[MeLikeJinx]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Well, I had some fun tonight. I also realize I need to find some sort of road or something I can use as a base.

^ Amazing Joe pics! Poor Happy is working for Cobra now to make ends meet now that Tony Stark is gone.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

^ Amazing Joe pics! Poor Happy is working for Cobra now to make ends meet now that Tony Stark is gone.

lol

Thanks.

He might be Happy (and Coulson) in your world, but in mine, they alter between a being gangsters, to background nobodies, and then horror movie victims.

[GizmoTron]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

lol

Thanks.

He might be Happy (and Coulson) in your world, but in mine, they alter between a being gangsters, to background nobodies, and then horror movie victims.

Favreau maybe, but I think of Clark Gregg as too clean cut now to be a mob weapons dealer. Just looks like poor G.I.Joe got bad intel and are now ruining SHIELD and Coulson's sting operation. Fury and General Hawk are going to have to have a word after this.

[Cyclopswc]

So nice to see people still having fun and playing with their toys. I used to do that with my 1/6 and 3 3/4" Joes, so I know that take time and effort for those photos Kain. I appreciate it!

[Nimrod]

I've used a few Joe head sculpts & Marvel civilian head sculpts to make my mobster/hitmen/thugs for Kingpin to sick on the good guys.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Nimrod

I've used a few Joe head sculpts & Marvel civilian head sculpts to make my mobster/hitmen/thugs for Kingpin to sick on the good guys.

Nice Dash “flintscar” Montana.

[MeLikeJinx]

Never realized how much Classified Flint kinda looks like a Doofus when he is not wearing a military outfit.

[Cyclopswc]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Never realized how much Classified Flint kinda looks like a Doofus when he is not wearing a military outfit.

I forgot who said it, but he looks like Shrek in human form

[Kirathis]

Just received a shipping notice for MoD Zartan. Looks like they are on the way.

[MeLikeJinx]

Damn... looks like the Gung Ho repack that comes with the Bat and Alley Viper is the exact same one as before. I was hoping for a repaint with less shiny parts and maybe more blue like his classic outfit. I would have repacked the Cobra Trooper... you know everybody is gonna be buying cases of this wave... now everybody is gonna have a bunch of Gung Hos.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Damn... looks like the Gung Ho repack that comes with the Bat and Alley Viper is the exact same one as before. I was hoping for a repaint with less shiny parts and maybe more blue like his classic outfit. I would have repacked the Cobra Trooper... you know everybody is gonna be buying cases of this wave... now everybody is gonna have a bunch of Gung Hos.

Dats a lotta ho’s

[MeLikeJinx]

^ Damn... walked right into that one. But looks like I was mistaken... the Gung-Ho repack is different... it has a much darker green color than the first release... didn't notice it at first. That's something I guess.

[Kirathis]

Finally managed to get the HA Roadblock. Snagged a set off of eBay with him and 3 more Infantry for just over MSRP. Not that I really needed 3 more Infantry but...

Now if I could just snag a regal CC and maybe the original Snake Eyes without having to sell a kidney.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Kirathis

Finally managed to get the HA Roadblock. Snagged a set off of eBay with him and 3 more Infantry for just over MSRP. Not that I really needed 3 more Infantry but...

Now if I could just snag a regal CC and maybe the original Snake Eyes without having to sell a kidney.

Easy……sell someone elses kidney.

[Kirathis]

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Originally Posted by harbinger

easy……sell someone elses kidney.

lol!

[MeLikeJinx]

Completely anecdotal... but I think those Classified Bats and AVs were the tipping point for a bunch of people to switch from 3.75" Joes to 6" Joes. I don't know when exactly that happened for Marvel and SW, but I definitely felt the transition locally for Marvel when all of sudden a bunch of local collectors started unloading their MU collections at local toy shows both loose and MIB/MOC. I feel like the same is happening now for Joes... at least locally.

[Kirathis]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Completely anecdotal... but I think those Classified Bats and AVs were the tipping point for a bunch of people to switch from 3.75" Joes to 6" Joes. I don't know when exactly that happened for Marvel and SW, but I definitely felt the transition locally for Marvel when all of sudden a bunch of local collectors started unloading their MU collections at local toy shows both loose and MIB/MOC. I feel like the same is happening now for Joes... at least locally.

Interesting. I kind of wondered what the reaction would be. Personally, I never collected a Joe line until now aside from the few I had as a kid. I would say we may see a divide based around smaller figures with vehicles vs larger with more articulation, details, etc. I still cannot see Hasbro doing larger vehicles for Classified because of the overall scale and price involved. In theory they could cater to the smaller figure crowd by really focusing on the vehicle aspect while still having the Classified line for those more into the figures and wanting something that fits in with other 6" lines. Even a HasLab seems unlikely for anything larger if based on nothing more than the cost of the current 3.75" offering. Curious to see how it unfolds.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Completely anecdotal... but I think those Classified Bats and AVs were the tipping point for a bunch of people to switch from 3.75" Joes to 6" Joes. I don't know when exactly that happened for Marvel and SW, but I definitely felt the transition locally for Marvel when all of sudden a bunch of local collectors started unloading their MU collections at local toy shows both loose and MIB/MOC. I feel like the same is happening now for Joes... at least locally.

