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1. Creator Glen Cooper on May 4
  
  Hey guys come and check out out crowd funding page now!! https://sellanapp.com/idea/718/pitch
2. Creator Your average joe shmoe on April 2
  
  I now know why these things are called pishing attacks.
3. Creator Marc Sheldon on April 2
  
  Agree. Very funny.
4. Creator Victor Pinto on April 2
  
  @SHR Really? If you really bellieved for more than two seconds this was a phising attack, you should't be pledging in KS "just for fun" projects. This was by far the best April Fools prank I've seen in years :D Almost die from a heart attack before realizing the truth
5. Creator Roman - Jagged Weresheep of Sin on April 1
  
  Should've named project Veronica mars crowd funding rebel etc.
6. Creator SammyH on April 1
  
  When you "hover" over the link it looks like https://p.ayments.amazon.com which would be an excellent way to create a fake/phishing address.
  
  Guess I don't take possible identity theft as funny...
7. Creator Simon Kwan on April 1
  
  Oh goodness, it's not a phishing attack... it's an April fool's joke :-P
8. Creator SammyH on April 1
  
  BE CAREFUL!!! It looks like he is sending out a PHISHING attack with this kickstarter information!!! DO NOT attempt to login to the project update with a phony payment!!
9. Creator Glen Cooper on April 1
  
  please please please let the competition winner be us! Bad luck BTW.... soooo close to the target! lol.
10. Creator Glen Cooper on April 1
  
  pleasepleaseplease let the video link be mine :D
  
  Sorry you guys couldn't raise the last little bit to get your project into KS's record books....
11. Creator Warren Sistrom on April 1
  
  So now there's no Death Star what's the cost to get my proton torpedo delivered?
12. Creator Grant Technology on April 1
  
  Lets contact the White House get this funded. I will start a petition.
13. Creator Thomas 'Chewie' Ladwig on April 1
  
  Come on, let's break $1 million before this thing ends!
14. Creator Your average joe shmoe on March 31
  
  I have checked the plans of my chocolate Easter egg and I have found a weakness. If carefully exploited I could burst open the egg in shower of chocolate.
  
  Happy Easter everyone!
15. Creator Simon Kwan on March 31
  
  Ahem... pleased, that is :-P
16. Creator Simon Kwan on March 31
  
  Hi SilverKnight, welcome to the party! Better late than never, eh? Thanks for your awesome pledge. Please, Master Yoda is!
17. Creator SilverKnight on March 30
  
  Hmm, I'm not sure how I missed this considering I backed the Death Star project, but I'm glad I caught it in time before it ended. $10,000, I better get that training session with Yoda. lol. I love that you guys did this in response to the Death Star project. XD
18. Creator Your average joe shmoe on March 27
  
  This project has an unintended benefit. It provides a countdown to 1st April. I'm hoping that this means I'm less likely to be caught out. I've a small prank lined up for my boss. I'm going to show him that NVidia Face demo and tell him that Nvida released it on the 1st April as a joke, and that it's actually live actor.
19. Creator Simon Kwan on March 26
  
  Hi James, good question with an easy answer: Kickstarter allows a maximum pledge amount of $10,000. That's why we chose that number for our highest pledge level of Jedi Training Camp on Dagobah. To get to the funding goal, there would need to be an additional 1041 backers all pledging at the maximum $10K amount to reach the goal. And no, neither we nor Kickstarter would allow that goal to be reached. The plug would be pulled if it got even close!
20. Creator James Floyd Kelly on March 26
  
  Just a quick question -- would it be possible for some prankster to post a $11M pledge minutes before the deadline, therefore forcing charges to be made? Is there a limit to pledge amounts? Might this not be a good time for those $5000 and $10000 backers to start considering managing their pledges to a lesser amount... just in case?
21. Creator Your average joe shmoe on March 25
  
  We're falling a little bit behind target now. Does anyone have any small children we can exploit for those Susan Wilson backers?
22. Creator David Simmons on March 21
  
  With the half million do we at least have plans for a landing strip?
23. Creator Thomas 'Chewie' Ladwig on March 20
  
  Come on people how have we stalled out at just over $500k? This is the fate of a galaxy far, far away we're talking about. We should at least be able to reach $1mil.
24. Creator Tim Black on March 19
  
  You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take them away!
25. Creator Thomas 'Chewie' Ladwig on March 14
  
  @ Asif. I find your lack of faith disturbing.
26. Creator AK on March 7
  
  Just to hedge my bets I also backed the Death Star. I hope this doesn't upset anyone. I for one will welcome either overlord.
27. Creator Kyle on March 3
  
  I would like to throw my hat into the ring for Y-Wing pilot, should that stretch goal be made.
28. Creator hullbreachthegame on February 28
  
  As huge Star Wars fans we at Hull Breach (Sci-Fi card game) love this competition. Keep it up guys and if you haven't seen their other project by Simon Kwan it's a cool concept and worth a look. Cheers!
29. Creator RoT Support Daysofdawn.com on February 23
  
  i anyone has some spare time in the last hours of the week, feel free to toune in in this skype event :)
  
  information @ http://aliveandkicking.bumblebee-games.com/
  
  it´s an event with a great linieup!
30. Creator Simon Kwan on February 21
  
  We have fewer total backers, but much higher impact because of our more creative rewards. Better strategery ;-)
31. Creator Whitecat on February 21
  
