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News Credits: 332 · Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:21 pm

Missed the FedEx guy today, hopefully I can catch him tomorrow.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:46 am

o.supreme wrote:I think the point is, the correct procedure is that signature is required.

Exactly. All of these require a signature, even if you have your account set to not require one. Whether the driver disregards it or not is something entirely different. I have a signature release on my FedEx, UPS and USPS accounts because I live in the woods on a dead end dirt road so I don't worry too much about theft, but still had that signature requirement on my Victory Saber last year and Deathsaurus this year. Last year the guy said if I hadn't answered the door he would have signed for me (probably because they drop packages off at my house at least once a week), but I can't guarantee they'll do it this year. Tracking shows them as arriving today (instead of Friday), but also says they aren't at the local facility yet so we'll see what happens. Usually if I don't have an "out for delivery" status by 5 AM they aren't showing up so who knows.

Emerje

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:47 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Missed the FedEx guy today, hopefully I can catch him tomorrow.

Missed mine today too being at work, so I guess I hope I hear him tomorrow when I am working remote, otherwise I'll be driving an hour and a half to pick it up

News Credits: 332 · Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:11 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Missed the FedEx guy today, hopefully I can catch him tomorrow.

Missed mine today too being at work, so I guess I hope I hear him tomorrow when I am working remote, otherwise I'll be driving an hour and a half to pick it up

Got them today, haven't had a chance to open it.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:47 pm

Yep, missed the FedEx guy today, supposedly they're trying again Thursday.

Emerje

News Credits: 462 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:11 am

My order has finally updated from saying "Pending" (after it previously said "Tuesday") to now saying "Thursday". We'll see about that.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:33 pm

Got mine today (yes, need signature)!

Just opened it to check around, no obvious quality issues (like chrome paint chips, broken pieces, etc.) I can see right away. Will take him out later. Man, I like this packaging, miles better than Star Saber.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:40 pm

Mine finally arrived (signature required), but today's a busy day for me so I may not get to open it for some time.

News Credits: 42 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:52 pm

paul053 wrote:Got mine today (yes, need signature)!

Just opened it to check around, no obvious quality issues (like chrome paint chips, broken pieces, etc.) I can see right away. Will take him out later. Man, I like this packaging, miles better than Star Saber.

The very first thing I noticed was that they learned their lesson on the chrome bits from Star Saber and have Tigerbreast's chrome bits covered with the plastic both front and back so that the plastic ties never touch the chromed parts. The whole overall packaging was a step up from Star Saber and much appreciated.

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:58 pm

Finally got mine today, and ironically, they didn't knock for a sig, they just left it there.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:35 pm

Got mine, my brother stayed around the house to sign for them since I work nights and was sleeping (stayed awake until noon, that was the best I could do). I'll open one of them this weekend.

Emerje

News Credits: 2 · Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:50 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
paul053 wrote:Got mine today (yes, need signature)!

Just opened it to check around, no obvious quality issues (like chrome paint chips, broken pieces, etc.) I can see right away. Will take him out later. Man, I like this packaging, miles better than Star Saber.

The very first thing I noticed was that they learned their lesson on the chrome bits from Star Saber and have Tigerbreast's chrome bits covered with the plastic both front and back so that the plastic ties never touch the chromed parts. The whole overall packaging was a step up from Star Saber and much appreciated.

Agree. They even got that corner board to protect the box corner. That’s something

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:01 am

Below we have a two part review for the Haslab Legacy Deathsaurus. It is almost an hour long combined, but it goes through all the accessories and how they are used in either mode when appropriate. We also see the weapon storage both in robot mode and on the throne, along with the three modes for the Eaglechest/Eaglebeast and Tigerchest/Tigerbeast figures. It also goes through any issues the toy may have, which is predominantly left to tolerance, friction and some parts coming undone under certain conditions. All in all, the QC appears much better than Victory Saber's and Hasbro has indeed taken more care into packaging the figure to make sure the chromed areas aren't scratched.

With this review, those who weren't able to get the figure then can see all that is offered and see if it is worth whatever aftermarket price is available at the time they see this. And those who were never going to get the figure can see what it's all about and further debate if the toy is worth the price point it was originally sold at.

Enjoy!

Part 1 Robot Mode

Part 2 Alt Mode

Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:10 pm

Unfortunately, my box was damaged during shipping. Something went through both cardboard boxes and the actual packaging. Very frustrating. I was planning on displaying the box. May not now, I'm not sure.

