[Boogieman4hire]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

But if subsequent goals include Redshift, Morg, and Stardust, well, I might just triple dip (again, Hasbro, if you are paying attention).

*cough*

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

*cough*

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...I'm weeping tears of joy, it's the little Morg that's been running around killing the denizens of a Galactus targeted world that, until now, has only lived in my heart and fondest dreams.

*choke* He's so beautiful...*sob*



Looks like I'm getting more Galacti, fellas!!!

[MeLikeJinx]

Weren't some of you stressing about Galactus last week or something... and now you are getting 3 addition figures maybe... nice turn around I must say.

And I guess someone in San Fran found Nova at Walgreens. I guess the hunt begins. It sucks though that looks like the price is 24 dollars now. Walgreens and Best Buy were the only stores here that had Legends still at $19.99... finding Legends there always felt like a small gift. And also I remember Dark Surfer only being 2 per store and not at every store anymore... I'm thinking Nova will be even harder to find since a lot of people still need a Nova for display.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Weren't some of you stressing about Galactus last week or something... and now you are getting 3 addition figures maybe... nice turn around I must say.

Yes, I was quite concerned about whether the stretch goals would meet muster and still feel very much the same way looking back at the process:

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

They are going to have to scramble and throw Firelord in, or face an embarrassing failure to even hit one stretch goal. I know there are a lot of fans/apologists for "The Big Three" (I really hope they didn't crown themselves with that name....ohhh, the hubris), but this was botched pretty badly. It wouldn't have killed them to make the first tier a 2 herald unlock considering the number of choices. Additionally, the insertion of a Surfer retread was a straight dummy move reeking of both greed and laziness. And I don't want to hear about the costly construction of bucks/molds as this is an earmarked project and any additional costs pale in comparison to whatever the price tag is/was for tooling Galactus. How any well-heeled toy project-manager who presumably follows toy-media doesn't have even a cursory understanding that Nova and Firelord are atop almost everyone's list is simply beyond me.

....and this from someone that really, really, really wants this to happen. Someone that has already signed on for 2 and is still willing to potentially pick up more, IF they come correct.

Meh. As it stands, I'll still get a mighty impressive toy out of it all, but it appears I'll still be waiting to scratch those herald itches.

EDIT To Hasbro...show me Firelord and I will get another. Extend that tease list to Redshift, Morg, Stardust, etc and I'll follow up accordingly.

My disappointment was because I had higher (unrealistic, apparently) hopes than most for this project as I'm a significant fan of Surfer and Galactus:

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

^^I'd prefer Red Shift, Stardust, Morg, the Fallen One, the Destroyer, Alpha Ray, Tyrant, Anti-Man *snip*

And even though I'm very happy to eat crow, there are still ways in which I would like to see this handled differently if Hasbro moves on to a REAL Surtur, Ymir, Foom, Giagnto, etc:

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Agreed. The silly stretch-goal secrecy represents counterintuitive marketing to the extent that it almost smacks as amateurish. As you point out, the whole coy nature of the 'Easter-Egg' approach to reveals and 'oh boy, what's on Ryan's shelf/mind today???' is beyond infantilizing. Without being privy to the numbers, I'd hazzard to guess that the people that love this sort of thing don't buy in 'waves'. Instead, they're likely buying one-offs here and there, which is fine as there's room for all. However, for collectors that still buy nearly everything, speaking for myself only, this shit has long since become tedious. Just tell me what I can expect, leading me around by the nose with glimpses of a foot here and a hand there will only have the opposite effect. The fatigue inspired by this tactic is bleeding through on this thread, if I take the comments I've read at face value. I only visit the Ark for toy news now and no longer frequent other sites like TheFwoosh, but I imagine a similar exhaustion is developing in a more global sense.

I'd always intended to buy at least as many Galactus sets as I did Sentinels because I view these projects as truly lasting investments for the action figure collecting crowd. I've read many people remark over the years that investing in MLs as collector items was foolish due to a fickle market featuring frequent fluctuations; statements that I agreed with, until HasLab. After seeing Jabba's skiff sell for $1400, I realized that these projects will not only retain their value, but they'll likely appreciate exponentially. All Hasbro had to do with Galactus was clear a fairly low threshold (in comparison to my extended herald wants) in order to win a significant investment from me because HasLab has proven itself to be a fairly safe bet - the cost for multiples will pay for itself on the secondary market. I don't even intend to buy and hold beyond Christmas of the corresponding delivery year outside of the things I want for my personal collection and planned gifts.

In any event, I'm happy with how things turned out, if not fully satisfied. Galactus is incredible, Nova's finally here, and at least I got one of my most coveted herald longshots and he looks stupendous. Nice job Hasbro!

Get me my other heralds STAT and deluxe that Tyrant and Alpha Ray!!! ...it never ends.

[Dr Kain]

I actually don't think there is anything else Hasbro could offer beyond dioramas that I would have any interest in as far as Haslab stuff goes at this point.

[TheBlueMarvel]

That's interesting because I couldn't see myself paying $300-$400 for a Hasbro diorama due to a host of different reasons. The level of detail I've see from just a handful of expert dio makers doesn't really translate to mass production. Skilled dio makers IMO are creating art and each dio has a distinctly representative style/expression that validates the worth of the work. I've both commissioned and purchased (pre-made works that I had no input in the creation of) quite a few dios and I can tell you that they take up a GREAT deal of space, even when they can be disassembled. Finally, outside of the front gate of the Avengers or X-men mansions, the Danger Room, and the roof of the Daily Bugle, I just can't think of many locals that might be iconic enough to stir any interest for me. Richards' lab might look just like Banner's, Pym's, or Tony's. That said, I'm sure some people might be as interested as you. Beyond the Bat Cave and Fortress of Solitude (two unrelated licenses) and a couple of the others I mentioned, I just don't see it.

