry, but that is just about the coolest thing I have ever seen.

 

[icruise]

Very impressive! Will this be something that Propstore will be selling, or is it already reserved for someone? (Not that I could afford it.)

Also, do you know if this is the same as this skin?

 

[TobyPh]

That's a fantastic display, guys.

I assume that it is the (unpainted) latex skin that John Coppinger stored so carefully for years. (?) He did make a couple of molds from it, and took it out to a couple of conventions (I have pictures, somewhere), as well. I enjoyed meeting it.

But it looks terrific like this.

Congratulations.

That's HR Nielsen, me, and John Coppinger in the pic.

 

[BAlinger15]

Hi guys,

Thank you all for the kind words.

This piece was indeed originally owned by John Coppinger, who sculpted Jabba for the film. It is an original foam latex test casting of the face, which has remained in excellent condition over the years. The eyes are original production components as well, with fiberglass inners covered by thick vac formed outers.

The original Jabba puppet was scrapped (with the exception of his eyes, as noted) so this is the only original reference to the sculpt at this point.

The piece really transformed in having the display made, as without the proper shape it is just a large, floppy piece of foam rubber. Brian and Tom did a great job on this. As this piece is one in my personal collection, it is not being sold.

Best,
Brandon

 

[antwayne]

That is great. Please invite Lucasfilm to scan it so they will know what Jabba should look like the next time they try to digitally recreate him. Seriously.

 

[Westies14]

That is great. Please invite Lucasfilm to scan it so they will know what Jabba should look like the next time they try to digitally recreate him. Seriously.

Great idea!

 

[icruise]

Unfortunately I can only assume that Lucasfilm is actively trying to change the way Jabba looks. Everything from the sculpt to his coloration is different in the various CGI versions.

 

[dblank]

Wow! this is really cool!

Are you worried about it breaking down over time? it looks perfect for it's age.

 

[Madrid Boba]

:eek


Thanks for the pics and the info !!

It is amazing !!!

Alfredo

 

[jme3]

It's good to see this has survived all this time and is being properly taken care of. :thumbsup

 

[agent5]

Impressive as always, Tom, Brian and Brandon. :thumbsup

 

[Batpirisss]

Tom you guys are making great things happen. Love the work.

 

[ShockTrooper]

Simply amazing!!

 

[Search4]

That's just tremendous. I am amazed it is as fine condition as indicated.

 

[iansanders87]

Very impressive!