Phoenix Board # 186: Jabba's Sail Barge a REALITY!

AaylaSecurasMan · Apr 3, 2018

Time for a new thread says the guy that was absent for a while B)

Super excited for The VC Jabba's Sail Barge!

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

It's funny that we create a new AZ thread every 10 - 15 pages. The Sail Barge discussion thread is currently at 145 pages.

ASM- You have a long wait for that excitement to last.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

I received shipping notice late last night from Amazon that my Pop! Chewie in AT-ST has shipped and it's due to arrive today. I'm looking forward to this one and just in time for the Smugglers Bounty Pop! I received yesterday.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Anovos is doing a one day sale on the AT-SCT helmet.

10% off with code: ATACTAPRIL

Gsr0jedi · Apr 3, 2018

Last night at Chandler Mall Target they had new BS6 figures. A couple range troopers, Han, Lando, Jawa, & Tarkin. Only picked up the Lando

Kielbassa · Apr 3, 2018

I got my Endor SB box yesterday too.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Gsr0jedi said:
Last night at Chandler Mall Target they had new BS6 figures. A couple range troopers, Han, Lando, Jawa, & Tarkin. Only picked up the Lando

That figures. I was there on Sunday, but they were closed due to Easter.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Yakface posted up a new character from Solo and a possible BS6 figure...

Spoiler:

AaylaSecurasMan · Apr 3, 2018

Ares_X said:
It's funny that we create a new AZ thread every 10 - 15 pages. The Sail Barge discussion thread is currently at 145 pages.

ASM- You have a long wait for that excitement to last.

I know, Christmas will be in February next year

Glad to see that the Barge got AZ board backers, I did see Ares_X's flyers all over the Chandler Walmarts and Targets. Nice to see that the employees didn't take them down.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

AaylaSecurasMan said:
I know, Christmas will be in February next year

Glad to see that the Barge got AZ board backers, I did see Ares_X's flyers all over the Chandler Walmarts and Targets. Nice to see that the employees didn't take them down.

The only store that took them down was the Fry's Marketplace on Gilbert and Ocotillo.

I had planned on putting out a lot more away from my area, but we hit the 5000 goal, so it wasn't quite the priority it had been.

And now it's at over 150% of the goal, which is AWESOME!!!

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Ares_X said:
I received shipping notice late last night from Amazon that my Pop! Chewie in AT-ST has shipped and it's due to arrive today. I'm looking forward to this one and just in time for the Smugglers Bounty Pop! I received yesterday.

WOO HOO!!! I just received this from Amazon...

Amazon said:
Greetings from Amazon.com.

You saved $9.99 with Amazon.com's Pre-order Price Guarantee! The price of the item(s) decreased after you ordered them, and we gave you the lowest price.

The following title(s) decreased in price:

Funko Pop Deluxe: Star Wars-Chewbacca in AT-ST Collectible Toy Price on order date: $31.99
Price charged at shipping: $22.00
Lowest price before release date: $22.00
Quantity: 1
Total Savings: $9.99

$9.99 is your total savings under our Pre-order Price Guarantee.

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

Ares_X said:
Yakface posted up a new character from Solo and a possible BS6 figure...

Spoiler:

Cool looking character very OT.

Kielbassa · Apr 3, 2018

Here's the Target exclusive Han Solo Pop!:

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

So do Han and Chewie go swimming or something? Maybe paintball? What's the glasses? Or were they just dweebier when they were younger? (I say that while sitting at my desk with my glasses on).

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

8000 sb !!!

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Slave_1 said:
8000 sb !!!

I was just about to post it. CRAZY!!!

According to one guy that called Hasbro, there are a lot of support issues. It sounds like there are a number of cancellations. Stupid people.

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

Ares_X said:
I was just about to post it. CRAZY!!!

According to one guy that called Hasbro, there are a lot of support issues. It sounds like there are a number of cancellations. Stupid people.

Well I'm glad we got three thousand plus to play with then to make sure we hit it.

Kielbassa · Apr 3, 2018

Ares_X said:
I was just about to post it. CRAZY!!!

According to one guy that called Hasbro, there are a lot of support issues. It sounds like there are a number of cancellations. Stupid people.

People probably ordered more than one to help meet the 5000 goal, and are cancelling extras now that it’s a sure thing.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Kielbassa said:
People probably ordered more than one to help meet the 5000 goal, and are cancelling extras now that it’s a sure thing.

Yep! That was why I offered to fund one for someone here. I was trying to make sure we made the goal and help out a friend at the same time that may not have the cash to spare at the moment. Nobody took me up on it though.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

WARNING: It is now the final hour to be able to buy a sail barge.

ILuvToyz · Apr 3, 2018

Final number 8837! Okay it keeps creeping up even after 9pm.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

ILuvToyz said:
Final number 8837! Okay it keeps creeping up even after 9pm.

Yeah. I think it's still tallying orders. There were people in the barge forum buying second and third barges at the last second.

Ares_X · Apr 3, 2018

Looks like 8840 may be it.

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who purchased a sail barge(s).

Now the hard part... Waiting.

ILuvToyz · Apr 3, 2018

I was tempted to buy a second but it wasn't necessary and $500 is a lot for me to tie up for a year.

I'll feel better when the charge goes through my account. My bank initially declined the my order because they thought it was a fraudulent charge. I had to call and straighten it out.

