Great pulls Raywoo88!!

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Originally posted by raywoo888:
OK.... Time to finish the opening of my 1st Case.

I stopped at 6 boxes (8/2/07):

Here's the breakdown:

Box 1:
Topper: 181 Red Foil: 106 Blue Foil: 30, 45 Puzzle: 9 total AUTO: Lorne Peterson

Box 2:
Topper: 105 Red Foil: 84 Blue Foil: 51, 64 Puzzle: 8 total SKETCH: Leia by Sean Pence 1:1,640

Box 3:
Topper: 195 Red Foil: 108 Blue Foil: 3, 12 Puzzle: 8 total AUTO: Carrie Fisher 1:6,561
(The box is not done......then Gold Foil: #92 (27/30) 1:287 Gold Foils are every other case (1:12 boxes).

Box 4:
Topper: 50 Red Foil: 33 Blue Foil: 46, 59 Puzzle: 8 total SKETCH: Luke by Sean Pence 1:1,640
then Gold Foil: #12 (10/30) 1:287

Box 5:
Topper: 195 (duplicate) Red Foil: 84 Blue Foil: 51, 64 Puzzle: 8 total SKETCH: Obi-wan by Robert Teranishi

Box 6:
Topper: 136 Red Foil: 60 Blue Foil: 13, 113 Puzzle: 8 total SKETCH: Sand Person by Fabbri

Now ... I actually thought I would be done with the case. I figure I got everything major and all would be left were autos. Trade/sell the boxes, but I thought ... A Hot Case deserves finishing!

Box 7:
Topper: 135 Red Foil: 60 Blue Foil: 61, 72 Puzzle: 8 total SKETCH: r2-D2 by Craig Rousseau 1:4,920 He only did 106 sketches.
then Gold Foil: #39 (15/30) 1:287

Box 8:
Topper: 150 Red Foil: 42 Blue Foil: 39. 54 Puzzle: 8 total Auto: David Prowse as Darth Vader 1:4,920

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS CASE!!!

(3) Gold Cards !!! (2) Sean Pences !!! (1) Rousseau !! (1) Vader Auto !! and my Leia Auto !!

No B.S. .... for all the bad cases I've read ... there had to be a Great one.

Enjoy!!!

Hey raywoo! AWESOME case break!! CONGRATS!! Just a huge piece of useless trivia: that sorta-profile Leia of mine you pulled was actually the very LAST sketch I did for this set...it was done about 30 minutes before the cards were off to FedEx!!

Two boxes for me:

BOX 1
Base Cards: 1 complete set
Parallels: 2 Blue, 1 Red, 0 Gold, 1 box-topper
Triptychs: 8
Sketch: Robert Teranishi (of 600: Chewbacca)

BOX 2
Base Cards: Missing 31 cards from first set
Parallels: 2 Blue, 0 Red, 1 Gold (#3, 20/30), 1 box-topper
Triptychs: 10
Sketch: Ingrid Hardy (of 206: Greedo)

A bit of arithmetic from the numbers of gold parallels and quantities of sketches confirmed by the artists says that there are about equal numbers of Hobby and Retail packs, with about 2500-2600 8-box Hobby cases and half that number of 16-box Retail cases. That means that there were 10 Harrison Ford autographs signed, and 75 each of Anthony Daniels and Carrie Fisher.

Oh look Sean is here!! the Cylons must have let him out

Here is my breakdown for a Hobby case:

Box 1:
Sketch: Color Stormtrooper sketch by Matt Busch - very nicely done!
Box topper - #127
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 8

Box 2:
Sketch: Blue pencil Stormtrooper sketch by Jessica Hickman
Box topper - #72
Gold Parallel card - 1!! (card 118, #5/30)
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 16

Box 3:
Auto: Rusty Goffe (Jawa/Kabe)
Box topper - #110
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 9

Box 4:
Auto: Ken Ralston (vis. effects cameraman)
Box topper - #115
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 9

Box 5:
Sketch: Full-color Obi-wan by John Watkins-Chow (this is half of a 2-panel image, but looks fantastic on it's own!)
Box topper - #112
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 8

