Firstly congratulations to all the Welsh boys on being selected to tour with the Lions this summer
in South Africa – especially the first timers. In Groggshop tradition we hope to present all the boys with figures of themselves in their Lion’s strip which of course will mean us making another new Limited Edition in Leigh Halfpenny. Leigh has been in outstanding form this year and thoroughly
deserves his Lion’s selection. Busy as he is we will hope to coax him up to have his photos taken before they fly off to Africa! As you have probably seen on Work in Progress I have started the 15′ Limited Edition Ryan Giggs which is being made to commemorate him breaking Bobbie Charlton’s all time appearances record for Manchester United. It is also being designed as a companion piece to the Limited Edition George Best but (unlike George) will only be Limited to 100 pieces. We do plan on making a few unique strip within that limit which will be available later including 11 pieces in Wales strip. On the 9″ front work on Jamie Roberts and Goughie is ongoing but the first Brian O’Driscoll with the Six Nations trophy will be painted later this week. The hard work then starts in catching up with the orders. I hope everyone is as understanding as usual as the painting on each of these pieces will be very complicated. In the same vein the double mascot Springbok v Lions is finished but will be a while coming through – again your patience would be greatly appreciated!
On the Ospreys front we were delighted to see Filo Tia Tia back in the shop after his visit with Scrum Five in December 2008. We had finally got round to painting Filo’s set of club strips which included Wellington Lions and the Hurricanes. Filo was delighted with his full set and it was lovely to meet some of his family who enjoyed their tour of the museum and studio.
News of the special JPR bust depicting the infamous New Zealand v Bridgend stamping incident is iminent. Including all the blood and gore involved this is sure to be a fantastic piece – a decision about it’s destiny has yet to be made so watch this space.
This Blogg will be updated on a regualar basis to keep you in touch with our plans and any future unique items and low numbered Limited Editions.
In the meantime,
Keep Grogging.
Cheers,
Richard
