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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 14, 2021 18:23:21 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 14, 2021 19:25:55 GMT
Gosh. Now that is exciting.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2021 19:40:46 GMT
Oh shit. I really need to pass that job interview next week.
-Ralph
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 14, 2021 19:48:59 GMT
Rumour is Star Saber with Victory Leo as the stretch goal. Interested.
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Post by Benn on Jul 14, 2021 19:53:32 GMT
This makes me nervous.
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Post by Toph on Jul 14, 2021 20:03:23 GMT
Rumors are it's going to be much more reasonably priced than Unicron
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Post by Rich on Jul 14, 2021 20:22:02 GMT
I know there was no Leo, but didn't MP Star Saber scratch the itch?
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 14, 2021 20:22:13 GMT
$200-250. Expect the same in £, whatever it turns out to be..
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 14, 2021 20:29:05 GMT
Victory Leo is quite big for a stretch goal isn't it? That's an entire second figure.
It feels like Haslab have realised $350 is about right for their stuff and you'd hope they'd realise Unicron was just too big and cumbersome to have the impact it was supposed to. If we're now at $80 for Rodimus you can see a really good Victory Sabre combo running $250. I'd go for that.
Mind you what I'd really love is the Zone Micromaster bases.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2021 21:32:11 GMT
I know there was no Leo, but didn't MP Star Saber scratch the itch? I missed it at the time so would welcome a new SS, especially it comes with a Victory Leo. -Ralph |
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Post by Rich on Jul 14, 2021 21:59:45 GMT
I just thought in general there wouldn't be enough interest but initial reaction here would suggest otherwise. I guess between people who didn't get the MP, people who want both and people who collect at a different scale there are plenty of buyers. I'll be observing from a safe distance; I got the MP, which is just as well, because I have no money anymore. Cursed offspring.
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 14, 2021 22:09:10 GMT
I know there was no Leo, but didn't MP Star Saber scratch the itch? I found MP Star Saber really dull. When did it come out? Subtract a couple of weeks and thats the last time I touched it. First MP to leave me cold. The lack of Victory Leo almost certainly didn't help. A current style generations one with Vic Leo though could be tempting. |
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 14, 2021 22:12:28 GMT
Rumours to be taken with the large side of salt, but they have proven reliable before.
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Post by Llama God on Jul 15, 2021 6:59:34 GMT
Of course what I'd really like is for this to be a Dinoking set, with the stretch goal being the Pretender shells. But the rumours will of course be right, and this will of course be Star Saber, because of course it will. Which is no bad thing - whilst I both have and like the Masterpiece I wouldn't say "no" to an update. Provided it doesn't forget the Brainmaster gimmick, that is. Which it probably will, because you know.
The big question is how this is going to be handled in the UK. One would assume it would be via Pulse UK, but given that they're currently failing to send out toys that can also be found on the shelves of Smyths one does have to wonder...
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Post by Benn on Jul 15, 2021 8:36:16 GMT
It'll be Galaxy Shuttle with Countdown's Rocket Base, just you watch.
To be honest, almost anything from the Victory line is going to be crazy tempting and difficult to resist.
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Post by Stomski on Jul 15, 2021 9:48:12 GMT
I found MP Star Saber really dull. I mean it's perfectly fine, but hardly feels MP due to its simplicity. It really needed a more dynamic robot, the wrists and legs were too chunky. But let's be honest, other than size and the Brainmaster feature, it didn't add much more than the Robot Masters version and that had Victory Leo to pair with it. |
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 15, 2021 12:23:14 GMT
It was the first MP to take the Animation model route and that was a mistake for me (and probably gave me an automatic dislike of the later animation accurate MPs) The original toy has lot of nice jet/spacecraft styling that makes it visually more interesting. If they had stuck with the toy detailing on animation proportions I'd have liked it more.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 15, 2021 18:04:30 GMT
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Post by Benn on Jul 15, 2021 18:07:48 GMT
I was wondering if they'd just drop a whole line for $600...
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 15, 2021 19:00:40 GMT
YES YES DO THAT YES. URZU FOR HASLAB PRESIDENT.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2021 19:19:27 GMT
I was wondering if they'd just drop a whole line for $600... Just imagine... -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 15, 2021 20:11:18 GMT
See, what we need to happen here is that this is Victory Sabre, it does absolutely fucking mental numbers and Hasbro sit up and say, "Hello, there's gold in them thar Japanese lines. What were we doing for Generations 23-24? Yeah, scrub that. I've got an idea..."
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 15, 2021 20:38:43 GMT
Well, Black Zarak is coming soon, if this turns out to actually be the big boys from Victory then it could all come up golden
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2021 21:18:04 GMT
I want Violin Juggler!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Kingoji on Jul 16, 2021 10:54:56 GMT
Say it were Star Saber with Leo as a stretch goal.What would people like it to be? Leader? Commander? Masterpiece 2.0?
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Post by Toph on Jul 16, 2021 12:09:49 GMT
Not knowing anything about these characters, I don't want anything ridiculously huge (with Fort Max, Scorponok, Jetfire, and now the SS86 Dinobots, we got way too much of that).
So leader is good.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2021 12:45:22 GMT
I DEMAND a voice chip containing Star Dub dialogue, especially about how Victory Leo is dead but he is ok because his brain was transplanted to another body.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 16, 2021 13:08:35 GMT
Say it were Star Saber with Leo as a stretch goal.What would people like it to be? Leader? Commander? Masterpiece 2.0? Both could be commander class and twice retail and it would still only be £320. That sounds about right assuming the brainmaster is made to be compatible or at least a silmilar size to Titanmasters. Even then Im not sure how that would be justified. Neither is that complicated where Hasbro could go crazy and add all sorts of detail and complex transformations. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2021 13:21:40 GMT
Victory Sabre vs Deathsaurus?
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2021 14:23:18 GMT
*whimpers*
-Ralph
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