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'Why is BBTS taking so damn long with my Scarlett? Literally the only figure I pre-ordered from that wave and they're not even sending the "Pre-Order Processing Soon" mail';

'Also, just got my VAMP today and it's great. Maybe I became a HasBro but this thing surpassed my expectatives, bigger than I expected and definitely worth the price.
I'm leaving Clutch and Grunt together, I remember them being pals in the comics.';

'>>10929115
> bigger than I expected and definitely worth the price.

I'm working on printing out some shop diorama pieces right now for the Ramen racer, tempted to make my Joe shelf the Shop Diorama now.';

'I accidentally bought 2 techno vipers';

'Now I know how Hasbro gets away with including bent, gummy weapons - Classified buyers are legally blind!';

'>>10929091
Idk, i checked with a buddy and he got retro duke from amazon already. >>10929933
Accidentally give me one. Im at the back of the line for the new stuff i guess. I hate it when they use alphabetical order.';

'>>10929091
For what its worth, I got retro Duke, retro Recondo, Quick Kick, Big Boa from Amazon and Techno Viper from hasbro pulse all this last Monday. Retro Scarlet, from Amazon, is the only preorder I had that did not ship. They may not have produced as many, and we just have to wait for the actual release date on her.';

'>>10929933
So now you have a pair of mechanic grunts who can complain to each other as they fix up all of Cobra's hardware.

Get the one with Missile Launcher set and he can be their overbearing boss!';

'>>10929951
I hate this so much because look and sculpt wise, these guns are fantastic. But they're made out of old chewing gum and that just ruins the whole figure for me.';

'>>10929115
>Maybe I became a HasBro
It is kinda fucked up to see people complaining about the other lines in ways that sound like Hasbro raped their dog, meanwhile my worst complaint recently is Quick Kicks swords fall out very easily, but even that I realize is because it would scrape the paint I guess. I would have preferred dull unpainted plastic for swords that lock in better';

'>>10929933
You think that's bad? I'm collecting this line without even being a Joe fan, I just think the toys are really good';

'>>10930175
They are. Hands down the best mass market figures for $25+. Plenty of gear instead of hands is nice';

'>>10930167
kek
Yeah, you've got a point, we're really eating good with the Joes';

'>>10930175
Same, I'm familiar with G.I. Joe after first seeing the Built To Rule sets as well as the Sigma 6 anime but never really got into the toys since I was more of a vehicle guy than an action figure guy and I wanted the vehicles to be big. Nowadays one thing led to another and I've dived into the action figure rabbit hole and ended up here. And just in time as Hasbro are now starting to roll out vehicles suitable for 6 inch figures. Got a pre-order in for the Heatseek Missile System, just need to track down a VAMP here in Australia to tow it once it arrives.';

'>>10929951
I can't stand that guy, he's such a dumbass.';

'>>10930104
Yeah I have that one pre-ordered as well';

'>>10930229
I really like Classified but the QC issues are just starting to get to me. The quality of the army building figs recently has been garbage. I bought 3 action soldiers at full price for $120 after tax, all three have.
>garbage hands from shockwave
>soft weapons
>wobbly waists
Yea they look nice and the paint apps are good, the parka is cool but fuck do the downsides sucks. This shit isn't cool for a $35 deluxe figure.';

'>>10931186
I know some people hate the plastic feel of the figures themselves too. But for hamhands I imagine they prefer soft weapons because otherwise they'd break them like a Joe thumb
Wobbly waist I don't think anyone will argue with you about though. Nobody wants loose joints anywhere unless it's a Professor Xavier figures legs because it's funny then';

'>>10931186
I do really like the line overall but I got Big Boa yesterday, and like, I get it. It's his design. But his legs having no detail or texture on them at all made this the first time I ever held a Classified and went "...this reminds me of a Marvel Legends"';

'>>10931186
Idk about waists but i havent opened any of the newer figures yet. The soft weapons are an issue but like >>10931229 says i think its a comprise to keep from snapping a finger. I have to heat the hands up to get weapons in most times. I get your frustrations but i still think as a whole, the action toys in particular are a good deal. Heads, hands, gear but if its just a cheaper plastic or poorly constructed figure then yeah its a gyp since its re used parts. I look at legends and transformers and dread the day we get the budget cuts. Neither of those lines are nearly as good as they were a few years back.';

'>>10931234
After this last Classified wave I kinda feel like both Classified and ML have been going on two different trajectories in terms of QC issues. Like Classified is getting worse where surprisingly ML is starting to get better. Some of the comic figs they've put out lately aren't bad. Classified still has vehicles going for it though and the VAMP is awesome.';

'My rankings for the numbered main releases of this wave that I've opened. I haven't opened retro recondo yet and I haven't gotten retro Duke and Scarlett yet.

Big Boa>Airborne>Quick Kick>Metal Head>Techno Viper

I was really looking forward to Techno Viper but he is by far the biggest disappointment second to Metal Head. I like the look but TV has major qc issues with the build being super loose and the accessories are really soft. MH has the lame issue with the rockets but it edges out over TV because it's build issues aren't near as bad as TV. Big Boa and Airborne came out better than I expected.';

'Damn, all this talk about the newer figures having issues is kind of bumming me out...

Though, to be fair, as much as I like the VAMP, my Clutch's right leg pops off constantly. Either his ball socket isn't formed right, or the ball peg isn't formed right, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what the problem is to get it to stay on better.';

'>>10931666
Have you tried nail polishing the balljoint? It worked wonders back when I had to deal with S.H. MonsterArts shit-ass joints.';

'>>10931666
I mean it's not that bad, I don't have any real issues with Airborne, Quick Kick, or Big Boa. I have zero problems spending full price on those figures and I'm happy with the purchase.';

'>>10929115
It is such a great toy. Such an iconic Joe piece, but it works with any 1:12 line.';

'>>10931892
Agree. Last time I had a problem was like a year ago with Storm Shadow having a super stiff balljoint on his right hip, but it was really easy to fix, just a bit of sandpaper.
Tbh, I'm not that bothered with that kind of qc problems; could be seen as conformist but for 25 bucks a Joe, it's not that big of a problem.

Didn't buy Action Soldier but maybe I'll do. Still deciding if that one or Tunnel Rat.';

'Ive made a hard choice, im closing down my transformer shelf and re opening it as my classified shelf. Right now my joes are kinda spilling out of 3rd unit so its time they shine.';

'Hiya Tomax and Xamot';

'>>10932625
Bogged heads? Really?';

'>>10932627
I think it's pretty based';

'>>10932392
post shelf in progress

im expecting techno viper in the mail today. any expectations from anons who have it?';

'>>10932717
I have 2 and they are lovely';

'>>10932717
I can't get him to hold his rifle in a way that looks natural. The oversized forearm bracers just get in the way, beyond that, he's beautiful. Mines extra tight, but a guy earlier in the thread had an extra loose one, so your experience may differ.';

'>>10931892
Just opened and started posing my Big Boa earlier, he's fun. No issues I can see, only real surprise was the boxing glove's hand and wrist being separate pieces.';

'>>10932725
>>10932916
no complaints out of the box and all joints are functional, i didn't expect to dig the purple as much as i do';

'>>10933043
the joes must fear the pneumatic ass blaster for he shall inflate their intestines';

'>Classified scale Ferret
Goddamn.';

'>Ghostbusters gets shit out and pissed on
>GI Joe gets amazing shit';

'>>10933127
>claims $45 is a great price for four o-ring ghostbusters';

'>>10933043
Ack! On the responsible hand im quite happy my preorders havent shipoed but on the collector hand i want my new joes! Ive got everyone but jynx on preoder, even the hms hiss add on. Its ok, ill just putt putt about with the bubble for a bit longer.';

