so i'm here at sideshow collectibles headquarters for
sideshow con their version of the comic-con experience
and in their headquarters they have their life-sized
star wars characters i've seen these at san diego comic cons before they're so
imposing but one star wars life-size character
i'm about to check out isn't six feet tall he's only 16 inches
tall it's the child from the mandalorian so
excited let's go check him out
if you would like to see the child here he is this is kind of our centerpiece
for sideshow khan this is the child life size figure he
measures 16.5 inches tall and we actually have built a unique environment
just kind of to showcase the the size and scale of
this piece because it is the exact same size as a real the child
would be and that's i think one of the things
people and fans were most curious about we fell in love with the character with
the show and you know whether you call them the child or baby
yoda but as a small figure we didn't know what a one-to-one
representation of it can you talk me through the design of this working with
legacy and how this represents what they use
in the filming process yes so we absolutely wanted to be as
faithful to the character as possible and this was created in con
in partnership with legacy effects to really capture
um all the detail i mean this is based on those molds that they used for the
puppet of the child um and so it's a mixed media
piece it includes cut and sew elements as well because
we wanted to capture kind of the the the swaddling fabric that really does
make the character seem like an infant and even though
he is 50 years old according to the show um
everything from the the hair the synthetic hair down to
he's got little little fingernails and toenails um we are just so excited about
this piece it will come on a kind of circular black base with our
standard uh kind of star warsy rivets but all
focus is on the child on this collectible now this is kind of
your your proof of concept prototype yes this is
the prototype we are being very gentle with him uh
was this out of a legacy mold um that information i'm not 100 sure of but
uh this is we are we are working uh in
production so carefully based on the prototype because we want to deliver
the most accurate the most uh realistic product we can for the
collectors
i'm noticing things like there's stippling in the the porous textures
ears things that you just barely see uh the hair punching a very light wispy
hair yes those veins in the cheeks and the
the little wrinkles that make it so sweet and and
the the eyes and the kind of expression were extremely important as well that we
wanted to get something that's neutral but expressive
it's curious and just overall very cute and fits in any
type of collection that isn't too it's not too determined what the child
is doing and feeling for you this is conceptualized as a
display piece right so you it's not supposed to be posable yes you
can pick it up certainly but it's supposed to be it's this
version of the child holding that piece of the razor cross yes oh yes
and of course he does he's hiding it from me so i forgot it is
there he does have the shift knob but yes this is a static piece that is
meant to be museum quality displayable like ready to go for you um you can pick
it up but be extremely careful when doing so
uh use all the caution that you would for for the actual bounty that is
worth this much and it is available for pre-order on our website right now
there was an introductory price of 350 for
that kind of broke the internet launch but it is now 375 it is available in
installments and it will be shipping in uh different
waves as well based on when people pre-ordered it
well is it limited in terms of that once you're done with the run
that will be it it is a limited edition but we don't have a number and we don't
have an anticipated date essentially we are we are hoping to keep
it going as long as people are interested in ordering the child so
there's no definitive but if you do want to get it it's highly
recommended that you pre-order to make sure that you you get your child
you guys are doing the manufacturing for this so it's the same expertise that you
and your partners have for like the cut and so
the fabric what's that and this all goes through i guess lucasfilm and disney
approvals yes and and and we wanted to make sure
that we are we are exactly honoring the child and
keeping the the manufacturing process as faithful to
the prototype and the designs as possible
i don't have all the information on what goes on behind the scenes but we are
making sure uh that everybody's version of the child
will be extremely high quality exactly what they expect seeing it
practically leap off the screen and into their collections just being in the same
room as its presence you're getting i get so much more information about its
character just you know looking at the different
parts of the glimpse and you get bits of uh even though it's not animated
it feels very much alive oh you can definitely feel the force
coming off of this piece and it's it's so mischievous and you expect that at
the moment you look away it's going to wink at you or
run off with the piece of the the razor crust that it has in its hand
awesome thank you so much amy yeah of
course
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