2018 HasLab - TVC Jabba's Sail Barge (The Khetanna)

[CorranHorn]

That looks fantastic Lando, very classy display.

[JediJman]

That looks cool man!  I'd love to see just the bracket behind it to know what you did there.

[Jesse James]

That does look very cool man.  That's so far the best display of a barge I've seen, seriously. 

I've seen some that are such a cluster...  Guys cramming every figure imaginable onto it, and that's not a good look so far that I've seen.  THAT though is really cool.

[Mister Skeezler]

That does look very cool man.  That's so far the best display of a barge I've seen, seriously. 

I've seen some that are such a cluster...  Guys cramming every figure imaginable onto it, and that's not a good look so far that I've seen.  THAT though is really cool.

Thanks guys! And yeah Jesse, I've seen some jam packed setups so far.

These are the brackets I used, if anyone is interested. I mounted them with four toggle bolts, and they're nice and secure. The back of the barge is slightly wider, so I used two different depths of brackets: 14" and 13.25".
https://www.etsy.com/listing/658743560/heavy-duty-shelf-brackets-iron-shelf?ref=pla_similar_listing_top-2&pro=1&frs=1

[Rob]

Toggle bolts... so right into the drywall then... that's tempting.  Any chance you could put up a photo of how the brackets fit the barge underneath?

[Matt_Fury]

Home Depot has plenty of great drywall anchors.  If you look at my collection pictures, I used them on all the brackeless shelves in my office.

[Mister Skeezler]

Toggle bolts... so right into the drywall then... that's tempting.  Any chance you could put up a photo of how the brackets fit the barge underneath?

It's a bit tough to post images from my phone (we should really think about getting this forum on Tapatalk), but there's an image here...

https://twitter.com/MisterSkeezler/status/1112403279076577282?s=09

And these are the toggle bolts I used...
https://goo.gl/images/gqMND8

Just got them right into the plasterboard. All in all, the barge isn't that heavy, and toggle bolts can hold more than just the barge and a bunch of figures just fine.

[JediJman]

Nice work on the brackets.  That blends in nicely.

[Rob]

One more question, I'm guessing it doesn't have to be precise if the barge just sits on top, but how much space is between the two brackets on yours?

[Mister Skeezler]

One more question, I'm guessing it doesn't have to be precise if the barge just sits on top, but how much space is between the two brackets on yours?

I tried to get them as close to where the "feet" plug in, because I figured that would jive with what Hasbro planned for structurally. So the brackets are on the inside of where the feet areas are. The back side has some detailing that the bracket fits between, but the front is much more forgiving.

Here's a shot that shows exactly where I put them...

[Rob]

Okay awesome, and thanks again.

I'm thinking this is probably what I'm going to end up doing.

[Mister Skeezler]

Okay awesome, and thanks again.

I'm thinking this is probably what I'm going to end up doing.

Be careful, because now I'm looking a bunch of other things and trying to come up with mounting solutions for them (looking at you, big Slave-1). I'm also looking at the screw holes in the brackets themselves and thinking of some sort of swivel arm for the upcoming skiffs. That might not happen, but I'm tempted as long as it's not too much forward weight.

Post pics when you're done! Oh, and be sure to tighten the toggle bolts by hand. You can get them nice and tight, but a screwgun has too much torque and can overtighten and weaken the wall.

[Rob]

Cool - my only dilemma is whether I'm doing this now or after we buy a place next year.  So those photos might be awhile out.

[CorranHorn]

An update on my conversation with Hasbro customer support about my Jabba. While I was at Celebration, they sent me a message saying they could exchange my Jabba for a new one. So they provided a pre-paid postage label and today I was able to get the Hutt packed up and shipped back to them. Interestingly enough, the label had their Pawtucket main office as the delivery address. So hopefully, that will get this moving and I receive a more pleasant to the eye crime lord.

[CorranHorn]

Well I got a replacement Jabba in the mail today and he is not more eye pleasing. As you can see, not only does the replacement have less weathering/detailing than my first one, he has a big paint blemish above his mouth and to the side of the left nostril. Plus damaged paint and poor application elsewhere. I am not happy with how this turned out, but also don’t think going to Hasbro is beneficial to anyone. Sigh, FML as the kids say...