Part One: Figures Of The Barge - Deep Dive

Posted by Chris on 03/06/18 at 10:45 AM Category: HasLab

Display centerpieces, such as the HasLab Vintage Collection Sail Barge have the great effect of organizing your action figure displays. Figures that once sat aimlessly on a shelf now spring to life in their proper element. If you want just a tiny glimpse of what we're talking about, click HERE to see how an environment piece completely elevates a display. Now imagine four feet of powerhouse display space. That is what the Sail Barge offers. Look at this "class photo" below for the army of figures you likely already own that would be displayed directly on the Sail Barge or as a satellite.

IT'S A PLASTIC ARMY!

Don't just take our word for it. In the following deep dive we look at exactly how figures you hopefully already own are featured on the Sail Barge. And if you don't own them, there will be some handy Ebay links that follow, but brace for sticker shock. All things Jabba related appear to shoot up in value which is another reason you should #backthebarge!

R2-D2 (bartender) & Wooof

Wooof takes a drink off of R2's tray

Recreated with VC24 Wooof and VC25 RD-D2

I know it's difficult to tell that that is Wooof, but trust me, it's him. As he moves out of frame, you can clearly see his lamb's wool kilt. Wooof appears at other times on the barge, and even takes a shot at Luke. You can recreate this Sail Barge screenshot with two figures from wave 3 of the Vintage collection: VC24 - Wooof and VC25 - R2-D2. Neither have been re-released to date. If you need them, these are you only options:

Click HERE to find the TVC VC24 Wooof figure on Ebay
Click HERE to find the TVC VC25 R2-D2 figure on Ebay

Tessek & Max Rebo

Tessek appears to be the guy who stands too close to the piano player. Sir Elton John would not approve.

Recreated with the POTJ and POTF2 figures

This shot can be recreated from two older figures from your collection: POTJ Tessek and POTF2 Max Rebo. Tessek has never been re-released. If you need that figure, you have one option:

Click HERE to find the POTJ Tessek figure on Ebay

Max Rebo was released twice, but if you need to buy that figure I recommend the 30th Anniversary Max Rebo Band re-release since it comes with extra Sail Barge display fodder, but it's pricey:

Click HERE to find the 30th Anniversary Max Rebo Band on Ebay

If you find that set too expensive, the original POTF2 release is more affordable:

Click HERE to find the POTF2 Max Rebo and Doda Bodonawieedo Band Pair

Leia & Bib Fortuna

Bib's hand can be seen pushing Leia into Jabba's corpulence

Using the VC88 - "Sandstorm" Leia and the TSC Bib Fortuna

This is a bit of a bad news/good news situation. The bad news is that if you have yet to purchase a Slave Leia figure, Disney has halted production of such product, and the secondary market prices reflect that. The good news is that if you're in on the Sail Barge, there's an outstanding chance you already have a Slave Leia figure in your collection. There are three options available to you, each with its own set of pros and cons. I prefer the "Sandstorm" Leia because of the more accurate and vibrant paint applications, but it does not come with Jabba's drinking glass. The TLC Leia comes with interchangeable seated legs:

Click HERE to find the TLC BD17 Princess Leia figure on Ebay
Click HERE to find the TVC VC64 Princes Leia (Slave Outfit) figure on Ebay
Click HERE to find the TVC VC88 Princess Leia (Sandstorm Outfit) figure on Ebay

The most recent Bib Fortuna figure comes 2006's The Saga Collection. It's woefully dated and needs an update. If you don't have one, you might want to wait it out to see if Hasbro will release a new version in The Vintage Collection. If you're impatient:

Click HERE to find the TSC 003 Bib Fortuna figure on Ebay

Bossk, Ree-Yees & C-3PO

I promise you it's them in the background

TBS Ree-Yees, TVC Bossk and TVC 3PO

I simply used the above screen shot because it happened to grab three characters at once. I think we all have little doubt that Ree-Yees was a passenger. He can be seen HERE with Tessek and one very prominent M.I.A.F character. As for Bossk's Sail Barge bonafides, simply check the photo on his bio page on the Official Site. With respect to old Goldenrod, we actually think there are two distinct C-3PO figures that should find a home in your Sail Barge. The second one will come in part two of this feature.

If you missed out on these figures, or are just now realizing you need a second Bossk, there's good news on a couple of fronts. The Vintage Collection Bossk figure was re-released in Saga Legends and has decent availability. The Vintage Colleciton C-3PO was likewise re-released in The Black Series. The bad news is that the Black Series Ree-Yees was hard to find from the jump (but you might want to press your luck and wait for a Vintage Collection re-release).

Click HERE to find the Saga Legends Bossk figure on Ebay
Click HERE to find The Black Series Ree-Yees figure on Ebay
Click HERE to find The Black Series C-3PO on Ebay

This concludes part one of three in our deep dive look at figures of the Sail Barge. It's the first nine of over 20 figures we will look at in this series. Here's of the summation of the figures you (hopefully) already own that have 100% canonical placement in the Sail Barge: