joevill wrote:Backed! I am number 758
Seibertron wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Ahem... Hasbro / Takara. You would have ALL of your backers in less than half an hour if you'd allowed people outside of Japan (and USA?) to participate.
Just saying.
I'd buy that giant-ass Unicron in a heartbeat! But noooooooo, I'm not allowed.
I think the idea is that u could reach out to power collectors like me who r in the US that could help you out somehow.
They're very cool indeed, and accurate for the Armada design, but they can still get in the way of the ring wings, which this G1-based toy is placing a heavy emphasis on. And who knows, maybe this pack detaches as well. In fact, now I think about it I'd be surprised if it wasn't designed to detach, because of the drop test.YRQRM0 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:They're fairly awkward wings that get in the way of his ring wings thoSabrblade wrote:At least those were treated as wings and were removable.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:More elegant than the Armada toy's huge pair of plates
And hey, looking at Unicron from behind in the movie, he does have some of his planet-mode crust on his back rather than it being flat like the Armada toy, so there's that.
The big shells in Armada were also depicted in the show, which made them a lot more acceptable to me. When they're tilted up like that, I think they're actually kind of cool. This new backpack on the other hand, totally breaks the illusion for me.
Indeed, Unicron is another of those "Damnit Dery!" designs. To render it in toy form, the choices are: Make him something of a shellformer, or make him fat and round in robot mode. And speaking of round, this Unicron needs more shell than the Armada one because he doesn't have a flat-arsed planet mode.Gauntlet101010 wrote:The backpack is unfortunate, but not a dealbreaker for me. The G1 design is all kinds of animation nonsense. There was no way he wouldn't be a shellformer of some kind and retain the look.
I find interaction with other figures cool and fun to play with, but it's not really practical with Unicron, especially a GEEWUNtastic Unicron.Gauntlet101010 wrote:Interaction with smaller figures ... it's a nice touch for the kids, but it's not something I ever take advantage of. I transform my figs a bit and put them on the shelf and think of how happy I am to have them. Even light up eyes are kinda lost on me - I never use them.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Ahem... Hasbro / Takara. You would have ALL of your backers in less than half an hour if you'd allowed people outside of Japan (and USA?) to participate.
Just saying.
I'd buy that giant-ass Unicron in a heartbeat! But noooooooo, I'm not allowed.
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Ahem... Hasbro / Takara. You would have ALL of your backers in less than half an hour if you'd allowed people outside of Japan (and USA?) to participate.
Just saying.
I'd buy that giant-ass Unicron in a heartbeat! But noooooooo, I'm not allowed.
You are allowed, this is open to USA and Canada
-Kanrabat- wrote:Okay, now I'm subscribed to Hasbro Pulse.
But that Unicron?
Nah.
I really, really have no idea where to put the damn thing.
Fingers crossed for a successful backing though. If it's produced and become a Hasbro Pulse exclusive, I may always change my mind in a few months if it's still available.
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
Prowl4 wrote:It's kind of strange how far they are into this and are asking for it to be backed by a limited number of fans. It seems they're gauging where the fandom is at in terms of what they'll pay.
Microbot wrote:Oook is great, big and too much priced....but he stands up without the support?
Prowl4 wrote:It's kind of strange how far they are into this and are asking for it to be backed by a limited number of fans. It seems they're gauging where the fandom is at in terms of what they'll pay.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Prowl4 wrote:It's kind of strange how far they are into this and are asking for it to be backed by a limited number of fans. It seems they're gauging where the fandom is at in terms of what they'll pay.
Exactly.
Because honestly, that GIANT thing would never, ever find it's way into standard brick-n-mortar stores. Such a figure is a high risk endeavour. So the "backed by fans" plan is the most logical way to approach things.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Prowl4 wrote:It's kind of strange how far they are into this and are asking for it to be backed by a limited number of fans. It seems they're gauging where the fandom is at in terms of what they'll pay.
Exactly.
Because honestly, that GIANT thing would never, ever find it's way into standard brick-n-mortar stores. Such a figure is a high risk endeavour. So the "backed by fans" plan is the most logical way to approach things.
Exactly. If they presented this to retailers they would be told "Your bargaining posture is highly dubious." And wouldn't get the "But very well."
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