Nah I'm doing multiple things at once from work

 

Okay but your post had next to nothing to do with mine. I was saying "hey look the shield is on the front page of Pulse" and you were talking about 3rd party orders and behind the scenes stuff I wasn't even hinting at

 

It's Aerialbots all the way down.

 

An old meme, but it checks out.

 

You literally just described how every Transformer has ever transformed into a jet.

 

You forgot that there were a few pages of people arguing that Star Saber was a retool of Siege Jetfire since they have similar hands.

 

Every G1 styled jet yeah, but G2 Smokescreen, ROTF Dirge, Titanium Jetfire, etc all have plenty varied transformations we don't get anymore because someone hates fun

 

Shhhh we aren't supposed to talk about titanium.

 

I think you're making my point for me... Grogu is available in lots of places. So are Jawas.

 

But then you gotta ask: Does Hasbro piss off future TF backers if they take something that was part of the HasLab project and sell it at retail?

 

GIVE IT TIME.

 

I think we're getting afield of the thread. Here's what I was understanding of what you said, and thus why I responded as I did (these are not quotes, in an attempt to communicate what I'm seeing).

You: I think if the Victory project is successful enough to reach all of the stretch goals, something like Holi from Stakeout would make a more viable Selects offering down the road.
Me: I'd argue the same could have been said for Grogu and the Jawa. I'd buy a Holi whatever way they release him, but I don't need him. I already have Stakeout.
You: There have been lots of Grogus.
Me: Exactly! And there have been lots of Jawas, too.
You: Would Hasbro piss off future HasLab backers by re-releasing Stakeout as Holi if he was already part of the HasLab?

Me (now): No more so than they'd piss Star Wars fans off by releasing future Grogus and Jawas (which is probably to say, fans could be VERY pissed off, but since we're talking Star Wars fans, I doubt Hasbro cares too much, since that's just normal, anyway).

If I'm misunderstanding your intention, I do apologize. I don't necessarily disagree that Hasbro could do Holi as a Selects toy (not on its own, of course. Hasbro would never sell a Micromaster all by itself via Selects, but I don't accuse you of suggesting that), but neither do I see that as a reason it wouldn't be a viable Tier bonus (if Hasbro wanted to go that route, which all indicators at present suggest they don't).

 

You think that wasn't my game from the start? 

Well duh, that's what the V-Star engine is retooled from.

 

Any link or video? How is it in the brain master. Did the show display this?? The mp looks way better than this one with a giant face on the back

 

Well both are accurate in that case. But definitely the mp looks better without a giant face on his back. It's an improvement to the gimmick. And this one doesn't have a gimmick at all does it? You just manually flap up the face?

 

It's still a gimmick. Just not a spring-loaded one.

 

As I understand it, the original wouldn't have had a giant face on his back, either. The "giant face" would have been hidden underneath the Brain of Courage's chest panel.

 

Skipped a bunch of pages because it's mostly just bickering about nonsense, but I do like that shield. I wish it had been tier one because we need more shields in Transformers. There are a million guns and a thousand stands, but how many dedicated shields? Not many

However, I did my part and put in a second order to hopefully help push a little closer to getting that tasty shield

 

I backed the project on the first day. I will know by next Wednesday afternoon if I will be able to get a second one Victory Saber. I have a lot of toys coming in next month. Next week’s confirmation of work bonuses will decide for me.

 

getting near 9200 now. You know that last push after we hit 10k is going to be brutal. I mean I know it'll be fine with international orders etc but just the suspense of watching the numbers climb on that list little bit will be quite exciting