'>>10932625
hahah, thats great.
What was the Twins art like for the Classified line?';

'>>10933127
They didn't really even talk about anything new for GI Joe. The things they did, we've already known about for a while. All they did was announce POs opening on the 4th, and name-dropped the Once a Man CC, which will be kind of weird to even think about for Classified.';

'Has anything ever been reissued? I want the deluxe snow serpents but don't see that happening with the retro versions coming';

'So that's why the Classified Ferret main gun got a nerf in size compared to the original, it's to make it wieldable by the driver. I'm ok with that though I would've still preferred the howitzer-like gun of the original, it should still be wieldable despite the size.';

'>>10933875
I would have been more okay with it if the ferret was the same relative size as the original one. With as wide as those tires are you could fit two or three howitzers on one side of the driver without impeding them in anyway.';

'>>10933601
No re issues yet, re paints only.';

'>>10933454
>name-dropped the Once a Man CC, which will be kind of weird to even think about for Classified.
Animal pack of Blind Roadblock with snake-form Cobra Commander?';

'>>10934727
With globulus?';

'>>10933454
>>10934727
>>10934748
It's not that weird if you consider how Cobra-La heavy the current comic is.';

'Can anyone confirm if Quick Kick's skintone matches close enough with Rock N Roll? Thinking of doing some headswaps with the shirtless buck and I was wondering which ones match closely to it skintone-wise.';

'>>10934727
Could easily just do it as humanoid Cobra Commander as the main figure. New snake torso, arms, tattered remnants of shirt "vest", alt head. If they can sell a Dead Optimus we can have our Loss of Humanity.';

'>>10934748
I absolutely want a Golobulus, but I think the way to go there is to have the option for his torso to plug into the snake tail or the floating ball. Throw in his cane, a stand for the ball, and some energy blast effects and make him around the same price point as Scrap Iron or either of the RAM Cycle packs.

>>10934752
I love how much people are actually enjoying that comic, too. Even if Nemesis Enforcer talking is weird, seeing a GI Joe reboot opening with Cobra-La and people embracing it is nice.

>>10934870
Good idea, that's an even better way of doing it, though they should probably get a normal retro Cobra Commander figure out first.';

'>>10934727
Please.... No more Roadblocks';

'>>10934928
Fair point that maybe he's had too many figures too soon, but I imagine they're going to keep making new versions of the most popular characters for as long as the line lasts. You may as well ask for no more Snake Eyes, Storm Shadows, Cobra Commanders, Dukes, Destros or Scarletts.';

'>>10934752
Im waiting for a trade paperback but ive only read positive stuff about the energon series.
>>10934927
I was thinking 3 pack but i like your deluxe much better.
>>10934928
Its only what, the 5th or 6th roadblock? Cant get a retro major bludd but you get a skittles rainbow of a gumbo cook.';

'why did the cobra eel get a retro card release before the cobra infantry? who's making these choices';

'>>10934927
I want a smiley face Cobra Commander, that shit looked really cool in the last issue.';

'>child's toy made in the 80s
>bicep swivel. torso articulation, ball hinge arms and legs, better than 90 bends at the elbow and knees
>child's toy made in 2024
>5 points of articulation, basic cuts at the arms and legs
What happened?';

'>>10935049
Weird collectors obsessed with kenner 5poa on things that aren't kenner properties happened';

'>>10935053
Yeah I get the logic behind the ReAction line ("What if [media] had toys like Star Wars did back in the day?") but it gets a bit too meta for people on /toy/ when you start making toys of shows based on toys.';

'>>10933045
Man I do wish that hose would be a little longer, looks like something is bound to be warped in that configuration.';

'>>10935075
yeah I guess for me it just comes off a bit in bad taste with price inflation. they can't(or won't) actually sell old style joes at toy prices, ignoring them aping kenner.';

'>>10934829
Worry less about skin color paint and more if the head socket is compatible or even hands joints.

Classified is NOTORIOUS for how Hasbro has gone out of their way to fuck over customizers in terms of parts swaps.';

'So for someone who wasn't alive in the 80s, what the fuck is the deal with Techno Viper and Big Boa and Quick Kick? What's their deepest lore?';

'>>10935379
Quick Kick is basically a low rent Shang Chi. Japanese-American soldier who's into kung fu. In the 80s cartoon he has a frat bro personality that made him kind of fun to play as though IDW ruined him by having him come out as an anti-white bigot who brutally assaulted Snake Eyes out of the blue while calling Snake Eyes a racist for daring to be into ninja shit, because Sitterson was a shitstain who hates any white guy who is into king fun/ninja shit. In the comics, he didn't do much except job to Storm Shadow and got killed by a Saw Viper, as Hama hated him for upstaging Storm Shadow. .

Techno-Vipers, their shit depends on your lore. File card-wise, they are basically the mechanics of Cobra, who repair and service vehicles for the organization.... but Hama used them as literal "tech" guys, who run and operate Cobra's computers as a sort of companion squad to the Tele-Vipers.

Big Boa was created for an aborted plan to get the rights to Sylvester Stallone/Rocky for an exclusive figure that got killed when Stallone instead sold his likeness rights to Remco instead for a Rambo toy line. Big Boa was going to be a Cobra boxer/rival for Rocky but got turned into a generic masked trainer for Cobra troops; think Beachhead but evil. Also, Classified is the first time we've seen Big Boa unmasked.';

'>>10935382
I think Quick Kick was Chinese-American, he's a silent weapons expert, and in the cartoon he was a martial arts actor and stuntman who joined the Joes after he saved Alpine and Bazooka from being eaten by seals. But you're basically right that he was fun in the cartoon and didn't do much in the comics. The IDW Quick Kick vs Snake Eyes thing was part of the wider "westerners doing martial arts is cultural appropriation" thing that people like Sitterson went all in on, a lot of them finally shut up about it when Cobra Kai was too popular for them to kill.

Quick Kick's Classified figure comes with the chocolate bar he'd been filming an ad for in the cartoon that introduced him.';

'>>10931186
The crappy feeling plastic is why I only buy the occasional figure from this line. I really hate the gummy plastic hasbro uses, kills a lot of my enthusiasm for this line with how gummy and floppy half the figures end up being, and there’s really no rhyme or reason to it; some releases are totally solid then next wave a figure using largely the same mold is a mess.';

'>>10935049
You forgot my favorite part, the icing on the cake, the price on these. It was cool when it was alien, but that made sense then. Now? Oh and they tried to fund a mothership that looked cool but was hollow grey plastic inside iirc. Reaction is for money marks.';

'>>10935378
>gone out of their way to fuck over customizers in terms of parts swaps.
What's the examples here cause I'm more inclined to think they're lazy and don't take that into consideration at all. Going out of their way seems like more work but I don't know what figures you're talking about or if they made a statement about it';

'>>10935382
Damn, so Quick Kick might be a figure that goes on Clearance then?';

'>>10935382
>Also, Classified is the first time we've seen Big Boa unmasked.
How received is that';

'>>10935573
While I have no experience swapping limbs and such I do know that head-swapping can be a pain. Head peg size between the figures are inconsistent, some are the same and some are not. In some instances, a repaint might have a differently sized head peg than the original mold it repainted from like the BAT bots.';

'>>10935579
Its just an annoyance really. They shipped him with these extra parts attatched that no one is going to display him with, so we all have to do head and hand swaps with him. The head itself doesn't matter since it will sit in a box of spare parts forever.';

'>>10935586
>repaint might have a differently sized head peg than the original mold it repainted from like the BAT bots
How does that even work? Wouldn't that mean the peg isnt part of the body mold either but rather the head mold? I assume you mean like a Crimson not a Arctic where maybe the torso was new I don't remember sorry';

'>>10935591
Oh so it's not like the Dr Claw figure where everyone was mildly interested by it or anything';

