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First-Aid wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I finally backed, still not enthusiastically, but sort of contently

That's actually an apt and relatively accurate description for me as well. Like, "I'm not a huge fan but it looks kinda cool and it's a combiner so why not?"

Yeah, like I am not blown away, it looks very adequate, and will probably be pretty solid and is a nice size.

Contentment is what I feel I guess.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I finally backed, still not enthusiastically, but sort of contently

That's actually an apt and relatively accurate description for me as well. Like, "I'm not a huge fan but it looks kinda cool and it's a combiner so why not?"

Yeah, like I am not blown away, it looks very adequate, and will probably be pretty solid and is a nice size.

Contentment is what I feel I guess.

A little FOMO maybe too? Understandable.

Dino-Snarl wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I finally backed, still not enthusiastically, but sort of contently

That's actually an apt and relatively accurate description for me as well. Like, "I'm not a huge fan but it looks kinda cool and it's a combiner so why not?"

Yeah, like I am not blown away, it looks very adequate, and will probably be pretty solid and is a nice size.

Contentment is what I feel I guess.

A little FOMO maybe too? Understandable.

I regret I'm still on the fence. I'm pretty underwhelmed by it, but the knowledge that this is probably as good as it'll ever get with this group as an official HasTak release is nagging me to no end.

FOMO, indeed.

I'm just glad it's a HasLab and not an over-engineered MPG.

Anyway, less than 1,000 for Deathcobra and Japanese TTM orders have now launched. We'll probably see their first addition Monday. Like the last couple the TTM backers are going to be added more frequently rather than in big jumps like the other countries so they wont be as noticeable, but the first couple should be big ones. We should easily hit tier 1 this week.

Emerje

Brokebot wrote:

Dino-Snarl wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I finally backed, still not enthusiastically, but sort of contently

That's actually an apt and relatively accurate description for me as well. Like, "I'm not a huge fan but it looks kinda cool and it's a combiner so why not?"

Yeah, like I am not blown away, it looks very adequate, and will probably be pretty solid and is a nice size.

Contentment is what I feel I guess.

A little FOMO maybe too? Understandable.

I regret I'm still on the fence. I'm pretty underwhelmed by it, but the knowledge that this is probably as good as it'll ever get with this group as an official HasTak release is nagging me to no end.

FOMO, indeed.

There with you. Pre-ordered already. Can always sell it.

Brokebot wrote:

Dino-Snarl wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I finally backed, still not enthusiastically, but sort of contently

That's actually an apt and relatively accurate description for me as well. Like, "I'm not a huge fan but it looks kinda cool and it's a combiner so why not?"

Yeah, like I am not blown away, it looks very adequate, and will probably be pretty solid and is a nice size.

Contentment is what I feel I guess.

A little FOMO maybe too? Understandable.

I regret I'm still on the fence. I'm pretty underwhelmed by it, but the knowledge that this is probably as good as it'll ever get with this group as an official HasTak release is nagging me to no end.

FOMO, indeed.

Yes to both of these.

Emerje wrote:I'm just glad it's a HasLab and not an over-engineered MPG.

This is what scares me. Takara lost all trust from me with combiners after Raiden. And I doubt that, as good as it looks and as much as I enjoy Ginrai, God Ginrai will help offset that.

As far as I am concerned, MP scale combiners (I have one official and one 3P) are off the table for me for now until someone instills trust again

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:As far as I am concerned, MP scale combiners (I have one official and one 3P) are off the table for me for now until someone instills trust again

I've relegated Titans Devastator and Predaking to being MP combiners now.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:I'm just glad it's a HasLab and not an over-engineered MPG.

Anyway, less than 1,000 for Deathcobra and Japanese TTM orders have now launched. We'll probably see their first addition Monday. Like the last couple the TTM backers are going to be added more frequently rather than in big jumps like the other countries so they wont be as noticeable, but the first couple should be big ones. We should easily hit tier 1 this week.

Emerje

We've heard the issues (combined) with MPG Raiden team and we're kind of happy we kept our sealed alongside the two that followed which were exclusives. We really love trains.

Dino-Snarl wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm just glad it's a HasLab and not an over-engineered MPG.

Anyway, less than 1,000 for Deathcobra and Japanese TTM orders have now launched. We'll probably see their first addition Monday. Like the last couple the TTM backers are going to be added more frequently rather than in big jumps like the other countries so they wont be as noticeable, but the first couple should be big ones. We should easily hit tier 1 this week.

Emerje

We've heard the issues (combined) with MPG Raiden team and we're kind of happy we kept our sealed alongside the two that followed which were exclusives. We really love trains.

Good call on your part. I love trains myself, which is the main reason I haven't gotten rid of the set. At the minimum, if they make a generations scaled one, I would disassembled the MPG to have a nice set of trains. And Kaen, because he is perfect as he is.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Dino-Snarl wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm just glad it's a HasLab and not an over-engineered MPG.

Anyway, less than 1,000 for Deathcobra and Japanese TTM orders have now launched. We'll probably see their first addition Monday. Like the last couple the TTM backers are going to be added more frequently rather than in big jumps like the other countries so they wont be as noticeable, but the first couple should be big ones. We should easily hit tier 1 this week.

