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Originally Posted by EternianJerkian

Ah cheers. Modern era. Ok cool. Aye, I used to have Joes when I was a kid in the 80s and I've said before how the vehicles really drew me to it. Used to love filling those up with all the figures and such. And aye I had some 25th Anniversary ones back around whenever that was. 2007, 2008? And aye just been noticing Joes again since Classified happened. Still not sure on the new scale myself (because it limits what vehicles can be made and such) but I'm glad to see Joes being successful again because it seemed kinda dead a few years back.

The 80's Joes are kinda my "one and only". I collect a few lines, but I can't think of another before or since that's grabbed me the way ARAH did. Everything else lining my shelves is disposable by comparison. The modern Joes were nice to look at (and awful to gear up, pose, or god forbid, actually PLAY with), Classified has certainly improved upon that and added some functionality besides, but at the end of the day, ARAH were perfect toys, pure, plain, and simple. I don't think they'll ever really be able to catch that particular lightning in a bottle again. Agreed on the fact that Classified has breathed new life into the brand, though. It was VERY dead a few years back. I mention Hisstank a lot. Back in 2018-19, it was typically only 10 or so of us regular members, basically shitposting every day. Classified has brought in a metric ton of new and returning members, and the site is a thriving community again with a hundred or so new posts to read every day... and lots of bitching and arguing. Can't forget that

It actually took me some time to warm to the new scale, I was actually dead against 6" when the line debuted. The return to the classic aesthetics with modern tweaks ultimately won me out, though.