Colour Renders of HasLab Transformers Victory Saber
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 2:29PM CDT
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Transformers fans, check out the new colored renders of the Transformers Victory Saber HasLab revealed today during Christopher Sabat's livestream! Looking epic with the first two stretch goals: Victory Sabers' V-Lock Cannon is unlocked at 14,000 backers and the Translucent Autobot display stand, unlocked at 17,000 backers.
Pre-order and back the Transformers Victory Saber HasLab project for $179.99 on HasbroPulse. This crowdfund project will run until October 10th, 2021.
Here is the link to back it or check it out: https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... tory-saber
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Posted by o.supreme on September 22nd, 2021 @ 2:30pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Sabat was really hoping for the backers to reach "Over 9000" so he could scream it on camera. But sadly it didn't happen.
If they were smart, they might have recorded him saying it after the interview was over, so they could release it in a little while when it actually happens. .
Posted by griftimus prime on September 22nd, 2021 @ 2:36pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on September 22nd, 2021 @ 2:39pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 22nd, 2021 @ 2:46pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 22nd, 2021 @ 2:58pm CDT
On the top of the combined Victory Saber jet mode.o.supreme wrote:Also some fans are saying the "Shield" has been spoiled as the 3rd tier goal as they can see it in the Victory Saber 360 turnaround. I personally am not seeing it, but then again, there are a lot of pics, and I haven't looked at them all.
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 3:00pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Also some fans are saying the "Shield" has been spoiled as the 3rd tier goal as they can see it in the Victory Saber 360 turnaround. I personally am not seeing it, but then again, there are a lot of pics, and I haven't looked at them all.
It's the big blotch of white with blue in the middle between the head sticking out and the back
i'll make a news post later
Posted by Mindmaster on September 22nd, 2021 @ 3:00pm CDT
EDIT; never mind, I was not the first to notice…
Posted by o.supreme on September 22nd, 2021 @ 3:15pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 4:48pm CDT
Immortal Starscream wrote:Pulse just sent me an email with the color renders. I don't normally do this kind of thing... but...
SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hmmm, I didn't get an email from them, wonder why.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on September 22nd, 2021 @ 5:29pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Immortal Starscream wrote:Pulse just sent me an email with the color renders. I don't normally do this kind of thing... but...
SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hmmm, I didn't get an email from them, wonder why.
Maybe they are just slow? Kinda like when I get a notice from them that something is going to go on sale an hour after it already went up and sold out
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 5:38pm CDT
I was hoping the colours would sell me on this, but now I'm not so sure...
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on September 22nd, 2021 @ 5:42pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 6:34pm CDT
You can view the other 360 videos here: https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... tory-saber
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 22nd, 2021 @ 6:59pm CDT
Looking forward to see all the tiers met and the real pictures of the finished product.
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 8:43pm CDT
I mean, it's the same info we already see but analysed through a different lens. While the tiers are incentives to get more sold, they are also indicators of how many units are needed for both our costs and hasbro's margins to stay the same.
Also, it's important to remember that if this toy were sold at retail, the price would be higher to make up for margins lost through wholesaling to retail stores. That's another factor I don't see mentioned or adressed
Posted by BenSimmonsTF on September 22nd, 2021 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by MaximalNui on September 23rd, 2021 @ 5:21am CDT
Though I can't believe I forgot about the shield. Then again, I never actually saw any of the Japanese-exclusive series; all I know about them comes from reading TFWiki.
Wonder if any IDW fan is disappointed for not including the Great Sword. Then again, they're clearly trying to focus on the original, heroic Star Saber.
Posted by xMXUx on September 23rd, 2021 @ 10:58am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:07am CDT
xMXUx wrote:Finally wanted to place my order through Zavvi, only to find out that they don't ship Star Saber to Switzerland for whatever reason
That sucks! Zaavi seemed like the one place that covered most of the globe.
Posted by xMXUx on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:13am CDT
william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:Finally wanted to place my order through Zavvi, only to find out that they don't ship Star Saber to Switzerland for whatever reason
That sucks! Zaavi seemed like the one place that covered most of the globe.
Yeah I was under that assumption too. I have ordered from them in the past and they always shipped to my address so far. So not quite sure why they don't this time.
