I had talked myself into two dragons at $550. But I was counting on getting the wings as a stretch goal, not a $150 add-on. Plus $65 apiece for shipping turned me off.
Now, I'm pretty sure I'm out.
I am just ordering the Dragon. I really wanted the open wings, but I wanted $49.99 open wings. Since Haslab comes up in comparison often, the very articulated and large Giant Man was $199.
Despite my complaint, I am very excited to get this guy.
3 hours ago, Jscott991 said:I still think this will fund (probably easily), but these have to be somewhat disappointing results. This thing was so hyped at the end of last year and people were so excited. Price does matter (as, I think, Hasbro has learned).
It'll definitely fund, but not without sourness on a lot of collector's part. I think if they had done the wings and dragon head as stretch goals (even upping the goal markers appropriately) sales would have gone through the roof, but now that we're pushing around a grand for a complete set of offerings it's left a bitter taste in the mouths of a lot of people, and I can't say I blame them.
I still think this will fund (probably easily), but these have to be somewhat disappointing results. This thing was so hyped at the end of last year and people were so excited. Price does matter (as, I think, Hasbro has learned).
This is an awsome stretch goal. Id love to see a small led light placed in it.
Extremely disappointed in this. I was in at $550. But pushing $1,000 to get the dragon with all the pieces for it that should be included with it, the pieces that they explicitly say they are not going to make available and sell later? Extortionate. Four Horsemen are going to lose goodwill on this. They've lost mine.
I still haven't received my $600 Necronominus purchase from 2022. I have eight unfulfilled waves from them dating back to 2022. EIGHT multi-hundred dollar orders that I am waiting on, and they want me to drop another $1k on this? With the way things are going, who even knows if they'll actually be able to fulfill this thing? Tariffs, global uncertainty, all kinds of stuff popping up making this sort of thing difficult for companies that are actually good at logistics and shipping and fulfillment.
$300 extra for the fire-breathing head and wings - it's just left a bad taste in my mouth about the whole thing.
11 hours ago, Atlantis said:Let's see what happens!
It's going to fund. But the price point is going to depress total sales. I've seen a lot of grumbling about the $150 add-ons and the shipping in particular in groups where this thing was a sensation when teased last year.
This is all getting out of hand. I'm over a hundred miles away and it actually might be worth the trip to pick up. Wish we had a live counter on sales but hopefully enough people get an order in. 1k for everything is a tough sell even for a masterpiece like this one. Might skip out on the wings...
This is a magnificent figure. And yeah its gonna be pricey. But this kind of masterful work and quality warrant a high price. I don't think a haslob type comparison can be made, as that company and others like mattel, mcfarlane, etc. have anywhere from 200 to 8000 employees, plus distribution and other components/divisions, etc. Four Horsemen has only 15 dedicated men and women. Fifteen.
Now that may not matter to the potential consumer- we have to consider not just the price of the thing, but space in our homes and SHIPPING costs for such a behemoth. At the same time, fans of Mythic Legions have been screaming for a Dragon since the line began, 10 years ago. Well- here it is.
Let's see what happens!
