Play With This Too...

[Scaleface]

Rik Alvarez was interviewed on the TF Insane Asylum tonight. During the show he revealed Faststrike (aka Pretender Thundercracker).

Kickstarter begins Friday and cost is $39 per figure INCLUDING SHIPPING to the USA (or less if you get multiple figures!) $78 for 2 figures, $113 for 3 figures, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp87YQvfiwg

[Trent]

Free shipping to USA doesn't really excite us, you know, not being in the US and all...

[Scaleface]

Free shipping to USA doesn't really excite us, you know, not being in the US and all...

Fair point. Shipping to non-US locations can be a bear.

I see that shipping for any other country is an extra $14 USD, that means you can get one for about $53 USD, which is about $74 AUD in the current exchange rate? Of course shipping gets to be less per figure the more you buy.

Still, it's cheaper than the last Kickstarter they tried, where one figure was $55 plus $17 USD, or about $100 AUD!

[Scaleface]

With the Kickstarter finally on the way, I notice that Stonebreaker (in Beast Wars Grimlock white and gold) is a figure that had not been revealed before this Kickstarter began, and also Wrecktifier has been reworked to add a lot of orange that wasn't there on the early previews.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...s-playwiththis

Stonebreaker:


Wrecktifier:

[Scaleface]

Play With This Too recently released some biographies for two of the characters in their Kickstarter. These give us a glimpse into the fiction of their world. Is there a reason why so many armors looks like Boneyard? It's because he won so many battles, the armor smiths copied it's design. Why is Stonebreaker called that? Ask the Armadas of Granite... Read on...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...s-playwiththis


Boneyard

The Guardian of the Gates

“The true cost of war is not paid by those who die in battle, but by those who survive it.”

An ancient relic from a time long past, legend suggests he has competed in the galactic arenas since their inception. Some believe he was the fabled cosmic champion who survived the trials of Catastropheles to stand-alone against the Desolataur. Armed with nothing more than his enchanted Perdition Solacer, he ripped out the Desolataur’s heart, rising to victory and saving us all from the consuming darkness of the Null Miasma.

His legend inspired thousands of generations to take up arms against the Vampires Cosmic, Serpents of the Coiled Throne and the great Armadas of Granite. His armor was the basis for countless Aegis battle suits. His weapons were replicated by the greatest smiths ever known. His shield made from the head of his first opponent in the arena, the commanding Terrortops himself. His helmet plucked from the head of the Mighty Testosterous.

Now he stands as the Guardian of the Gates to the arena. He alone passes judgment onto those who come to compete for the survival of freedom and life in our universe. Allowing only those with honor and purity of heart to step foot onto the same hallowed ground where the blood of a million warriors has been splattered by nefarious forces. To face him at the gates lacking the resolve of a god itself is to stare into the great abyss of bereavement. For only those worthy and righteous enough will he let pass.

He was a legend amongst present day Protectors. His true name and birthplace lost in the annals of time. We know him only as Boneyard. As the time for action falls upon us yet again he emerges once more to guide us with his wisdom, strength and courage. Through him our victory will be assured.

Favorite food: Poutine

Stonebreaker

Last of the Northern Knights

"I put no trust in hope's broken promises. I forge my path through the fire of my own resolve!"

The youngest surviving son of the great Captain Daewon is the last of his line. His family torn apart by the Granite Armadas in the Great Stone War, leaving only him to don his father’s iconic armor. To many he seemed unworthy of the privilege, but cutting down an unrelenting Tri-Horn and forging his shield from its very skull proved the naysayers wrong.

It was not compassion for the people of the Northern Realm which fueled him but the youthful desire for vengeance against those that sought to enslave his kin. It was through his quest to demolish the forces of King Kalcite that he protected us. His unforgiving nature was his call to action and now no world shall fall victim to the dark hands of desolation.

Victorious in his pursuit of retribution he has forsaken the name laid upon him at birth to become a fixed light for us to fall behind and rally against the Null Miasma. He is the Stonebreaker!

Favorite Food: Sugar Pie

[Juggernaut]

90k?

Doubt they will get there

[kup]

90k?

Doubt they will get there

Yeah it's not looking optimistic. They have to make 65k more in just 25 days.

[Lord_Zed]

I don't really have much experience with toy Kickstarters, I've backed more than a few miniature game ones and some have gone stratospheric. 90 grand is a fair ask, but not to crazy from the manufacturing side, but perhaps a bit tricky for an unknown company that has never produced anything before which means there already a little risky.

Not knowing how much it costs to engage a factory to build these guys, it's hard to say how fair their prices are, but it does seem there is little incentive to jump on the Kickstarter beyond just getting one each of the two molds. Their previous KS was too ambitious, perhaps the pendulum has now swung to far in the other direction.

I dunno other Kickstarters I've seen offer special deals to the first 100 backers, or with regards to some of the possible stretch goals maybe they could have said once they reach a certain threshold all versions of this mold get and extra accessory free. To me those sort of incentives always seem to do well as every time the KS goes up high enough everyone wins, so people start pushing the KS to their friends and they get free advertising of a sort.

Anyway not sure if it applies in this case, but just my musings.

[Scaleface]

To compare with some other action figure kickstarters (using US prices, your shipping may vary of course).

Boneyard, a 6 inch figure with lots of accessories, is $39 for a figure, and the Kickstarter needs to raise $90,000.

There is a 6 inch ninja action figure with few accessories on Kickstarter right now which costs $45 for one figure (and goes up from there for more complicated figures), and they have a $150,000 goal.

There is also a 4 inch skeleton warrior that's looking for $15 for a skeleton and $25 for a more complicated figure. They are looking to raise $50,000.

So Play With This Too seems to be between those other two.

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We just got a run cycle video for Jetstrike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK1v_6d2uRE

Also his biography, which may explain why he's a "good guy" in their fiction... he has no choice!

JETSTRIKE

Scion of the Sacred Flame

"This power chose me, what I do with it is my business."

For ten millennia the Striker Fleet fought in the galactic arenas to protect life from the force of evil, going so far as to turn evil's power against the Null Miasma itself. The Fleet brooks no defectors, deserters, or thieves and only one being has ever eluded Flarestrike's trackers: the man calling himself Jetstrike.

A small time thief and con artist, he found the body of the original Jetstrike, still clad in its living Aegis armor, on a distant desert world. Donning the armor himself, the thief was shocked to find the living armor accepted and bonded to him. For a time "Jetstrike" ran cons on frontier worlds, posing as a hero to get rewards and resources before fleeing to the next colony, with Flarestrike hot on his trail the whole time. It was raw luck that crossed his path with Boneyard and his Lost Protectors. Forced to pretend to be the former Jetstrike's promoted squire, Jetstrike joined their ranks for protection and to take their armor for himself if they fall in battle.

As Gate Keeper, Boneyard knows Jetstrike's ambitions, but he knows the Aegis he wears and believes there is hope for Jetstrike. This brash, wild spirit may be the Scion of the Sacred Flame, as prophesied by Catastrophles' himself. The Aegis limits Jetstrike's access to his power, rewarding him with more when his better nature shines through. Boneyard sees Jetstrike's skill and power grow with hope, but Jetstrike fears the day his new comrades discover his secret.

Favorite Food: Schweinshaxen mit Klöße

[reillyd]

See I thought the reason they all resemble each other is because they were reusing the mold, but there's a plot reason for repaints? Cool!