Also, for those wondering, with only orders from US, Canada and UK, the number of orders for this project is currently 5669. Here is the link to the page on Pulse.
Images of Haslab Star Saber, Victory Leo and Victory Saber Prototypes from Boston Fan Expo
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Sep 4, 2021 at 10:14pm CDT
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Also, for those wondering, with only orders from US, Canada and UK, the number of orders for this project is currently 5669. Here is the link to the page on Pulse.
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Comment by Autobot N
Sep 4, 2021
Looks fantastic!
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 5, 2021
Those aren't the pics I linked to in my news submission. These are, from Xellos on The Allspark (different person):william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade has alerted us of some fun new images of the prototypes being showcased at the Boston Fan Expo by Hasbro as part of the Haslab Victory Saber project. The images come from TFs on Vacation who posed them on the TFW boards.
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Comment by optimeow
Sep 5, 2021
My fears of Victory Leo’s Lion face being flattish has been laid to rest. Yay! Looks great now 
Still don’t like the fact that Victory Leo’s cannons are not full cylinders. The under side looks ugly when the cannons are pointing upwards
I do hope we hit 14000 to get the V-lock Cannon. It would be a shame if we had to go third-party for that. Victory Leo would never be complete without it.
It would also be really great if the packaging paid homage to the original Victory Saber 2-pack.
I wish we get swapple face plates for the brain master as a stretch goal if we can even get to 17000 or a sword that looks more like the anime (which the MP had). A flight stand for the combined mode would be nice too. HasLab, I hope one of you reads this,
Still don’t like the fact that Victory Leo’s cannons are not full cylinders. The under side looks ugly when the cannons are pointing upwards
I do hope we hit 14000 to get the V-lock Cannon. It would be a shame if we had to go third-party for that. Victory Leo would never be complete without it.
It would also be really great if the packaging paid homage to the original Victory Saber 2-pack.
I wish we get swapple face plates for the brain master as a stretch goal if we can even get to 17000 or a sword that looks more like the anime (which the MP had). A flight stand for the combined mode would be nice too. HasLab, I hope one of you reads this,
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Comment by o.supreme
Sep 5, 2021
While all Selects until now, and even Unicron had a plain brown packaging, we've seen a bit of upscale in the Galactic Odyssey series having more details on the inner package. I am curious to see what the Golden Disk series looks like as well as Black Zarak, the first Titan Selects. I'm hoping for a more detailed package, so we shall see when it comes time for Victory Saber.
Also, Galactus' estimated shipping date is fall 2022. I imagine that Victory Saber will be about the same time. There are 3 Haslabs (Razorcrest, Sentinel, and Heroquest) that are all supposed to ship before end of this year.
Also, Galactus' estimated shipping date is fall 2022. I imagine that Victory Saber will be about the same time. There are 3 Haslabs (Razorcrest, Sentinel, and Heroquest) that are all supposed to ship before end of this year.
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Comment by Autobot N
Sep 5, 2021
I think they said Star Saber ships in December 2022o.supreme wrote:While all Selects until now, and even Unicron had a plain brown packaging, we've seen a bit of upscale in the Galactic Odyssey series having more details on the inner package. I am curious to see what the Golden Disk series looks like as well as Black Zarak, the first Titan Selects. I'm hoping for a more detailed package, so we shall see when it comes time for Victory Saber.
Also, Galactus' estimated shipping date is fall 2022. I imagine that Victory Saber will be about the same time. There are 3 Haslabs (Razorcrest, Sentinel, and Heroquest) that are all supposed to ship before end of this year.
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Comment by griftimus prime
Sep 5, 2021
looks like the legs are on stilts i cant get passed it. they really blew it with that. thats why i wont get it. maybe a painted prototype could change my mind. but not likely
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 5, 2021
They're boots.griftimus prime wrote:looks like the legs are on stilts i cant get passed it. they really blew it with that. thats why i wont get it. maybe a painted prototype could change my mind. but not likely
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That's how the combination works. Have you not seen Victory Saber before?
Comment by bluecatcinema
Sep 5, 2021
griftimus prime wrote:looks like the legs are on stilts i cant get passed it. they really blew it with that. thats why i wont get it. maybe a painted prototype could change my mind. but not likely
That's how the combination works. Have you not seen Victory Saber before?