Maybe I'll get lucky through one of the japanese sites I normally use, once Takara releases their version
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:44am CDT
xMXUx wrote:william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:Finally wanted to place my order through Zavvi, only to find out that they don't ship Star Saber to Switzerland for whatever reason
That sucks! Zaavi seemed like the one place that covered most of the globe.
Yeah I was under that assumption too. I have ordered from them in the past and they always shipped to my address so far. So not quite sure why they don't this time.
Maybe I'll get lucky through one of the japanese sites I normally use, once Takara releases their version
There will NOT be a "Japanese" version. Takara Tomy Mail will take orders on behalf of Hasbro, EXCLUSIVELY for Japanese addresses. However, there's sites who specializes in getting "Japan exclusives" to foreigners. Once the Takara listings are up, look them up.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 12:49pm CDT
BenSimmonsTF wrote:I hope them make a change about Leo's arms hanging at the backpack of Victory Saber. Just do a flip that the fist can transform into a thruster or something.
It has already been done and shown at a convention. The color renders they are showing now were done on early test prototypes that have Victory Leo slightly mistransformed for the combination. Later displays at the conventions have shown the arms to be transformed slightly different to hide the hands.
Posted by Nemesis Reformatted on September 23rd, 2021 @ 7:29pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 7:49pm CDT
Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I was originally going to back this but no matter how hard I try.
Do you believe in life after love?
Posted by Autobot N on September 23rd, 2021 @ 8:00pm CDT
You could always back it anyway then sell it for a profit later onNemesis Reformatted wrote:I was originally going to back this but no matter how hard I try, I just don't like it. That spaceship design is awful. I tried talking myself into it but it's so bad I can't overlook all the flaws. I really like the robot mode but it's just not something I NEED.
Posted by sol magnus on September 24th, 2021 @ 9:08pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Anyone else thinking of buying a second one to make an easy buck?
The way I see it, everybody wins. One more gets ordered, adding to what's needed to reach a tier and unlike Scalping, you buying more does not limit anyone from getting one. Then, since we know this item is limited, can only be bought once, and won't be available at retail, it is certain that not everyone who might be interested in this cool toy one day is ordering one now. So there's a nice opportunity to sell this toy at a markup later.
As with all toys that were once easy to get but now are not.
Yes. I'm getting two. Easy money.
Posted by Emerje on September 25th, 2021 @ 1:22am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on September 25th, 2021 @ 5:05am CDT
Emerje wrote:Two weeks left and still no Japanese orders yet. Either they simply aren't going to take orders or Hasbro is going to have to extend it just to give Takara Tomy Mall time to work out the logistics.
Emerje
They also could just buy a certain amount to sell to Japan. That said, I'm thinking that Takara might not take orders because someone on TFW pointed out that Robot Kingdom is able to sell to Victory Saber in Japan, but they weren't allowed to do that with Unicron. So if that's true, then Takara might not be taking the orders and just assume that Japanese fans will go through that until they decide to add orders
Posted by Emerje on September 25th, 2021 @ 3:54pm CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Emerje wrote:Two weeks left and still no Japanese orders yet. Either they simply aren't going to take orders or Hasbro is going to have to extend it just to give Takara Tomy Mall time to work out the logistics.
Emerje
They also could just buy a certain amount to sell to Japan. That said, I'm thinking that Takara might not take orders because someone on TFW pointed out that Robot Kingdom is able to sell to Victory Saber in Japan, but they weren't allowed to do that with Unicron. So if that's true, then Takara might not be taking the orders and just assume that Japanese fans will go through that until they decide to add orders
It would be very ironic if the figures that Hasbro keeps telling us is so Japanese is sold nearly everywhere in the world except for Japan.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on September 25th, 2021 @ 3:58pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Emerje wrote:Two weeks left and still no Japanese orders yet. Either they simply aren't going to take orders or Hasbro is going to have to extend it just to give Takara Tomy Mall time to work out the logistics.
Emerje
They also could just buy a certain amount to sell to Japan. That said, I'm thinking that Takara might not take orders because someone on TFW pointed out that Robot Kingdom is able to sell to Victory Saber in Japan, but they weren't allowed to do that with Unicron. So if that's true, then Takara might not be taking the orders and just assume that Japanese fans will go through that until they decide to add orders
It would be very ironic if the figures that Hasbro keeps telling us is so Japanese is sold nearly everywhere in the world except for Japan.
