[Sean C]

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Originally Posted by Comedian

Most think the sail barge is not a new lease on life but the ultimate thank you to fans,much like the uss flag for gi joe.

That's not a proper analogy. The USS FLAGG was released for kids and was also Hasbro's way to showing retailers its confidence in the A Real American Hero line (which had its sales peak in 1986). From what I understand th FLAGG wasn't really considered a success, either, with some eventually being clearanced out at major outlets. The later Defiant Space Shuttle Complex hung around Toys R Us until the early 1990's.

The Barge might be the big good-bye, though. Maybe either Disney lowers the licensing fees or Hasbro walks...and maybe they should, Star Wars toys (besides Lego) are becoming retail poison.