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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – ‘Duel of the Fates’ Diorama

January 15, 2008
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Star Wars Duel of the Fates Diorama - Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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  1. April 7th, 2008 at 1:16 pm Steve says:

    I agree, there’s lots of other great Star Wars battles that would make great diorama, and can’t wait to see where they decide to go with it. But I kinda have to agree with leo8506, and not being negative either, but StarWars is so great, at least make the scenes more interesting, and I also agree that the sabers should be lit, I mean, they are lit up when they fought, no? So I will pass on this one, righteous as it may be, and hope that the next ones will be a little more imaginative for the money we’re asked to pay. All in all I guess I am a bit disappointed.
  2. March 21st, 2008 at 11:36 am DarthVerbo says:

    Wow, After Anakin-Obi Duel and Yoda-Dooku turned out so darn good, I will get this one for sure. Please do every lightsaber battle in this diorama format! OOOOOOOOOOW, what about a Geonosian Jedi battle. Think of the possibilities! Mace VS Jango. You guys could go on and on and on!
  3. February 10th, 2008 at 6:08 am x0mage says:

    Agghh,

    Just the one picture does not do this justice to, I’m sure, the piece. If at all possible it would be pretty killer have the lightsabers light up (as other’s have suggested already), but just as cool and even more so would be if you could have Darth Maul’s eyes blaze red.. Now wouldn’t that be something that would Rock!
  4. January 25th, 2008 at 11:57 pm Kurt Moore says:

    Well now you’ve gone and done it. Time was with SSC I could turn down a few of these, every now and them. Now I’m going to be forced to sign over my retirement check to SSC. Oh well, who needs food, heating, or a car anyway?
  5. January 25th, 2008 at 3:29 pm Aaron says:

    Sideshow, you amaze me. Truly remarkable!! One of the finest diorama’s I have laid my eyes on. The design, the sculpt, the pose, everything is superb. Keep ‘em comin’.
  6. January 25th, 2008 at 2:25 am Chwinwin says:

    Are you kidding me?!?! When will you give my credit just a slight rest? A Breather if you will. What a brilliant action scene!! Your best yet!!
  7. January 25th, 2008 at 1:37 am Neil says:

    that was such a good part of the movie and to bad the rest wasnt that great in my opinion :-\
  8. January 24th, 2008 at 11:29 am Frankierock says:

    Only one can top this!! An Episode IV : Vader vs Obi Wan!! yes next please.
  9. January 23rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm Jedistrong says:

    This is my Favorite fight scene in all of the starwars movies! I think this will be an excellent addition to my collection! I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures! Great Job!!!
  10. January 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm Luanne says:

    Anything with that gorgeous hunk maul,still my guy
  11. January 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pm John for Return of the Jedi says:

    Star Wars will have to be Obi vs Vader
    Empire will be Luke vs Vader in the Carbonite Chamber
    Jedi should be on the Skiff, Luke vs Boba and Weequay!
  12. January 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 pm Henry says:

    oh and a Mace Windu vs Jango Fett diorama! now we are talking!
  13. January 22nd, 2008 at 9:02 pm Henry says:

    oh and Obi Wan vs Darth Vader Diorama from the original Star Wars….. yes!
  14. January 22nd, 2008 at 9:02 pm Henry says:

    why do you need lights? lights attract bugs. blech! How about a wookie premium format???? or a wookie diorama from the clone war?
  15. January 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm Marcio says:

    Just perfect! The best ligthsaber fight in all Star Wars saga is now avaliable in this amazing figure set!
  16. January 22nd, 2008 at 2:40 am bruce leeroy says:

    I love SSC, believe me I do. And I’m pretty happy with my Ani vs. Obi dio. But from that pic, this looks absolutely ridiculous.
  17. January 21st, 2008 at 8:13 pm jorel says:

    hot hot hot
  18. January 21st, 2008 at 7:22 pm Kurt Moore says:

    Fantastic! This will look great next to my Obi Wan vs. Anakin diorama. I can’t wait to add it to my collection. The detail is hyperaccurate and the colors seem to leap off of the statue. This is definate must have.
  19. January 21st, 2008 at 6:12 pm Doe says:

    I am a big SW fan, but I do not collect ( I have a few old toys and 12″ dolls from the late 80′s/early 90′s ). This piece looks great, but my wallet doens’t go that far…..boo hoo. Hopefully someone will be able to grab this awesome piece.
  20. January 21st, 2008 at 5:21 pm Mario says:

