Exclusive Stormtrooper print (Signed)

[showmasters]

Here is the image of the 1st limited edition print, titled Soldiers of the Empire from the Kurtz/Joiner Archive

 

Gary Kurtz (born July 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) is a two time Academy Award nominated film producer whose list of credits include American Graffiti, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. He later produced The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz, on the Star Wars films he took an incredible amount of photos, this is one of these amazing images that he took when making the Star Wars film.

 

 

 

The print:

- is 500 x 730mm on 300gsm high quality paper

- is a Ltd edition of only 100 numbered prints that will come signed by Gary Kurtz

- Will also be signed by at least 16 stormtroopers including:

Larry Sheppherd Mike Randall Mike Mungarvan

Noel Hawkins David Church Derek Chafer

David Field John Cannon Keith Swaden

Tommy Weldin Syd Wragg Paul Bannon

Salo Gardener Laurie Goode Frank Henson

Barry Summerford

You will receive your print signed by 16 guest that played Stormtroopers and Gary Kurtz but we reserve the right to change the actual guests that sign this piece if a guest is unable to attend the signing.

All autographs will be in dark pencil which is proven to last forever and will never fade away as the carbon bonds with the paper and becomes one with the paper after around 5 years. Markers and pens will change colour or fade over many years.

The individual cost of the print (£50) in addition to the autographs from the stormtroopers and Gary Kurtz (£175) totals £225

The Kurtz/Joiner Archive is offering this limited edition print signed with 17 autographs at £170 +P&P

Postage will be in a sturdy protective tube and will be recorded delivery at a cost of:

£10 inside the UK and Europe

£20 for the rest of the world

The print will go out by June 8th after the prints have been signed.

Pre orders will be taken from April 19th on the showmasters online shop

here

 

Please note: The pricing structure of the print and postage has changed however the total cost will still remain the same (the price of the item has increased slightly and the price of postage/packaging/insurance has been reduced by the same amount). This is to make it easier to order online.

 

update

we have had the image flipped over so its the right way now also looking at the print and we feel it looks better if the autos are done in a very fine black sharpie

 

just to keep everyone up dated

 

all looking good

 

jason

[Psyclepath]

That is really awesome!

 

Great effort SM Towers.

 

Michelle

[Marky242]

This is going to be so sweet! Already have 2 multi-signed stormy pieces but I'll for sure be pre-ordering this one to frame and go on the wall!

[thefixer]

wow.

that's pretty special.

[showmasters]

just wanted to say that the image that has been used for the print was sourced from the Archive and has never been used before , its a great image of stormtroopers from star wars and shows a very casual side to the troopers that looks very interesting and unusual indeed .

 

 

There are only ever going to 100 signed ltd prints so these will be a very special item and once they are sold out will become a very rare piece of Star Wars Collectables

 

i for one will be keeping one of these back for my wall

 

i hope you all like this amazing print

 

jason

[TerraHawk]

So is there going to be a different exclusive print avilable the same weekend then?

 

'we are also planing on offering a limited print for the stormtroopers to sign this will only be available at this show and there will be a discount available for those of you wanting to get all the stomtroopers on this peace and for those of you that cannot get to the show on each day we can get it signed for you and sent to you as a pre order , this is shore to be a very rare and collectable item'

 

What you mention here just sounds like a mail offer, not for people to pick up and get signed in person etc.

[abstractharmony]

WOW!

 

The price for this piece is beyond compare.

 

Nice to see another rare image escape from the archives too.

[Kronet]

The print is up in the store now. Anyone else notice the image is flipped? It should look like this:

 

 

I wonder if they'll correct it before printing. Would it bother anybody?

[BACYLON]

The print is up in the store now. Anyone else notice the image is flipped? It should look like this:

 

 

I wonder if they'll correct it before printing. Would it bother anybody?

 

Thats to catch out anyone pretending that they were the third stormtrooper from the right.

 

As it's a behind the scenes shot and not a picture from the movie itself, don't think it really matters and they are probably already printed anyway.

[showmasters]

it has not gone to print yet we will cheque before hand that the image is not flipped so do not worry

 

 

one last thing we sold 10% tonight of this print , thanks for all the fans that boult this , and if any of you can help get the word out about this print it will really help show us you like it and like what we have done , and if it sells well we may look into another print in the future from Gary Kurt' collection , so help get the word out and we will do our best .

 

thanks for all your help

 

 

jason

[MAD]

it has not gone to print yet we will cheque before hand that the image is not flipped so do not worry

 

 

one last thing we sold 10% tonight of this print , thanks for all the fans that boult this , and if any of you can help get the word out about this print it will really help show us you like it and like what we have done , and if it sells well we may look into another print in the future from Gary Kurt' collection , so help get the word out and we will do our best .

 

thanks for all your help

 

 

jason

 

 

You Star Wars fans are so lucky prints like this are made and reunions like this are held. I've been a Battlestar Galactica signature collector (both original and new series) for many, many years and next to the 5 main cast (who do cons), I had to track down just about everybody who worked on this series all by myself. I'd kill for a print like this with all the guys that were for instance in the Cylon suits (original 1978 series). Sadly, I've only found 4 people that are confirmed Cylons, of which 2 are dead.

 

My biggest hope is that they'll do an ILM/FX reunion/artprint one day, that had all legends like John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, Grant McCune, Lorne Peterson, Phill Tippett, Jon Berg, Steve Gawley and many more on it, since all these guys also worked on Battlestar Galactica (next to Star Wars of course). I have all their signatures separately, but not on one print. Plus I'd LOVE to see that reunion.

 

Maybe an idea for a future Showmaster event?!?! An ILM reunion?

 

(off topic: check out some of the great stories these ILM guys have at my GALACTICA.TV website. Last month I talked to Richard Edlund and Phil Tippett; both of course also worked on Star Wars and there are plenty of questions on that too )

Edited April 20, 2010 by MAD

[showmasters]

thanks to everyone that has contacted me about this ltd print and it looks lie it will sell out as we have sold 20% so far , and yes i can say that once it has sold out there will not be any more ltd numbered prints after the 100 being maid there may be some unsigned prints but they will not be numbered or signed by gary .

 

and yes the image has been printed the right way around

 

jason

[Jedi Master]

Showmasters

 

Just wondering, as I've just bought one of these prints is there any chance of having photos

with the guests that sign it, not a paying photoshoot but a quick photo by the table or a group

one would be great?

 

Cheers

 

[Will Jones]

I love the limited edition prints. It makes them that bit more special.

[showmasters]

we have had the image flipped over so its the right way now also looking at the print and we feel it looks better if the autos are done in a very fine black sharpie

 

just to keep everyone up dated

 

all looking good

 

jason

[frankisvader]

Hello, I bought this at you´re shop but I have not recieved it yet. I couldnt find a email adress and I wasn´t allowed to us "messenger" on this board.

I realize I used the wrong postage but thats more than It should have so that couldnt be the problem?

What shall I do?

 

Best Regards

Peter

[Queen_Sindel]

The Messenger function on the forum is generally disabled.

 

Drop a line to the store address (info@collectormania.com) with your order number. They can sort this out for you.