Emerje
I just think it would suck for Japanese fans who actually grew up with this character.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 25th, 2021 @ 4:05pm CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Emerje wrote:Two weeks left and still no Japanese orders yet. Either they simply aren't going to take orders or Hasbro is going to have to extend it just to give Takara Tomy Mall time to work out the logistics.
Emerje
They also could just buy a certain amount to sell to Japan. That said, I'm thinking that Takara might not take orders because someone on TFW pointed out that Robot Kingdom is able to sell to Victory Saber in Japan, but they weren't allowed to do that with Unicron. So if that's true, then Takara might not be taking the orders and just assume that Japanese fans will go through that until they decide to add orders
That would be quite the backstab to the fans there: "You're resourceful, you figure it out, who cares if it would cost you more because of import duties".
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 26th, 2021 @ 10:00am CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on September 27th, 2021 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 27th, 2021 @ 11:29am CDT
Here was the tweet:
Information will be lifted soon! / Hasbro crowdfunding products. Victory Saver Hasbro's second Transformers crowdfunding product, "Victory Saver," will be announced at TAKARATOMY MALL in the near future.
Posted by King Kuuga on September 27th, 2021 @ 11:55am CDT
william-james88 wrote:FYI, the stand we are seeing is the final version, it will not be painted.
Posts that did not age well.
Posted by o.supreme on September 27th, 2021 @ 12:04pm CDT
I still reference back to Legends Grand Max. That was also a short window, just 2 weeks, and ONLY through TT Mall. They got 2000+ backers (we don't know the final number), but it was less than 3000 to include the stretch goal. If the window to order it had been longer, it might have reached that amount.
I mean I'm not going to complain. 2 weeks is better than them not having an opportunity at all, and I'm sure it will fund now. As for stretch goals, I'm not fully convinced, but we shall see, I hope I am wrong.
Posted by william-james88 on September 27th, 2021 @ 12:41pm CDT
King Kuuga wrote:william-james88 wrote:FYI, the stand we are seeing is the final version, it will not be painted.
Posts that did not age well.
and that's a good thing.
Turns out I misinterpreted what Hasbro said. They said a clear stand. I guess it indeed still is.
Posted by william-james88 on September 27th, 2021 @ 12:50pm CDT
o.supreme wrote: just 2 weeks, and ONLY through TT Mall. They got 2000+ backers (we don't know the final number), but it was less than 3000 to include the stretch goal. If the window to order it had been longer, it might have reached that amount.
Don't know, but yeah Takara does like to do short order windows. I forget what the windows for other TTMal exclusives were but I remember them being short too. I think that's what online people mean when they say Japanese people don't need long preorder windows. It's more them commenting on the norm there rather than how a Japanese fan lives their life.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on September 27th, 2021 @ 12:52pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on September 27th, 2021 @ 2:12pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:o.supreme wrote: just 2 weeks, and ONLY through TT Mall. They got 2000+ backers (we don't know the final number), but it was less than 3000 to include the stretch goal. If the window to order it had been longer, it might have reached that amount.
Don't know, but yeah Takara does like to do short order windows. I forget what the windows for other TTMal exclusives were but I remember them being short too. I think that's what online people mean when they say Japanese people don't need long preorder windows. It's more them commenting on the norm there rather than how a Japanese fan lives their life.
In Japan payday is the 25th of every month everywhere, the majority aren't paid weekly or biweekly like we are in the west. This is why big ticket items like Masterpiece figures tend to be released towards the end of the month there. This is also when people are more likely to make impulse purchases so it makes some sense that they would give a short window to give them less time to think about it. When Unicron was up for order they didn't allow cancellations and I'm guessing the same will be true this time, too.
Emerje
Posted by o.supreme on September 27th, 2021 @ 2:21pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on September 27th, 2021 @ 3:14pm CDT
I think at bare minimum this seals the deal on 11,000. Not that I had much doubt on that part, but still a good feeling!Immortal Starscream wrote:huh... I had assumed that this was already up for backing in Japan. Guess that's what I get for thinking Hopefully this means that we will see a big jump in the backing numbers, and that we will get all three tiers.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 27th, 2021 @ 3:59pm CDT
Why?