    LIGHTSABERS DO NOT LIGHT UP ;(
  21. January 21st, 2008 at 5:18 pm Mario says:

    IS SO F…… GREAT IS FANTASTIC THATS A GREAT BATTLE ON ALL STAR WARS SAGA I LOVE THIS DIORAMA THANKS YOU SIDESHOW I WANNA SEE ALL THE PICS ALL READY
  22. January 21st, 2008 at 3:02 pm PPK says:

    Great work,Sideshow,too bad it was such a dreadful movie.I don’t think it was Jar Jar’s fault,I completely blame George Lucas and his dumming down of the prequels.Anybody who doesn’t see this is absolutely blind or just making excuses.The original trilogy wasn’t anything spectacular,but it didn’t insult the intelligence like episodes 1,2,and 3.Either way, a great sculpt by your Godlike artisans!!!
  23. January 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am John Catsle says:

    Wow!

    This is going to be awesome.

    Keep up the great work Sideshow!
  24. January 21st, 2008 at 7:51 am Tango78 says:

    This is so cool, cant wait to see the rest of it. Sideshow you are doing a great job on the Star Wars dioramas and PF figures too, I am looking so much forward to Anakin PF

    Any chance of seeing some Indiana Jones PF pictures soon???
  25. January 20th, 2008 at 10:15 pm Rich S. says:

    This concept is right on the money. The dueling scenes are fantastic and are really well done. Now that we have seen Episode III, then II and now I can we expect more from this line starting with A New Hope. You can take this line in a number of different directions but I am hoping you get a Vader vs. Obi-wan or Luke vs. Vader in there at some point. I look for you to improve on each one as technology gets better. Thanks!!
  26. January 20th, 2008 at 3:46 am jojo says:

    can you do a light-up exclusive version pleeeaase
  27. January 19th, 2008 at 11:39 pm Zabrak Nut says:

    Tempting… VERY tempting. This should be an amazing piece – and I have to say, anyone who allowed Jar-Jar to ruine their experience of this movie is just a poor sport. It’s like Beast Wars to classic transformers fans, and Gundam Wing was to classic Gundam fans back in the day. THAT aside, I doubt I am not, under any circumstances, going to be able to pay for this. So it’s a “pass”… I’m really hoping to see some more of Maul in some of Lucas’ tv series coming out – especially after Ray Park said that he “loves his character and would take up an offer to come back as Maul for television in a heartbeat” (something to that effect)>
  28. January 18th, 2008 at 8:27 pm sniperspawn says:

    I have been looking forward to this, from what I can tell very cool it would even be better if it had a light up version, I want to see a 360 on this
  29. January 18th, 2008 at 7:36 pm ARC says:

    This is one that I am going to have to get for sure!!! Looks great can’t wait to see more!
  30. January 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm starfox says:

    Heck Yeah! How much is this going to be? Do the lightsabers illuminate? need more info, feed me!
  31. January 18th, 2008 at 6:12 pm leo8506 says:

    Sorry forgot to add, the scene I would of loved would have been Obi-Wan slicing Darth Mauls light saber in two. The fact that sideshow could of portrayed Darth Mauls shock as he finally realised that he wasn’t invincible would have been great. Better still would of been the dying Qui-Gon lying helplessly on the floor (light saber wound included). Now that would have been a top class diorama.
  32. January 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm leo8506 says:

    Bit of a disappointment, no light up feature, no light saber action and to top it off the only action taking place is Liam Neeson AKA Qui-Gon Jinn taking a kicking. Sorry Sideshow but your other Vs diorama’s (Marvel) are so much better take for example Wolverine impaling Sabertooth with his claws, while Sabertooth digs for a few spare ribs. Or even Spiderman swinging into action against Sandman, web shooting from his hand, while Venom sneaks from below poised to strike.

    Sorry to be so negitive but I feel Star Wars deserves better.
  33. January 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm Indyroh says:

    I love it!! It seems as though the statues/diaramas done by Sideshow are much better than the 12″ figures. This is a great set up from the 12″ ANH Luke!! Looking forward to more work and creativity like this!
  34. January 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pm astro666 says:

    Truly the best scene from Episode I. Looks good so far, great job SS.
  35. January 18th, 2008 at 11:35 am Jordan says:

    This. Is. Amazing.

