Ree-Yees™ Concept Maquette Replica Numbered Edition

“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve marveled at the incredible concept sculptures which were part of the process in creating the creatures for that film. Watching early making-of specials, it was always a treat to catch a glimpse at the early designs and see how those translated to full scale.  It’s been very exciting here to handle the original artifacts and develop this line of maquettes that pays tribute to that artistry involved in creating some of our favorite characters and the artists who inspire us every day! – Tom Spina (Regal Robot founder). During the production of films, the creature effects team will often dream up new and fantastic aliens and beasts by creating small scaled sculptures, called “maquettes,” to showcase their ideas. From this menagerie of maquettes, the film’s director and producer choose which characters will be brought to life for the film as costumes or puppets and what roles they will play in the story. This particular maquette was sculpted by Academy Award winner, Chris Walas, who is known as a visionary creature creator and makeup artist. The creature was chosen to become Ree-Yees, a denizen of the Tatooine palace of Jabba the Hutt.  During production, he was given the somewhat less creative moniker of “Three Eyes.” Credited as Creature Consultant on the film, Walas crafted a number of maquettes for the creature shop eventually headed by Phil Tippett. The character was brought to life on screen as a full scale rubber mask worn in the palace and sail barge scenes. We are excited to share this new Archive Collection and look forward to sharing our latest art and characters with you. Be sure to follow @RegalRobot on social media to keep up with all of the new collectibles we have in the works. Learn how you can bring the archive to your collection by JOINING OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER and don’t miss out on this or any of our other upcoming new Star Wars creations!