This morning, Hasbro tweeted out a cryptic message that has Star Wars fans wondering what big announcement might be coming from the popular toy company and its HasLab crowdfunding platform for larger, more experimental toys.
What’s happening:
- The popular toy company Hasbro has tweeted out a new message in the fictional Star Wars alphabet of Aurebesh, teasing the announcement of the next project from its HasLab crowdfunding platform.
- HasLab has been responsible for bringing the 3 ¾-inch scale Khetanna (Jabba’s Sail Barge) from Return of the Jedi and the Razor Crest ship from The Mandalorian to fans.
- Two other Star Wars HasLab projects– namely the six-inch scale The Black Series Rancor from Return of the Jedi and Reva’s Sith Inquisitor lightsaber from Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi– did not reach their funding goals.
- The Aurebesh text (in the tweet embedded below) reads as follows: “Status report: mission objective acquired, engine running, awaiting crew assignments…”
- Star Wars fans have been speculating that this next HasLab project may be the Ghost ship from Lucasfilm’s popular Star Wars Rebels animated series. The clues released today certainly seem to line up with that theory, but we likely won’t know more until San Diego Comic-Con later this month.
What they’re saying:
- Hasbro: “Preparing for launch, all systems operational. Team assignments, design concept, tier selection complete. Campaign start date confirmed. Sculpture ready. #StarWars”
To learn more about HasLab and to follow along as this next project is revealed, be sure to visit Hasbro’s official website. You can also watch my unboxing and review of the HasLab Jabba’s Sail Barge Khetanna below:
I’ve also unboxed and reviewed the Razor Crest for Laughing Place, and I’ve embedded that video below for your enjoyment as well: