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| photo courtesy Hasbro |
In
the latest Hasbro Pulse Fan Friday, they revealed their tallest
Haslab creation to date! A Marvel Legends scale Sentinel! Clocking in
at 26.3 inches, just over 2 feet, makes it under last year's
announcement of Unicron, at 27 inches. There is a significant price
difference between the two, and Unicron is not slated for release
until the first quarter of 2021. Unicron struggled to achieve its
backer goal in 2019 at $550, but with a price tag of $350 and with
over half of required 6,000 backers(as of July 10th) already
pledging their future paychecks to this behemoth, you can rest
assured there will be pics of this massive plastic robot in passenger
seats and next to small children when this finally ships in Fall of
2021.
Make
no mistake, along with Unicron and the Khetanna(Jabba's Sail Barge
from 2019), collectors have been clearing space and saving dimes with
this already fruitful market of collectibles from every shore.
Hasbro, and their Haslab projects, has leaned towards appealing to
the collector base more and more over the past 10 years, as buying
habits, trends, and the children's market having moved to
electronics, along with brick and mortar retailers shying away from
exclusives of this scale. As warehouse and retail space took a major
loss with Toys R Us closing in the US, Hasbro opened its Hasbro Pulse
store to sell directly to the collector and fan online, and has
continued to keep its market share despite toy shelves waxing and
waning with media releases.
This
technological terror will easily be the centerpiece of any display,
and along with a second figure, Bastion and alternate Sentinel Prime
head, the mutant menace on your shelf won't stand a chance! There's
also a limit of 5 per transaction, in case you wanted to troop build!
Light up eyes and chest(batteries not included) and a tentacle for
subduing unruly targets.
Honestly,
I'm running low on space but this would look amazing with a handful
of X-Men, or any other 4-6 inch scale figures, to battle it! If
you're in the market for this, don't hesitate! The aftermarket will,
on average, double the price and Haslab typically makes enough to
cover its backers, some replacements and damages, and possibly a bit
to sell on Hasbro Pulse. Then that's it, the rest get convinced to
attack the Sun by Cyclops and it doesn't end well...for them...
-SC