I guess I'd be curious to know what drives an early or late backing thought process.

I backed both the barge and Razor Crest within the first day.  The unlocks were all gravy and had no bearing on my interest to back the project.

I'm most likely going not to back the Rancor, but could maybe, maybe be convinced if the right extra tiers (multiple new 6" figures) are added and within reach (I wouldn't back the project unless the tiers were close to unlocking).

Was anybody here a late backer to the previous projects?  I'd be curious what your motivation was and what drove you to finally support the projects at the end?

Do people just want to wait to charge their credit card?  Procrastinating and forced to back by the deadline?  FOMO?  Were the unlocks the thing that pushed you over the top?

Is it wrong that I now want a Jason Sudekis Scout Trooper, but I want the head to look like Ted Lasso?

That would be awesome.  Put him helmetless with a drink in the Nevarro Cantina and have a local with a soccer jersey on as a pack-in.

I know it took The Khetanna quite a while to get backed since it was the first offering by HasLab, but if I recall correctly it took barely a day for The Razor Crest to get fully backed before hitting nearly 30,000 backers and five tiers of unlocks.

Hasbro should take notes on what works and what doesn't work.

What Nick said. My brain can't wrap itself around funding this Haslab when I haven't received the last one yet.

That really doesn't bother me too much, although it is a lot a cash to spend on stuff you don't have and won't have for a long time.  I know COVID and all the manufacturing and shipping problems are tough for manufacturers/retailers to deal with, so I'm willing to be a little more patient to get the stuff I want.

If they had come out with something sweet in 3.75" - Death Star, ultimate cantina, U-Wing, etc., I don't think I would have had a problem plunking down another $350 for something to be delivered in late 2023 / early 2024.

Only slightly more interesting than a repacked Gammorean Guard, but they're still not tempting me to throw my cash at this.

Yeah the USPS has a crazy price scale now for shipping where if the LxWxH is under some magic number it's pretty cost effective, and then one inch bigger and it jumps a ton.

Yeah, if you can keep all the dimensions under 12" its not obscene, but if you cross that magic threshold to 13"+ prepare to have your wallet emptied.

Rex has been in and out of stock this afternoon. Finally successfully ordered one.

Thanks for the tip Nick.  I managed to score one too after mashing the reload button hundreds of times!

I watched Rogue One again the other day and boy do we need all the Blue Sqaudron pilots.  I hope Hasbro/Disney makes this the next troop builder 4-pack or starts to work these guys in to the Vintage lineup.  They should be able to kitbash these guys pretty good with new heads, helmets, and paint on existing body tooling.