'>>10935382
>IDW ruined him by having him come out as an anti-white bigot who brutally assaulted Snake Eyes out of the blue while calling Snake Eyes a racist for daring to be into ninja shit
Obviously this wouldn't happen due to who's writing it but that would be a good start to the character if he learned over the adventures to not be racist by the end';

'>>10935382
>he didn't do much except job to Storm Shadow and got killed by a Saw Viper, as Hama hated him for upstaging Storm Shadow
Hm, don't know if I dislike that more than him being a racist';

'>>10935577
Probably? Im willing to bet production numbers are lower going forward.';

'>>10935382
>>10935444
Father Japanese, Mom was Korean raised in Watts according to his filecard';

'>>10935657
That Quick Kick bullying Snake Eyes thing was the second to last straw for Sitterson, when he shitposted about 9-11 Hasbro got flooded with complaints about his behavior and they took notice.';

'>>10935657
I liked the Snake Eyes thing because it at least cemented Snake Eyes as a white guy(who popped some grenades during the fight, falling back on his commando stuff) instead of just another generic Asian super ninja.';

'$55 Hasbro Pulse Premium Exclusive. If theres any left then open to the plebs.';

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'>>10935977
These are neat but I'm probably gonna wait for a larger vehicle like the VAMP.';

'>>10935977
>>10935980
>>10935984
It looks really nice. $55 kinda stings, especially with shipping being added since I don't have Pulse Premium so I may just get one.';

'>>10935619
Big Boa is a character with almost zero presence in GI Joe fiction, seeing his face for the first time isn't a big deal like it is for higher profile characters like Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander or Destro. It's of less significance than getting to see Airtight, Barbecue, Copperhead or Wild Weasel unmasked.';

'>>10935991
Do you think that's why we got it at all, cause it didn't really matter';

'>>10935994
Probably, an alternate unmasked head was an easy extra to include that would have used up less space in the packaging than the punchbag the original toy came with.';

'>>10936002
>>10935994
I just wish he came with actual balled fists with the wraps.';

'>>10936021
I just wish all the head-neck joints were compatible so I could use the "extra" heads without opening a toolbox';

'>>10935977
>no front axle to steer the wheels
Can't even do things that were on the ARAH versions 40 years ago now can we :(';

'>>10935444
He’s actually half-Korean/half-Chinese
>>10935382
Damn. Never knew that’s why Hama killed him off in the comics. He was popular in the cartoon. If only he had lived. But I guess Larry would have never put him in Ninja Force.';

'Still waiting on a Sherlock you.
I know she was IDW, but damn I need my Misty Knight homage real bad.';

'>>10935991
Scrap iron never got a face until classified either.
>>10936002
>>10936021
An extra head in bits box isnt a replacement for these. Hasbro couldve done a decent punching bag, just add a few poa to simulate punching but they decided on a head.';

'>>10936198
>>10936198
>Scrap iron never got a face until classified either.
He had half a face shown in the vintage line, then the 25th with the goggles being removable.';

'>>10935977
Ehhh between the bright red weapons and still keeping the weird double ended missile from the original design I think I'm gonna pass. Unless the third party guys do something that all the crazy add ons for the VAMP that keep popping up.';

'>>10935991
If you take off Big Boa's mask, would he die?';

'>>10935382
>>10935444
Honestly, I moreso bought Quick Kick as a stand-in for Chong Li from Bloodsport.';

'>>10935382
>>10936162
anons';

'>>10935977
>>10935980
>>10935984
Huh, the gun connection is now a clip that clips onto the rear handles of the Ferret. Shiet that means the Ferret can now wield multiple of that gun at once.';

'>>10935579
Pretty well.

>>10935591 is a new fag who is making shit up because he's not a real GI Joe fan and doesn't like accessories or care about the lore and how they play into them. Big Boa's various bios have always played up the mystery of who's under the mask (due to how much they go into detail about shit like how it scrambles his voice and how no one has seen him without it on).

A lot of people like it and more to the point, it's a calling point that Hasbro knows fans want fucking alternate heads, not garbage Jap shit that is alternate hairpieces like Metalhead, Shipwreck, Zarana have. The unmasked head sculpt's been positively received especially given how they didn't technically have to include it but not only gave him an alternate unmasked head but also did a steller job quality-line, especially in light of how they fucked up Cover Girl, Falcon, and Metal Head.';

'>>10935991
We've seen those guys unmasked. While Barbacue never had a proper unmasked head, Airtight had an unmasked head in the POC line and Copperhead and Wild Weasel had their faces shown in the Faux Thunderbolts storyline in Devil's Due (and Wild Weasel's face was also shown in the famous dog fight issue of the Marvel series)';

'Anyone reading the new Duke/Cobra Commander comics that are setting up the Energon universe? They are using a lot of classified designs. The last issue of Duke just ended with the BATs showing up.';

'Ferret looks solid, i wonder if it could get a python patrol repaint? Managed to cull my transformer shelves so i guess next off day ill begin moving stuff around. A man shouldnt have to choose which arcees or elita-1 gets to stay.';

'metalhead is arriving today, has anyone taken the dumbass tat off his face?';

'To remove retro Scarlett's quiver belt thingie, do you just pop the legs? Or is this going to be a surgery?';

'>>10936764
well that was easier than expected';

'>>10936799
How'd you do it?';

'Any love for the OG?';

'>>10936816
i used a fresh xacto and very gingerly etched it off, the print is only a few layers thick

callout to whoever on the joe team decided the top rocket arms should be removable, helps a ton with posing his arms with full gear on';

'>>10936844
Do you have Scrap Iron? Are their heads compatible for a swap? I want to stick Scrap's head on Metal Head's body.';

'>>10936846
yeah, they swap easily. scrap iron's head is just barely loose on the metalhead neck ball, but nothing worth worrying about. it's a solid pop';

'>>10936852
Awesome!';

'>>10936822
The 12" joes were my first joes, never really got into the 1/18 ones. I remember buying a bunch of clothes off monkey depot and at garage sales to dress up my main guy, my dad rode a harley and once when he was buying some parts for his bike the guy through in pic related and I loved playing with it. I'd really like to see hasbro do a "vintage" line where they remake some of the older joes whether there adventure team or historical or just interesting like the motorcycle cop or astronaut, sorta in the same way they did the recent action soldier and action sailor.';

'>>10935977
Where are all these terrorist, fascist chicks coming from?';

'>>10937025
Are COBRA fascists? I googled what fascist means don't worry.
What do they want again besides world domination? Sorry I'm one of those scumbags just buying the toys cause they're cool';

'>>10936319
It would be extremely painful.';

'>>10936444
>Big Boa's various bios have always played up the mystery of who's under the mask (due to how much they go into detail about shit like how it scrambles his voice and how no one has seen him without it on).
I just checked his filecard, which doesn't mention that at all, his profile in the Order of Battle comic looks like it's the exact same text. What you're describing sounds more like the Interrogator's bio.

>>10936447
>We've seen those guys unmasked.
That's the point, seeing them unmasked wasn't treated like a big deal, the comics or cartoons could just casually throw in scenes where you got to see their faces. It was never treated like there was some secret about who was under the mask, they were just normal looking guys with no mysterious past. It's a nice "so that's what they look like" moment if you like the character, but it's not the big deal that seeing Snake Eyes or Cobra Commander unmasked was.';

'>>10937073
Cobra is all over the place ideology-wise.