Well, if you happen to stumble across o-ring stuff you're not interested in for yourself, feel free to hit me up- I pay good money for that stuff.

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Originally Posted by Kirathis

Interesting. I kind of wondered what the reaction would be. Personally, I never collected a Joe line until now aside from the few I had as a kid. I would say we may see a divide based around smaller figures with vehicles vs larger with more articulation, details, etc. I still cannot see Hasbro doing larger vehicles for Classified because of the overall scale and price involved. In theory they could cater to the smaller figure crowd by really focusing on the vehicle aspect while still having the Classified line for those more into the figures and wanting something that fits in with other 6" lines. Even a HasLab seems unlikely for anything larger if based on nothing more than the cost of the current 3.75" offering. Curious to see how it unfolds.

As a Hisstanker, I can attest to the fact that the move to 6" divided the fanbase once, the initial designs twice (people are both calling for the early Fort-nitey stuff as well as faithful ARAH homages- I fall in the middle). Then the return of o-ring fractured it further, as many fans are only into ME (to be fair, that's kind of an old fracture, but it's definitely been rekindled). I personally lie in the o-ring camp with a healthy appreciation for Classified, but I also understand why the ME guys are disappointed. Truthfully though, I just wish everyone could just quit bitching and be happy that G.I. Joe is back at all. It was a dead brand until this latest push, after all.

[MeLikeJinx]

^ Yah, I meant 25th and beyond stuff... And for me personally... I don't like the new Walmart Retro Joes like Stalker or Grunt or the new Cobra Troopers... they feel cheaper like MU figures to me. If they had continued in that direction with the newer molds I wouldn't have continued collecting them.

[GizmoTron]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Completely anecdotal... but I think those Classified Bats and AVs were the tipping point for a bunch of people to switch from 3.75" Joes to 6" Joes. I don't know when exactly that happened for Marvel and SW, but I definitely felt the transition locally for Marvel when all of sudden a bunch of local collectors started unloading their MU collections at local toy shows both loose and MIB/MOC. I feel like the same is happening now for Joes... at least locally.

I'm not sure if it will be quite as drastic or to the same extent, since even though 6' and Classified is hot right now, 3.75' Joes have a long history. One which frankly the MU didn't have, including the last few years of it being poor quality, which made it easier to dump it for the much more exciting 6' Legends.

[HoovenIV]

Yeah, I can never see o-ring love going away or being phased out. Modern Era I can see a bit. I myself have thought of offloading my Modern Era stuff numerous times. But only so I can get more O-rings or clear space for new Classified stuff.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

^ Yah, I meant 25th and beyond stuff... And for me personally... I don't like the new Walmart Retro Joes like Stalker or Grunt or the new Cobra Troopers... they feel cheaper like MU figures to me. If they had continued in that direction with the newer molds I wouldn't have continued collecting them.

I agree completely, in fact, they completely killed my interest in ME and I sold all that I had. I was never really all that invested in them, having been o-ring only until a year or two ago.

[Dr Kain]

I never understood the love for the O-Ring, but then, I had several of my childhood figures fall to pieces due to their O-Rings breaking in the early 2000s. Casualties included tan/red camo Duke, Bison, Zangief, Slice, Despoiler Destro, DeeJay, Repeater, Ninja Force Storm Shadow, and a few others I can't think off the top of my head.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I never understood the love for the O-Ring, but then, I had several of my childhood figures fall to pieces due to their O-Rings breaking in the early 2000s. Casualties included tan/red camo Duke, Bison, Zangief, Slice, Despoiler Destro, DeeJay, Repeater, Ninja Force Storm Shadow, and a few others I can't think off the top of my head.

For me, it's largely a nostalgia thing- I started in '86, and I only didn't have o-ring joes from the end of the line in '94 (when I aged out) until they brought them back briefly in '00. Oddly, this only applies to my Joes and my SNES collection. I guess from where I sit, those are timeless. I sure the fuck don't want the Toybiz X-men figures I had in the '90s, or even the Toybiz Legends that introduced me to the line.

O-ring repair is dead simple, too. In fact, it's really not considered a flaw to have broken o-rings when buying on the aftermarket... unless we're talking about the few "fused torso" figures like Zartan and his siblings, or Ninja Force (and SFII/MK). Those are possible, but they're a right bitch. As it stands now, I can change one out in well under a minute.

[Dr Kain]

I found the Walmart Exclusive Flint variant today. He doesn't come with his webgear and has a Cobra helmet rather than a berret.