![]() ![]() The design is a bit odd, as it would be easier if the pod just ejected wthout needing to remove a separate panel. The pod itself opens in two, allowing room for a figure. Once this is done, the pod can be removed, and the panel replaced. Like some of the panels, this one is well concealed, and hard to actually pop open because it’s a challenge to find where you are supposed to grip it to remove it. The escape pod / lifeboat, which was the first tier unlock, is secured under a removable panel on the top of the ship. I’m hoping other people have luck, especially those looking to fit their Crest onto a shallow bookshelf. I was hoping they were removable just as easily, but after a bit of an effort failed to dislodge either engine, I gave up. The engine nacelles are huge, and a main physical feature of the ship’s silhouette. The “cheek” guns are large, and attach nicely, with satisfying “click-stops” as you rotate them. When assembled the gears are very sturdy, unlike some previous vehicles over the years, notably the Y-Wings and The Falcon (at least in my experience). Not a huge deal, I suppose, but I kind of wish It locked into place, or had a lever so it could be slid open and closed. There’s a sliding door that reveals the slot for the gear. I didn’t break it, but I definitely stressed the plastic enough where it doesn’t stay in place all that great, and has a tendency to fall off when in the open position. ![]() In fact, panic attack #2 set in after I nearly snapped the hinge off one of these little doors. The gears snap into place nicely, but be careful, because the little doors are easy to break. There are two pairs of doors that open (not too easily) to reveal the slot for the rear landing gears. Going along with the gallery above (which generally follows the order of the instructions), I first attached the landing gear. The instructions are pretty straightforward, but I have to admit that I had difficulties along the way. Everything was in good shape after unpacking.Īssembling the Crest wasn’t easy. Once I removed the styrofoam packing from the TVC box, I freed all the pieces of the ship, and then noted that the loose pieces were actually the carbon block hooks sliding along the track on the underside of the top piece of the hull. However, I experienced panic attack #1 when I heard pieces bouncing around inside the carton, so I was fearing the worst. Nevertheless, at least in my case, the Crest’s TVC box was pretty close to perfect - and it is awesome looking. Upon opening it, the packing was a bit less impressive than the Barge, which had some additional cardboard lining the inside walls to help protect the beautiful TVC box. The box seemed about half the size, and my immediate thought was that somebody messed up and left a Mission Fleet Crest on my doorstep. I was immediately struck by how small it was! My brain knew better, but I immediately compared it to the arrival of the Barge. So let’s get on with the review.Ī few days ago I came home to find the Razor Crest on my doorstep (after signing the door tag from the previous day’s missed delivery attempt). Manufacturing and logistics delays did their best to derail our backer reward, but almost a year and a half later, they finally began arriving at our doorsteps. It was a long journey, right in the midst of the pandemic. Well, after the lightning fast backing (a little over a day), and then finishing at almost 5x the required number, the Razor Crest was on its way to reality. Hopefully this helps convince retailers that TVC has strong viability, and we can have more nice things. ![]() And it worked - so much so that Hasbro was even further convinced of TVC’s strength by offering the recently revealed Boba Fett’s Throne Room right on Hasbro Pulse, bypassing the crowdfunding model altogether. To hedge their bets, they used HasLab to ensure financial viability and mitigate risk. And so while Walmart, Target, and even Amazon probably would balk at taking up valuable retail space with huge boxes of a $350 Star Wars toy while the pain of the Sequel Trilogy 5POA failure is still fresh in the minds, Hasbro actually stepped up to the plate knowing that the market was there for this item. Collectors are a stubborn bunch and simply fail, or flat out refuse, to understand that retailers are the ones that need to bring items to store shelves, not Hasbro. A lot of people questioned the decision to use HasLab as the platform to attempt to bring this vehicle to market. Two and a half years after the exhilaration of the Sail Barge campaign, Hasbro finally revisited a Vintage Collection HasLab with the Razor Crest.
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