Cobra Commander is part G Gordon Liddy, Richard DeVos (founder of Amway, and father-in-law of Trump Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos), and Bloefeld. With elements of Hitler (mostly visuals of Nazi rallies/Hitler giving speeches not ideology) and Yosemite Sam tossed into the mix (as the cartoon writers explicitly stated they began writing CC as if he was Hitler 2.0 but only really started to find the character's voice when they ditched the Hitler angle and wrote him as a terrorist version of Yosemite Sam. Meanwhile Hama has explicitly stated that Cobra funding/recruiting members via door-to-door household good selling pyramid schemes was inspired directly from DeVos and his company Amway (which famously used money it made from Amway, itself a legal pyramid scheme, to help fund a large number of fundie religious right groups in the late 70s and early 80s) while also stating, that as time went on, he found himself envisioning "what would G Gordon Liddy say" when writing CC's dialogue in the comic book.

Cartoon CC just wants to rule the world, but comic CC is motivated by how a corrupt judge and PTSD from serving in Vietnam destroyed his brother and drove him to suicide and his own failed marriage/career selling used cars, broke CC mentally and caused him to break bad and form Cobra... first as a crime syndicate and then as a terror group once he met Baroness.

Baroness has always been an anarcho-communist terrorist by way of the Baader-Meinhoff group, though the communist part of her persona always gets downplayed. Her motives have her as a rich kid who either gets corrupted by stand-ins for Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin (Action Force) or when her goody guy brother (an foreign aid worker) getting killed as a friendly fire casualty during a hostage crisis which ends with American soldiers fucking up the rescue of the hostages (comic)';

'>>10937228
Destro is basically a hybrid Erik Prince of Blackwater (mercenary army leader) and random European arms manufacturers of the 20th century who made money selling weapons to any side that have cash.

The Dreadknoks are G-Rated Hells Angels who drink grape soda instead of liquor and don't do drugs.

Storm Shadow is a mercenary for hire, while Firefly is a Frenchman who's family lost their fortune when Vietnam threw the French out of Vietnam in the 1950s, Major Bludd is a nasty mercenary for hire who's not as smart or deadly as he seems, and Tomax/Xamot started out as evil Corcica Twins but became evil Reagan era yuppies via the cartoon due to them wanting to crap on corporate executive types and to explain how Cobra gets funding due to the cartoon ditching the Amway stuff.';

'>>10937228
Is there a definitive story on Cobra Commander going from used car salesman to commander of thousands willing to kill for him';

'>>10936844
where's his tattoo? is it a misprint?';

'>>10937259
i etched it off because its dumb';

'>>10937228
>Baroness has always been an anarcho-communist terrorist by way of the Baader-Meinhoff group, though the communist part of her persona always gets downplayed.
Mainly because while Buzzer's filecard explicitly states him to have started out as a far-left radical before he joined the Dreadnoks, the Baroness' filecard just calls her a former "student radical" without her political leaning being outright stated. Kids buying the toys wouldn't likely get the implications of "student radical" inherently meaning far-left. By the time we get to the adult Baroness who joins Cobra, there's nothing communist about her.

>>10937238
Not really all in one story, it's told in bits and pieces over the Marvel run, #84 covers a lot of it, and Zartan's origin at the same time. Devil's Due's Snake Eyes Declassified mini has been out of print for years, but that had a lot of the Cobra Commander backstory alongside the Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow origins.

>>10937276
I'll admit I don't really know tattoo meanings, but isn't it meant to be a prison tattoo?';

'>>10937230
>Storm Shadow is a mercenary for hire
In the comics he joins Cobra purely to find his uncle's killer, who framed him for the murder. Sometimes he serves as Cobra Commander's bodyguard.

>while Firefly is a Frenchman who's family lost their fortune when Vietnam threw the French out of Vietnam in the 1950s
IIRC his family were killed in WWII when the Japanese invaded, and Firefly was adopted by ninjas, becoming a master, and later the last member of his clan. He goes on to become a mercenary specializing in sabotage and bombings.

>Major Bludd is a nasty mercenary for hire who's not as smart or deadly as he seems
But he is a talented poet, no prison can hold him, and he's sometimes motivated by his infatuation with the Baroness.';

'>>10937276
Yeah, but where's the tattoo? He doesn't have a tattoo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6C5tI208o0';

'>>10935977
Oh fudge off! Not you anon, i guess, just exclusives in general. Shit is lame af. >>10936887
They did some 12 action force (?) Reissues lkle 15 years ago, its not just a ken body underneath the clothes and the beards were kinda funny to me';

'>>10937304
it's a gang tattoo which is supposed to symbolize your first kill, however it looks out of place and stupid, not to mention unnecessary on a tank buster from maryland';

'>>10937365
Trying to make Metalhead a Mature Cartoons For Mature Adults Like Myself feels like a fool's errand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxIDlUAx7PI';

'>>10937385
smoke machines brought to you by MARS industries';

'>>10937365
Teardrop tattoos actually have multiple meanings.

One of which is as mentioned, symbolizing that you've killed for a gang. But another popular reason people get teardrop tattoos, especially in prison, is to mourn the loss of a loved one (parent, child, spouse) who died while you were in prison and unable to attend the funeral/say goodbye to them.';

'>>10935382
>Also, Classified is the first time we've seen Big Boa unmasked.
This didn't happen in an IDW comic somewhere?';

'>>10937445
I think you are thinking Croc Master (which also made Croc Master a slender creepy loser instead of a big Chad ex-professional wrestler)';

'>>10936822
I get a bunch of these in the late 90s when they rebooted them. My favorites were the Apollo Astronaut, the Tuskegee Pilot and the Army Quarterback. They're still in a box art my parents house. These guys were cool as shit, and worked with Action Man, Street Fighter and Hall of Fame lines.';

'>>10936844
Couldn't you have used acetone with a q-tip? A couple of Generals ago an anon suggested that for Rock n Roll's tats.';

'>>10937500
not for something that small and close to the eye';

'>>10935977
When?';

'>>10937533
Thurs. 12pm EST for Premiums, 1pm for everyone else if not sold out. Pulse Exclusive by the way.';

'The DIC repaints didn't get enough pre-orders. Honestly a real shame. Brian Flynn had said in a recent interview that he wanted to make DIC Zarana as well.';

'>>10938032
>literal repaints fail to meet quota, despite barely having costs
Lol this company is in such deep shit';

'>>10938032
Serves you right, Crimson Cocksucker';

'>>10938032
barley anyone gave a shit about the original ones he should have expected only a fraction of them would care about repaints';

'>>10938032
Looks like no one enjoys gi joe now';

'>>10938032
Is this the reaction you expected, and if so, is this the reaction you wanted';

'>>10937458
A skinny creepy guy with a army of crocs has an appeal, but nowadays all the big crocodile youtubers are muscle men like Urban Rescue Ranch or Chandlers Wild Life so I can't really say it's that accurate to anything';

'>>10938032
Good. Super7's on the way out, after all the shit they pulled, it's deserved.';

'>>10937230
>The Dreadknoks are G-Rated Hells Angels who drink grape soda instead of liquor and don't do drugs.
That's cute
Being a toy only I thought they were like evil mechanics because of their weapons';

'>>10938032
>Brian Flynn had said in a recent interview that he wanted to make DIC Zarana as well.
Then he should have, he keeps doing this shit
"oh we were totally going to do thing other thing if we didn't have to cancel them".';

'>>10938183
Yeah, it was annoying and insulting with Simpsons, but then he did it again in a more recent video talking about Star Trek I think? Like what the fuck are you doing, seriously? Do you think everyone's going to pity-buy toys now just to get the things they really wanted?';

'>>10937228
At least we got this visual before they stopped';

'>>10938183
whats funny is if he put a new character in this wave maybe it would have actually fucking sold';

'>>10938160
If you wanted to see the He-Man GI Joe rip off';

'>>10937445
IDW had two versions of Big Boa, a black guy in the Chuckles-centric GI Joe: Cobra series, and after he died, a female Big Boa in one of the later IDW volumes of the main GI Joe book. We saw the male version unmasked, but this is the first time we've seen classic 80s Big Boa unmasked.

