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03-21-2017, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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03-22-2017, 12:20 AM | #2 |
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I'm surprised Hasbro hasn't done it yet. I don't think any other company besides Hasbro could do it though since they are the creators and sole owners of the property, unless of course Hasbro permitted it. After they started the 6" black series for Star Wars I thought G.I.Joe was an inevitable next step but so far nothing's been done.
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I think price is a big issue here. Just look at what we are getting for $20 in black series/legends. Very few guns with no paint apps, and guns are a huge part of GI Joe, not to mention unique accessories. Getting the figures the way we would want them probably pushes them at least into the $40 range
Personally I welcome the delay in starting the GI Joe line, Hasbro is just getting it's 6 inch sea legs, just look at how much legends have improved since their first offerings. |
03-22-2017, 04:01 AM | #4 |
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I'd be all in on a 6" line, as long as it is based off the RAH designs. My dream, though, is that Hasbro lets NECA or heck, even McFarlane, take a stab at it.
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03-22-2017, 06:29 AM | #5 |
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I've said it over at The Fwoosh, it would be like printing money for Hasbro's! I'd probably be happy just getting Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and an accessory pack!
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03-22-2017, 09:35 AM | #6 |
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just don't get rid of the 3 3/4 line. if they completely replace it with the 6" line then fuck no!
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03-22-2017, 10:00 AM | #7 |
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03-22-2017, 10:44 AM | #8 |
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I asked the main Joe/Hasbro guy at Joe Con last year. He said he's brought it up and the people who make the decisions just weren't interested at this time. Joe seems to be going through some sort of transition right now. I think they are trying to figure out how to mix in transformers, micronauts and some other toy lines into something universal.
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03-22-2017, 10:53 AM | #9 |
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I think price is a big issue here. Just look at what we are getting for $20 in black series/legends. Very few guns with no paint apps, and guns are a huge part of GI Joe, not to mention unique accessories. Getting the figures the way we would want them probably pushes them at least into the $40 range
Personally I welcome the delay in starting the GI Joe line, Hasbro is just getting it's 6 inch sea legs, just look at how much legends have improved since their first offerings. |
03-22-2017, 11:50 AM | #10 |
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Not on my watch!!!!
Big time HELL NO..... Also,what is a Joe without a vehicle? Their Tie Fighters for the 6" were a flop and without vehicles, there is NO line.
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03-22-2017, 12:13 PM | #11 |
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03-22-2017, 12:22 PM | #12 |
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I seem to recall lots of talk over on The Fwoosh regarding 6" Joes. They said that while Hasbro wasn't interested at this time, the folks over at Mezco Toys were. Can you imagine One:12 Collective style Joes?
That would be awesome.
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03-22-2017, 12:58 PM | #13 |
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I think one problem is more so than any line save Star Wars that GI Joe is 3.75. A vocal fan group would go nuts if 3.75 died for 6 inches which seems like what would happen if 6 inch Joes were made. Star Wars 3.75 is a pale imitation of its former glory. Joe couldn't handle the two lines. I would be highly against it if it meant the end of 3.75, but if they co-exist I don't mind.
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03-22-2017, 01:09 PM | #14 |
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I think price is a big issue here. Just look at what we are getting for $20 in black series/legends. Very few guns with no paint apps, and guns are a huge part of GI Joe, not to mention unique accessories. Getting the figures the way we would want them probably pushes them at least into the $40 range
That said, such a figure would probably echo the 25th/ME body design concept and you'd see a good bit of reused parts across the line. I can guarantee that Hasbro has explored the idea of 6" collector GI Joe line. The problem is that such a line can't survive on its own. Just as what we saw with 25th Anniversary, you'd be apt to see a huge initial drive, only to see interest and sales taper off as a lot of the major players get completed. Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black largely exist due to the subsidizing done by the "kid stuff". Those 12" Titans and Web shooters and lightsabers largely offset any under performance from the collector segment. GI Joe doesn't have that. It doesn't have a sufficiently successful product range (well, ANY product range at this point) to justify something so tailored to collectors. |
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Just to pitch in on price and accessories, not every Star Wars Black Series is lacking here. The Sandtrooper figures have all come with 3 guns and their backpack gear and the original Han Solo came with two guns, an alternate set of hands, and an alternate belt yet these all sold at base msrp. I've never been into G.I.Joe so I don't really know for myself but as others have pointed out the older G.I.Joe toys always had a lot more gear than Star Wars toys in the same scale yet sold for equal or even lower prices.