    Truly amazing Sideshow, great addition to the collection.
  36. January 18th, 2008 at 11:20 am Miranduviel says:

    …*still* waiting for tall, dark, and gruesome evil charismatic separatists in ALL the wrong places…
    Where’s Count Dooku?!
  37. January 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am Morts56 says:

    Wow, I am going to have to buy a new display case. With the Yoda vs Dooku diorama coming soon, my first one will be filled. Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the full pictures!
  38. January 18th, 2008 at 10:30 am darthverbo says:

    I love this one. I hope Sideshow gets to all the duels in the diorama form. It looks great!
    I would love to see a PF Qui-Gon and PF Episode 1 OBI get made. They would display wonderfully with the PF Maul. I could make my own HUGE diorama! For now, I’ll enjoy this one.
  39. January 18th, 2008 at 9:14 am Joshua Leisner says:

    Way to go SS- you picked the only interesting multiple-character scene from Ep. I, kudos! What’s next, another Obi-Wan vs. Jango (wet)?
  40. January 18th, 2008 at 9:06 am Sideshowbob says:

    I haven’t been collecting the dioramas. This one may make me finally cave. Hey, SS–any change of a 1/6 scale Padawan Obi Wan? My Qui Gon is lonely. Maul is not. Maul does not get lonely.
  41. January 18th, 2008 at 8:39 am Barry says:

    This looks great, I would love a Gui Gonn PF figure as he is our very own Irish Jedi Master and we are very proud of him.
  42. January 18th, 2008 at 8:25 am SWDave says:

    How big? As large as Obi and Anakin? Or size of Sandtrooper Dio?

    Can’t wait to see more pics!!
  43. January 18th, 2008 at 8:22 am DarkKnight2k4 says:

    AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I love it. The kick is dead on… only thing better would have been the killing blow !

    Can’t wait to have this piece !!!!!

    But I really want to see the environment around it as well.
  44. January 18th, 2008 at 8:18 am Ty says:

    Very cool but not that great.
  45. January 18th, 2008 at 6:05 am DaDragon says:

    AWESOME!!! Got to have . . .Got to have . . .Got to have . . .
  46. January 18th, 2008 at 4:26 am Drewster says:

    Good lord this looks a bit special!! I think I’m gonna start collecting these dioramas. They’re amazing.
  47. January 18th, 2008 at 2:11 am Brett M says:

    The small print says “lightsabers do not light up.
  48. January 18th, 2008 at 1:23 am johnnysky2002 says:

    WOO~!!!

    IT’S SO GOOD~

    NICE JOB!!
  49. January 18th, 2008 at 12:59 am theropod says:

    This may be the first of this series that I pick up. They all look good, but it’s getting tougher to ignore this line.
  50. January 18th, 2008 at 12:26 am Riibu says:

    Not fair, I love this! But I can’t justify spending the money when I have no place to put it. Rats…
  51. January 17th, 2008 at 11:59 pm sebulbajohnny says:

    I dunno…think these are as good as those animated banks from a few years ago?? ;)

  52. January 17th, 2008 at 11:21 pm Kyle W. says:

    Great Job!
  53. January 17th, 2008 at 11:14 pm Can Dincer says:

    Could be a better preview photo. but i’m sure Sideshow did a great job with this piece. i hope they reveal the full photos before next week pre-order time. i can’t wait to see the whole dioroma. I think this one has a light up feature aswell.congrats and thank you SS.
  54. January 17th, 2008 at 11:03 pm Ian says:

    I was hoping for mid-impale! :)

  55. January 17th, 2008 at 10:41 pm Tetsuoh says:

    The blades of the lightsabers look real good.
  56. January 17th, 2008 at 10:38 pm Seretur says:

    Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan look perfect — it’s Maul doing the splits that has me worried. But this might be the angle more than anything.

    Which also means the piece will be darn difficult to pose. If only Maul faced the other way…

    Then again, this is a definite preorder, and this line is your current flagship, guys. Hopefully the final piece will be as big a masterpiece as the first two.

    Oh, and — this is totally the generator room, right? Can’t wait to see what the base is like!
  57. January 17th, 2008 at 10:34 pm tomandshell says:

    Do the lightsabers ignite?
  58. January 17th, 2008 at 10:30 pm MesaScott says:

    Lights???
  59. January 17th, 2008 at 10:29 pm Peyton Westlake says:

    YES!!!!!
  60. January 17th, 2008 at 10:28 pm DarthNeil says:

    FANTASTIC! This will look phenomenal displayed with Anakin vs. Obi and Yoda vs. Dooku– any chance for 100 faux bronze versions?…

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