Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details

Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

primalxconvoy wrote:

Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

He said on his most recent Friday Twitch live stream he got it from Hasbro and he's unboxed Hasbro's promotional boxes before (not just Transformers though he did get a box of Legacy stuff from Pulse a few weeks ago). He also isn't a reviewer, he's a collector and figure photographer and part time toy adjacent pop-culture historian. A couple years ago he turned his Toy Galaxy channel into a place where he uploads videos on the history of various movies, TV shows, comics, cartoons and other things that got toy lines or were so bad their toys were never released. Meanwhile his Toy Galaxy Too channel is where he now does figure stuff, usually unboxings or his quarterly 10 favorite figure purchases. Why Hasbro would send him free swag probably has a lot to do with him having over 324K subscribers TG (plus another 25K on TGT) making him one of the bigger independent toy channels on YouTube if not the biggest, not to mention nearly 37K followers on Instagram.

Emerje

ZeroWolf wrote:

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

He said on his most recent Friday Twitch live stream he got it from Hasbro and he's unboxed Hasbro's promotional boxes before (not just Transformers though he did get a box of Legacy stuff from Pulse a few weeks ago). He also isn't a reviewer, he's a collector and figure photographer and part time toy adjacent pop-culture historian. A couple years ago he turned his Toy Galaxy channel into a place where he uploads videos on the history of various movies, TV shows, comics, cartoons and other things that got toy lines or were so bad their toys were never released. Meanwhile his Toy Galaxy Too channel is where he now does figure stuff, usually unboxings or his quarterly 10 favorite figure purchases. Why Hasbro would send him free swag probably has a lot to do with him having over 324K subscribers TG (plus another 25K on TGT) making him one of the bigger independent toy channels on YouTube if not the biggest, not to mention nearly 37K followers on Instagram.

Emerje

Ironically I've just subbed to him and started diving into his videos. Managed to resurface some old toy memories thanks to hom

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Not even remotely

sol magnus wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Not even remotely

Yet that's what he implicitly claims when he thanks Lego and Hasbro 'for an early look.' Doesn't pass muster.

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

sol magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

I get that, but the other stuff is supposedly stolen. So, are we to believe he's legit with Hasbro who would have to have some inkling of how he's getting his stuff?

Sabrblade wrote:We could just wait for Dan Larson of Toy Galaxy to put up his own livestream build of the set, since he got a sample early too.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

I get that, but the other stuff is supposedly stolen. So, are we to believe he's legit with Hasbro who would have to have some inkling of how he's getting his stuff?

I think we have to take it as a case by case basis and just stick with the facts. let's not assume anything other than what we know.
Remember, so far, his legitmacy with new stuff is only linked to licenced content and he gets contacted by PR firms, so he's twice removed from Hasbro with this particular Lego set.
He probably gets similar e-mails to the ones we (Seibertron) gets. While we get official behind the scenes look at stuff, it isn't form Hasbro proper but from an independent PR company Hasbro's own marketting team outsourced. Some folks at Hasbro may be aware of what PVP does, but the third party PR firm is not. They are paid to get the most buzz for certain things and will do that assignment. If it means contacting PVP, then that's what they will do.

If you want, I can make it simple. If it's stuff others get at the same time, then odds are it's legit. If it's stuff no one else gets and there is no proper documentation (I.E. a box) then it isn't.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Everybody is getting a free early Lego Prime but me. WHAT'SUPWITDAT??!!!! Come on Hasbro, 40+ years of loyalty and this is what happens? Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

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