MORE STAR WARS DISPLAY ACTION AT FALLBROOK- STAR WARS POD RACERS

[D. MARQUIS]

EPISODE 1 "THE PHANTOM MENACE" WASN'T ALL THAT EXCITING FOR ME PERSONALLY. IT TOOK ME AWHILE TO ACCEPT THAT THE STORY WAS GOING BACKWARDS AND THEREFORE THAT MEANT THE SHIPS AND VEHICLES WERE UGLIER. OH WELL WE WORKED WITH WHAT THEY GAVE US- AND WHAT DID THEY GIVE US? POD RACERS. I'M GOING TO SPARE YOU MY TRUE FEELINGS ABOUT THESE BIZZARE AND OVERPRICED VEHICLES WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO SELL AT CGG- BUT IT DID HELP FURTHER PUSH THE TOY LINE AND AFTER WE WERE DONE WITH THIS DISPLAY (GENTA AND I SPECIFICALLY) WE WERE QUITE HAPPY-FOR ONE THAT IT WAS DONE AS IT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMNG- BUT ALSO IT WAS A PERFECT FOREGROUND BATTLE TO THE BACKGOUND AND THE DEEP SUNSET AND VOLCANO MURAL WE HAD PAINTED BEFORE FALLBROOK OPENED. IT TOOK FOREVER TO HANG AND STABILIZE THE POD RACERS ,AND GENTA DETAILED THE JAWAS AND TUSKEN RAIDERS. I BUILT JABBA'S STADIUM FROM CARDBOARD-BUT WE COULD NOT MAKE ENOUGH AUDIENCE MEMBERS OUT OF CLAY TO FILL THE STANDS- OH WELL. I DO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THIS PARTICULAR DISPLAY GAVE A GREAT FEEL OF ACTION AS YOU WALKED ALONG "DISPLAY ROW"AS YOU HEADED TOWARDS THE VIDEO SECTION (SHOUT OUT TO MY CGG VIDEO GUYS N GALS) THIS DISPLAY WAS ALSO LOCATED ABOVE THE GUNGAN BATTLE.
SO IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER- MOST OF THE DISPLAYS WERE ON DECKS BUILT BY KENNY AND AS YOU APPROACH THE SECTION WHERE THE POD RACERS WERE - YOU WERE GREETED BY A FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN JEDI AND SITH ATOP THE GUNGAN BATTLE DISPLAY.



LET'S MOVE ALONG THE ACTION AND CHECK OUT GENTA'S DETAILS







YOU CAN SEE THE FISHING LINE CONSTRUCTION HAD TO BE SPECIALLY RIGGED AND STABILZED DUE TO THE UNORTHODOX DESIGN OF THE POD RACERS.

JABBA THE HUTT IN HIS SLIMMER DAYS-ALONGSIDE HIS BOY-BIB.


IT WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT THE JAWAS AS THEY WERE THE TRUE STARS OF THIS DISPLAY.