OFFICIAL Ultimate WCW Nitro Entrance Crowdfund Thread

You’ve been eating good off those WWE propaganda DVDs

Yeah, the tooling budget definitely went to the stage.  As it should.  Tooling for larger pieces is very expensive.

These figures are still pretty involved and high deco.  Look at other crowd funded campaigns - the figures are VERY bare bones, with limited or no accessories.  These aren't the most detailed or high demand figures ever.  But those expectations were never reasonable to begin with.  

I love the set but it just doesn’t “wow” like it should. When Ozer said it would cost much more I was expecting something more spectacular. The stage is awesome and worth the money but most people aren’t buying stages and don’t have room for them. Then add in the fact there is no matching ring. We all know they are going to drop a WCW ring to go with it shortly. Wouldn’t be surprised if we see it this weekend during reveals. People buy figures not stages. The figures are great but they should be a lot better. Let’s be honest the Hogan is a dull repaint, the Mysterio is yet just another Rey in a long list of Reys and this one that nobody really wants, the DDP is the worst. The 3rd time getting this same exact figure and it might come a 4th time in the greatest hits line. The Steiner is great and the Warrior is good but there’s no guarantee we hit those goals. $400 for the stage, Hulk, and Rey would be a MAJOR disappointment.

Good news, Scotty's torso will be modified. He'll have the U shape singlet. Now if we could just mention the cheaply painted on biker trunks we're on to something. I would swap out the legs with the shorter Austin boots too, but the ones they use work too. I just always remember Scotty with the shorter boots with his white singlet. I'm getting more excited.

When did we get this DDP? If you mean the elite, that figure is ten years old and was an exclusive. There was a repaint with pink trim, and a short haired version that was also a store exclusive a year or two ago. All elites, not ultimates.

Saying they’re exactly the same is short-sighted, that’s like saying the upcoming Ultimate Bret is “the worst” (despite improved detail, articulation, and accessories) because it’s in the same gear as the Ringside Exclusive from a decade ago.

The stage is very nice, but like the New Gen ring and entrance set, I have neither the need, nor the space for this, and cannot justify $400 on the hope that all the tiers will unlock and I'd get all five figures, so that's me out.

I do like to look at how things have played out in the past. I don't know what it means for this campaign, but just some things I thought were interesting:

The New Gen project went up on July 26 and ended on August 22 (28 days).
Per the project page, it picked up 8,495 backers at $250, fully unlocking all tiered incentives.
On August 5 (11 days in), Mattel rolled out the added incentive of the WMX Macho Man and the announce table set, which expired on August 13 (10 days prior to the end of the campaign).
Minimum payoff (worst funded case scenario) would have been the entrance stage, the ring, and the Ultimate Edition Diesel figure (w/ Macho Man for early bird backers)*
Doink and the ring skirts (7k and 8k) were unlocked on August 13, right as the early-bird incentive expired.

The Nitro campaign will run for 10 additional days (38).
A full unlock requires 11,000 backers at $400 (60% increase in price, 37.5% increase in needed backers).
Minimum payoff (worst funded case scenario) will be the entrance stage and the Ultimate Edition Rey Mysterio figure*.
Additional incentives unlocks are tiered at 7k, 9k, and 11k.

* Unlike Savage, Hogan is a time locked incentive (goal must hit during the first week), and is thus not included in a worst case scenario.


I like this campaign a lot more, just in terms of my own fandom, but I feel like this is a much steeper hill to climb. It's really hard to argue with the fact that the early bird incentive added along the way drove a lot of the success for the New Gen project, and with Steve already saying in so many words that there won't be any added bonuses this time around, it really makes me wonder if they'll be able to push this one over the 9k mark and beyond at such a large price increase. For the benefit of those that want it (and because I'd love to see the finished product), I really want this one to get backed to completion, but it feels like a much tougher sell than the New Gen arena, and even that was a challenge out of the gate.

I’ll back it on the last day of the early bird. Hopefully it gets to 5k to get it going into 9k for Scotty

If this doesn’t hit 5k backers before the 7th of next month you won’t get the Hogan. If it hits 5k before the 7th then you’ll get the bonus Hogan.

This years major complaints about the actual product/offering are that the Hogan is little more than a rerelease, front loading the worst figures and mattel seem to be scamming non-Americans by overcharging on customs.