something to consider, these arent toys that funpub is "stealing from retail shelves" these are toys that outright would not exist if funpub didn't make them.
I'm a big fan. It's not something I had ever really thought about but it's a couple fun homages in one and another chance to have that new FunPub Pretender Shell.
Decent enough. I really like the mutli-homage going on (monkey shell homages BW, G2 truck deco, and a PMOP link via Hi-Q). It'll remain a shame that FunPub never got time to homage the other double pretender shell and then pair OP up w/a Pretender Megatron in a spider-y shell (which could homage Megabolt Megatron).
That's what I was really hoping for after we saw Pretender Optimus. Bandidito Spider Megatron would have been awesome, but having Grand Max's shell is downright amazing too. I'm happy to actually be able to get that Pretender shell!
Yea, they've also said in the past that Hasbo veto all their ideas. Generally they get to do figures/characters if the mold is available and Hasbro themselves had no immediate plans to do the character. Of course there have been a few in the past where Hasbro have then went and done a better version (Kup, Chromedome and Krok for example). So you've gotta wonder if Fun Pub's ideas influence Hasbro. Phill
I guess my issue w/the Grand Max shell is it isn't really designed for this legends figure (like Oilmaster/Prime is for the gorilla shell) - I totally get the allure for others, though.
More likely Hasbro just doesn't plan coherently. This has been evident for a long time. Lines like Alternators were made way less than they should have been due to never having an outline or goal, or a plan B. Hasbro treated the Club as a way to make money, but paid little care to it or to us through it. Hence the years of disaster fans poured their money into.
How doesn't it? You wanted a retail Paradron Medic (pipe dream of all pipe dreams) and then complained when it became a club exclusive when it never would've happened otherwise
TFSS is supposed to ship end of February right? And then we'll make our 2nd payment? I can't remember exactly, but need to make sure I plan out money for it...
still no word for funpub? i've got the money set aside for the second installment payment set aside, and for someone that live paycheck to paycheck like i do, that's alot of money. it'd be nice if funpub would at least tell us where the container ship with our toys is.
They already mentioned it's going to start shipping around the end of the month. They'll also give us a heads up a week or so before the next payment is due, like they always do.
Yeah, the boat didn't ship before CNY, so it's just now leaving. They're expecting early march for them to start shipping.
Where was that said? I'm not doubting you, i'd just like concrete answers before I allocate the money elsewhere.
Here's a screen cap. I never got an actual email, but when I log into my account, the message is dated 2/9
Not going to lie, I'm a little bummed out that I won't finish Wreckage until Spring but it puts him around my birthday and gives me a little more time to pay for it all. Though I'd forgotten that the first payment was paid already, so that's nice. I can double up on the Mac and Cheese this month.