I'm pretty sure I just received all of the same figures you did, doc, but I didn't hesitate to open the lot of them just before we had like 20 people over for a cookout on Memorial Weekend Saturday.

I'm in the "Collector ship notice" club, as well as the "Cringer and Adam" honor society. Seeing that Cringer though, just makes me long for a Battle Cat with articulation on the same level.

I got the notice for Cringer too.  I have POL that's been waiting patiently for the ML Sabertooth two pack that was supposed to be here in May but is now pushed back to June.  Nice to see Cringer arriving early.  Like everyone else, I am very excited for this, the set looks very Top 10 worthy.

Did Cringer actually drop into POLs. Yesterday I got processing soon for Cringer and the TMNT Teela, but only Teela made her way into the POL.

Scratch that question 🙂 

I just shipped Stratos, Merman, and Mezco Firefly on Tuesday because June looked like a light month for my BBTS preorders.

BBTS declined my payment! So random. When I logged on, only the current available payment option was listed, and it was good. Really weird. But it went through and I shipped.

I got the processing soon email from BBTS for Cringer and the evil ship.   Waffled on canceling the ship, as I don't have much attachment to it.  Decided to sleep on it.  Woke up to both items hitting my Pile of Loot.  I suppose I can still cancel the ship.  D'oh.

@normdapito 

I had that happen one time a few years ago NORM.  I had changed nothing, my payment info was correct and the same as always, and they declined.  I contacted them, they tried again, and everything was fine.

I guess it just happens sometimes.

And ashtalon, I feel that was fate telling you that you need the Collector Air Ship.  I mean, it's a big flying Skull spaceship with grabbers on it.  Even if it's not your thing for He-Man, you can just run around the house playing War of the Worlds with your toys.

I still haven't got the Roton, so this skull ship can fill the bad guy air force role.  I suppose I have 7 days to cancel it and get a full refund.  Certainly, it'll drop in price down the road.  I did commit to buy it though with a preorder. 

I was iffy on the Collector ship and preordered from Amazon.

I almost pre ordered The Collector from Amazon myself.  But I had already placed my pre order with BBTS back on the day when ALL that MOTU merch went up for pre order at midnight.  Amazon is free shipping and like $4 cheaper for the vehicle, but I love BBTS and I get all my MOTU stuff from them.

So, I just chose to stick with them and give them the money.  Amazon can get my money for other things, like the Marvel Legends Cabal 3 pack yesterday.

I can't tell you how excited I am for Cringer and Adam.  Cringer/Battle Cat is my favorite character and part of MOTU, and I always have loved figures of Prince Adam just due to his attire and its colors.  This is like the best possible pack imaginable for me.

And while I always liked the Cringer we got from MOTU Classics, this one is just so much cooler.

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I still haven't got the Roton, so this skull ship can fill the bad guy air force role.  I suppose I have 7 days to cancel it and get a full refund.  Certainly, it'll drop in price down the road.  I did commit to buy it though with a preorder. 

Ah the Roton.   One, of many, items that we never got at retail here in Canada.   It has been sooooo much fun watching the US get Origins stuff at retail, only for it to go on deep clearance while we in Canada are sitting here willing to buy it at retail price.  

Anyway, glad to see the rumour about Mantenna and Hordak coming to the cartoon collection.  I always preferred the cartoon looks for both of them over the toy look.  Might have to actually try and get them when released.

Speaking of Cringer and Battle Cat.  I wonder if we'll end up getting a new Origins Battle Cat.  Cringer has more articulation than the Origins Battle Cat we got.  So would they try again with a better Battle Cat and market it as a cartoon version (before eventual repaints)?

Given how hard the first Battle Cat hit clearance, I would tend to think not.   It seems like another Battle Cat would be a tough sell to retail partners -  many of whom probably only recently remaindered out the last of their original Battle Cat stock.      But I guess you never know.

Apparently Night Stalker is on the Mattel Creations calendar for June 18.

So, June it is.  Finally, we get to complete the Robotic Horses.  I have always loved Night Stalker and Stridor, so I am glad we were able to get them for this Origins Collection.

And I really hope they do make a new, Cartoon/Filmation Battle Cat ashtalon.  PantherCult is right though, that origins Battle Cat went on clearance everywhere, and you can still find huge quantities of them at Ollies all over the US.

But I'm still hopeful.  I would even love to get a Cartoon/Filmation Panthor.  But like Origins Battle Cat, Origins Panthor also got clearanced pretty hard and is usually at Ollies too.

Origins Battle Cat could very well have not sold well due to its limited articulation.  I imagine they could try again with Mattel Creations.  They may not even need to redo the whole figure.  Just give the damn thing some ankles at least.