Buzzetta

Yes. I am still disappointed that Cookie Monster was not funded. Unicron's campaign was extended. To promote early interest in the Ecto Pack Hasbro is offering an exclusive unlock only to those that commit to it in the first 48 hours.

And that's when I know to avoid the speculation game for certain characters. I bought into Annihilus / Franklin Richards / FF6 Hype and don't regret it because I could see Annihilus being a huge part of Marvel Cosmic at some point with the acquisition of the Silver Surfer and certain Guardians characters like Rocket and Groot having the ability to be perpetually part of the MCU since the 'actors' never age out. (Ross Marquand can handle the workload for all I care.). FF? Franklin Richards... yeah that hype makes sense. Mangog? Yeah... nice knowing you.

You will have to teach me that trick

I gave you an avenue at one point and you turned it down. When you think of it my vision was ahead of its time and something that CGC is kind of doing now. You turned it down.

Cannot get everything... Can't chase EVERY first appearance... this is a book driven solely on the hype. Is Mangog THAT critical to the MCU like a Thanos, now Kang, eventually Doom? Or... is he a Taika Waititi joke for this specific movie?

Jedha Patrol Stormtrooper... Not bad... I don't collect this line but still... not bad.

Oh I wish I was a kid with reckless abandon. GREAT Haslab homage to the Ghostbusters in-movie commercial. Hasbro Pulse Haslab Reveal... The Proton Pack

Transformers is up... New reveal for the Gen Selects line... this is the small production run line for figures that only a select group of people would want Lift Ticket is a red Trailbreaker repaint.

Classified Alley Viper revealed.

Emily is updating us with information about the GI Joe line Classified Cobra Officer is revealed. Weapons are slightly a step into the future but definitely more grounded than the weapons that were released with figures in the first wave. Highly impressive. All weapons are able to be attached to the figure's web gear. Even the magazines attach to the back. Ships in the spring. Preorder opens up for Pulse Premium members. Preproduction Haslab Skystriker in the background. They are plugging it again.

Hasbro Pulse Member 1027 Stream New exclusives to be revealed. Going on now.

From what I see, I actually might. No joke. I don't know if I will have a high enough ceiling though.

Just because of this a lurker decided not to post.

What type of chandelier is that ? I’m redoing my dining room next summer.

That is what was weird about this Haslab reveal. They released all of the tier unlocks. I don't think that they have ever done that before. It was always wait and see once you reach this incentive what the next incentive might be. I don't know how to take that whether or not they have confidence in this or they do not have confidence in this. One of the things I also noticed was a complete line change. There have been no new retro figures announced. There was a release of some reissues in that short line and then then the new sculpts like Roadblock, Scarlet, Stalker, and Grunt. I was really hoping for a definitive Tunnel Rat in this line but it looks like the line is being put on hold with no announcements forthcoming. As far as o-rings are concerned it looks that is going to remain a Hasbro Pulse exclusive. As far as the line itself is concerned, I wonder, (emphasis on wonder), if they are listening to the adult fans a bit too much. There have been some sudden and drastic line changes in the last year. Now, I know that the brand manager has changed and thus the vision, but this is what we have seen in the last year: Futuristic weapons are being phased out in the 6" line in favor of more realistic weapons. O-Rings have returned. Haslab project on the adult level. Chatter on the FB groups shows that the adult collectors are eating it up with some saying they ordered the max of five skystrikers already. But what about the kids? The health of the line depends on future generations. Is this the right direction? I have no answers as the vision, direction and marketing for this line has been shaky over the years. I don't know what to say. GI Joe is one of the most iconic toy properties of all time. What can be done to preserve the line for the future? Yes, I know half of this is rambling.

Ehh... I think the selling action is more elsewhere for a lot of things. I just moved a bunch of Lego things to FB - SW Lego and Superhero stuff and got full ask where here they say despite being asked to offer things. Not going to delve too much into it but there is a crowd around here that would ask for a better price on an item even if I was offering something for free.

I could see this... I check the Gold section every day but barely post there. I like to read and learn. To a degree, it is the same in comic art.

No a certain Golden Age Disney book.

I cannot get the Disney book as no one currently has a copy for sale and there are no recorded sales in awhile so it might be a $50 book or a $250 book... who knows? I can wait, no one is really knocking down the door for that unless one day some of these Disney characters show up in cartoons or movies or something.

okay

If the price is right I will but first I am looking for a certain Disney book.

I have never before owned this book in my life up until NYCC where within a week of night one I had picked up two copies. The raw book was purchased for a little less than sticker and the graded copy was picked up through the CLink auction. The first copy was bought because I finally wanted to own a copy and could not ignore the Hulk 181 / ASM 300 'ishness of the book. The graded copy was purchased out of spite. @kav

This is the third mold that has been created for the Skystriker. The first one was utilized for the original 1983 Skystriker, as well as the Night Boomer and international releases. This seated two of the o-ring figures. In 2011 the fighter was redesigned from the ground up utilizing a stronger frame and parts that were less prone to breaking. This only seated one modern figure though due to the modern figures being about 1/8th to 1/4th of one inch taller. The 2021/2022 version is built more to scale and a complete redesign. This is also designed with the support and design input of Northrop Grumman. Is it worth it at $230? I dunno. I am not a fan of the o-ring figure in comparison to the modern sculpts and articulation that they have incorporated at the 3.75" level such as rocker ankles and hinge wrists. Is it worth $230 if it hits all tier goals? Possibly. If it hits all the tier goals then it might be. Tier goals get you an additional four figures and a fueling pod along with some other goodies. You assess the figures at $12.99 + tax each and that deflates the cost at about $60 per unit. The fueling pod and cart brings that down further figuring that is worth around $20-$30. So is the Skystriker worth $150 shipped? Possibly. The last time the modern one was released was in 2011 at a $30 price point. So... yeah. I cannot tell if the figures are recast from the original molds or are recreated from original figures like they did with the Star Wars retro line. I am somewhat leaning toward the figures being cast from the original molds with updated plastics and a silicon o-ring to make them more durable. They made a point to say in the presentation that all o-ring figures would feature a better plastic that would make it less likely for broken crotches and thumbs. However, look at the Snake Eyes two pack. They are using v1 Snake Eyes instead of the v2 Snake Eyes design that is pictured on the box. It has been well known for years that the v2 1985 Visor Snake Eyes mold is lost, destroyed or on the bottom of the ocean as suggested back in the late 90's when people were asking for a rerelease. If Hasbo was going to rebuild these figures from the ground up or cast them from original figures, then I guess they would have issued v2 Snake Eyes in that two pack. I am guessing that they don't have the budget for that so it only makes sense to do that for the Haslab project.

@kav and @greggy Prepare to buy yourself a Lego set. Price point and release date have not been announced. I cannot believe Lego approved this for the next Ideas project. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/42f293b9-76e1-4bc4-917c-a242ca34d8e2

Get the modern Pursuit of Cobra wolf hound. It was somewhat based on the older mold but made several quality control upgrades like a stronger connection fork on the missile launcher.