AaylaSecurasMan · Apr 3, 2018

Nice job folks, congrats to all of those who ordered a barge, we are now part of SW collecting history!

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

ILuvToyz said:
I was tempted to buy a second but it wasn't necessary and $500 is a lot for me to tie up for a year.

I'll feel better when the charge goes through my account. My bank initially declined the my order because they thought it was a fraudulent charge. I had to call and straighten it out.

I had to go through that the first time I had no problems the second time.

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

Congrats to us and congrats to Hasbro hopefully they see we are serious now. Waiting is definitely going to be the hard part now. I think we all pretty much have that mentality we want it now.

Slave_1 · Apr 3, 2018

I'm curious to see now how far the number drops because of cancellations.

AaylaSecurasMan · Apr 3, 2018

Slave_1 said:
I'm curious to see now how far the number drops because of cancellations.

Yeah, I am curious as well, probably a couple of hundred is my guess.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

ILuvToyz said:
I was tempted to buy a second but it wasn't necessary and $500 is a lot for me to tie up for a year.

I'll feel better when the charge goes through my account. My bank initially declined the my order because they thought it was a fraudulent charge. I had to call and straighten it out.

Slave_1 said:
I had to go through that the first time I had no problems the second time.

Same here. I had to call up the bank the first time. Not with the second.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

Slave_1 said:
I'm curious to see now how far the number drops because of cancellations.

AaylaSecurasMan said:
Yeah, I am curious as well, probably a couple of hundred is my guess.

It's looking so far like only 30 orders. It's at 8810 now.

I'm sure some will get buyers remorse and feel they got caught up in the excitement. Especially when buying two or three of them. I know of two guys on the sail barge thread that their wife/girlfriend found out and they got into trouble. At least one of them cancelled. Plus there are some that may just get denied when the time comes.

In case any of you missed this from the HasLab site...

Hasbro said:
[FONT=&quot]You supported it. Now we're making it![/FONT][FONT=&quot]You did it! Thanks to your overwhelming support, Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna) campaign was successfully backed. We could not have done this without you. Now it is our turn to get to work making this dream product a reality.

In addition to your order confirmation email, you will receive a shipment notification email once Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna): Behind the Workbench booklet is on its way to you. At that point, we will also charge your preferred payment method. If your card is declined (this happens from time to time), you will receive an email letting you know that we cannot process your order. You will have 3 business days to call our Customer Service team to update your information.

As we work towards an estimated sail date of February 28th, 2019, we want to stay as connected to you as possible. We will be sending periodic email updates (make sure you are subscribed!) as well as keeping this section updated with the latest photos and information direct from the development team.

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[FONT=&quot]Should you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Customer Service team at 1-800-408-0052. We couldn't be more excited and are thrilled to be on this journey with you.[/FONT]

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

I received my Pop! Chewbacca/AT-ST yesterday and was surprised at how accurate the AT-ST is. Trust me with all of the work I've been doing on the AT-STs lately, I am getting very familiar with them. The Pop! version even had a feature none of the Hasbro ones did, but my latest custom one also has it.

I really like this Pop! and even more so since Amazon only charged me $22 for it. It's currently $23 Prime on Amazon.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

New Amazon exclusive BS6 Astromech 3-pack. In this case I don't mind getting a new Artoo since they changed the deco and did an excellent job at it.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

New SKUs...

I'm wondering if the Royal Guard (ROTJ) is the same as what's in the current Target exclusive ROTJ 3-pack. I sure hope so, because even though it's only 5-POA, I think it's the best Royal Guard to date. No soft goods.

UPDATE: I just found out from a guy in the sail barge thread that the Luke from the Target exclusive 3-pack is also being released as a single carded figure, so it's highly likely this is the same Royal Guard. Not sure how accurate his information is or where he heard it from. He also said a new Vader is supposed to release and he's guessing it may be from the Probe droid set.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

Maybe it's time we all get together for a breakfast... This time at Denny's.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

So I think I am calling my custom First Order AT-ST done. It's far from being 100% accurate. I did not follow the paint scheme in the promo picture I posted up a week or so ago because it didn't look like they were that way in the movie from the screen grabs Ground Trooper sent me. They were also far more battle damaged/weathered in the movie as compared to the pic I was originally using for reference. I still need to lock it into a position and mount it and I need to get started on the next one (headless).

Click the pic if you want to see all of the pictures.

hooperwan · Apr 4, 2018

Ares_X said:
So I think I am calling my custom First Order AT-ST done. It's far from being 100% accurate. I did not follow the paint scheme in the promo picture I posted up a week or so ago because it didn't look like they were that way in the movie from the screen grabs Ground Trooper sent me. They were also far more battle damaged/weathered in the movie as compared to the pic I was originally using for reference. I still need to lock it into a position and mount it and I need to get started on the next one (headless).

Click the pic if you want to see all of the pictures.

Looks great!

And bring on the Denny's meet-up.

Slave_1 · Apr 4, 2018

Ares_X said:
So I think I am calling my custom First Order AT-ST done.

Awesome work, love that side profile.

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

Slave_1 said:
Awesome work, love that side profile.

Thanks! Did you click on it and look at the rest of the pics?

Ares_X · Apr 4, 2018

hooperwan said:
Looks great!

And bring on the Denny's meet-up.

Thanks! I was mostly kidding, but if anyone wants to get something going, I'm game.