Box 6:
Sketch: Tarkin by Robert Teranishi - very nice!
Box topper - #77
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 7

Box 7:
Auto: Christine Hewett (Brea Tonnika) - I was hoping to get this one!
Box topper - #119
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 8

Box 8:
Auto - Paul Blake (Greedo)
Box topper - #70
Blue Parallel cards - 2
Red Parallel Cards - 1
Puzzle cards - 8

Summary:
The base set looks great. The variety of images used gives it a fresh look.
All the box toppers in my case are in the Red Series.
The puzzle cards do not look very good in a binder. I was hoping with the 3-panel approach this would not be so.
I was happy to get a mix of autos and sketches. I absolutely HAD to get sketches!
I got one duplicate blue parallel.

Congrats on your pulls RedFive!!

hi millhouse here got a case today and here is what i got in my case

1) 16 blue foil stamped cards numbers(2-9-15-32-34-43-49-58-62-85-89-92-97-106-112-119)

2) 8 red foil stamped cards numbers(6-9-13-27-35-52-107-116)

3) 1 gold foil stamped card 09/30

4) 4 autograph cards which are as followed

Colin Higgins as Wedge Antilles
Maria De Aragon as Greedo
Jon Berg (Stop Motion Animation)
Norman Reynolds(Art Director)

5) 4 sketch cards[IMG] [/IMG] not to sure who did the bottom left sketch card does anyone know

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Originally posted by MILLHOUSE:
not to sure who did the bottom left sketch does anyone know

Bottom left is Dave Dorman.

My First Box Breakdown (two more arriving Monday).

Base:
1 Complete Set
36 Doubles
No Triples+

Parallel - 3:
Blue: 2 - Card numbers 32, 114
Red: 1 - Card number 1
Gold: 0

Tryptic Puzzle - 8:
Escaping Fate - 1, 2, 3
Imprisonment - 1, 2, 3
The Underworld 1, 2

Auto/Sketch - 1:
Auto: 1 Joe Viskocil
Sketch: 0

Ratings:

Collation 10/10:
Awesome: Complete base set, the exactly correct number of parallels and puzzle cards, and 1 Auto. And it was nice getting 2 complete sets of puzzle pieces (and 2/3 of another).

Photography 9/10:
Most of the pictures are crisp and clear. And there's some really nice candid shots, as well as some obscure pictures in there. The shots from the Holiday Special are extremely clear too. Looks like Lucasfilm may yet have a really nice print of it. I've seen a horrible VHS version; maybe one day we'll get an official DVD. There are a few blurry/grainy pictures, but they're exceptions to the rule

Set Design 7/10:
Overall, pretty good base set design with themed borders. Nothing spectacular though. The puzzle cards are pretty cool, if slightly annoying to store. I'll hang on to a base set, as well as put together a puzzle set. But the blue, red, and certainly gold parallels I'll leave to the super completist types out there.

Condition 8/10:
The Topper was in not that great of shape. Some of the cards had some whitening/chipping on the left side (of Horizontal cards).

My Box Break 5/10:
Completely average. I got exactly what the odds stated, no more, no less. The Auto was pretty weak, but the red #1 was pretty cool. I'm not complaining about the bad auto; them are the breaks. But that alone really make the box completely average. I'm still holding out hope for the two boxes coming on Monday that I'll get a nice sketch or decent auto, and maybe even a gold.

Overall 9/10:
My opinion based on the mere 1 box I opened. Results may vary following the next 2 (or more) boxes.

raywoo888 and RedFive...GREAT PULLS...WOW!

Hello. First case I dug through today...

I won't post the autos but got a 4/4 split. 1 box had nothing and 1 box was the "apology" box and had two autos in 1 pack. 1 gold card as well.

Wilkinson Leia and Pence Leia



Graham alien and Hardy Rebel Trooper



Gold Introducing Yoda



Autos were Kurtz, deAragon, Peterson, Edlund

Case two tonight.