Emerje

We've heard the issues (combined) with MPG Raiden team and we're kind of happy we kept our sealed alongside the two that followed which were exclusives. We really love trains.

Good call on your part. I love trains myself, which is the main reason I haven't gotten rid of the set. At the minimum, if they make a generations scaled one, I would disassembled the MPG to have a nice set of trains. And Kaen, because he is perfect as he is.

Ain't that the truth. Kaen is the most beautiful one of the lot! Got him with the JPN exclusive box and extras!

Have to say, after that video I am 95% in. Deathcobra was a big part of if I was gonna back it. Now its locked in and the cost feels a tiny bit better. Also I been watching Victory again and it is getting me pumped too. It is actually the only season I haven't fully watched, my mistake as I think I may like it better than Masterforce. Hasbro Pulse youtube channel should be running a live stream of it 24hrs a day like Transformers and G.I. Joe it already does. That just might sell it to a few more people who never watched it.

Why is Evan STILL NOT showing the individual bots with all of the "chest animals" off? I want to see how they'll look with the 5mm hole in the chest. Can't imagine they'd be great, but if there's enough details around to obscure the holes enough, I might bite and back it.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hero Alpha wrote:Hasbro Pulse youtube channel should be running a live stream of it 24hrs a day like Transformers and G.I. Joe it already does. That just might sell it to a few more people who never watched it.

If they did, however, you just know they would use the Shout! Factory subtitled version that changed a bunch of things in the subtitle translation to make them more inaccurate to what is actually said in the Japanese dialogue. Not just name changes but cramming in references to TFTM, the Bay movies, Aligned, and IDW1 that otherwise do not belong in any 1980s Japanese anime translation.

That sounds blasphemous, glad I didn't start with that. Or they use the Omni dub
Actually I do kinda enjoy the Headmasters Omni dub every now and again. Checking in on Billy, Sparkle, Soundwave 2 and the gang.

I was sure I saw photos or a video of the chest animal-less figures somewhere, but can't seem to find them now. Thought it was the greyscale ones.

...and it just unlocked the Electromagnetic Nunchaku tier.

Dawn, this Haslab's on track to blow so far past every bonus that they could make up some serious after-the-fact extras. Lyzack and the Rescue Force would probably be too much to hope for, but I never thought this would happen either.

Sabrblade wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:...and it just unlocked the Electromagnetic Nunchaku tier.

Dawn, this Haslab's on track to blow so far past every bonus that they could make up some serious after-the-fact extras. Lyzack and the Rescue Force would probably be too much to hope for, but I never thought this would happen either.

Lizack isn't happening because Hasbro and Takara don't own the rights to her.

Then they can do a toy of her newly-discovered identical triplet sister Lubuazack, who happens to look just like her, but somehow different from Leozack, and give her a bio card that encourages collectors to repurpose her, fudging the Botcon/Wings tradition just a tad.

As for Big Rescue Force's elusive arm bots, I keep picturing Deathcobra repainted into Rescue Bots Blades, somewhere in the future, in the strangest of places...

Sabrblade wrote:The display stands have just been unlocked!

Must have just happened, it was still under 17K a few hours ago after they sent the last email about G.I.Joe pre-orders.

Emerje

If the extra-super-surprise tier continues the tradition of Victory Haslabs coming with 2 Micromasters, the first official toys of Riker and especially Clipper would be appropriate with the first official Deathcobra, since she was framed for killing the elusive Crocohind before he could merge into his rightful place. They'd be easy retools of Siege Blackjack and Hyperdrive too, much less work than Boater and Pipo.

And it just broke 20,000!

Have they still not added Japan's backers?

Bumblevivisector wrote:And it just broke 20,000!

Have they still not added Japan's backers?

Pretty sure Takara Tomy Mall orders have been rolled in regularly since Deathsaurus instead of occasional lumps like with Unicron and Victory Saber.

Emerje

Emily and Evan have posted a new video today announcing Haslab Transformers Victory LioKaiser reaching and surpassing its fully funded goal, currently at over 20,000 sets backed. That means all announced tiers have been reached with a little time left for project backing. The campaign ends at 11:59PM ET on March 24, 2025, this coming Monday.

The video also highlights changes that have been recently made to the figures still in their early stage.

Leozak - Panels added to hide his head in jet mode and the screws in LioKaisers chest.
Gaihawk and Ellbat - Their Chest Animals have been altered so the peg no longer sticks out in bot mode. Also the intakes have been changed on their shoulders to fold back instead of forward so they don't get in the way of the combined mode.
Jaruga - The combiner parts that connect to the top of him have been modified to look like missile pods.
Drillhorn and Killbison - They now have wheels hidden in their tracks so they can roll.
Deathcobra - Thigh rotation has been added and in canon mode all of the Chest Animals can be connected to him.



With just over 3 days remaining we're hitting that now or never point. Let us know in the Seibertron Energon Pub forums if any of the changes were enough to get you on board or not.