Edit: Just thought of it but the Marvel Legends Scourge/Demolition Man from the Red Skull BAF wave feels a lot like a 6" G.I.Joe toy. He has a knife, pistol, and shotgun, plus web gear which offers working holsters for the smaller weapons and can also still hold the shotgun too. That's pretty G.I.Joe-ish on its own you just gotta swap the BAF part he came with out for another gun or whatever it is they used to come with. Also then the new Marvel Legends Deadpool came with two katanas, two pistols, a shotgun, a bazooka (with joke boxing glove attachment), some kind of future rifle, an alternate head, and a taco all for base msrp. G.I.Joe could definitely be done in this scale by Hasbro for standard 6" toy price.
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03-22-2017, 03:20 PM | #16 |
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--------------------------------------------------- Hasbro is doing a good job with marvel legends, they should continue that with GI Joe in the 6" world. take advantage of the body molds, example: the jim lee punisher looks like a GI Joe and its superb! can you imagine a 6" Zartan! Last edited by Tomax; 03-22-2017 at 03:33 PM.. |
03-22-2017, 03:39 PM | #17 |
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I think one problem is more so than any line save Star Wars that GI Joe is 3.75. A vocal fan group would go nuts if 3.75 died for 6 inches which seems like what would happen if 6 inch Joes were made. Star Wars 3.75 is a pale imitation of its former glory. Joe couldn't handle the two lines. I would be highly against it if it meant the end of 3.75, but if they co-exist I don't mind.
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03-22-2017, 03:58 PM | #18 |
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Just to pitch in on price and accessories, not every Star Wars Black Series is lacking here. The Sandtrooper figures have all come with 3 guns and their backpack gear and the original Han Solo came with two guns, an alternate set of hands, and an alternate belt yet these all sold at base msrp. I've never been into G.I.Joe so I don't really know for myself but as others have pointed out the older G.I.Joe toys always had a lot more gear than Star Wars toys in the same scale yet sold for equal or even lower prices.
Edit: Just thought of it but the Marvel Legends Scourge/Demolition Man from the Red Skull BAF wave feels a lot like a 6" G.I.Joe toy. He has a knife, pistol, and shotgun, plus web gear which offers working holsters for the smaller weapons and can also still hold the shotgun too. That's pretty G.I.Joe-ish on its own you just gotta swap the BAF part he came with out for another gun or whatever it is they used to come with. Also then the new Marvel Legends Deadpool came with two katanas, two pistols, a shotgun, a bazooka (with joke boxing glove attachment), some kind of future rifle, an alternate head, and a taco all for base msrp. G.I.Joe could definitely be done in this scale by Hasbro for standard 6" toy price. 25th JoeBattlelines: Review of 2008 wave 1 Commado Snake Eyes POC G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of COBRA - "Desert Battle" Snake Eyes It's more about the types of products than it is character selection. Star Wars has 6" Black Series, 3.75" Black Series, 3.75" 5POA figures, 3.75" scale vehicles, die cast ships, lightsabers, 12" Figures, Masks, etc. If sales in one of these areas dips, then it could be offset by high sales in other areas. |
03-22-2017, 05:15 PM | #19 |
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03-22-2017, 09:31 PM | #20 |
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I'm honestly surprised Hasbro hasn't even tested the waters with a one-off con exclusive, just to gauge interest. Either Duke, Cobra Commander, or Snake Eyes.
But, ultimately they probably don't want more than one Joe toyline on the shelves, and the 3.75" line shouldn't have to die off just for something new to come about. |
03-22-2017, 09:44 PM | #21 |
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But the 4 inch Joe line is already dead.
I'm all for a 6 inch GI Joe line provided they based the first versions of each character on their original comic book counterparts. I want Cobra Commander with the awesome coat he appeared in in the first issue.
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03-23-2017, 12:26 PM | #23 |
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GI Joe needs a new hit movie or hit tv show. That is what Hasbro is waiting for.
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03-23-2017, 12:55 PM | #24 |
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03-23-2017, 01:01 PM | #25 |
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They need a new cartoon. The two worst things Hasbro did for GI Joe was never continuing on with Resolute and canceling Renegades. The designs were great and people wanted toys from the cartoons. Unfortunately most cartoons need a toyline to survive and Hasbro isn't putting out any Joes.
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