[ezim93]

Did anyone else get an email from Pulse saying Surtur was delayed from September to December?

[Phantomcrow]

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Originally Posted by ezim93

Did anyone else get an email from Pulse saying Surtur was delayed from September to December?

Still says September 1st on Amazon and is in stock ready to ship on Wal Mart.

[Harbinger]

Bm when comes to hasbro its always good idea to have……….

[Raine24]

How about a Blackbird with various 1/18 X teams as tiers? It couldn't be totally in-scale because it'd be longer than most people are tall, but knock off a foot and a half to get a nice 4.5' long display piece going, and I don't think anyone would be complaining too hard about the sizing

[larryw3158]

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

Still says September 1st on Amazon and is in stock ready to ship on Wal Mart.

I've seen it at Target several times now for the last 2 weeks

[TheBlueMarvel]

Interesting. I just found out a Jack Russel (EDIT: or Jake, apparently) show is coming to Disney+. I still refuse to add the service; if it ain't on Netflix or Amazon, I ain't seeing it. However, streaming choices aside, I'm all for a revisit of Werewolf By Night.

[Tim]

bro those some badass and amazing shots

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Tim

bro those some badass and amazing shots

Holy shit man, where you been! Nice to see you, B!

...and thanks, but you know those are super old.

Nice to see you, dawg!

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Interesting. I just found out a Jack Russel (EDIT: or Jake, apparently) show is coming to Disney+. I still refuse to add the service; if it ain't on Netflix or Amazon, I ain't seeing it. However, streaming choices aside, I'm all for a revisit of Werewolf By Night.

Disney+ is superior to Netflix though. Lately I've been watching Disney+ every week or so whereas I'm lucky if I watch Netflix one weekend a month. Like this month had Fear Street, July had Hathaway's Flash, and June had Sailor Moon Eternal. Before that, it was about 4 months since the last show I watched on Netflix.

Anyway, the shots are amazing. I also love the shadows on the wall

[EvilMonkeyPope]

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Originally Posted by ezim93

Did anyone else get an email from Pulse saying Surtur was delayed from September to December?

Yes.

[JokerArkham]

can't justify galactus (It's $800 here after conversion) even tho it looks great, glad it is reaching its backing goal

do you think the silver surfer will get a rerelease in the retro f4 wave

Here in australia we didn't get either of the previous versions

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Tim

bro those some badass and amazing shots

Holy shit snacks look whos back from the dead.

[hasbroherofan]

On the subject of dioramas, I'd be down for that, just not at 400 lol. The 6" DBZ Dragon Stars line had a cool little Budokai stage at around $40 bucks, and I'd be cool with something like that. Maybe a Sanctum Sanctorum room or the Danger Room or a building for Spidey.

[Raine24]

I think something approaching proper playsets would be cool. Built around display more than play, probably, but a dingy alley with fire escapes and breakaway sections of brick. plenty of footpegs on the walls for Spidey or places to hook DD's club?

A high-tech research lab with parts and signage to swap it between locations, like Stark or Reed, with tiers adding on equipment like lit Hall of Armor cases for IM figures or cool pieces of sci-fi tech and weaponry that wouldn't be feasible for regular releases?

Or a configurable Danger Room built so multiple units could be connected or stacked, big enough to get a Haslab Sentinel in there between the mashers?

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

On the subject of dioramas, I'd be down for that, just not at 400 lol. The 6" DBZ Dragon Stars line had a cool little Budokai stage at around $40 bucks, and I'd be cool with something like that. Maybe a Sanctum Sanctorum room or the Danger Room or a building for Spidey.

That stage was too small though. However, I get what you are going for. I would love stuff like that, just to fit in better with 6 inch figurs.

[Archangel]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Interesting. I just found out a Jack Russel (EDIT: or Jake, apparently) show is coming to Disney+. I still refuse to add the service; if it ain't on Netflix or Amazon, I ain't seeing it. However, streaming choices aside, I'm all for a revisit of Werewolf By Night.

Coulson really seems at peace with what Morbius is about to do to him.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Coulson really seems at peace with what Morbius is about to do to him.

Lol yeah, Coulson's vapid expression has always been a source of slight irritation for me (along with every soulless expression that comes off the conveyor belt). But, yes, quiet as kept, Morbius does have some slight hypnotic abilities that are more familiar to classic vampires - so does Super Skrull, believe it or not. However, that's not the way I intended it when I took the shot in 2015/16. Playing football in high school and having been in (and witness to) my fair share of fights (when I was a young man - you eventually grow up), I've seen plenty of dudes significantly concussed and they don't offer much resistance to most things.

...also, Coulson doesn't exist in any of my photos (hence why he's also getting a body tossed in his face) nor do any of the MCU actors' cobbled heads for that matter. They are nameless and faceless criminal bystanders, beaten miscreants, or hapless 'normals' to lay strewn about on the staging ground. I think only the original Chadwick head and Henwick are satisfying enough as castings for me to use them as their comic personas.

For instance, this isn't Coulson with a Bowie-Knife toying with his nostril and Frank isn't casually propping is leg up on the head of a dead Pratt:

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

For instance, this isn't Coulson with a Bowie-Knife toying with his nostril and Frank isn't casually propping is leg up on the head of a dead Pratt:

“Hold still Phil….you got a booger rrrriiiggggghhhttt here.”

[TheBlueMarvel]

Lol it "ain't Phil, damnit!"