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Comment by Emerje
Sep 5, 2021
The feet looked a little silly in the original renders, but I don't think they look particularly bad on Victory Saber on the prototype. No better or worse than Legends God Ginrai.
I have no doubt they'll come in a brown box which is dumb as all the other HasLab stuff have been in full color boxes.
Emerje
I have no doubt they'll come in a brown box which is dumb as all the other HasLab stuff have been in full color boxes.
Emerje
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Yup, it’s a common combination method for gattai robos. God Ginrai has a similar situation, as well many SS/PR Mecha/Zord combiners as well (Ninninger’s King Shurikenjin and Go-Buster’s Great Buster come to mind). Sometimes it works, sometimes it looks a kid walking with bucket stilts or even snow shoes on.
Comment by concrusher792
Sep 5, 2021
Sabrblade wrote:They're boots.griftimus prime wrote:looks like the legs are on stilts i cant get passed it. they really blew it with that. thats why i wont get it. maybe a painted prototype could change my mind. but not likely
Yup, it’s a common combination method for gattai robos. God Ginrai has a similar situation, as well many SS/PR Mecha/Zord combiners as well (Ninninger’s King Shurikenjin and Go-Buster’s Great Buster come to mind). Sometimes it works, sometimes it looks a kid walking with bucket stilts or even snow shoes on.
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Thanks for the clarification, E-man. I am waffling on this, but if its a foot tall or close that may seal it. I feel you get better details with the larger figures and im a details lover.
Comment by First-Aid
Sep 5, 2021
Emerje wrote:First-Aid wrote:How big are these figures going to be? Any details? Those pics make it look fairly hefty.
1-inch Brain of Courage Brainmaster figure
5-inch Autobot Saber figure
8.5-inch V-Star jet
7.5-inch Victory Leo figure
If V-Star is 8.5 then Star Saber should be closer to 10" which seems about right when looking at Star Saber and Leo together. Combined they might be closer to 12".
Those display shots make the posing look a lot more appealing, that's for sure. And I like the work around they came up with for Leo's visible hands in VS mode, simple but very effective.
Emerje
Thanks for the clarification, E-man. I am waffling on this, but if its a foot tall or close that may seal it. I feel you get better details with the larger figures and im a details lover.
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Comment by StaceyK93
Sep 5, 2021
First time backing a haslab project hope it meets all to goals
Always loved big combiner transformers
Always loved big combiner transformers
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Comment by BotsNotPlots
Sep 6, 2021
I feel like the US price ($180) for this is definitely worth backing, but the UK price (£180) makes it a tough choice. This makes it out to be about £50/$70 difference, and I'd very much like to know where the extra cash is going.
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We've seen this before were hasbro takes another currencies price and just swaps the currency sign. It is weird though ik sure there's a weird/logical business reason behind it...though it could also laziness to having to worry about fluctuating currency conversions
Comment by ZeroWolf
Sep 6, 2021
BotsNotPlots wrote:I feel like the US price ($180) for this is definitely worth backing, but the UK price (£180) makes it a tough choice. This makes it out to be about £50/$70 difference, and I'd very much like to know where the extra cash is going.
We've seen this before were hasbro takes another currencies price and just swaps the currency sign. It is weird though ik sure there's a weird/logical business reason behind it...though it could also laziness to having to worry about fluctuating currency conversions
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To be fair (or unfair) that's how ALL transformers are priced in UK and Europe.
You guys get overcharged for reasons.
The cheapest place in the world for Transformers is definitely the USA overall. Why, I have no idea. They all come from the same factories after all.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Sep 6, 2021
BotsNotPlots wrote:I feel like the US price ($180) for this is definitely worth backing, but the UK price (£180) makes it a tough choice. This makes it out to be about £50/$70 difference, and I'd very much like to know where the extra cash is going.
To be fair (or unfair) that's how ALL transformers are priced in UK and Europe.
You guys get overcharged for reasons.
The cheapest place in the world for Transformers is definitely the USA overall. Why, I have no idea. They all come from the same factories after all.
