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46 minutes ago, ShadowWarrior said:

This is superb. I had high expectations, but this far exceeded what I hoped for!  Can’t wait to have it in hand!

On 5/19/2023 at 4:58 AM, Fortis93 said:

 

I just want to reach into the screen and grab one. 

If it’s not too much trouble, could you grab one for me?  I will gladly pay you next Tuesday. 
 

1 minute ago, extantsrevenge said:

OMG

 

2 hours ago, Chief_lookout said:

I don't use the word "grail" lightly; I hear that word thrown around quite a bit in the steel community. But I picked up two sets I would truly call grails yesterday! They were costly, but they were sealed, and I've been looking for them since shortly after I started collecting. So without further ado, I give you the Blufans Mummy trilogy Book of the Living and Book of the Dead trilogy sets, with a Blade Zavvi thrown in!

Thanks for looking!

What an amazing addition!  Congratulations!

For your consideration, here is my submission for the Mediabook / Digibook award. 
 

17 minutes ago, nathan_s82 said:

That is a beautiful set!

Stunning!  
 

11 hours ago, Basil said:

now theres some decent live shots bet there some people wish they joined this gb now, especially when you see all the detail and finishes♥️

Could not agree more. I was really torn between the fullslip and lenti, so I wound up buying both.   Can’t wait for them to arrive!

On 5/4/2023 at 12:17 AM, extantsrevenge said:

@upmaniac

Correct me if I'm wrong but I count 99 Steelbooks. Also the rules say no spine pictures. Can you please provide 1 additional picture to adjust 🙏

 

OMG @InfiniteDoors that is a nice collection

 

My apologies for not following the instructions on spine shots and completely blowing the count 😳.  I believe this might be the third time I have not followed the instructions for an award 😱. 
I adjusted the pictures to show all the fronts and added the missing steelbook. 
If you want to create a new award for “Wants an award, but won’t do it correctly.”, please feel free to name it after me.

For your consideration, here is my submission for the Steelbook Stage II award. 

I’m in for a lenticular - very excited for this release. 

6 hours ago, CHOPPER06 said:

Seems like a big difference between original and final beauty shots. I like the updates   Either way glad I got in on it.

I agree. I was pleased with the original images, but am ecstatic over these new ones!  Can’t wait to see it in person. 

3 hours ago, Masterblaster said:

Another update :  Members will have no extra costs for shipping from Retailer to the HUB.   We will pay those shipping costs.    Shipping from HUB to you will unfortunately incur the shipping costs.  I just want to be upfront about this before the discussion starts with why.  

 

Unfortunately due to the amount we have to ship , it is not economically possible for us to cover the shipping from HUB to you.  We are sorry about this and do hope you can understand our point on this matter.  

 

This is another one of those instances that happened outside of our control .  Im sure this will not happen again from this Retailer.

 

Take care

 

John

 

 

 

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Appreciate the additional update and I have no problem paying the shipping. I’m sure all the lessons learned with this initial GB will help with all future endeavors. 

3 hours ago, Masterblaster said:

So guys i know its been a very long Journey and members that have been around in this Collecting as long as I have can remember that at the beginning this used to be the standard waiting time for some releases , like Blufans just to name one.   We are now decades later and Collectors expect things to run smoothly all the time and have product in hand shortly after paying.  This works alot of the time but even with bigger Retailers like Mantalab things dont always go as planned.  BN is not the only one affected. 

 

As you know this release was started in the Pandemic time when things were looking better and we had high hopes and expectations that things would go actually smoothly and even quickly but we too were very disappointed in the whole waiting process .  The worse thing is to not be able to give any updates because as @FlanInTheFace stated "soon" had been given alot of times.  Sometimes there is no update to give because the circumstances have not changed, to wait it out is the only thing to do. 

 

I also dont like the point that members start to put the blame on MP because of situations that are out of our control.  It sort of reminds me in my days of flying the skies , i got so used to buying a ticket , going to the airport , getting on the airplane and getting to my destination that THAT one time when i had to wait hours at the Airport, missing my connecting flights, not being able to get on the Plane , because of a weather situation that just suddenly came along made it inconvenient for me .  Many of the passengers got mad at the personal behind the counter , at the Airline , because something happended that was out of their control. 

 

ALL aspects of this project that could be controlled by us WAS controlled by us .  I hope that gives some of you some comfort in knowing we did care about the whole process and that it even made us angry but we were again not able to change anything and had to wait for the process to finish.  

 

I have received this morning tracking numbers for about 20 boxes, I dont know how long the actual shipping will take , again something we have no influence over , but i CAN assure you as soon as they arrive i will send out fast as possible.  