>>10937458
>>10938145
It was after the Watchmen movie, they made their version of Croc Master into a Rorshach-influenced creepy autist villain. Like a lot of the IDWverse Cobras, not a bad concept in his own right, but using the name and gimmick of an 80s Cobra character you'd probably prefer to see.';

'>>10937228
>Cobra Commander is part G Gordon Liddy
>George Gordon Battle Liddy was an American lawyer, criminal and FBI agent who was convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration
... been watching a lot of conspiracy movies or documentaries lately?

Here's who Larry Hama wrote Cobra Commander after
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley_Jr.';

'>>10938234
I like how the ad for Serpentor's toy made it seem like Cobra Commander throwing a globe at Destro and Mindbender was the reason they decided to replace him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqgD8PXUWPU';

'>>10938032
Don't worry, Hasbro will get around to it.';

'>>10938410
I legit watched some youtube stuff on buckley after hearing his name on johnny carson so often. Guess im unaware of the big deal still. If bloom county had covered him id much more familiar with him.';

'>Normal person who barely knows anything about GI Joe
>"Uh, it's like, army men vs a guy with a metal face, and they shoot lasers"
>Meanwhile
>>10938431';

'>>10938153
>Super7's on the way out
Kek, cope and seethe.';

'>>10938546
Hi Brian';

'>>10938554
Imagine if randy got the license. Look at what todd is doing. I shouldnt know these names. Just make good gi joes.';

'>>10938032
Super7 sucks, there's really no other way to look at this.';

'>>10938032
>Super7 shit';

'>>10938546
There whole business model is basically the same as Funko Pops. Geeky collectibles for the normies. Now that normies haven't bounced back from the pandemic and inflation, they are not buying this crap.';

'>>10939082
At the very least, Pops are only $10 or whatever, but Super7 Ultimates are $50+. Outside of like, the first two TMNT waves, no one was spending that kind of money on these. They tried going balls-deep on franchises really fast too, and 90% of them immediately crashed and burned. Normies and faux nerds want super cheap trinkets, not expensive figures they have to dump a bunch of money into.';

'>>10939082
S7’s business model is like the antithesis of funkos though. Funko is cheap shit available everywhere for normies, sure. S7 is expensive shit available nowhere you have to buy 2 years in advance based on nothing but a render it won’t look like? No normie is doing that.';

'>>10939095
You do know S7 makes those ReAction carded figures right, the shit that's clogging pegs at Targets, entertainment shops and now even Walmarts. They thought their audience would go for the higher priced shit of niched geeky IPs with a little bit more articualtion and they thought very wrong.';

'>can't decide if I want Retro Snow Serpent
>or try to hunt down the deluxe one because snowboard
Man I don't even want to troopbuild, I just like generic peons.';

'Save me 1 ferret, i dont go to lunch until 2:30 ish..thanks!';

'>>10939202
>I just like generic peons.
Same, I have a few hundred army builders from ML, Valaverse, and Classifieds. I have the most red ninjas, around 26 both of them (Cobra and Hand), 12 Cobra troopers, 40 Hydra goons, and around 20 each of the Valaverse troop builders. I'm going to be getting about 20 each of the Monster force guys depending on quality, there is a blue soldier zombie that can be a pretty good proxy for Cobra troopers.';

'>>10939272
Waiting for those classified rip offs with monster theming to come out, those look like good troops';

'>>10939136
TRU in Canada just clearenced the shit out of these dropping from $21 to $10-12.
I sadly didn't get as many "background dudes" as I would have liked. The other stores that sell toys around here have them at the higher price.
most are gone from TRU.';

'>>10939367
Yeah, The thing that worries me about the line is they have just been pumping out the preorders but we have yet to get wave 1 and they are trying to hype us on line 4, and their third or fourth special figure. I do hope the line is good, I want a hoard of vampires, zombies, werewolves, and demon soldiers.';

'>>10939367
Monster force i think
>>10939427
They had painted prototypes at wondercon, not much but its something. Im hoping they end up being good.';

'>>10936887
>a "vintage" line where they remake some of the older joes whether there adventure team or historical
I'd rather see them do that in Classified scale, seeing as how that appears to be standard.

>1/12 Adventure Team
Be still, my throbbing cock';

'>>10939427
Honestly they can post all the renders they want all the way to like wave 50 for all I care, as long as they don't charge me till it's shipped I'm fine with it';

'>>10937228
i HATE cartoon cobra commander, he was just another 80s buffoon bad guy, like skeletor.

comics cobra commander is amazingly awesome tho, coming from nothing, he built an entire nation state on an island he exploded out of the ocean and commands an organization that the us government is so afraid of, they made a dedicated task force, gi joe, just to try and defeat him. i don't see the hitler comparison as much, he is more napoleon. truly the most dangerous man in the world';

'>>10939427
I wouldn't worry about it. They did the same thing with their Santa Claus figures and Eagle Force stuff and those came out. Also that company is literally like two or three people so it's okay if things move slowly for them. They pretty much have to wait until they get a certain number of preorders in until they can commit the factory time. They post test shots and paint samples for Monster Force on their IG if you want updates to make yourself feel a little better';

'>>10939502
Comics CC will never fuck you';

'>>10939534
He will when he dumps your butt.';

'I get that the helmet is meant to look like a snake but all I see is a vampire duck';

'>>10939875';

'Any allotments of range viper or am I stuck with just 2?';

'who else has the ferret?';

'>>10938612 #
>Hasbro's downy, or Super7's fully painted coom worthy work of art';

'>>10940070
The one on the left is 1/18 right!? It looks like that because it's small, right? T-t-they wouldn't do that to that to Classified?';

'>>10939875
Damn, those Cobra Scouts got some cake on them.';

'>>10940070
That...looks like a black woman in white face';

'>>10940070
i really wish hasbro would just make some sunbow accurate ones so I could write S7 off forever but its never gonna happen';

'>>10940050
Bro, that ship is gone. I guess the hiss fire team is still an option but the og range viper is gone. I got 2 mole rats and 2 alley vipers but i never got a chance to get 2 range vipers.';

'>>10940050
Wait next year for the retro card.';

'>>10940362
I only saw range for sale twice on Walmart lol that's ridiculous';

'>>10940070
They need to fire the current sculptor, headsculpts have genuinely been shit after 2021. I am glad she's fucking stacked though, still waiting on someone to try a headswap with the wave 1 version';

'>>10940373
You can probably count on one hand the number of truly "bad" head sculpts. Overall, I think they've gotten better over time. The first Scarlett was probably just one of the better sculpts in the line, and Duke was pretty good, but naturally, all the whiny pissants had to screech about how they looked like Fortnite characters or whatever, so they started changing everything.

Tiger Force Outback has probably my favorite head sculpt and paint job out of all of the Joes.';

'>>10940383
Falcon, Cover Girl, Tomax & Xamot, Stalker, Shipwreck, Helix, Tripwire, Buzzer, Chuckles, Grunt, Crimson Baroness, Quick Kick etc. All of those range from downright shit to oversized to bloated to odd caricatures. Wave 1 Duke, Scarlett, and Major Bludd remain the top of the pile for me, cause they look like tiny real people.';

'>>10940354
id imagine its licencing to be honest, hasbro does an original take on joes, S& can only do cartoon / comic version, hasbros work around is "retro" which is basically OG figure paint jobs on modern figures';

'>>10940368
Yeah, im rather glad i atleast got one. Ive only seen 3rd party sellers asking $60-$80, thats just too much.';

'>>10940400
I think Quick Kick is fine but I would have wanted a screaming face like what's on the side art of the box';

'>>10940373
IDK, Shooter and Helix were both cute and that was just last year. This is them caving to the failtard collectors who kept putting shitty bimbo ML heads on Scarlet calling it an improvement.

