GI JOE Super Wave 3 pre-orders up
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It looks pretty good, if not for good characters for fodder purposes. I wonder how many sets they made this time around. I can see Kwinn and a couple others commanding secondary prices down the road if this wave is like PoC.
Production pics (HT, I know, I know) show the Viperskingdom figures to definitely be fuckups, because the promo pics look better.
I'm talking the carded versions, too. And damn if they weren't able to cram a bunch into those tiny blisters.
I'm talking the carded versions, too. And damn if they weren't able to cram a bunch into those tiny blisters.
Yeah.. the CC promo pic doesn't have the chromed head but the carded one does.. see a couple other changes too.
The carded ones all look pretty good. Why the hell did they remove the black accents from the Cobra Ninja Commander Soldier Trooper guy?
The carded ones all look pretty good. Why the hell did they remove the black accents from the Cobra Ninja Commander Soldier Trooper guy?
I think I'm most excited about the CC and "Ultimate" Duke now... Kwinn's been a tease for so long that I stopped caring about him, and Data-Viper can go fuck itself for all I care anymore. It was interesting 3 years ago, or however long it's been on-and-off the table, but it looks silly as hell now that it's finally coming out.
How is CC's helmet supposed to be? Chromed, or silver? It looks like from the pics, the faceplace is all one piece with the helmet now.
And for some reason, I am more interested in that Firefly now. That torso is all sorts of awful because you can't easily cover it with webgear, but those arms and legs should be very handy for customs.
How is CC's helmet supposed to be? Chromed, or silver? It looks like from the pics, the faceplace is all one piece with the helmet now.
And for some reason, I am more interested in that Firefly now. That torso is all sorts of awful because you can't easily cover it with webgear, but those arms and legs should be very handy for customs.
Word around the campfire is that production on w.3 was upped.
Saving pennies.
Who wouldn't want Samurai Jimmy Smits?!
I'm actually liking these, a lot. Hopefully they will be in soon! Any idea on a set release date?
Normally I don't give a shit about SDCC exclusives, but I'd be a liar if I said I didn't want a "Batusi" Batman.
I could probably buy 2 cases of wave 3 for what he's gonna pull. So, yeah, give me them Joes sooner rather than later.
Speaking of, anyone going to SDCC can swing by the Mezco booth and find out what the deal with the 4" Mars Attacks Martian is?
I could probably buy 2 cases of wave 3 for what he's gonna pull. So, yeah, give me them Joes sooner rather than later.
Speaking of, anyone going to SDCC can swing by the Mezco booth and find out what the deal with the 4" Mars Attacks Martian is?
I ain't going to lie, I would rather have 2 pegs but for now... I'm just happy they're back. Now we just need the File card's to come back.
Damn, I'm liking that Flint. Cut the vest off, change the legs, and you got a pretty good base for a more military looking Flint
I think they'd need to do a lot of work to get back to 25th/ME level packaging quality. RoC killed the file cards, they were THERE but they were just mindless drivel. PoC was not any better actually, so I didn't mind axing them for Retaliation.
If they bring them back, they need to be ARAH quality of GTFO. Use them to TEACH kids (as if kids played with GI JOE) about the military/etc, not insult them.
As for stands.. don't really care. Only use them to hold figures while I paint them.
If they bring them back, they need to be ARAH quality of GTFO. Use them to TEACH kids (as if kids played with GI JOE) about the military/etc, not insult them.
As for stands.. don't really care. Only use them to hold figures while I paint them.
Hell, I've thrown away a shit ton of stands, and still have too many. I don't see the big deal, we could be losing stands in general.
Super Wave 4 is up, too.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/...ium=email&utm_campaign=Marketing&utm_content=
Preorders on the 4 new ones, no singles yet of the Night Viper...
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/...ium=email&utm_campaign=Marketing&utm_content=
Preorders on the 4 new ones, no singles yet of the Night Viper...
damn I pre ordered the set of 4 and I go back to look and it jumped up in price by 10 dollars. Glad I got my pre order in when it only cost a pint of blood.
Set of four $70 bucks?!!...
No. No....BBTS are not scalpers at all...
Dorkside has singles up AND Night Viper is one of them...but at $15
http://www.dorksidetoys.com/retaliation/?sort=featured&page=4
No. No....BBTS are not scalpers at all...
Dorkside has singles up AND Night Viper is one of them...but at $15
http://www.dorksidetoys.com/retaliation/?sort=featured&page=4
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Fuck that, I got 4 for $60. Asshats! $70 for 4?
I actually wanted the 3 since I never got a LJ, and I may as well get that Jinx to sell or something... Although I may as well just do the Dorkside @$15 each... Sigh, I can't believe Joes are going for that much.
looks like I am going to get a couple Night Vipers from Dorksidetoys. I wonder what price they would throw on wave 4 singles of they break up cases. 70 dollars for 4 is way beyond the thinking I will pre order and save the cost of driving looking for them in the wild.
The question is, will these ever hit retail beyond a dribble? Final waves can be a bitch to track down in any line, let alone one that, for all appearances, is on life support. These could end up at Walgreens and CVS and be $15 anyway. Or they could end up like the last wave of TF Generations before TF3 and be scarce as hell for a few months only to clog pegs later. Or they could end up at Ross and friends for super cheap for those that can find them.
Or they could be readily found at retail.
That said, $70 for the set of 4 (I'm still not getting the NYCC tag on LJ) is way too much. So is $30 plus shipping for the Night Viper and Blind Master I have my eyes on. I'm wondering how hard it'll be to unload unwanted figures at cost if I just buy the case...
Only because we as collectors keep paying whatever they ask...it's up to us to say enough is enough...wonder when that will be...
Pffft..$15 a piece...I was telling them to get f*@#ed at $10...