  We should really look at the number of backers as a good measure.
32. Creator Whitecat on February 21
  
  I think there is better funding because people will put $10k funding, and know they will never have to pay for it.
33. Creator RoT Support Daysofdawn.com on February 13
  
  so who´s gonna be Backer number 300??
34. Creator Glen Cooper on February 13
  
  @ Simon and Erin. Yeah cool. I guess midi-chlorians is the difference between being Jedi Bantha fodder or a Jedi Master like Windu or Yoda. Good luck and may the 'luck' be with you!
35. Creator Simon Kwan on February 13
  
  @ Erin Hartwell, we're with you on that whole midi-chlorians fiasco. I mean, seriously, the Force is all around us and flows through all living things. We don't need some microscopic thingimawhatsits inside us to know the Force is with us. While the swamps of Dagobah are lovely, in a swampy kind of way. Yoda's kind of a drill sergeant though, so I'm not sure how much time you'll get to sketch and take photos. Oh, and he's a bit testy about people messing about with his recipes. Teach you, he may. Change the ingredients, you must not.
36. Creator Simon Kwan on February 13
  
  @ Wayne Pettit, damn, that was dope! The Force is strong with that DJ, despite his preference for the Dark Side of John Williams ;-)
37. Creator Wayne Pettit on February 13
  
  Simon, this will help with productivity during the build. Music to motivate.
  http://youtu.be/ekgpZag6xyQ
38. Creator Erin Hartwell on February 12
  
  @ Glen: The Force will be with us, even if we don't have midi-chlorians. Besides, even if the whole Jedi training doesn't go well, I still get to enjoy a pristine swamp wilderness. I plan to do some sketching and wildlife photography while on Dagobah, time permitting. And I know Yoda will just have some fantastic recipes to share! ;)
39. Creator Your average joe shmoe on February 12
  
  I would hope that any pilot would be willing to sacrifice themselves to save the lives of countless billions. Of course I would do it myself, but my aim is terrible. I've never managed to hit a womp rat in my life.
40. Creator Simon Kwan on February 12
  
  @Your average joe shmoe, we'll need the extra speed when we're escaping from the blast radius of the exploding Death Star. I'm sure our pilots want as much performance as possible!
41. Creator Your average joe shmoe on February 12
  
  I'm glad to see that there are some people out there with the backbone to stand against the Evil Empire. One small point though, purely to cut costs... Is there any need to make the fighter variable geometry? The new Death Star shall be built fairly locally. There's no need for the extra speed from closing the wing.
42. Creator Glen Cooper on February 12
  
  I so wanted to train with you as a Jedi. But bottled making the phantom payment on Amazon when $10k popped up on my radar. Guess I'm ever going to be Jedi material :( On the plus side - I get to watch as some of you wanna=be Jedis try duelling with Sith Lords without so much as a snifter of midi-chlorian juice in you. I'd pay lots to watch that on YouTube! Eeeooow ZZap pitzzz ARGHHhh! Golden.
43. Creator Simon Kwan on February 11
  
  You know what would be ludicrously cool? If JJ Abrams became a backer. One can only dream...
44. Creator Moby's! on February 11
  
  Posted to my bloggy, http://mobys.ws/….
45. Creator Joshua Lapan on February 11
  
  You know, if you guys want help building a squadron of kick-ass spaceships, you should totally get the guys at Hull Breach! to give you a hand( http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hullbreach/hull-breach-corporate-wars )!
46. Creator RoT Support Daysofdawn.com on February 11
  
  wow, we really made some Bucks the last hours :)
47. Creator Stewart C Annis on February 11
  
  If it were up to me I wouldn't pull the plug if you got close to your funding goal. I would take the money and then invest in the Disney/JJ Abrams Films as a producer and then let them give us all credits..
  
  Casey
48. Creator Simon Kwan on February 11
  
  @MJTH Y-Wings are definitely part of the plan - we would never underestimate their effectiveness - mainly because they look damn cool!
49. Creator Wayne Pettit on February 11
  
  To true and Darth was also good once, is he a double agent to? Really?
50. Creator Magbar on February 10
  
  I urge all backers to post this to Facebook:
  
  "Help us (your name), you're our only hope"
  
  *Persuasive Jedi hand gesture*
  You will donate $1 to this Kickstarter project, then retweet this message.
  
  May the force be with you
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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 1.

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Feb 8, 2013 - Apr 1, 2013

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260 backers

Thanks for your contribution to the battle against the evil Empire! Your dollar will buy rivets for the construction of the X-wing squadron. In return, you receive our gratitude. May the Force Be WIth You!

Estimated delivery: Nov 2014
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Our thanks and your name hand-engraved by a lightsaber wielding Jedi onto the business end of a proton torpedo. Sorry that we can't send you the torpedo, as it's meant to be special delivered to the Death Star ;-)

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Lightsaber Building Workshop! Learn how to construct your own lightsaber. We provide the Jedi guidance, power cells, Kaiburr crystals, and tools. *Please note, we cannot be held liable for loss of limbs or property damage due to mishandling of lightsabers. This Reward not offered to Sith.

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Become a Jedi! Jedi Training Camp with Master Yoda in the swamps of Dagobah. You get to eat grub worms, wear Yoda like a backpack, and lift heavy objects using just your conviction and the power of the Force, and last - but certainly not least - face your fears and confront the Dark Side! A vacation to remember! *Note: does not include round trip interstellar transport.

Estimated delivery: Nov 2014