Dern, who had the privilege of being the first to receive a final production barge at his office in San Francisco (for final product review purposes) is excited for fans to finally get their hands on their own sail barges soon. But he’s hard pressed to identify his favorite aspect of the finished vehicle. “As a toy designer I appreciate this grand undertaking from a pure design, engineering and manufacturing toy perspective. The amount of deco and level of detail is absolutely incredible on this. It’s a bit of a showstopper. Wait until you see the size of the box this arrives in!” Designers captured ornate, cinematic details, like Jabba’s microphone, trophy heads, and other sculptures, then took it to a whole new level, imagining other necessities for a crime boss’s floating yacht. “The designers went into this really thinking of functionality and playability,” Dern says. “Our goal in our role here is, how accurate can we get? Whether it is scouring for an old set of blueprints, utilizing archived models, published materials, and/or entertainment footage, all of which helps guide us in our decision making and ultimately to the final result." Fans of soccer/football will have to tell me if there’s a more international version of this as well, though my understanding sees players move around a lot more between clubs in the European leagues.

At this time fans were abuzz about speculating the next “big” vehicle. Jabba’s Sail Barge was always at the top of the list. However, Hasbro had long denied the possibility of producing a faithful Sail Barge due to the high cost of tooling, and thereby high price point that the vehicle would demand. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca to between around 8 BBY and 2 BBY. Bib Fortuna was a Twi'lek male who lived on the desert planet Tatooine. He served as Jabba Desilijic Tiure's majordomo and chief of staff for decades, handling all of the day-to-day operations at Jabba's Palace. By 32 BBY, Fortuna had assumed the position as Jabba's majordomo, and it was he and the Hutt who oversaw that year's Boonta Eve Classic, in which a nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker won the podrace.

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Reclining on his throne aboard the Khetanna, Jabba the Hutt gripped his microphone and growled the final death sentence for Luke Skywalker and his friends hovering just above the Sarlacc pit. But moments later, the execution turned into an escape, leaving the mighty Jabba dead at Leia’s hand and his opulent sail barge imploding in the sands of the Dune Sea. It's definitely a lived-in world... I'm hoping people look at it with a sort of duality of like, 'Wow, that's what it looks like!' But also, 'Yeah, that's what it would look like.'” Although largely stripped of valuables by scavenging Jawas, the remnants of the Khetanna near the sarlacc pit were part of Mos Eisley's Skywalker Tour. [4] Parts of the Khetanna were eventually used to line the interior of the Doe See'ybark Bootana restaurant.

While the price of the bigger Jabba sets hasn’t been good ( the Desert Skiff, however, remains exceptional value), it has been great for those looking to expand their figure collection. We’ve gotten Oola, updates to Gamorrean Guards, Bib Fortuna, and Jabba himself. We’ve gotten Boushh, that little monkey dude, and a bunch of other scoundrels to add to our collection. In short, if you like minifigures, you have to at least enjoy what these sets have given us. We wanted to do something that wasn't transactional in nature but gave up the opportunity to really kind of love the process and reveal it and share updates,” says Ninivaggi. “This is a year-long process and we created this beautiful book that shows all the behind-the-scenes work. We're celebrating Mark Boudreaux [Hasbro's senior principal designer on Star Wars], who has been part of every major vehicle since 1977, so it's a really beautiful kind of platform that goes well beyond just selling a product.” Weighing in just shy of 14 pounds, and measuring at 49.35 inches long, 14.64 inches wide, and just over 17 inches from the base to the tips of the sails, the barge is an impressively massive piece of merchandise. Worthless? No, fool… [drinks the desert wine] it was priceless .» ―Bib Fortuna and Jabba the Hutt [34] Tired of her promises, Bib Fortuna personally journeyed to Cid's office for an update on the rescue of Muchi.

FromAmanaman to Yak Face, here’s who to know in Jabba's palace and where tofind them!

In 2006, during the height of the Star Wars Prequel trilogy, Hasbro released a series of highly articulated 3 3/4 scale Star Wars figures from all six films. Dubbed The Legacy Collection, these figures were accompanied by a series of large scale classic Star Wars vehicles. These new highly detailed and larger versions of X Wing and Tie Fighters had a higher price point but were well worth it. In 2008, Hasbro began to release “in scale” versions of the Millennium Falcon and AT-AT Walkers that dwarfed the originals. Years ago, toy prototypes relied on wax-modeled figures and wooden carvings for larger ships and vehicles. Now, those intricate sculpts are rendered with special software and computer generation, then 3D printed.

Star Wars collectors were asked to pony up a large sum based on a handful of 3D rendered illustrations. The wait time would be almost an entire year before receiving the final product. While many fans were excited by the project, just as many balked at the high price point. In the end, enough fans supported the project to move into production. Sitting next to the old one, it really doesn’t look all that different (other than years of dust marring the clear cups on my old R2). A complete aside… if there was ever a figure that deserved the Chrome treatment, it’s our buddy R2. Seriously LEGO… you want to get people excited for a poromotion? Make a shiny R2-D2. The money from Don alone could buy one of the LEGO owners a new solid gold shark tank. The interesting thing about the new Sail Barge is that it looks better sitting next to the old one than it does all by itself. The first pictures of this set just looked absolutely horrible, and were met with much wailing and gnashing of teeth. I’ll admit, I did more than my fair share of it, and after building this set, I was right for the most part. While it’s not as bad as I had first thought, it certainly not as good as the old one, but does have a few updates worth noting.Slave Leia gets a pretty big update as well, one that isn’t all that obvious until you really hold the character. We’ve seen a few different versions of Leia in recent years, as LEGO has decided that maybe ignoring one of two women in the OT really isn’t in their best interest. We get the new and somewhat pissed-off Leia alt-face (the same as what we got with the Boushh figure), a completely new hairpiece and new printing for the bikini and legs. Besides the barge, accessories include a Jabba the Hutt figure, Yak Face on a collectible card, the necessary parts for barge assembly and other minor details. The assembled Khetanna, though quite large and occupying substantial space, is an excellent display piece, given its detailing, coloring, molding and sculpt. The accompanying accessories also contribute to the overall appeal and showcase potential. This past weekend, Jabba’s Sail Barge began showing up on the doorsteps of long awaiting Star Wars fans.