I like the new body and accessories. Do the skintones between this one and the early Classified Scarlet match?';

'>>10940400
Tomax, Xamot, Helix, Tripwire, Buzzer, Chuckles, Grunt and Shipwreck are all fine. Stalker looks to old, like he's one mission from retirement, but it's not bad.';

'>>10940373
Anyone put v1 Scarlett's head on the Retro body? I really just love those muscular thighs and the double jointed elbows.';

'>>10940580
Sadly, they don't match. "v1" is way too pale.';

'>>10940070
You've never seen a real woman before';

'Tbh I don't see what's wrong with Scarlett. She's a nice looking woman but she also doesn't look like a fucking supermodel or something. They're soldiers, ffs';

'>>10940877
I mean, yeah, shes got a nice face and figure so idk. Some toys like cover girl or flint do look kinda weird but scarlett is fine. I only have the first one so maybe they are refering to the snake eyes movie version.';

'>>10940144
What a strange stock photo';

'>>10940070
That's how real ginger's look.';

'So the half dozen Lady Jayes at my local Wal-Mart and the last remaining Scrap-Iron have been dumped into the discount section and marked down to $16 and $29 each. Worse, a random Wal Mart worker I talked to said "they aren't going to carry GI Joe anymore he thinks", since they already did their spring reset of the toy department (which wasn't a reset at all so much as moving everything around and no new products put out)

Local Gamestop recently put out a random loose Rock and Roll they had in the back and the new employees (the store has horrific turn around because the manager is an asshole) has no clue if they'll get any new figures in and haven't had any new figures in ages.

And my local comic shop has sworn off the line after the first and only wave they got in was the god-awful Nunchuck/Bazooka/Tunnel Rat wave which has shelf-warmed like crazy to the point I'm tempted to just buy Nunchuck and use him as a generic ninja henchman since no one fucking wants him.

I finally broke down and got Hawk and Big Boa off of Amazon and hope to get Shockwave and Techno-Viper next payday. But I still need to save up cash for Vamp/Clutch online but it's going for rape dollar price of which, I could finally freaking get Serpentor for the price of Clutch/Vamp.

Half of this shit wouldn't be so bad if I could get figures at retail but this is some stupid fucking shit as the line is once again dead where I live in person buying-wise.';

'>>10940877
>They're soldiers, ffs
Yeah clearly they should represent soldiers how they are irl, this is a military sim after all and not a silly toyline with ninjas and snake people. While we're at it, she shouldn't have a ponytail, that's against code. And a leotard? Ridiculous, they're soldiers, give her a plate carrier and camo fatigues';

'>>10941219
Id suggest swinging for serpentor, its also dead in my area unless you want shipwreck or retro baroness.';

'>>10941219
A few waves ago, the pickings were pretty good in stores. Target at one point had Buzzer, ripper, PP Troopers, PP Copperhead, Vypra, PP Tele-Viper and flight pod, General Hawk, Mutt and Junkyard, and while some of those were on their way out, they also just got Metal-Head, the 60th Anni action soldier and diver, and at least one or two other figures, Its the most Joes I've seen on the shelf in probably more than a decade.

Walmart sucks, because they had so much of the retro-carded shit on pegs for so long. I'm fucking over seeing carded Baroness, Lady Jaye, Destro, and Gung-Ho. Even the Crimson Guards were starting to peg warm.

The stuff hasn't been difficult to get online, though. Some of the stuff does sell out quick, especially the vehicles which kind of sucks, but when it comes to the vehicles, you do kind of have to jump on them right away unfortunately.

Really, it seems like figures that go up and then just never come back in any capacity are actually pretty rare. I can only think of a few things like the Range Vipers, Big Ben, and a couple others (not counting like, actual convention exclusives like Serpentor, Mindbender, etc.) that were truly nearly impossible to get.';

'Got Metalhead and Big Boa today. Metalhead is everything I wanted, just some of the most toyetic fun available. Big Boa is kinda disappointing. His articulation feels a bit lacking and his accessory load out is dismal.';

'>>10942077
big boa seems like a good one to pair fighting with slaughter, how did his dumbells come out?';

'>>10942288
Dumbbells are nice, but his gripping hands are too tight to easily open them and put them in. Damn, I wish he just had fists instead. Those wraps on fists would have looked so good.';

'No shot finding a VAMP anywhere right?
Cause they went Pulse only to fuck anybody who didn't pay for their scam "premium"';

'>>10942352
Well, no, im not premium and i pre ordered one.';

'>>10942352
>>10942462
I'm not a Premium member either, and I got the VAMP just fine. It was up for a while, as I think the price was a little bit of a turn-off for some people at first. Though, as it got closer to release, it sold out. The Ferrets sold out pretty quick too. I'd say it just isn't a good idea to take too much time on the vehicles. Even if you're not sure about them, you should still probably get them, because chances are that if you end up not wanting it, you can still end up just reselling it for more than you paid anyway.

Even if this version of the VAMP doesn't come back in stock (which would be sad...I think it will/should) I'm sure there will be many, many repaints of it.';

'>>10942312
Do you think they just thought, if anyone was gonna have Big Boa punch something, they'd put the boxing gloves on um?';

'>>10942679
Ferret sold out already? Glad i didnt wait. The og trouble bubble sold out too but i think it was around for awhile. I agree with you on the sticker shock of the vamp, a $100+ is $100+, especially given the price of everything else. Gas always gets stupid high around now.';

'>>10940373
I'm mainly just dusappointed in the face. Hasbro has better tech than Super7, their figures shouldn't look less pretty.';

'>>10941585
How rare is Vypra?';

'>>10942462
>>10942679
On Pulse it felt like it was up for barely 3 weeks to a month before sold out and hasn't been back since
Really wanted it';

'>>10942819
Well pulse doesnt charge till it ships, BUT its rare you know when the day of payment/shipping is as pulse doesnt communicate like bbrs does with pre orders. Id say just put in a pre order just in case. Id wager vamp got a bit more attention from non joe fans as a generic vehicle, possibly ferret too but i could be wrong.';

'>>10942794
S7 seems to have finally gotten their shit together with female faces
we'll see what happens with cover girl though, this may be a fluke';

'>>10935227
the backpack is upside down in that back. yes, they got it wrong on all the packaging and promo photos. look at the original arah cardback and you'll see lol';

'>>10942794
>artists are technology
derp';

'>>10940373
Just replace it with a ML Black Widow head.';

'>>10943055';

'>>10943066
No ponytail tho';

'This guy thinks giving Beach Head a beret and knife and pistol combo was stolen from him by Hasbro';

'>>10943129
Hasn't the red beret been strapped to his vest since his debut? And fucking knee pads? Really?';

'>>10943129
Beachhead always had the beret tucked into his shoulder area in his vintage figure and the sheathed knife. So he's a tard.';

'>>10943006
Yeah turns out it is, I'm assuming they advertised it upside down because it's more natural to reach for the tools under rather than over the back. But at the same time it makes the hose connection more awkward, at least it's as easy as turning it 180 degrees on a single peg. Imagine if it was a specialized connection like Metalhead's.';

'>>10943129
>>10943143
>>10943152

Beachhead wearing his red beret as opposed to having it stowed away via shoulder strap, was the invention of the mid-00s Sideshow Collectibles 1:6 Beachhead figure, which came with a beret for his unmasked head to wear.

It didn't carry over until the current Classified wave that he would have a beret accessory and part of me thinks they only gave it to him to wear accessory-wise, because they needed another character to have one so they could justify having Flint have said accessory instead of just molding his head with the beret on it.';

'>>10943129
>stolen
How can Hasbro steal something they own?';

'Lady Jaye swap potential?';

'Ignorant American poster here.