Posted by Emerje on September 27th, 2021 @ 4:16pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:That is interesting. Thanks for sharing. I would have thought that in a country where there are untold numbers of private and public companies, (same as in many other places) that paydates would be all over the place, as in the west. Man, I bet shopping is a pain around those times, well it kind of is here also (1st of the month), but if you plan ahead, you can avoid the crowds. Of course we've been having our groceries delivered, or been doing pickup, but obviously not everyone can do that.
Anime would have me believe that asking for a cash advance from your employer when funds get tight isn't entirely unheard of. In fact when doublechecking my understanding of this I found that they take a month to calculate wages and wages from the 25th to the end of the month are calculated as a cash advance that gets corrected on the next payday if needed.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Takara tweet SILHOUETTES instead of the full color renders that are available on Pulse for days.
Why?
Same Takara that regularly shows gray model prototypes at live events (while Hasbro rarely shows anything that isn't at least hand painted). It's like they and Hasbro switched places for this.
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 27th, 2021 @ 6:25pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 27th, 2021 @ 6:38pm CDT
With that said I'm contemplating going in on a second one to flip, but with the issues with the Sentinel I expect aftermarket demand to drop on it which makes me concerned about Victory Saber. If that set has some flaw in the design that makes it virtually unusable, I may not be able to flip the extra one even at a loss.
It would be nice if the Razor Crest was released before the backing window on Victory Saber closes so I can see how that does on the aftermarket.
Posted by Emerje on September 27th, 2021 @ 10:26pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on September 27th, 2021 @ 10:39pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Let's not forget that after a great first week or so of sales, MP Star Saber ended up being one of the worst-selling Masterpiece figures. There might not be THAT much demand for an ultra-exclusive version of Victory Saber.
With that said I'm contemplating going in on a second one to flip, but with the issues with the Sentinel I expect aftermarket demand to drop on it which makes me concerned about Victory Saber. If that set has some flaw in the design that makes it virtually unusable, I may not be able to flip the extra one even at a loss.
It would be nice if the Razor Crest was released before the backing window on Victory Saber closes so I can see how that does on the aftermarket.
I just did a search of *sold* listing for Haslab Sentinel (not what people are asking, but what it is actually selling for), and it is STILL a minimum of 2X the Haslab initial price, defects and all, that is crazy to think, but it's happening.
Razorcrest was initially supposed to be shipped before the end of the year, but now it's early 2022. Perhaps the online complaints are causing Hasbro to really make sure there are no issues with the next item that was already backed, and is shipping to customers who backed it.
Also, as Big and Expensive as Unicron was, when it comes to Haslab generral discussion online, he seems to be brought up the least. Correct me if I'm wrong, but while most of Haslabs get a big last minute surge, it seems to be that Unicron limped to the finish, thanks only to an extended backing time.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 28th, 2021 @ 4:07am CDT
o.supreme wrote:
Also, as Big and Expensive as Unicron was, when it comes to Haslab generral discussion online, he seems to be brought up the least. Correct me if I'm wrong, but while most of Haslabs get a big last minute surge, it seems to be that Unicron limped to the finish, thanks only to an extended backing time.
What worked against Unicron was it's price. Not everyone can or a willing to back a 600 mother effing YOUESSES DOLLARS toy.
That Saber at 160$? Much, MUCH more manageable.
Posted by Mindmaster on September 28th, 2021 @ 8:58am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:o.supreme wrote:
Also, as Big and Expensive as Unicron was, when it comes to Haslab generral discussion online, he seems to be brought up the least. Correct me if I'm wrong, but while most of Haslabs get a big last minute surge, it seems to be that Unicron limped to the finish, thanks only to an extended backing time.
What worked against Unicron was it's price. Not everyone can or a willing to back a 600 mother effing YOUESSES DOLLARS toy.
That Saber at 160$? Much, MUCH more manageable.
100% why I didn’t get Unicron. My military pay barely covers my collecting as is, no way I could’ve dropped $600 on a guy almost half my size.
I’m hopeful for Victory Saber with the opening of orders in Japan, I hope it at least makes it to the first tier. Also I read on Twitter that a secret fourth tier is in the works and will include two more full-sized figures. All speculation of course, but if true and is the right characters, I’m sure that’ll make it surge up as well.