The HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge campaign momentum is still going strong. We have just reached 7,000 backers. WOW!
POUR IT ON, 3.75” ARMY! Lets blow even the most optimistic expectations out of the water!
In a nod to April Fool’s Day, Hasbro released some very silly images celebrating the Sail Barge…
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The HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge campaign isn’t over, but having reached its goal on Friday, we are officially in the denouement. It was a hard fought victory by all involved. Hit the jump for our reflection on this historic moment in the forty year life of Star Wars toys.
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Remember in the 70’s and 80’s when you were watching football, and towards the end of a tight game a commercial break would happen and John Facenda would say “Alcoa presents … FANTASTIC FINISHES!” and you would get all giddy to see an amazing thing? Well, right at midnight I was sitting on my couch with my wife, and I heard The Voice of God, Facenda himself, say “HasLab presents…FANTASTIC FINISHES!” Click through to find out why this was a very important day on the Road to 5000…
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We all know that at over four feet long, the HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge is the biggest Star Wars vehicle ever to be made. Hasbro and Litzky PR have provided us with some media files that really drive that point home.
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Fear of missing out is a real thing. I suffer from it. It’s a primal instinct and my collecting nest is feathered quite nicely because if it. Is it starting to kick in on the HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge campaign? I think it is. Hit the jump for the details.
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The last big milestone before goal has been reached in the HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge campaign! Click through for our rally cry.
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We’ve been trying to tell you that the HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge will be rare. Hit the jump for confirmation from an authoritative source.
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3908 Barges are backed. 7 days left. 1092 to go.
The Sail Barge campaign is definitely piquing interests from long-time collectors whose interest in the hobby has lapsed, and even from those outside the hardcore collector community. The problem is that the nature of the platform, and the messaging through fan sites, has been confusing for those first time or lapsed collectors. Click through for answers to some of the most frequently asked questions Bantha Skull has received (and is still receiving). You can share this with your friends who may still have questions.
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled program for this public service announcement:
The Sail Barge Campaign has hit 75%. Repeat. The Sail Barge Campaign has it 75%.
Have a Coke and a smile!
We’re in the final stretch. We have 10 days to go as of midnight Sunday morning, 22 minutes ago from when this story was published. (We’ll probably say we’re in the final stretch when we’re a week out, 5 days out, 3 days out, and 24 hours out, but just go with it for now…). Let’s take a closer look at what we need to happen over the next 10 days…
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For many of us, seeing a vintage Kenner Star Wars commercial snaps us right back to our childhood. Hit the jump to see if it does the same to you.
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On Wednesday, Hasbro dropped the game changing news that the Sail Barge will include a Vintage Collection Yak Face on an exclusive POTF ‘85 replica bi-lingual card. We immediately had a pretty good idea of how much that figure would fetch on the secondary market. Thanks to the Q&A conducted on Thursday, we feel like we can zero in on that value even more…
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