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11-30-2021, 01:48 AM | #6291 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2011
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And here's the Update on the Eagle Force 40th page:
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We did it! We unlocked over 30 Eagle Force Figures!
We just wrapped up our Eagle Force 40th Anniversary Event. This includes over 3 waves of figures plus 15 stretch goal figures.. so over 30 figures that will join the line up over the next 2 years. I know we didn?t hit all our stretch goals, but that doesn?t mean it's over for some of those characters. I promise they will turn up in future waves in 2022, plus we have even more surprises planned for 2022. Look for Eagle Force Wave 7 to be revealed next summer, as we work on the 40th Anniversary assortment. Thank you all for putting in pre-orders and for BBTS for giving a lot of support to the line to get us here. We would not be here without you. The figures that did make it will remain as open pre-orders till mid 2022 when we?ll have to lock down numbers for production. We?ll be sure to let folks know via social media when they lock down, so you get in your final orders. We?ll keep posting on social media with updates including final tweaks to the figures, bio cards, production progress, packaging art and more. Lots of work for us to get going on these characters, but I?m go glad we?re able to move them into production. Thanks again!!! FMF |
11-30-2021, 01:55 AM | #6292 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Anaheim, CA
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Not to worry, there's every indication Bill will find a way to get these made.
And in fact, if we look at the updated Eagle Force 40th page, it now has the five figures (Big Bro, Kayo, Redwing II, Tygre, Zapper) listed under the banner "Future figures in 2022". Maybe we'll even get to see Chicago and Classic Santini at some point as well...
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11-30-2021, 02:41 AM | #6293 |
B and H Comics
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas
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The one thing I didn’t like about this model was that with a KS the figures get cheaper with this one they stay at 30 (rounded up) . So I bought 70 figures at at 30 a pop would have been cooler to hit 70 at 20 a pop . That was really the only thing I didn’t like about this method. But knowing that the figures in the initial waves were guaranteed was a big plus.
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11-30-2021, 03:14 AM | #6294 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Anaheim, CA
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The one thing I didn?t like about this model was that with a KS the figures get cheaper with this one they stay at 30 (rounded up) . So I bought 70 figures at at 30 a pop would have been cooler to hit 70 at 20 a pop . That was really the only thing I didn?t like about this method. But knowing that the figures in the initial waves were guaranteed was a big plus.
Silver linings, y'all.
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11-30-2021, 10:38 AM | #6295 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Nov 2007
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That's not a requirement with KS, just something that can generally be done with higher numbers being manufactured. 500 each is *nowhere* near the level where cost-per-item savings come into play.
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11-30-2021, 11:44 AM | #6296 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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This campaign reminds me why we need a Toys R Us to take these kind of risks and expose these smaller IPs to the larger world (fidget spinners anyone?) I'm pretty sure someone like them would have taken a gamble to have their own military/adventure line.
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11-30-2021, 12:10 PM | #6297 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Is that not exactly what BBTS is doing?
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11-30-2021, 01:58 PM | #6298 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Lafayette La
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I think he means TRU at it's peak could take more risk and provide far more exposure. As awesome as BBTS is, an online only store can't match the exposure provided by a national retail chain. The scale each operates at are separated by orders of magnitude.
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11-30-2021, 04:07 PM | #6299 |
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I was mostly in this for the gold guys and skipped most of the tributes, but would have been thrilled with EF stand-ins for Joes we never got in the ME run, like Wildcard, Hot Seat, or Backblast, all of whom could have been done reasonably well with the existing EF tooling.
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11-30-2021, 04:17 PM | #6300 |
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I've been thinking about this choice with the Lowtide (aka not-Tracker) figure and the success of the other tribute characters (Blockhead, not-Mario Bros, etc), and wondering how additional not-Joe-characters would have done in the BBTS not-Kickstarter.
I was mostly in this for the gold guys and skipped most of the tributes, but would have been thrilled with EF stand-ins for Joes we never got in the ME run, like Wildcard, Hot Seat, or Backblast, all of whom could have been done reasonably well with the existing EF tooling.
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