Can someone explain to me what Valaverse is?
Is it third party stuff for Joes?
Or did a company get the rights to Action Force and are continuing the Action Force story?';

'>>10943699
A separate company founded by a former Hasbro employee obtained the Action Force and Steel Brigade trademarks and built his toy lines around them';

'>>10943716
Is it a new story/continuity?
Or does it use the original Action Force storyline?

I never see anyone talking about this here or on /toy/ in general.';

'>>10943724
People do talk about it some, but I think it is almost exclusively because many of the figures are more traditional soldiers and stuff, plus he actually managed to also do some figures like Sgt. Slaughter, and some "not" versions of some classic Joes, but many of the females look like trannies, and the rest of the figures are incredibly stock. He's also doing a vehicle that looks like a Soccer mom SUV, and the figures can tend to be pretty brittle.

I think just about the only thing I can say is that some of the generic bad guy troopers are kinda cool looking, similar to a lot of cobra troopers.

But honestly, there's tons of companies making figures similar to Classified now, and they almost all look more interesting than the Valaverse stuff.';

'>>10943740
How did he do Sgt Slaughter without Robert Remus permission?
Or did he get Remus permission? If so, wow. Poor Hasbro.';

'>>10943666
Meh, there's better alternatives out there. The hank pym head from that set >>10943677
is more interesting since it can stand in for several blond joes, plus he has that cloth lab coat you can give Mindbender.';

'>>10943740
>But honestly, there's tons of companies making figures similar to Classified now, and they almost all look more interesting than the Valaverse stuff
Who are they?';

'>>10943752
He did get Remus' permission. Its just Hasbro(and Mattel) got his permission at the same time.';

'>>10943755
>better alternatives out there
Like what? I know people use the mcu wasp head a lot, but I don't care for irl likenesses';

'>>10943757
Beats me, who ever they are i hope you dont have to buy the gear in addition to the figure. Yknow, i was pretty curious about valaverse when classified kinda stumbled out of the gate but i cancelled everything on pre order and never thought about it again. I guess i just wasnt interested in whatever story he is telling with action force.';

'>>10943752
>>10943759
Remus owns the rights to Sgt Slaughter and licenses it out to whoever asks. So we can have Matty, Hasbro, and even indies all at the same time because Remus owns his own trademark. Same can be said of Hulk Hogan who owns it post-Marvel copyright of 20 years so like 2006 when he gained rights to his moniker. You'd be surprised how many caught own to gain the rights to their own character after the 80s';

'>>10943783
The vala figures are pretty good, even if they reuse a lot of parts. They're not fragile at all, but are more expensive than classified. Regarding the story, nobody gives a shit, I have 4 figures and just use them as generic troops. Here's 2 next to a Joe and to Jazwares Ghost, who is terrible.

>>10943724
I guess people don't talk about those here because this is the Joe general, not a military general, and people can get anal about discussing other lines.';

'>>10944048
When bringing uo their fragility, I believe folks are mostly talking about the first wave which had some bad qc issues, like shoddy sonic welding of the torsos and overly tight joints leading to breaks.';

'>>10943724
It's an entirely original story, he's just using the old name and logo for the nostalgia bait/middle finger to Hasbro.

If Classified didn't come out as hard and fast as it did, I probably would've grabbed a few Vala figures. But with the Joe line being so damn consistently top tier and dropping so many figures so often, I haven't felt any need to supplement my forces with Vala's more generic soldiers. The figures on average cost more, look far more boring and have the cheesiest story attached to em, so my interest in the line is pretty much non-existent and I feel those are common complaints from people who avoided Action Force.

Had his vehicle not been a soccer mom SUV with a turret, I might have been interested in that. But it's not only fairly bland looking, it's also excessively overpriced and doesn't even include the missile launcher as that's an add-on set. If it ever hits a deep discount, it'd be a maybe since 1:12 vehicles are rare in general, but it's not something I absolutely need on my shelf.';

'>>10933043
Got mine last week. That hose is the only thing wrong with it. Fucking too short for anything.';

'I like buying the Valaverse Weapon Packs for my Joes. They are good looking.
That's the only Vala thing I buy,';

'>>10943129
customizers can be weird sometimes. I used to do them but I never cared if anyone wanted a recipe or anything. a few of them are ego maniacs for no reason';

'>>10944048
The only thing I dislike about your pic, is the gasmask having both canisters on at once.';

'>>10944384
I have 0 idea how gas masks work. Should it only have the left or right canister? It's a serious question, the pack includes both on, but both are removable.';

'>>10944405
some gas masks have 2 filters and some just have 1, dont listen to the /k tard';

'>>10944405
Typically, you want the filter on one side, so you can still attempt a proper cheek weld with your rifle. So with your guy there, he'd have his left filter on since he looks right-handed. It isn't such a hard rule, just common practice with a lot of gas masks.';

'>>10944405
Being able to remove them is actually great. You would think marauders gun runners would have done that already.';

'>>10944405
I like that "Snake Eyes" head, does it fit on the Alpha Commandos body?';

'>>10944472
The balljoint fits, but the neck is too long. Left is og, right is vala head. The texture is nice though. if it fit it would look awesome.';

'>>10944626
Wait, left is og, right is vala.';

'>>10944626
Oh dang, that looks sweet! Maybe some drilling may do the trick.
Thanks!';

'Secret galaxy(?) Is doing a youtube on sigma 6 soon. I usually enjoy the videos so i thought you guys may be curious about it.';

'I found a techno viper today, everything feels fine except his neck is a bit loose, but thats easy enough to fix.';

'>>10944048
those look pretty good, if a little generic. i may have to pick some up';

'My walmart reset their toy isle and totally got rid of Joes. I checked every peg incase there was an empty one that was filled with some other product, and nope nothing. I hope their distribution issues don't end up killing this line.';

'>>10945233
I want Classified of some Sigma 6';

'How tall are the 60th anniversary figs?';

'>>10946587
In NJ the better Walmart near me only had Lady Jay clogging the pegs; even worse when they were finally clearanced the pegs had labels for retro Destro & Crimson Guards, figures I actually was looking for. I’m happy that the retro line is both no longer Walmart only, and getting better.';

'It didn't take long';

'>>10943666
Would make a good Cover Girl.';

'>>10946799
What's going on with that headsculpt? Is that a dog muzzle he's wearing? Such an odd choice since he was only ever a guy wearing a ski mask. Could easily have reused Beachead's head and it would have fit perfectly.';

'>>10946809
Since its just the firefly body, I guess they had to change the head so he wasn't just a straight repaint of him.';

'>>10946716
The same size as the others';

'>>10946832
Is there a list of body/buck sizes for Classified figures that shows which figures use which size?';

'>>10946809
It's a painted ski mask';

'>>10946799
Uhm..its not what i pictured ehen i joked about a repaint but idk its cool enough.';

'undefined';

'>>10946799
Neat, hopefully there's a way to easily get this in Australia. Now to wonder if I should get the Cobra version as well despite that not being available here.';

'>>10946799
>>10947006
I may have to double dip on this quad. I normally avoid the TF repaints but Wreckage just looks all kinds of fun. And that helmet is so cheesy I kind of need it in my collection. Wish the ATV had a different cannon though, to really highlight it's swappable nature and to make this thing a bit more unique.

Any info on when/where this thing will be up for sale?';

'>>10947074
It's going to be a Target exclusive and probably on Pulse as well. Preorders aren't known yet but it's going to be pretty soon if these images are leaking.';

'>>10947083
Ah, Target exclusive means it'll be impossible to find for months and then just randomly show up on a clearance endcap half the store away from the toy aisle in massive numbers.

