Not sure why TFW2005 hasn't mentioned this yet, but the passing of Markie Post affects the fandom as Post was the voice of June Darby in Transformers Prime!

https://www.seibertron.com/transform...ed-away/46186/

It's official: The Ark has been released!

I saw one this afternoon.

Galvatron has also been released!

Both images were taken at the Super Target in Lafayette, Louisiana, and this location also has a bunch of the Maximal T-Wrecks figures.

Every time I see Galvatron wearing the Matrix of Leadership like it was a medallion makes me wanna listen to 80s hip hop. :lolol

new HasLab project: Victory Saber!

https://hasbropulse.com/products/tra...-victory-saber

So uhhh… Unicron made sense due to the sheer scale of it all. This is like, two slightly bigger leaders. Why do we need to crowdfund this

Crowdfunding is an very safe way to produce something. It absolves some serious risks. And the toy industry is a little more volatile than other similarly manufactured consumer goods.

Also as Transformers Victory tends to be a bit more obscure in the west for a Transformers thing (IE: it's not G1 or Beast Wars!) I think it makes for a good candidate for crowd-funding.

I think if you'd have any luck selling a 'more obscure' character though, it'd be friggin' Star Saber! Especially when next wave is looking to have a Command Class Motormaster.

This is just... no, I really don't like this. This would easily have sold just fine in the main waves, there's no need for this.

I feel it's a "Test the waters" sort of thing. Despite Star Saber's implied popularity in the west, they've rarely released characters from Japanese exclusive media over here.

So they picked the safest option. Crowd fund the most popular character. If he does well, then boom. Gates are open for Lio Convoy, Desaurus, Liokaiser, etc. If not, then let Japan keep them.

W-wha?!? That's awesome! Too bad I'll never be able to get it...

I think that's pretty much the opposite? Like, if they have to crowdfund Star Saber, then that all but guarantees we're never getting anyone else.