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Comment by Sentinel_Primal
Sep 6, 2021
I saw someone try to explain it as it's because the US price doesn't include tax, but the UK one automatically includes it, plus import fees (I think was the reasoning). I think this reasoning sounds the best, assuming it's true. I'm from the US, and not Hasbro, so I can't say this is accurate, but someone did the math and it seemed to work out to only overcharging by about $40 which is still a lot, but better than $70
Another reason I saw was that it's also because of the nature of exchanging currency, it's a better idea for Hasbro to overcharge because if the pound were to suddenly take a massive hit and loose a lot of value between the charge date and when Victory Saber ships, then they wouldn't actively losing money on a bunch of copies for the UK. That last reason doesn't stand up to logic because then the same would apply to the dollar, but obviously it doesn't, plus they wouldn't lose money because they charge when it ends and therefore would order the materials needed after charging
Another reason I saw was that it's also because of the nature of exchanging currency, it's a better idea for Hasbro to overcharge because if the pound were to suddenly take a massive hit and loose a lot of value between the charge date and when Victory Saber ships, then they wouldn't actively losing money on a bunch of copies for the UK. That last reason doesn't stand up to logic because then the same would apply to the dollar, but obviously it doesn't, plus they wouldn't lose money because they charge when it ends and therefore would order the materials needed after charging
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Comment by o.supreme
Sep 6, 2021
I think there are some countries covered by Takara or Hasbro in Asia that actually have the lowest prices overall. Possibly because they are physically closer to where the toys are actually manufactured? Robot Kingdom often charges less initially than most retailers. It's just that shipping is so expensive that usually prevents me from using them.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 6, 2021
In my experience, there have been times where RobotKingdom's lower price was low enough to offset the shipping cost, as the total cost altogether still ended up being cheaper than BBTS's price.o.supreme wrote:I think there are some countries covered by Takara or Hasbro in Asia that actually have the lowest prices overall. Possibly because they are physically closer to where the toys are actually manufactured? Robot Kingdom often charges less initially than most retailers. It's just that shipping is so expensive that usually prevents me from using them.
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Agreed. But in my experience, those are the exception, not the norm, which is why I said "usually" combined shipping is more expensive. Believe me, I always price compare between RK and most others. Shipping is usually the determining factor. It is nice though, for those that do want to pay a bit more and get their items before Pulse, and all other US retailers.
Comment by o.supreme
Sep 6, 2021
Sabrblade wrote:In my experience, there have been times where RobotKingdom's lower price was low enough to offset the shipping cost, as the total cost altogether still ended up being cheaper than BBTS's price.o.supreme wrote:I think there are some countries covered by Takara or Hasbro in Asia that actually have the lowest prices overall. Possibly because they are physically closer to where the toys are actually manufactured? Robot Kingdom often charges less initially than most retailers. It's just that shipping is so expensive that usually prevents me from using them.
Agreed. But in my experience, those are the exception, not the norm, which is why I said "usually" combined shipping is more expensive. Believe me, I always price compare between RK and most others. Shipping is usually the determining factor. It is nice though, for those that do want to pay a bit more and get their items before Pulse, and all other US retailers.
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Extra cash goes to Hasbro's pockets, it's just the price for your country. Just like how oreo cookies cost half as much in Vietnam as they do in the UK. Price is based on GDP and median income (after considering cost and margins of course), basically what the company determined you can pay for stuff.
It's not 70$ extra though, it's less than that. Since the UK price includes taxes and the US price does not. Its more likearound 50$ extra. And you get to avoid any extra importing fees as well.
Comment by william-james88
Sep 6, 2021
BotsNotPlots wrote:I feel like the US price ($180) for this is definitely worth backing, but the UK price (£180) makes it a tough choice. This makes it out to be about £50/$70 difference, and I'd very much like to know where the extra cash is going.
Extra cash goes to Hasbro's pockets, it's just the price for your country. Just like how oreo cookies cost half as much in Vietnam as they do in the UK. Price is based on GDP and median income (after considering cost and margins of course), basically what the company determined you can pay for stuff.
It's not 70$ extra though, it's less than that. Since the UK price includes taxes and the US price does not. Its more likearound 50$ extra. And you get to avoid any extra importing fees as well.
