2025 HasLab Mos Eisley Cantina

[Dave]

All this needs is to hit the funding threshold because I don't think anyone will care about the three tier bonus figures.  Honestly those are pretty disappointing, but at least they didn't make the Tonikka sisters the bonus tiers.

Yeah, the tiers are kinda unimportant.  I'm not sure any of these "unlock" figures are going to tip someone over to pull the trigger.  If the Tonnikas don't get you to buy in, nothing will.

It does add some extra value though.  You figure $18 a figure if they were going to release these as a normal release, although I'm not sure I would have bought another Greedo...

[Nicklab]

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to back 2 of these or not.  I am definitely going to back 1 deluxe set.  And I'm thinking of backing 1 of the base version in order to get a second set of the figures.

[Jeff]

They were pretty careful to mention that Wuher, Tonnikas were fully exclusive to the set but the tiers only had "exclusive cardbacks".  I guess that way if they don't get unlocked, they can still use them in some other box set or something.

Capturing the pipeline reveals here...  this project is so crazy - Tonnikas, a big swing to knock off some ANH "make the mains".  Lots of resculpts but lots of love for ANH with this wave and the recent Vader/R2/Leia wave too.

[Nicklab]

Hasbro is clearly paying attention to the feedback from the community over time.  But I think the pace at which announcements like these have been coming shows that the line can't turn on a dime.  Patience will always be required to see some things through to completion.

[Jeff]

We've passed 1k backers!

My brain is already in overdrive coming up with things I hope to see to support this HasLab.

We got a new Skiff to go with the Sail Barge; maybe we get a new Landspeeder to go with this?  Or a new Dewback in TVC Box?  So many figure options for a carded 3-pack or 4-pack of alien weirdos at Pulse or Amazon.  A Sandtrooper troop builder 4-pack.

I can't wait to see what else they have in store for us.

[Dave]

I ended up backing the deluxe version, because why not spend $100 more?

I don't think I'll end up displaying it with all the deluxe alcoves, etc. as I just don't think you can see what is going on with all the walls up. 

On one hand I love the completist aspect of this piece:
- The bar
- Two "wings" of alcoves
- The entry and exterior parts

On the other hand I feel its a little "lazy" that you just create everything as its shown in the movie and maybe not make a very good toy. 

I do love that its modular and customizable, so I'll mess with it and likely display the main bar parts but maybe leave off all or parts of the entry, and probably at least some of the alcoves.

I like their creativity in the modular aspect of this.  I hope this playset works well and that will help them continue to think about how to do a modular Death Star.

[Rob]

Those crazy bastards did it.  I can’t believe the Tonnika Sisters are in there.  I was on work calls and missed the whole reveal.  I have some catching up to do.

[Matt_Fury]

The way they were stressing unique card backs, sounds to me like a lot of these figures are getting re-released in the main line.  We'll hear about that on 9 July.

Like it was said before, I've never been so happy to be wrong in my life!

I'm probably going to back this....but I have no clue how I'm going to display this!

[Nicklab]

1700 backers in 2 hours.  Not bad!  I think we could hit the 8,000 mark by Monday.

[Ryan]

I’m also on the fence about backing two of these. I want an extra set of the Tonnikas carded, but don’t necessarily want to drop and extra $420 or so to get them.

Overall I love the set. Initially I wasn’t thrilled with the unlock tiers and was hoping for some newer dudes but, the all look good and I won’t be bummed if we miss any of them if we get them in the main line.

I did three Ghosts (one for me, one for the carded figures, and one for future investment) not sure if I’ll do that for this since we don’t even have The Ghost yet. It is tempting but that’s a lot of cash and space.

For those thinking about more than one, are you going to do deluxe or standard on the extras? I think I may do the Deluxe for mine and then standard for any extras.

Only gripe, and it is pretty minor, is I don’t like the exterior of the alcove modules. I wish they had a cover to finish them like the outside of the building, or even a faux finish. I will probably look into custom making something to cover those.

[EdSolo]

So, do those old cantina 2 packs fit into this set somehow? 

Might have got missed, since it was the last post on the previous page, but do we know the dimensions of this set?

At least all the old cantina figures I kept will have a home.  I wonder if this will be best displayed on a table of some sort as opposed to a shelf. 

Already up to 2300/8000.  This thing will be funded pretty quickly.  I think the 17,000 will be a breeze.

I'm all for a Death Star or Star Destroyer next time.

[Rob]

So is there a way to configure this thing that would let it display reasonably well on a shelf that's only 12" deep? 

Looks like this one was maybe NOT designed with shelves in mind... but I haven't watched the entire video.  I'm hoping maybe you can just rearrange the pieces in a way that works relatively well on a shelf?  It feels like maybe if it breaks into enough pieces I could figure something out...

[Dave]

So is there a way to configure this thing that would let it display reasonably well on a shelf that's only 12" deep? 

I think you would have to nix all the alcoves and entry area and just do the bar to get it to fit on a 12" deep shelf, and then there wouldn't be much room for figures.

This is definitely not 12" deep shelf friendly.

[Dave]

So, do those old cantina 2 packs fit into this set somehow? 

Might have got missed, since it was the last post on the previous page, but do we know the dimensions of this set?

The old bar / bar stool combinations won't make sense paired with this setup.  The figures will and you could re-use the bar glasses, etc.  I've made a pretty sweet setup with all those bar pieces, which is one of the reasons I'm not quite as jazzed about this set as I could be. 

They've got overall dimensions posted on the HasLab page - 32x19 (basic) or 32x29 (deluxe).  I'm not sure how the individual sections break out for size if you just wanted to use the bar - I'm guessing its about 9" deep by about 16" long.

[Nicklab]

The dimensions of this set are something that I think simply couldn't be avoided.  When the Throne Room set was announced I distinctly remember Emily talking about how they designed it to fit the depth of a standard shelf.  I appreciated that level of attention to detail in that case, and kept those guidelines in mind when the Cantina rumors started to surface.

I had seen some custom Cantina dioramas - one of which might have been posted here.  And I think the base offering wound up being quite similar to that design.  But it got me thinking about the dimensions, and whether or not those guidelines that had been laid out for the throne room would apply here, too.  So I tried sketching out I a basic floorplan, and I had a difficult time imagining the set as being only 12" deep.  I was kind of expecting something like this.

I think the modular nature of the set might be a big help in displaying this on a shelf.  It might be possible to place both banks of alcoves at the back of the shelf, as if the whole thing has been opened like a book.  And the bar might be able to stick straight out in between the two banks of alcoves.  I saw someone make a custom Cantina that was displayed like that.  Otherwise?  I think you're looking at a table top for displaying this.