I think I'll aim for the Pulse release.';

'>>10946881
Haha. Even the muzzle is bent on the official Hasbro photo copy.';

'>>10947074
>>10947083
>>10947087
It goes up today, youve probably got an email from pulse';

'>>10947087
With PP Pods still haging around after the 50% sale at my local targets, I think I'll just wait. I had ordered the last wave at retail and they sat unopened long enough for them to hit the sale so I just returned them and reorded at the much lower price. Glad I used my red card to get an extra 30days return window. This time I'll just wait.';

'>>10946881
I am really not a fan of new characters reusing another character's headsculpt. It wasn't that big of a deal back in the day, but it's super noticeable with larger figures.';

'>>10947495
Really, the bare minimum they could do is at least give the figure a new head...Its already 100% reuse anyway, just give us at least a damn new head.';

'>>10947495
This is exactly what exclusives should be I feel';

'>>10947353
Shooter was even worse. Does the photographer not have a hair dryer?';

'Picked up Airborne at Target today. He's a damn good army guy.';

'>>10947553
Doesn't bother me so much because this dude may become the new home for my selfie series head.';

'>>10947906
who?';

'>>10947006
Kawasaki Ninjas cool
Kawasaki Ninjas rule';

'>>10947553
Fuck no then I'd actually want it';

'So with the Ferret and the Retro figures up for order, we're pretty much caught up on all the render reveals for now. Hopefully they show off some new ones soon.';

'Wtfucking dick? So tiger paw is already sold out on target?';

'>>10947906
i want to get him, but part of my brain is telling me to wait for the 60th annv. airforce division figure';

'>>10947495
>>10947553
Well considering the fact he was literally just a Firefly repaint originally, I don't mind this reuse. He does come with the alt helm if it's that big of an issue though.

That said, I like the original Classified Firefly so him using the Retro head bothers me even less since for me it would a new head.

>>10947728
To be fair, these guns are almost impossible to keep straight. Wet noodle is an awful material to make toys out of.

>>10948032
Yea, didn't even have a chance myself. I'm hoping this thing floods shelves and goes on discount like previous vehicle packs. I remember seeing the TF Duke set for dirt cheap, but I never wanted the set so I always passed on it.';

'>>10947057
Guess my prayers were answered, EBGames has the Tiger Paw up for pre-order for any Ausanons here. https://www.ebgames.com.au/product/toys-and-collectibles/306477-gi-joe-classified-series-tiger-force-wreckage-and-tiger-paw-atv-action-figure-set';

'>>10948198
Yeah, i passed that duke too since it was so common but now im sol. Its no biggie really, ive got the cobra ferret, so missing out on tiger paw pre orders is ok. I do like the paw driver though.';

'>>10948032
It's fine don't worry. Duke Ram and Pods sold out online when it was first announced, then it just piled up in stores. Duke Ram ended up at ROSS for $10. TF & PP isn't like the CI troopers and vipers and Major Bludd, they're not a must haves for the majority of fans.';

'>>10948469
True, i guess the positive is that i dont have to worry with target finger banging my card at random. But i did screw around and miss out on tf duke so i wont be so lazy with this release. Now if we could get a tiger force boat with a pilot id be over the moon.';

'What's the most retarded figure you want a Classified of';

'Man, the field variant Scarlett head looks so much better on the retro body than the new head does. skin tone is a perfect match for the neck too, the only problem is the neck ball on the new body is too small for the old head';

'>>10948884
Looks a tad small, but glad to finally see someone do it. I always preferred the paler skin tone of the wave 1, but the darker hair of the field variant. May have to grab yet another to try a hair swap with the Retro.';

'>>10948695
Darklon and his Evader';

'>>10948395
Yea, I don't really care about the Tiger Paw itself, I just want Wreckage and his ridiculous helmet. I don't have the Retro Firefly figure so he's a good way to get a new, awesome mold while also getting a new, unique and fairly obscure character.

>>10948469
It helps the TF/PP versions aren't the first release of the vehicles, takes away some of the FOMO of having to get the item in any way you can.

>>10948613
I'm hoping that since they were able to drop that Fortnite boat for $80 on retail shelves, a retail release Water Moccasin isn't out of the question. Though with Copperhead being a single figure release, it should probably come with some sort of generic swamp trooper or something.

>>10948695
Barricade. I want my golden armor Robocop looking dude.';

'>>10948695
After the Cobra-La characters who may actually be happening, Venomous Maximus, or the Dark Ninja Master from Sigma 6.';

'>>10948695
I dont WANT it but headman would be stupid. Scalpel would be fun, bullhorn or hardball. Capt gridiron too. Oh, and psyche out';

'>>10949322
I like the wreckage repaint, and i dont have that helmet in any shape yet so itd be nice to have. I never found that boat, i saw the glider but passed since itd just take up space.

Anyone else waiting on bbts? This wave is pretty solid, except jynx, so im anxious for new figures.';

'>>10948695
>most retarded figure
Grittle
>>10948469
I'm getting to where more and more I'm just wanting to wait until release to see how figs turn out with the exception of vehicles. I don't care about getting figs quickly anymore after the garbage ass QC on some of the figs in this last wave. I can deal with soft weapons but this shit isn't cool. For $35 the action soldier is built like fucking trash.';

'>>10949841
What problems did people have with the action soldier? I have a couple, and they've been fine.';

'>>10949322
based Barricade enjoyer';

'>>10948884
hmmm. i'm guessing backpack is a no go with this head?';

'>>10950200
I have two and the waist is really loose on both of them causing them so swivel freely by about 30 degrees. I have more but I don't know if I even want to open them. The overall build just feels really loose and janky. My techno vipers have issues as well. What I think is happening is Hasbro is just running the molds into the ground on troop builders so there isn't out of stocks. Which would explain why some peoples are fine and others are garbage. The exact same thing happens on repaints when a mold has been used way too much and that's why figs like crimson B.A.T.S are worse than the original ones when it comes to build quality.';

'What if this guy joined GI Joe in the 80s instead of William Perry?';

'>>10938032
>>10938447
or Funskool';

'>>10949608
I want that';

'>>10950747
the other joes would laugh at his low body count. "only 2 people? i kill more third world kids before breakfast every day" leatherneck would exclaim';

'>>10952416
What a shit comment when you choose the one guy that has a soft spot for third world kids.';

'>>10952467
they're probably still looking for the reference.';

'God damn it, I went to EB because I got an SMS that my VAMP was in but they had no record of it arriving and now they need to figure out if was sent to the wrong store along with some other stuff they were missing.';

'>>10952977
talk about a carjacking';

'>>10948695
Bottom Line.
The female Joe accountant.';

'>>10953029';

'>>10953030
Itd be a great counter punch to raptor. Is she a cpa?';

'>>10953030
would';

'>>10953030
bet her feet smell good';

'>>10953029
>>10953030
They should give her a giant ass due to the name and also I'm immature';

'>>10953030
Kinda looks like the Joe version of Baroness.';

'>>10953288
White woman with glasses?';

'Ĝrab an extra scrap iron for $10?';

'>>10953029
>Joe accountant
Isn't that Alpine's job?';

'Local comic shop got in more new Classified figures including Shockwave. What's this guy's deal? Looks like a blueberry version of Beachhead....';

'>>10953925
Shockwave is a Detroit SWAT officer who, in a story never quite told or explained, got offered a position in GI Joe even though he was a civilian cop. He's also Italian-American and is heavily involved in various choir groups, when he's not doing urban assault assignments.
IIRC';

'>>10953450
I would, if not just for the drone.';

'>>10953283
lol';

'Does anyone else have a weird shiny stress mark on the right thigh of their retro Scarlett? I was watching some reviews and I noticed some other guys have it as well. Is there a best way to remove the stress mark?';

'>>10954305
Hairdryer or stress mark cream';

'>>10954476
NEW THREAD

>>10954476
NEW THREAD';