Hasbro's HasLab crowdfunding platform has been a great source for action figures that are simply too big, too expensive or too impractical for a mass market release. The latest HasLab campaign focuses on one of the largest creatures in the Star Wars universe – the mighty Rancor – and it's a doozy.
Hasbro already launched the Star Wars: The Black Series Rancor campaign, but up till now collectors only had images of the unpainted prototype to judge. Now IGN can exclusively debut images of the painted version, which should offer a much better idea of what this enormous figure will look like in-hand. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
With the Black Series line focusing on 1:12 scale, 6-inch figures, it goes without saying this Rancor is a mighty beast. The figure measures as much as 27 inches tall and 41 inches wide with arms fully extended. Hasbro's designers have painstakingly recreated the iconic monster using the original Lucasfilm prop as reference. That includes details like the broken shackle and chain on the Rancor's arm and those disgusting jaws. The designers have also put a lot of work into making sure the figure is fully articulated without taking away from the screen accurate look.
Similar to previous HasLab offerings like the Marvel Legends Sentinel, the Rancor may come with additional accessories in the form of stretch goals. Hasbro has revealed two of those potential four bonuses so far – a Gamorrean Guard in vintage-style Kenner packaging and a diorama display with various bones and skulls. Fingers crossed Malakili the Rancor Keeper is one of the other stretch goals.
For now, it remains to be seen how many, if any, of those stretch goals will be unlocked. As of publish time, the campaign is a little over halfway toward its minimum goal of 9000 backers. The Gamorrean Guard will unlock at 11,000 backers, with the diorama accessories unlocking at 13,500.
The Rancor is priced at $349.99. The campaign wraps on December 6, and assuming the set is successfully funded, preorders are expected to ship in Spring 2023.
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