 

Hope your week will be a pleasant one

 

John

 

Just wanted to offer my thanks for all of the extra work you and the rest of the staff has had to put in for this GB. Also, I wanted to say how very pleased I am with this release and know I will be participating in many more offerings as they become available as this one is exceptional, to say the least. 
 

For your consideration, here is my submission for the OneClick Collector Award. 

I can honestly say I have enjoyed your participation, assistance and humor. You are definitely one of the highlights of this forum. 

A few new arrivals over the past few weeks. Special thanks to MP for the awesome Gladiator Editions. 
My wife is a huge fan of the Halloween movies, so I thought it was time to update the collection to 4K. 
I got a gift card from BB from work so I used it to pick up Scream, Scream 2, Platoon and Terrifier 2. 
Goonies, 2001, King Kong and Matrix were a trade with another collector. 
Overall, a very good couple of weeks!

On 2/24/2023 at 4:42 AM, bilbon said:

 

 

definitely sad i didn't get my hands on it, that's what it's like to be late

😔

 

I too missed out but was lucky enough to work out a trade with another collector. Can’t wait to get this in my hands!

Very nice!  Welcome to the club 😉

For your consideration, here is my submission for the Blufans Collector Award. 

Just arrived today - I now have all three DL’s in this set.  Thanks again to the MPStaff for making this possible!

Last arrivals for this year, and it has been an amazing one at that!  So glad for the opportunity to be part of the MP family.  

What else can be said about the EOT GB!  Absolutely amazing and so glad I took the plunge. 
My wife and kids are huge Jurassic Park fans, so I know they will be pleased to see this while we are all together for Christmas. I am sure there is a marathon in our future!

In keeping up with my obsession to own all the Titans of Cult series, I have added Stark Trek to the other offerings. 
And once again, thanks @Masterblaster for the awesome Christmas ornament!  The picture didn’t turn out as well as I would have liked, but is is stunning on the tree!

Wishing everyone a safe, happy and prosperous holiday season!

A few new arrivals to the collection.
I have always been a huge fan of the Mad Max movies so am so happy to have received this in pristine condition. 
I had a Pulp Fiction steelbook already but could not pass up the opportunity the have it in 4K.

Pet Sematary - Stephen King - ‘nuff said on that one. 

1 hour ago, Veum said:

 

Howabout some more nostalgia cheery christmasy music 🎶 🎄 

 

 

Not cheery, but definitely nostalgic, and one of my favorites....

6 minutes ago, jmeekman said:

Hi Everyone! 👋

  I have been away for a little bit... very busy with work, holiday setup, Wife's B-Day and was even sick a few days in there... but thankfully that hasn't stopped the deliveries from coming!

 

  With that said... on to the goods!

 

First Up, the Classic Pulp Fiction:

  A good looking Steel, I do like the bright red.  Looking forward to watching this again in all it's 4K glory!

 

Front/Back:

 

 

Inner w/Discs:

 

 

and Without:

 

 

Next, Thanks to Everyone at MP, I present The Scorpion King:

 

  I really do like the look and quality of the outer box.  The Cards and Book are all good looking as well, nice quality.  The Lenticular is more of a "3-D" style, not really a changing image, but it looks good as well.

 

Sealed Box:

 

 

Open Box Front/Back:

 

 

Slipcover Front/Back:

 

 

Steel Front/Back:

 

 

Steel Inner:

 

 

Book Front/Back:

 

 

Poster:

 

 

Collector Cards:

 

 

Production Images:

 

 

And Finally... Just arrived today... the Top Gun 2 Movie Set from Best Buy:

 

  Not a bad looking collection of goodies.  I am double dipping these movies, have both in their standalone Steelbooks as well.  But these are a very nice addition for sure!

 

Outer Box:

 

 

Inner Layer 1 (Showing Steel Fronts):

 

 

Steel Backs:

 

 

Steel Inners (no images on interior, little bit of a let down):

 

 

Inner Layer 2:

 

 

Some Swag (Coasters, Dog Tags, Key Ring):

 

 

Some nice glossy "Photos" (that do have a nice authentic feel), as well as some Magnets:

 

 

  Last but not least... My new favorite decoration!  Thanks so much @Masterblaster!

 

 

  Hopefully I can keep caught up now... need to see if there are any GB's I'm missing out on!

 

 

Very nice additions!  I was on the fence regarding the Top Gun Collection, but now that I saw what is included, I just placed an order. Not sure whether to thank or curse you 😉.