2023 SDCC Cat’s Lair Super7 ThunderCats Ultimates Playset Update
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SDCC 2023 Preview Night is in full swing, and images of the preproduction sample Cat’s Lair was in a glorious display in Super7’s SDCC Booth! This Cats Lair playset has been teased for weeks and it is amazing to see the actual playset in all its glory. The images of this playset is epic!!!! We are totally blown away at the amazing details, multiple play zones and world building diorama that the new Cat’s Lait playset brings us! The Cat’s Lair crowdfunding campaign also kicked off and is already getting so great backer numbers! If you want to back the Cat’s Lair, you can visit: ThunderCats Ultimates! – Cats’ Lair – Super7. Thanks to Collider.com for these incredible images!
UPDATE: 09/18/2023: Pre-Orders Closed
Congradulations to all of you who backed the Cat’s Lair, you are now part of Toy History! You will be the proud owner of a holy grail playset that only a select few will own! After a long crowdfunding campaign, the Cat’s Lair got funded and was able to unlock the Tier 1 Bonus of Tygra’s lab. With 4223 Backers as of the writing of this update, it looks like we feel short of the 5000 backers needed to unlock Tier 2 Astral Projection Lion-O. It’s kind of sad to see that left behind, and you can see it has been greyed out in the final tally of Bonus items. We should be super excited that the campaign did as well as it did, but it is still disappointing that we missed out on that really cool translucent Lion-O figure. Perhaps, Super7 will offer him as a separate item for sale sometime in the future.
UPDATE: 09/17/2023: Only a couple hours left!
With only 4 1/2 hrs until 11:59 PST to go, we hit 4,000 backers and unlocked Tygra’s lab!! It’s starting to pick up steam, but will we make it to unlock Astral Projection Lion-O? I really really would love to get Astral Lion-O, so let’s do this! If you are thinking about, backing this, do it now!!
UPDATE: 09/15/2023: 2 days left on the Campaign
With 2 days left in the Crowd Funding campaign, let’s check in where the funding is at. Will we see any more bonus tiers unlocked? With 2 days, and a few hours left, the campaign currently stands at 3546 backers. Will we even make it to 4000 backers? Can we get Tygra’s lab? We will make it to 5000 and unlock Astral Lion-O? Only time will tell. But if you are thinking of backing the campaign, jump in now before it’s too late! Remember Pre-Orders Close Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Super7 also released a very cool video walkthrough of the features from this amazing playset!
If you want to back the Cats Lair, go HERE: ThunderCats ULTIMATES! – Cats’ Lair – Super7
UPDATE: 07/30/2023 Last day of Early Bird! 10:15 pm PST FULLY FUNDED!!!
As of 10:15 pm PST the Cat’s Lair has now FULLY FUNDED!!! We reached 3,000 backers, so all who backed by July 30, 11:59pm PT, and all orders placed from Super7 or an authorized international seller before the Early Funding deadline will receive The Key To Thundera!
UPDATE: 07/30/2023 Last day of Early Bird! 11:00 am PST 85% Funding goal met!
On the last day for early bird funidng, we are only a mere 457 backers way from meeting the funding goal and is now 85% funded!! We are almost there folks! Let’s do this thing!! As of the writing of this , we are currently at 2543 Backers! Only 457 backers to go! Can we get there before July 30, 11:59pm PT? Let’s hope so that early bird backers get the Key to Thundera!
Remember Pre-Orders Close Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59 PM, but if we can get to 3,000 backers by today July 30, 11:59pm PT, then all orders placed from Super7 or an authorized international seller before the Early Funding deadline will receive The Key To Thundera!
UPDATE: 07/28/2023 3:30pm PST 75% Funding goal met!
In a remarkable move, and also as expected, Super7 dumped their international orders to the tally of Cat’s Lair sales and we are now at 75% funded!! We are almost there folks! Also we believe that Canadian orders have now been opened! As of the writing of this , we are currently at 2241 Backers! Only 759 backers to go! Can we get there before July 30, 11:59pm PT? Let’s hope so that early bird backers get the Key to Thundera!
Remember Pre-Orders Close Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59 PM, but if we can get to 3,000 backers by July 30, 11:59pm PT, then all orders placed from Super7 or an authorized international seller before the Early Funding deadline will receive The Key To Thundera!
UPDATE: 07/28/2023 12pm PST 50% Funding goal met!
Folks we are half way there to funding the Super7 Ultimates Cat’s Lair Playset!. As of the writing of this post, there are currently 1511 backers! Super7 is also currently working with it’s Canadian partners to get shipping available to Canada and we will keep you posted on that as well. Per: We Want More ThunderCats (@wewantmorethundercats) • Instagram photos and videos: ” Canada 🇨🇦 get ready! Plus @brianflynn gave more insight on international sales!!! We also have an inside source telling us that they will have international order to add to the total so it’s looking like we are closer to 2000!
Remember Pre-Orders Close Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59 PM, but if we can get to 3,000 backers by July 30, 11:59pm PT, then all orders placed from Super7 or an authorized international seller before the Early Funding deadline will receive The Key To Thundera!
