{"id":25254,"date":"2020-11-30T01:53:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T06:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=25254"},"modified":"2020-11-30T01:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T06:53:39","slug":"equipment-new-in-the-hallmark-keepsake-ornament-line-the-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-x-wing-starfighter-on-dagobah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=25254","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: New in the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Line the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back X-Wing Starfighter on Dagobah"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know when I think of Hallmark I think of 2\"\"<\/a> things, greeting cards and Keepsake Ornaments. Each year the ornaments just keep getting more and more impressive. I keep saying that Hallmark\u2019s Keepsake Ornaments are more akin to tiny sculptures than just something you hang on your tree. I am partial to the pop culture themed ornaments especially the Star Wars ship ornaments.<\/p>\n

One of 2020\u2019s Keepsake Ornaments is the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back X-Wing Starfighter on Dagobah. Hallmark is commemorating the 40th<\/sup> anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with this release. This version of the X-Wing has the appearance of being covered in dirt and vegetation from the swamp on Dagobah. In case you don\u2019t remember how the ship wound up in this condition, Luke Skywalker crashed his Starfighter into the swamp where it sank. Later on in the movie Yoda tried to get Luke to use the Force to raise the ship and move it to dry land, a test which Luke fails (this ends the history lesson).<\/p>\n

Over the years Hallmark has made several different versions of the iconic X-Wing but this is the first muck covered model. The moss or plant life on the ship looks almost real. There is such an attention to detail for this ornament; the sculptor even left R2-D2 out of the back of the ship because they knew R2 wasn\u2019t on the X-Wing when it sank. I was very impressed when I noticed this small, yet important detail.<\/p>\n