Update: This specific item is sold out, but there is a new version of this life-size Han Solo in Carbonite (that looks to be identical although the SKU/UPC is. Solo falls out from the carbonite casing, briefly unconscious. The Han Solo in Carbonite Life-Size Figure will be available in September 2014 but it can be pre-ordered now for 6,999 (or for as little as 629.90/month) at Sideshow Collectibles. Treat stains immediately using a proprietary cleaner or seek specialist advice. Solo was dropped down from the then disguised Leia, then heated up with extreme temperatures to thaw out our favorite space pirate of the last century. Blot liquids with a dry absorbent white cloth or paper towel. My fridge could use an update, but I might just opt for a new stainless steel one instead. Leia found Solo, still frozen, looking like he hadn’t moved an inch since the last time we saw him. Gray paint lends the metallic finish, and Ippolito even goes the extra mile to add lighting effects on side panels attached to the fridge, as well as a pulsing red glow across the figure to mimic the special effects used in the Return of the Jedi when Han is finally freed from his living tomb. The key ingredients in the build are full-scale replicas of Solo in carbonite, complete with his agonized grimace, so that you can use that to build a silicone model. Normals can probably manage as well, depending on their level of patience and comfort level with tools. After the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark, George Lucas was not sure that Ford would return for the other films. The concept of the video is simple enough: Can you turn a standard, boring fridge into a faithful homage to Han locked within the bizarre transportation material from the Star Wars universe? Turns out you can – or you can if you’re Frank Ippolito, movie prop maker. Harrison Ford’s character was frozen in carbonite because he only signed on for two films of the Star Wars franchise. Growing up, I can remember spending a lot of time thinking about what it would be like to be frozen in carbonite, the way Han Solo was after being betrayed by Lando on Bespin in T he Empire Strikes Back. I never imagined it might feel like you were a fridge, but a new video on Adam Savage’s Tested YouTube channel has me thinking differently.
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