You can orders yours here: ThunderCats Ultimates! – Cats’ Lair – Super7
Seeing the real thing, I have to tell you I am totally blown away of how absolutely epic this playset is! The texture on the torso of the Cat’s Lair is made to look like stucco, while the head and claws looks like they are made of a blue metal! The ThunderCats symbol on the chest and eyes are translucent and light up! The texture on the mountain backdrops look incredible as well! The claws lift up to reveal gun turrets!
The interior looks spectacular as well, with what looks like a backlight display screen on the huge screen in the control room, to a rotating weapons chamber this thing is incredible!
Where to Preorder: Crowfunding Campaign
Super7 has officially launched their crowdfunded ThunderCat’s Ultimates Cat Lair project! Let’s take a look at the details to the campaign! The playset will set you back a whopping $650.00 plus $100 domestic shipping and it differs for international orders. The campaign will run until Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59 PM. As of 9:00pm 7/19, , the campaign is at 696 Backers!
Official Product Description
Bring Third Earth into your home with this epic crowdfund! In collaboration with our friends the Berbils, our crack design team has created a monumental ThunderCats™ ULTIMATES! Cats’ Lair playset! At over 36” tall, 33.5” deep when open, and 53” wide when open, this mighty fortress is sized to accommodate your 7” scale ULTIMATES! Figures. It’s chock-full of hidden defense weapons, has special lighting effects, and unfolds to reveal a command center, removable control pods, the ThunderTank maintenance hangar, a hidden weapons room, and so much more! You’d have to travel to Third Earth to find anything close to rivaling this mighty ThunderCats fortress- save the time and expense of interstellar travel by funding this playset and all the extras, and bring the ThunderCats home!
The Cats’ Lair is only available directly from Super7 for customers in the United States. For International Customers—find your closest retailer here!
Features:
- Large format playset scaled for 7” ULTIMATES! Figures
- When open, measures 36” H x and 53” W x 33.5” D
- Swiveling Cat Head that is removable, with battery-powered light-up eyes
- Battery-powered light-up chest emblem
- Functioning Lair Paws that open and close to reveal poseable turrets
- Functioning arm windows that open and close to reveal poseable cannons
- Control Room with interchangeable screens and battery-powered, backlit light-up feature
- Removable Control Pods with interchangeable screens
- Rotating weapons chamber
- Garage workbench with removable ThunderTank maintenance tools
- Requires 6AAA batteries (not included)
Included Accessories
- 2x Paw turrets
- 2x Control pods
- 3x Control pod screens (double-sided)
- 5x ThunderTank maintenance tools
- 1x Council table
- 7x Council chairs
- 1x Computer chair
- 5x Computer screens
Early Funding Goal – 3,000 By July 30th
If the campaign reaches their funding goal of 3,000 orders by July 30, 11:59pm PT, then all orders placed from us or an authorized international seller before the Early Funding deadline will receive The Key To Thundera!
Tier 1 Goal – 4,000
At 4,000 backers, a Sword of Omens accessory, a resting Claw Shield accessory, and a Lab set accessory will be unlocked!
Tier 2 Goal – 5,000
At 5,000 backers, an exclusive ThunderCats ULTIMATES! Astral Projection Lion-O™ Figure will be unlocked!
Official Images
Official images are below, so let’s dive in and take a look at the details. The Cat’s Lair folds open with 2 mountain diorama back drops, lifting claws with what looks like turrets, and a front staircase. The ThunderCats chest symbol lights up and so do the eyes.
The back of the playset opens up to reveal multiple levels and many rooms of play. The top level has the control room with a center console and two side displays. The left side has Panthro’s workshop with a thundrilliam chamber. The right side unfolds to reveal the throne room! The center level has is the Foyer entrance with some panels on the walls on either side. Then there are stairs that lead to the Sword chamber that stores the Sword of Omen!
Here is a close up of the control room, and the screen has a light glow around it, so it looks like it’s backlit! On the lower level there is a weapon’s room with Panthro’s nunchucks, Tygra’s bolo whip, and Cheetara’s staff. In another image that space holds the Sword of Omen’s and you can see a dial above the door way, so it actually rotates to reveal both!
There are all sorts of houses and electronic panels with incredible detail in Panthro’s workshop. He also has a workbench with tools. The head of the Cat’s Lair is removeable as well, and lights up.
The Cat’s Lair comes with a ton accessories you see below to build out this whole incredible world! It’s amazing to see all of the pieces of the Cats Lair! The sides of the two cliffs give you the impression that the Cats lair was built into the side of of a huge mountain. It comes with 7 chairs and a table with the ThunderCats logo right in the center. The doors, stairs, hoses, Panthro’s workshop, and the computer consoles with large monitor really brings this playset to life!
Size
The dimensions given to us by Super7 is 36.7″ tall by 29.3″ wide, it’s a big boy!! We did our own measurements to see how deep the Cat’s Lair would be based on the dimensions we know and it is a whopping34″ deep, but if you open the back panels, it shrinks to 25.5″ deep!
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