UPDATE 6:28 PM PACIFIC: Zeb is now included and at 19,719 (and counting) with 2 1/2 hours to go, the Ghost is fully funded with all stretch goals.

In an impressive 11th hour showing, the Star Wars The Vintage Collection The Ghost is in the midst of a morning-ending surge of new orders. As of now (11:51 PM Pacific) it has 16,741 backers - that's twice the initial goal, and 259 away from unlocking the final stretch goal for Zeb.

The crowdfunding campaign ends today.

With few new vehicles announced other than some Speeder Bikes and Mando's N-1 Starfighter (pre-orders processing now), it might be a worthwhile addition to a room if you've got one. It's a big ship - bigger than Millennium Falcon-sized, if you're keeping track - so you'll want to be sure you make some space and sell some stuff down before it arrives. You won't, because you're like me, and also a procrastinator/hoarder.

Anyway, this thing ends at midnight Eastern / 9:00 PM Pacific. Do you dare take a third vehicular plunge? Secondary market prices for Razor Crest seem to be a little lower - you can find them in some local toy, collectible, and record shops - so I would be hesitant to recommend this ship as an investment piece in 2023. Of course, who knows what appearances it may have on a hypothetical current or future season of Ahsoka or a movie? I don't. So I ordered one, so I can play with it with the Kenner figures we know we're getting.

What's next for HasLab?  It's tough to say - despite being labeled as an Ahsoka product, it's not like the ship is exactly a growing concern on the show.  (We did see The Phantom II though.)   Anniversaries for the various Disney-era movies are coming up, but it seems unlikely any specific craft made a big enough impression to warrant a high price point item. I assume we won't see much on HasLab that isn't at least $400-$500 going forward for Star Wars - just a hunch - so I would anticipate only very high-dollar, high-recognition items.  It would be great to see a Cantina with all the bells and whistles - and an exterior.   It would be amazing to see a Death Star.  But I don't think they're going to do those any time soon if they have not already done them.  I also doubt we live in a world where the Invisible Hand from Revenge of the Sith would be made, nor would a Jedi High Council chamber, but it would be amazing to get a preposterously fancy Cloud City playset some day.

It's also worth noting as the original Star Wars generation passed 50, the market for these kinds of products will get smaller and/or younger.   I would not be shocked to see more attempts at crowdfunding at Hasbro, Mattel, and elsewhere in the coming years as the last of the original trlogy generation eyeballs retirement in 20 years with filled storage spaces and overstuffed homes, to get what can be had from fans before kid college funds and health care costs end the late 20th century adventure that was toy collecting.