JoeCanuck

Pre orders for Zanzibar, Dial-Tone, Leatherneck and Saw viper are going up along with today's announcements.

So I got my second "Once A Man" Cobra Commander from Gamestop yesterday.   My first one was from Pulse.   Still a great figure and the packaging is wonderful.

I picked up OAM CC yesterday from a Game Stop.  He wasn't the reason why stopped in: Falcon was.  I held off long enough to get him and he is starting to disappear from retail.   Plus I want to check out what retros they had in stock (picked up CC and a Snow Serpent the other day from another Game Stop in my home town).  Took me 15 minutes to make the executive decision to buy him (it was him or Gnawgahyde).  I still hate the concept of Cobra La.  But I figured this figure will be hard to find down the road and would have zero interest in buying it from ebay. 

When I went to pay, the cashier asked me they had another OAM CC for sale incase I was army building him.  My initial reaction was WTF.   I told him nobody army builds Cobra Commander (this guy should stick to video games).  He went on to mention somebody was buying them all up and never came back for the other two.  It was pretty clear at that point he was dealing with a scalper and told him this was the case.         

WOW!

28,096 backers as the final total.

Incredible.   I didn't think it would go that high.  Glad to see it end so well.

So........what's next?

Real question from someone who doesn't collect classified, was there really any doubt on this? What makes or breaks a joe haslab?

I think the success of a HasLab is based on the initial price and perceived value of the item, plus the unlocks.  If you look at the Star Wars Rancor - the cost was high, and the additional unlocks where far from what people had hoped for. I think the price for the Rattler was scene as appropriate without the unlocks.  I have to say it was smart this time around to release all of the unlock reveals up front because of the patches being very unexciting.

Here is nearly final update on the Rattler Haslab.   I have been tracking it daily on actionfigurenews.ca if you want to see how it went.

Cobra Rattler:


21,556 / 9,000  (+1,862)  239.51% of funding goal with 17h left.


Okay time to get on it you last minute fence sitters.   Crunch time is here and it is now or never!!!  hahaha

Nice finish coming up today.   I think we might fall short of 25,000 backers because the last hours are probably going to result in somewhere between 2,000 - 2,500 backers (my guesstimate).   Still a strong finish when only a couple days ago we were still waiting for Baroness to unlock.

Real question from someone who doesn't collect classified, was there really any doubt on this? What makes or breaks a joe haslab?

Here is nearly final update on the Rattler Haslab.   I have been tracking it daily on actionfigurenews.ca if you want to see how it went.

Cobra Rattler:


21,556 / 9,000  (+1,862)  239.51% of funding goal with 17h left.


Okay time to get on it you last minute fence sitters.   Crunch time is here and it is now or never!!!  hahaha

Nice finish coming up today.   I think we might fall short of 25,000 backers because the last hours are probably going to result in somewhere between 2,000 - 2,500 backers (my guesstimate).   Still a strong finish when only a couple days ago we were still waiting for Baroness to unlock.

Well it's done.

The final tier for the Rattler Haslab (Baroness) has unlocked, and with a couple days to spare.   Now it is just a wait and see where it ends game until Monday night.

I am picking up Retro Carded CoCo and Stalker this week along with the Tiger Paw.

Will hopefully hit a Gamestop to maybe get lucky with a Once A man Coco.

So I got my second "Once A Man" Cobra Commander from Gamestop yesterday.   My first one was from Pulse.   Still a great figure and the packaging is wonderful.

I also snagged a TF Roadblock/Tripwire 2-pack from TRU with a 25% off coupon.   So it came out to just over $76 after tax with the 25% off.   Not great, but definitely better than the $101.70 after tax at regular price.   Just a shame that it was only at TRU and online retailers because it is over priced and won't get the deep discount they'll see in the US with Target when they decide to clearance it out.

Also funny...in the package Tripwire looks bigger than Roadblock when out of package Roadblock is easily taller than Tripwire.

I really like the Stinger - only 2 minor issues.  The spikey thing on the front is only held in place with tension, and when the doors are on, with the windshield being tinted it is almost impossible to see the interior or if there is even a figure inside.

Yeah the tint really didn't show up in the promo pics, but in hand it definitely is too dark.