Super7 Silverhawks: Why I Cancelled My Pre-Orders

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It's been a long road getting from there to here...It's been a long time, but my mind is finally clear...I can see my dreams crash and burn at last...Hawks won't reach the sky....But they won't hold my wallet down no more! And I'm not gonna change my mind! I've got no faith...in Silverhawks! Super7 can't seem to make them! I've got no faith in their ability...to make simply...ANYTHING....!!!!!

[@groorg24]

Remember the days when you could just go out and buy a toy or just go see a movie that had one trailer and left a little mystery on the table? This pre-order business model is getting tiresome.

[@GundamWarrior1]

I canceled 95% of Super7 orders for the following: A) too many pre-orders at once B) too many delays C) QC issues after those delays D) Not focusing (too many styes between Ultimates, Reaction and so on) E) hypocritical Virtue signalling.

[@TimHayes]

80-90 bucks? I've paid up to 20 bucks a figure! 80-90 bucks is really pushing it!

[@Gojitron1]

I gave Super7 the benefit of the doubt and ordered six of the Thundercats ultimates that represented six of my favorite characters from the original series. I haven't had a chance to really examine their overall quality yet, but I did receive a Pumyra with two left legs. I'm waiting to hear back if BigBad can sort it out or if I have to contact S7 directly. It's a very bad look for a company that claims to love toys as much as S7 does. Their factory oversight seems lacking.

[@creasybear31]

And if you look at the Super7 Pre-order update page, the Silverhawks aren't even in production yet: "Tooling approved. Next step is pre-production samples.". I'll be surprised if we see wave one this year even.

[@richthegecko5995]

All the hate Super7 gets is just bonkers.

[@sexysupervillain802]

Brian Flynn has been extremely transparent about the reasons behind the delays and the Super7 website gives up-to-date info on all their preorders (where in the process the figures are). We now have all the Thundercats waves and the TMNT waves 5 and 6 are both in the states and will begin to ship any day now. Super7 wants to always be 2 preorders ahead. Luckily, I'm only collecting the Silverhawks villains, so I don't care about the lack of vac-metal. I'm happy to wait for pre-orders for as long as it takes.

[@Lio_Convoy]

…..someone better pick up that phone….

[@Plxlinixy]

Punchline after seeing some of your past reviews, Playmobil could and would do a better revival of Silverhawk's with better sets and figures and get it out on time. Sure it would be in the Playmobil style but somehow they'd get it more accurate in that form and it would be more available to get.

[@david_miles83]

Yeah, I started collecting Thundercats super7 I’m just buying them once they are actually out and not pre-orders

[@J-T-A]

Super7 Business Plan:

[@jesuscastillo7420]

That's my biggest issue with S7 they'll announce wave after wave and take forever to release. They have more "coming soon" figures than actual made figures it seems.

[@NESADDICT]

Looks like you have all the silver hawks you’ll ever need behind you in my opinion.

[@oshontheexperience6440]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. There are many valid points in your video. I like using Big Bad Toy Store because I can buy the figures when they are actually available. I will say that the owner of Super 7 does frequent the podcast circuit and provides updates and some insight into product delays. I understand that his updates may not be sufficient for many collectors but I feel he is being as transparent as he can.

[@kaijukidsam]

It's especially the price point that keeps me from rarely ever giving them any business. I get that things are more expensive, but the TMNT Ultimates are too much for my blood, thus why I only ever picked up one, and their Godzilla figures are even worse, getting close to $100 per FIGURE in the 7 inch scale. That combined with all their other issues hardly seems sustainable.

[@JRSanchez93]

I like to just pick stuff up in stores. There's this reason with weird crap happening to preorders and I like the thrill of the hunt. Not knowing what's already out. Feels great.

[@andrewgedge4015]

Silverhawks was my favorite show growing up, even more than Thundercats. We never had much money, so I only had a couple figures, and not even Quicksilver at that. I jumped at these (waves 1 & 2) and both RamenToys when they were announced. I've received the RamenToys, but not opened them. I'm bummed hearing your trepidations, but you have always seemed logical and reasonable in your reviews. I'm not planning on canceling because of my passion for the line, but I can totally respect where you are coming from.

[@V1C10US]

All of their Ultimates figures felt too expensive to me from the get-go. I've bought some of their ReAction figures, but the ones they try to sell at major retailers for $18-$20 ea are a joke. If they're producing that many of them there's absolutely no reason they should cost that much.

[@nealwhaley63]

I think 90% of technology made today is built to Enterprise-D specifications, not just toys.

[@gunkyzip]

The Enterprise D of toy companies... damn that's a good burn, and you backed it up.