The sketches are ALL nice!
I'm glad it worked out for you-good luck on your 2nd case.

thanks to venom5liter for the help on who did my sketch card (bottom left) so the artists who did my sketch cards are as followed

top left Josh Fargher (56) 1 in 9841 packs

top right Grant Gould (500) 1 in 904 packs

bottom left Dave Dorman (200) 1 in 2460 packs

bottom right Robert Teranishi (600) 1 in 820 packs

millhouse

raywoo888-

That is an AMAZING Case!!! Congratulations!!!

While my case is not as good as raywoo888's, I am still happy with what I pulled. the base set is incredible, I managed to pull a complete set of the Tryptich Cards, I pulled a Gold Card and I got some nice sketches. I pulled everything that I was supposed to based on the odds. In my book, nothing to complain about. Scans will follow the breakdown.

Box 1
Box Topper: #62
Tryptich:
"Hidden in Plain Sight"- 2 & 3
"Tyranny"-1 & 2
"Insurmountable Odds"-1
"Master & Apprentice"-1, 2 & 3
Blue Foil Parallel: 6 & 113
Red Foil Parallel: 22
Sketch: C-3PO by Justin Chung (right half)
Base Set: 1

Box 2
Box Topper: #145
Tryptich:
"Bravery"- 1 & 2
"Tyranny"-1, 2 & 3
"Insurmountable Odds"-1
"Master & Apprentice"-3
"The Underworld"-1
"The Power of the Force"-2
Blue Foil Parallel: 61
Red Foil Parallel: 40, 55
Autograph: Christine Hewett as Brea Tonnika
Base Set: 0

Box 3
Box Topper: #53
Tryptich:
"The Underworld"- 1 & 2
"Tyranny"-3
"Imprisonment"-1, 2 & 3
"Bravery"-1 & 2
"Escaping Fate"-1
Blue Foil Parallel: 26 & 43
Red Foil Parallel: 118
Gold Foil Parallel: 21 (The Imperial Walker 13/30)
Autograph: Maria DeAragon as Greedo
Base Set: 1

Box 4
Box Topper: #125
Tryptich:
"The Underworld"- 1 & 2
"Imprisonment"-1, 2 & 3
"Escaping Fate"-1, 2 & 3
Blue Foil Parallel: 47 & 60
Red Foil Parallel: 12
Sketch: Greedo by Ryan Waterhouse
Base Set: 0

Box 5
Box Topper: #46
Tryptich:
"The Underworld"- 3
"Tyranny"-1 & 3
"Power of the Force"-1, 2 & 3
"Bravery"-1 & 3
Blue Foil Parallel: 35 & 50
Red Foil Parallel: 13
Autograph: George Roubichek as Commander Praji
Base Set: 1

Box 6
Box Topper: #132
Tryptich:
"Insurmountable Odds"- 2 & 3
"Imprisonment"-1, 2 & 3
"Escaping Fate"-1, 2 & 3
Blue Foil Parallel: 28 & 107
Red Foil Parallel: 10
Autograph: John Mollo-Costume Designer
Base Set: 1

Box 7
Box Topper: #27
Tryptich:
"Hidden in Plain Sight"- 1 & 2
"Master & Apprentice"-1, 2 & 3
"Insurmountable Odds"-2 & 3
"Escaping Fate"-3
Blue Foil Parallel: 31 & 46
Red Foil Parallel: 54
Sketch: Princess Leia by Allison Sohn
Base Set: 1

Box 8
Box Topper: #306
Tryptich:
"Master & Apprentice"- 2 & 3
"Tyranny"-1 & 2
"Power of the Force"-2 & 3
"Insurmountable Odds"-1
"Hidden in Plain Sight"-3
Blue Foil Parallel: 78 & 85
Red Foil Parallel: 13
Sketch: Jawa (colored) by Jessica Hickman
Base Set: 1

Made 2 extra Base Sets from extras for a total of 8 Base Sets in the case.

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And Finally the Box Toppers and the Gold Card!!

The sketches,gold cards,and box toppers are great!!!!

Nice cards cverdec.

I like the C-3PO even though it's only half, and congratulations on your gold card pull.