At the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro announced their own version of a quasi-Kickstarter called HasLabs, which will offer up experimental and long-yearned for toys that never came to fruition due to their niche standing amongst the masses. The only catch — the collectibles will only be made if enough fans preorder and fund the project. First up: Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
It’s expensive.
If 5,000 fans preorder Jabba’s mobile home, priced at $499.99, Hasbro will manufacture more of the ship that brought Han, Luke, and Leia to the Sarlacc pit under the bright Tatooine suns. The ship itself is ridiculously detailed, with multiple levels, rooms, and features that show you’re getting what you paid for. Here’s a description of what could come to be if enough people preorder the 49-inch long and 17-inch high barge:
A. Take control in the two-person cockpit, complete with a full instrument layout and navigation system
B. Hold enemies captive in the prisoner’s cell with a sliding door, floor drains, wall-chained ankle shackles, and Hammerhead skeleton shackled to the cell
C. Head to the galley to cook up the “fresh” catch of the day using built in grill top and sink
D. Prepare for battle in the armory, equipped with a weapons repair bench and storage racks
E. Kick back in Jabba’s Lounge, finished with ornate details including wall mounted trophy heads
F. Integrated deck gratings help to illuminate interior compartments
G. Capture and hold prisoners easily with a prison cell drop door on the forward deck
H. A hidden “smugglers” compartment located in the armory floor. Two rotating cannons with 6 rail-mounted locations provides defense against enemies from every angle
J. Explore the dunes of the planet Tatooine and beyond with 2 soft-cloth, fabric sails
K. Operational shutters in Jabba’s Lounge help to minimize distractions and protect from glares of the blazing twin suns of Tatooine
Take a look at this thing:
It’s not easy to plop down $500 on just any Star Wars item, but for the super-collector with some cash, this thing seems like a Star Wars toy Holy Grail. The attention to detail, the density. Nothing is wasted. You can even have your Lara Croft Barbie infiltrate it!
(Via Polygon)