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It seems like Rocco is setting himself up for failure once again. The goal (over half a million dollars) is unfeasible. He is asking to raise more money than any other action figure kickstarter has ever raised. And the only reason that the Boss Fight Vitruvian HACKS and Marauder Task Force were able to raise as much as they did (and STILL not half a million dollars) was that they had so much variety, accessories, and army builders to tack on. It gave 3.75" collectors a reason to keep adding more and more and upping their pledges. They also included some big ticket one-of-a-kind pledge incentives, such as original head sculpts and master prototypes to help add large chunks of money to the pot. The Street Fighter kickstarter has none of the above. The Four Horseman, a very well-established and beloved by the community design studio, was barely able to raise $300,000 for their highly-detailed, beautifully sculpted line of original figures. What makes Rocco think that he can almost double that?

The options and incentives just aren't there, not to mention that the kickstarter itself looks amateurish. Consider that all three of the previously mentioned successful action figure kick starters (the three most successful action figure kickstarters ever, I believe) also all ended with around 1,200 backers. Now consider that to reach $550,000, Capo Toys would need nearly twice that number (2,391 backers) to pledge at the $230 level to succeed. I see lots of people pledging lower for one figure, but very, very few pledging higher than the sets of two (Really, who would want 30 or 60 of the same figures? Who is this aimed at? Resellers? The set of two of each is actually a great deal though, considering it's only $70 more for six more figures).

The short version: I highly doubt that this kickstarter will be funded, but best of luck to Capo Toys.