News Credits: 6 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:52 pm

He looks nice, but not worth £320 RRP. That's more than any Titan or most Masterpieces (aside from Primes) for someone infinitely more obscure.

News Credits: 2 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:58 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:He looks nice, but not worth £320 RRP. That's more than any Titan or most Masterpieces (aside from Primes) for someone infinitely more obscure.

Yeah, HasLab is specifically FOR obscure fanservice figures.

News Credits: 6 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:57 pm

First-Aid wrote:Yeah, HasLab is specifically FOR obscure fanservice figures.

I imagine this figure is good news for Deathsaurus fans(and those of the obscure). Yet meanwhile still no official MP Galvatron.... #-o

News Credits: 462 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:14 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Yeah, HasLab is specifically FOR obscure fanservice figures.

I imagine this figure is good news for Deathsaurus fans(and those of the obscure). Yet meanwhile still no official MP Galvatron....

Why would MP Galvatron come from Hasbro (the team behind HasLab) when MP G1 is solely Takara's baby?

News Credits: 6 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:18 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Yeah, HasLab is specifically FOR obscure fanservice figures.

I imagine this figure is good news for Deathsaurus fans(and those of the obscure). Yet meanwhile still no official MP Galvatron....
Why would MP Galvatron come from Hasbro (the team behind HasLab) when MP G1 is solely Takara's baby?

It has been Twelve Years since MP Rodimus Prime. I'm not picky which side of HasTak does it. Merely that the release should have been done by now!

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:41 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:He looks nice, but not worth £320 RRP. That's more than any Titan or most Masterpieces (aside from Primes) for someone infinitely more obscure.

One number being bigger than another is not a reason for something being worth it or not (also the BW mps have been pretty damn expensive too)

In terms of what you get with this figure, I'd say you get your money's worth.
I mean it took me a whole hour to get through all this figure has to offer in my review :lol:

News Credits: 1 · Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:39 am

I don't care about the packaging because it's not even collector friendly once it's taken out of the box. Unless you take the time to carefully remove each little plastic tie without breaking them. I cut up the box anyway for the art and threw the rest away. As for the figure, I only got it because I have Star Saber. For a "premium" figure, it's not worth the Haslab price. They can literally charge anything to MAKE it premium and they still found ways to cut corners and make it feel cheap. There should be no visible swivel joints, cleaner storage for ALL accessories, a better way for the chest pieces to clip on and into the torso, and a more refined way to eject the piece other than sticking a finger through the back. They should have charged EXACTLY what it would have cost to make it a premium collector level piece.

News Credits: 6 · Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:47 am

william-james88 wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:He looks nice, but not worth £320 RRP. That's more than any Titan or most Masterpieces (aside from Primes) for someone infinitely more obscure.

One number being bigger than another is not a reason for something being worth it or not (also the BW mps have been pretty damn expensive too)

In terms of what you get with this figure, I'd say you get your money's worth.
I mean it took me a whole hour to get through all this figure has to offer in my review

Ok, I'll rephrase. I paid £99 for Generations Trypticon. Who is currently a display piece for 15 other figures. So I got a lot of value out of that price tag. Is this figure (also not a City Bot) worth over three times that? Or better value than a Combiner Team??

Solrac333 wrote:They should have charged EXACTLY what it would have cost to make it a premium collector level piece.

Unfortunately, just like MP-44 they will charge whatever they think they can get away with. Some will fall for it and to them (HasTak), it will represent price confirmation bias. As such, all prices go up.

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:59 am

Solrac333 wrote:They should have charged EXACTLY what it would have cost to make it a premium collector level piece.

Lol, charging cost means 0 profit. Tough luck finding a toy company doing pro bono work.

News Credits: 6 · Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:01 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Solrac333 wrote:They should have charged EXACTLY what it would have cost to make it a premium collector level piece.

Lol, charging cost means 0 profit. Tough luck finding a toy company doing pro bono work.

Obviously they would never do that. But it would be interesting to see the difference between net and gross.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:09 pm

The price of any crowdfund is based on the minimum needed to go ahead with the campaign (minimum order quantity, MOQ) and that number is usually based on production, logistics and profits (and sometimes advertising). Stretch goals are supposed to add more value to the project since profit per unit goes up once they get past the MOQ, but it also costs more to ship in 27K units on a freighter than 10K so it's not like Hasbro is making pure profit off all those units and can afford to drop the price.

Emerje